:00:06. > :00:10.Tonight on BBC London, the Mayor says he wants more police officers,
:00:11. > :00:20.but the Met say they can't afford it. So is Scotland Yard facing a
:00:21. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:31.financial crisis? There are fears the London Fire Brigade could be
:00:31. > :00:34.forced to hand over millions. tonight. A new European tax on the
:00:34. > :00:38.City - opposed by the Prime Minister... Tonight the Lord Mayor
:00:38. > :00:43.tells us why HE thinks it could be bad for the thousands of people
:00:43. > :00:46.working in the City. If it was brought in just in Europe and not
:00:46. > :00:50.the rest of the world it would be very damaging.
:00:50. > :00:51.As we prepare for the return of the winter flu, we take a look inside
:00:51. > :00:54.one of the capital's specialist units.
:00:54. > :01:04.And the 12 year-old schoolboy who's snapped top photographic accolades
:01:04. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:11.from the hands of his adult Good evening. Keeping police
:01:11. > :01:16.numbers up after next years Olympics is "unaffordable",
:01:16. > :01:19.according to those in charge of the purse strings at Scotland Yard. So
:01:19. > :01:28.the prospect of a financial crisis engulfing the Metropolitan Police
:01:28. > :01:31.looms over London. It means the Mayor has to look for more money to
:01:31. > :01:38.pay for the extra officers he's promised - and one option is to
:01:38. > :01:40.take millions of pounds from the London Fire Brigade. Boris Johnson
:01:40. > :01:43.did the same thing last year, so not surprisingly, firefighters are
:01:43. > :01:46.furious at the idea of having their cash reserves raided again. Tim
:01:46. > :01:53.Donovan reports. With the number of police officers
:01:53. > :01:58.falling, the Mayor is calling a accompany for help. The strings
:01:58. > :02:03.attached that he wants the net to ensure there are 32,000 police
:02:03. > :02:13.officers Prix Olympics and just over 31,000 to be retained after
:02:13. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:30.First in effect, the Met us saying that they are struggling all ready
:02:30. > :02:34.to keep the current level of police officers. They still have to find
:02:35. > :02:44.savings to fill a black hole in next year's budget. Where is the
:02:45. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :03:02.money to come from for more. It is a personnel staffing crisis as well.
:03:02. > :03:08.This was not having made a's policing deputy saw it today.
:03:08. > :03:15.think crisis is pitching it a bit strong. This is it the way local
:03:15. > :03:21.authority budgets works. There are lots of moving parts in the Budget
:03:21. > :03:27.we are yet to finalise. We haven't completed those, and I'm confident
:03:27. > :03:37.we will fill the gap. He is been heralding a 7% drop in crime on
:03:37. > :03:40.
:03:41. > :03:44.tubes and buses. Lots more to come, including the
:03:44. > :03:54.mayor gives more details about which London schoolchildren kit
:03:54. > :03:59.three Olympic tickets for. A bullet aimed at the height of
:03:59. > :04:04.London, that is George Osborne's description of a proposed European
:04:04. > :04:08.tax on financial transactions for banks. The Lord Mayor today added
:04:08. > :04:18.his criticism, but others, including the Andy capitalism
:04:18. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:41.protesters had side simples say the tax is fair. Just a week into his
:04:41. > :04:44.job, the Lord Mayor spoke of the challenges ahead. Top of the list,
:04:44. > :04:50.scene of calls from across Europe for a new tax on financial
:04:50. > :04:56.transactions. If it was brought in just in Europe, it would be
:04:56. > :05:06.damaging. Even the EU's own impact assessment shows it would cost more
:05:06. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:18.But two-thirds of that, 40 billion, would come solely from the UK.
:05:18. > :05:23.Others disagree, saying attacks of 0.1% is letting the City off
:05:23. > :05:27.lightly. This man is part of that campaign to rein in the city.
