:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six. The withdrawal
:00:00. > :00:07.That's all from the BBC News at Six. So it's goodbye from me, and on BBC
:00:08. > :00:13.One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are. Tonight on BBC London
:00:14. > :00:16.News, the Prime Minister defends a government inquiry into airport
:00:17. > :00:22.expansion, as City Hall criticises the way it's been carried out. It is
:00:23. > :00:31.important the options are looked at, and I think Boris's proposals are
:00:32. > :00:39.being treated fairly. But the mayor's aviation adviser disagrees.
:00:40. > :00:42.I do not think he is looking properly and fairly but he is
:00:43. > :00:44.looking at them and he has not killed them.
:00:45. > :00:47.Also tonight... The damning report into standards at an immigration
:00:48. > :00:50.detention centre where a sense of humanity had been lost.
:00:51. > :01:01.Plus bitterness over a decision by a head`teacher to ban sugary drinks in
:01:02. > :01:03.school lunch boxes. They are offering a reward of ?100 to find
:01:04. > :01:06.her. Common people ` the tale of Tooting
:01:07. > :01:19.through the eyes of the Londoners who live there.
:01:20. > :01:24.Good evening. The Prime Minister has defended the
:01:25. > :01:27.government inquiry into airport expansion, as City Hall today
:01:28. > :01:33.claimed that the Mayor's plans for a hub in the Thames Estuary had been
:01:34. > :01:35.unfairly sidelined. The options currently being considered by the
:01:36. > :01:40.Airports Commissioner include a third runway at Heathrow and
:01:41. > :01:44.expansion at Gatwick. But the so`called Boris Island idea hasn't
:01:45. > :01:46.yet made the short list. But speaking to BBC London, David
:01:47. > :01:51.Cameron said the Mayor's proposals were being treated fairly. We'll
:01:52. > :01:59.hear from him in a moment. First here's Karl Mercer.
:02:00. > :02:06.Together for the cameras this morning, the Prime Minister and the
:02:07. > :02:08.mayor, checking out progress on the tunnels beneath London which will
:02:09. > :02:13.eventually see Crossrail trains running through them. But if this
:02:14. > :02:18.massive project is going to plan, bigger projects above ground are not
:02:19. > :02:22.going so smoothly. Last year, the government asked Sir Howard Davies
:02:23. > :02:25.to look into the future of Britain's airports. Three schemes
:02:26. > :02:30.involving expansion at Gatwick or Heathrow made his short list. The
:02:31. > :02:36.mayor's plan for an estuary airport did not. If he wants to consider the
:02:37. > :02:41.estuary, we need to consider it on an equal basis. Above ground, the
:02:42. > :02:46.gloves were coming off, and the target was Sir Howard Davies and his
:02:47. > :02:50.commission. Howard Davies has been personally courteous throughout, but
:02:51. > :02:55.he has cold shouldered the mayor in terms of engagement on the policy
:02:56. > :02:59.issues the mayor is bought for. For him to talk about a huge investment
:03:00. > :03:03.in infrastructure, like airport runways, and not give consideration
:03:04. > :03:06.to all of those issues, not to engage with the mayor, is
:03:07. > :03:11.guaranteeing the whole thing is going in the wrong direction. And
:03:12. > :03:14.so, it seems, are relations between City Hall and the airports
:03:15. > :03:19.commission. What is the level of engagement? They have told the mayor
:03:20. > :03:22.they do not need anything from him. Sir Howard said that on your channel
:03:23. > :03:26.back in December and they have carried on with that, declining to
:03:27. > :03:30.have a meeting with us before announcing their plans today, which
:03:31. > :03:36.included no reference to work to become treated by the mayor. Today,
:03:37. > :03:40.Sir Howard was outlining his plans. More work is being done on the
:03:41. > :03:45.airport estuary, and we will find out in the autumn if it makes the
:03:46. > :03:49.short list, he said. We plan some additional work on options in the
:03:50. > :03:53.estuary, to see if they could be added, one of them could be added to
:03:54. > :03:58.the short list. We will make a decision on that in a few months. It
:03:59. > :04:01.is a decision eagerly awaited by both the mayor and the Prime
:04:02. > :04:02.Minister, possibly for different reasons.
