:00:10. > :00:12.Tonight, on BBC London News. City Hall approves the purchase
:00:13. > :00:15.of three water cannon for the Metropolitan Police They've
:00:16. > :00:16.never been used on mainland Britain before.
:00:17. > :00:18.The Home Secretary would need to give her approval.
:00:19. > :00:21.Also tonight: A major investigation is launched
:00:22. > :00:22.after thieves target ticket machines across North London
:00:23. > :00:25.and Hertfordshire with pickaxes and angle grinders.
:00:26. > :00:26.A warning that domestic violence soars during England games.
:00:27. > :00:38.Essex Police target known offenders. Those involved in football violence,
:00:39. > :00:42.suddenly feel their self esteem is damaged when a game is lost. I
:00:43. > :00:53.present to you, the super... Essex Police target known offenders.
:00:54. > :00:55.And, the next generation of playwrights, whose works sold out
:00:56. > :01:05.at the Royal Court. Hello,
:01:06. > :01:09.and a very good evening to you. In the last hour,
:01:10. > :01:12.it's been confirmed that City Hall has given the go ahead
:01:13. > :01:15.for three water cannon to be bought by the Metropolitan Police.
:01:16. > :01:18.The vehicles will cost just over ?200,000, but the Home Office has
:01:19. > :01:21.to give final approval before they can be used on London's streets.
:01:22. > :01:24.Our home affairs correspondent, Guy Smith, joins me now.
:01:25. > :01:33.Guy, what more can you tell us? The Met have been asking for water
:01:34. > :01:37.cannon since the London riots in 2 o 011. Boris Johnson think it is's a
:01:38. > :01:43.good idea and supported the Met's request. He has given them the go I
:01:44. > :01:48.ahead to buy three water cannon at around ?200,000 each. Heth Met
:01:49. > :01:51.haven't `` the Met haven't gauth them yet. That is the intention.
:01:52. > :02:00.They are offered at a reduced price. That price is only until July to
:02:01. > :02:06.save the taxpayer City Hall, says, ?2 million, the cost of buying new
:02:07. > :02:11.machines. City Hall say it's a prudent decision to keep costs
:02:12. > :02:14.London and give the Met this reduced price, it's subject to Home Office
:02:15. > :02:18.approval. It's a controversial tactic. What reaction has there been
:02:19. > :02:21.to this? Absolutely right. It is controversial. We have only seen
:02:22. > :02:28.these machines in Northern Ireland and in other countries across the
:02:29. > :02:31.world. The Chair of the Police and Crime Committee, a London Assembly
:02:32. > :02:51.Member for Labour said: I gather the Green Party has been
:02:52. > :02:57.particularly vocal as well? Jenny Jones, from the Green Party, said, I
:02:58. > :03:04.quote, she said this only a few moments ago, "it's an indiscriminate
:03:05. > :03:08.military weapon that risks injuring and distressing innocent bystanders
:03:09. > :03:16.and making things worse rather than containing situations. . Water
:03:17. > :03:20.cannon have no place on the streets of London and I hope the Home
:03:21. > :03:23.Secretary sees sense." What is the Metropolitan Police saying tonight?
:03:24. > :03:28.The Met, clearly, welcomes this decision. They stress that they
:03:29. > :03:32.won't be deployed until, or unless the Home Secretary authorises them.
:03:33. > :03:36.After the 2011 riots they felt there was a gap in actually controlling
:03:37. > :03:41.the streets when there was extreme disorder. They think is essential to
:03:42. > :03:47.their tool kit. They predict it will be rarely seen and rarely used, but
:03:48. > :03:51.clearly what we are seeing now is a clear gear change in policing in
:03:52. > :03:56.London. OK. Guy, for now, thank you. With the latest there. Our Home
:03:57. > :04:00.Affairs Correspondent, Guy Smith. Plenty more to come tonight.
