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  • Updates on Friday 29 March

  1. Tate Modern becomes top UK attractionpublished at 00:07 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2019

    The London art gallery overtakes the British Museum's visitor numbers for the first time.

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  2. A&E unit closure plans scrappedpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Campaigners welcome the announcement but say millions of pounds have been "squandered".

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  3. Children 'segregated' at playgroundpublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    An MP says it is "outrageous" children from private and social homes cannot use the same play area.

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  4. Chef to face trial over deer shootingpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    William Alldis, 40, is accused of shooting the animal with a rifle in Dagnam Park, Romford.

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  5. Goodbyepublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    BBC London News

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

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

  6. Evening weather: Dry with clear spellspublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    BBC Weather

    The cloud will tend to break up tonight to leave it dry with clear spells.

    A few shallow mist patches may also develop, and it will become chilly.

    Minimum Temperature: 3C to 6C (37F to 43F).

  7. 'Five shots heard' on night soldier diedpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Private Geoff Gray, 17, was found with two gunshot wounds to his head at Deepcut in 2001.

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  8. Oxford Street terror plotter jailedpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Lewis Ludlow said he planned to kill 100 people in London after being instructed by IS leaders.

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  9. Breast ironing: 'I screamed a lot'published at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    A woman tells of the pain she experienced as a child being subjected to breast ironing.

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  10. Council to hand out £500,000 for community projectspublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  11. Speedboat killer will return to UKpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Jack Shepherd agrees to return from Georgia, where he hid out, and a judge approves the extradition.

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  12. Sony World Photography Awards shortlist for Brentford snappublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    The shortlist for the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Professional competition has been announced - and includes a crowd at a Brentford football match.

    All shortlisted series will be exhibited as part of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London, from 18 April until 6 May 2019.

    The winners will be announced on 17 April 2019.

    You can view all the shortlist entries here.

  13. Surgeons who want you to touch knife crimepublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    A medical team is trying to intervene to stop stabbings, rather than waiting to treat them when they happen.

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  14. Former PM's aide jailed for second rapepublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Mark Adams, who worked for both Tony Blair and John Major, raped the teenager in Edinburgh as she slept.

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  15. Kittens rescued from under Tube stations escalatorspublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  16. Afternoon weather: Spells of sunshinepublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    This afternoon will remain dry with further spells of sunshine although areas of patchy cloud will drift across at times.

    The sunshine may also be rather hazy at times.

    Maximum Temperature: 10C to 13C (50F to 55F).

  17. Today's photopublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    We used this wonderful photo by Jason Hawkes of Piccadilly Circus 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.

    Piccadilly CircusImage source, Jason Hawkes
  18. Boy, 15, arrested over attempted murderpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    The victim was attacked by two male suspects on Monday afternoon in south-east London, police say.

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  19. Boyfriend denies New Year's Day murderpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Charlotte Huggins was found stabbed to death in Camberwell on 1 January.

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  20. Teenager 'critical' after Forest Hill stabbingpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    A teenage boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed in Forest Hill yesterday afternoon.

    Paramedics and police officers were called to Dartmouth Road at 16:10 to reports of a stabbing where they found a victim - believed to be 15 years old.

    He was taken to a south London hospital and the Met Police said his next of kin have been made aware.

    No arrests have been made.