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:00:12. > :00:14.Tonight on BBC London News: the widow of a man killed on a cycling

:00:14. > :00:21.superhighway says someone else will die if changes aren't made

:00:21. > :00:29.immediately. It was just so needless, so needless. They have to

:00:29. > :00:31.do something about it today. If they don't, they're negligent.

:00:31. > :00:33.We'll hear from Transport for London on whether they plan to

:00:33. > :00:36.change the layout. Also tonight: a west London

:00:36. > :00:40.hospital closes its A&E overnight because it can't guarantee patient

:00:40. > :00:43.safety. Plus, look for a job job or lose

:00:43. > :00:53.your entitlement to a council home - the warning from one local

:00:53. > :00:55.

:00:55. > :00:58.authority in London. And:

:00:58. > :01:08.From the pavement to the West End stage - we're with the musicians

:01:08. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:17.marking 20 years of Stomp. Good evening.

:01:17. > :01:20.The widow of a cyclist killed on a Cycle Super Highway says someone

:01:20. > :01:22.else will die if changes aren't made immediately. Debbie Dorling

:01:22. > :01:30.says there's "a definite design fault" with the superhighway where

:01:30. > :01:37.her husband died. Two cyclists have lost their lives in accidents at

:01:37. > :01:39.the Bow roundabout in the space of three weeks. Most recently a 34-

:01:39. > :01:48.year-old woman collided with a lorry.

:01:48. > :01:52.Flowers on the Bow roundabout. This is one of the Mayor's flag ship

:01:52. > :02:00.superhighways. It encourages cyclists to use this route. As far

:02:00. > :02:02.back as February, campaigners told TFL the junction was woefully

:02:02. > :02:06.inadequate. Debbie Dorling's husband died there just three weeks

:02:06. > :02:15.ago, an experienced cyclist. He was on his way to work at the Olympic

:02:15. > :02:18.Park when he was killed by an HGV turning left. Our lives have been

:02:18. > :02:22.devastated, and I have personally been traumatised by everything

:02:22. > :02:26.that's happened. When I looked at the junction, it was just so

:02:26. > :02:30.needless, so needless, because somebody somewhere - what possessed

:02:30. > :02:37.them to actually design it the way they have I just - I can't

:02:38. > :02:43.understand it at all. This roundabout is just half a mile from

:02:43. > :02:47.the Olympic site, and it's meant to be one of the main routes there for

:02:47. > :02:53.cyclists. A number of times TfL and the Mayor have been told of

:02:53. > :02:57.concerns, as we showed in August, the blue lane stops in the middle

:02:57. > :03:03.of the junction. Newham doesn't want the highway in Stratford yet.

:03:03. > :03:07.You can see the cycle superhighway ends there - a very dangerous spot,

:03:07. > :03:15.and cyclists are then brought on to the pavement, which doesn't appear

:03:15. > :03:18.to be shared use at all. Over the weekend, cyclists on a

:03:18. > :03:22.ride highlighting dangerous junctions held a minute's silence

:03:22. > :03:29.to the 34-year-old woman who died on the roundabout Friday night.

:03:29. > :03:34.What's your message to the Mayor and to Transport for London?

:03:34. > :03:38.message to them is if they don't to something about that junction today,

:03:38. > :03:44.somebody else will be killed, and they need to sort the traffic flow

:03:44. > :03:47.out. What they've done is they've actually - it would appear that

:03:47. > :03:51.they've actually chosen speed of traffic over safety.

:03:51. > :04:00.Metropolitan Police are investigating all of these

:04:00. > :04:04.incidents, and they'll work with trveltrvel to see if there is --

:04:04. > :04:08.Transport for London to see if there is anything else we can do.

:04:08. > :04:14.Cycling has grown. There are vast numbers of cyclists on our roads.

:04:14. > :04:18.We need to make sure they feel safe. Meanwhile, drivers in both

:04:18. > :04:22.incidents have been arrested and bailed. There is no pressure from

:04:22. > :04:32.politicians, cyclists and the relatives who died at this junction

:04:32. > :04:33.

