Welcome to the Tooting morning briefing.

This will give you everything you need to start your day right in Tooting. Here we will give you the weather, traffic updates and a bit of news as you let your morning coffee settle.

Here's what's happening in Tooting today (October 2).

Top Story

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

A woman in Tooting has raised nearly £800 for a woman she saw break down on Mitcham Road after being robbed.

Daisy came across this woman, as well her ill son who is in a wheelchair, after her purse was stolen with £500 in there to buy her son new clothes.

Find out more here.

Tooting's sunrise and sunset

Today's Tooting sunrise: 7:07

Today's Tooting sunset: 18:30

Tooting's weather

While it's not going to be feeling particularly warm, it should be a pretty day out in Tooting. Highs of 15 degrees are expected, with sunny intervals and a moderate breeze expected throughout.

BBC Weather says: "Today will see bright spells at first, but cloud and scattered showers will soon push in from the west. These may largely clear later on, however, with a few sunny spells developing. A breezy day."

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Traffic and travel

Rush hour in Tooting is looking pretty slow all around, as per the AA's traffic news .

There are a number of reports of congestion around Tooting's roads. According to AA, there are two minutes of delays on A217 Garratt Lane between Thorndean Street and B234, although they are easing. A bit further down Garratt Lane it is also slow, with reports saying there are three minutes of delays on Garratt Lane northbound between Broadwater Road and Diprose Lodge.

It says: "Delays of two minutes and delays easing on A217 Garratt Lane Northbound between Thorndean Street and B234 Earlsfield Road. Average speed five mph.

"Delays of three minutes on A217 Garratt Lane Northbound between Broadwater Road and Diprose Lodge. Average speed five mph."

The Northern line is running without delays.

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