Police have named a man who may have "vital information" in connection with the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Detectives have appealed to Donovan Myton, 36, also known as Sassa, thought to be staying in the Harlesden area of north-west London, to make contact with them.

On Friday 17 May this year, a man persuaded three schoolgirls in Kilburn, north-west London, to go to a nearby flat in Shootup Hill, where the suspect offered the girls drinks, promised them trainers and gave them some money.

He then told the 13-year-old to go to the bathroom with him, where he allegedly raped her. Police also wanted to speak to a man and a woman who were thought to be in the flat at the time.

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Campaign to improve M25

Measures to ease congestion on the M25 are being launched on Wednesday, as a part of a series of measures to improve the motorway.

A website with up-to-date traffic information is part of a government initiative to enhance the London orbital.

Safety campaigns will also be focusing on how to avoid accidents at roadworks.

The network of CCTV cameras is also being improved so police can spot problems more quickly.

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Tube consultant fees top �100m

London Transport will spend more than �100m on external consultants for the restructuring of the Tube, �7m more than predicted last year.

Junior transport minister David Jamieson said that since March 1998 - when the public private partnership (PPP) scheme was announced - up to the end of September 2002, London Transport had spent �96.3m on consultants.

Mr Jamieson said: "As a result of the delayed implementation of PPP, London Transport currently estimates that the final amount should be between �103m to �105m.

"Around �1.6m of this increase arises from Mayor Ken Livingstone's second unsuccessful legal challenge in July 2002."

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Tapestry with a history

A tapestry depicting London's role in the development of the US state of Virginia is about to take a vital stitch closer to completion.

The 44-square-foot tapestry depicts the work of 18 London livery companies, which in 1620 gave money to develop the Virginia settlement.

Dr Jack Eardley, a direct descendant of the governor of Virginia in 1620, is flying to Britain to finish the piece which is being put together in Dorset.

It will be presented on Friday to the City of London and a replica will be sent to Jamestown in Virginia.