:04:33. > :04:37.Lots more to come, including: No third runway for now - the

:04:37. > :04:40.villagers moving out as the threat of airport expansion remains.

:04:40. > :04:45.Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy as he

:04:45. > :04:51.arrived at school in south London. Zac Olumegbon was stabbed four

:04:51. > :04:54.times, twice in the heart. The group will be sentenced next month.

:04:54. > :05:03.Alex Bushill has been following the case and joins us now from the Old

:05:03. > :05:06.Bailey. Alex? Ambushed outside his school, hunted down, then murdered.

:05:06. > :05:11.The 15-year-old and a younger friend were confronted by a rival

:05:11. > :05:18.gang as they arrived at school last year. Zac Olumegbon was a member of

:05:19. > :05:24.the Trust No-one Gang. His rivals were the Guns and Shanks gang of

:05:24. > :05:29.nearby Brixton. They were armed by at least two knives. They had

:05:29. > :05:35.driven to the school in Norwood, specifically to stab stack Zach.

:05:35. > :05:39.When he saw them arrive outside the school gates, he ran into Gypsy

:05:39. > :05:45.Road Gardens, it was there he was stabbed twice in the heart. He

:05:45. > :05:49.collapsed into the arms of one of his teachers. At the Old Bailey his

:05:49. > :05:55.defending council said he found himself hunted down and killed. He

:05:55. > :06:00.had only just arrived at school. He died metres from it. As for his

:06:00. > :06:07.friend, he sought sanctuary inside the grounds of the school. It did

:06:07. > :06:17.him little good. He was repeatedly stabbed in the arm. Today four

:06:17. > :06:17.

:06:17. > :06:24.teens were found guilty of murder, one for manslaughter. They will all

:06:24. > :06:27.be sentenced next month. Thanks for that update.

:06:27. > :06:37.A nightclub where two women from London were crushed to death will

:06:37. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:40.not reopen to the public. Nabila Nanfuka from Neasden and Laurene-

:06:40. > :06:42.Danielle Jackson from Wembley were fatally injured at the Lava and

:06:42. > :06:45.Ignite nightclub in Northampton last month as people rushed to

:06:45. > :06:47.leave the building. Northampton Borough Council said that the

:06:47. > :06:50.license would not be re-instated after the company which owned the

:06:50. > :06:54.club went into administration. The Labour MP Alan Keen has died at

:06:55. > :06:58.the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. Mr Keen had been the MP for

:06:58. > :07:00.Feltham and Heston in west London since 1992. He was known for his

:07:01. > :07:03.passion for football, having worked as a scout for Middlesbrough before

:07:03. > :07:05.entering politics. A London hospital is to shut its

:07:05. > :07:08.emergency department overnight over concerns it doesn't have enough

:07:08. > :07:17.staff to run it safely. The Central Middlesex Hospital will close its

:07:17. > :07:20.A&E to nighttime admissions from tonight. The move comes as Health

:07:20. > :07:23.Service managers in the area have started discussions over what three

:07:23. > :07:25.local hospitals will be doing in the future. Here's our political

:07:25. > :07:28.correspondent Karl Mercer. Business as usual at the Central

:07:28. > :07:31.Middlesex Hospital this afternoon, but from this evening, things are

:07:31. > :07:33.changing The A&E here is to close overnight - temporarily we're told

:07:33. > :07:38.- because there simply aren't enough consultants here to run it

:07:38. > :07:42.through the night. It's a temporary closure, which was made in an

:07:42. > :07:45.expedient fashion because we reached a point where there weren't

:07:45. > :07:47.sufficient permanent members of staff overnight here for us to

:07:47. > :07:49.assure ourselves that patient safety wasn't going to be

:07:49. > :07:53.compromised. All of which is a blow to Bridie

:07:53. > :07:56.Ahmed, a frequent visitor to the Central Mid's A&E in and out on

:07:56. > :08:01.dozens of occasions over the past few years, as she lives with a

:08:01. > :08:07.long-term illness. It's like my second home. I spend a lot of time

:08:07. > :08:11.down there in outpatients and in A&E, and last weekend when I found

:08:11. > :08:16.out they were going to close it at nighttime, I was or Fayeed. I

:08:16. > :08:20.thought I have to do something about this. I need it. I don't want

:08:20. > :08:23.to go to the other hospital or St Mary's. I want my local hospital.