:04:01. > :04:05.Including. I lob reporting from Trafalgar Square where up to 12,000
:04:06. > :04:06.Black Cab drivers plan to stage a protest, bringing traffic to a
:04:07. > :04:19.standstill. `` will be. A major investigation has been
:04:20. > :04:21.launched to catch a gang of thieves who've been stealing
:04:22. > :04:23.ticket machines across North London and Hertfordshire.
:04:24. > :04:26.They use angle grinders and pickaxes to prize open
:04:27. > :04:28.the machines and steal the cash. British Transport Police say
:04:29. > :04:30.the thieves have caused more than ?100,000 worth of damage.
:04:31. > :04:35.Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, has the story.
:04:36. > :04:42.discerted train station late at night. This is when the gang
:04:43. > :04:46.grinder and brazenly cut open a grinder and brazenly cut open a
:04:47. > :04:52.ticket machine. This is the latest crime wave hitting the capital's
:04:53. > :04:57.transport network. As you can quite clearly see, they are using the
:04:58. > :05:02.angle grinder to cut open the ticket It takes machine. Just minutes to
:05:03. > :05:08.cut into the machine. So far, this gang have stolen ?3,000 in cash,
:05:09. > :05:14.they have also caused over ?100,000 in damage. They are targeting
:05:15. > :05:21.isolated stations in the early hours of the morning. The last train has
:05:22. > :05:26.gone. They are covering up. They are trying to disably CCTV `` disable
:05:27. > :05:29.CCTV. They are cutting open the machine causingle considerable
:05:30. > :05:36.damage. These incidents took place over the last six weeks at stations
:05:37. > :05:40.all run by First Capital Connect. As we found today, this machine no
:05:41. > :05:46.longer takes cash. Although the train company says it will be fixed
:05:47. > :05:51.soon. So far, the gang has hit six stations in North London and in
:05:52. > :05:56.Hertfordshire. Every time they used angle grinders and pickaxes to break
:05:57. > :06:01.into these machines. Every time, they struck late at night, when the
:06:02. > :06:05.stations were unstaffed. Considerable amount of force being
:06:06. > :06:11.used to get into the machine. A large cut down that left hand side.
:06:12. > :06:16.They got into the cash box area now. You will see the cash box being
:06:17. > :06:20.taken away now and them running off. In this raid, closed circuit
:06:21. > :06:24.television is spotted by the gang, they try and disable the cameras.
:06:25. > :06:28.The police still have these images. They want anyone who knows them to
:06:29. > :06:37.get in touch before the gang strikes again.
:06:38. > :06:41.Police say they're preparing for a potential surge in domestic violence
:06:42. > :06:43.as the World Cup gets underway. When England crashed out
:06:44. > :06:46.of the tournament, four years ago, incidents rose by almost 30%.
:06:47. > :06:48.Today, police in Essex have been warning known offenders that they're
:06:49. > :06:50.being watched and encouraging the community to report any abuse.
:06:51. > :07:04.Yvonne Hall has more. The Cup 2010, England are out after
:07:05. > :07:09.losing 4`1 to Germany. A massive disappointment to fans, but while
:07:10. > :07:14.most deal with it, some take it out on their partners. Hailey nearly
:07:15. > :07:17.died when her former boyfriend attacked her in a row over his
:07:18. > :07:22.drinking. She suffered severe head injuries. He was jailed for
:07:23. > :07:27.attempted murder. It's all about the control element of a relationship.
:07:28. > :07:32.So if they can't control you, you won't do what they say, or wear what
:07:33. > :07:36.they tell you to wear, it's the same with football or any sport. You
:07:37. > :07:40.know, they can't control what is going on on the telly or in another
:07:41. > :07:45.country. Police in Essex have launched a new campaign to warn of
:07:46. > :07:51.the expected increases in domestic violence during and after England's
:07:52. > :07:56.games. Research shows even if England wins or draws attacks go up
:07:57. > :08:02.by 26%. Losing a game means they rise by 38%. Sometimes there is a
:08:03. > :08:08.level of alcohol or substance abuse that goes on. Those involved in
:08:09. > :08:12.football violence, the macho side of a sporting event, suddenly feel
:08:13. > :08:19.their self esteem is damaged when a game is lost. Essex Police are
:08:20. > :08:22.targeting 117 known offenders, some will receive doorstep visits. They
:08:23. > :08:30.will be warned they could be jailed if they attack again. Domestic abuse
:08:31. > :08:35.can be physical. This is a new video made by Essex Police called Standing
:08:36. > :08:39.Together, it's urging anyone who is a victim or witnesses abuse to
:08:40. > :08:43.always report it. It's all about In London control. There is a warning
:08:44. > :08:49.all types of violence could rise by nearly 20%. In Hounslow alone by
:08:50. > :08:55.more than 31%. The message from victims ` Talk to somebody. Ask for
:08:56. > :09:05.help. Please don't think you are going to be judged.
