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We hope you have a great day today, on Tuesday 7 December, and a lovely ongoing week.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, about the children's speech and language therapist in Ealing awarded for her work in the community and commenting on the current strain on children's services.

Today's weather: Highs of 8 degrees and lows of 5 degrees, rain in the afternoon and a yellow wind warning has been put in place today, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 17 – 42 mph.

Met Office news: A deep area of low-pressure moving in from the Atlantic today, 7 December, has been named as Storm Barra by Met Éireann for the level of impacts expected for the Republic of Ireland.

Traffic: As of 7:50am, according to AA Traffic, slow traffic on A40 into town between A4127 (Greenford Flyover) and A406 (Hanger Lane Gyratory System).

Delays of six minutes and delays increasing on A406 North Circular Westbound between A404 Brentfield (Harrow Road Underpass) and Hanger Lane (Hanger Lane Gyratory System). Average speed ten mph.

Delays of four minutes on A40 Western Avenue Eastbound between A40 and A4000 Wales Farm Road (Gypsy Corner). Average speed ten mph.

Delays of eight minutes on A406 North Circular Westbound in London. Tfl update: London Overground: No service between Gunnersbury and Richmond while they fix a faulty train at Richmond. Minor delays between Stratford and Gunnersbury / Clapham Junction. Today's Sunrise: 7:42 am

Today's Sunset: 3:53 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: The campaign by Ealing Wildlife Group to save Ealing's Swifts, which has gained extra urgency as the species was added to the red list of birds of highest conservation concern in the UK, along with the house martin and greenfinch.

Joke of the Day: I have a fear of speed bumps.

A. But I am slowly getting over it.

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