BBC Weather

Early fog lifting to give a few bright spells in places this morning with just the odd shower around.

This afternoon, the breeze will pick up with rain moving in from the west, some of it heavy.

Maximum temperature: 6C to 9C (43F to 48F).

BBC London Travel

An out of service passenger train has derailed at West Ealing, causing cancelled services to Heathrow Airport and delays of up to 45 minutes in out of Paddington.

There is no service on TfL Rail between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow as well as severe delays between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington.

TfL Rail trains into London are unable to serve Hanwell, Acton Main Line and West Ealing.

On London Overground, there is no service between Romford and Upminster because of "poor rail conditions", the TfL website says.

There is a good service on all Tube lines.

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Seamstress and pattern cutter Nyheke Lambert says she had to move from Birmingham to London to make her business work.

Two grandmasters vying for the €1m prize head to tiebreakers after drawing 12 games in a row.

RSPCA inspectors found a total of 56 dogs and cats covered in mud and faeces.

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Keep checking back here throughout the evening for any breaking news.

BBC Weather

One or two showers still possible this evening and into tonight. Some clear breaks, but also a lot of cloud.

Mist and fog patches may develop in the light winds.

A cold night. Minimum Temperature: 1C to 4C (34F to 39F).

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Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in similar attacks within days of each other on a road in east London.

The first victim, 25, told the Met Police he was walking down Longbridge Road, Barking, at about 20:30 GMT on 15 November when a man stepped out in front of him, stabbed him in the back and then ran away.

The suspect was described as being about 6ft tall and wearing a brown hooded jumper, sporty trousers and trainers.

On 21 November, a 47-year-old man was walking down the same road at about 21:45 when a man approached him, stabbed him in the back and fled the scene.

The suspect was described as a slim black male, 5ft 3in tall, wearing a grey hooded jumper, dark trousers and grey trainers. The second victim had to have surgery after he was attacked.

Officers are considering the possibility that the two incidents are linked and have asked anyone to get in touch with any information.

RSPCA found 38 dogs and 18 cats being forced to live in crates at the house in Bexleyheath.

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Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall will return to host the Brit awards for the second year running.

The Londoner was warmly received for this debut earlier this year, with the Telegraph calling him "the best host in years, external".

"I had a great time at this year's ceremony and look forward to another exceptional night of music and entertainment, "he said in a statement.

Next year's ceremony will be held on 20 February at London's O2 Arena.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A “malicious” letter sent to senior officers at Lewisham Council by a “whistle-blower” is being investigated by police.

The letter came after the council began an investigation into allegations of “improper activity” against a councillor and council officers, to do with the council’s chief executive.

When asked to give more details, the complainant refused and then sent a “very threatening and extremely intimidating” letter to senior council staff, Lewisham Council head of law Kath Nicholson explained at a standards committee meeting.

“I have referred it to the police, who are investigating. They are satisfied it is malicious communications,” she said.

This comes after Lewisham Council staff were targets of violence from demonstrators protesting outside the New Cross Assembly at the Mulberry Centre in Amersham Vale earlier this month.

A senior council officer’s car was damaged by demonstrators while Lewisham Mayor Damien Egan was inside.

An investigation into the letter is ongoing.

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British Transport Police believe a man who caused a disturbance poured a substance onto the floor of a carriage., external

A postbox which plays Christmas jingles when cards and letters are posted into it is to be launched in the capital for Christmas.

Anybody who posts a letter into the box, which is adorned with snowflakes, will hear the sound of sleigh bells or a jolly message from Father Christmas.

It is one of four special postboxes set up in the UK, with the others in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.

Simon Barker, operations director at Royal Mail, said the firm were trying to "add a little extra fun to posting Christmas cards this year."

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Hackney medics have moved to address a recent outbreak of measles in the borough with a programme of vaccinations which has seen 500 children immunised against the disease.

The programme is seeking to address concerns over low vaccination figures for north-east Hackney, against a background of declining figures for innoculations across the borough generally.

There were 38 confirmed cases of measles in Hackney as of 19 November.

Healthwatch Hackney director Jon Williams said: "The local measles outbreak is extremely worrying.

“We are deeply concerned children in the borough continue to be at risk of this devastating disease because of persistently low immunisation rates."

The NHS England report blamed a low uptake in London generally on a variety of factors, including the city’s increasing birth rate and high population mobility, inconsistent patient reminder systems, and increasingly competing priorities for GPs.

In Hackney uptake for the infants is considerably lower than the rest of London – 75.6% for 2017/18 compared to 89.2% for London, with a higher rate for two-year-olds, indicating a pattern of late vaccinations, according to a recent NHS England report.

Figures for the north-east of the borough are particularly low, with Stamford Hill Group Practice, Spring Hill Practice and Cranwich Road Surgery performance rates under 60% for giving the MMR vaccine for two-year-olds.

A City & Hackney clinical commissioning group spokesperson said: “Previous vaccination figures for north-east Hackney are being addressed with an effective immunisation programme which has seen over 500 children being vaccinated in the last three weeks."

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They're as iconic as the London red bus or a New York cab, but did you know that San Francisco's cable cars were conceived by a Londoner?, external

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Throngs of dancing queens flocked to central London this morning in a bid to set a new record for the world's largest disco dance.

Dancers donned bright feather boas and flares as they boogied their hearts out in Waterloo (the place, not the hit song) earlier.

The Guinness World attempt coincided with the launch of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again on DVD.

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Ahmet Gomulu was jailed for life in 2008 for the murder of Nassirudeen Osawe during an argument.

Former Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace midfielder Darren Pitcher dies at the age of 49.