:09:06. > :09:09.There've been calls for Londoners to be consulted more about new
:09:10. > :09:11.skyscrapers in the capital. The London Assembly has launched
:09:12. > :09:14.an investigation after it emerged that more than 200
:09:15. > :09:15.such buildings are in the pipeline. Let's cross to our political editor,
:09:16. > :09:19.Tim Donovan. Is there growing feeling that
:09:20. > :09:23.building up isn't necessarily the answer to the capital's housing
:09:24. > :09:27.problems? Absolutely spot on. It was said today that at the moment
:09:28. > :09:31.consultation is very limited and very localised about new
:09:32. > :09:36.skyscrapers. It's very difficult to get the full picture. Thus, to miss
:09:37. > :09:40.the scale of what is planned. 230 in the pipeline at the moment, who
:09:41. > :09:48.knows how many more. A whole new cluster of new buildings alone in
:09:49. > :09:51.one area, Vauxhall and Nine Elms, a former chief planning officer said
:09:52. > :09:55.it was the wrong buildings, wrong communities, ideal density and
:09:56. > :10:00.numbers of houses could be produced at eight or nine storeys. He got a
:10:01. > :10:05.backing today for that view from a former President of the Royal
:10:06. > :10:13.Institute of British Architects and someone who sits on the Mayor's own
:10:14. > :10:20.advisory body. He says won't building up `` building up won't
:10:21. > :10:26.solve London's housing crisis. If a tower is proposed, or a tower is
:10:27. > :10:30.thought about, to address density issues, then it should be required
:10:31. > :10:35.that alternative methods of achieving the same goals and
:10:36. > :10:41.densities should be demonstrated shown and considered as a prior
:10:42. > :10:45.condition. That said, Tim, so why are so many being built? Well, they
:10:46. > :10:52.are popular with developers. The higher you build, the profit margin
:10:53. > :10:56.increases. Tony spp Pingly, the head ofkm Barclay Homes, says public
:10:57. > :11:02.attitudes are changing also. People do want to live in them. Families,
:11:03. > :11:05.he cited an example in Croydon. A development he is doing at the
:11:06. > :11:10.moment. There has been controversy particularly around the river where
:11:11. > :11:14.people have been raising fears about foreign investors buying these
:11:15. > :11:17.places and leaving them empty. The Deputy Mayor for planning said there
:11:18. > :11:21.was no evidence for that. They hadn't been able to do the studies
:11:22. > :11:25.for that though. He said the issue was exaggerated. Anyway, tall
:11:26. > :11:30.buildings were only dealing with a fraction of the housing that we
:11:31. > :11:35.needed. We're not saying all of London is suitable for tall
:11:36. > :11:40.buildings. Indeed, tall buildings only account for about 10% of
:11:41. > :11:44.construction. Let us put it back into context. It is not being built
:11:45. > :11:48.everywhere. People can choose whether they want to live in a tall
:11:49. > :11:51.building or not. That is a market choice which people make. One key
:11:52. > :11:56.suggestion made today there should be a central database. There should
:11:57. > :11:59.be 3D technology and a website etc so that Londoners can see exactly
:12:00. > :12:03.what is being planned where and when. Tim, thank you. Our political
:12:04. > :12:09.editor, Tim Donovan there. Tim Donovan.
