News in Richmond

A section of the Richmond Riverside path has been closed with police in attendance.

An officer is standing inside a cordon which has been set up near the Three Pigeons Plot and is directing people away.

We visited the newest sweet treat bakery in Richmond town centre.

Flavourtown Bakery opened a few weeks ago in The Quadrant selling perfectly crafted cupcakes and slices of showstoppers.

A fire broke out at Clapham Junction earlier today and there are now rail replacement busses between the station and Richmond.

Staff on the scene said the delays may continue until tomorrow morning.

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Greenacre Financial Services is run by husband and wife Greg and Sasha Stanworth who provide a round-the-clock mortgage broker service and take pride in the company's 5* Google rating.

Richmond Park MP Sarah Olney said she will seek "urgent clarification" over the impact of introducing charges in Richmond Park's car parks.

Today the Royal Parks charity announced its ambition to bring in hourly fees of £1.40 on weekdays and £2 on weekends in both Richmond and Bushy parks.

The organisers of the Richmond Marathon have had to postpone the event next month after a delay in receiving council permission. Instead, they will now put on two 10Ks on the 15th and 16th May all inside Kew Gardens.

The team that held the British Olympic Marathon Trial last month were confident the Richmond Marathon would go ahead due to the return of running events at the end of March. However, they unfortunately ran out of time waiting for permissions from the local authorities. A positive is that these permissions do not affect the AIR:10K run they have been planning to put on inside Kew Gardens the day before.

The skies above Richmond will remain quiet today as Heathrow will ground flights for sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral.

All air traffic movement will be completely grounded for approximately six minutes at 3pm, when there will be a national one-minute silence.

Two children in Richmond are creating a tree filled with people's wishes.

The youngsters are making a 'wishing tree' and have placed a 'chuck it bucket' outside their home in Park Road, near St Matthias Church.

A damning BBC documentary has claimed tonnes of raw sewage is being dumped into the Thames.

Panorama's The River Pollution Scandal focused on a number of water companies across the country who it said were illegally dumping untreated sewage into rivers.

Richmond's mortgage specialists Greenacre Financial Services have welcomed the news that key high street lenders said they will offer mortgages on ultra-low 5% deposits.

In a boost for homebuyers, banks including Lloyds, NatWest, Santander, Barclays and HSBC UK, as well as Virgin Money, all signed up.