07/03/2014 BBC London News

Good evening. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard

Hogan`Howe, has tonight received the backing of London's mayor to

re`build the reputation of the force. Boris Johnson says the

commissioner is right to be ruthless in pursuing all suggestions of past

misconduct and corruption. Well, a case in which Scotland Yard has

faced those claims of corruption involves the death of Daniel Morgan

in south`east London in 1987. His brother has told BBC London he has

no faith in the forced to get to the truth of the investigation.

The lesson report reveals two police scandals, spying and corruption.

Both are linked to police investigations into the murder of

Stephen Lawrence. As a further inquiry was announced, the Home

Secretary also highlighted another case. The Ellison Review port also

refers to the possible links between an allegedly corrupt officer

involved in the Stephen Lawrence case and the investigation into the

murder of Daniel Morgan. What are the possible links between an

allegedly corrupt police officer and the investigation into the murder of

Daniel Morgan? That 37`year`old from Wales was a private investigator. In

1987, his family claim he was on the verge of exposing police corruption.

He was found with an axe in his head in this car park in south`east

London. His murder has never been solved. An independent judge let

panel of experts is examining claims lease corruption prevented a

conviction. The head of the panel 's findings, the Ellison Review port

highlights that officers under suspicions of corruption were

connected to the Daniel Morgan murder investigation. I believe

there was police involvement in the cover`up of my brother's murder. He

was very concerned about lease corruption. He was talking to people

about it. For nearly three decades, his family have campaigned for

whoever killed him to be brought to justice. He was murdered six years

before Stephen Lawrence, a murder that has exposed racism, spying and

corruption in the force. The Met Police have also admitted that they

failed to face up to the corruption in my brother's murder. If this had

been dealt with properly at the time, as it deserved to be, then

there might have been a completely different outcome in the earlier

Lawrence inquiry is. The Home Secretary says she believes the

inquiry into Daniel Morgan's murder may reveal more corruption. Time and

time again I have tried to place my confidence in the police. It is

always another detail you find out. You think, Jesus. If you ask if I

have any confidence in the police, I don't. The Met Police say they are

devastated by the findings of the Ellison Review port. Now they must

rebuild public trust, an overwhelming task as more

revelations are likely to emerge `` the Ellison Review. Yesterday, the

Home Secretary said there were links between his death and an allegedly

corrupt Metropolitan Police detective involved in the Lawrence

case. A worker has been killed at one of

the Crossrail construction sites in Central London. The man who was 43

sustained head injuries in a tunnel at Holborn early this morning when a

piece of concrete fell on him. It's the first fatality on the project

which is due to finish in four years' time.

In a world first, London's streets are to get what's called intelligent

pedestrian crossings. They can detect how many people are waiting

to cross a road and then change the lights accordingly. Here's our

transport correspondent, Tom Edwards.

They are usually busy and crowded, and sometimes cueing means it can be

a rush to get across the capital's roads safely. Do you feel rushed?

They did not give you enough time? It could be longer. I do not ever

access it until it says go across. You have got to get the timing

right? Yes. This is the latest idea. If there is a crowd, smart

traffic lights can lengthen the crossing time. As we understand more

about the pedestrians, we can balance it with the traffic. A more

even split between getting people across the road and moving the

traffic efficiently. Traffic lights have come a long way. In the 1930s,

this is what greeted pedestrians. Now they use cameras. This

technology originated in the supermarkets where it was used to

track the movements of customers. This is a world first. What happens

in London is often copied around the world. Eventually, the system will

be able to keep lights green for motorists if a pedestrian pushes the

button and walks away. Will it mean longer waits for drivers?

Potentially. But that would be in a scenario where it would be a fair

outcome. If you have 200 people waiting to cross the road, it would

not be fair for the two people in cars to hold them up. The trial

starts in the summer. It is all part of using technology to try and get

more capacity out of the capital's roads.

For years passengers have seen the former Eurostar platforms at

Waterloo standing empty. But from May, they'll be back in regular use.

Today, the first of a fleet of refurbished trains departed on a

demonstration run to Berkshire. More than 100 extra carriages will be

introduced over the next year, allowing thousands of extra

passengers to travel at peak times. Every platform at Waterloo requires

to be used at 100% in the morning and evening peak times. If anything

goes wrong, it has a big impact on passengers and trains. By having a

spare platform, by having a little bit more capacity, it allows us to

provide a bit more resilience. That's it from me for tonight. We'll

be back with the weekend news tomorrow afternoon. But now the

weather forecast from Sara. Another beautiful day in prospect

for tomorrow and right the way through the weekend. There is no

rain in the forecast for the next few days. We will have plenty of

sunshine. Quite a bit of cloud around first thing tomorrow morning.

It is short lived. By the middle part of the morning, it is pulling

off nicely. Nice sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. We will do it

all again on Sunday too. Plenty of sunshine. A bit of a chilly start

first thing. We will continue with the sunshine and it could be even

warmer as we go through. Something like 17, maybe 18 degrees. More on

that in just a few minutes with the National forecast. London's outlook,

plenty of sunshine. Hello. You have got to love the

British weather. For a time this afternoon, it felt like we had

skipped ahead a couple of months as temperatures reached 17 degrees

across parts of southern England. That is the average for the middle

of May. Across Scotland, stepping back into winter. Snow flurries in

Edinburgh. It is going to change back the other way as we going to

the weekend. This weather front is set to push north taking Miles right

across the UK. -- mild air. Some fog on the leading edge across southern

counties of England. That will lift as the wind freshens. The cold air

will give way across Scotland and bring snow. By 9am Saturday morning,

it is just rain. They wet start to the day. Some shelter around