Police are putting on extra patrols in Romford, east London, police after two men tried to abduct a six-year-old boy. , external

Officers say the boy and his eight-year-old brother were playing on their bikes in Harebell Way on Saturday lunchtime when one man tried to force him into a van while a second held the doors open. 

The boy managed to break free and run away.

Det Ch Insp Denise Johnson said: "High visibility patrols have been increased in the area to provide reassurance to the local community.

"I would always ask parents to remind children about the importance of not talking to or going with strangers."   

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho blamed after his side's Champions League loss to Porto.

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 The Blues suffered their fifth defeat of the season in all competitions after Maicon's second-half header gave the home side a 2-1 victory.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his side can still qualify for the Champions League last 16 despite sitting pointless at the bottom of Group F after losing to Olympiakos.

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A 3-2 home defeat was Arsenal's second straight loss in the group stage, with two matches against German champions Bayern Munich to come next.  

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe for nearly10 years but, for the first time, it will play a full-length run at a West End theatre, having been partly crowdfunded.  

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A protest has taken place outside a London nightclub after a group of women claim two of them were turned away because they were considered "dark and overweight".

It follows a social media campaign from four friends who say they were stopped from entering DSTRKT on Saturday night.

Lin Mei, 29, from London, claims she was told two of her group were not welcome.

The BBC has contacted the club several times for a statement or response.  

Uber has said a consultation on private hire regulation could spell an end to way the taxi-hailing app operates.

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Transport for London (TfL) is to consult on plans to demand a new English language test, a map-reading assessment, a fixed landline and the chance to book seven days in advance.

Uber said: "If adopted these [rules] would mean an end to the Uber people know and love."

Black cab drivers have argued regulations need to be tightened.

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Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan, who will address the Labour Party conference later, has insisted "I'm going to be my own person" in the race for City Hall. 

He told the Today programme he and Jeremy Corbyn share a "passion" for fighting inequality and rejuvenating housing, but pledged to be London's advocate even when that means disagreeing with the Labour leadership.

He claimed he had explained to the shadow chancellor that a top rate of 60p tax "would not make sense - John McDonnell agrees with me now and has changed his mind".

Vanessa Feltz
BBC London 94.9 presenter

This morning on BBC London 94.9 - childrens' charities say a convicted paedophile who was stabbed to death on an estate in east London should never have been allowed out on bail. 

What do you think? There'll be more on the show just after the 09:00 news.

London is a city of immense prosperity and power. But has it succeeded at the expense of the rest of the UK?

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The BBC takes a look at the capital, past and present, and examine whether it is too powerful.

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BBC News, London

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- Has the capital succeeded at theexpense of the rest of the UK?

- First10 UK womb transplantswill be led by a London doctor

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BBC London 94.9, Travel

The A2 into town is congested from the M25 to the Black Prince following a collision.

And the A3 Northbound is queueing from Ockham Park to Painshill also due to collision. One lane is blocked.

In Paddington, the Bishops Bridge Road is blocked Westbound at Westbourne Terrace following a collision. There are delays on the approach.

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High academic attainment among poorer pupils in London's schools is set to improve further, researchers suggest.

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The study by the London School of Economics and the Institute for Fiscal Studies says the success should boost social mobility in the capital.

The proportion of pupils on free school meals in inner London obtaining five or more A*-C grades at GCSE has more than doubled over a decade, it finds.

Doctors have been granted approval to carry out the UK's first 10 womb transplants, following the success of the procedure in Sweden.

Dr Richard Smith, a consultant gynaecologist at the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London who has been working on the project for 19 years, will lead the transplant team.    

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Ethical approval has been granted for the transplants - as part of a clinical trial - and will launch in spring.

Around one in 5,000 women are born without a womb, while others lose their womb to cancer.

Another dry day to come for all parts with long spells of sunshine.

It will be quite breezy, especially towards the Thames Estuary, with a keen north-easterly wind.

The highest temperatures are likely to be towards west London where they could reach 19C (66F).

Esther Webber
BBC News, London

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