22/02/2014 BBC London News

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Good afternoon. A man who was injured in a drive`by shooting in

central London last night is being treated in hospital. The victim was

shot on Waterloo Bridge by gunmen on a motorbike. Police say his injuries

are not life`threatening. Three people have been arrested.

Passengers on a Ryanair flight from Stansted to Portugal called the

police after claiming they were left on the plane for nearly four hours

without food or water. They weren't allowed to leave because the

terminal was locked. Ryanair has apologised, saying the problems were

because of bad weather, and the contract was delayed because many

flights are being diverted. Animal charities are calling on the

government for a change in the law to protect horses which are being

abandoned and left to starve in Essex. They say the recent floods

have made the problem worse. The report includes images which might

be upsetting. Tethered to a gate or dump at the side of the road. These

are just a few of the growing number of horses and ponies being neglected

in Essex. Most have been cruelly treated. Some were even left for

dead. Holly was pregnant, blind and starving when this sanctuary found

her and took her end. Space has run out. The farm simply cannot take any

more horses. We could easily have doubled the amount of horses. We are

inundated daily. We cannot help them all. Every single sanctuary is in

the same boat. One major issue is animals left to graze without

permission, and it is prevalent in this part of the country. Nearby,

and other horse has been left, this time between a busy road and a

railway line. It is tethered, so the grass will not last long. The recent

bad weather has not helped either. As people escape the flooding, some

animals are left to fend for themselves. We are seeing horses

dying in fields, cut off, roaming free. As the legislation stands,

none of this is a criminal offence, something which one charity says

need to change. The hands are tied because we cannot deal with these

horses unless we find out who the owners are, and because 70% of these

horses are not microchips we do not know who the owners are. The

government explained that landowners can bring a civil case against

offenders and they are looking at with the law could be taken but

until then sanctuary like this is crucial for horses that have

suffered years of neglect. The Carry On star Kenneth Williams

has been honoured with a blue plaque at his former home in central London

not one but `` on what would have been his 80th birthday. The plaque

was unveiled by his co`star, Barbara Windsor, on the flats at Marylebone

Road. The actress described him as a true original. Now the weather.

Road. The actress described him as a true original. Now the Good

afternoon. It is a lovely day outside and it will stay that for

the rest of the afternoon, with plenty more sunshine to come. Some

fear whether cloud and staying dry. Tomorrow will be very different,

very windy, 30 mph. We will see plenty of thick cloud around.

Possibly some outbreaks of drizzle. Then it will be generally unsettled

into next week. That is it for now. Join me at 6pm. There is more on the

website. Have a good afternoon. Good afternoon. It has been a lovely

start with some very welcome winter sunshine. For the rest of the day,

the further east you are, you will hang onto that for much of the

time. The further north and west you are, the wind will pick up, that

will be dragging in rain. You can see where this is coming from. Out

in the Atlantic this area of boat is approaching the west of the United

Kingdom, and ahead of that, it will be a dry afternoon. -- this area of

cloud. Further north and west you can see some rain setting in. For

the Southwest I think it will be fine and dry, but increasingly

windy. Through the Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east it is a

lovely afternoon. It will be mild. The north-west of England will see

some rain setting in. That could be