Good morning! Welcome to the Tooting morning briefing.

This will give you all you need to know to start your day right in Tooting. This briefing will tell you the weather, traffic and train updates, as well as a bit of news.

Here's what's happening in Tooting today (October 6).

Top Story

Why not have a read of one of our top stories from yesterday?

Three Tooting Dads have started Instagram accounts to try and tackle fly-tipping in the area.

The accounts call out some of the rubbish that is left on our streets

Find out more here.

Tooting's sunrise and sunset

Today's Tooting sunrise: 7:09

Today's Tooting sunset: 18:28

Tooting's weather

Today is set to be a gorgeous day with little chance of rain. It will also be rather warm for this time of year, with highs of 17 degrees expected, even if there is a moderate breeze.

BBC Weather says: "This afternoon will be largely dry and fine at first. Banks of cloud will move in gradually from the west through the afternoon."

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Traffic and travel

Traffic is running smoothly across Tooting, as per AA's traffic news .

However, in Balham there has been an accident involving a cyclist which has closed a road both ways.

The A24 is current closed between B242 Bedford Hill and Chestnut Grove.

It says: "Road closed and delays due to Emergency Services incident on A24 Balham High Road both ways between B242 Bedford Hill and Chestnut Grove (Balham Station). Congestion to Bedford Hill, and south on Balham High Road."

The Northern line is running without delays.

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