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11.8.06

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

10.8.06

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

9.8.06

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Weds 9th August

Hello

Dramatic developments this afternoon as the verdicts came back in the Damilola Taylor manslaughter trial - Danny Preddie guilty; Ricky Preddie guilty.
Finally, six years after that beautiful, smiling little boy was stabbed in the leg and left to bleed to death in a Peckham stairwell, justice for his family.
We'll be live in Peckham and Ronke Phillips - who's followed this tragic case from the start, has the detail.

And Jon Gilbert has an incredible exclusive interview on those macabre claims that a suburban house in Croydon could have the bodies of two children buried in the back garden. Can't say much more at the moment.

Simon's been to Athens to see what lessons we can learn about how to make our Olympic Games a success - and two years since theirs ended, you'll be shocked at the state of some of their venues.

We're giving away more Rolling Stones tickets - we're too good to you!

See you at 6.
Al & Nina

LONDON TONIGHT TONIGHT: Tues 8th August 2006

Hello.

It's the Editor here, just for a change, as Alastair and Nina are
preparing for a busy programme right now.

As I write this we're still getting the full details of a really nasty
accident on the M25 - the story that's emerging is not a nice one. Glen
will be live with the latest.

We're also live in Croydon where a garden is set to be dug up by police
- following a tip off that human remains are buried there. The pensioner
who used to live at the house was jailed for abusing children.

Also tonight - the streets where rubbish is piling up because of a
strike by refuse operators - or binmen, as they used to be known. It's
causing a right stink. Literally.

Plus we're pitchside ahead of Arsenal's game tonight, and Patrick Swayze
is in the studio. Yes, him off Dirty Dancing. But please, no one say
anything about baby being in the corner. It's been said in the newsroom
about a thousand times today.

Our Rolling Stones competition was so popular last night - we're doing
it all again tonight.

Join Alastair and Nina at six.

Stuart