12/09/2014 BBC London News

Good evening from BBC London News. I'm Riz Lateef.

As we have been hearing Borhs Johnson has been selected. Ht marks

a significant step in the m`yor s ambitions to return to Westlinster.

He said he was thrilled and this was act one, scene one of a long

process. Our political corrdspondent is there with the latest

developments. He told us for years he would not

want to return to Parliament while he was major. He could not do ``

mayor. He could not do could not do two jobs at once. He will fhght the

election here as a Conservative candidate. And the political classes

tonight are saying, well is this the next step on a road possiblx to

Number Ten? Questions that were put to Boris Johnson as he emerged about

ten minutes ago. No, this is the first stage in a campaign to retain

the seat of Uxbridge and Sotth Ruislip for the Conservativds and

get across the message about what the Conservatives have achidved

across London and the country as a whole, in turning the econoly

around, as we have, over thd past few years and urging people not to

throw it away by allowing Ed Miliband or the Labour Partx to get

in. That is the message. Anxbody got any more questions? Could you do two

jobs at the same time It has been done before. The question I am being

asked is can you do mayor and MP at the same time ` I would point out

you can do both, it has been done before and I would also point out it

is possible to have, to be both an MP and to have a very big job, such

as Foreign Secretary or Prile Minister at the same time. @nd that

is the key question Londoners will ask ` can he do both jobs at the

same time? And possibly somdthing of a gift to his political opponents.

They have said, look, here hs a man who has changed his mind, hd told us

he wouldn't, now he has. Now he ll be fighting the election, pretty

much this time next year. Hd'll be a Conservative candidate here. Is it

possible to do the two jobs at the same time? Ken Livingstone first did

it in 2000. The pressure is different. Boris Johnson, mtch more

high profile. Happenings in the Conservative Party. Is he trying to

get David Cameron's job? Is it possible for him to keep an eye on

the ball in London, while hhs eye may be on higher office elsdwhere?

Thank you. a nursery worker who was innocently

caught up in a gang shooting. Mother`of`one Sabrina Moss was

shot in the heart outside a fast food shop in Kilburn last Atgust as

she celebrated her 24th birthday. A Coroner into the death of Jacintha

Saldanha has concluded she took her own life. She took a call from two

Australian DJs, believing it to be the Queen and put it through to the

nurse who then revealed det`ils of Kate's condition.

Controversial plans for a multi`billion pound Thames

super`sewer have been given the go`ahead. The 15`mile tunnel, which

will run from Hammersmith to Newham, means higher water bills for all

Thames Water customers. As our Environment Correspondent, Tom

Edwards, reports opponents `re considering a legal challenge to the

Work is already under way. The Thames tide way tunnel will divert

overflowing sewerage into a super sewer, the company says it has

modified its plans and taken into account opposition.

We have really been listening to people. We have been putting

measures in place that will mitigate the nuisance and minimise the amount

of disruption. This is the problem every year sewerage ends up in the

river. These old, Victorian sewers cannot cope during heavy rahnfall.

The solution is to drill a 05`mile long super sewer from Hammersmith,

to Newham, under the Thames, through 14 boroughs. There 's no surprise

that it has been given the go ahead. These are preparetry works being

carried out on the foreshord. This scheme will put ?80 on everx

Londoner's water bill. This is a contentious project. Here in

Bermondsey, like communities along the river, they don't want the noise

and the loss of some green space. We expect noise, disruption of long

duration. Seven years is a long time in the life of a community. Others

believe there are more cost`effective solutions, lhke

stopping storm water getting into the sewers in the first place using

green walls. Some say the pollution in the Thames is not that b`d.

Investors are now being sought for the project, but groups along the

Thames are now considering ` legal challenge.

So, I'll say goodnight and wish you a lovely weekend.

And hand you over Stav Danaos for a look at the weather

Most of the cloud was to thd north and the west. We had lovely warm

sunshine. Overnight, it will be dry for most

of us. There will be bits and pieces of cloud around, also some clear

spells. The temperature shotld not fall below 11 Celsius. Cooldr in the

countryside. Tomorrow is looking dry and bright for most of us again We

will start off on a grey note. Clouds will break up at timds. We

could see the odd passing shower. Most places should stay dry. In the

sunshine we are looking at 21`2 Celsius. We have high presstre in

control through the weekend. An easterly breeze across our region.

On Sunday the breeze may be more of a feature, bringing in one or two

showers into central parts of the capital. In the sunshine, some

shelter again, we are looking 2 `22 Celsius. So, it is looking good for

the weekend. Into next week, it stays mainly dry, with high pressure

in control. More showers developing. Some be heavy. Some warm sunshine

will develop. It looks like temperatures will be on the increase

mid`next week. I will leave you with an outlook now for the next few

days. We are in good shape. Most will stay

dry. Hopefully you will see good spells of sunshine. It will be

breezy as we go through southern areas. But not much, if any rain.

Spare a thought for friends across south-Eastern Europe. We have had

torrential downpours over Italy into the Balkans, parts of Greece and

further heavy thundery downpours expected could cause further issues.

You can see the extent of the cloud here. Back home we've had

well-broken cloud. If you look to the north, there is a greater than

average chance of seeing the northern lights, would you believe -

that is because we