:12:10. > :12:12.Police have revealed that a man jailed for life
:12:13. > :12:16.for stabbing another man to death in the West End 40 years ago has
:12:17. > :12:19.been at large for four years. Robert Donovan left Ford Open Prison
:12:20. > :12:20.on day release in June 2010 and didn't return.
:12:21. > :12:22.He'd been sentenced for the murder in 1974.
:12:23. > :12:25.This follows a series of incidents last month,
:12:26. > :12:32.in which high`profile prisoners went on the run from open prisons.
:12:33. > :12:35.The first purpose`built sheltered housing for the elderly in London
:12:36. > :12:38.could be sold off and its residents moved out.
:12:39. > :12:40.The unit in Streatham houses 65 people in blocks linked
:12:41. > :12:42.by walkways and gardens. Lambeth Council says it would cost
:12:43. > :12:45.too much to upgrade and the residents will be given new
:12:46. > :12:47.purpose`built accommodation. Alice Bhandhukravi has been speaking
:12:48. > :13:01.to some of those who'll be affected. This street it's in natural strayed
:13:02. > :13:05.and under natural beauty. Nellie and her neighbour Elizabeth enjoying the
:13:06. > :13:08.peace and quiet of their communal garden within the community they are
:13:09. > :13:12.hoping to keep. The residents say they have tried everything to stop
:13:13. > :13:17.the council from selling the flats on this 1970s estate in
:13:18. > :13:22.architectural terms, a modernist gem. In accommodation terms it's not
:13:23. > :13:26.considered modern enough. The pensioners here will have to be
:13:27. > :13:34.refoulsed. It's in my mind all the time. I thought, when I moved in
:13:35. > :13:38.here, it's so nice `` rehoused. The security is lovely and everything. I
:13:39. > :13:45.thought I would be in here until I went out in my box. The residents
:13:46. > :13:49.whose needs vary live independently here with a warden to call on if
:13:50. > :13:55.necessary. They say the space and the friendships keep them alive. I'm
:13:56. > :14:04.nice and comfortable in my own flat. I can get around it as much as I
:14:05. > :14:11.can. That to me is worth living. It's almost as if Lambeth is trying
:14:12. > :14:16.to make every period of old age the same. And then care for it the same
:14:17. > :14:21.way. Well, every period of old age is not the same. Lambeth Council
:14:22. > :14:25.says it is being pragmatic about what it offers its growing elderly
:14:26. > :14:29.population. Any new development will cater for people who are very
:14:30. > :14:33.healthy and able`bodied and don't need any help. It will also be there
:14:34. > :14:36.and have the support there for people who need really quite a lot
:14:37. > :14:40.of help as they become frailer. Is this about trying to make money from
:14:41. > :14:45.the land? It's about having the money we need to do up all of our
:14:46. > :14:51.housing for older people. Being able to make the changes we need to make
:14:52. > :14:53.sheltered housing as good as it can be The residents here insist it
:14:54. > :15:01.already is. Scientists
:15:02. > :15:04.in London say they've discovered a new way of controlling malaria.
