Businessman Zahid Naseem claims he bludgeoned Christina Abbotts with a pestle in self-defence.

The number of murders and manslaughters in London is the highest for a decade. Here is what we know about the victims.

Tickets will be available for Saturday performances at the London Coliseum during the Spring 2019 season.

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Updates for London have ended for the day but we'll be back at 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

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

BBC Weather

Clear spells this evening but gradually, as the night progresses, amounts of cloud will increase and could even produce the odd spot of rain at times later.

Fairly mild but also rather blustery.

Minimum Temperature: 5C to 8C (41F to 46F).

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The widow of one of the six people killed when an IRA bomb exploded outside Harrods 35 years ago said "it broke my heart forever" as she marked the anniversary.

Karen Salvesen-Sykes, whose husband Kenneth Salvesen was killed in the attack, returned to the UK for today's memorial event.

She said: "I think it's important to come and stand with the other people who went through that experience, to honour him, to let people remember and show that we don't forget, and that these things matter, so hopefully it won't happen again."

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Six people were killed and 90 injured when a car bomb ripped through the Hans Crescent entrance to the busy department store on 17 December 1983.

At 12:45 GMT the IRA sent a warning that the bomb was imminent, but the area was not evacuated and it exploded at 13:30.

Three Metropolitan Police officers - Insp Stephen Dodd, 34, Sgt Noel Lane, 28, and PC Jane Arbuthnot 22 - were killed along with a police dog named Queenie.

Three members of the public - Kenneth Salvesen, 28, Jasmine Cochrane Patrick, 25, and Philip Geddes, 25 - were also killed.

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CCTV has been released of a man police want to find after a woman was sexually assaulted in Tower Hamlets.

The 23-year-old victim was walking alone in Royal Mint Street at about 06:40 BST on 8 September when she was grabbed from behind by a man.

The attacker forced her to the ground but fled after he noticed a white van travelling along the road.

Police said the suspect is described as an Asian man aged between 20 and 25 years, about 5ft 8ins tall and of stocky build.

Det Con Safdar Mahmood described it as "a horrific attack on a lone female."

BBC Sport

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There had been no goals since the start of October, plus concerns over his fitness and speculation over his future - but remarkably Eden Hazard is arguably having his best season in a Chelsea shirt.

The 27-year-old came into Sunday's match at Brighton having not found the net in nine games, but against the Seagulls he ended that run and fulfilled his 'false nine' role to a T by setting up Pedro for the opener before scoring himself.

The reports will trumpet his goal and assist in the 2-1 win, but maybe they should highlight the fact he has now been involved in more Premier League goals this season (17 in 16 appearances) than he had in the whole of last season (16 in 34 appearances).

The Belgian has also now provided more assists in league competition than any other player in the top five European leagues.

Read more here.

The Christmas getaway means congested roads and cancelled trains. Drivers are facing potential delays of up to three hours as millions of cars take to the motorways. But where should you avoid and at what times will traffic be busiest?

Traffic experts expect the busiest times to be Thursday and Friday afternoon as shoppers, commuters and people trying to go away for Christmas all use the same roads.

Most roadworks on motorways in England will be lifted or finished by 06:00 GMT on Friday but some will stay in place for safety reasons.

Meanwhile, strike action by South Western Railway and Northern rail workers will come ahead of hundreds of engineering works that will affect major stations including London Victoria and Paddington.

Find out more here.

The mayor of London is to create a unified London-wide cycle network in a bid to increase the proportion of people walking, cycling and taking public transport to 80% of journeys by 2041.

New quality standards will be introduced for cycle ways and more routes will be created as part of the Cycling Action Plan.

Construction work on several new routes including Tottenham Hale and Camden, and Hackney and the Isle of Dogs is set to begin next year and all current routes will also be rebranded under one name.

At present 63% of people walk, cycle or take public transport but according to Sadiq Khan his plan will see the total number of cycling journeys over the next six years.

"I’m determined to ensure every Londoner feels comfortable and safe getting on a bike, whatever their age, experience or background," the mayor said.

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The mayor of London has used planning powers for the first time to save a night club space in the West End.

Earlier in the year developers had applied to Westminster Council to demolish Wells House on Oxford Street and replace it with a block including new retail and office space.

The proposal was sent to City Hall because the building was over 30m tall but they said they could not support it due to the loss of a night club in the basement and other issues which did not follow the London Plan.

A new application was made including a night club space in the basement which Westminster approved and Sadiq Khan ruled that he did not need intervene over the decision.

The space is currently home to Scandal, which describes itself as portraying "the lust of the Amsterdam Red Light District in a refined and classy tone" and offering the "ultimate nightlife experience for a privileged few in London".

Night Czar Amy Lamé said: "We’ve taken unprecedented steps to protect these venues and I’m delighted to see one of our policies in action for the first time.”

Visitor numbers to libraries across the UK dropped by 10 million last year, but some are bucking that trend.

BBC News' Becky Morton spent an evening at Woolwich Centre Library - which has seen its numbers grow.

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Sudesh Amman posted an al-Qaeda magazine in a family WhatsApp group used by his younger siblings.

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Kensington & Chelsea Council has formally handed over the Grenfell Tower site to the government, following the wishes of survivors and bereaved families.

The council’s leadership approved the handover on Wednesday which will remain in place until people affected by the fire decide what to do with the site.

The government will eventually hand it over to the community-led Grenfell Memorial Commission to make the decisions on its future.

The proposal agreed by the council leaders say those bereaved in the tragedy, which cost 72 lives, will have veto powers on all future decisions around the site, equivalent to a 50% representative vote.

The government announced in September the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government would take over the site after local anger over the site being released back to the council by police once it was no longer designated a crime scene.

The site has been managed by an independent body in the interim.

Council leader Elizabeth Campbell said on Wednesday the leadership team fully supported the transfer of freehold ownership to the government, allowing it to take control of the site’s safety and security in keeping with survivors’ wishes.

Labour opposition leader Cllr Robert Atkinson said he welcomed the move in his Notting Dale ward, saying it was what residents of the area had wanted for a long time.

Commuters are currently charged between 30p and 40p to use toilets at nine Network Rail-run stations.

BBC Business News

A trip to a bottle-strewn remote island beach in Thailand was the catalyst for CanO Water, a company created by three Londoners in response to the damaging impact that plastic bottles have on the environment.

With approximately eight million tonnes of plastic ending up in the ocean each year, CanO Water sells recyclable cans of water with resealable lids, as an alternative to plastic bottles.

But starting a new business is never easy, and co-founder Ariel Booker says many firms often spend money unnecessarily on things that won't help them.

We used this wonderful photo by Jason Hawkes of the the Thames flowing by Battersea Power Station as our banner, but we want a new picture every day to show off the capital.

Have you taken a photo of your part of London which you think would be suitable?

If so, email it in high resolution (2048 x 1152 or 1680 x 945) to london.locallive@bbc.co.uk.

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After losing two babies to preterm birth and one miscarriage, Sidra found help in a new research centre.

BBC Weather

It will be a dry and bright afternoon, although any sunshine could be rather hazy.

It will become increasingly breezy, especially later on.

Maximum Temperature: 8C to 11C (46F to 52F)