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Today marks 50 years since the Beatles played their last ever gig - on a rooftop in Savile Row on a cold Thursday lunchtime.

On 30 January 1969, the Fab Four and keyboardist Billy Preston headed outside with a film crew at their central London headquarters for 42 minutes, playing hits including Get Back, Don’t Let Me Down and I’ve Got A Feeling.

The noise from the performance attracted both workers on their lunchtime, as well as the police.

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Former Met officer Ken Wharfe, was on duty in Piccadilly Circus at the time when he was ordered to head to the building to get the band to turn the noise down.

He he "was amazed at just how many people were just standing on roof tops away beyond Bond Street, over by the Royal Academy."

“I think any member of the police that had tried to stop this concert would have been launched from the roof, quite frankly.”

The , which includes Ringo Starr wearing his wife's bright orange coat to keep warm and John Lennon telling fans "I'd like to say, 'thank you' on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition!", was used in the 1970 documentary film Let it Be.

These days, you're unlikely to come across any surprise rooftop concerts if you're near 3 Savile Row - the building is now an upmarket children's clothes store.

A heavily pregnant MP who voted from a wheelchair a few weeks ago, has since given birth and been allowed to vote by proxy for the latest round of Brexit votes.

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Barclays is preparing to move £166bn worth of assets from London to its Irish division, a High Court judgement has revealed.

The reason for this is that the bank is concerned that City financial services firms could lose their special "passporting" rights that enable them to provide services across Europe, in the event that a no-deal Brexit comes to pass.

"Due to the continuing uncertainty over whether there might be a 'no-deal' Brexit, the Barclays Group has determined that it cannot wait any longer to implement the scheme," the judgement says.

"The overriding requirement, however, is that Barclays Bank Ireland must be legally and operationally ready to conduct all relevant regulated business with the in-scope clients by no later than 29 March 2019, which is the date currently set for Brexit."

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Councils say they are "desperate" to protect services but funding cuts forced "difficult decisions".

Tudor Simionov had been working as security at a private party in central London when he was killed.

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Transport for London (TfL) has begun its plans for construction of a new 7km cycle route.

The route will transform roads between Kensington Olympia, Hammersmith and Brentford Town Centre - making walking and cycling safer and easier and making the local environment more attractive for residents and visitors, TfL said.

Construction will begin later this year.

Will Norman, London’s walking and cycling commissioner, said: “I’m delighted that construction on this high-quality route will start later this year.

"We know there is a high demand for cycling in the area and these plans will make it safer and easier, opening it up to even more budding riders."

West Ham have received an offer for striker Lucas Perez from Bundesliga club Schalke.

Today will be cold but dry and fine. There should be lengthy periods of winter sunshine and just light winds.

Maximum temperature: 2 to 5°C (36 to 41°F).

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Battersea Dogs Home blames "irresponsible breeding" for a surge in animals needing help to breathe.

Joshua Gardner, 18, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years, overturning his suspended sentence.

Academy product full-back Matt Gallagher signs a one-year contract extension at Saracens which will expires in 2020.

The UK's highest court dismisses the compensation claims of two men who spent years in jail.

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Harlequins back Ross Chisholm has signed a new undisclosed-length contract with the Premiership club.

For many people, retirement is a chance to finally take it easy and have a quiet life - but 82-year-old Hilary Forde-Chalkly says she got "bored to tears".

Having stopped working in her 60s, she's now back at it.

She's just graduated with a Masters in Creative Writing from Kingston University in London and is pursuing a career as an author.

Her husband Syd has even come out of retirement to help her.

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Detectives are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman as she made her way home from last summer's Notting Hill Carnival.

A CCTV image has been released by police of the man, who is said to have spoken with an Asian accent, they want to speak with connection to the assault on August 26.

The victim, 30, was travelling on a bus from the Carnival towards Vauxhall when her attacker got onboard.

They both left the Route 2 bus in the Pimlico area before the man attacked the woman in a communal garden, according to the Met Police.

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