Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has given his - qualified - backing to Arsenal's plans for a new stadium in Ashburton Grove.

His planning decisions manager is being quoted this morning as saying: 'Having considered the report, the Mayor has concluded that he supports the application proposals in principle because of the benefits involved.'

But Giles Dolphin also says: 'Further negotiations are required regarding an increase to the public transport financial contributions that are currently on offer.'