:08:23. > :08:26.The temporary closure of the A&E comes as local managers look to

:08:26. > :08:28.find a more permanent solution to the future of three local hospitals.

:08:29. > :08:31.Among the options suggested are plans to shut the emergency

:08:31. > :08:33.departments at Ealing and the Central Middlesex, moving them to

:08:34. > :08:35.nearby Northwick Park. That despite these words from the Health

:08:35. > :08:40.Secretary, when we interviewed him last month.

:08:40. > :08:44.Before the election, people were saying oh, the A&E department at

:08:44. > :08:48.Ealing is under threat, but I have no expectation there will be any

:08:48. > :08:54.let. Andrew Lansley has said that'lling's A&E will be safe, but

:08:54. > :08:58.I am afraid his track record on protecting A&Es in thereon is about

:08:58. > :09:04.as bad as it could be, and I'm afraid it looks like the A&E at

:09:04. > :09:12.Ealing will go as well. Already in the last year three have had their

:09:12. > :09:20.futures decided. Queen Mary's has been decided. The Union and the

:09:21. > :09:26.King Korge are set to go. More work needs to be done at

:09:26. > :09:31.looking at what the benefits are of consolidation. There are many

:09:31. > :09:35.benefits of consolidating services into smaller areas, but at the same

:09:35. > :09:41.time everything is done due to local consultation. The whole point

:09:41. > :09:45.of the merger is to try to make sense of a massive deficit which

:09:45. > :09:48.has unfortunately been around with NHS London for years now. This is

:09:48. > :09:52.all about trying to find wives keeping all three going sca. There

:09:52. > :09:56.will be a public consultation on the future of health care in north-

:09:56. > :09:59.west London. The decision on these hospitals expected next July.

:09:59. > :10:02.Tube drivers have threatened to strike at Christmas if they're not

:10:02. > :10:05.paid an extra �350 for working on Boxing Day. Members of the ASLEF

:10:05. > :10:11.Union,- which represents more 1,500 drivers, have warned of walkouts

:10:11. > :10:15.that could include Christmas Eve or Boxing Day itself. They are

:10:15. > :10:24.demanding triple pay and a day in lieu for working on Boxing Day and

:10:24. > :10:27.have given tube chiefs official notice of a strike ballot.

:10:27. > :10:30.Should people who are not in and not actively looking for work be

:10:30. > :10:33.refused a council home? That's what local politicians in Wandsworth are

:10:33. > :10:35.proposing. This week councillors will vote on a pilot scheme that

:10:35. > :10:38.will change the terms and conditions for new residents moving

:10:38. > :10:41.in to council accommodation. But housing groups have hit out at the

:10:41. > :10:44.plans, saying that vulnerable people could be put at risk. Ayshea

:10:44. > :10:49.Buksh reports. Here in Wandsworth, there are 17,000 people living in

:10:49. > :10:53.social housing such as this. Their tenancy agreements mean if they

:10:53. > :10:56.want to, they have a home for life, and that's something the council

:10:56. > :11:01.wants to drastically change. The council are looking to restrict

:11:01. > :11:04.their social housing in the future. Anyone who is unemployed must prove

:11:05. > :11:08.they're actively seeking work. understand times are tough at the

:11:08. > :11:12.moment and jobs aren't that easy to come by. However, the one thing

:11:12. > :11:17.that is certain in life is if you don't bother to apply, you're never

:11:17. > :11:24.going to get one. What we're looking for is evidence people are

:11:24. > :11:28.trying to obtain work either by applying for training or applying

:11:28. > :11:31.for jobs. It's not the first time they have made headlines over

:11:31. > :11:35.restricting council accommodation. Following the riots this summer,

:11:35. > :11:39.they decided to evict any tenants involved in the violence. So far,

:11:39. > :11:43.only one family has been affected. While their son's case goes through

:11:43. > :11:49.the courts, the council is preparing to take action. There are

:11:49. > :11:54.currently 6,5 hundred people on the housing waiting list in Wandsworth.

