London Tonight: Wednesday October 25th

Hello everyone.

Time to get your goat again: where do you stand on Chelsea Tractors - 4x4 Fiends - and, now, Richmond Range Rovers? Lots of us love 'em, even envy 'em - but most of us accept that many of them are mega-polluters. (Not all, however, as a recent survey showed that one, the Hummer, was rather better than you might have thought.....)
Anyway, Richmond Council wants to slap a higher parking permit price on them in a bid to save that delightful bit of the planet that is south west London and north east Surrey. Simon's on the case and we want to hear your thoughts. Peep-peep!

We're talking to the lovely Zoe Ball about saving the planet's most endangered species: celebrities get to chose the one they most want to save. Quite why Michael Portillio went for the Hyacinth Macaw is beyond us though we can only assume that David Suchet used his "little grey cells" to choose the Giant Panda.
Anyway it's a lavish new ITV series where you will be invited to take part: Zoe explains all.

And to cap off the theme of making the world a better place we are running a competition where you can win a wind turbine to cut your electric bill ... or the voucher-equivalent. Tune in to have a chance.

By the way, if you think you've seen a puma in Brentwood you may very well have seen a puma in Brentwood. A nervous Marcus, still recovering from having been stomped on by a dancing, prancing horse has gone all Sherlock Holmes for us in north London.

A train fell off the tracks at Waterloo last night: no-one hurt but lots really fed up with the delays that are still continuing. It even made Alastair late this morning - but not so late that he isn't poised to have a grumble! Ben's down at Waterloo.
Borat is in Leicester Square! The scourge of Kazakhstan hits the silver screen tonight and Tamzin is there for you - lucky minx.

If there isn't something there for you then I am an Azerbaijani!

See you at 6.

A & K

LIGHTING UP LONDON by Stuart Thomas, Editor

If you've got lights on a timeswitch in your house, you'll know that - as the nights draw in - you need to keep changing that timeswitch to make sure you don't end up in the dark.
Well, it's the same for St Paul's Cathedral.
Every year in mid-October I ring up the good people at the Corporation of London and remind them that it's getting darker earlier, and that London Tonight viewers can't see St Pauls.
If you've watched the programme in the last couple of nights, you'll know it's now very dark by about 6.15pm - and you can't see much behind our presenters. In fact it's pitch black. Well, I've made the call. Now we wait.. and if you know anyone with a very bright torch, drop me a line.

London Tonight: Tuesday 24th October

Good afternoon from all in the London Tonight newsroom!

Tamzin is being her normal, brilliant and flexible self: she's been out talking to the stars of Dirty Dancing which curtains-up this evening in the West End AND she is joining Alastair in the hot seat for what is looking like a great show.

Remember FAREPAK, the savings club which went broke despite tons of people having put their cash into it hoping for a bumper hamper for Christmas? Well, we've found a street full of people who are staring a gloomy Christmas in the eye because their money is gone and their hamper isn't coming. Well we have their story and some really good news: a "give-away" just for them and other victims of the FAREPAK collapse. We haven't got hampers but we've got something else to bring a smile to lots of faces this half-term: but you've got to be a victim and you've got to be watching at 6 to take part!

James Whale, another shock-jock and ranting 'paper columnist says he's the man to be London's next Mayor... in UPIK colours. See if he takes your fancy when we talk to him live at 6.

We've had ponies in the park and riding lessons in the shadow of the Hammersmith flyover: now, and much to Alastair's delight, we bring you the real Ferraris of the horsey world: not a feast of flat racing but the beautiful prancing horses of Austria's Spanish School of Riding: a joy to behold! Marcus has put his jodhpurs and riding hat on just for you!

Couldn't persuade Chrissie to don the same attire but she'll look the belle of the ball anyway as she brings you her weather at the end of the show.

That and all the news, in and around the capital, just for you!

See you at 6.

A & T

London Tonight: Friday 20th October

Afternoon

A really sad story to start our programme with tonight. They were childhood sweethearts, with a grown up family enjoying a holiday together in Greece, when a freak storm hit. Keiron and Frances Conlon were overcome as they paddled in the sea and were drowned. Their children pay tribute tonight to the couple still very much in love.

Also...sentencing for a conman who walked away with over a hundred thousand pounds worth of precious gems from some of the city's most prestigious jewellers...simply by asking to borrow them. Marcus Powell will explain all later.

We all remember the tragic death of 10 year old Damilola Taylor...well now his Dad is taking time out to speak to London's kids, warning them of the dangers of carrying a knife. Ronke's spent the day with Richard Taylor as he tries to make sense of his grief and build a lasting legacy for Damilola

Glen Goodman's got a job many a woman would envy - he's live at the Young Vic with a certain Mr Jude Law

Sticking with Movie stars....Our film buff James King is getting ready to do his star turn on this weekend's releases..

We'll have all the sport ... a great competition for wine lovers...

And Chrissie with the weather.

Plenty to keep you entertained, See you at 6'

Tamzin and Willsy

London Tonight: Thursday October 19th

Good Afternoon, Good people of Greater London...

Thursday's here - so very nearly the end of the week, but not a single sign of a slowdown on the newsfront. Busy today, busy, busy...

Let's start with the Mayor - given the all-clear in the High Court, with the judge ruling that Mr Livingstone's likening of a Jewish reporter to a Nazi guard last year did NOT bring the Mayor's office into disrepute. End of story - now there's a row brewing over who should pay for all the legal shenanigans. Our man Harris will have all the detail on that.... before we ask what you think.

Meanwhile, Jon Gilbert will have the lowdown on a new fare-structure for the trains going in and out of the capital. It uses the tube zone network to standardise ticket - the idea is to simplify travel round the wicket. But will it?

Wembley next and... would you believe, we're not going to be tell you that opening day has been put back yet again...? In fact, after months of arguments and legal wrangling, the company that owns the place and the company that's building it have called a truce. The result is... well, Liz Wickham will have more on that.

Now, we all know the worst sound in the world is the high-pitch whine of a mosquito as it prepares to gorge itself on... well, you. But it seems some very clever technical chaps have now come up with their own high-pitched whine and are selling it in a box... called 'the mosquito'. Ealing Council says it terribly good for shooing noisy thugs off the streets. Straight up. The council says it works - and Ronke Phillips will tell you more.

We'll also be hearing from Dustin Hoffman in a rather 'off-the-wall' interview with our Tamzin... and just for you, we'll be testing the 'best filled chocolate' in the world, as voted by the Academy of Chocolate, obviously - it's a tough job but someone's got it do it.....

So plenty for everyone. Hope you can join us at six.

Ben & Katie

London Tonight: Wednesday October 18

Hello all,

Another senseless murder makes our programme tonight I'm afraid. You may remember this time last week the case of the cheerful 19 year old lad, walking his girlfriend home, stabbed for, it seems, no reason at all. His devastated girlfriend and mother have given an interview for the first time; Ronke spoke to them.

What's going on at Olympics HQ? The American businessman Jack Lemley, who was given the job of making 2012 a roaring success, has quit after just 7 months. Now .. These things happen... But this really has come as a bolt from the blue. Jon Gilbert has been investigating.

Building works at a hospital ...And a mysterious skeleton is unearthed. We have the tale of a 40 year old unsolved murder ..

Did you know that London is the most expensive place in Europe to go to the flicks? �17.50 at the Odeon Leicester Square... Unbelievable! But don't despair, Liz has been hunting for cheaper London nights at the pictures..

Simon Harris - along with the London Assembly - has been asking the question .. Is London Underground "consultant" Bob Kiley really worth 3,600 pounds a day? Yes, you read that right. Wonder what the answer is..

And Jasmine has been to meet Deacon Blue ... Those Scottish heartthrobs (if you are over 35..!) have a new album out.

Then of course we've the weather and the papers ... All the usual good stuff.

See you at 6.

Katie and Al .

London Tonight: Tuesday 17th October

Good afternoon to you.

Yet another busy old day in the capital.

Today we've been investigating the growing trend of girl gang violence. Why's it happening? Can it be stopped? We'll be talking to a teenage model who was recently attacked.

Plus could there be more tragedy on the Thames? The mum of a man killed in the Marchioness disaster takes a seriously brave step to protest at plans to reduce training times for boatmen. We'll be asking for your views on that one.

In sport we're down at Stamford Bridge, as Mourinho asks why it took so long for Petr Cech to get to hospital after that skull fracture. We'll also have the latest ahead of the Chelsea's match with Barcelona tomorrow night. Will the Blues pull it off?

If briefcases are your thing, companies want your advertising space. Find out how just carrying your bag to work could be a nice little earner.

Showbiz and Katie's been chatting to that Monty Python legend Eric Idle about his latest creation. It is of course Spamalot and it's a musical version of cult film the Holy Grail, and it's opening night tonight. It's already steaming ahead with ticket sales. Find out what all the fuss is about from the man himself.. and watch Katie lose her cool. Badly.

All that, plus tons more.

See you at 6!

Willsy and K x

LONDON TONIGHT: Monday October 16th

Afternoon to you all - it's been a right old trip down memory lane today, with Tamzin talking to that mountain of rock Meat Loaf! What a legend!
He's got the third of his 'Bat Out of Hell' albums out next week - can you believe the first one was released all the way back in 1977??? How heart-sinking was THAT for us,shall we say "experienced" ones, who can remember it like it was yesterday... (and yes, tragically, have been humming the hits and vroom vroom noises all day...)

