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That's all for the BBC Local Live service today. Beth Rose will be back from 08:00 tomorrow with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London.

This evening and tonight will be dry at first with the rain arriving after dark and lasting until dawn. It will turn misty over the tops of London's highest hills. Lows of 16C (61F).

Planning officials have started looking into proposals to build "super sewer" under London to prevent discharges of effluent into the river Thames.

But there is strong opposition to the scheme, which would cost over £4bn and take a decade to build. The BBC's Tom Bateman reports.

On tonight's programme from 18:30 on BBC One: The High Court has ruled the looting and burning down of Sony's warehouse in north London during disturbances two years ago was an act of rioting, and London's police authority must pay compensation.

Truman's Brewery, which operated in London for 350 years but fell victim to the 1980s financial crash, is back and heading up a resurgence in real ales which has seen the number of breweries opening in the capital double in the past year.

Sports Direct has always sold tradition sporting kit - football shirts, trainers, swimsuits - but now its flagship store on Oxford Street is selling jeans, T-shirts and even handbags and its seen an 18% rise in sales in the three months.

BBC Business reporter Michael Millar takes a closer look at the company's success.

New Arsenal signing Mesut Ozil says he believes the club could win the Premier League this season.

The 24-year-old Germany midfielder was a £42.4m recruit from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day and when asked if he thought the Gunners could challenge for the title, he replied: "Of course."

The Prince of Wales is joined by Eileen Younghusband as he looks around the Filter Room at the opening of the new Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Museum near Stanmore, north-west London.

On the programme tonight, selling off the family silver - that's the accusation being levelled at David Cameron over plans to sell off Royal Mail and, an investigation has been launched to find out why the Met has the lowest victim satisfaction rating of any force in the country.

What's your experience of reporting a crime to the police? You can listen live on BBC London 94.9 and contact the team on 020 7224 2000.

BBC Sport looks back on some of the best triathlon action from the ITU World Series and looks ahead to the Grand Final in London this weekend.

Britain's Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee leads brother Jonny by 55 points in the men's elite competition.

There are severe delays and two lanes closed on the A406 North Circular Road westbound in Neasden at The Iron Bridge, because of an accident involving a lorry. Congestion is back to the A1000 High Road junction.

BBC Travel News has all the latest information.

A woman who refused to show her face in court for religious reasons has reached a compromise over the confirmation of her identity.

The woman wears a niqab like the one shown here

The 21-year-old from Hackney, London, had refused to remove her niqab and reveal her face in front of any man. Judge Peter Murphy had said the interests of justice were paramount.

The City of London Corporation has voted to make the entire square mile a 20-mile-per-hour zone.

It's hoped the change will reduce casualties by 10% with only a minimal impact on journey times. The City of London Police said it would actively enforce the limit.

London Zoo has come under pressure to scrap a legal, but controversial, operation which involves cutting the wings of flamingos and pelicans to stop them flying away, the Camden New Journal reports.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which licenses zoos, said it should have an "ethical policy and code of practice regarding pinioning and be prepared to defend it". The zoo said its plans to build a new exhibit would remove the need for pinioning.

The Government is to extend a guarantee of up to £4m of loans for Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), which looks after the Tower of London and Hampton Court.

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said the renewed guarantee would be in place until 30 September 2016, and would only be used to allow HRP to borrow to cover short term cash flow requirements.

London Irish hooker David Paice has signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016/17 season.

The leader of Hounslow Council has written to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling MP criticising him for failing to consult the authority over plans to create a super prison in Feltham before the plans were announced on 5 September.

Jagdish Sharma wrote: "We are dismayed to have learnt from the media of the existence of a feasibility study for the building of a "super-prison" on the site of the Feltham Young Offenders Institution without any prior forewarning or contact from your Ministry."

Neighbours of Shirley High School in Croydon are "furious" after a newly built sixth-form building overlooks their gardens and differs from the plans approved by the council in April, the Croydon Guardian reports.

The council said a "planning investigation" was under way into the building which is larger and has more windows than was originally signed off.

Amy Winehouse's family have launched a month-long charity event in the late singer's memory in her home neighbourhood of Camden.

Amy's father Mitch Winehouse

Events will take place in the London borough throughout September, the month the singer would have turned 30.

Nine London men accused of a string of sexual offences involving a teenage girl walked free from the Old Bailey today after the cases against them were dropped due to new evidence gleaned from Twitter.

