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  • Updates on Friday 9 November

  1. Shrouds of the Somme come to Londonpublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    The figures represent the 72,396 servicemen who died in the Battle of the Somme with no known grave.

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  2. Murder accused appears in court over Bridgwater fatal stabbingpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Dampiet House,Bridgwater

    An 18-year-old girl from London has appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of killing a man found stabbed to death at a homeless facility in Bridgwater.

    Olivia Cromwell of Crescent Way North Finchley and 25-year-old Nial Kaporo of St Stephens Crescent Westminster have both been charged with the murder of Tyrone Mulinde.

    Mr Mulinde, 20, originally from Uganda, was allegedly killed in a knife attack at Dampiet House, in Bridgwater, on 20 October after he had travelled to the town from his home in London.

    Miss Cromwell will next appear along with her co-accused on 6 December at Exeter Crown Court. No date has yet been set for a trial.

  3. Afternoon weather: Windy and rainypublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    BBC Weather

    A windy day. Rain should clear to leave sunny intervals and showers this afternoon, some of these possibly heavy and thundery.

    Maximum temperature: 11 to 14°C (52 to 57°F).

  4. Anerley stabbing: Police release image of murder victimpublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Ayodeji Habeeb AzeezImage source, Met Police

    Police have released an image of a man murdered in south-east London as they continue to investigate his death.

    Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, from Dagenham, died after being found with multiple stab wounds in Samos Road in Anerley, Bromley, on Sunday.

    Two men, aged 19 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday. Both have been released under investigation.

  5. Father of Jimmy Mizen speaks about London knife crimepublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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  6. East Finchley blaze: 100 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flatspublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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    About 100 firefighters tackled an overnight fire at a block of flats in north London.

    Half of the roof of the three-storey building on the Grange Estate in East Finchley was alight, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

    About 60 people left the building before the Brigade arrived. There were no reports of any injuries.

    Station Manager Peter Gustafson, who was at the scene, said: "When crews arrived they were faced with a well-developed fire in the roof space of the building."

    The Brigade was called at 00:02 and the fire was under control by 02:05, but firefighters are expected to remain on scene damping down hotspots.

    The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  7. 'Tube trains are a lot busier than usual' - commuterpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

  8. Any takers for Mary Portas's cab share offer?published at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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  9. Waterloo Station disruption expected for rest of daypublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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    Away from the Tube strike, the points failure at London Waterloo is now expected to cause disruption for the rest of the day.

    Trains are unable to use platform one because of a problem with a set of points meaning services are being cancelled or delayed.

  10. Could there be further strikes?published at 10:17 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Closed stationImage source, PA

    Finn Brennan, Aslef's organiser on London Underground, has warned there will be a "network-wide shutdown in the run-up to Christmas" if TfL does not make the changes union members want.

    He said Aslef's executive committee will "discuss resolutions from our branches on the Hammersmith and City and Northern lines asking to be balloted for action, with other branches set to follow".

    "Senior figures at Transport for London need to realise just how serious the industrial relations problems on London Underground have become and start to deal with them," he added.

    Nick Dent, director of line operations for London Underground, has called the strike action by RMT and Aslef was "totally unjustified".

  11. 'Strong picket lines across London' - RMTpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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  12. Other Tube lines and stations are very busypublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    London Bridge Station

    Other Tube lines and major stations in particular are proving to be very busy.

    Large queues have formed at interchanges like London Bridge, Liverpool Street and Waterloo.

  13. How is the Tube strike affecting you?published at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Passengers face disruption as Central Line workers stage a 24-hour walkout.

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  14. Crowd control in place at Kings Cross Stationpublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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  15. Ilford commuters encouraged to use bus servicespublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

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  16. Why are the workers striking?published at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    RMT picket lineImage source, Getty Images

    Members of the RMT union and drivers' union Aslef are walking out in disputes over industrial relations, including staffing and working conditions.

    The RMT said the strikes were over "a comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations, a failure to employ enough drivers, a wholesale abuse of agreed procedures and the victimisation of a trade union member".

    Finn Brennan, Aslef's organiser on London Underground, said the union was calling for "a rapid change of approach from management, working inside existing agreements instead of trying to circumvent or reinterpret them".

    TfL said agreements had been made "on all but a few points following extensive discussions".

    But it claimed both unions were demanding the reinstatement of two drivers sacked over serious safety breaches - one who deliberately opened the doors of a train in a tunnel and another who failed a drugs test before a shift.

  17. Union members join Leytonstone picket linepublished at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Leytonstone picket lineImage source, RMT

    RMT described its members at a picket line in Leytonstone as being "rock solid", external in their strike action.

  18. Commuters pack pavement outside Ilford Rail Stationpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Ilford stationImage source, @midlane

    Large queues have formed outside Ilford Rail station as people try to board TfL Rail services.

    TfL Rail have warned that services in east London are very busy.

  19. Busy trains and buses at Stratfordpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    People boarding Jubilee Line train

    With the Central Line suspended, commuters at Stratford are packing on to buses and the Jubilee Line to continue their journeys.

    People boarding bus at Stratford
  20. Driver walk out 'solidly supported' - RMTpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2018

    Closed waterloo and city line

    The walk out by Central Line drivers has been "solidly supported", according to the RMT.

    General secretary Mick Cash said union members "are standing absolutely rock-solid and united the length of the Central Line this morning as they send out the clearest possible signal that they will not be bullied into accepting a wholesale undermining of workplace justice and rights."