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