:04:03. > :04:11.Well, earlier the Prime Minister came into the studio and I put some
:04:12. > :04:14.of the Mayor's concerns to him. I think it is important that the
:04:15. > :04:18.options are properly looked at, which is what Howard Davies has
:04:19. > :04:25.done, and I think Boris's proposals are being treated fairly. The timing
:04:26. > :04:28.is curious. People might say you are chickening out of a strategic
:04:29. > :04:33.decision that London needs, by leaving it until after the next
:04:34. > :04:36.election. I do not agree with that. The country needs us to make these
:04:37. > :04:40.decisions in a proper way on a proper timescale with all the
:04:41. > :04:44.information in front of us. Howard Davies is making sure we have that
:04:45. > :04:47.information, and do it in the proper way. His interim report did not say
:04:48. > :04:52.we have to make a decision yesterday for tomorrow. He said we have to
:04:53. > :04:58.make a decision in time, and he is satisfied with the timescale. The
:04:59. > :05:03.funny thing is that at least with Boris Johnson people know where he
:05:04. > :05:08.stands. He is firmly against Heathrow. Londoners might accuse you
:05:09. > :05:13.of just avoiding this hard decision because of political consequences. I
:05:14. > :05:16.do not accept that. We have to make a difficult decision about future
:05:17. > :05:22.airport capacity. I want to make sure the country can unite around
:05:23. > :05:25.that decision. I do not want to seek division with the Labour Party or
:05:26. > :05:30.other parties, to turn this into a political foot tall. I think this
:05:31. > :05:36.timetable gives the maximum chance of a good result. There is important
:05:37. > :05:41.infrastructure work going ahead. Think back to Crossrail. If that had
:05:42. > :05:44.become politicised, with Labour against the Tories in favour, or the
:05:45. > :05:48.other way around, it would have taken longer to build it. It is good
:05:49. > :05:53.to build consensus, because we are all going to have to live with this
:05:54. > :05:56.decision, whichever way it goes. Let's stick with investment in
:05:57. > :05:59.London for the moment because we know one of the big issues facing
:06:00. > :06:03.the capital is the shortage of affordable homes. We need around
:06:04. > :06:07.20,000 affordable homes to be built each year just to keep up with
:06:08. > :06:13.demand and this year it looks like only around 6500 will be completed,
:06:14. > :06:17.down from last year. We are recovering from a terrible recession
:06:18. > :06:21.that took ?3000 out of the typical family. That recovery is underway,
:06:22. > :06:26.house`building is up, the level of construction is up. We can be
:06:27. > :06:29.hopeful about the future. Are you prepared to intervene, because we
:06:30. > :06:34.know developers have the land but nothing is forcing them to build?
:06:35. > :06:38.The Labour Party has been suggesting you should confiscate land from
:06:39. > :06:41.developers, builders who are not going ahead. It sounds great in the
:06:42. > :06:46.short`term, but think about it for a minute. It means developers will not
:06:47. > :06:49.want to invest in marginal sites, difficult sites, because they will
:06:50. > :06:54.fear they will have the lands taken off them. And this has been tried,
:06:55. > :06:58.it has not worked. It is not a good idea. We should encourage
:06:59. > :07:03.house`building, rather than finding new businesses to bash, which seems
:07:04. > :07:08.Ed Miliband's latest idea. We have talked about the shortage of homes.
:07:09. > :07:12.What about foreign buyers buying up lots of the party in London. In some
:07:13. > :07:16.cases, they are marketed in places like Malaysia and China. Should
:07:17. > :07:22.there be a limit on the number of homes that foreign buyers can have?
:07:23. > :07:26.London is an international city. That is one of the strengths of
:07:27. > :07:29.London and the UK economy. I don't think that approach would be right.
