:00:00. > :00:12.Good afternoon, and welcome to BBC London News.
:00:13. > :00:20.London's Mayor today gave his first interview since the election
:00:21. > :00:23.was called and he's warned that some Labour seats in the capital
:00:24. > :00:25.are at risk if there's a national swing against his party.
:00:26. > :00:29.Here's our political correspondent Karl Mercer.
:00:30. > :00:32.Right, Miles, and this group over here.
:00:33. > :00:42.Fighting in one of the capital's most marginal seats,
:00:43. > :00:45.a seat Labour will look to hold onto as it defends a strong
:00:46. > :00:51.Tulip Siddiq's party holds 45 of the capital's 73 seats.
:00:52. > :00:56.Signs today, though, that it might not all be plain sailing.
:00:57. > :00:58.You know what he said yesterday because it was publicised.
:00:59. > :01:00.This constituent not happy with claims made by Jeremy Corbyn
:01:01. > :01:04.You're making statements which are so wrong.
:01:05. > :01:11.One of the key issues here, as elsewhere, will be Brexit.
:01:12. > :01:16.London voted to stay - the only region of England to do so.
:01:17. > :01:19.75% of my constituents voted to remain in the European Union.
:01:20. > :01:24.You may be aware I actually lost my job on the front bench
:01:25. > :01:27.because I resigned in order to vote against Brexit, so I'm fighting
:01:28. > :01:31.to make sure that we get a fair deal out of Brexit and we don't allow
:01:32. > :01:33.Theresa May to force through a hard Brexit.
:01:34. > :01:37.Labour will use this man in its key battlegrounds.
:01:38. > :01:40.Sadiq Khan masterminded its success in the last local and general
:01:41. > :01:47.He wasn't talking about Jeremy Corbyn, but about a boxing match.
:01:48. > :01:49.At a St George's Day event in Trafalgar Square today Sadiq Khan
:01:50. > :01:52.admitted it's likely to be him and not the party leader who's
:01:53. > :01:58.campaigning around the country and, you know, the reality is,
:01:59. > :02:00.whereas he'll be in Yorkshire, Newcastle, Liverpool, Wales,
:02:01. > :02:03.Scotland, as the Mayor of London, obviously my strength is in London.
:02:04. > :02:06.I know the city pretty well and so I'll be
:02:07. > :02:10.Are you the leader in waiting in London?
:02:11. > :02:19.He also knows the next few weeks will need plenty of tough talking.
:02:20. > :02:22.The Essex MP and former Cabinet Minister Sir Eric Pickles
:02:23. > :02:27.has said he's standing down ahead of the general election.
:02:28. > :02:33.The 65-year-old has represented Brentwood and Ongar since 1992.
:02:34. > :02:36.Detectives investigating an acid attack at an East End nightclub
:02:37. > :02:40.are continuing to question two men who were arrested yesterday.
:02:41. > :02:43.20 people were injured at the Mangle Club in Hackney
:02:44. > :02:47.Police are still trying to trace another suspect,
:02:48. > :02:56.For the first time ever, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal
:02:57. > :03:00.are all through to the FA Cup semifinals.
:03:01. > :03:02.While Arsenal meet Man City tomorrow, today, Spurs
:03:03. > :03:08.Sarah Harris has been soaking up some of the excitement.
:03:09. > :03:14.Both sides haven't had to travel far to get to Wembley
:03:15. > :03:21.But in football terms it's been a different story.
:03:22. > :03:24.Chelsea may be the leaders in the league, but with north London
:03:25. > :03:27.neighbours Tottenham so hot on their heels, the fans aren't
:03:28. > :03:32.Da Costa has been saving himself for this game.
:03:33. > :03:40.If he doesn't, I hate to say it, but we're likely to lose.
:03:41. > :03:42.I wouldn't say we're entirely confident.
:03:43. > :03:54.Hopefully John Terry will get some game time.
:03:55. > :03:57.On the other side of the stadium, the Spurs fans seemed a little more
:03:58. > :04:03.Can't get better than Wembley, FA Cup semifinal.
:04:04. > :04:12.The FA Cup is one of the best cups in the world.
:04:13. > :04:18.I hate it when people play a weaker team, we never have.
:04:19. > :04:23.They couldn't be more excited about the game.
:04:24. > :04:26.Many fans on both sides say they're hoping Arsenal get through tomorrow
:04:27. > :04:28.to make it an all-London FA Cup final.
:04:29. > :04:37.Sarah Harris, BBC London News, Wembley.
:04:38. > :04:40.Coverage of that game in a few minutes on BBC One.
:04:41. > :04:43.So, what's the weather going to be like for tomorrow's London Marathon?
:04:44. > :04:45.There'll be a chilly start at Greenwich but it
:04:46. > :04:49.The temperature will be 17 Celsius by the time the last runners
:04:50. > :04:53.Louisa Preston will be here tomorrow evening at 6.50pm
:04:54. > :05:22.Hello. No change to the rest of the forecast into this evening, a very
:05:23. > :05:27.pleasant Saturday night on the way. A few showers across the far north
:05:28. > :05:32.of the country. The winds are light, it will turn chilly tonight, 5
:05:33. > :05:36.degrees in town centres, raw spots, a touch of frost.
:05:37. > :05:37.Tomorrow, some