Onto to the more serious news of the day - and if someone knocked at your door, looking for any information which might help police solve a particular crime, you'd probably assume they were police officers themselves - we've all seen The Bill - it's called "door to door" enquiries, Guv - well, a trial in Surrey using CIVILIANS for such jobs has been hailed a huge success - Marcus is onto that one for us and we'll be asking for your opinions.

Then there's everything from plans for double-decker trains for the capital (and yes, the bridges ARE a problem) to how you could have your very own waxwork image displayed at Madame Tussauds - not to mention to West End property that cost �45 - honest!

If you fancy tickets to the Chelsea-Barca game on Wednesday, you'll want to tune in for our competition, and don't forget, every night we bring you the headlines from London's THREE (count 'em) evening newspapers.

There's bundles more to squeeze in - but I'm getting the urge to give Al & Katie another rendition of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light".......

See you at 6.

Ed

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 13th Oct 2006

'Afternoon to you.

First up: what could be lurking in your loaf?

There's a safety alert at a Kent bread factory, after pieces of glass and a needle were found in the packaging for Kingsmill loaves. Accident? Sabotage?

The police and food standards watchdogs are investigating - we will, of course, have the very latest.

We now know the first winners AND casualties of the capital's newspaper war.
Circulation figures for The Evening Standard, London Lite and The London Paper have been announced.
The Standard's putting a brave face on them - but can it really be happy with how it's fared against the two new freebies?

And we've just got the name of the firm that's emerged as a favourite to build London's multi-million pound Olympic Stadium.
It's already had a hand in creating a landmark sports venue in north London - but don't worry: it isn't the team behind Wembley (or we might have to start thinking about our Olympics being in 2013..in Cardiff!). Talks have begun with the Team McAlpine Consortium, which is in line to be named as the venue's design and construction company in the New Year.

Tamzin's had a sit-down with Hollywood funnyman Chevy Chase, as he prepares for the Secret Policeman's Ball at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow. Find out what he has to say about being involved in a British comedy institution.

Willsy will be delivering all the best sports news, as usual - including reaction from Spurs and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson to THAT blunder. He apparently says he can't understand why he's getting so much stick.

And we'll also be marking your cards about the very best of the weekend's entertainment - including our movie man James King's assessment of the latest releases.

See you at six!

FREDDIE (where's the) STARR..? by Ben Scotchbrook

"Over to Ben now who's live in Camden. Ben..." says Katie in the studio.

"Up yours..." may have been a somewhat unorthodox way to kick off, but that was the sort of mood I was in.

You see, I was at the Proud Gallery with Martin (one of our cameramen) to cover an exhibition celebrating 40 years of the Sun's front pages. Sounds great, and if we're honest, the 'love it or loathe it' champion of all-things tabloid has printed some crackers over the years, not least, "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster".

Anyway, as Martin and I walked in, we were looking forward to doing a live wandering round a gallery... rolling in a bit of a pre-recorded interview with former editor, Kelvin MacKenzie... and THEN chatting live with Freddie Starr: the big question - did he or didn't he? Excellent. That's what had been planned - that's what we were looking forward to.

Only, as we're lugging the camera-kit up the stairs to the gallery, the phone goes, and news-editor Lizzie tells me "Freddie's not coming. His agent says he's decided not to do it. He won't get in the car and he's turned his phone off". While I'm saying "B****r", Lizzie doesn't have time for such niceties and is already phoning around for someone to fill our 'live-sized' hole.

Meanwhile, Martin and I are walking into the gallery - only the gallery is a barn-like marquee on top of a building, with blow-ups of Sun frontpages sprawled around the edge. (Anyone who found themselves out and about on this particular Wednesday may remember the heavens not so much opening as emptying across London - which explained the army of people mopping up and putting out heaters.) Don't get me wrong - Sun-lovers should go see, but it just wasn't the TV-tastic environment we always hope for.

So, gone was wandering around the gallery: seats in the way, digital link wasn't going to work here. Gone too was Freddie (behaves like a) Starr: I frankly no longer care WHAT he snacks on. And teetering on the edge was the 3 and half minutes I'd been asked to supply for the programme: that has to merit a loud "B*****r".

However, all was not lost... while Martin and I wandered and wondered how we were going to bring a bit of life to this rather damp looking live, Lizzie had chased one of the six PR companies (could the Sun make a headline out of that?) who in turn had chased Kelvin MacKenzie... who in turn had agreed to do a turn... again. Now, there aren't many journalists who've wanted to hug MacKenzie over the years but when he was standing there, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with me, I could even have given him a light peck on the cheek. So...

"Over to Ben now who's live in Camden. Ben..." says Katie in the studio.
"Up yours... Delors", I say. As if I'd say "Up Yours" to Ms Derham, live on air. Round the office may be.

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 12th Oct 2006

Good afternoon one and all.

It is not the lead story, in the sense that it isn't the most important news story, but it is the one that most people in the Office have been talking about most, if you see what I mean.... (apart from the spoof video by a Birmingham Labour MP about the leader of the Conservative Party - for that, stay with ITV1 After London Tonight!)...........but back to the Not The Lead Story story: Spurs fans blame the grass, a poor pass from a ManU player...Gooners and pretty well everyone else say it was all the fault of the TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR goalie who had turned out for England against Croatia but then boarded a space-ship to another planet: all you need to know at 6.

Now what we are leading on is a fascinating mix of terror related tales: all interesting in their own right, even more interesting when taken together.A Willesden man pleads guilty to plotting acts of terror at home and abroad; a woman tells her emotionally powerful tale of how she realised the love of her life hadn't survived the terror attack in Bali; London's finest turn out to unveil a plaque in memory of the victims of terror here in London; and the case against the Met' over the killing of Brazillian Jean Charles De Menezes will procede despite interventions by the Met' Police Authority and the Attorney General. A potent mix.

We also have Summer and Smoke, the Tennessee Williams revival in the West End starring, among others, Ms Rosamund Pyke, the beautiful double agent in Bond movie Die Another Day.

And some boxing, with a twist...

Top it off with a Polish language paper for London's growing polish community and Chrissie's weather and we can't think of a thing that is missing.

Hope you agree and join us at 6.

K&A

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 11th Oct 2006

Afternoon..

Our top story tonight it shocking. You remember that awful crane collapse a couple of weeks ago in Battersea? We talk to the mother of one of the men killed in the accident. Because the scene of the incident was so dangerous, her poor son's body wasn't recovered for five days. FIVE DAYS. She is, understandably, and on many levels, very upset. She talks to Phil Bayles.
In fact, do you know how many people have been killed on building sites in the last five years? Over 500. It's an enormous figure, isn't it? For the first time, there is a memorial to them. It's being unveiled today, and we'll be there.

I'm afraid we've another horror story for you too .. the young pregnant woman from High Wycombe who was, allegedly, thrown off a balcony while on holiday in Crete. She landed on railings below .. and is still extremely ill. Ronke has the full, appalling story.

We've an intriguing tale of one way to live cheaply in London that none of us here in the office had heard of before. It's kind of legal squatting.. for a peppercorn rent .. and its all official. Did you know that buildings like the old Manchester Square fire station now have ordinary folk living in them? No, neither did we. Apparently it's more effective than having lots of security men patrolling..

Simon Harris has been talking to some of the 200 businesses that are being forced to make way for the 2012 Olympics; Ben Scotchbrook's been laughing at the fabulous exhibition of famous Sun newspaper frontpages.. Tamzin's been to meet Mr Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher (apparently he didn't like the rain, poor love) .. And we've the story of the miniature pony found roaming free on Wood Green High Road. No, really.

See you for all of that at 6.

Katie and Al.

ps - if you've taken any pictures of today's storms - then email them to us at londontonight@itvlondon.com

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 10th Oct 2006

Hello from the London Tonight team... its another packed show with some truly powerful stories.

For example how do you feel about the new advert showing the bus blown up in Tavistock Square with the line, "Last year, four suicidal British men got our attention. Unfortunately, 983 others didn't". It's been created to highlight mental illness. It certainly does that but we'll be asking if it goes too far.

Then there's the appalling injuries to Mark Dietrich. His crime was to ask for a van, blocking the road, to be moved. It resulted in Mark having every bone in his face broken as his attacker jumped on his head with both feet. Not surprisingly, police are desperate to catch this maniac.

Remember Lotfi Raissi. He was the pilot from West London who was jailed on suspicion of teaching the September the 11th hijackers how to fly. After five months in prison the Algerian was freed without charge. Now he wants compensation but the Home Office is saying no. We'll be hearing from Lotfi at the start of the case he hopes will finally bring him justice...and cash.

We'll also be catching up with the Von Trapp's...not the originals you'll understand but the cast of the new West End show "The Sound of Music". It promises to be another huge hit for Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Its all coming up in London Tonight for you at 6. Hope you can join Katie and me then.

Willsy

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 9th Oct 2006

Hello and welcome to another week of London Tonight.

Richard and Gloria Taylor are remarkable people: it was their son, Damilola, who was killed on a stairwell in Peckham six years ago.

They have displayed a quiet dignity throughout, despite the horror of what happened to their son and the faltering progress in bringing his killers to justice. They've put up with a lot. And today they heard their son's young killers had got 8 years, of which they will have to serve 4. And that might be it.
We've been talking to Richard and you can hear him at 6.

Right. Time for a break.

You go to a pub' or a wine bar or a restaurant and you know from June next year if you smoke .... Well, you can't anymore.

