A murder investigation is under way in east London after a man found stabbed in the street died in hospital.

Smack bang in the middle of my patch, yet strangely I still feel safe walking around those same streets in uniform, or in civvies.

There is a good chance that one of my mates went on that call. No doubt I'll learn the full story tomorrow - and obviously won't be able to blog about it.

No real blog post today as Im preparing for being a guest at the Guardian Public services Summit. I'm jotting this down as I'm waiting for my bath to fill. It should be interesting and I get a free hotel room out of it.

Unfortunately, due to someone dropping out the format of my session has changed and so I have to rapidly plan a ten minute presentation before sitting down to be questioned. Oh well, should still be fun.

I need to perform well as people have paid over £600 to come to the summit (which I consider silly money).

And no, there hasn't been mention of a fee for my appearance. But I do these things because they are fun and because I get to meet interesting people. At this one I might be able to shout at a few politicians...

Which reminds me that I need to check that I've packed my pepper spray and brass knuckles.