:15:05. > :15:06.The disease can kill those who aren't diagnosed or
:15:07. > :15:09.treated quickly enough. The team at Imperial College London
:15:10. > :15:10.has created genetically modified mosquitoes which only breed males,
:15:11. > :15:11.eradicating the malaria`carrying females,
:15:12. > :15:23.as Katharine Carpenter reports. Every minute a child dies from
:15:24. > :15:26.malaria. Even though better prevention and control measures have
:15:27. > :15:31.reduced the mortality rate in the last decade, it still kills over
:15:32. > :15:34.600,000 people around the world every year. But could these
:15:35. > :15:40.mosquitoes at a lab in South Kensington be at the forefront of
:15:41. > :15:45.change? You can see them flying around... They have been genetically
:15:46. > :15:49.modified by scientists at Imperial College London so they only produce
:15:50. > :15:54.male offspring, eventually wiping out the females which bites and pass
:15:55. > :16:00.malaria to humans. These mosquitoes have a gene we have introduced which
:16:01. > :16:05.essentially destroys the X chromosome. The scientists say their
:16:06. > :16:09.aim is not to wipe out the species of mosquito. They just want to
:16:10. > :16:14.reduce the numbers in certain parts of the world until malaria is
:16:15. > :16:18.eradicated. Introducing manipulated mosquitoes to native populations is
:16:19. > :16:20.still some way off and would require the agreement of foreign governments
:16:21. > :16:27.and communities. But the scientists at Imperial say they `` their
:16:28. > :16:32.pioneering approach has clear benefits. Simple, effective and
:16:33. > :16:43.sustainable, so everybody will benefit independently whereas with
:16:44. > :16:46.other technology require sustained effort and investment. It is the
:16:47. > :16:51.sort of long`term solution welcomed by those with first`hand experience
:16:52. > :16:57.of the disease. Anne`Marie now works with a malaria charity after
:16:58. > :17:01.contracting it in Uganda in 1997. It was scary, I was a long way from
:17:02. > :17:08.home, I was feverish, shaky, did not know where I was. Symptoms are still
:17:09. > :17:16.rife in malaria stricken areas where the media focuses in on `` focus is
:17:17. > :17:20.on improving information about the disease. Hope is now that one day it
:17:21. > :17:27.won't be needed. as Katharine Carpenter reports.
:17:28. > :17:30.Still to come: We meet four players here playing to
:17:31. > :17:39.the Royal Court. Still to come:
:17:40. > :17:42.Thousands of taxi drivers are expected to bring traffic to
:17:43. > :17:44.a standstill tomorrow afternoon in a protest over internet firms
:17:45. > :17:47.taking their business. The row is over protecting
:17:48. > :17:50.their exclusive right to charge passengers using a meter.
:17:51. > :17:57.Chris Rogers is in Trafalgar Square with more details.
:17:58. > :18:03.Tomorrow at 2pm up to 12,000 black cab drivers plan to bring traffic to
:18:04. > :18:08.a standstill here at Trafalgar Square. It is a protest against
:18:09. > :18:13.Transport for London's decision to allow an Internet minicab firm to
:18:14. > :18:16.operate in London using a meter type system. It is an app you can
:18:17. > :18:22.download on your smartphone or tablet, enabling the customer to
:18:23. > :18:25.book their nearest driver. They have nearly 3000 in the capital. But
:18:26. > :18:29.instead of being charged a flat rate, the passenger is charged by
:18:30. > :18:33.time and distance, a bit like a meter which appears on your mobile
:18:34. > :18:38.phone screen. Black cab drivers say only they have permission to use
:18:39. > :18:44.that system and tomorrow they say is about giving passengers value for
:18:45. > :18:49.money. This is enabling them to get about with the knowledge they have
:18:50. > :18:54.but to follow Google Maps really does not work. The reason we're not
:18:55. > :19:00.happy is the silence from TfL. It is deafening at the moment. We look at
:19:01. > :19:04.it as they should be helping us, backing us up regarding this and we
:19:05. > :19:11.are getting no help from them. I tell cab drivers now they are forced
:19:12. > :19:15.into this position. The Met police are not happy either because they
:19:16. > :19:24.say they have not been consulted about terms and conditions about the
:19:25. > :19:29.protest organised. We would be looking at time and duration and
:19:30. > :19:33.that it will take place and minimise disruption to the rest of London.
:19:34. > :19:38.And if the taxi drivers don't abide to those conditions, what action
:19:39. > :19:44.would you take? We would have to take action because they are not
:19:45. > :19:48.complying. Potentially arrests, yes. I am just hearing that the Met
:19:49. > :19:52.police may close down the protest after just one hour if terms and
:19:53. > :19:58.conditions after greed. Transport for London say they plan to settle
:19:59. > :20:00.the whole dispute over meter system in the High Court. `` terms and
:20:01. > :20:06.conditions are not agreed. with more details.
:20:07. > :20:09.With just two days to go until the start of the World Cup
:20:10. > :20:12.in Brazil, Londoners are gearing up to cheer England on.