:11:54. > :11:56.For the Leader of the Opposition, the councillor needs to urgently

:11:56. > :12:00.address the housing crisis. Part of the solution is building more

:12:00. > :12:05.houses and providing more accommodation. Starting to make

:12:05. > :12:09.rules and regulations is not really the way forward. OK. Incentivise

:12:09. > :12:15.people in work and some other categories perhaps, but that

:12:15. > :12:19.doesn't solve the housing crisis. am not in favour of reducing the

:12:19. > :12:24.allocations towards people who are in the greatest need. I think the

:12:24. > :12:29.argument is about how do we supply housing to those who are most in

:12:29. > :12:31.need in society? The council's Housing Committee will decide

:12:31. > :12:34.whether or not to introduce the scheme this week.

:12:34. > :12:37.The Tottenham MP David Lammy has criticised the level of financial

:12:37. > :12:40.help given to those whose homes and businesses were damaged during the

:12:40. > :12:43.London riots. He said that the response by insurance companies and

:12:43. > :12:53.banks since riots and looting broke out in the summer had been

:12:53. > :12:56.

:12:56. > :13:00.You fall on hard times, you axe -- you expect help. It is not

:13:00. > :13:06.acceptable that if you go to a disaster zone, people are helped

:13:06. > :13:10.three months later, in this country its people are standing destitute.

:13:10. > :13:13.The insurance companies have been woeful, shame on them. Banks were

:13:13. > :13:17.who were bailed out by British taxpayers are still charging

:13:17. > :13:25.interest on properties that are no longer standing. Shame to be living

:13:25. > :13:28.in Britain in 2011 and see that happen. I'm joined now by Lance

:13:28. > :13:31.Chinnian, whose flat was one of 27 destroyed after a carpet shop was

:13:31. > :13:34.set on fire in Tottenham. Thank you for coming in, do you were at that

:13:34. > :13:41.debate this morning. Remind us of your experience on the night your

:13:41. > :13:44.flat was set on fire. I was at home as most of my neighbours were, we

:13:44. > :13:49.knew there was rioting going on as it was all over the news channels.

:13:49. > :13:53.I think about 3 o'clock in the morning, our alarm went within the

:13:53. > :13:57.building. Within a few seconds people were banging on the door

:13:57. > :14:01.shouting get out, fire. We managed to get down the fire escape, there

:14:01. > :14:06.was already smoke coming up. When we came out of the building we

:14:06. > :14:09.could see the carpet shop was on fire. It must have been terrifying.

:14:09. > :14:14.I know you have had help with your mortgage, what about the other

:14:14. > :14:18.claims you are involved in? How easy or difficult has it been?

:14:18. > :14:23.have had a lot of support from the council. Wonderful support from a

:14:23. > :14:27.variety of sources. In terms of the insurance claims and the

:14:27. > :14:32.compensation claims for people who did not have insurance, it seems to

:14:32. > :14:36.be one obstacle after another. of this is because it comes under

:14:36. > :14:41.the Riot Damages Act, how easy as that been to claim under?

:14:41. > :14:46.process itself was reasonably easy in terms of filling in the form,

:14:46. > :14:49.submitting paperwork, trying to get evidence of what property you had

:14:49. > :14:54.in the flat. But it seems to have gone into a black hole. Of all the

:14:54. > :14:59.people who have applied that I know, not a single person has had any

:14:59. > :15:03.payout at all. You have had no money? No money at all in terms of

:15:04. > :15:07.the compensation claim. This is one big stumbling block that is

:15:07. > :15:12.preventing people from moving on. People are keen to put this behind

:15:12. > :15:16.them and move on, yet without some kind of money to start rebuilding

:15:16. > :15:25.our lives, it is really difficult to. We have to leave it there, but

:15:25. > :15:30.thank you for coming in. Still to come before 7:00pm: They have

:15:30. > :15:33.performed to over 14 million people and to celebrate 20 years in the

:15:33. > :15:38.West End, the cast of stomp put on a very special performance.