But you thought if your habit was strong enough you could step out onto the pavement and satisfy your craving. Not if Westminster have their way. Based on reports from Scotland that the celtic fringe gets a bit noisy when it steps out onto the pavement for a ciggie, Westminster say "not on our patch!" Alastair is not alone in being up in arms about it, though he and his crew are a declining gang.

But, more important than him ( "What!", screamed AS) we'd like to hear what you think: a ban too far or should the polluters be run out of the restaurants, off the pavement and into the Thames? (thats enough from the antis! Ed) We look forward to hearing from you at 6 and readings the best bits out at the end of the programme.

That'll be just after Gary Barlow tells Tamzin about his autobiography and the first single from Take That in about a decade.

We'll also sort out the competition we had a bit of a telecom-problem with last week: sorry about that. Chrissie will have the results with her weather forecast so whether you win or not will depend on you tuning in... See you then!

A&N

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: 6th Oct 2006

Afternoon,

It's far too wet out there to go out. So stay on the sofa, make a cup of tea and tune in at 6 !

We've a packed programme for you...starting with a transport story we think you'll all have a view on. CCTV cameras on buses have often proved invaluable, capturing images vital for police investigations and helping to solve crimes. But bus companies want to charge a flat fee to the police for the footage. They say it's expensive and time consuming to make the pictures available. Police chiefs are said to be furious. What do you think ? Is it fair enough or does it show a lack of social responsibility ?

We've an interview with the 24 year old from Southend who's become the youngest man to be treated for breast cancer. He tells his story to Ronke Phillips.

You've probably seen the posters all around town - Meryl Streep's new and much talked about movie "The Devil Wears Prada" is out today. We talk to its young star Anne Hathaway and get our movie expert's verdict too.

Willsy's got on his bike and headed for eXcel in Docklands - he'll be bringing us all the sport from there.

If you fancy a stay at a brand new, top notch hotel right in the heart of the capital - watch out for our great competition...we're throwing in a slap-up meal too

PLUS we'll update you with details of exciting things to do in town this weekend....let you know if the weather's going to get any better AND give you a look at the headlines from this evening's papers.

Plenty to keep you interested.

We'll see you at 6.

T&A

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Thurs 5th Oct

Good afternoon - infact, what a horrid afternoon! A very good reason to stay with your tele' from 6pm for an hour of news and a bit of light-hearted banter to raise your spirits and keep you up to date with all you need to know.
Or, go out for a stuff walk and get cold and wet.
No, thought not.

So, we start on the serious side with two amazing challenges to the forces of law and order.
A muslim copper in the Diplomatic Protection Squad tells his boss he's not happy standing guard outside the Israeli Embassy. The boss says OK and moves him to other duties. His wife is Lebanese, his dad's Syrian, he's got more family in Lebanon and Israel is pumping rockets, tanks and soldiers into the battle zone while Hezbollah are pumping rockets back at Israel.
But none of this is happening in Knightsbridge. The Israeli Embassy has always been one of London's most secure buildings. He wears uniform.
But he says he was frightened.
Or did he, as some have suggested, have another agenda? A moral objection?
Met' Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is investigating and so are we: we also wants your thoughts on this one, tonight at 6.

The second dilemma has been unfolding in Windsor these last couple of nights: the muslim owner of a dairy wants to put a mosque in his factory so his workers can pray. This has met with some serious local objections and a fair bit of opportunist racism. But its a tough one to police as Marcus Powell will explain.

Equally difficult to explain is why a mum, who contacted an out of surgery hours health service with tummy pains, saw 2 doctors, spoke with 6 others and still died. She was told she had all sorts of things but that she was getting better. She wasn't, she had septicaemia and it proved fatal.

No connection, I promise, but on Day 2 of Ken Livingstone's appeal we also report on the publication of the follow up to Peter Pan's Adventures in Wonderland...

Some Kung Fu monks seem the only way to round that lot off: so we'll be asking them to do just that.

See you at 6.

A and K

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Weds 4th Oct

Hello there!

Well.. first up, it's the Mayor again. Remember that incident with the Evening Standard reporter last year? Likening a Jewish journalist to a concentration camp guard? And the huge outcry that followed those comments? Accusations of anti-semitism - hotly denied? Well at the time he was suspended from duties for 4 weeks, and today he starts his appeal. And the outcry hasn't got any quieter ... Ironically its on a day that is the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, when thousands of protestors in the East End decided they wouldn't tolerate Oswald Mosley's fascist Black Shirts, with extremely violent results. Marcus Powell has been talking to a man who was there.

A turkish man got 8 years today for people smuggling. He and his gang helped get .. wait for it .. 100,000 illegal Turkish immigrants into the UK in the last 10 years. Its not human trafficking.. these people definitely wanted to come here.. but the scale of the crime is unbelievable nonetheless. We'll have all the details.

We've got all the background on the con artist who scammed his way into a royal premiere... even managed to have a chat with Charles and Camilla.. he says he did it for a bet.. for 100,000 pounds, apparently.. Liz has been to meet him.

We've a sneak preview of the newly restored architectural gem of a Hawksmoor church, the one in Bloomsbury. For years it's been the home of vagrants and has looked distinctly sorry for itself .. believe me, you won't recognise it now.

And Tamzin is off to meet those lovely Laydeez from Little Britain, ahead of the London leg of their sell out tour .. yes, she'll be on stage with Matt and David... anything could happen!

See you at 6.

Al and Katie.

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Tues Oct 3rd

Hello.

Remember the Police raid on a semi' in Forest Gate?

Two men taken into custody, one of them shot? Dozens of Police officers, forensics and explosives experts?

Outcome: pretty thin and the only charges involved porn and not terrorism.

Tune in tonight to hear Liz explain just how much it all cost and then send us your thoughts on whether it was money well spent or not.

Meantime, Police are focused on an extraordinary shooting. The victim was a millionaire businessman and it has all the appearance, it seems, of a professional "hit". Piers is in Earlsfield where it happened.

No Police required in the search for a leisure centre at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium: there isn't going to be one. But they said there would, I hear you say. Well, instead the Gunners are giving a big cheque to Islington Council to help kids with leisure activities. But no centre. It is NOT a bung but it is not a kids training centre, EITHER! Chris is looking for answers.

The Tories are STILL looking for a Mayoral candidate: Simon Harris is observing, with characteristic impartiality.... and only a bit of a grin.

Tamzin has a great interview with Kinks legend Ray Davies. The tape went missing for a while, and we worried it might never see the light of day. But it turned up, and you'll see the results at six.

And you can win tickets to Cancer Research's fantastic celebrity knees up at Madam Tussauds: there will be tons of "faces" there as well as all the wax-work dummies. Some, we accept, may prove difficult to tell apart....

See you at 6!
A&K

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Mon 2nd Oct

Good Afternoon from the London Tonight newsroom.

First - in a story that sounds frighteningly similar to the Peter Woodhams case, a father's been murdered outside his own home, after an apparent scuffle with a gang of youths. Piers Hopkirk's been on the scene in Hackney since this morning - he'll update us at six.

"Toni" was, as far as his wife was concerned, a loving husband. He cried at black and white movies. He secretly brought her favourite teddy along to their wedding. But Anthony Imiela was also known as the M25 rapist. Today, his wife's spoken for the first time - she accepts he is the man behind those shocking crimes. But she is also standing by him. Find out why tonight.

Now George Michael. First of all - a confession. I've already got my tickets for his concerts in London later this year. So I admit that I am a bit of fan. But still, I don't really understand why someone quite so famous manages to get caught out quite so many times. This time, arrested in his car (stopped at those lights on Cricklewood Lane where it meets Hendon Way, if you know that bit of North London) and taken to hospital. Oh George.

So all that - plus "The Devil Wears Prada" - we talk to it's young star - and Simon Harris on the Tory A List.

That's London Tonight at six with Alastair (back from Africa) and Katie. Don't miss it..

Stuart (the one they call "Editor")

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Fri 29th Sept

Hello - the weekend's almost here and London Tonight is on air at six with lots for you.

Tamzin and Willsy are your guides through thirty minutes of news and more.

We've been out to meet a mother - who is still recovering after her baby was snatched and threatened during a mugging. Ronke will have the full story.

There's the story of the squatters who've cut a deal with the owners of the nine million pound mansion that's going to allow them to stay put - for now. Ben's got the tale.

We're live in Ealing where dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes - find out why at six.

In sport, find out why Brentford are picking a fight with Chelsea. James King is in the studio looking at this week's movies.

Then, we're off to see the wizard. Well, witches really. The stars of "Wicked" are in the studio - it's the hugely successful Broadway musical that's a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" just arrived in the West End. Find out what all the fuss is about by tuning in.

Don't forget we're always interested in hearing your stories - londontonight@itvlondon.com or, if you've a consumer nightmare you'd like us to try and fix, email onyourside@itvlondon.com

That's it for now - tune in and six and have a great weekend.

Stuart (The Editor)

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Thurs 28th Sept

Afternoon all,

We've got the most mixed of mixed bags this evening, and we kick off with an exclusive.

Now, when you're walking home tonight, take a good look at the houses and homes down your road. Nice curtains in the windows perhaps. Well-kept front lawn with fresh paint on the front door, even. Ever wonder if it's all as proper INSIDE...? Well, the 'London Tonight' cameras were the only cameras there when the police smashed down the front door of an innocent looking home in Enfield this morning - Glen Goodman will tell you what they found.

