next few days. if you would like to get in touch today, _ next few days. if you would like to get in touch today, bbc _ next few days. if you would like to get in touch today, bbc breakfast | next few days. if you would like to i get in touch today, bbc breakfast on social media. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. the met says it's working hard to stop gangs re—occupying public spaces as london continues to open up. sadiq khan joined the violent crime task force in islington last night as they carried out stop and searches. the met says overall violent crime is down. 0ur number one priority in the met is to tackle violence and of course, the week that we just had makes that job difficult and challenging. but it's by no means the typical picture in london. and in fact, violence levels are reduced from our most comparable year, 2019—2020. the covid year is not a good comparator for obvious reasons. but of course, that may sound complacent, we're not in the slightest bit complacent, every single incident is something that we regret. an mp has been fined after his dog caused a stampede by a herd of 200 deer in richmond park.