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We hope you have a great day today, on Friday 7 January, and a lovely weekend ahead.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, as Ealing residents expressed fears that a 215-home tower block development will leave an allotment site in the shade.

Today's weather: Highs of 5 degrees and lows of 2 degrees, clear changing to cloudy by late morning, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 17 – 25 mph.

Today's Sunrise: 8:06 am

Today's Sunset: 4:10 pm Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Supermarket opening times Ealing Broadway: 

Morrisons: 7am – 10pm

Sainsbury's Local: 7am – 11pm

Tesco express: 6am – 10pm

Planet Organic: 8am – 9pm

Co-op (Uxbridge Road): 7am – 9pm Don't miss: What's On in Ealing this weekend. Find out what's happening - with park runs, a photography talk, winter tree walk and writing workshop. Brentford FC Trust have launched free women's football sessions at Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, taking place Wednesdays. All abilities welcome. Find out how and where to recycle your Christmas tree in Ealing this month. Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the actor who fell through the floorboards? A. He was just going through a stage.

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