10/05/2014 BBC London News

effect, it is moving in the right direction. We will be back after the

Eurovision Song Contest. Now it is time for the news where you are.

Good evening. Just a day after the Olympic Gold medallist, Laura Trott

was taken to hospital following a heavy crash in the Women's Tour of

Britain cycle race ` she was back in action today, cycling through her

home town of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. Thousands of people

came out to cheer her on, as Tara Welsh reports.

This time yesterday, she was not sure she would be able to continue

with the race. After an x`ray and a good night's sleep, she was all

smiles and autographs, as she opened a leisure centre in her town. This

is where I spent my childhood, I did my swimming lessons here, this is

where I spent a lot of time learning sport I am good at now. It is a

privilege for me to have my name above the door. Then it was back on

her bike for another 54 miles. Blink and you might miss her and her

cycling sister. The support was there nevertheless. It was good to

see she was back on the bike after her incident yesterday. Laura Trott

is a local celebrity, we will come and give her support. All through

Hertfordshire, they came to watch the biggest ever cycling race in

Britain. More than 100 of the world's top female cyclists are

taking part in this race, which finishes tomorrow in Suffolk. There

are 1000 people here. Amazing. Everybody wants to be a part of it.

It is really exciting. It is not just spirits that were up. Takings

were as well. Very good for local businesses, gets people out on the

streets, they come and have a few beers, they make comeback another

day. It is a pretty special day when a double Olympic champion cycled

through the village, even if it is only for a minute. Police have

described the disappearance of a pensioner from south London two

weeks ago as a mystery. 82`year`old John Harding left his home without

his wallet or mobile phone. Officers are asking people in the Tolworth

area to check around their properties and garages, in the

search for Mr Harding. Identical twins from Clapham have been rescued

by helicopter from the Polar ice cap following a severe storm ` just ten

days after starting a trek for charity. Ross and Hugo Turner were

raising money for spinal research ` after Hugo narrowly avoided being

paralysed as a teenager. But he wasn't able to continue the

challenge due to a recurring back injury. On average, over half a

dozen pubs are closing in London every week. But a change in the law

` means councils can now award a pub "Community Value Status". It gives

local people the chance to buy the pub for themselves ` as residents in

Tottenham are trying to do. Cordelia Hemming reports.

It has been serving pints since the 1830s. Now, campaigners fear this

Tottenham pub could soon become flats. Residents have united in an

attempt to raise enough money to buy the place themselves and keep it at

the heart of the community. People come here to get married, for their

21st birthdays, sadly, when there is a loss in the family, for awake, we

need this pub, it is part of our community. After being awarded

community values status, vocals `` locals were given the chance to bid

for it, and they are using crowd funding to purchase the pub. The

idea is to bring it to the heart of the community by having locals own

it and Tottenham companies supplying to it. People want to drink stuff

that is produced locally, where they know the producers, can say it is

produced down the road from them, and we can introduce it as our

local. Around nine pubs close every week in London and the south`east,

but if this group is successful it will become the second pub in the

capital to be owned by the very people who use it. Last year, this

pub became the first cooperatively owned park. They say community

involvement has transformed the place. Very friendly, the sort of

place you could walk in and one hour later you have left meeting new

friends. This pub only has until the 22nd of May to raise the money. If

they fail, Londoners may be calling last orders on another of the

capital's pubs. A look at tomorrow's weather ` and expect some sunshine

and occasional showers. The temperature seems to be dropping too

` as the month goes on. It will feel cool at 15 celsius. I will be back

with the news at 6:50pm. Have a good evening.

Good evening. We have seen plenty of showers scattered across the country

today. There will be drier and brighter spells in between. Low

pressure is sitting across the country, with some tightly packed

isobars to the south. That indicates some strong winds. They will

continue throughout the night, going up to gale force at times. The main

focus of the wettest weather across parts of West Wales is this rain. It

will not be a particularly cold start to Sunday. Showers, not

everywhere, some of us will see drier weather weather window of

sunshine around, but be prepared for those showers if you're stepping out

in the