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'My cousin died after placing 600 bets in a row'

Author, Meghan Owen

Role, Work and money correspondent, BBC London

The family of a man who say he took his own life after placing more than 600 bets in an hour have told the BBC that his inquest was a "battle" from beginning to end, as they struggled to persuade the coroner to consider gambling as a factor in his death.

Three men have denied attacking women with CS spray during a robbery at Heathrow Airport which left more than 20 people needing medical treatment.

Tyrone Richards, 31, Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, and Omoneke Whyte, 30, have been charged with stealing two suitcases from two separate women and using the noxious spray on both, Isleworth Crown Court heard.

They each face two counts of robbery, two counts of administering a noxious substance, and one count of affray following the incident on 7 December 2025. They deny all charges.

Monday

Tomorrow will be a dry and cold day with plenty of winter sunshine.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday

Mostly dry and bright on Tuesday, though the odd wintry shower in the afternoon is possible. Further spells of rain overnight. Wednesday will be dry and sunny after cloud clears, before rain and sleet arrive overnight. Thursday starts dry with bright spells, turning wetter later.

Sunday

Tomorrow will be another cold and dry day with plenty of winter sunshine throughout the day.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday

A cold and dry day on Monday with crisp winter sunshine. Dry and bright for much of Tuesday, but some areas of cloud may start to move in late in the day and into the evening. Cloud will clear during the morning on Wednesday, resulting in a dry day with plenty of wintry sunshine.

Sunday

Tomorrow will be another cold and dry day with plenty of winter sunshine throughout the day.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday

A cold and dry day on Monday with crisp winter sunshine. Dry and bright for much of Tuesday, but some areas of cloud may start to move in late in the day and into the evening. Cloud will clear during the morning on Wednesday, resulting in a dry day with plenty of wintry sunshine.

Monday

Tomorrow is expected to be another largely dry day, with some bright spells in places to start, but thick cloud building in from the north-east later in the day. A little breezier.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday

Overcast on Tuesday with very light drizzle possible in spots under the thickest cloud. Clear spells will tend to develop by the end of the day. Plenty of wintry sunshine throughout New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day, it will turn breezier with variable amounts of cloud and bright spells in between. Remaining cold through the period.

Two men have been charged in connection with a suitcase robbery where what is thought to be pepper spray caused injuries at London's Heathrow Airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, have both been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of administering a noxious substance, HM Courts and Tribunal Service staff said.

The charges follow an investigation into an assault at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday. Prior to the attack, two women were robbed of their suitcases after getting out of a car park lift, police said.

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Helen Drew ,London political reporter

"It keeps me busy, keeps me out of trouble, keeps me doing something and with the work we do as well, it gives me a different sense of what I want to do in the future."

Dan, 17, was speaking in Croydon, south London, about a scheme called My Ends, funded by the capital's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), which helps young people by pairing them up with a mentor.

A self-proclaimed Satanist who claimed he made a pact with a "red-horned devil" has been jailed for 23 months after being found guilty of having extreme right-wing material on his phone.

Declan Candiani, 26, was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport as he attempted to go on holiday on 13 August 2024.

On seeing the contents of his phone, officers arrested him and searched the home he shares with his mother in Streatham, south London.

Wednesday

Tomorrow, variable cloud and sunny spells can be expected. It will turn more widely cloudy in the afternoon, with heavy rain pushing in from the south later on.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday

A very unsettled and windy day on Thursday, with an area of heavy, blustery rain and the risk of gales. Rain clearing to showers in the afternoon. Continuing windy on Friday with variable cloud and sunny spells as well as the odd spot of rain. Saturday is expected to be breezy but sunny and dry.