:05:27. > :05:31.should not be held ransom so they can get away with the kind of
:05:31. > :05:39.casino banking it got us into trouble in the first place. We have
:05:39. > :05:44.to remember their behaviour not add about a trillion of our GDP. What
:05:44. > :05:48.of this protest? Legal notices have been served. The City of London is
:05:48. > :05:56.once again trying to remove the camp, parting company with the
:05:56. > :06:05.Anglican Church. It is not the only issue where they disagree. They
:06:05. > :06:11.asking you to repent. What we will do is explain the massive good at
:06:11. > :06:17.the City does, social investment, charitable activities, social
:06:17. > :06:27.responsibilities. So he and the City remain resilient. With so many
:06:27. > :06:30.
:06:30. > :06:36.set against them, and increasingly abroad, it is looking a hard sell.
:06:36. > :06:38.Alex joins me now to explain what happens next. The Prime Minister is
:06:38. > :06:43.heading to Berlin tomorrow to speak to the German Chancellor to
:06:43. > :06:46.persuade her to try and drop this transaction tax. He knows that a
:06:46. > :06:53.tax reform of the scale would require all member states to sign
:06:53. > :06:57.up. Having said that, some member states in the euro-zone could still
:06:57. > :07:03.pursue this tax and push back through. If that is the case, there
:07:03. > :07:07.is an irony here. We could see a benefit to the City of London. You
:07:07. > :07:11.could see business traders emigrating from Frankfurt to the
:07:11. > :07:18.City of London. We are a long way off from that, and the British
:07:18. > :07:22.government doesn't want to see us get to that stage. We will have to
:07:22. > :07:25.see. Thank you. Ten protestors - three of whom are
:07:25. > :07:29.from London - have been found guilty of aggravated trespass after
:07:30. > :07:33.they occupied the department store Fortnum and Mason earlier this year.
:07:33. > :07:43.A sit-in was organised by the campaign group UK Uncut on the same
:07:43. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:49.day as a TUC demonstration in the capital in March.
:07:49. > :07:54.Lawyers for two and the double clubs were in court today over a
:07:54. > :07:57.row about spying. West Ham have alleged the phone records of their
:07:57. > :08:07.vice chairman were unlawfully obtained by a company hired by
:08:07. > :08:17.rival bidders Spurs. Spurs deny the allegation.
:08:17. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:27.The best friend of Stephen Lawrence gave evidence in court today. What
:08:27. > :08:30.did Duwayne Brooks tell the jury? He arrived in court despite his
:08:30. > :08:37.father dying overnight, he and Stephen Lawrence were best friends,
:08:37. > :08:42.they knew each other from the first day at secondary school. In April
:08:42. > :08:47.1993 they were waiting for a bus in Eltham. A group of white youths
:08:47. > :08:57.crossed the road, shouted racist abuse, and when books were slightly
:08:57. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:07.ahead of him. His words have been He then did a stabbing action with
:09:07. > :09:12.his hand to the jury. I understand things got quite emotional in court
:09:12. > :09:22.today. Plain bricks continued his evidence, and he describes what's
:09:22. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:37.He then stopped, he covered his face with his hands, he wiped away
:09:37. > :09:42.some tears. Here at the Old Bailey, in court 16, it was a packed court
:09:42. > :09:48.room, and also, a public gallery. We heard crying from there, as he
:09:48. > :09:52.was crying as well. Clearly, very upset Sid -- upsetting for Stephen
:09:52. > :10:02.Lawrence's family. He managed to compose himself and continue his
:10:02. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:17.Under cross-examination, there were inconsistencies in his evidence.
