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A new skyscraper could join the growing line-up of towers on London’s skyline to become the capital’s second tallest.

The Tulip could be the latest to join the likes of the Gherkin, Shard and Walkie Talkie in the capital’s cluster of skyscrapers.

At 305.3 metres tall, it would be the second tallest building on the City of London’s Square Mile turf, but will be a visitor and tourist destination only.

It would measure just 3 feet shorter than the capital’s tallest tower, The Shard, and loom above the second highest, One Canada Square at Canary Wharf.

The planning application for the Tulip by architects Foster + Partners, the designers behind the neighbouring Gherkin.

If approved by City planners, the Tulip, which would feature no office space, would overtake the under-development One Undershaft as the Square Mile’s tallest tower.

The planning application has been made to the City of London Corporation, which governs the Square Mile financial district.

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An 18-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in Eltham.

Jordan Duignan, 18, was sought by police in connection with the stabbing in Briset Road, SE9 on 15 November.

Mr Duignan was arrested on Monday after attending a south London police station, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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The showers could be heavy with some hail possible. Feeling cold today in the brisk easterly winds.

Maximum temperature: 2 to 5°C (36 to 41°F).

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Police believe the stabbings are linked to a nearby shooting in which three people were wounded.

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Detectives believe a quadruple stabbing that left four men in hospital in north London is linked to a shooting nearby.

The Metropolitan Police said it was called to reports of a fight at Fraser Road, Edmonton, shortly before 18:00 on Sunday.

Officers and the paramedics found four men, all in their 20s, with stab wounds at the scene.

One of the men remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, police said.

The stabbings came around 24 hours after a boy and two men suffered injuries when a shotgun was fired at a minicab in an incident less than a mile away.

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This evening and tonight it will remain breezy with a lot of cloud at times together with further showers.

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A cold night.

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Drop-in health clinics are being held in North Kensington for people concerned about reports of suspected soil contamination after the Grenfell Tower fire.

The clinics were set up after residents demanded action from the council at a packed public meeting following revelations that the soil in the area of the tower could contain contaminants such as asbestos after the tragic blaze.

At the meeting, fire chemistry and toxicology expert Professor Anna Stec said she suspected there could be contamination, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The University of Central Lancashire academic has done tests at sites in north Kensington near the remains of the tower, but full results of her research are not yet available.

North Kensington residents described a range of health concerns including breathing problems, migraines, stress and an illness known in the area as “the Grenfell cough”.

They also said they were worried about any risk of asbestos.

The NHS is urging people with health concerns following last year’s fatal fire to go to its advice clinics.

The clinics run from 18:30 to 20:30 at the Hilton Hotel in Holland Park Avenue today and on Wednesday 28 November.