29/07/2014 BBC London News

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Drivers who use polluting vehicles will have to pay more to cole

into London, under plans set out by the Mayor this evening.

Boris Johnson wants to create an ultra low emission zone,

which he hopes will improve air quality in the Capital.

It means some motorists would have to pay ten pounds on top of the

congestion charge, as our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards rdports.

London has some of the worst air quality in Europe

killing thousands prematurely every year, and a lot of the pollution now

Part of an attempt to clear it up, it could now cost ?10 for all

but the cleanest vehicles to enter central London.

You are going to get squeezdd whether you buy petrol, diesel,

a hybrid, you have got to get used to being done over I guess.

Air quality in the capital hs coming under increasing scrutiny.

In fact the ultralow emission zone, which is what this scheme is

called, was launched one year ago, and it will cover central London.

Only zero or low emission vdhicles can enter without paying.

When the Mayor launched this, he said the plan was to ensure all

vehicles in central London would be zero or low emission.

Today it has emerged that whatever you are driving,

you can still pay to get into the congestion charging zone.

The judge needs to be set at a level which is reasonable to the lotorist.

which is reasonable to the motorist. We think that could be about ?1 but

We think that could be about ?10 but that is subject to the Mayor's final

decision. Campaigners want a complete ban

of diesel vehicles The Mayor of Tower Hamlets,

Lutfur Rahman, is facing a full inquiry into

his election victory back in May. Today, High Court judges rejected

his attempt to throw out a legal challenge, which has been l`unched

by some of his political opponents. They claim his win was marred

by vote`rigging, Today judges dismissed the Mayor's

effort to have claims of fr`ud effort to have claims of fraud

thrown out. I am delighted there will be a full hearing in the autumn

and all of the complaints about election fraud and the way the

election was handled will h`ve a full airing in the highest court in

the land. Among the allegations were the land. Among the allegathons were

that votes were cast by people not entitled to be on the electoral

register, that voting papers were acquired and marked in favotr of

register, that voting papers were acquired and marked in favour of Mr

Rahman and that canvassers were paid to encourage support for him. The

to encourage support for hil. The judges said it will not be until

September that they give a full explanation why they ruled against

Mr Rahman's efforts to get this petition thrown out, but they did

ask the petitioners to come back with more information about their

claims within three weeks. Lutfur Rahman was not in court today

claims within three weeks. Lutfur Rahman was not in court tod`y but

claims within three weeks. Lutfur Rahman was not in court today but in

a statement said there was no evidence of fraud and intimhdation.

He said: Nonetheless, having lost thhs latest

battle, he now faces the prospect of a full inquiry, probably later in

the year, where the claims `gainst him will be examined. Government

appointed inspectors are dud him will be examined. Government

appointed inspectors are due to appointed inspectors are dud to

report on claims that grants were given in Tower Hamlets in return for

given in Tower Hamlets in rdturn for votes.

A car has crashed and fallen down into the subway at the Elephant

It happened just after 8 o clock this evening.

The driver sustained minor injuries and was able to walk away

The subway has been closed but the tube service has been unaffected.

The Gherkin skyscraper in the City of London has been put up for sale.

The tower, which was designed by Lord Foster,

is expected to fetch offers in the region of 650 million pounds.

It was placed in receivership in April after one

Could empty garages and over`grown car parks help solve

The Conservative group on the London Assembly claim ten thousand

new homes could be created in London over the next dec`de,

if councils were forced to find suitable derelict sites.

Mohammed is delighted with his new home.

Could building more homes like these help solve London's housing crisis?

There are plans to demolish this and build a block of nine flats with

parking and a communal garddn. build a block of nine flats with

parking and a communal garden. The Conservatives on the London Assembly

say much more can be done. Their new report identifies more than 1200

report identifies more than 120 empty garages in Bexley that can be

turned into homes, Brent has 1100, turned into homes, Brent has 11 0,

and Barnett believes 1000 homes can be built there. The Conserv`tives

be built there. The Conservatives want the Mayor to carry out a survey

and set up pilot projects for small developers or even Londoners to

build their own homes. The reason that these very small areas didn't

get used before is because the big developers are looking at bhg

get used before is because the big developers are looking at big plots

of land. We are talking abott developments perhaps of two or three

properties. Today Boris Johnson's properties. Today Boris Johnson s

office said they are supportive of the idea. The Labour group said such

schemes can only go so far `nd are schemes can only go so far `nd are

much more radical solution is schemes can only go so far and are

much more radical solution is needed if more families are to fin`lly

much more radical solution hs needed if more families are to finally find

if more families are to fin`lly find more homes.

Tracey Emin's controversial artwork 'My Bed' is set to return to

the Tate where it was first shown fifteen years ago.

It was recently sold for more than two million pounds,

but before the sale Emin sahd she hoped art lovers in the UK would

The new owner, a German entrepreneur, has `greed to

loan the work to the gallerx in London for at least 10 years.

That's it from me so let me hand you over to Wendy

We got to 27 degrees in temperatures today. It won't be quite so warm

tomorrow, but near enough. There will be cloud and it will be

fresher. As we go through the night, we will see some clotd

night, we will see some cloud arriving on the scene, that is a

very weak weather front but it will keep temperatures up around London

to around 15 degrees. The skies clear in the early, 11 degrdes in

this area. There will be some clear in the early, 11 degrees in

this area. There will be sole cloud coming and going throughout the

afternoon tomorrow, some breeze blowing from a westerly or

north`westerly direction. Temperatures will be hovering around

23 in the Home Counties. On Thursday there will be often some cloud

around, maybe some showers by the end of the day, that goes for Friday

as well and it will turn unsettled at the weekend.

As we head into the peak of the holiday season it is becoming more

difficult to find any hot weather in the forecast but don't give up on

the summer, temperatures edging down back to nearer normal. Certainly an

increasing chance of seeing some showers turning up later in the

week. The jet stream is the key to the forecast, the winds that blow

around about the height that you fly away on your holiday. It is allowing

warm air to come up from the southern regions, but it is now

starting to creep further southwards. The difficulty for the

forecast is knowing how far south it goes because the more it dips, the

more unsettled weather tends to become, and cooler as well. At lower

levels, the winds are blowing fairly briskly bringing some showers as

well, and they will turn heavier towards the end of the night. A few

showers find their way into northern England