:10:17. > :10:22.The defence lawyer for Gary Dobson was gently questioning Duwayne
:10:22. > :10:26.Brooks's evidence today. Firstly, he said, that there was an
:10:26. > :10:30.eyewitness saying that he was grabbed by the white youths, and
:10:30. > :10:35.managed to escape, but today, Duwayne Brooks made no mention of
:10:35. > :10:40.that. Secondly, there was a statement to the police about the
:10:40. > :10:47.weapon, which he had initially described as an iron bar or
:10:47. > :10:51.rounders bat. Today he said it was a foot long and shiny. In 1995 at
:10:51. > :10:54.demonstrate court, Duwayne Brooks said he had seen the white youths
:10:54. > :10:59.and little earlier in the evening. Today, he said that he wasn't
:10:59. > :11:05.saying that, and he was in fact suffering from post-traumatic
:11:05. > :11:12.stress back then, 18 years ago. No evidence tomorrow, we will hear
:11:12. > :11:19.from all witnesses on Monday next week.
:11:19. > :11:21.To specialist units designed to treat patients specialist units
:11:21. > :11:25.designed to treat patients in London with severe flu have been
:11:25. > :11:27.unveiled, as the NHS outlines its plans to deal with the condition in
:11:27. > :11:30.the coming months. Details of the units were released as health
:11:30. > :11:34.bosses said there are no plans to extend the Flu Vaccination
:11:34. > :11:37.Programme to children. Alice Bhandhukravi reports.
:11:37. > :11:43.Many of us will get the flu this winter, and a small number will be
:11:43. > :11:50.unlucky enough to get it very badly. If they do, they may need to use
:11:50. > :11:56.this. It is an artificial lung. bring the blood in from the patient,
:11:56. > :12:00.through the pump, out from an oxygenated. It may look simple, but
:12:00. > :12:05.it is anything but, and could mean the difference between life and
:12:05. > :12:10.death. Sindh Thomas's is now one of five bottles across the country now
:12:10. > :12:14.chosen as a specialist centre to give this treatment. This makes an
:12:14. > :12:19.enormous difference in order it to our ability to look after the very
:12:19. > :12:24.sick patients. A number of patients will not survive with all the other
:12:24. > :12:30.types of therapy we have. With this, they have a chance. We have proven
:12:30. > :12:35.it, and used this last winter to help patients with swine flu. A
:12:35. > :12:39.number of patients who came here managed to survive. It is a sign
:12:39. > :12:43.the government is preparing itself for the winter flu. This was a
:12:43. > :12:52.nasty's memorable AD campaign. This year, vulnerable groups are again
:12:52. > :12:57.being encouraged to get their free flu jab. Not just the elderly, or
:12:57. > :13:00.people with severe health problems, but also to children. Today that
:13:00. > :13:04.committee told the Department of Health that there may be cannot
:13:04. > :13:08.recommend extending deregulation problem. They say it would be aged
:13:08. > :13:11.huge undertaking to include all healthy children under the age of
:13:11. > :13:16.17 and they would need further evidence before changing that
:13:16. > :13:21.position. Which is a relief to GPs, who say it would have placed a huge
:13:21. > :13:24.strain on their resources at a busy time of year.
:13:24. > :13:27.The former Prime Minister, Sir John Major has opened an extension to
:13:27. > :13:31.Gatwick Airport, which has been built at a cost of over 70 million
:13:31. > :13:34.pounds. During his visit to the North Terminal, Sir John said
:13:35. > :13:39.airports were the 'front door to the UK' and so it was important
:13:39. > :13:42.they set a good first impression. The extension is part of Gatwick's
:13:42. > :13:52.plan to deal with 20 million passengers a year - at the terminal
:13:52. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :13:56.- by 2020. Today, the four main airlines which operate at the
:13:56. > :14:03.capital's main airlines came together. They want the government
:14:03. > :14:13.to scrap air passenger duty. EasyJet and Ryanair joined forces
:14:13. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:14:55. > :15:05.it went up, would deter you. Side- by-side, campaigning for the tax to
:15:05. > :15:08.
:15:09. > :15:13.All of this at a time when UK unemployment is at its highest
:15:13. > :15:18.level since 1996. While the owner of Ryanair was been
:15:18. > :15:23.characteristically blunt. hasn't George Osborne scrapped the
:15:23. > :15:28.tax, because he lacks courage. tax is putting people off flying,
:15:28. > :15:34.he says, and that is affecting jobs and economic growth. Most other
:15:34. > :15:37.countries in Europe don't have it. And their passenger numbers go up.