:20:13. > :20:15.One of the capital's biggest brewers is certainly getting in the mood.
:20:16. > :20:17.Gareth Furby went to meet one man who was there in '66 and is hoping
:20:18. > :20:22.for more of the same this year. If you want a prediction of how
:20:23. > :20:28.England is going to do in the World Cup, why not ask a man who brewed
:20:29. > :20:33.some of the beer that Londoners drank the last time they won? That
:20:34. > :20:39.looks like a good brew. Of course, this is the new stuff. In 1966, it
:20:40. > :20:43.was done rather differently. We would have been in here, dark
:20:44. > :20:49.liquid, boiling. This would have been for up to just below my hand.
:20:50. > :20:54.But one thing which has survived is the yeast. It has been growing in
:20:55. > :21:00.the brewery and has been in the brewery since... 1966! There was
:21:01. > :21:04.also a bottle of beer from that World Cup winning year. So what does
:21:05. > :21:09.the man who helped to brew it think of England's chances now? I don't
:21:10. > :21:14.think they will win it, but, like last time, I could be wrong. Yes, he
:21:15. > :21:21.thought England were not good enough in 66. I did not think the team
:21:22. > :21:25.could score enough goals. They were relying so much on Bobby Charlton.
:21:26. > :21:29.But the load is that this brewery seem to like playing football with
:21:30. > :21:36.the barrels. So what do they think? A tough group they are in. They will
:21:37. > :21:40.struggle to qualify. I reckon we will get to the quarterfinals and
:21:41. > :21:43.then knocked out by Brazil or Spain. Wouldn't say they were going to win
:21:44. > :21:48.but I say they will do well. Whatever happens, there will be
:21:49. > :21:51.something to drink, whether in celebration or commiseration. And,
:21:52. > :21:53.don't forget, the brewery team leader got it wrong last time and
:21:54. > :21:59.England went on to win! for more of the same this year.
:22:00. > :22:02.The latest work by Peckham`based artist Antony Gormley has been
:22:03. > :22:05.revealed as part of a hotel. The work known as "Room",
:22:06. > :22:08.is only four metres square and ten metres high, with shutters over the
:22:09. > :22:11.window to provide total blackout. It's located on the facade
:22:12. > :22:19.of Mayfair's new Beaumont Hotel, which opens this autumn.
:22:20. > :22:21.It's a production that's been a sell`out at the
:22:22. > :22:23.Royal Court Theatre, but what's unusual is that the playwrights are
:22:24. > :22:26.eight`to`11 year`olds. The show, which is part of
:22:27. > :22:30.a scheme to encourage young people to get into theatre, is now touring
:22:31. > :22:32.primary schools across the capital. So how's it been received by,
:22:33. > :22:34.perhaps some of the toughest critics, their peers?
:22:35. > :22:46.Here's our arts correspondent Brenda Emmanus.
:22:47. > :22:55.A tale of action hero and bad guy performed at the Royal Court. It is
:22:56. > :23:00.part of prime time, nine short plays written for kids by kids. Created by
:23:01. > :23:03.eight to 11`year`olds as part of the Young writers festival and a Peckham
:23:04. > :23:08.Young playwrights project, a selection were chosen and given four
:23:09. > :23:13.productions performed by professional actors. The idea was to
:23:14. > :23:15.get people into theatre and creatively involved both
:23:16. > :23:19.behind`the`scenes and bring younger audiences into the theatre by seeing
:23:20. > :23:27.their contemporaries write the plays themselves. From explosions in
:23:28. > :23:31.London, talking sausage rolls, spit `` competitive sports days and
:23:32. > :23:34.cocktail loving monkeys, the writers have certainly stretched their
:23:35. > :23:38.imaginations and loved every part of the process. To be able to write
:23:39. > :23:42.something outside of school and have it enter a competition was Willie
:23:43. > :23:46.good. Most children firstly don't get the opportunity to write plays
:23:47. > :23:53.or see them perform. So when I was given the opportunity, I took it.
