Summary

  • Updates on Friday 8 March

  1. 'What else can we do to prevent knife crime?'published at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Cressida Dick says her force is "working night and day" to tackle knife crime.

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  2. UK man 'free' of HIV with new stem cellspublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    The patient has shown no sign of the virus for nearly 19 months since having the treatment.

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  3. Bestival drugs death boyfriend to appealpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Ceon Broughton will challenge his conviction for killing Louella Fletcher-Michie, his barrister says.

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  4. Weather: Dry with some sunshine, but risk of rain laterpublished at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    BBC Weather

    Mainly fine this morning with sunshine. The sunshine will turn hazy during the early afternoon, before cloud thickens later with the chance of some rain towards the end of the day.

    It will be a breezy day.

    Maximum Temperature: 9C to 12C (48F to 54F)

  5. Saracens 'readily comply' with salary cappublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Saracens say they can spend above the Premiership's £7m cap because of the high proportion of home-grown players in their squad.

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  6. Is buying with friends the future of housing?published at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Winnie Agbonlahor

    Courtney and Alex McClure, Amy Mitchell and Carl ColstonImage source, ALEX MCCLURE

    With house prices having risen over the last decade, many young people have found it tough to get on the property ladder. Some are choosing to co-buy with friends, but it is not without its risks.

    Courtney McClure is buying a six-bedroom house with her husband Alex and another couple in south-east London.

    The deal is almost complete and the group is excited to make the property in Sydenham, which has a large garden and big communal spaces, their own.

    Pooling their resources with another couple has enabled them to buy in a "much more appealing" location with better transport links than if they had bought a place separately, Courtney says.

    "We're getting a lot more for our money," adds Alex, a 32-year-old sound engineer.

    Find out more here.

  7. Detectives in Ilford as part of stabbing appealpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Ché MorrisonImage source, MET POLICE

    Detectives will be at Ilford railway station during the day as part of a renewed appeal over the stabbing of a 20-year-old man a week ago.

    Ché Morrison was attacked on Cranbrook Road, outside Ilford station, on 26 February.

    The Met said officers would be speaking to commuters as "it is vitally important that we gather as much detail about the events of the evening and what led to this tragic outcome."

    "We know that the area was very busy at the time and I would urge anyone who is yet to contact us to come forward and call the incident room." Det Ch Insp Mark Cranwell said.

    Florent Okende, 20, of Eastern Avenue, Redbridge, appeared in court on Monday charged with Mr Morrison's murder.

  8. Bacon and butter 'banned from Farmdrop Tube advert'published at 08:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    AdvertImage source, FARMDROP

    An advert designed to run on the London Underground was rejected because it contained bacon, butter, eggs and jam, an online supermarket said.

    Farmdrop submitted a photograph which included images of the meat, dairy products and spread.

    Transport for London (TfL) said it was up to advertisers to make sure any items featured were "high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)-compliant".

    Last month TfL issued a ban on all junk food advertising.

  9. Ex-minister wants knife crime treated like terrorismpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Yousef Makki and Jodie ChesneyImage source, GMP/Facebook

    The government should treat knife crime with the same urgency as terrorism, a former Home Office minister has said.

    Labour MP Vernon Coaker said Cobra, the government's emergency committee, should meet to respond to the "national crisis".

    It comes after two 17-year-olds were killed in separate incidents in London and Greater Manchester at the weekend.

    Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he would meet police chiefs to look at ways to combat violence.

  10. Travel: Track circuit failure delaying trainspublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    BBC London Travel
    BBC Radio London Travel

    A track circuit failure between Feltham and Hounslow is causing disruption to journeys between Feltham and Barnes via Brentford, with delays expected until 10:00 GMT.

    For the latest travel updates follow @BBCTravelAlert, external

  11. BBC London Live updates on Tuesday 5 Marchpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    BBC London News

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  12. Council tax to rise an average of 4.5%published at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    The Local Government Association said councils had "little choice" in order to protect services.

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  13. Treat knife crime like terrorism, urges MPpublished at 05:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    The government should instigate a Cobra meeting to respond to the knife crime "crisis", an MP says.

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  14. Anger as killer boxer back in ringpublished at 00:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Jagdip Randhawa died after being punched by Clifton Ty Mitchell on a night out.

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  15. Bacon and butter 'banned from Tube ad'published at 21:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    An online retailer said it was not allowed to picture eggs or jam, either.

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  16. Aid worker says UK citizenship loss 'unfair'published at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    The government revoked Tauqir Sharif's citizenship, saying he had links to a group aligned to al-Qaeda.

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  17. MPs hear list of London stab victims' namespublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Labour's Stella Creasy asks what it will take for ministers to respond to knife crime "emergency".

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  18. Aid worker criticises Home Office decisionpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Tauqir Sharif tells the BBC that the Home Office was wrong to revoke his British citizenship.

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  19. Goodbyepublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC London News

    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.

  20. Afternoon weather: Clear spellspublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will have clear spells with just the chance of the odd shower, mostly in the south.

    Brisk south-westerly winds.

    Minimum Temperature: 2C to 5C (36F to 41F).