:15:37. > :15:43.30 million less passengers came to Britain in the last five years.
:15:43. > :15:48.Contrast that with Europe, 66 million more people came into
:15:48. > :15:52.Europe, so this is very, very uncompetitive for Britain.
:15:52. > :15:59.government says airlines benefit because there is no VAT on flights.
:15:59. > :16:03.After freezing the tax this year, he's planning an increase for 2012.
:16:04. > :16:08.Air passenger duty generates �2 billion a year for the Treasury.
:16:08. > :16:12.There's no way the Chancellor will scrap the tax. But the airlines
:16:12. > :16:17.hope, at the least, he may agree to a freeze or a very small increase
:16:17. > :16:20.when he delivers his Autumn Statement for. Still to come. Snap
:16:20. > :16:28.happy. The Hertfordshire schoolboy impressing judges with his award-
:16:28. > :16:32.winning wildlife photography. 3, 2, won it.
:16:32. > :16:41.And find out how Pudsey got on when he took to the West End stage for
:16:41. > :16:44.There may be millions of tickets for next years Olympics, but
:16:44. > :16:48.massive global demand means they will still be the hottest tickets
:16:48. > :16:51.in town. That's why Boris Johnson is urging schools in the capital
:16:51. > :16:58.not to waste any more time in applying for the 125,000 free seats
:16:58. > :17:01.which have been earmarked for London's school children. So far,
:17:01. > :17:11.only around a half of schools have applied, as our Political
:17:11. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:18.Correspondent Karl Mercer reports. The mayor at the Bexley academy to
:17:18. > :17:23.tell schoolchildren which parts of the Olympics they may be able to
:17:23. > :17:26.see for free. This is a school where sport plays a big part in
:17:26. > :17:33.proceedings and it has been encouraged to join a scheme to try
:17:33. > :17:36.and get some of the 125,000 tickets on offer. The school has signed up
:17:36. > :17:41.for the free tickets programme and, in one borough, Enfield, every
:17:41. > :17:44.school has done the same, but across London, is more mixed force
:17:44. > :17:51.of Kensington & Chelsea, for example, a quarter of the schools
:17:51. > :17:57.have so far signed up. The ones to have signed up 100% are doing
:17:57. > :18:03.exactly the right thing for their pupils. This is about motivating
:18:03. > :18:06.children to want to go and see a fantastic festival of athletics.
:18:06. > :18:09.But selling the programme to London's schools is proving as
:18:09. > :18:12.tricky as getting an Olympic mascot through a narrow door. 40% of
:18:12. > :18:15.schools are not yet signed up. Maybe today's announcement of what
:18:15. > :18:18.tickets are on offer will help a little. And it goes something like
:18:18. > :18:23.this. There will be 23,000 tickets for events in the Olympic Park.
:18:23. > :18:26.With a further 18,500 for other London venues. 18,000 tickets will
:18:26. > :18:31.be for the football at Wembley. With 5,500 for venues outside
:18:31. > :18:39.London. The biggest chunk of tickets though. Some 60,000 will be
:18:39. > :18:45.for the Paralympics. Yes, there's been a lot of hype in the media
:18:45. > :18:53.over the fact it's on our doorstep so we are looking forward to it.
:18:53. > :18:57.prefer rowing. I would like to see swimming. My major sports star is
:18:57. > :19:04.Rebecca Adlington. Schools have until mid-December to sign up for
:19:04. > :19:06.the scheme. Saracens Rugby Club have scrapped
:19:06. > :19:09.their plan to play their home Heineken Cup game against Biarritz
:19:09. > :19:12.in South Africa next year. The Aviva Premiership Champions say the
:19:12. > :19:15.game will now take place in London. And any UK-based supporters who
:19:15. > :19:19.have already booked air tickets and accommodation to Cape Town will be
:19:19. > :19:27.compensated. The match was to be the first Heineken Cup match to be
:19:27. > :19:32.played outside Europe. Harry Redknapp could be back at
:19:32. > :19:37.work next week for the home Premier League match against Aston Villa.
