The Politics Live panel looks at the causes of and potential solutions to knife crime in Britain's bigger cities.

Steven Bishop, 40, was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey later this month.

A planned 24-hour strike on London Underground's Piccadilly line on Wednesday has been called off, but a walkout will go ahead on the Central Line, the RMT union said.

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Millennials are being encouraged to set up stall at the world famous Portobello Market in an effort to encourage future generations to become street traders.

Young people can get a cut-price licence, stall and pitch at Portobello and Golborne Road Markets for one weekend during the Christmas shopping period.

They will have the chance to set up for just £10 over two days to sell their wares amid Notting Hill’s busy stalls, as part of the Portobello Markets’ drive to encourage a new generation of traders.

The youth market opportunity is part of the New Youthquake project set up last May amid the Love Your Local Markets campaign.

Meesha Lewis, from Tavistock Road, planned to take up the opportunity to sell her own fashion designs.

“I liked that my community has the opportunity to see my work. It is great to be part of Portobello’s history” she said.

“My grandmother and mother both shop for their friends in the market. As the new generation, it is great to be part of that legacy.”

The pitches normally cost £47 a day before the costs of a trading licence and stall.

However the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council is urging young people to apply for the discount to trade during two days on the weekend of December 1-2.

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, was found with fatal stab wounds in a street in Bromley.

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Still the chance of a few showers this afternoon but in general, staying dry with bright periods. Mild.

Maximum temperature: 12 to 15°C (54 to 59°F).

Sharife Elouahabi received support he was not entitled to worth about £103,476 for accommodation.

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The major Hammersmith Bridge refurbishment project will be delayed into the New Year, with the estimated cost of the works rising by £11m.

The historic bridge was set to be closed for works by late 2018, but local leaders say the complexity of finalising the major engineering plans has set it back.

The works will close the bridge, which is used by 20,000 vehicles a day for an unconfirmed period.

The delay is causing costs to mount for Transport for London (TfL), which wants the bridge owned by Hammersmith & Fulham Council (H&F) strengthened to allow double decker buses to drive over it.

Figures provided to London Assembly transport committee chairman Caroline Pidgeon say TfL had spent £546,000 by August on traffic wardens stationed at either side of the bridge to monitor weight restrictions.

City Hall officials also wrote that TfL had been told by H&F that works were likely to start in autumn 2019.

However, H&F says it did not know where that date came from, saying detailed planning was still under way, and the works yet to be put out to tender.

A spokesman said the date had not been discussed with TfL and "there is no confirmed start date yet."

TfL said they were "talking to the council about time-scales and the cost of the repairs so that these can be finalised over the coming months.”

Papers being presented to the council’s leadership on 5 November show the provisional price-tag has risen to £36m from 2014’s £25m estimate.

TfL and the London Bridges Engineering Group were to shoulder the bulk, loaning £1.5m over two years to H&F for the shortfall.

Ms Pidgeon said she had been asking for clarity on a timeline for the works and accused the council of “not being open about what’s really going on."

She warned that TfL, already facing road maintenance budget cuts and the cost of Crossrail delays, needed to get the refurbishment underway before financial pressures worsened.

The Grade II listed bridge has survived the Blitz and a bombing but has been frequently closed for repairs, as its Victorian era engineering was not designed to bear modern traffic loads.

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Sir Lenny Henry will deliver a letter to 10 Downing Street in an attempt to increase the number of women, BAME and disabled people working in film and TV.

The letter calls for tax relief to help boost diversity behind the camera. Actor Adrian Lester will hand deliver the letter with Sir Lenny at 14:00 GMT.

Other signatories include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, David Oyelowo, Dame Emma Thompson and Jodie Whittaker.

"All we're asking for is a seat at the table," Sir Lenny told BBC News.

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Funding to fix the platform two gap at Lewisham Station could be approved as early as 2019, a rail boss has confirmed.

Lewisham Station users have long bemoaned the large gap when alighting on platform two, with station users on Twitter describing the gap as “human-sized” and “so wide you need a running start.”

At a meeting held by Lewisham Station Users Group and attended by representatives from Lewisham Council, Network Rail, Southeastern and MPs Vicky Foxcroft and Janet Daby, the platform two gap was named as an “urgent problem.”

This was alongside gate lines, congestion and overcrowding at the station.

Alex Hellier, strategic planner for Network Rail, said the Department for Transport-owned company bid in five year blocks for funding to make improvements to its stations – with Lewisham Station a priority for the next round of funding.

“One of the things we are bidding for is the gap on platform two. The next five year period starts in the middle of 2019,” he said.

Sixteen-year-old Jhemar reveals what it is like to lose a brother to knife-crime, and outlines the pressure teenagers like him growing up in modern-day London are under.

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A 30-year-old "well-loved" nurse has died after being taken ill while travelling to Dubai for a holiday.

Charlotte Carter, from Swansea, who worked for the NHS in north-west London, began to feel unwell while on a flight, friends said.

Her condition worsened on the taxi journey to the hotel and she was taken to hospital, where she later died.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was providing support.

Firm says it wants to demonstrate that electric scooters are a safe means of transport.

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Drying up by this afternoon with some bright spells and staying mild.

Top temperatures: 16C (61F)

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