:07:30. > :07:33.What has been absolutely wrong is the idea that foreign buyers can
:07:34. > :07:38.come in and buy properties without paying stamp duty, and can then sell
:07:39. > :07:41.them without paying capital gains tax. This government has dealt with
:07:42. > :07:47.both of those issues, taking robust action. I want those foreign buyers
:07:48. > :07:50.contributing not just to our economy but to our exchequer and our taxes,
:07:51. > :07:55.so they must pay stamp duty, and under the rules in our budget they
:07:56. > :08:00.will have to pay capital gains tax when they sell those homes as well,
:08:01. > :08:03.and I think that is right. Let me turn to the Metropolitan Police. It
:08:04. > :08:06.has not really been their finest hour, has it, the Commissioner
:08:07. > :08:12.admitting crime figures had been fiddled, one officer admitting lying
:08:13. > :08:16.about plebgate, and the Mark Duggan inquest. Those who police this city
:08:17. > :08:22.are in danger of losing the trust of the people they serve. Do you think
:08:23. > :08:25.that is true? It has been a difficult year for the Metropolitan
:08:26. > :08:29.Police and no doubt about it. It is right not to shuffle these things
:08:30. > :08:34.under the carpet. Police officers lying, and the rest of it, has to be
:08:35. > :08:38.properly addressed. I have confidence that Bernard Hogan`Howe
:08:39. > :08:43.is the right man to do that, and effective leading `` leader of our
:08:44. > :08:46.service. We need to back him. We need to recognise that The Met were
:08:47. > :08:52.difficult job every day of the week. We will not do them any favours by
:08:53. > :08:56.brushing over bad behaviour or anything worse. We have to confront
:08:57. > :09:01.that. Did you feel personally let bound by the whole plebgate affair?
:09:02. > :09:05.When I read the e`mail which purported to be from a member of the
:09:06. > :09:10.public, that seemed to back up the story against Andrew Mitchell, at
:09:11. > :09:14.first reading of that e`mail, yes, I thought, this looks quite
:09:15. > :09:17.convincing. When you find out that that actually was a serving police
:09:18. > :09:22.officer posing as a member of the public, because this was something
:09:23. > :09:26.that affected me, that was something I felt strongly was completely
:09:27. > :09:31.wrong, completely outrageous, should not go unpunished, and that is all
:09:32. > :09:36.being dealt with. Coming up: London's cabbies give
:09:37. > :09:37.their verdict on the new green cab. Will the zero`emission taxi get
:09:38. > :09:48.their vote? Prison inspectors have criticised
:09:49. > :09:54.the privately run Harmondsworth immigration removal centre in west
:09:55. > :09:56.London. Their report said bad management had created an
:09:57. > :10:01.environment in which "a sense of humanity had been lost". In one
:10:02. > :10:03.case, an 84`year`old detainee who was suffering from dementia was
:10:04. > :10:15.taken to hospital and died while still in handcuffs. Guy Smith has
:10:16. > :10:19.more. Harmondsworth is based near
:10:20. > :10:24.Heathrow. It is an immigration removal centre holding up to 600
:10:25. > :10:28.men. It has a history of problems. In 2006 there was a major
:10:29. > :10:32.disturbance. A surprise visit by inspectors last August has now
:10:33. > :10:38.highlighted new concerns, that some of the services were poorly managed
:10:39. > :10:40.and in a state of drift. Inspectors found inadequate treatment of the
:10:41. > :10:45.most vulnerable, particularly how they were escorted. The report
:10:46. > :10:51.revealed there were shocking cases where a sense of humanity was lost.
:10:52. > :10:55.In one example, an 84`year`old man who was suffering from dementia and
:10:56. > :11:01.declared unfit for detention thy aid in handcuffs while being taken to
:11:02. > :11:05.hospital. Some of the treatment of the most vulnerable prisoners was
:11:06. > :11:09.shocking. We found several examples of people who were dying and in some
:11:10. > :11:13.cases actually died still handcuffed to security staff. That is complete
:11:14. > :11:19.the unacceptable. There were issues around overcrowding, and much of the
:11:20. > :11:22.Centre has been described as dirty and bleak. One former detainee, a
:11:23. > :11:27.victim of torture in his home country of Cameroon, said conditions
:11:28. > :11:32.were unbearable. In the five months I was in Harmondsworth, it was a
:11:33. > :11:39.nightmare. Never being respected by the staff in Harmondsworth. Never
:11:40. > :11:44.being respected at all. Instead, I have been treated as a criminal. A
:11:45. > :11:48.charity which works with hundreds of detainees says they are not
:11:49. > :11:53.surprised by the findings. All of the criticisms are things that we
:11:54. > :11:56.have raised, and lots of other organisations have raised, over
:11:57. > :12:01.years, again and again. The lack of safeguards that work properly,
:12:02. > :12:04.excessive use of handcuffs, inadequate health care, including
:12:05. > :12:08.not enough mental health care, vulnerable detainees not being
:12:09. > :12:13.picked up, these are things that have been going on for years.
