30/03/2014 BBC London News

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where you are. Good evening. In less than 24 hours,

London will get a new television channel. It's being backed by the

owner of the Evening Standard newspaper, and it's from where it'll

be broadcast. Alice Bhanduhkravi has been finding out more about London

Live TV. Piloting one of the new programmes

on this channel, the first big launch since the 90s. They will not

only fill the schedule with programmes brought in from other

broadcasters, but they are commissioning new material,

everything from comedy to current affairs. Mostly for an audience of

what they call social explorers. It is about people plugged into the

city, who can't wait to try new things. There will be a strong

emphasis on brand positioning. London is the brand and the

personality. Some of the shows such as 2012 fit that personality. It is

being made in the offices it now shares with sister company B Evening

Standard. Its Russian owners may have deep pockets, but operations

are pared back, giving it a distinct look and feel. I'd tone is

important, it want a conversational tone. It is not a case of being

cheap. I wanted to be authentic. The owner's story so far is successful.

He's been credited with rejuvenating the standard but would not be drawn

on what would constitute success for this channel. I can't go into

numbers. It is basically a share of the London market. We're going to be

broadcast in the homes of about 5 million people. So if we get a share

of that, that will be a success. Some know only too well how

difficult it is to keep a London commercial TV station afloat. I tip

my hat to be investment but I would have is serious? About its

viability. `` I would have serious questions about its by ability. My

experience of running local commercial television stations was

disastrous. Many will be hoping history does not repeat itself.

Archaeologists have found traces of the Black Death, which killed more

than one in three Londoners back in the 14th century. It was discovered

by testing the tooth of a skeleton in Farringdon. Here's Emma North.

They lived and died in the capital eight centuries ago when half of

London perished in the most terrifying experience a society can

endure. In 1349, the Black Death was laying ransacked to Europe. An

emergency burial ground was dug here in Charterhouse Square. This is a

prime example of medieval emergency urban planning. Exactly. A well

thought out process and preparation for a disaster that was imminent. It

was only during the Crossrail project that archaeologists found

proof that this indeed was a plague pit. Victims were given an orderly

Christian burial in rows, layer upon layer. This person had traces of

Black Death in them. How do you know? We extracted a tube and ? to

Canada. `` and sent it off to Canada. They compared it to

libraries of the pathogen and that told them that this individual had

been exploded `` exposed to the plague. The bodies also tell is

great stories about London about is. Life was hard and these people

fought each other ` you can tell by the number of broken bones. This

area is now being searched for more hidden bodies. These 25 could lead

us to thousands more. A look at the weather now with

Georgina. It's not exactly a continuation of the weekend's

weather but it isn't day ahead of us. Quite a cloudy day with

temperatures reaching the mid to high teens in the afternoon apart

from where showers fall. Most of us should have a dry day. A fairly

cloudy day ahead with threats of showers on Monday and Tuesday.

Temperatures peak on Wednesday. Have a very good night.

The southerly winds of this weekend will maintain some warmth into next

week. The air pollution index in England and Wales is set to reach

the high category. In the north-east it stays chilly. In the south-west,

it will get progressively more unsettled. Perhaps if you like

showers overnight, but mainly in the north and east that Mr low cloud is

becoming extensive. Largely frost free away from Shetland where it

will be frosty but sunny. Elsewhere, the mist and fog could be

problematic through the rush-hour. More cloud than today, but still dry

and bright for many initially. This is what is coming later on. Some

heavy, thundery downpours spreading their way across Wales and the

south-west. Ahead of that, temperatures probably not as high

but we could have some home-grown showers for the north-west of

England and into Northern Ireland. But equally,