:23:54. > :23:56.So, after four sold`out days here at the Royal Court, the Young
:23:57. > :24:03.playwrights see their work performed at local London schools. St Paul's
:24:04. > :24:07.is one of 15 primary schools to stage a work of the young writing
:24:08. > :24:12.talent. But what do the Young critics make of the plays written by
:24:13. > :24:15.their peers to encourage them to experience more theatre? Sangam
:24:16. > :24:21.people don't even bother to go to the theatre but I think it is Willie
:24:22. > :24:24.good. `` some young people. `` really good. You can get the
:24:25. > :24:34.imagination running through your head. It is quite inspiring. It is
:24:35. > :24:42.just funny in a way that makes me want to see it again and again and
:24:43. > :24:43.again! It makes me feel happy. So success already for these young,
:24:44. > :24:50.budding writers. It's that time of the evening
:24:51. > :24:51.for a check on the weather. Let's get the latest,
:24:52. > :25:03.with Georgina Burnett. There has not been much change in
:25:04. > :25:07.the detail for the weather over the next few days. Mainly dry and bright
:25:08. > :25:11.but not good news for hay fever sufferers, as we can expect a high
:25:12. > :25:15.to very high pollen count over the next few days, so don't get caught
:25:16. > :25:19.out with that. If you are off to Queens tomorrow, you may need some
:25:20. > :25:23.sun cream because we have temperatures reaching 23 degrees.
:25:24. > :25:26.Maybe a bit of cloud around with Andy Murray plane but not enough to
:25:27. > :25:30.protect you. Editor Ray south`westerly breeze in the
:25:31. > :25:34.afternoon and coming through the evening but a very sunny day all
:25:35. > :25:40.together today and this evening it continues to be dry as well. `` a
:25:41. > :25:46.bit of a south`westerly breeze. A largely dry night, looking at
:25:47. > :25:51.another mild one, but not quite as humid as it has been recently.
:25:52. > :25:56.Temperatures down to about ten or 11, 12 degrees, so a bit cooler than
:25:57. > :26:00.it has been last night. But certainly not those downpours that
:26:01. > :26:04.we had yesterday. Tomorrow, another largely dry day again with plenty of
:26:05. > :26:09.sunshine around. Cloud building in the afternoon but that does
:26:10. > :26:13.gradually thin out later in the day as well. So today's to bridge is
:26:14. > :26:19.down from yesterday's and tomorrow they creep back up temperatures.
:26:20. > :26:24.Slightly cooler in the outskirts as usual. Then high pressure firmly in
:26:25. > :26:27.control over the next few days, so those temperatures gradually
:26:28. > :26:31.creeping up through the week, and we are looking at some decent ones on
:26:32. > :26:36.Thursday and Friday again. So Thursday, we could reach 25 Celsius
:26:37. > :26:40.again and on Friday that could end up being the warmest day of the week
:26:41. > :26:43.but perhaps even the warmest day of the year all together with those
:26:44. > :26:48.temperatures getting to 26 or even above that. And we hold on to the
:26:49. > :26:53.high pressure well into next week. More clout than we would like over
:26:54. > :26:56.the weekend but still not too bad weekend to come `` cloud.
:26:57. > :27:05.The energy regulator has told the big six electricity and gas
:27:06. > :27:07.suppliers to reduce household bills. Ofgem's own research shows that
:27:08. > :27:10.prices for gas and electricity are currently at
:27:11. > :27:13.their lowest level for four years. David Cameron has backed proposals
:27:14. > :27:16.to actively promote British values in England's schools.
:27:17. > :27:19.His comments come after OFSTED found that four Birmingham schools had
:27:20. > :27:28.been influenced by hardline Islamic views.
:27:29. > :27:33.City Hall has given the go`ahead for three water cannon to be bought
:27:34. > :27:36.by the Metropolitan Police. I'll be back later during the Ten
:27:37. > :27:40.o'clock News, and plenty more on our website.
:27:41. > :27:44.From all of us here, thanks for watching and enjoy your evening.