Now, while Sir John Betjeman, famously, was no fan of Slough, local councillors argue it must have something going for it... Why else would huge numbers Polish immigrants be heading there? In fact, the council says it desperately needs more cash from the government to cope with the population growth. But, how are councillors proving they've got their figures right? Phil Bayles will have the rather unsavoury answer.

You've probably heard the recent horror stories about dogs attacking small children. One poor girl was killed by rottweilers in Leicester, while a little boy from Chichester was hideously scarred when another rottweiler mauled him. This evening, Liz Wickham tells the story of yet another toddler - from Dartford - savaged by a pit bull terrier. His parents are livid because, while the dog has been destroyed, its owners will not be punished, at all. Do you think they should be? Well, this is the story we'll be asking for your opinions on this evening.

Edward Forbes Smiley - the third. Sounds very grand, doesn't he? Certainly had the reputation of a gentleman - and a scholar, in fact. An expert in antique maps, respected around the world... right up to the point experts realised he'd been stealing antique maps around the world - the British Library among the noted institutions he targeted. He's just been jailed in America for 3 and half years. Piers Hopkirk on that.

Perhaps though the jewel in this evening's crown is a visit from a true legend. A movie actor who carved out his eternal reputation as the gentleman with a twinkle in his eye in not one but two series of comedy classics. Younger viewers may recognise his honeyed tones as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies. He's just released his autobiography. It's called 'Hello'... of course. Ladies and Gentleman, Leslie Phillips will be live in the studio.

Carry on everyone,

Ben & Tamzin

London Tonight: Wednesday 27th September

Hello to you from the news factory -

Hope you're well and not TOO busy this afternoon.

This evening's programme begins with a horrific mystery - what caused a 160 foot crane to collapse in Battersea, killing two people? The driver was thrown from the cab. Another man was crushed by the debris. An investigation is underway and Piers Hopkirk will have the latest on that.

Now, you've probably noticed the nights are drawing in and the days are getting cooler. Good Lord, summer's most definitely over. Mind you, the upside is that a bit more rain might help fill up our reservoirs because boy, do they need it. Not that it'll help the residents of a flat in Hackney who've been without running water since last Thursday. Liz Wickham looks at how everyone's coping - including Thames Water.

Simon Harris, meanwhile, continues his reports on machinations in Manchester and how the Labour Party conference could affect us down in London. Today, our own Mayor has raised air-pollution as a talking point, and with four of the country's busiest airports on our patch - that could be a big, and expensive issue.

Glenn Goodman's been hanging around public toilets today - all in the name of sound journalism of course. You see, some of the older residents of Kilburn had got a little fed up with the lack of loos available to the public when they're out shopping. They drew up a brochure of the best and worst. Mr Goodman went undercover to see for himself. What you might call 'inBOGnito'....

Moving swiftly on and the story of, well, a woman who was going nowhere fast when her car key-fob stopped working. Bit strange, as she'd just put a new battery in. It was the AA man who worked out the problem. The solution was a dog called George, as Phil Bayles will explain.

Tamzin's in Leicester Square for the premiere of 'Click' - Adam Sandler & Kate Beckinsale's new offering. And Chrissie's on weather duty.

Time now for a little cup of tea.

See you later,

Ben & Katie.

London Tonight: Tuesday September 26th

Afternoon all!

The jokes have been flying round the newsroom this afternoon - "The Drain....more like Money Down the Drain"
This, a reference to the news that since the re-opening of the underground's Waterloo & City Line - known as The Drain because of its shape - there's only been ONE day without disruption.... So what DID they spend that �40 billion on... And what WERE they doing for the five months it was closed.... we've set Piers the challenge of getting to the bottom of that one - which also got the gags going.. I won't explain...

London Tonight looks north this evening - we've sent Simon to Manchester for Labour's Party Conference. Blair's last speech to conference today - and we were all glued to the live feed in our newsroom.
Simon's been soaking up the electric atmosphere - and chatting to the London MP who's already started HIS campaign to replace TB (or at least keep Gordon out of No. 10).

There's bling... And then there's the Rio Tinto diamonds. Extremely rare, prohibitively expensive - and on show to a select few at a secret location in London, and guess who got an invitation? Phil takes you where the other news programmes just can't reach...

Jessica Simpson and baby sis Ashlee make the programme - Ashlee's just taken over as Roxie Hart in Chicago - and we're giving away tickets to tomorrow night's sell-out Jay-Z gig at the Albert Hall - Chris Martin will be making a guest appearance on stage - should be a great night!

There is - as always - much much more, but we don't want to spoil ALL the surprises, do we now.....

It's Alastair & Katie tonight - make it a date at 6.

Ed.

London Tonight: Monday September 25th

Afternoon,

A serious story to kick off with tonight. Over the weekend one man was shot and killed in Kings Cross, two men were shot in Brixton. Last week two schools in Peckham were forced to close over worries about gang warfare. It's clear there are problems with guns in this city of ours. Today a new ad campaign was launched trying to nip that problem in the bud. The posters target kids as young as 11...in an attempt to tackle the issue and put a stop to that connection with gun culture before it's begun.

Allotment owners in the East End are up in arms over plans to concrete over the plots they've lovingly tended to make way for part of the Olympic development. We talk to the greenfingered owners, both the very young and those getting on a bit. We'll also be there when the man from the London Development Agency comes to explain why it's necessary for them all to lose their plots.

Meanwhile over in South London.....It's "Time Gentlemen Please" for Youngs Brewery. Yes, the smell of malt and hops will no longer be wafting around Wandsworth - the entire operation's moving out of the Big Smoke and into Bedforshire. We're there for the last day of bottling. Let's hope Glen doesn't partake of too much of their produce and is still on his feet to tell us all about it at 6.

We've news of a new property development which could create affordable but pretty fancy housing. The Elephant and Castle gets elegant - we'll have the details.

Also Don't 'Cha wish you could know more about the Pussycat Dolls ? If you're a fan of the burlesque beauties, tune in to see what they're up to now - and where you can catch them live.

We've got a fantastic footie competition...Chrissie with the weather and a round-up of what the papers are reporting on tonight too.

See you at 6

T&A

London Tonight: Friday September 22nd

Evening - it's practically the weekend and we're going rock-tastic tonight.

Tamzin's been to the Edge (geddit??) to get an interview with U2 - she's even got Bono's thoughts on Tony Blair - so you won't want to miss that.

And as if that's not enough for one girl, she's gone totally weak at the knees at the prospect of her teen years hearthtrob, Chris Isaak, coming into the studio live - he's promising to serenade her - and she's keeping her fingers crossed that it'll be Wicked Game. So, one satisfied customer tonight - hope you will be too by 6.30!

We've our usual guide to the weekend movie releases and what else to do in the capital - including how YOU can become part of a new ITV programme.

Willsy's looking ahead to a weekend of sport - and he's excited tonight too - about our competition for a luxurious golfing weekend away.... We keep telling him he's not allow to enter, but I think I'll have to confiscate his mobile phone just in case...

Our top story tonight is the report findings on how London coped on the day of the terror bombings - some criticism, some praise - but interesting stories from the non-injured victims, who felt they didn't know what to do or where to turn on the day. Piers has the details on that one - and we'll be asking for your thoughts on what we've learnt and what we still need to learn.

And remember the elderly lady evicted from her home in a row over legal fees? We've an update on that you won't want to miss.

Bundles more to pack in - and Robin's got the weather. Got to dash now, or we'll never get it all ready in time.

See you at 6

Ed.

London Tonight: Thursday 21st September

Afternoon everyone,

Thursday afternoon already... that light gleaming at the end of the tunnel is a dirty great lie-in on Saturday morning. (Apologies to those with young children.)

Now, this evening's programme - and we start with an exclusive interview with Jane Bowden, the fiancee of Peter Woodhams. He was shot dead outside his home in Custom House 4 weeks ago today. Now, while the hunt for his killer goes on, Jane is moving the last of her possessions out of that home. As Piers Hopkirk will explain, she can't bear to live there with their young son anymore.

Yesterday, a man not known for his pro-Government views, Abu Izzadeen, challenged the Home Secretary as he addressed the Muslim community in Leyton. "How dare you come to a Muslim area?" John Reid was asked. Well, that poses certain questions about London's multicultural society. Simon Harris will try to come up with some answers.

She's 74 years old and she's just won a court battle over 3 inches of land. However, the judge ordered Malica Markos to pay her neighbour's court costs. She can't afford to do that - and today she's been left sobbing in the street as her house was re-posessed and boarded up.
Paul Fitzgerald has the full story from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.

Who remembers the Green Cross Code man, Tufty and his gang, Charley the Cat - all warning young children of the dangers in life. If you do, you're as old as we are. Chrissie (much younger than we are) has been taking a look at 60 years of safety films ahead of a season of them at the National Theatre.

Meanwhile Phil Bayles reports on your chance to be immortalised as a wax-faced bus-conductor - but it'll cost you. Not him telling you, that is... being immortalised. Steve Hargrave has the back-stage low-down on Beyonce's no-show at the Mobo awards. Someone who WILL show tonight is the pub landlord, Al Murray, in the studio to talk about another Secret Policeman's Ball. Oh, and then we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to the Ball itself.

Trust us, you won't want to miss it...

We'll see you at six,

Ben & Katie.

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Tues 19th Sept

Hello!

