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A chilly start to the day but any early patches of mist or fog will clear by mid-morning to leave it dry with sunny spells and patchy cloud.

It will feel pleasant in the sunshine with just a light breeze.

Tonight will be dry with clear spells although a few patches of fog or low cloud may form later on.

Temperatures could reach as high as 19°C (66F).

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A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, with customers expected to pay by app.

The local elections this week will be the first time candidates can choose not to publish home addresses.

Lukas Bates' infamous costume has disappeared from the pub where he left it after Sunday's London Marathon.

Tyereece Johnson was flung from a moped and killed when it crashed with a police vehicle.

Meshach Lee Mitchell Williams, 21, was stabbed by a gang who used two cars to block traffic.

Westminster council says it is "more street smart about Banksy" after removing two previous works.

Tottenham and England midfielder Harry Winks has groin surgery.

One-month-old Eva Sanders died in September 2017, a day after she was admitted to hospital.

James Ward-Prowse and Oriol Romeu earn Southampton a key win over Fulham in the battle for Premier League survival.

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

BBC Weather

This evening will be dry with some late sunshine. Overnight, clear periods at first but some patches of mist and fog may develop.

Low cloud may also move in from the east.

Minimum Temperature: 3C (37F)

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Police are appealing for information after a 1,000-year-old antiques were stolen from north-east London church, which was burgled twice in a month.

Antique silverware was taken and property was damaged at All Saints Church on Old Church Road in Chingford was burgled on 14 November 2018, and again on 22 November.

Some of the property is believed to be more than 1,000 years old.

The church are very keen to recover one of their most prized possessions, a newly restored silver chalice – made in 1595 - which has extreme sentimental and historic value.

Due to the unique features and significant age, it might be possible that someone has seen the silver chalice on social selling web pages, police said.

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says 31% of graduates are overeducated for the job they are doing.

For those graduating before 1992, the number was only 22%, but this jumped to 34% for those graduating after 2007.

London had the highest proportion of overeducated workers in the UK, with about 25% overqualified for their job.

Graduates in arts and humanities were more likely to be under-using their education.

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Susanna Reid has confirmed her split from boyfriend Steve Parish, telling viewers: "I'm fine".

The 48-year-old Good Morning Britain host was first spotted with the Crystal Palace FC chairman in November last year after saying she was "back in the game".

Co-host Piers Morgan, 54, quizzed her about the end of the relationship on the ITV show on Monday morning after he returned from his Easter break.

"I'm back", he said. "Anything changed in the dynamic of my co-workers?

"Are you single again? You are, aren't you? You OK?"

Reid replied: "Let's not dwell. I'm fine, we're fine. "We're very good friends. We were at the match on Saturday."

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London's current road user charging should be replaced with a more sophisticated app-based system where costs are based on individual vehicle emissions, local congestion levels, pollution and availability of public transport, a think tank has found.

The report, called Green Light: Next Generation of Road User Charging for a Healthier, More Liveable London,, external found that while current schemes like the congestion charge and the Ulez were much-needed, they were creating a confusing system for drivers and would be made worse as new charges like those proposed for the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels are added.

The report authors, Centre for London, said a new digital scheme could be run by Transport for London which would give drivers the costs and impacts of using their vehicle versus alternative modes of transport.

Rather than each driver being charged a flat daily rate, costs would be based on the impact of individual journeys in terms of journey length, road surface damage, economic costs and environmental damage.

The Centre for London said the new system would reduce congestion and cut air pollution, while allowing investment in road maintenance.

Silviya Barrett, research manager at Centre for London said "new technologies are rapidly transforming the way people travel.

"It is time for London's approach to road user charging to keep up with the pace of change," she said.

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Police are hoping a "distinctive" cigarettes tin will help trace the relatives of a man who died in a fatal collision in north-West London.

The victim, believed to be in his late 30s to early 40s, died after being hit by a car while walking along Neasden Lane, Brent, at about 21.30 BST on Saturday.

The unknown man was not carrying ID, a phone or a wallet, police said.

He is described as having a slim build with a shaved head. He was wearing a ‘Soul Cal & Co.’ black/navy blue jacket with an orange hood.

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Det Insp Dave Hindmarsh, said: “We urgently need your help to identify this man so that we can contact his next of kin.

"He did not have a phone or wallet in his possession, but I’m hoping that someone will recognise the tin."

The driver of the car, a blue VW Passat, stopped at the scene and is helping police with their enquiries.

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Plans to transform the City of London’s oldest park have run nearly £900,000 over budget and were postponed because of delays to finishing Crossrail.

Finsbury Circus Gardens – nestled inside a circle of listed Georgian office buildings – has since 2012 been the location for a 40-metre shaft used by workers to access Crossrail tunnels.

City of London Corporation bosses also expect Crossrail to pay out £4.1m in compensation because of the knock-on effect the delay has caused.

The Corporation hopes to re-landscape the gardens and build a two-storey pavilion with a roof terrace, once crisis-hit Crossrail has finished on the site.

They were originally expected to leave the 17th Century Gardens, near Liverpool Street Station, in September last year but the Corporation has now pinned its hopes that Crossrail workers will be gone by October 2019, and that on-site work can start by March 2020.

A Corporation report said the massive delays to Crossrail have caused the Finsbury Circus project’s costs to overrun by £896,700, taking its total cost to £6.17m.

At a Projects Committee meeting on Wednesday, chairman Keith Bottomly said: “Crossrail has got to stump up its £4.1 million or more.”

Fears were also raised that the companies occupying the Circus buildings would be angered if the gardens need to be dug up again — after Crossrail finishes restoring it.

Councillor Karina Dostalova said: “I just wanted to flag the reputational risk. It’s an area where we have a lot of banks and some very high-end hotels. It’s been a development area under construction for so long that there’s a huge reputation risk if we delay it much further.”

The stations in central London for the 26-mile line may not open until 2021, nearly three years behind the original schedule.

The Finsbury Circus project also ran into trouble because the company tasked with designing the new park was sacked last year after producing a “disappointing” early draft.

Committee members decided they will look again next month to decide whether to allocate small amounts of the Corporation’s own funding to the project, which may eventually be finished by April 2021.

A spokesperson for Transport for London, which is overseeing Crossrail, said: “Compensation for use of Finsbury Circus and disruption caused by Crossrail construction at that location will be determined by the Compensation Code.

"This is a legal process and we will make no further comment.”