Tooting morning briefing: slow traffic near Broadway station

Good morning everyone! Welcome to our Wednesday morning briefing.

We hope you have had a good start to the week. This round-up will provide you with what you need to start your day right in Tooting.

Here's what's happening in Tooting today (November 10).

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The date for Tooting's Christmas lights turn on has been announced.

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Tooting's sunrise and sunset

Today's Tooting sunrise: 7:09

Today's Tooting sunset: 16:19

Tooting's weather

While it won't be the nicest day, it shouldn't be the worst either. There may be the occasional spot of rain, but it should be mostly dry, and not too cold either with highs of 15 degrees.

BBC Weather says: "Today will be largely cloudy, with some light spots of rain or drizzle moving in from the northwest later in the afternoon. However, breaks in the cloud may yield some occasional brightness."

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Traffic and travel

The roads are mostly running as usual this morning, as per the AA's traffic news. There is currently slow traffic on the A24 Colliers Wood High Street to Mitcham Road (near Tooting Broadway Station), so be wary of that.

The AA says: "Slow traffic on A24 Colliers Wood High Street Northbound from A238 Merton High Street (South Wimbledon Station) to A217 Mitcham Road (Tooting Broadway Station)."

The Northern line is running a 'good service'.

Fact of the day

Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for brain freeze.

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