:12:14. > :12:18.Harmondsworth is run by a private contractor, an American
:12:19. > :12:20.multinational. The company said, detainees are not routinely
:12:21. > :12:24.handcuffed when taken out of the centre. Managers have to use
:12:25. > :12:28.discretion to take difficult decisions, and we have issued them
:12:29. > :12:32.with additional guidance. The Home Office said the contractor's
:12:33. > :12:36.performance was below the high standard expected. Immigration
:12:37. > :12:41.Minister said, the use of restraint in this case, the case of the
:12:42. > :12:44.84`year`old, seems completely unjustified and must not be
:12:45. > :12:58.repeated, and the centre will be closely scrutinised.
:12:59. > :13:01.Two women have been arrested under anti`terrorism laws, one at Heathrow
:13:02. > :13:04.Airport. Scotland Yard say a 26`year`old woman was stopped as she
:13:05. > :13:07.tried to board a plane to Turkey with a "large quantity" of cash. The
:13:08. > :13:10.other was arrested a short time later at an address in north`west
:13:11. > :13:12.London. Detectives say the arrests were "intelligence led".
:13:13. > :13:15.Workers on London's Docklands Light Railway have voted to go on strike
:13:16. > :13:18.over pay and breakdown of industrial relations. The RMT Union said it's
:13:19. > :13:21.concerned about a series of issues, including the use of agency staff
:13:22. > :13:24.and disciplinary procedures. The DLR operator, Serco Docklands, said it's
:13:25. > :13:31.working hard to resolve the issues raised.
:13:32. > :13:35.Designs for black cabs of the future have been on display outside City
:13:36. > :13:38.Hall. The Mayor wants all new taxis to be capable of zero emissions from
:13:39. > :13:48.2018. Emma North went to take a look at the next generation of greener
:13:49. > :13:52.cabs. So, Green is the new black. The mayor is blazing a trail when it
:13:53. > :13:56.comes to the taxis, and if your vehicle is not zero emissions in
:13:57. > :14:00.four years time, you can't get a license, so step up the new breed of
:14:01. > :14:05.black cab. Today, a swathe of new designs were sent to woo the men and
:14:06. > :14:08.women behind the wheel, from a Turkish vision of a taxi to an
:14:09. > :14:12.upgrade of the current cab, they promise everything from reduced
:14:13. > :14:16.running costs for the taxi driver to more legroom for the passenger. This
:14:17. > :14:21.one is made in Surrey and plugs into the mains. It also boasts a clear
:14:22. > :14:26.view of the capital. What about the challenge of making a zero emissions
:14:27. > :14:32.vehicle look and feel and adhere to the tradition of the great black
:14:33. > :14:38.cab? That was the difficult bit. We went through 22 different designs
:14:39. > :14:42.and number 23, bingo. Instantly recognisable as a London black cab,
:14:43. > :14:48.a hackney carriage. What was it you had to get right? Funnily enough, it
:14:49. > :14:56.is the backend. What do the cabbies think? Say you live in a tower
:14:57. > :15:00.block, how can you charge the cab to have their extension leads up there?
:15:01. > :15:04.I think it is a green dream that these politicians have but they
:15:05. > :15:09.don't live in the real world. The problem is they have developed the
:15:10. > :15:13.vehicles are not spoken to one taxi driver. They've turned up with a
:15:14. > :15:18.vehicle saying this is what I want. Has anybody asked you? That is how
:15:19. > :15:28.they do business, they know better than us. Will you be buying one? Not
:15:29. > :15:34.a chance. A lot of these cams are hybrid electric, and only operate on
:15:35. > :15:40.electric when they have do, and they have a small petrol engines to
:15:41. > :15:43.operate outside of areas with a particular air`quality problem.
:15:44. > :15:46.Today was the beginning of a journey with more questions than answers,
:15:47. > :15:50.and doubtless more to be said from those behind the wheel.
