, the london airambulance and all our london ambulance service, the london air ambulance and all our who i know did everything they could to save his life. a murder investigation is under way and officers are working at several crime scenes to secure evidence and to establish facts of what happened. we are working closely with the independent 0ffice for police conduct. early indications are that the suspect shot himself. this has not yet, of course, been established as a fact. the man i can tell you remains in a critical condition in hospital. i do understand that there is considerable interest in the identity of my colleague but i cannot tell you yet his name, as we have not yet been able to inform all of his close family. investigations will establish the full facts of what has happened and i would ask you, as far as is possible, to show restraint in speculation at this time. this terrible incident underlined, again, how police officers face danger every single day, 2a 7,365 in their work in protecting our public. thank you all for your thoughts and i will issue more information wh

council leader and transport chief were forced to apologise for not consulting with the london ambulance servicehibiting emergency services. the leader of the opposition accused the council of incompetence after not consulting with the london ambulance service before bringing in the low traffic neighbourhoods, also known as ltns. the council has apologised. during the pandemic, newham council housed 320 rough sleepers in hotels, effectively ending homelessness in the borough. but there's growing concern over what will happen when the funds run out. a team of volunteers, who have been feeding and supporting homeless people in east london for years, fear that people like mick will return to the streets when government and council funding dries up. iam i am worried that once this pandemic finances run out, where will all these people in hotels going to go? there is going to be a new influx of homeless, drug addiction, crime, violence, if we don't put something in place now. chiswick flower market, which saw thousands of people attend its inaugural event last month, has been cancelled due to coronav

london's ambulance service is the first in the country to employ violence reduction officers to try toen 260 physical assaults on staff since april. the new officers will also push for tougher sentences for those who carry out attacks. bbc london has learned that some boats will be allowed to pass under hammersmith bridge from tomorrow. the bridge was suddenly closed in august after faults were found in its structure. some boat owners, who've found themselves stranded down stream, say it'll be good to get on the move again. the largest ever bronze age haul ever discovered in london is to go on display at the museum of london docklands from tomorrow. the havering hoard includes axe heads, spearheads and other unusual objects. it was discovered on a building site in rainham two years ago. it will be free to go and visit. let's take a look at the travel situation now: there's been a signal failure. minor delays on the piccadilly line— eastbound, between acton town cockfosters. and there's no waterloo & city line. some more works in holloway road at thejunction some more works in holloway

officers and paramedics treated him at the scene and he was taken to hospital by london ambulance servicey he subsequently died at hospital. a 23—year—old man was detained by officers at the scene. he was also taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and remains in a critical condition." our correspondent alastair leithead can tell us more. it is incredibly unusual, the circumstances surrounding the death of this officer, that a shooting should happen within a police station environment. that's right and we are not even entirely sure of the circumstances, whether it was inside or outside the building. obviously at the moment there are extra procedures put in place for dealing with covid—19 so they would have been some kind of searching, and it was in the process of this suspect being processed that the shooting took place. as you said, it was at 2:15am at the croydon custody centre, one of these centralised custody centres. in the past, people would go to police stations and be dealt with there but this is a centre where suspects are brought for central processing to ponder the questions wi

officers and paramedics treated him at the scene, he was taken to hospital by london ambulance servicehas said her heart goes out to his family, direct colleagues and friends. she has also said, when a colleague dies in the line of duty, the shock waves and sadness reverberate around the metropolitan police and our community. the police isa police and our community. the police is a family, within london and nationally, and we will all deeply mourn our colleague. to reiterate the news, a murder investigation has been launched after a police officer was shot and subsequently died. this happened at 2.15 this morning, he was shot by a man being detained at the croydon custody centre in windmill lane. we will continue coverage on this programme and bring you up—to—date throughout the programme on the bbc news channel. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a police officer has been shot dead at croydon custody centre in south london. a 23—year—old suspect has been detained after turning the gun on himself. he's in a critical condition. reaction to the chancellor's latest coronavirus ec