:15:38. > :15:42.It is a secret part of Westminster Abbey there has been closed to the

:15:42. > :15:47.public since the 13th century. Prince Charles is backing of a �12

:15:47. > :15:50.million campaign to open it up. 18 months ago, residents living in

:15:50. > :15:53.a village near Heathrow celebrated after learning plans for a third

:15:53. > :15:56.runway had been scrapped. The plans would have seen Sipson flattened.

:15:56. > :16:02.Such was the uncertainty that 200 people moved out, selling their

:16:02. > :16:05.homes to the company that owns the airport, BAA. But as Sadie Nine

:16:05. > :16:15.reports, the village remains in limbo because the company is still

:16:15. > :16:15.

:16:15. > :16:19.hopeful expansion plans will get Sipson was here long before

:16:19. > :16:25.Heathrow Airport and is a real village. But three years ago, it

:16:25. > :16:31.made the news big time. It was the scene of mass protest against a

:16:31. > :16:35.third runway that would have flattened the village. Sipson!

:16:35. > :16:39.a change of government, the plans were scrapped and Sipson celebrated.

:16:39. > :16:45.Even though they won a great victory, people started to move out

:16:45. > :16:50.in huge numbers. You are off? yes. Moving to Cowley. We are

:16:50. > :16:55.moving because we need a bigger house. Could you not change this?

:16:55. > :16:59.You could, but the amount of money it was going to cost to do that,

:16:59. > :17:05.and the fear of pumping that much money into a house that could be

:17:05. > :17:09.knocked down in five years' time and you won't get the money back.

:17:09. > :17:12.This maxed -- mass exodus is nothing new. Academics have been

:17:12. > :17:19.researching this age-old phenomenon and it is known as planning blight.

:17:19. > :17:24.When you go for big infrastructure plans, it is very difficult to get

:17:24. > :17:29.plans agreed. In that process, people get nervous about hanging on,

:17:29. > :17:34.and so you blight an area. Their decision was made easier by BAA,

:17:34. > :17:38.they offered them a good price for their properties. 300 home owners

:17:39. > :17:43.were eligible and an amazing three quarters of them took it up. BAA

:17:43. > :17:46.are now renting out those properties on short-term lets.

:17:46. > :17:52.don't want to leave the village, I am pretty heartbroken about leaving

:17:52. > :17:56.it. We wanted to buy another house in Sipson. We contacted BAA and

:17:56. > :18:01.asked if we could buy one of their properties and they said they are

:18:01. > :18:06.not selling. We asked BAA why they insist on only renting out the

:18:06. > :18:08.properties that they now own. business community nationally, and

:18:08. > :18:13.trade unions and the aviation industry's still believe there is a

:18:13. > :18:16.strong case for expansion of airports in the south-east, and a

:18:16. > :18:19.third runway is an option that is to be considered. Until the

:18:19. > :18:23.Government comes up with a clear plan of how they are going to

:18:23. > :18:26.address this urgent need, a third runway remains an option. It would

:18:27. > :18:32.be premature of us to sell those properties and have to buy them

:18:33. > :18:40.back. It seems that Sipson still has a very uncertain future. It is

:18:40. > :18:43.a shame. I have had 20 years here. I don't really want to go. It is a

:18:43. > :18:52.complete shame that it has come to this. Sibson was a beautiful place

:18:52. > :18:55.to live. Not good. -- sipped some Former Sipson resident Pauline

:18:55. > :19:05.Kenny, ending that report by Sadie Nine. And you can see the full

:19:05. > :19:08.story on Inside Out London. That's tonight at 7:30pm here on BBC One.

:19:08. > :19:10.Chelsea defender John Terry says it's his duty as England captain to

:19:10. > :19:12.face allegations that he racially abused QPR's Anton Ferdinand. The

:19:12. > :19:16.Football Association and the Metropolitan Police have begun

:19:16. > :19:19.investigations into the alleged incident at Loftus Road last month.

