Football royalty came to west London when David Beckham watched his son Cruz take part in a tournament in West Drayton. Golden Balls later awarded a trophy and medals to players, including his son.

Also in Hillingdon, Brunel University student Tamsin Salfrais attempted to live on £1 a day to raise awareness of world poverty.

April also saw commuters struggling to get to work when a Tube strike in protest at planned ticket closures caused chaos and gridlock .

In Shepherd's Bush justice finally caught up with Harold McKenzie , when he was jailed for 12 years for sex offences he carried out over 20 years earlier.

Operation Big Wing saw a series of arrests made across Brent and Harrow for offences ranging from fraud, violence and immigration.

Panicked drinkers fled the Castle pub in Harrow on the Hill when a fire broke out, caused by a tumble dryer.

Finally, one person's loss was a charity's gain when an unclaimed £78,000 Westminster lottery prize was given to a good cause.