- The Old Bailey yesterday took 23 minutes to return a unanimous verdict of guilty to murder against Yousef Bouhaddaou who stabbed teacher Robert Symons in his home during a burglary. He faces a life sentence.
- Two men have been arrested over the murder of a couple in Upper Norwood last week.
- The IPCC is to publish a series of "lessons to be learned" from the death of Jean Charles de Menezes as part of a report sent to Scotland Yard.
- "Leading branding agency, Wolff Olins" has been chosen to design the 2012 Olympics logo. Past clients include Channel 5, Tesco and Go airlines. LastMinute.com has been told off by the ASA for breaching decency rules with this tagline: "Like Gary Glitter in a sweet shop, you too can have your pick of kiddy treats in London's theatre world".
Photo shows detail of Elfin Oak with carved figures in Kensington Gardens, courtesy of Phantomato.