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Homes in south London may temporarily lose their water supply as it slowly returns to normal, Thames Water has said.

Some households have been without water since Tuesday evening, following a burst pipe.

Reiterating its apology to thousands of customers affected in Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, the firm said it had diverted water from other areas meaning lower pressure for customers in taller buildings.

On Friday, locals told BBC London it had been "absolutely abysmal" and the communication from Thames Water had been "woeful".

T hames Water says it has fixed the burst pipe restoring supply "to the majority of homes" in south London which were left without water since Tuesday evening.

Thousands of people in Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham were affected by the outage. The company added that it was "working hard to flush and do our final checks to fully restore supplies to customers".

Seven schools and three care homes have been affected by the leak in the SE19, SE20, SE23, SE26, SE27 and SW16 postcodes .

Superloop 2, the next stage in a network of express bus routes linking the outer London boroughs, could be launched the end of the year, according to the capital's bus supremo.

Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord said he hoped to see the first of the new routes launched before the end of 2025 – but a round of consultation would have to take place first.

The original Superloop network of express bus routes began in 2023, and Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan promised in his re-election manifesto last year to launch Superloop 2.

Will London's MPs have a change of heart over third runway?

Tim Donovan

BBC London political editor

Reviving plans for a third runway at Heathrow has set off another round of soul-searching among London's MPs.

Economics vs environment. Principle vs personal ambition. Choices for some are unlikely to be easy.

When MPs last voted on this in 2018, nearly 30 Labour MPs opposed expansion in a free vote. A handful of those now find themselves not just in government but holding ministerial office.

Two men have been sentenced for killing and attempting to rob a drug dealer for a stash of cocaine in south London.

Michael Afonso-Peixoto, 27, drove to Thornton Heath after someone offered to buy drugs, but was instead ambushed by five men.

Zak Baako, 29, from Croydon, who was found guilty of murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years and nine years concurrent for robbery.

Three teenagers and a man have appeared in court accused of murdering a homeless man who was attacked while sheltering in a bin shed in central London.

Anthony Marks, 51, was assaulted in the early hours of 10 August on Cromer Street, near King's Cross St Pancras station. Two weeks after being released from hospital, he was readmitted following a seizure and died on 25 September.

Mia Campos-Jorge, 18, from Haringey; Harry Gittins, 35, from Camden; and a girl and boy aged 17, who both cannot be identified due to their age, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murder.

Drug dealer's killers traced by DNA on cigarettes

Two men who tried to rob a drug dealer in south London of his stash of cocaine have been convicted after they were identified from DNA left on cigarettes discarded at the scene.

Michael Afonso-Peixoto, 27, was tricked into driving to Thornton Heath in December last year by someone offering to buy drugs from him but was instead ambushed, the trial at the Old Bailey heard.

Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a teenager who was shot in the head at point-blank range outside a party and then slashed with a machete.

Tyler McDermott, 17, was attacked without warning in the early hours of 13 April last year in Tottenham, north London. An Old Bailey jury was shown CCTV footage of the moment he was shot and then slashed as he lay defenceless on the ground.

The four men were convicted in June following a three-month trial. They received minimum prison terms of between 13 and 30 years.

Passengers warned of train delays for signal works

Rail passengers are being warned signal upgrades in south London are expected to cause delays for a week.

No trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground from 26 October to 1 November, the same time as the half-term school holidays.

The £400m investment works will take place between Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye.

Thameslink, Southern and London Overground trains will be affected.

Police officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba

A police officer has been cleared of murdering a man he shot in the head in south London two years ago.

Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022. The officer had said he did not mean to kill him but feared lives were in danger.

Mr Kaba's family said they had been left with a sense of injustice and were "devastated".