The pilot was nine times over the limit when he was arrested before he was due to fly from London.

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A Lewisham Council meeting descended into chaos, with all members of the public kicked out and police called.

Unsatisfied with councillor responses to questions relating to chief executive Ian Thomas, the Tidemill development and proposals to rebuild Lewisham Library, angry residents chanted “Ian Thomas”, “vote them out” and “Egan out.”

Various local groups including People Before Profit, Catford Against Social Cleansing and Save Tidemill, Save Reginald were protesting outside the council building ahead of the meeting.

Public frustrations began building when residents queuing outside the council building were told only those who had submitted a public question would be able to attend.

Once inside, sound issues plagued the meeting with those in the public gallery struggling to hear councillors.

The microphone provided to those asking questions regularly cut out, forcing some to yell across the council chamber.

Councillors also banged on tables, making it difficult for the public gallery to hear what was being said on several occasions.

Public outrage peaked when the chairwoman said she would skip a public questioner, who is visually impaired, from finishing her question when she was having trouble reading it from her notes.

Further councillor responses to public questions about the council’s approach towards serious youth violence and black students, as well as question about a document chief executive Ian Thomas may have authored before he stood down from the role on 29 October, also sparked anger in the public gallery.

But the meeting finally descended into chaos about an hour in, following chairwoman Cllr Jacq Paschoud’s announcement: “I am standing up and when I stand up everybody sits down and shuts up.”

Yelling and jeers drowned out the council PA system.

Cabinet members and councillors then began leaving their desks while there were still two public questions left on the agenda.

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Security began asking members of the public to leave the gallery, with police called to remove Save Lewisham Libraries campaigner Alice Corble, who wanted to stay for the rest of the meeting.

She said: “I was here to listen, because there were a number of questions about libraries.

“No one formally announced the meeting was over so I wanted to stay and see what happened.”

She tried to explain to security that she was a member of the public who had not been yelling but wanted to hear the rest of the meeting, she said.But she finally left when police were called and she was threatened with a public disorder notice for breaching the peace, she said.

“Police came and they were going to physically carry me out.

“At no point was any public declaration made that it was over or that I wasn’t allowed to be there.

“This is an absolutely not democratic, transparent or open council,” she said.

The council meeting carried on once the public gallery was empty.Lewisham Council tweeted after the meeting: “The council meeting was adjourned for a brief time tonight because of a small number of people who were intent on disrupting the meeting and preventing others from speaking. We have always welcomed questions from residents and we will continue to do so.”

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Almost 150 homeless young people are set to get a new place to call home after a £20m building project has been finished in central London.

After years of planning and building work supported by the Lord Mayor of London, Peter Estlin, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the new seven-storey building in Errol Street, Islington will house 146 people to help them get back on their feet in a place which aims to "redefine the standards for hostels".

Mr Estlin said the accommodation was a "beacon of hope" but added homelessness remains a "big issue for London as a whole".

"It’s important that we continue the challenge to ensure that we have home for many other people," he added.

City YMCA, the charity behind the project, is calling for help to furnish the new homes.

Chief executive Gillian Bowen said: "If you have ever felt the dilemma of giving money to a homeless person then here is the remedy. The YMCA Young Homeless Gift List, external is a practical way to make a huge impact on the life of a young homeless Londoner. £125 will buy them a bed, £180 a wardrobe, £15 will buy two pillows and £20 a duvet."

The building is set to begin housing young people from next year.

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Art and architecture by 10 emerging artists is to fill the empty Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater, west London, as part of a final exhibition to be held in the former department store before it is redeveloped.

The show beneath the famous dome of the Grade II Listed building features multimedia works, while also celebrating the history of the building which dates back to 1863.

Curator Cara Mills said she had "always been drawn to the dome of Whiteleys" having grown up nearby and had wanted "to create a full bodied, 360 degree experience for viewers."

The exhibition, called Inhabiting the Dome, can be found on the fourth floor of the Whiteley's Centre until 6 December.

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Para athlete Chloe Ball-Hopkins describes the difficulties travelling on the UK's railways.

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The chief executive of consumer goods giant Unilever, Paul Polman, will retire at the end of this year.

Mr Polman, 62, has run the Marmite and Dove soap maker for the past decade.

The move comes less than two months after his plan to change Unilever's structure was scrapped in the wake of shareholder criticism.

Unilever has headquarters in both London and Rotterdam and the proposed change would have seen it based solely in the Netherlands.

However, investors argued the move could have forced UK shareholders to sell their shares.

Alan Jope, who is president of Unilever's beauty and personal care division, will take over from Mr Polman.

