The RMT union rejects a pay offer, saying it wanted "substantial improvements" for members.

From 00:00 on Monday, the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) comes into effect in central London.

It is designed to dissuade people from driving older, more polluting vehicles into the capital.

If they do, they will have to pay a daily charge that will be in operation 24 hours a day, all year round.

It is one of a number of measures being introduced by City Hall to reduce air pollution in the city.

You can check if your vehicle or motorbike complies using the checker here., external

Tom Edwards' blog - ULEZ: The politics of London's air pollution

Inside Croydon

In an extraordinary demonstration of cross-party action (for Croydon, at any rate), all three of the borough’s MPs, plus the council leader and councillors, have written to Crystal Palace Football Club to ask them to distance themselves publicly from the Democratic Football Lads Alliance.

Full story, external

BBC London News

Sonja Jessup has this morning's top stories from BBC London.

BBC Weather

This morning will be dry with sunny spells and areas of cloud.

This afternoon it should remain dry and there should be some sunny periods. Warmer than recent days.

Maximum temperature: 11C to 14C (52F to 57F).

BBC London Travel
BBC Radio London Travel

Disruption for trains through Purley due to a faulty train. It is affecting Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services.

The faulty train has now moved allowing platform 6 to re-open. Train services may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minute whilst service returns to normal.

The following lines are affected are:

• Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport / Brighton
• Thameslink between Bedford / Peterborough and Horsham and between Peterborough and Gatwick Airport
• Southern between London Bridge / London Victoria / Purley and Tattenham Corner

For the latest updates follow @BBCTravelAlert, external

BBC London News

Good morning.

We'll be bringing you updates of all the latest news, sport, travel and weather in London.

If you would like to get in touch, you can tweet, external, email or leave a message on our Facebook , externalpage.

The charge for older, more polluting vehicles begins on Monday.

One woman is using her smartphone and paddleboard to rid London's rivers and canals of litter.

The scheme is set to be one of the most radical anti-pollution schemes in the world.

Radio 1 Newsbeat follows the heavyweight boxer for eight months as he chases a shot at becoming world champion.

The man was arrested near the scene of a killing after police were told he was seen with the blade.

Mary Quant helped define the era with her brightly-coloured dresses and trouser suits.

GCHQ confirms the office building in central London was used by intelligence officers for 66 years.

BBC Sport meets Efe Obada, the British NFL star who was abandoned on London's streets with his sister at the age of 10.

The winners of the Bafta Games Awards were revealed at a glitzy ceremony in central London.

Chelsea "have a problem" with racist and anti-Semitic fan behaviour but think education will best tackle the issue, chairman Bruce Buck says.

Argentina centre Marcelo Bosch will leave Saracens at the end of the season following six seasons with the Premiership club.

Police found the body of mother-of-two Nazia Ali inside a house in Tower Hamlets.

A former Great Ormond Street doctor had the most serious category of videos on his laptop.