08/06/2014 BBC London News

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Two years ago campaigning for re-election Boris Johnson claimed

his rival had claimed more time in Havana than in Havering. Since

winning a second mayoral Territorial Army term, the BBC has learned that

he has spent more time in Doha than he has in Dagenham. He is in danger

of becoming a zone one mayor, withsy the accusation he made about his

predecessor. This report contains some flash photography. Ken

Livingstone went around the world to promote the capital, taking in

places like India on his travels. Boris Johnson has done the same.

That has not stopped the current mayor publicly criticising his

predecessor. He went to Havana more than Havering. It was a line

repeated in the 2012 manifesto. Analysis of his dairy for 2013 shows

he spent more time at the say voi than every outer London -- Savoy

than every other outer London borough. He hoped outer London to

vote him back in. He turned his back on it. It is interesting about the

foreign visits. He talks a lot to developer friends. I represent

Shoreditch, which is about to have a very big development. I hope he'll

come here and talk as much to Londoners about their issues than

the foreign investors. The mayor's passport was well used. There was a

big trip to China. There have been many others. Has he turned his back

on the outer London boroughs? The mayor made it clear that outer

London was a priority to him. He went there 100 times in his four

years. That is 100 official engagements, not just political

visits or anything else. And that was twice, or three times what Ken

Livingstone had done. The mayor's team, like the man

himself, remain bullish. He has not forgotten his roots, they say.

Expert to see more of him overseas. A thief has stolen the medals of a

92-year-old veteran on the 70 anniversary of D-Day. The conman

entered the home in Barnet. It happened on frie while

commemorations were taking place in France. The thief got away with all

11 of the veteran's medals. Bus passengers can now take an extra

journey even if they don't have enough credit on their Oyster card.

The policy is being introduced ahead of all buses going completely

cashless next month. Cash was once king on London's buses

and the only way to pay your fare. All that is changing. In a month's

time, the capital's bus network will go completely cashless. To prepare

for the move, today Transport for London launched the initiative. The

scheme means even if you don't have enough credit for travel, so long as

you have a positive balance on your Oyster card, in my case 20 p, you

can use the bus. If you have a negative balance you will not be

able to travel. What about Londoners in more remote areas, where there

are fewer places to top-up. We have done some reviews of the areas where

we need more ticket shops where you can top-up. We have opened a few new

ones. The majority of passengers use Oyster cards to pay for their

travel. Only 1% pays for their journey with cash. Collecting that

cash costs ?24 million a year. TFL say they will save ?130 million over

nine years, all to be reinvested back into the bus network. Not all

commuters are keen on the idea. If I cannot get to a place where they

sell an op Oyster Card you can only do it in a shop, if it is not open

and the station is not open, you have to get on the bus to use cash.

Bus bosses insist going cashless is the best way forward for London.

The Queen's baton was in the Olympic Park in Stratford today, as part of

the build-up to the Commonwealth games next month. It arrived in

style. There's a sort of lovely connection

with sport and people getting inspired. You know, we all hope the

Commonwealth games will do something for the whole country n the same way

the Olympics did. Time now for the weather forecast with Sara.

Good evening. We have seen temperatures up into the 20's today.

The same for tomorrow. We have the risk of sharp showers developing

through the afternoon. We are off to a dry start first thing tomorrow

morning. A little bit of that rain may linger here and there. Most of

the capital starts on a dry note tomorrow. Good spells of sunshine.

Temperatures on the rise through the day. In the afternoon we have a risk

of sharp showers dwroping, particularly towards the --

developing, particularly towards the north. Tuesday - a different

picture. A risk of one or two light showers. Pressure is pushing across

the south of the UK. It will be cooler and fresher. A lot of dry

weather through this week. That is it from the BBC London

weekend team. I wish you a very good night.

Good evening. It was quite warm today and humid. There was sunshine

and also thundery