Local London news from around the capital

6:55pm Saturday 26th May 2012

The death of a teenager in the Thames prompted a warning of the dangers of cooling off in rivers as the UK's mini-heatwave continued.

5:10pm Saturday 26th May 2012

A 11-year-old schoolgirl has spoken of her pride at having a 747 jumbo jet decorated with her Diamond Jubilee artwork.

5:05pm Saturday 26th May 2012

A 15-year-old boy has drowned after jumping from a bridge into a river.

4:56pm Saturday 26th May 2012

The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.

4:40pm Saturday 26th May 2012

More than 1,000 people have celebrated the birth of the Christian Church with the Archbishop of York in one of the north of England's best known landmarks.

4:36pm Saturday 26th May 2012

An Olympic torch-carrying carpenter got more than five minutes of fame when he was mistaken for a top-flight rugby hero.

4:30pm Saturday 26th May 2012

Hundreds of anti-cuts protesters have held an "alternative street party" in the road where Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg lives.

4:19pm Saturday 26th May 2012

Fresh laws may be required to protect armed forces personnel from discrimination and abuse, Ed Miliband said as he called for cross-party action on the issue after meeting troops serving in Afghanistan.

4:19pm Saturday 26th May 2012

David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt face "huge" questions over their handling of News Corporation's BSkyB takeover in the wake of the latest evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, Labour leader Ed Miliband said.

4:19pm Saturday 26th May 2012

The international community must "up its game" on political progress in Afghanistan or risk wasting a decade of sacrifice by British soldiers, Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned.