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We hope you have a great day today, on Thursday 18 November.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, as the Gruffalo makes its Brentford debut! The iconic children's picture book has been brought to life by theatre company Tall Stories and the Watermans will be presenting the production this December. Book your tickets for a family-fun journey through the deep dark wood..

Today's weather: Highs of 13 degrees and lows of 11 degrees, just a cloudy day, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 21 – 15 mph.

Traffic:As of 7:20am according to the AA Traffic, there is queueing traffic on M4 into town between J3 / A312 (Hayes / Heston) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Where three lanes drop to two, a mile before J2.

Delays of six minutes and delays increasing on M4 Eastbound between M4 (Heston Services) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Average speed 15 mph.

Slow traffic on A406 North Circular both ways between Queens Drive (Shell Garage) and A4000 Gunnersbury Lane (Gunnersbury Park).

Delays of four minutes and delays increasing on A406 North Circular Westbound between Corringway and Tudor Way. Average speed ten mph. Today's Sunrise: 7:24 am

Today's Sunset: 4:09 pm

Today's Moonrise: 5:18 am

Today's Moonset: 4:55 pm

Brentford Lock High Tide: 1:53 am and 2:05 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 10:10 am and 10:26 pm Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Supermarket opening times Brentford: 

Morrisons: 7am – 11pm

Costcutter (High Street): 7am – 10:30pm

Al Shaam Market: 7am – 9pm

Co-op (Boston Manor Road): 7am – 10pm

Don't miss: The dazzling Kew light trail returned yesterday evening to illuminate the Gardens, with over one million lights plus video displays for the after-dark experience.

And Sophie Ellis-Bextor, from Hounslow, raised more than £1million for Children in Need yesterday after dancing for 24 hours straight in a Kitchen Disco Danceathon!

Joke of the Day: Can February march? A. No, but April may.

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