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  • Updates on Friday 26 April

  1. Drill music 'adapting and evolving'published at 06:58 British Summer Time 26 April 2019

    With videos being taken off YouTube at the police's request, drill rappers are having to smarten up.

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  2. London Marathon accused of discriminationpublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2019

    Organisers are criticised for excluding assisted runners - such as wheelchair user Aaron Kerr.

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  3. 'Aaron can't compete under his own steam'published at 06:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2019

    The Kerr family have completed 35 marathons pushing disabled son, Aaron, in his adapted wheelchair.

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  4. London Marathon organisers criticised over assisted runnerspublished at 00:16 British Summer Time 26 April 2019

    This weekend thousands of runners will take part in the London Marathon. But for one family from Annahilt in County Down their dreams of taking part have been dashed. David and Sandra Kerr push their son Aaron around the course in his adapted wheelchair.

    They've competed in 35 full marathons but won't be able to take part in London. They've accused marathon organisers of discrimination.

    Peter Coulter has been on a training run with them

  5. Grieving families urge 'Don't go to Goa'published at 00:06 British Summer Time 26 April 2019

    "People should be told not to go until the violence is sorted out," says Scarlett Keeling's mother.

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  6. Farah was 'victim of attack', says coachpublished at 22:57 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Mo Farah's coach says the four-time Olympic champion was involved in an altercation at Haile Gebrselassie's hotel but was the victim of an attack.

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  7. Climate activists end London protestspublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    A "closing ceremony" takes place in Hyde Park to mark the conclusion of Extinction Rebellion's action.

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  8. Man arrested over Jaden fatal stabbingpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    The 14-year-old was stabbed in east London in January, after being knocked off a moped.

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  9. Guilty drugs gang gloated on Snapchatpublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    The gang used children as young as 13 to make drug runs and also filmed themselves showing off cash.

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  10. Sarri fined £8,000 after FA chargepublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is fined £8,000 after he accepted a Football Association misconduct charge for being sent to the stands against Burnley.

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  11. ‘My son was fatally stabbed outside school’published at 19:05 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Fifteen-year-old Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes was killed outside his London school in 2017.

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  12. Saracens sign Worcester hooker Singletonpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Worcester Warriors hooker Jack Singleton agrees to return to former club Saracens on a three-year deal.

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  13. Taylor leads way as Middlesex beat Surreypublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Middlesex defeat Surrey by 37 runs in the One-Day Cup as Ross Taylor marks his debut with makes 64 off 78 balls.

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  14. Extinction Rebellion: What happened?published at 18:50 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Campaigners have said to expect more action from the group "very soon".

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  15. Goodbyepublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    BBC London News

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

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

  16. Youth worker who sold laughing gas at festival is jailedpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    A youth worker who illegally sold laughing gas with balloons at the Kendal Calling music festival has been jailed for 15 months at Carlisle Crown Court.

    Rahib Miah, 27, of Grafton Road, Camden, in London, was searched by a suspicious security guard, and was found to have 95 nitrous oxide canisters, balloons which are used to inhale it, and more than £1,000 in cash.

    He admitted possessing a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.

    A probation officer told the court Miah was a youth worker also pursuing a college course in teaching, at which Judge Peter Davies remarked: "You shouldn't be anywhere near a school."

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    There has to be a sentence that tells people that in this county and at this festival - which is fast coming upon us - that drug-dealing will not be tolerated."

    Judge Peter Davies

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  17. Climate activists block stock exchangepublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Protesters glued themselves to each other and to the building in the City of London.

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  18. Evening weather: Clear and mildpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    BBC Weather

    Most of the day's showers will ease away through this evening to leave a largely dry night with some clear spells.

    Fairly mild.

    Minimum Temperature: 6C to 9C (43F to 48F).

  19. Second arrest as part of terror investigationpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    A second man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences as part of a Met Police counter terror investigation.

    The 19-year-old was held at an address in west London on Wednesday evening under section 41 of the Terrorism Act (TACT) 2000.

    Earlier the same day a 20-year-old man was arrested at an address in south-west London on suspicion of the same offences. Both men remain in custody.

    The Met said both arrests are "Syria-related".

    A police search at a property in south-west London has been completed while another in west London is continuing, the force said.

  20. G4S driver admits stealing £970k from vanpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 25 April 2019

    Joel March took the cash from the vehicle after parking it in Clapham, south-west London.

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