:15:51. > :15:55.A primary school which has banned children from bringing in sugary
:15:56. > :15:57.drinks as part of a health drive has been criticised by some parents.
:15:58. > :16:00.It's after dinner ladies confiscated fruit drinks from pupils, serving
:16:01. > :16:10.water instead. Ayshea Buksh reports from Dagenham. It was the talk of
:16:11. > :16:13.the playground at the primary in Dagenham. Should the head teacher be
:16:14. > :16:18.allowed to stop children having juice drinks at school? They took
:16:19. > :16:25.all the drinks away from them, they were smelling the drinks to say they
:16:26. > :16:28.could not have it. I understand she wants a healthy school, but she'd
:16:29. > :16:33.shouldn't touch the lunchboxes, it is not their right. It is down to
:16:34. > :16:36.the parents. We have given birth to the children. No one was available
:16:37. > :16:40.from the school for an interview, but this was a copy of the letter
:16:41. > :16:44.given to parents and in it it said that the school had always promoted
:16:45. > :16:47.and encourage our children to adopt healthy lifestyles and asks pouch ``
:16:48. > :16:52.patients not about anything other than water in your child's packed
:16:53. > :16:57.lunch box as they will not be able to drink it at school. I don't know
:16:58. > :17:07.the full details of what went on in the school, but we recommend with
:17:08. > :17:13.the healthy schools scheme, that it be done in consultation with parents
:17:14. > :17:16.and also children. What consumers might not be aware of is the amount
:17:17. > :17:20.of fructose they consume when drinking fruit juice. Back in
:17:21. > :17:25.Dagenham, some parents are more positive about the plans. I think it
:17:26. > :17:30.is fine. Water is the healthiest drink. I think it is great. The
:17:31. > :17:33.school are trying to promote a healthy lifestyle, and I want that
:17:34. > :17:37.to my children at the end of the day. Maybe if my school had promoted
:17:38. > :17:42.that when I was younger I wouldn't have a weight problem. Many schools
:17:43. > :17:43.now promote healthy eating, but this zero tolerance approach the many is
:17:44. > :17:50.hard to swallow. `` for many. Stay with us, still to come: The
:17:51. > :17:57.hottest stars from the world of basketball come to London for a
:17:58. > :18:01.sell`out game. I will be talking to the makers of a new award winning
:18:02. > :18:06.feature film shot on tooting, and celebrating its local community. ``
:18:07. > :18:12.Tooting. London's the most popular it's ever
:18:13. > :18:15.been according to new figures. Last summer almost five million tourists
:18:16. > :18:18.came to the capital. And if the trend continues it could be a
:18:19. > :18:26.record`breaking year. Alice Bhandhukravi has more details.
:18:27. > :18:31.London is unique because it is London and there is so much to do.
:18:32. > :18:36.We have Waterloo Bridge, walk along the south bank. When we return the
:18:37. > :18:42.first thing we do is go out for a great curry in Brick Lane. It's
:18:43. > :18:46.phenomenal. Gordon Ramsay and Tweedy talking about the city they love the
:18:47. > :18:53.European city most loved by tourists in 2013 `` Twiggy. In 2012 we let
:18:54. > :18:56.the Olympics do the talking, and it was a job well done because a
:18:57. > :19:00.record`breaking 4.9 million people visited the capital last summer, 20%
:19:01. > :19:06.more than the previous year. People looked at the city and saw a city
:19:07. > :19:09.that was more than the Royal family and beefeaters. It was welcoming,
:19:10. > :19:13.open, had quite good weather, and they came in droves. Our best summer
:19:14. > :19:17.ever, a fantastic set of numbers and if the trend continues the rest of
:19:18. > :19:22.the year, the numbers that come out in three months time show we will
:19:23. > :19:26.have the best year ever. London's biggest competitor is Paris, so what
:19:27. > :19:30.is it about our capital that gives it the edge over the French? There
:19:31. > :19:36.are three factors that let London differentiate itself, in the first
:19:37. > :19:40.is the global appeal of London's cultural offerings. The second
:19:41. > :19:43.factor is the full spectrum of the cultural infrastructure. And
:19:44. > :19:51.finally, the dynamism and success of London's creative industry. London
:19:52. > :19:59.for me is very modern. It's big, it's different, it's not like German
:20:00. > :20:01.cities. It has a sort of glamour. The Household Cavalry of Buckingham
:20:02. > :20:06.Palace, you won't get that anywhere and we are good at tradition. Not to
:20:07. > :20:10.mention the musical heritage of London which stops the traffic on
:20:11. > :20:13.Abbey Road. If as predicted we can keep the tourists flocking here,
:20:14. > :20:16.there will be plenty to be pleased about.