:19:37. > :19:41.He underwent heart surgery two weeks ago and its hope of he will
:19:41. > :19:43.return. There aren't many 12 years olds who
:19:43. > :19:46.have been taking photographs for half their life and are already
:19:46. > :19:49.good enough to have their first public exhibition. But that's just
:19:49. > :19:54.part of the story behind Sam Kaye from Hertfordshire, who bought his
:19:54. > :19:56.first camera on eBay at the age of six. And last month he become the
:19:56. > :20:03.youngest ever member of the Royal Photographic Society to gain a
:20:03. > :20:08.distinction. Sarah Harris has been to meet him.
:20:08. > :20:11.While other youngsters of his age may be playing computer games, San
:20:11. > :20:15.spends his time in the Hertfordshire countryside searching
:20:15. > :20:22.out the perfect picture. He's had a camera in his hand since the age of
:20:22. > :20:26.six and now, aged 12, his talent has already been recognised by
:20:26. > :20:32.Royal Photographic Society. Usually, I go out for about four hours at a
:20:32. > :20:37.time, but they always want to do it because I look at it like I'm
:20:37. > :20:42.always pleased with the end result, so it's worth it. Over the last two
:20:42. > :20:46.years, he has been shortlisted for a number of national photographic
:20:46. > :20:50.competitions, sometimes even up against the adults with years of
:20:50. > :20:54.experience. He bought his first camera on eBay and is particularly
:20:54. > :20:59.proud of a picture I took a fox cub despite getting so close to wild
:20:59. > :21:04.animals. He says he's never scared, as his mother is always near by.
:21:04. > :21:08.was trying to make it more creator, getting down lower band Take meet
:21:08. > :21:13.with some grass and the way, to give it a different type of effect,
:21:13. > :21:18.and two or three cubs were play fighting together, and one went
:21:18. > :21:23.down really low, snarling, and that was the shot but I got. Now his
:21:23. > :21:27.first exhibition as open be his home in Hertfordshire. He hopes to
:21:27. > :21:32.raise enough money for more camera equipment. He wanted a new camera
:21:32. > :21:37.lens, flash for his camera, and the equipment he has got, he gets
:21:37. > :21:43.through working for it, so it's not the case of, for my birthday, had
:21:43. > :21:47.it? Any equipment he has got, he has bought. Everything has come
:21:47. > :21:55.from cleaning Gardens, sweeping floors and earning money. He has a
:21:55. > :22:03.little on the lip called his camera fund -- a little envelope. He would
:22:03. > :22:06.like to work a David Attenborough. Who would doubt him? Good luck to
:22:06. > :22:09.him for the future of. This time tomorrow, this bear will
:22:09. > :22:13.be taking centre stage for Children in Need. He's already bursting to
:22:13. > :22:16.get out. But last night he made a special appearance for us in the
:22:16. > :22:19.West End with the cast of Rock Of Ages. Every penny raised went to
:22:19. > :22:22.Children in Need, who help hundreds of young people right here in
:22:22. > :22:32.London. Wendy Hurrell was at the Shaftesbury Theatre to see how
:22:32. > :22:37.Pudsey got on. Last year, it was the Jersey boys.
:22:37. > :22:43.The year before, Mamma Mia. This year, Rock of Ages was pulling in
:22:43. > :22:52.the crowds. Of course, they were really here to see this chap. He
:22:52. > :22:58.arrived with some other BBC stars, gabby Roslin and Tony Blackburn.
:22:58. > :23:07.Stand up and show your support! they were ready to rock. Along with
:23:07. > :23:17.Pudsey. We've had a wonderful time, brilliant, loved it. So exciting.
:23:17. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:25.liked it when they danced. Dad has got glitter on his head. It's his
:23:25. > :23:30.21st birthday on Sunday. I have had to wear this for Children In Need.