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Japanese pilot Katsutoshi Jitsukawa has been jailed for 10 months at Isleworth Crown Court after preparing to fly a passenger jet from Heathrow while more than nine times over the alcohol limit.

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A charity executive has written a blog to express why she wants to meet the person who burgled her home.

Earlier this month a burglar used a brick to smash their way through the back door of Frances Crook's home in Finchley, north London.

Ms Crook is chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, a charity campaigning to improve policing and reduce the number of people in prison.

Nothing was taken from her home, but Ms Crook said she felt upset, distressed and angered by the "violation".

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Ms Crook, who also wrote about other times she had been a victim of crime, said she could tell the burglar was a man because of the "huge muddy prints" he left behind.

"I have had my purse lifted a few times, experienced sexual assaults in the street and on the Tube as a teenager, and about ten years ago a man punched me in the street and took my handbag. I still fret when I hear someone coming up behind me in the dark. The common thread, in line with most crime, is that my criminals were all men," she said, external.

When Ms Crook described her anger on Twitter, the chair of the Prison Officers Association, Mark Fairhurst, called for others in his union to "express disgust", external towards her.

He added: "Remember this is the person who is supposed to care for incarcerated criminals."

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However, Ms Crook responded: "Anger is a legitimate and reasonable response to being a victim of a crime. Expressing that anger is also legitimate."

She added: "Of course, if in the extremely unlikely event that my burglar is caught, I would like to meet him and express that anger in person. I am an advocate of restorative solutions so I would like something transformative and positive to happen from my experience."

Residents of Richmond borough can pick up their free rock salt from the depot in Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, until 15:00 tomorrow.

They will have to provide a photo ID and proof of address upon arrival.

Alexander Ehmann, Richmond Council's cabinet member for transport, streetscene and air quality, said: "Local people often tell us they are ready, willing and able to clear paths in their community – this could be outside their houses, local shops or being neighbourly and helping elderly people living close by.

"This is why we are continuing this annual initiative. By providing local people with the tools to do the job, we can, as a community, work together to clear away the snow and ice much more quickly."

A British Airways flight has touched down at Heathrow Airport after a landing gear fault.

Flight BA65 to Nairobi, Kenya, took off from the west London hub shortly before 11:00 this morning

The Boeing 747 circled above Kent with its the wheel below the front nose stuck in the down position.

The aircraft had to dump fuel in the Channel in order to become light enough to land safely.

It then returned to Heathrow and landed at 13:00.

The airline said the problem arose from a "minor technical issue" and that the landing was "normal".

A BA spokesman added: "We apologise to customers for the disruption to their journey and we aim to have them on the way again soon."

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Hundreds of children in care in south London have been moved to live outside of their home borough, with some babies being moved as far away as Cambridgeshire.

Southwark Council, which uses other companies to house children in care, oversaw 286 children being housed out of the borough this financial year.

Some have been moved relatively nearby, to Croydon, Lewisham, Bexley and Lambeth, while others have gone to as far away as Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Medway.

Concerns have been raised on a national level about children being housed away from their community because of a lack of choice in provision, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

Earlier this year an all-party parliamentary group raised concerns that children living in distant placements were more likely to go missing and were at a higher risk of physical and sexual abuse, criminality and homeless.

Southwark Council’s cabinet member for children, schools and adult care, Jasmine Ali, said a child may be placed out of the borough for a “number of reasons.”

Concerns have also been raised about the higher cost of residential care from private providers, but Southwark Council does not record the cost of housing children out of the borough.

Lea Adri-Soejoko was strangled with a lawnmower flex by "volatile" Rahim Mohammadi last year.

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Tottenham believe they can beat Barcelona in the Nou Camp next month to reach the Champions League knockout stage, says boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Christian Eriksen's goal gave Spurs a 1-0 win over Inter Milan at Wembley on Wednesday to keep their hopes alive.

The Londoners now need to match Inter's result at home to PSV Eindhoven on 11 December to reach the last 16.

"Barcelona are one of the best teams in Europe and they have unbelievable players," said Pochettino.

"We have big respect for Barcelona, but we have belief that we can win."

BBC Weather

Remaining windy for the rest of the day, although winds will ease during the afternoon.

There will be spells of sunshine, but also some showers, these possibly heavy with the risk of hail and thunder.

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

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September 16 2019:That’s now the date when the venue managers are telling anyone who is still listening that the Fairfield Halls will re-open.

By our reckoning, that’ll will be the fifth re-opening date announced since the Halls, which include the Ashcroft Theatre and Arnhem Gallery, went dark in June 2016 for what was supposed to be a £30million, two-year refurb.

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