Tamzin is back from her well earned break and Katie is presenting the ITV Evening News at 6.30 - so Tamzin is in one of the hot-seats tonight!

She only got back at the weekend so wasn't able to interview Oliver Stone about his powerful and controversial 9/11 film WORLD TRADE CENTER. Steve has done a great job, however, and we're sure you will find it fascinating.

Talking of 9/11, we're sure you will all remember that day in August when Heathrow and other airports ground to a halt as an alleged plot to blow airliners out of the skies was discovered. In the days and weeks that followed security was tightened, bag allowances changed, liquids banned and all the rest of it. Very sensible. To make us safe.
So, how come a man could fly to Amsterdam using his 2 year old daughter's passport????? Liz is finding out on your behalf.

London's telephone numbers have been through a lot of changes in recent years: 01 - 020 - and more to come. But cast your mind back to Whitehall 1212 and Mayfair 3423 - ah, those were the days of black bakelite hand sets and women pushing and pulling plugs in manual exchanges. Well the telephone directories of that age are going "on-line" and it's given Damian the chance to take a look back at the old days when Britain's phone system was owned and controlled by a division of Her Majesty's Post Office.

A man in Croydon may have seen his fixed penalty payment get lost in the post or it may have got lost at either end of its journey: either way, the authorities seemed to lose track of it. So they picked up his car. And sold it! He got it back but, as Ronke explains, he now has even more reasons to be angry.

Also, what the Met' told the Courts about their responsibilities over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes and a full round up of all the news that matters.

And, hurricane or heatwave by the end of the week? "Maybe both" said Chrissie at our meeting: she'll tell you why at the end of the show.

Will half an hour be enough? We hope so ..... and so does Katie!!!

A&T

London Tonight: Monday September 18th

Afternoon!
Hope you had a great weekend.

We've a rich and varied mix to get your new week under way:
Becks, Bilbo Baggins and Babyshambles - Pete's mum is in to talk about her powerful and moving book. Young Mr Doherty, as the prodigal son? You won't want to miss her talking to us live at 6..

Bilbo Baggins? Well, it was auditon time today for anyone who is horizonally challenged and has furry feet! A West End musical based on Lord of the Rings is planned and they cast their net low and - well low!
Glen was first in this morning so off he went ..... (all 4' 8 of him... with his shoes and socks firmly on, so we can't help with that bit!)

Becks? Like Pete's mum, the Golden Boy is also bookish today, signing copies of his autobiography. Simon has gone on his trail from Greenwich to Oxford Street.

We also have the final chapter in a brutal and yet intriguing story of paedophilia. Sent to prison today for 13 years, a man who, publicly, was Mr Nice Guy in the borough architect's office. But secretly, he disguised himself to assault young girls. Piers has the full story.

London Fashion Week sees a dream come true for a Hackney woman, as Ben will explain.

Robin has the weather and we'll have the latest on turning Woolwich Arsenal (well done the Gunners at the weekend!!* ) into the latest Des Res...
(Who slipped that* in? Ed)

See you at 6...
A and K

London Tonight: Friday September 15th

Hi. Sorry we are a little later than normal but we had a two minutes silence for West Ham's result last night and it lasted longer than it should have.
Our Ken is still in mourning but the rest of us keep saying First Leg. First Leg.....

Now tonight a fascinating story that could affect us all. The problem of affordable housing is real and immediate. It has to be solved and, inevitably, we're all going to have to help.
So, we looked at Westminster's ingenious solution: offer people living in Council Houses that are now too big for them a chance - and a bit of a sweetener - to move out to a smaller place and let the needy in.
It sounded a good idea and it turned into a brilliant idea. But Westminster are running out of cash for the sweeteners. So will it stop? Will others find the money to have a go? Will the Mayor or the Government step in to keep it going?
Phil has been exploring.

We all know we have a drug problem in London and we are all angry that it is wrecking so many young lives. But we are shocked to discover how many young youngsters, 9-12, who are involved not only as users but also as dealers. Glen has been looking at the worrying numbers.

Daddy Cool is the latest retro musical, a tribute to the work of 70s stars BONEY M. (Romilly says she remembers all the words and Alastair says he can even remember dancing to them). Stars of the West End show, Javine (rear of the Year) and Harvey (So Solid Crew) are with us!!!!

Plus we'll be talking to James about The Queen, Helen Mirren's masterpiece, and Talladega Nights which raises a few laughs...

The weather, the papers, and the rest of the news: all life is here on your way to a well earned weekend break.

See you at 6!

R & A

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Thurs 14th Sept

Hi.

Stuart here again - Editor of London Tonight - updating you on the programme this evening.

Alastair and Romilly are presenting this evening, and our top story involves the theft of mobile phones. You'd think once your phone was reported stolen it would be blocked - and it would become useless. An ITV London investigation has found otherwise. There's a full report on London Tonight - and a whole programme on the issue later at 7.30pm.

Also tonight - an incredible story about a restaurant where a certain Mr Mourinho often books a table. The staff there were rather amazed to find a bugging device in a plug socket. Someone listening in to Chelsea's team talk? Or maybe just someone after the receipe for the restaurant's lasagne? Simon Harris finds out..

Glen Goodman's out on the river - Ben Scotchbrook's got the story of a black cab driver who was asked to take a couple of lads rather further south of the river than is usual - and Jamelia is with us in the studio.

Oh, and are you a fan of the Killers? If so, we've a competition you won't want to miss.

That - plus lots more - on our broadcast tonight. Join us at six on ITV1.

Stuart

London Tonight: Wednesday September 13th

Hello All,

Dramatic goings on in Kent today .. And you don't often get to say that. The police are claiming they've carried out their biggest even guns seizure, swooping on a house in Dartford at 6 this morning, arresting a 55 year old man, and making off with hundreds of guns. It's not a straightforward tale.. The man arrested did have a gun license, but police are sure this is a significant victory in the battle on illegal weapons in this country. Ronke's there to explain all.

Hugo Chavez is the president of Venezuela. You may remember there was some controversy when he visited London earlier this year .. Not everyone was thrilled that our mayor was hobnobbing with a man who'd been pretty damning about America and Britain in the past. Well now the friendship that was burgeoning then between Ken and Hugo looks set to be sealed with a goodwill deal. Apparently we're going to advise them on policing and housing - and in return we're going to get some cheap oil for our buses. Sounds .. Well .. A little strange, doesn't it? The Tories certainly think so, and have been grilling Ken during Question Time today. We'll have all the background.

We've a report on the growing drugs horror of speedballing .. we talk to a user of this deadly cocaine and heroine mixture .. And find out just how widespread its use has become...

Cyclists are going to be under scrutiny for wobbly and dangerous riding .... Ben's got his helmet on (controversial in itself these days.. ) and is finding out more ...

We've a fabulous competition if you've got kids who'd like to play football with David Beckham at his new academy ..

And we're talking to that showbiz survivor, Les Dennis, who's career is rocketing back up again with a hit new stage show.

So see you at 6!

Katie and Al.

London Tonight: Tuesday 12th September

Afternoon!

It's another mix of light and shade in the show tonight - football, sculpture, mime, Soho - more of which to follow.

But our lead is the breakthrough in the murder inquiry to find Nisha Patel's killer - she, you'll remember, is the special constable stabbed to death outside her home four months ago.

We've also a rogues's gallery for you too - faces of young graffiti vandals have been published by police, to help catch them. See if anyone YOU know is on there...

The mime artist who's been left speechless after being banned from the pavement by police! (sorry - dreadful joke)

We've also got Alison Lapper - she whose statue is now gracing Trafalgar Square - is live in the studio.

Plus - live to Stamford Bridge ahead of tonight's Champions League clash, win tickets for the Scissor Sisters - and of course, we've got Chrissie.

See you at 6.

LONDON TONIGHT: Monday Sept 11th

Afternoon ...

Tonight's show really covers all the bases, from outrage, sadness ... to, i'm happy to say, hilarity and awe .. As we have the legend that is Mr David Hasselhoff on the programme. Oh yes, the Hoff is in the studio...

First up ... Ken did warn us ... Tube and bus fares would have to go over the next few years. But by a third? Yes, you read that correctly .... If you don't use your oyster card, come next January a single tube journey will go up from 3 pounds to 4, a bus journey from 1.50 to �2 ... What do you think? We want to know.

We've got an exclusive interview with the father of Peter Woodhams, the young man gunned down outside his home. He's begging for information, and for anyone shielding the murderer to break their silence. It's powerful and emotional stuff.

And the powerful stuff doesn't stop there, as we'll be in in New York for the 5th anniversary of 9/11. The pictures still have a shocking power, and we'll be talking to the mother of a young Londoner who died that day. We'll also be at the London offices of Cantor Fitzgerald; you'll remember that it was a firm who's New York office was devastated in the atrocity. Today they've been hosting a huge charitable appeal, with a number of sporting heroes doing their bit, including that new royal world champion, Zara Philips.

We've some good news for London house hunters, with details of a new shared ownership scheme which could, just could, allow you to get a foot on the property ladder even if you're not loaded...

But ... The highlight has to be the Hoff. He's in the Guinness book of records as the most watched man on television. He's huge in Germany as ein Rock Star. He's been having a bit of a tough time with the British tabloids . He's got a new autobiography out and he could well have a new number one single. He's also very tall .. And he's in our studio. You've got to tune in ...

See you then
Katie and Al.

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Fri July 8th

Hello!

Stuart the Editor here.