:23:30. > :23:34.He did brilliantly, Pudsey. How could he not do brilliantly?
:23:34. > :23:38.think it was just what we were expecting. The crowds always go
:23:38. > :23:41.wild for the show, but having Pudsey there, it gave it extra that
:23:41. > :23:48.we always expect for Children In Need. Have you enjoyed your
:23:48. > :23:53.evening? Yes, it was very good, a lot of energy, great music and
:23:53. > :23:59.Justin Lee Collins had an American accent with a slight touch of
:23:59. > :24:05.Bristol. The so, a great night, but there was fund-raising to be done.
:24:05. > :24:15.We are going to do a cake sale and wearing spots and stripes. So the
:24:15. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:29.It all goes to Children In Need, so thank you, and well done, Pudsey.
:24:29. > :24:36.And if you want to get involved with Children in Need, it's not too
:24:36. > :24:39.late. Take a look at our website for all the details. And tomorrow
:24:39. > :24:42.night Wendy will be live in Hyde Park with BBC London's Children in
:24:42. > :24:52.Need coverage. A look at the weather forecast now
:24:52. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :24:59.Fantastic news, but the weather is fair for tomorrow. Pudsey will be
:24:59. > :25:04.hot, because that mild weather has returned, and it will stay with us
:25:04. > :25:09.until the weekend. This evening, we have got clear skies, but it's not
:25:09. > :25:15.feeling too cold down by the River Thames. Despite the fact it really
:25:15. > :25:19.is mid-November. And it won't get too cold, overnight, either. That's
:25:19. > :25:24.even with some pretty clear skies for much of the night. We may get
:25:24. > :25:29.low cloud later on in the night, and we may get mistiness in the
:25:29. > :25:33.countryside, as well, with minimum temperatures nine-10 Celsius, which
:25:33. > :25:40.is down to the breeze which will keep the air mixed, so we will not
:25:40. > :25:44.end up with cold air down at the bottom. On to tomorrow, and the
:25:45. > :25:49.breeze will lift the mist into low cloud, and it will break up and
:25:49. > :25:58.sunny spells throughout the day tomorrow. Top temperatures, 14-15
:25:58. > :26:04.Celsius. As I said right at the beginning, it's looking perfect for
:26:04. > :26:10.Pudsey's a big party in the park. At the weekend, the crowd -- cloud
:26:10. > :26:13.comes over as, so we will have dark grey skies in the morning, and if
:26:13. > :26:18.you are travelling anywhere this weekend, bear in mind if they could
:26:18. > :26:24.be some really dense fog patches around, so add extra time for that
:26:25. > :26:29.journey. The outlook is for us to hang on to the mild weather.
:26:29. > :26:33.Increasing amounts of cloud, as you can see there. That will have an
:26:33. > :26:38.effect on our temperatures. So we will stay in their teens for the
:26:38. > :26:44.next few days but, by Sunday, it might be slipping down to around 12
:26:44. > :26:47.Peter, thank you very much for that. Now a look again at tonight's main
:26:47. > :26:49.headlines. Stephen Lawrence's best friend broke down in court today
:26:49. > :26:52.while recounting the moment the teenager was killed 18 years ago.
:26:52. > :26:55.Duwayne Brooks said a gang of white youths racially abused them before
:26:55. > :26:57.stabbing Stephen. Northern Rock is being sold by the
:26:57. > :27:04.government three years after the government bail-out which averted
:27:04. > :27:07.its collapse. Virgin Money will pay nearly �750 million for the bank.
:27:07. > :27:12.NHS managers in England have been ordered to cut the backlog of
:27:12. > :27:20.patients facing long waits for treatment. 250,000 people have been
:27:20. > :27:24.waiting for more than 18 weeks. There are fears Scotland Yard could
:27:24. > :27:29.face financial difficulties as the mayor looks for more money to pay
:27:29. > :27:32.for the extra police he has offered. One option is to take money from