:20:17. > :20:21.Basketball stars from the American NBA league say they hope London will
:20:22. > :20:24.have its own team one day. They're here for a big game tonight at the
:20:25. > :20:32.O2. As Warren Nettleford reports, one of the coaches of the teams is
:20:33. > :20:36.also training the British team. These basketball stars are used to
:20:37. > :20:40.the media spotlight, but not in the UK. And these players have two
:20:41. > :20:46.jobs, trying to win tonight 's game, and promoting one of America's
:20:47. > :20:50.biggest sports to Europe. Bringing the game of basketball to London,
:20:51. > :20:54.making it global, is beyond my imagination. I never even thought of
:20:55. > :20:58.it. Never even thought I would be part of it. Even players from the
:20:59. > :21:04.Arsenal team came to see what the fuss was about. There are 17,000 at
:21:05. > :21:07.the stadium for the game between Brooklyn and Atlanta. After the
:21:08. > :21:12.Great Britain basketball team appeared at 2012, the sport has
:21:13. > :21:16.never been more popular. That popularity has not been matched by
:21:17. > :21:20.success on the court. Now, though, the Great Britain head coach is also
:21:21. > :21:27.assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets. It's an honour to do it but
:21:28. > :21:30.there's also a responsibility to be there. You are the head coach and
:21:31. > :21:36.representing people in this position. For the first time last
:21:37. > :21:40.year the team made it to the second round of the biggest basketball
:21:41. > :21:47.championship in Europe, and the pitch `` coaches keen to carry on
:21:48. > :21:52.the success. 12 of them are on display as a team last year, and the
:21:53. > :21:57.bottom line is, can we get better? Can the elite players improve?
:21:58. > :22:01.Absolutely. More positive news, one of the biggest stars in the NBA has
:22:02. > :22:07.now agreed to return to the international setup. But tonight the
:22:08. > :22:09.focus will be on the two NBA teams desperate to win, keen to put on a
:22:10. > :22:16.show for the London fans. An independent film showing a slice
:22:17. > :22:19.of life on Tooting Common has won international acclaim. It's
:22:20. > :22:21.described as a touching tale of love and conflict and gets its UK
:22:22. > :22:23.premiere this weekend. Our Entertainment Correspondent, Brenda
:22:24. > :22:31.Emmanus, spoke to the filmakers and talent behind Common People.
:22:32. > :22:41.What do we have here? What does it say? The Princess flew out of her
:22:42. > :22:48.kitchen window and spun around the common. They are offering a reward
:22:49. > :22:51.of ?100 to find it. When the Princess parrot escapes her cage,
:22:52. > :22:57.she finds herself in the South London skies and takes audiences
:22:58. > :23:01.into the world of Tooting Common inhabitants. Common People is the
:23:02. > :23:05.charming story of their lives. We are trying to reflect London at the
:23:06. > :23:08.moment. Some of the characters are affected by the banking crisis, the
:23:09. > :23:11.credit crunch. We have an older couple who are thinking about how
:23:12. > :23:14.they are living longer lives and what they will do about that. It's a
:23:15. > :23:18.lot of the things that people in London are thinking about right now.
:23:19. > :23:24.But we didn't want it to be downbeat. We wanted to be uplifting.
:23:25. > :23:29.You pregnant or just fat? The film was shot on the common over just 18
:23:30. > :23:34.days and weaves together six stories and 30 characters to present a tale
:23:35. > :23:39.of adventure, love and conflict on this much treasured south London
:23:40. > :23:44.site. Look at us now, right here on the common, an Irishman, a Jamaican,
:23:45. > :23:50.an Estonian and a Muppet. There are a lot of extras in the background,
:23:51. > :23:53.all from the local community who got involved, even down to catering. The
:23:54. > :23:59.local restaurants would help out, so it was a real community experience.
