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We hope you have a nice day today, on Tuesday 16 November, and a positive upcoming week.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, in memory of Ali Abucar Ali, the 20-year-old who died following a fatal stabbing in Brentford last Friday evening, as local residents pay their respects through tributes and donations.

Today's weather: Highs of 12 degrees and lows of 8 degrees, partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 4 – 17 mph.

Traffic: As of 8:00am according to the AA Traffic, delays of three minutes on A205 Kew Bridge Road Westbound between Cumberland Road and Kew Bridge Court. Average speed five mph.

Queueing traffic on M4 into town between J3 / A312 (Hayes / Heston) and J1 A205 (Chiswick Roundabout). From the lane drop, a mile before J2, over the Elevated Section onto the A4.

Today's Sunrise: 7:21 am

Today's Sunset: 3:32 pm

Today's Moonrise: 3:53 am

Today's Moonset: 3:32 pm

Brentford Lock High Tide: 12:19 am and 12:41 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 8:35 am and 9:12 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 £20 ShopLocal Voucher has been given a spending extension until Christmas Eve, for residents of Hounslow who have yet to spend theres.

And, the Watermans Park is now closed until March 2022 for extensive improvement work and landscaping. Nearest park is St Pauls Recreation Ground, an eight-minute walk away.

Also, this week is Living Wage Week and yesterday it was announced the Living Wage rates will rise to £9.90 across the UK (40p increase), and £11.05 in London (20p increase). Living Wage is an independently-set rate that reflects the real costs of living, based on rising living costs – including fuel, energy, rent and food.

Joke of the Day: How do you throw a space party?

A. You planet.

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