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  • Updates on Friday 19 October

  1. West Ham suspend coach who attended 'Football Lads' marchpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 17 October 2018

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    The DFLA march took place in London on 13 OctoberImage source, Getty Images

    West Ham have suspended one of their youth coaches pending an investigation following his attendance at a rally.

    It comes after Mark Phillips, who coaches the Hammers' under-18s, said he attended a march organised by the Democratic Football Lads Alliance.

    The organisation has been criticised by anti-racism campaigners.

    Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said it brought his support for the DFLA to the attention of the Premier League club.

  2. Travel update: No Paddington servicespublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 17 October 2018

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  3. Good morning!published at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 October 2018

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  4. The death of Altab Alipublished at 00:40 British Summer Time 17 October 2018

    A Bengali textile worker was murdered in London’s East End in 1978, mobilising his immigrant community.

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  5. My mother, the conquerorpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 17 October 2018

    British-Nigerian Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael explains the inspiration behind his short film, Entitled.

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  6. London rail power failure causes delayspublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    All lines from Victoria station are reporting cancellations and delays of up to 45 minutes.

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  7. The London buses with emergency brakespublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    A range of new equipment is to be installed on new London buses to make them as safe as possible.

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  8. Travel: Power failure at Victoriapublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

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    Due to failure of the electricity supply at London Victoria all lines are disrupted.

    Southeastern services running to and from this station may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

    Disruption is expected until 20:00.

  9. Police face recognition tools 'inaccurate'published at 18:37 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    Police must address concerns about facial recognition systems, the UK's privacy watchdog says.

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  10. Facial recognition faces legal challengepublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    Civil rights group Big Brother Watch says the police technology breaches the Human Rights Act.

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  11. Bronze critical of refs after Little injurypublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    England's Lucy Bronze questions the standard of refereeing in the WSL after Arsenal's Kim Little suffers a fractured fibula.

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  12. Four in court over 200 burglary conspiracypublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    The burglaries, in which £2m-worth of goods were taken, happened between February and December 2017.

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  13. Brentford name Frank as new head coachpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    Brentford appoint Thomas Frank as their new head coach, replacing former boss Dean Smith after he left for Aston Villa.

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  14. Sir Mo Farah races London Mayorpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    The Olympic champion and London mayor race around a London school to inspire children to get active.

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  15. Train delays are 'tip of the iceberg'published at 16:31 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    Frustrating, expensive and unsurprising - just some of the words used by commuters about Britain's busiest rail stations.

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  16. Goodbyepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

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  17. Evening weather: Dry and clearpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

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    This evening and tonight it will remain dry with long clear spells, but also once again some areas of mist, fog and low cloud forming.

    A mild night with a light breeze.

    Minimum Temperature: 8C to 11C (46F to 52F).

  18. Nando's drops plans to turn 'Trade Union Library' into chicken restaurantpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

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    Canning Town LibraryImage source, Google

    Nando's has dropped plan to turn a historic East End Library where one of the UK's largest trade unions was born into a restaurant.

    Canning Town Library, which is Grade II listed, hosted famous Left-wing political speakers such as trade unionist Keir Hardie and suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst.

    After a meeting there in 1889, Will Thorne formed the National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers, which later became the GMB. Thorne also helped organise the London Dock Strike of the same year.

    The chicken restaurant was in negotiations to transform the first floor of the library into its latest branch, after plans were recommended for approval by Labour-led Newham council.

    The GMB fought the idea, saying it was “bird-brained” calling for the building into offices for its staff.

    Warren Kenny, GMB regional secretary for London, said: “We’re delighted Nando’s has seen sense and shelved this proposal before it hatched.

    "There is a time and a place for chicken, but a historic library that forms part of the fabric of Newham’s community was never it."

    At a meeting last week, the borough’s planning committee deferred the plan until a later date after almost 40 councillors and both Newham MPs, Lyn Brown and Stephen Timms, signed a letter against it.

    The council argued the building was costing “£2,000 per week to maintain” and said Nando’s was its “preferred occupier”.

    A spokesman for Nando’s said: “It has become clear that the history of the library building and its deep association with certain groups in the community means there are very strong feelings about how it should be used.

    "As a result of these unique circumstances, we have decided not to proceed with our application.”

  19. Man enters bank and douses himself in petrolpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 16 October 2018

    A 50-year-old man has been arrested after going into a bank and dousing himself in petrol.

    Police in Bromley, south-east London said that the man entered Metro Bank in the High Street and covered himself and the bank in the flammable liquid.

    Cordons were put in place while officers and firefighters made the area safe.

    According to the local police Twitter feed MPSBromley, the incident was not being treated as terror-related.