:19:19. > :19:27.Terry, who didn't play in the 1-0 win over Spain on Saturday, will

:19:27. > :19:32.captain tomorrow's match against Sweden at Wembley. It is the

:19:32. > :19:38.biggest honour off all, I am very fortunate to be captain. Once were

:19:38. > :19:43.out there, the fans are always one. The fans are great and always will

:19:43. > :19:47.be. There are different supporters to come to watch England, I get a

:19:47. > :19:54.couple of cheers but I got a great response when I warmed up by the

:19:54. > :19:58.A �12 million campaign has been launched to open up one of the

:19:58. > :20:02.capital's best kept secrets to the public. And now Prince Charles has

:20:02. > :20:04.added his support to it. Which is perhaps not all that surprising as

:20:04. > :20:09.the building in question is, in effect, his local church. Gareth

:20:09. > :20:14.Furby is at Westminster Abbey for us now. Gareth, sounds intriguing?

:20:14. > :20:19.Yes, it is. You can't often say this, but this is a genuinely

:20:19. > :20:24.secret part of London. Somewhere the public haven't seen since it

:20:24. > :20:28.was billed back in the 13th century. Today, I was lucky enough to get a

:20:28. > :20:32.sneak preview -- since it was built. It involved a steep climb and

:20:32. > :20:37.descent of this building. London's tourists must have explored every

:20:37. > :20:45.inch of the abbey. Surely there are no secrets left. But there is one,

:20:45. > :20:49.and it is through this door. There are 78 steps to climb. I have

:20:50. > :20:55.counted everyone. And that awkward access is the reason why the try

:20:55. > :21:00.for him... It means third layer, has been off-limits to the public.

:21:00. > :21:04.Now the late poet Sir John Betjeman said the view from here was the

:21:04. > :21:08.best in Europe and he may have had a point. I think it is an amazing

:21:08. > :21:13.view, I think it gives you an extraordinary vision of this

:21:13. > :21:18.remarkable Gothic building. What is also remarkable are the faces on

:21:18. > :21:24.the walls. Again, hidden from public view and dating back to the

:21:24. > :21:30.13th century. Is mirrored -- represent a king, and a good way

:21:30. > :21:36.Monk but it is part of the decoration -- it might represent a

:21:36. > :21:41.king, and Abbott or a monk. This is a grotesque. There is a great

:21:41. > :21:46.medieval tradition. Sometimes it was to remind people, to frighten

:21:46. > :21:50.them, to remind them of the need to lead good lives. Much of Britain's

:21:50. > :21:55.history is remembered within these walls, so why keep some of it

:21:55. > :22:00.hidden? Prince Charles has now backed a campaign to raise �12

:22:00. > :22:04.million to open the third layer. want to open up this space, we want

:22:04. > :22:09.people to have the experience of coming into this secret part of the

:22:09. > :22:13.Abbey, and we want to display up here a great many of art treasures.

:22:13. > :22:18.One thing they will have to build is a lift, as even the journey down

:22:18. > :22:21.can be awkward. They will have to find the money to

:22:21. > :22:26.build a lift that fits with the architecture, and that alone will

:22:26. > :22:30.cost a lot. The Abbey is adamant the money can now be raised, now

:22:30. > :22:35.that Prince Charles is on board, and they say this could happen as

:22:35. > :22:38.soon as 2014. It's the West End show which began

:22:38. > :22:48.life on the streets of London and went on to take banging, knocking

:22:48. > :22:53.

:22:53. > :23:01.performance today in the square where it all began. Our

:23:01. > :23:11.entertainment correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, reports.

