A five-year-old girl who hit the headlines after her homemade lemonade stand in England was shut down by the council has received dozens of offers to set up stalls at other events.

A dad was fined £150 after his five-year-old daughter set up a one-table lemonade stall. He described how four council officials told him to shut it down as he held the crying five-year-old in his arms.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of Kensington and Chelsea Council after its leader and deputy leader tendered their resignations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The International Olympic Committee have given their approval to London’s plans to change the marathon route for the 2012 Games.

Labour opponents of George Galloway say they will present an “alternative” speech at Parliament tomorrow in protest at the Respect MP missing an important Commons debate while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.