The men - Desmond Agyei, 23, Edward Kofi Edunya, 23, Perry Murray, 24, David Sarpong, 23, Adedeji Atitebi, 21, Austin Odisi, 24, Justin Maynard, 23, Olanrewaju Sonde, 24, and Thamsanqa Sibanda, 30 - had originally been charged with 28 offences, including several rapes. More follows on BBC London.

A rapper from Northolt has made it through to the regional finals of a national music competition, reports the Ealing Gazette.

Milan Parmar, 19, will be performing in the live showcase of Open Mic UK 2013 at the Beck Theatre in Hayes on 6 October.

Twenty people arrested during dawn raids in connection with the theft of Chinese artefacts and a rhinoceros horn from museums around the country have been released on bail until January.

Hundreds of officers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency were involved in the raids on Tuesday. Seven people from London were arrested and bailed.

An animal charity which is known for the care it offers to dogs has launched a campaign to celebrate how it helps cats too.

A giant black and white cat's whiskered face is now visible on the side of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home's London cattery, signalling the launch of Cat Takeover. It aims to show how Battersea rehomes cats as well as dogs.

Championship side Millwall are set to sign Leicester City striker Martyn Waghorn on a 93-day loan deal from Friday.

The 23-year-old scored three goals in 28 appearances for the Foxes last season. If signed he will be eligible for the match at home to Derby on Saturday.

Prime Minister David Cameron has told BBC London 94.9 Boris Johnson would do a "great job" if he ran for the position of Mayor of London for a third term.

Mr Cameron said: "I don't tell Boris what to do, if he wants to run again he'd do a great job if he wants to stop being Mayor of London and do something else I'm sure he'd do a great job, he's a talent."

Prime Minister David Cameron has told BBC London 94.9 that Mayor of London Boris Johnson is an "immense talent" despite an outburst at Mayor's Question time yesterday, when he told Labour London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore to "get stuffed".

Mr Cameron said: "I know he always gives a good account of himself. I think Boris is an immense talent. He's got a huge amount to offer the country, he' currently dong that as Mayor of London."

Croydon is joining the Stoptober campaign to encourage people to quit smoking during the four weeks of October.

Firms keen to support staff in taking part are invited to get in touch with the council's public health team ahead of 1 October and they will be provided with posters, leaflets, advisers and nicotine replacement products.

The Zoological Society of London has praised the Ugly Animal Preservation Society's competition to find a face for its campaign, saying it raises awareness of less "traditionally charismatic animals".

The gelatinous blobfish won a public vote to become the official mascot and landed the unofficial title of the world's ugliest animal.

Join me at 13:30 on BBC One as the High Court rules the Met's governing body will have to pay for the destruction of a Sony warehouse during the riots in 2011. Insurers are claiming damages of more than £60m, after the building in Enfield was destroyed and looted.

And how one mother from Berkshire, who lost her two-year-old son, is fighting for a fortnight of paid leave for anyone bereaved to mourn a loved one.

Homeless east European migrants have returned to Marble Arch despite the government offering rough-sleepers free tickets back to their home countries, the Evening Standard reports.

The return of the rough-sleepers came after up to 10 were moved on from the grounds of the Imperial War Museum.

Almost 200 new breweries have opened in the past year, boosting the number of beers to more than 5,200 across the country, according to the Campaign for Real Ale.

The number of breweries in London has doubled in the past year after 23 new ones opened.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to open a new £9.5m museum later which commemorates the Battle of Britain.

The rooms of Bentley Priory's mansion house in Harrow will be opened to the public for the first time in 80 years. In 1940 it was the RAF's headquarters at the time of the battle.

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"London Fashion Week is horrible. I mean it isn't horrible really. It's amazing. But having to work that much every day is," says top model Cara Delevingne. London Fashion Week begins tomorrow.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son Prince George will move into their Kensington Palace apartment in the next few weeks, the BBC's Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt reports.

Coming up on the Robert Elms show film critic Jason Solomons talks about the latest blockbusters and singer-songwriter Diana Jones talks about her latest album Museum of Appalachia Recordings which harks back to her love of old-time Appalachian music.

You can listen live on BBC London 94.9 and contact the team on 020 7224 2000.

Insurers have won a High Court fight with police bosses after a Sony warehouse was looted and destroyed in Enfield during the London riots of August 2011.

Legislation governing police says compensation for "damage by riot" should be paid out of police funds.

BBC London's Sara Orchard visited Arsenal Ladies to find out more about the cost of watching games in the Women's Super League.

