In London a woman was knocked unconscious after a hoarding was blown down at West Hampstead railway station.

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Firefighters from Willesden, West Hampstead, North Kensington and Park Royal fire stations were at the scene of the blaze.

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Longer trains will be able to call at Radlett, Elstree and Borehamwood, Mill Hill Broadway and West Hampstead from 2018 when the final Thameslink Programme timetable is introduced.

BBC: Longer trains set to ease congestion on Thameslink line