:24:00. > :24:05.How do you know my name? I don't think I have ever seen you smile. I
:24:06. > :24:10.think Londoners get a negative press a lot of the time. They are sort of
:24:11. > :24:14.detected as people who have tunnel vision and go through their lives
:24:15. > :24:19.not speaking to anybody, but this film shows Londoners in a completely
:24:20. > :24:23.different way, which is important. I think old people get a negative
:24:24. > :24:30.press. The old couple I am part of our just fabulous, funny, witty,
:24:31. > :24:36.happy people `` are just fabulous. You don't see older people often
:24:37. > :24:40.betrayed like that. It has already won an international award, but
:24:41. > :24:43.Common People is released on Sunday and it will run at the Clapham
:24:44. > :24:48.picture house during January and debris. `` February. Time for a
:24:49. > :24:54.check on the weather. This mild winter really set to carry on.
:24:55. > :25:00.Do you want snow? There is none in the forecast. Major Roger Klee
:25:01. > :25:07.speaking we are halfway through winter, `` meteorologically we are
:25:08. > :25:11.halfway through the winter, sell and by day, London was three degrees
:25:12. > :25:14.above average for the time of year `` so day by day. Here is the
:25:15. > :25:18.average life in January, and you can see how many days we've been
:25:19. > :25:22.above`average, only a couple of days around average, and never below
:25:23. > :25:26.during the day. It's because we have had the unsettled weather being
:25:27. > :25:30.driven towards us by the jet stream across the Atlantic, coming in from
:25:31. > :25:33.the South West and the afternoon has been no exception. We started driver
:25:34. > :25:38.the showers are driving towards us and that is the story for really the
:25:39. > :25:41.next 24 hours or so. Through the night we continue to see showers
:25:42. > :25:46.moving towards us from the south and West. It keeps temperatures up to
:25:47. > :25:50.seven or eight Celsius as we go through the night. We will continue
:25:51. > :25:54.with them through the first half of tomorrow, and actually for a time
:25:55. > :25:58.they will band together and be quite heavy and blustery. We could also
:25:59. > :26:03.seek hail and Thunder mixed in. But it will start to die away towards
:26:04. > :26:07.the end of the afternoon. Temperatures again in double figures
:26:08. > :26:11.for tomorrow. As you can see, they will die away for the first of
:26:12. > :26:15.tomorrow night, and as we move into Saturday more showers moving up from
:26:16. > :26:19.the south and that sets the theme for what we will see on Saturday
:26:20. > :26:22.morning. I will give you a bit of a health warning about the weekend's
:26:23. > :26:26.forecast, because it is unsettled and here is the reason why. We have
:26:27. > :26:31.low pressure in the south`west and a southerly fetch which means we will
:26:32. > :26:36.see the weather coming from the south. On Saturday, looks like the
:26:37. > :26:39.heaviest rain will be out towards the west, so the more east you are
:26:40. > :26:43.you're more likely to stay dry. But it looks like the reverse on Sunday.
:26:44. > :26:47.What we can be confident about is there will be a lot of cloud, rain
:26:48. > :26:51.at times, and temperatures around average or maybe slightly above. But
:26:52. > :26:53.right the way through the weekend if you have plans outside, take your
:26:54. > :27:01.umbrellas. Well, I did ask. Let me just recap
:27:02. > :27:04.the headlines for you. The Chancellor says he is now in favour
:27:05. > :27:07.of an above`inflation rise in the minimum wage. Speaking exclusively
:27:08. > :27:10.to the BBC, George Osborne says the recovery in the economy means the
:27:11. > :27:13.country can afford a rise. Police have launched a major search for a
:27:14. > :27:17.three`year`old boy who's gone missing from his home in Edinburgh.
:27:18. > :27:26.Mikael Koola hasn't been seen since he went to bed last night. Speaking
:27:27. > :27:29.on this programme, the Prime Minister has defended a Government
:27:30. > :27:35.inquiry into airport expansion after the Mayor criticised the way it's
:27:36. > :27:39.been carried out. More on the day's story on our website, and we will be
:27:40. > :27:43.back during the Ten O'Clock News. From me and all of the team, thanks
:27:44. > :27:45.for watching and have a lovely evening. Goodbye.