06/04/2014 BBC London News


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the evening on the BBC News Channel. And I'll be back with the late news

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at Ten. Now though on BBC One it's time for the news where you are. Bye

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for now. Business Good evening. Businesses in

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west London have reacted angrily to the mayor's proposals to turn

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Heathrow into a garden city. Boris Johnson says 90,000 and thousands of

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jobs would be created if the hub airport moves from Heathrow to the

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estuary. Here's our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards. This is

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the message some businesses now want the mayor to see, this company

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employs 70 people and they say Heathrow is vital to the area's

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economy. Talk of moving it is crazy. I think it is essential that

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Heathrow remains a hub airport, expands, rather than somewhere far

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afield that people aren't used to and would cost a lot, lot more

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money. Nothing remains the same forever. At one time there were huge

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elements of the population engaged in looking after horses and then

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somebody ups and invents the motor car. Now what has happened to them?

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They are doing something else now, aren't they? If the mayor gets his

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way, Heathrow will end up looking a bit like this. The terminal

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buildings could be used for retail and community use. Two campus

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universities is another option. City Hall believes a hub airport in the

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estuary would be a better base, with fewer people affected by noise and

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pollution. But between now and 2030, the

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population is London is likely to grow by another 2 million people, by

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25%. If you are sitting there as Mayor of London, you have to think

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hard about homes and jobs for them. We have a congested west London and

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a Heathrow Airport which isn't doing its job, which is constrained and

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environmentally damaging. Like other cities ` as it has been done

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elsewhere ` we should think of moving it out of the city limits.

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The western side of London is very much geared to Heathrow being where

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it is and the location of a lot of businesses demounty areas to the

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west of London are also related to the idea of having a major airport

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at the west of London, not in the estuary. At the moment, Heathrow and

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Gatwick are on the shortlist for expansion. An estuary airport may

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still be added. A final decision won't be made until 2015.

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Firefighters from across Berkshire have spent much of the day trying it

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save one of the county's most historic homes after a fire broke

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out. Flames sfreted roof of the kitchen at Hirst Lodge. The blaze is

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still continuing. A street in London's West End, known as Tin Pan

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Alley because of its musical roots, has been officially recognised with

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a blue plaque. Denmark Street was once home to Britain's music

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publishers and songwriters and became a favourite haunt of stars

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such as David Bowie and the Rolling Stones. Earlier, a host of industry

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figures joined the '60s pop star, Donovan, to unveil the plaque.

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Residents in Hounslow have complained that their new

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replacement street lights are so bright they're unable to get a

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proper night's sleep. The council's started using them as part of a

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multi`million pound scheme to improve the borough's streets. But

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some residents say it's "like living on a football pitch", as Cordelia

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Hemming reports. So I'm sealing up my Venitian blinds

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and I'm doing this with duct tape. For Christina, this is a daily

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routine, all down to the latest addition to the neighbourhood I'm

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just going to show you what the new street lamp looks like in our front

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room. How incredibly bright that light is.

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Three weeks ago, eight`metre tall LED lights were installed on

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Christina's street. She says they are affecting her every day life.

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The lied that comes through the side of the blinds is basically like a

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great big spotlight that's beam willing into your face as you are

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trying to relax with the familiar lane watch TV in the evening as

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well. The plan is to install these new street lights throughout the

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whole of the borough. The council says it has no obligation to consult

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residents, which has left many people feeling angry. As darkness

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falls, the black`out blinds go up, in an attempt to keep out the light.

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We have had to resort to that black cardboard which we bought which Kate

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has glued together to mask the window. Like World War Two. We had

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no idea this was going to happen and it's not a great way to live your

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life. The council were keen to highlight the benefits of the new

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lighting system. They are much more cost effective. They burn less

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electricity, they give a more directional light which means less

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light pollution. For those that aren't happy, the council is looking

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at a trial to dim the lights, you but not until the summer. In the

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nooinl, residents like Christina and Andy will have to resort to their

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own dimming methods. Now the weather with Elizabeth.

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Outbreaks of rain from the west tonight but it will be mild.

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Temperatures not dropping out of double figures.

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A wet start to the working week tomorrow. Showers throughout morning

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some heavy at times. That will continue throughout the

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day. For the rest of the working week, dry and bright but a touch

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cooler. That's it from us. There is more

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news, travel and weather on our website. We will be back later

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tonight. Join us them. Good evening, after a fairly mild

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weekend, a fresher week in store for the week ahead. Moreshine at times

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but not a huge amount tomorrow because that's shaping up to be a

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wet day for just about all of us. The rain developing through the

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night and it is still wet at the moment in southern counties. Watch

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how the rain becomes more extensive and heavier with a strengthening

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breeze. For northern England and Northern Ireland, a colder feel to

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the night. In northern Scotland, there will be temperatures in

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sheltered spots. A mild start for Monday. If you escape through the

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morning commute dry, you will one of the few. Heavy bursts around. So

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expect surface water and spray on faster routes if you are travelling

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in by car. The winds are a feature in the south. After a dry start for

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the early rises, for southern Scotland and

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