Castleford Tigers have signed London Broncos prop Scott Wheeldon on a two-year deal.

The 27-year-old made 31 appearances for the Broncos after joining from Hull KR in May 2012.

Middlesex take on Nottingham on day two of their Division One County Championship match at Lord's.

At the end of day one Nottinghamshire were 161-2. You can listen live to match commentary from BBC London 94.9.

Residents in Harrow are being warned not to turn to illegal lenders even if they are feeling the impact of the current financial downturn.

Local advice services have seen an increase in reports that loan sharks are sending threatening texts and waiting outside schools attended by the children of people that they have lent to. Harrow Council said it is providing support to its most vulnerable residents.

A £9.5m museum to commemorate the Battle of Britain is set to open in Bentley Priory, Harrow, the former headquarters of Fighter Command in 1940.

Project manager for the Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust, Erica Ferguson, gave BBC News a first glimpse inside.

How much do you spend following your football team every year?

Try the BBC calculator to work out your costs. It's based on the BBC Price of Football study and includes the prices of 166 clubs in the top 10 divisions, including five in England, four in Scotland and the Women's Super League.

Labour MPs in London are calling for transport fares in the capital to be frozen at the rate of inflation next year.

They say they are "the most expensive in the world" with a single bus journey up by more than 50% over the last five years. The 24 MPs - led by Eltham's Clive Efford - call on mayor Boris Johnson "to use his discretion" to limit any rise.

The box office for the London Film Festival has opened for British Film Institute (BFI) members but there are currently problems with the website.

BFI tweets: Apologies to those experiencing issues with online booking for the #lff. Our support team is working hard to resolve. We'll keep you updated

Easyjet is considering saving the main Cornwall-London air link when Flybe stops operating the route in March, the BBC understands.

Flybe is selling all its Gatwick landing slots to Easyjet for £20m, but the announcement triggered fears the slots might be used for more lucrative destinations. Easyjet said: "No decision has been made".

Artist Paul Emsley who was commissioned to paint the Duchess of Cambridge by the National Portrait Gallery in London said his life has "significantly" changed since it was unveiled in January.

On this day in 2005 England beat Australia in the Ashes series after a draw in the final Test at The Oval.

Kevin Pietersen hit 158 and Ashley Giles 59 before England were bowled out for 335 with a final series result of 2-1, snuffing out Australian hopes of victory.

Two companies have been ejected from an arms fair in London's Docklands for promoting illegal torture weapons, after an MP raised the issue.

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said the companies were promoting handheld projectile electric shock weapons, weighted leg cuffs and stun batons.

The Victims' Commissioner Baroness Newlove is to investigate why the Met Police has the lowest victim "satisfaction" levels, and why London has the longest delays in getting cases to court.

Does London need a "super-sewer"?

A preliminary hearing into a new £4.2bn sewer is to begin later and as the Today programme's Tom Bateman finds, the scheme faces strong opposition.

Arsenal has the most expensive season ticket in the Premier League, a survey by BBC Sport has found. Their cheapest season ticket costs £985, while the most expensive costs £1,995.

Chelsea and Tottenham join Arsenal in selling their most expensive season tickets for more than £1,000.

Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock speak to BBC London's Brenda Emmanus about their new West End play, Barking In Essex.

Do you think our children should start formal lessons at school aged seven? A group of more than a hundred education experts argue children aged four and five should be allowed to play, instead of having to focus on the three R's. The Department for Education described the idea as "misguided".

What do you think? You can listen live to the programme on BBC London 94.9, contact the team on 020 7224 2000 or tweet @VanessaOnAir.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he would be "very happy" to meet the mother of Tyrell Matthews-Burton, from Leyton, who was killed during a fight while on holiday in Crete.

The 19-year-old's local MP Stella Creasy, who asked Mr Cameron for the meeting, says the only thing the Greek authorities have done for his family was send his clothes back.

On the roads, the A40 is slow London-bound from Hanger Lane into Gypsy Corner because of lane restrictions due to emergency repairs at the Wales Farm Road lights.

Keep up-to-date with BBC Travel and @BBCTravelAlert.

Some drizzle possible this morning, mild and grey, low cloud. Dry this afternoon, turning a little brighter, with light winds. It'll be more humid, with highs 18C (64F).

Tonight will turn wet with outbreaks of mostly light patchy rain. Low 14C (57F).

Good morning and welcome to today's BBC Local Live service. I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London.

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