Updates on Friday 30 November
A woman has died following a fire at a sheltered accommodation block in Enfield last night.
Ten firefighters tackled the blaze in a ground floor flat in the block in Westcroft Close.
More than 20 residents were evacuated following the fire at about 20:40. The incident is being investigated.
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South Wales Police has used automated facial recognition (AFR) technology at several events in Cardiff since the Champions League final in June 2017.
The study found the accuracy of AFR has improved since its introduction, but does worsen in bad light or big crowds.
The Metropolitan Police used facial recognition at London's Notting Hill carnival in 2016 and 2017 and at a Remembrance Sunday event.
Its system incorrectly flagged 102 people as potential suspects and led to no arrests.
Early rain will clear to leave today mostly cloudy with patchy light rain, but outbreaks of more persistent rain are expected to push in from the west later this afternoon.
A windy and mild day.
Maximum Temperature: 11C to 14C (52F to 57F).
There's slow traffic on the M25 clockwise in Surrey after a crash near Junction 27.
There's a good service on all Tube, tram, DLR and TfL Rail lines.
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Evening rain will ease off overnight to leave it drier for a time, but with low cloud and possible mist or fog.
Some further light rain will then move in during the early hours.
Minimum temperature: 7 to 10°C (45 to 50°F).
A Met officer has been praised for her bravery in challenging up to six suspects and detaining one, at an aggravated burglary.
Police were called by an off-duty Special Constable just before 04:00 to a burglary in progress at a house in Hall Lane, NW4.
It was established that the venue was being used as a cannabis factory.
Officers arrived at the scene within four minutes and a number of suspects made off on foot and in two cars.
Image source, GoogleOne of the cars was pursued by police for a short time, but the pursuit was abandoned due to the extremely dangerous driving of the suspects’ vehicle. The second car was not pursued.
Near to the scene, six suspects on foot were challenged by a police officer. PC Christie Donald had one suspect run towards her which, gave the officer cause to activate her taser.
Two suspects were arrested and taken into police custody. A firearm and ammunition were recovered.
There are four to six outstanding suspects, police said.
Quote MessageWhilst this turned out to be a burglary of a cannabis factory the response by my officers including, PC Christie Donald challenging the suspects as they ran towards her, tasering one and recovering the firearm demonstrates the split second, potentially life or death decision making, that officers are required to make every day. I am immensely proud of Christie and all the team."
Simon Rose, North West Area Commander
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Brent Council has promised to improve the private rented sector (PRS) in the borough by tackling rogue landlords and advancing tenants’ rights.
A motion backed at a full council meeting last night agreed to support renters’ unions and ensure that privately-rented properties are maintained to an appropriate standard.
The council also vowed to support the abolition of the section 21 ‘no fault eviction’ policy, which allows landlords to turf out renters without reason.
Cllr Michael Maurice said: “I think it’s disgraceful that rogue landlords are able to operate and exploit vulnerable people.
“This has been going on for ages and we seem to still be getting it today.
“It’s not right for people on low incomes – they deserve to live somewhere nice, they need to have their rights and they need to have security.
“Around five per cent of landlords spoil it for else, because there are lots of good landlords out there.
"These sharks give everyone a bad name and I do hope that they are caught, and the courts find them huge amounts of money to stop them operating in this way.”
Nyheke Lambert
Seamstress and pattern cutter Nyheke Lambert says she had to move from Birmingham to London to make her business work.
About one-third of all new jobs created in the UK in the past decade have been in London, analysis by the BBC's Shared Data Unit shows.
Ms Lambert says people know there are opportunities in the capital.
But the north-east of England saw the lowest percentage increase in new jobs, analysis shows.
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Image source, LFBTwo women have been taken to hospital after a large fire at a mobile phone shop with flats above it in north-east London.
All of the ground floor of a shop on High Street, Walthamstow, was alight when London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called at 05:02 GMT.
About 70 firefighters spent about three hours tackling the fire before bringing it under control.
Three adults and four children left the building before firefighters arrived. Two women were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, the brigade said.
Crews from Waltham Forest, Leyton, Tottenham, Leytonstone, Homerton and surrounding fire stations attended. High Street has been closed. and firefighters will remain on scene throughout the day.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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