:00:00. > :00:23.Good afternoon. More than 25 flood warnings are still in place across
:00:24. > :00:28.London and neighbouring counties. Further heavy rain is expected today
:00:29. > :00:33.and residents and businesses close to the River Thames, particularly in
:00:34. > :00:36.parts of Surrey in Berkshire, are particularly vulnerable. Homes near
:00:37. > :00:42.Chingford have also been flooded. There will be moored in the weather
:00:43. > :00:44.bulletin in a moment. Another London hospital is
:00:45. > :00:48.considering banning electronic cigarettes as part of a growing
:00:49. > :00:52.number of organisations concerned about their use. The Whittington
:00:53. > :00:56.Hospital would be following in the footsteps of the neighbouring
:00:57. > :01:00.hospital, the Royal free, in Hampstead.
:01:01. > :01:05.These people used to be smokers Now they inhaled vapour from the
:01:06. > :01:08.Electric cigarettes. They are so important to them they organise
:01:09. > :01:14.social events with other like`minded people. Sarah says it has
:01:15. > :01:19.revolutionised her life. It has been miraculous for many offers. We like
:01:20. > :01:25.to swap ideas and that sort of thing and we have become friends, mainly
:01:26. > :01:31.social media. Coming in all different shapes and sizes, they
:01:32. > :01:36.deliver nicotine via liquid vapours, offering a smoking sensation without
:01:37. > :01:39.the smoke. But with growing popularity comes growing concern.
:01:40. > :01:44.The University of London has already banned them. In some countries you
:01:45. > :01:50.can only get them on prescription and they are untested. This hospital
:01:51. > :01:55.is now the latest public body to consider a ban, claiming that in
:01:56. > :02:00.line with national guidelines that is insufficient evidence about their
:02:01. > :02:02.long`term safety. Speaking last November, the British Medical
:02:03. > :02:08.Association believe there is an image problem as well. Our concern
:02:09. > :02:16.as that this normalises the behaviour again. We are concerned it
:02:17. > :02:20.will become glamorous again. Some respected scientists disagree. The
:02:21. > :02:23.former government adviser on drugs and recently called them the
:02:24. > :02:32.greatest health advance into vaccines. They are orders of
:02:33. > :02:36.magnitude safer than smoking. The public health community needs to get
:02:37. > :02:39.on board with this and work towards harnessing the public health
:02:40. > :02:44.benefits that we could accrue with this if we can persuade smokers to
:02:45. > :02:49.make the switch. For now, these people are happy not to be smoking
:02:50. > :02:54.cigarettes. A man who was found with stab wounds
:02:55. > :02:59.after crashing into a bus in Stockwell yesterday afternoon has
:03:00. > :03:02.died in hospital. Police say the 22`year`old's death may be connected
:03:03. > :03:06.to earlier reports of a disturbance in the same area. They are appealing
:03:07. > :03:09.for witnesses. Now, with the latest on the rain,
:03:10. > :03:14.Healy is the weather. Now, with the latest on the
:03:15. > :03:18.We have more restless weather on the way in the days to come and The Met
:03:19. > :03:22.office have yellow weather warning in place for rainfall London and the
:03:23. > :03:27.Home Counties, until six o'clock tomorrow morning. More showers on
:03:28. > :03:34.the way this afternoon and less sunshine. They will be heavy as
:03:35. > :03:38.well. Temperatures reaching nine Celsius and the strong
:03:39. > :03:44.south`westerly winds not using. They continue through the night, as do
:03:45. > :03:49.the heavy showers. Another windy day tomorrow with more heavy showers
:03:50. > :03:53.around. The winds Willies on Monday. But there is a weather warning in
:03:54. > :03:57.place for rain on Tuesday. That is all from us. We will be back
:03:58. > :04:12.just after seven o'clock this evening. -- the winds will ease
:04:13. > :04:16.Good afternoon. It is yet another stormy day to day with heavy rain
:04:17. > :04:21.around and very strong winds. The Met office has issued an amber
:04:22. > :04:26.warning for the strong winds. They could be disruptive and damaging.
:04:27. > :04:28.This is the latest in a string of storms that we have seen this