Alastair's busy interviewing a major politician for tonight's national ITV News - and with Tamzin enjoying a few days off - Romilly is joining us as our other presenter tonight. She's busy getting her head around the programme, so I'm writing the email this afternoon.

Tonight we start with the story of Rocky Dawson, shot dead in front of his young children in Hornchurch. Police have done something they've never done before - offered a �20,000 reward - just for an address. There's someone they want to speak to about the crime - tonight we'll show that person's picture and ask if you know where they live. We also hear from Rocky's family in their only television interview.

Also - an incredible film from an incredible young man. Thomas Ikimi's cousin was Anthony Fatayi-Williams, who was killed in the July 7th attacks last year. Thomas has spent the last year documenting how his family have come to terms with those events. Tonight he's also made us a film - all about it. It's powerful stuff.

That plus we hear from Sigourney Weaver - Willsy's got the sport - and Chrissie's here with the weekend weather.

Oh - and the final of our "Future London" series - as we ask a sci-fi writer to predict how the capital will cope in the years ahead.

Join Alastair and Romilly at 6.

Stuart

LONDON TONIGHT: Thursday September 7th

Crikey! What a day! Will he? Won't he? In the end, Tony Blair ended all the talk right here at a secondary school in North London - by kind of telling us what we pretty much knew - he will stand down by next year - but won't give a precise date. Well, it all happened at a school in St John's Wood and Simon Harris has been speaking to the youngsters who had a schoolday they'll never forget.

But our top story tonight - and the one we want to hear from you on - is the sheer anger of a mum whose 11 year old daughter isn't allowed on the free school bus, because she hasn't been christened.
It's a church school and they say only children who have been christened or whose parents live in the parish are eligible - is it fair? Watch Jon's report and you tell us.

Flat for sale: Knightsbridge. Now you know that's going to be pricey... But �1.5 million for a one-bed?? Ben takes you on an exclusive tour inside to see what you get for your moolah.

And remember Curiosity Killed the Cat? They're back - with a re-mix by the same people who got Leo Sayer back to the top of the charts! Have a listen and we chat to Ben VP.

There is - as you'd expect - bundles more too, but if we don't get on with it now, it won't make air!

See you at 6.

K & A

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LONDON TONIGHT: Wednesday September 6th

Afternoon ..

Major developments in the murder case which is our main story in London tonight. A 17 year old is in custody over the stabbing of grandmother Carmelita Tulloch in Vauxhall yesterday morning.
Jon Gilbert will have the latest on that.

Another mystery ... But however it happened, a car careered off the road in Stamford Hill this morning, through some school gates, into the school itself, only coming to a halt in a classroom. Miraculously, no one was killed, though there have been some injuries. Simon Harris has been trying to find out what happened.

In the worthy and seemingly endless efforts to get us all to go green, we've got a couple of reports for you tonight .. First, Piers Hopkirk saddles up to try out a new scheme to get us to borrow communal bikes, to cycle around London .... Are we all honest enough? And then we spend some time with the Murphy family in Sheen, seeing how they've been changing their ways to save the planet.

But then we get showbiz. Seriously, proper showbiz. John Barry might not be a name you immediately recognise.. But you'll undoubtedly know the tunes he's composed..... Goldfinger... Born Free... Yes, this man is a god when it comes to film music, and he was rightly recognised as such with a lifetime achievement award at the Mercury Music prize last night . Steve Hargrave went to meet him. And then Bob Geldof's been in a film. About Bob Geldof lookalikes. ....

Tune in for all that at 6. See you then.

Al and Katie x.

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Sept 5th 2006

Afternoon...

The breaking news that is going to be dominating our show tonight is, I'm afraid, the brutal murder of a woman this morning in Vauxhall. It seems it was a random and vicious killing; the woman was on her way to work, but she was seen being stabbed repeatedly. Worryingly, the killer is still at large, and there is a huge police operation underway. We'll have all the latest.

From a shocking story though to one which might also beggar belief .. but this time in that "what will they think of next" kind of way.... yes, Mayor Ken, never happier than when he's got teams of consultants working on rebranding something, has come up with a new name for, wait for it ... trains. Yes, from now on, we'll have the underground and the ... overground. No Wombling jokes please. Oh, ok then, maybe just a few.

We hear from the Heathrow worker who's about to be sacked for having a funky hairstyle which hasn't changed for years... and from Jo Wood, Ronnie's missis, about how she's turned herself and her whole family green. As in environmentally friendly, that is. We've got football courtesy of those handy new Argentineans who've arrived at West Ham, and last but most definitely not least, we sent our ace reporter Sharon Thomas to meet one of her all time heroes. It just happens to be Brian May, him from Queen with the curly hair and matching wife. Well, someone has to be his Number One Fan, don't they?

You can't miss it. See you at 6.

Al and Katie.

LONDON TONIGHT: Monday September 4th

Hello and welcome to the start of another week of London Tonight!

Great excitement from the Boss this morning: he saw the Harry Potter team filming at King's Cross at the weekend: trains and movies, just two of his "things" !
Greater excitement as we have Ron Weasley and his mum on the programme - NOT in their Harry Potter roles but as the stars of a new movie DRIVING LESSONS. Julie Waters and Rupert Grint have been talking to Steve Hargrave.

Nothing magical these days about fingerprints: compared to DNA they are almost old-hat in the world of forensics. Nevertheless, there was some debate, resulting in both alarm and support, when we discovered kids at Holland Park School are to have their fingerprints scanned on arrival. It is not a crime-busting initiative, rather a C21st way of taking the register! Sensible or an invasion of the youngsters' privacy? Your thoughts will be asked for after you've heard Piers' report.

Also tonight, extra work for street sweepers or a great new adventure for the capital's information hungry citizens? The latest "freebie" has hit the streets - bringing to four the number of give-away papers being thrust in your direction -morning, noon and night. Nick Ferrari, who nearly edited a London paper, gives us his views.

Culture Secretary and Dulwich MP Tessa Jowell is in Beijing to see what the 2012 team can learn from the inscrutable Chinese. Good idea, said some of the team: another Ministerial junket, said others! You decide when you've heard from Phil.

And Green Living: our property slot tonight takes a look at the latest ideas for living Green, saving the Planet and cutting back on those nasty carbon emissions. It's going to be a theme all week so stayed tuned and save the world from damaging climate change!

Chrissie will have tonight and tomorrow's micro climate details in her forecast so best you be there.

We will!

A & K

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Fri 1st Sept

Hello and good afternoon!

September limps in, with a spit of rain on an over-cast day: we'll take that as a challenge to lift your spirits and gear you up for a great weekend!

Tamzin and Alastair hope you'll be with us at 6 and there are lots of good reasons for you keep the date.

We're kicking off with an extraordinary, international story of deceit and destruction.
A gang, targetting up-market cars, has been busted by the Met. We've terrific helecopter shots of the swoop on the crew that hit on Mercs and Beemers and, within hours, allegedly stripped them down to parts and crushed what remained. Their market was north Africa! It is a fascinating story and a costly crime brought to an abrupt end.
Ben is the man with the motors.

More on the West Ham story that started yesterday with the slightly mysterious purchase of two Argentine internationals and moved, today, to the Stock Exchange amid hot speculation that the Hammers are coming under the hammer! Willsy has the latest live from Upton Park.

Troubled by stray cats or urban foxes in your garden? Chessington Zoo has a weird answer that will work but may leave you with your nose turned up, as Phil will explain!!!

Tamzin has crafted another comprehensive list of What Not to Miss this weekend and James is with us taking a look at Michael Douglas in The Sentinel and Nicholas Cage in the remake of the Wicker Man.

And last, but by no means least, a wonderful story about a man, on the other side of the world, who has paid what we think it a unique tribute to our Mayor.

Unique?? If you don't think so, we want to hear from you but you'll have to watch first to see what we're getting at.

So, see you at 6!

A&T

LONDON TONIGHT: Thursday London 31st

Hello!

We're topping off tonight with some comments by London Mayor Ken Livingstone about Trevor Phillips - he, of course, the head of the Commission for Racial Equality. Ken and he don't see eye to eye on multicultural issues - and you know Ken, he doesn't mince his words.

And what does your bin say about you? We're not talking hygiene - or even the personal documents you throw out with the trash... But rather a scheme that's creeping in slowly whereby councils are putting electronic chips in the bins - to monitor our waste.
Big brother gone mad? You tell us..

Piers has been inside the Primrose Hill squat that's ruffling feathers with the locals .. And strange goings on at Visit London.
At the start of today, they were talking about a celebration of "multicultural English" in Trafalgar Square tomorrow - it's even mentioned in one of today's tabloids. Now, though, they've scrapped the idea... We liked it though, so Glen's got everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about creps, yards and skets...

And you'll never believe where Chrissie is tonight - and she has a fantastic competition that you won't want to miss.

All will be revealed at 6... See you then.

A & K

LONDON TONIGHT: Wednesday August 30th

Hello there...

The Dome. White elephant, stunning landmark ... Whatever you think about it, it could soon have a whole new lease of life as Britain's first super casino. At least that's what it's hoping ... If it beats off competition from 6 other bids from the likes of Blackpool (imagine. .. Las Vegas with donkey rides.. ) . The pitches for the contract began today amid howls of protest that it's a done deal for Greenwich .. And equally loud howls from the Casino Advisory Panel that the odds aren't stacked in the Dome's favour, and that there's still everything to play for. Ben Scotchbrook's got his croupier's eye-shade on and is investigating...