:23:11. > :23:15.Matchboxes. Brooms. And bins. Just a few of the simple props that

:23:15. > :23:24.along with their unique synchronised movement and physical

:23:24. > :23:29.comedy have made Stomp a worldwide sensation. Today, the trip by in

:23:29. > :23:34.Covent Garden Piazza, with a special performance celebrating 10

:23:34. > :23:38.years in the West End -- the troupe are in. This is where I started as

:23:38. > :23:41.a street performer years ago. All week, we worked there, earned our

:23:41. > :23:47.money and it was one of the first places where we did a routine with

:23:47. > :23:54.the big dustbins. Over 14 million people have experienced this award-

:23:54. > :23:56.winning show, which has seen the cast involving everything from

:23:56. > :24:00.advertisements and major awards ceremonies like the Oscars to

:24:00. > :24:04.performances on world stages, including several performances in

:24:04. > :24:08.London. I think rhythm and humour are universal languages and if you

:24:08. > :24:11.put them together, you get something that hits to the core. It

:24:12. > :24:16.is great, because there is no barrier with language, any

:24:16. > :24:20.nationality can come and see it, which suits the West End and New

:24:20. > :24:25.York. It means we can travel all over the world and communicate with

:24:25. > :24:28.different people. You make it look very easy, how difficult is it?

:24:28. > :24:33.When we first begin, it is really hard. You get into the show, it

:24:33. > :24:38.takes about a year, I would say, until you have a better

:24:38. > :24:43.understanding of what you have to do. Is it important that a show

:24:43. > :24:48.like this is in the West End? Definitely. It needs different

:24:48. > :24:54.stuff. I am a West End Wendy, I love West End shows, the old stuff,

:24:54. > :24:58.the new stuff, but Stomp is very different. 20 years of playing

:24:58. > :25:02.loudly and proudly together, with enough success to warrant four

:25:02. > :25:07.touring companies around the world, home fans can feel the noise at the

:25:07. > :25:10.ambassadors Theatre. We have just a few days to go until

:25:10. > :25:16.Children In Need and we'd love you to help us raise money, simply by

:25:16. > :25:20.having a good night out. Last year we invited you to watch Pudsey on

:25:20. > :25:26.the West End stage with the team of Jersey Boys. Before that, he joined

:25:26. > :25:33.Mamma Mia. This year, Pudsey will join a Gala performance of the

:25:34. > :25:36.musical Rock Of Ages on Wednesday, and you can be there too. To find

:25:36. > :25:44.out how just go to our website, bbc.co.uk/london, where you'll can

:25:44. > :25:47.Now, let's take a look at the weather with Peter.

:25:47. > :25:51.You look like you are wrapped up warmly.

:25:52. > :25:58.I am. What a change. Over the weekend we had the lovely autumn

:25:58. > :26:03.sunshine. Today our weather has reverted to type, some poppy --

:26:03. > :26:07.proper November anti cyclonic gloom. This week, a dull, bank start.

:26:07. > :26:11.Don't despair because as we go through the week, very gradually

:26:11. > :26:17.skies will brighten and by the end of the week, it won't feel quite so

:26:17. > :26:21.chilly. This evening, the mist and drizzle is closing in, the cloud is

:26:21. > :26:26.shrouding the tops of the North Downs. Already some fog on the

:26:26. > :26:30.higher parts of the M25. The cloud shrouding tops of the Chiltern

:26:30. > :26:36.Hills as well, fog as the M40 climbs up past High Wycombe. Watch

:26:36. > :26:41.out for that have -- if you are driving. Overnight, it will turn

:26:41. > :26:46.quite chilly, minimum temperatures of six or seven. We have mist and

:26:46. > :26:50.drizzle to contend with. Tomorrow morning, a bit of deja-vu, but I

:26:50. > :26:54.think the day will dry up and brighten up by the afternoon. Some

:26:54. > :26:59.light grey sky, perhaps a bit of blue. If we get some sunshine

:26:59. > :27:04.breaking through, the temperature will lift to 11 or 12. We have been

:27:04. > :27:08.hovering around 10 degrees. Midweek and a bit brighter on Wednesday,

:27:08. > :27:13.perhaps the odd shower to the north of London on Thursday. The outlook

:27:13. > :27:23.for the end of the week, temperatures heading back into the

:27:23. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:26.mid-teens, just in time for next Tonight's headlines: two men, Gary

:27:26. > :27:31.Dobson and David Norris, have appeared in court charged with the

:27:31. > :27:34.murder of Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the teenager's death.

:27:34. > :27:37.The court has said that new scientific evidence will be central