
Welcome to the Londoner’s Diary. Today, questions around the of the Royal Opera House’s £12m David Hockney painting, which now belongs to its outgoing chairman David Ross - will he take it with him? And: Baroness Sugg describes making sure Downing Street’s Larry the Cat didn’t scratch Barack Obama. Plus: the Government’s ex-top lawyer calls for new ministerial standards, Elizabeth Hurley on the business reasons behind her bikini shots, and much more....