We'll be hearing the tale of woe of one London family who's holiday luggage went missing for 19 days courtesy of BA . That's bad enough .. But when the bags finally turned up, everything, contents included, was ruined. Enter London Tonight, on a white charger...

Phil Bayles has been reading all about it as Londoners face the prospect of not one but two new free newspapers to fill all those hours commuting home, while Liz Wickham's been on the set of a new gritty drama in East London which is making stars of the local kids.

What with that and of course Chrissie with the weather, you've loads to look forward to ...

See you at 6 .. Al and Katie.

LONDON TONIGHT: Tuesday August 29th

Hello:
We are both back from holidays and look forward to having you with us at 6!

Hope you had a good Bank Holiday weekend.
How many of you had an extra day off???? South West Trains certainly must have made it very tempting as yet another day of disruption hit the commuter where it hurts.
The RMT Union mounted the first of three days of strike action from midnight last night: it is about putting managers to work on previous strike days as well as the continuing row over late-night transport for workers doing unsocial hours.
The boss of SWT is live to explain how it has come to this and what will happen on the next two strike days.

There's a fire in Piccadilly, as we write: it is close to the Royal Academy but apparantly that beautiful building and its pictures are safe. But we are keeping an eye on things and Faye Barker will have the latest.

Things are also hotting up over plans for London's Super Casino: the group who want to build it claim it has the support of multi-faith groups: multi-faith groups have made it clear they don't. Oops! A spin too far? Piers is at the table on your behalf.

Entertainment for the younger generation has always been big business but now the off-spring of a big businessman and one of the biggest names in rock have teamed up for teenage festivities. Peaches is Bob Geldof's pride and joy and, coming around on the conveyor belt with her is Charlotte Woodruff, Yo Sushi founder Simon Woodruff's delightful daughter. Charlotte tells all to Jon Gilbert.

Still with the stars, Michael Douglas is in town and Jasmine's been to talk to him about his latest venture on screen.

So sit back, tune-in for Sharon Osbourne at 5pm and stay with ITV for the best local and national news from 6!

K&A

LONDON TONIGHT: Friday August 25th

Afternoon,

We've a packed show tonight to get you in the mood for a long weekend....

First off, the great getaway that always goes hand in hand with a bank holiday. We'll be keeping an eye on how everything is running on the roads, rail and in the air....

The jams, the queues, the delays. Makes you wonder why we bother sometimes, and tonight we're asking how many people ARE. Have recent events at the airports put you off going anywhere ? Are you planning to hole up at home or jet off somewhere exotic. Tell us your plans.

If you ARE staying in London you won't be short of some pretty grisly company. It's a well known fact that there are more rats in the capital than people and the numbers are growing and growing...but now so are the rats. Get ready for the super-sized rodent. Where's that pied piper when you need him ? Maybe our very own Piers Hopkirk will step in with his penny whistle as he reports on this worrying trend.

Also...when you make an appointment with your doctor, do you turn up ? If the honest answer is no then you are not alone. Doctors are not happy with how often their patients are no-shows and are calling for changes.

Showbiz-wise our cup runneth over. We've James King in the studio with a run down of the latest movie releases, Steve Hargrave at The Reading Festival with an assortment of musical types, David Soul and Nick Moran in the studio to talk about their new film....AND our usual Friday night roundup of things to get up to over the weekend.

After that we'll all need a lie down - good job there are three days off coming up!

See you at 6.

Tamzin and Willsy

LONDON TONIGHT: Thursday 24th August

Good Afternoon to you...

Tamzin and Ben will be 'out front' once again this evening. At the moment though they're struggling to comfort Catherine, the programme editor, who's most perplexed to hear that Pluto is no longer a planet. It's official: the International Astronomical Union says it ain't big enough. Catherine sees this as a bitter blow to her view of the universe. The rest of us thought Pluto was Mickey Mouse's dog. Anyway, planet, rock, or dog, Pluto is just outside our news patch - so we'll leave that there.

However, a story that will move everyone in the London area is the murder of Peter Woodhams, shot dead outside his own home. He was slashed with a knife 7 months ago but his distraught finacee claims the police never took enough interest in their complaint - and that had they done, he may be alive today. This evening, in her first and only in-depth TV interview, Peter's fiancee talks Ronke Phillips, and tells her what she makes of that apology.

Meanwhile, Phil Bayles has been playing with dolls. Not just any dolls, mind, but little figures dressed in different Premier League-style team-strips. They're called 'Little Hooliganz'... and the Premier League is looking into whether they've breached clubs' rights. See what you think of them.

Now, last week, it was A-level students on the edge of their seats. Today it's been the poor blighters opening their GCSE results. We've all seen TV pictures of the successful kids, screaming with delight after they see a long list of 'A's. (Congratulations, if that's you, by the way.) However, Piers Hopkirk will also report on teenagers whose results fell short of the mark LAST year, and how a Prince's Trust course has left them a lot happier THIS year.

And if it's happy endings you're after, you'll love the story of a mechanic from Blackpool who, next month, takes centre-stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Not bad, when you consider that in the meantime he found himself sleeping on a park-bench... right over the road from the Albert Hall. Liz Wickham will tell us the whole story.

Finally, after listening to cows mooing yesterday, Chrissie has been chasing a pelican today - in Kent, of all places. She'll tell us all about that... before telling us all about the weather.

From Pluto to pelicans - in one e-mail. Not bad is it? We'll try the same trick at SIX... without Pluto, of course.

T&B

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Weds Aug 23rd

Afternoon,

Tamzin and Ben are on the sofa today (Tamzin will be the one on the left)...

And our main story this evening is the scathing report listing shortfalls at Northwick Park hospital, shortfalls which led to 10 women dying while they were pregnant or shortly after they gave birth. System failure, weak leadership and poor quality of care are blamed by the Healthcare Commission. In Liz Wickham's report, we'll be hearing from the partner of one of the women who died.

Meanwhile, Ronke Phillips is covering the desperate story of a young father shot dead when he confronted a gang outside his home in Canning Town. The main suspect being interviewed by the police is only 14 years old.

Now, a video - made by an Iraqi mincab driver - shows a number of London landmarks. His defence has told the jury at Woolwich Crown Court that it was a jokey look at what the capital has to offer for relatives back home. The prosecution, meanwhile, alleges it was a guide highlighting potential targets for terrorists. Piers Hopkirk will have the details on that.

On a lighter note, we'll have be 'pitch-side' ahead of Arsenal's second leg of their European Champions qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb. The Gunners are 3-0 up so far - Robbie Earle will tell us whether he thinks that's enough. (By the way - the game's on ITV4 tonight)

Alright, a question for you now... a man who's just signed a rather large record contract with Universal believes "the ??? to be something of romance".
Is he talking about -
a) the Thames on a warm summer's evening
b) that nightingale singing over Berkeley Square
c) the tube?
Phil Bayles will be asking Chris Singleton what, and indeed, why.

Something else for music-lovers too - a chance to vote someone to glory in this year's MOBO Awards. 'London Tonight' is sponsoring the 'Best Newcomer Award'. We want you to choose between five contenders and we'll be telling you how to cast your vote.

And what's more, Tamzin (she's been terribly busy) has been chatting to Penny Lancaster (Rod Stewart's fianc�, you know) about a new calendar she's got coming out for next year. Only, Penny's not in front of the camera. She's the one taking the snaps... of celebrities and their pets. Well, someone's got to.

So, busy afternoon ahead. We'd better get on. See you at Six.

T&B

LONDON TONIGHT: Tuesday August 22nd

Hello!

The whole spectrum of news in London Tonight this evening.

We've got the the very latest on the eleven people in court today over the alleged airliner bomb plot.
Tight security surrounded the convoys that snaked their way to the hearings at City of Westminster Magistrates Court.

We've also got remarkable pictures from the opening day of London's first camp specifically for overweight children.
Levels of obesity among the capital's youngsters are rising and one in four is now considered overweight.
The week-long camp will educate children about the benefits of keeping fit and eating healthily.

What do you do if you've got a parking space and no car?
Not a joke, but it IS a way to earn some serious money - as you'll find out.

And it could be among your worst nightmares.
A friend comes to stay for a few days - and weeks later, they're well and truly wearing out their welcome.
Well, that's exactly what happens in a new film 'You, Me and Dupree', which has its London premiere this evening.
One of its stars, Kate Hudson, WON'T be on the red carpet, to avoid any questions about her marriage split.
But fingers crossed, our reporter Steve Hargrave will to catch upwith Dupree himself, Owen Wilson.

T&W

LONDON TONIGHT: Mon 21st August

Good Afternoon,

First tonight....do you live in Haringey? If so, do you or WOULD you leave you front door unlocked or even open ? Well the Met Police Chief Sir Ian Blair has given an interview seeming to suggest that that is a safe thing to do. We'll bring you all the details on that story but we also want to know what you think....In today's capital city is it a crazy idea ... or do you think we ARE winning the fight against crime.

We also report on a new spat over a old scandal. Remember Dame Shirley Porter - who masterminded the "votes for homes" scheme back in the 80s. It led to the disgraced peer being ordered to pay back 22 million pounds to Westminster council. Now Mayor Ken Livingstone wants another pound of flesh. He's asked the Attorney General to see if there are charges that could be brought against Dame Shirley.

If you're charging up your power drill as we speak ahead of the bank holiday check out today's property piece...an expert gives us some top tips.

