Any Mayor watchers among you will remember Mr Livingstone trotting off to Cuba last year.. his ultimate aim was Venezuela and a meeting with Hugo Chavez over an oil deal. Embarrassingly for Ken though Chavez decided he didn't have time and the trip was apparently made in vain. Well today comes the announcement that that deal HAS been made. It amounts to 20% off oil from Venezuela, a saving that'll mean cheaper fuel for the capital's buses and help with travel costs for Londoners on income support. So was Ken right to head off to South America after all ? As ever our Political guru Simon Harris is ready with HIS, no doubt insightful, take on the story.
Now what do Ronan Keating and Alf Garnet have in common ? The answer; Kenwood House. The first has played there, the second (or rather Warren Mitchell, the actor who played him) is one of the Hampstead residents who complained about such concerts. For 55 years the historic venue has played host to many music makers, attracting thousands of concert-goers. But no more. Local residents had had enough of the disruption so the council limited the number of gigs allowed. Organisers say it's simply not worth it on that kind of scale. Liz Wickham's been talking to both sides on this musical dispute...
Also....have you ever wandered through a less than salubrious area of Soho only to notice a primary school nestling in amongst the sex shops and strip clubs ? If so have you ever wondered what it must be like to be a pupil there, or indeed how the school fits in with its local community ? Well Ben Scotchbrook HAD wondered about it so set about investigating. Watch his fascinating report later.
It's a big night for Arsenal. They take on top Dutch team Eindhoven. The Gunners ARE favourite so fingers crossed, we'll have a preview and then later you can catch the game on ITV4.
Steve's been chatting to Badly Drawn Boy (in a fish and chip shop). We don't know if that knitted hat remained in place thoughout but the betting is it did.
And tonight Robin Lermitte's the one with the weather so surreal conversation may well occur.
Talking of surreal....we speak to the London student behind the first ever Pen Spinning championships. Oh yes, there really is something for everyone in tonight's show.
We'll see you at 6
Tamzin and Alastair.
