Summary

  • Met Police cleared over custody death

  • Fare dodging costs London £100m a year

  • No-deal Brexit fear prompts food concern

  • Uber drivers sue London's mayor

  • National Gallery group win workers' rights

  • Updates on Friday 1 March

  1. 'I did not think I would make it to 30'published at 06:17 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Abigail Atakora was almost crushed to death in a stampede 10 years ago. Now she is working for the NHS.

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  2. Covid outdoor socialising 'locks out wheelchair users'published at 02:59 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    Pippa Stacey, 26, faces "all kinds of obstacles" as venues sprawl on to pavements.

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  3. Covid medic memorial statue unveiledpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    The BBC is given a view of the first figure on the planned national emergency services memorial.

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  4. Dua demands pay rise for nurses as she wins Britspublished at 00:12 British Summer Time 12 May 2021

    UK singer Dua Lipa won two awards and gave a message to PM Boris Johnson, at the in-person event.

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  5. Government considers pulling down Grenfell Towerpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The views of the community will be taken into account before a decision is made, the government says.

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  6. Police 'daunted' by taking on terror offenderspublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Staffordshire Police took responsibility for managing convicted terrorist Usman Khan after his release.

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  7. River Thames whale had starved 'over a few days'published at 18:42 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The female minke removed from the river was probably still dependent on its mother, tests show.

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  8. Leading ballet dancer found guilty of sex assaultspublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Yat-Sen Chang attacked female students while working in London between 2009 and 2016.

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  9. Workers 'stuck' due to Extinction Rebellion protestpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    It is estimated a blockade outside a printing plant prevented 3.5 million newspapers being delivered.

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  10. Selfridges granted licence to host weddingspublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The store is one of several venues now allowed to host ceremonies as the wedding backlog reaches 320,000.

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  11. Teen in court accused of shopping centre murderpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Gedeon Ngwendema was stabbed to death outside a JD Sports store on the evening of 4 May.

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  12. Man fatally shot in Dalston named by policepublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    Patrick Anzy was killed in Boleyn Road in Dalston on Saturday, police say.

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  13. Hundreds arrested during violence crackdownpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    More than 400 knives are seized as part of an operation to reduce violence in London.

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  14. London's weather: Dry at first, showery laterpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    BBC Weather

    Today will start largely dry with sunny spells in places. In the afternoon, showers will develop for many areas. Showers will be locally heavy and potentially thundery at times.

    Maximum temperature: 13 to 16°C (55 to 61°F).

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  15. Sir Steve McQueen series to tackle Brixton Riotspublished at 06:48 British Summer Time 11 May 2021

    The Oscar-winning director's follow-up to his Small Axe series will air on BBC One later this year.

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  16. XR trial delayed as accused glues hand to tablepublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The trial of six people over a protest at a newspaper printing works is held up on its first day.

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  17. Surge testing started in fifth London boroughpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A small number of cases of the South African Covid variant are discovered around Portobello Road.

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  18. Murder charge over mum found dead near hospitalpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    A 20-year-old man is due to appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

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  19. Stranded River Thames whale put downpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 10 May 2021

    The juvenile minke whale had become stuck against a river wall in south-west London.

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