Win tickets to the Carling Weekend Reading Festival....where you can muck about in the mud while listening to The Arctis Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand that the Kaiser Chiefs.

And Chrissie's messing about on the river...she's fallen hook, line and sinker for a fisherman's life and she's found some really unusual place in our capital to enjoy her new hobby. Watch out for her wellies, they're something special !

That's your lot

See you at 6

Ben and Tamzin

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Fri Aug 18th

Good Afternoon!

Fridays we like and we hope you do, too.

Do'nuts at tea-time, What not to Miss and then home for the weekend.
Hurray!
So let's try and get you in the right frame of mind, too.

Some of us are going to the V Festival at Chelmsford this weekend, (the Boss is buying new wellies!) some to the Rolling Stones (Alastair won't shut up about it!) and others to the first Premiership games of the season (too many to mention!)

So, Martyn will be telling you what the weather will be like but we start with a great story for any one who may have paid over the odds for footy tickets.
Chelsea are introducing a trial scheme to mop up any spare tickets at a set price while trying to squeeze out the ghastly touts. Sharon is at the Bridge.

Tamzin has spent the afternoon with the lovely Alesha, she of Mis-Teeq fame, who's been nominated for a MOBO. So she'll be introducing her own chat with the star, this evening.

James is here and will be passing a celluloid slide-rule over Snakes On A Plane and John Tucker Must Die - seems hard on John but let's hope it doesn't involve snakes.....

Marcus is previewing the Premiership but, be warned, there will be a lot of Arsenal as well as our other great teams, including the Premiership Champs themselves, in Gooner Powell's report...

Pete Doherty has been in court again and sadly we agree it isn't really news but the judge threatening him with jail this time is..so we'll have that too.

Plus a full report on the Muslim Debate about what the Islamic Community is doing about terrorism in its midst: Piers has been listening...

So all the news, all the fun and "all" the sport, if you're a Gooner - "some" of the sport, if you're not!

Anyway, lots of reasons to be with us at 6.

A and T

LONDON TONIGHT: Thursday Aug 17

Good Afternoon,

Nearly the weekend - and for many youngsters in the capital it'll be a weekend of celebration.

The A Level results are out - and they're good - in fact for the 24th year running they're the best results ever. One in four grades was an A.....and of course that means the traditional dumbing-down debate has kicked off. Meanwhile - it seems the popularity of the Baccalaureate is rising here in the capital. Could this be the answer for the critics of the A Level ?

Also - are our hospitals geared up to deal with a major incident ? Since the July 7th bombings that's become an increasingly important question...and it seems the anwer is no. A new study has found that most senior doctors admit they're not prepared to deal with another emergency like that one.

Fancy a day mucking out monkeys or washing wallabies ? Well if that's the kind of animal magic that tickles your fancy you're in luck because London Zoo are now selling tickets to do just.

Chelsea fans, we're getting Frank with Mr Lampard..Paul Larsmon chats to the Blues hero about his career so far.

And ....If you're already planning your bank holiday weekend - and have a DIY project in mind - then our compeition could come in very useful...

All of that and the rest of the capital's breaking news at 6.

A and T

LONDON TONIGHT: Wed August 16th

Hello

Tonight a story that might get your goat (more on goats later with Chrissie by the way)...but this is a tale we can't quite believe in the London Tonight office.

Vince Cipollone went away for a month on business, leaving his car, fully taxed and MOT'd, parked perfectly legally outside his North London home. When he got back the car was gone. Stolen you might think. No. towed away by Haringey Council. Now he's struggling to get it back AND being charged for the privilege of having it in the pound. Well we're trying to get to the bottom of this for Vince. We'll have the full story at 6.

Also....TFL's new TV ad campaign. It's suposed to tell us to check our routes before we travel to make sure engineering works or the like aren't going to hold us up. Critics say it's a waste of millions of pounds of tax payers money. What do you think?

The MOBO awards are on their way...we'll give you the lowdown on the nominees AND give to the chance to go....

It's a big night for John Terry...we go back to the new England Captain's Dagenham routes...and ask, is Barking and Dagenham a breeding ground for leaders ? Coucil big wigs seem to think it is.

And of course those goats we mentioned. They're cute, they're very rare and they're live with Chrissie later. Hope she's got her wellies on !

See you at 6.

A & T

LONDON TONIGHT: Tuesday Augist 15th

Afternoon,

It's been six days since the alleged plane bomb plot was foiled. The knock-on effects are STILL causing problems. But now everybody's starting to count the cost.

Passengers have not only had holidays disrupted but many, it seems, have lost their bags. For the airlines and BAA the questions are...Who's to blame and who's going to foot the bill, will it end up being the passengers ? We'll be putting those questions to the spokespeople of two major airlines.

Away from that....The fantastic tale of an off duty policeman who was in the right place at exactly the right time to save a life. Steve Edmed was having a heart attack as Dale Opensaw rode past on his bike. Dale administered CPR. Steve is now recovering in hospital. Liz has been to speak to them both.

We take our last look at the lessons we can learn from Athens in the 2012 build-up. Today's focus could be especially interesting to you if you live in Stratford....

If your a Kasabian fan - a treat. We're backstage with the band at Brixton Academy just before they go on.

And if you fancy going to the MOBO awards we've a great competition for you.

All that and Chrissie with the weather, what more could you want.

See you at 6'Oclock

A and T

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Monday August 14th

Hi - from Alastair and Tamzin!

We hope you had a good weekend. Lots of people, this end, needed the break after the tension of the Damilola verdict on Wednesday and then the amazing story about the alleged airliner bomb plot on Thursday and Friday.

And, perhaps no surprise, the people running our airports still have their under-garmets in a twist over safety: Government Ministers were saying one thing while the boss at Heathrow said another. It's pretty well sorted now but we've the Big Boss of the British Airports Authority on the programme to ask why, when it concerns something as fundamental as airline safety, it wasn't a Rolls-Royce operation.
Lots of you may still have a holiday to take and we know lots of you work at the airports or for the airlines so we think you'll want to know. Ben will have all the very latest details.

A gruesome story that shook us all last week was the suggestion that the Croydon garden of a convicted paedophile may hide the remains of two youngsters. Well, today the police start the ghastly business of proving or disproving that suggestion: Jon is there for you.

Simon is still in Athens reflecting on the lessons that London 2012 can learn from the most recent Games. It's a stunning city and Simon's produced a beautiful piece: you'll enjoy it.

Define the classic female cat-walk model: six-foot-something; size six or eight; East London accent, aristocratic looks......
It's all a lot of tired cliches isn't it?
But that is the sort of image that dominates the market and especially the glossy mags. Well, a new agency on the block plans to shake that up a bit by giving the beautiful women of the sub-continent a better break. Ronke's been strutting her stuff with the wonderful women of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh who certainly aren't too sexy for the cat-walk....

Plus, a look at helping those in low wage employment get a home even if their "take-home" isn't all it might be....

And Chris on the victims of flash flooding in Chobham with Chrissie on why it happened and whether it will happen again.

See you at 6!

A&T

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Fri 11th August

Good afternoon.

I am so sorry this is later than usual but it has been another of those days!
The trials and tribulations of yesterday, what with the bomb plot, house searches and arrests, rolled over into today. What threatened to be the most devastating attack involving our biggest airport is still sending shock-waves across the capital - for people planning their holidays and for people who work at the airport, especially those who work for airlines.

Tonight, we'll keep you right up to date on the investigations, with Walthamstow still a hub of that police and security work.
We take a look at what it means for the tourist industry because we know a lot of you work in travel, hospitality and tourism.
And we take another look at what it has been like trying to fly out of London's airports today.

But perhaps the most important thing we are doing tonight is to look at what it means to be a Muslim living in London: most are law-abiding members of our richly diverse community. Some are willing to take their lives to take others' lives. What puts you in either camp if you are a Muslim? Can you make the distinction, in your mind and in your heart, if you are not a Muslim? We'll talk to a leading Muslim and invite your opinions, the most powerful of which we'll read out at the end of the show.

As always on a Friday, Tamzin will have her little master-piece What Not to Miss; James takes a look at the movies and Steve Hargrave, from ITV Entertainment, also takes a look at Lady in the Water, an intriguing new movie which some love but many hate.

Nearly the Last Time to win tickets for the Stones, a week on Sunday...
... And Chrissie's weather.

What more could you want?

See you at 6!

A and T

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Thurs 10th August

Good Evening.

It's Stuart here again - I'm the Editor and I'm writing this because Alastair is rather busy at Heathrow right now.

It was flashed by the Press Association at 05:57 this morning. They send stories - or "wires" - to newsrooms around the country.
The flash this morning read:

PA-1 POLICE Terror
A major terrorist plot to allegedly blow up aircraft in mid-flight has been
thwarted in a joint pre-planned intelligence led operation by the Met's
anti-terrorist branch and security service, the Metropolitan Police said today.
end

That pretty much set up the day.

Tonight - Alastair's live at Heathrow with the latest as it unfolds.

We'll bring you the story of the day. The latest on the police operation. We're in High Wycombe where ordinary looking suburban homes are being searched.
We'll show you how Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted were brought to a virtual standstill. And we'll have advice for those due to travel in the next few days.

It's an extraordinary story - join us for a special programme tonight - and the ITV Evening News follows straight after us with even more.

That's an hour of special coverage - only on ITV1 from six.

Stuart