Hello from the LFP digital desk, where we see yard waste collection is getting a little tricky. Here's your Tuesday roundup.

THE VERY LATEST: Our Dale Carruthers reports that a London man whose girlfriend was fatally shot in their driveway two years ago was facing drug charges when he was swept up in a gun and drug bust this month, court records show. Ali Bhatti, 30, was among three men arrested on Nov. 8 after London police searched homes and vehicles across the city and seized five handguns, a silencer, seven extended magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, $61,800 cash, drugs and other items.

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FORECAST: Expect daytime highs of about 7 C and rain every day up to and including Sunday, per Environment Canada. 

WIN KNIGHTS TICKETS: We're giving away London Knights tickets and here's how you can get your hands on them.

PHOTO+STORY: Our Jane Sims has full coverage from the second-degree murder trial of Emily Altmann and Carlos Guerra Guerra, where witness Jessica Falardeau recalled the stunning moment at a 2021 southwest London bush party when she saw a masked gunman fatally shoot 18-year-old Western University student Josue Silva. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)

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Our Jonathan Juha reports that buyers in the London area’s sluggish real estate market appear to be using their leverage to include “escape clauses” in purchase offers.

Our Jack Moulton digs into the trend toward so-called tiny homes, a modest solution to Canada's housing affordability crunch.

A man is facing a raft of charges after a gunpoint robbery at a business just south of downtown London, police say.

PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY: We're going back exactly six years, to Nov. 19, 2018, for this LFP Archives photo of jubilation after the Lucas Vikings won the junior football high school title over Catholic Central at Western University's stadium.