21/06/2014 BBC London News


21/06/2014

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Now on BBC One, it?s time for the news where you are.

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Good evening. I'm Asad Ahmad. A week after the governor of the Bank of

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England signalled that interest rates may rise soon, a third of

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Londoners say they are worried that they will not be able to pay their

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rent and mortgages. The figure comes from the chartered Institute of

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Housing, which warns that some residents face being priced out of

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several areas in London. Robin Haase finally bought his first

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family home. But even with financial help from his family, staying in

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Barnet, where he and his govern both work and grew up was beyond reach.

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We were lucky to find something at the price we have, where we are in

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Potters bar. But obviously, we would ideally -- we are way off living

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where we would ideally like to live. There is nothing in that price

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racket that we could afford. A survey by the chartered Institute of

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Housing suggests that he is not alone. 34% of Londoners questioned

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agreed that they might have to leave their local area because of the cost

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of housing. 30% are concerned about being able to pay their rent or

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mortgage now, and a third are concerned that they will not be able

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to meet their monthly payments in a year's time. If you are a homeowner,

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once you have bought your house and you are comfortable usable then,

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housing costs do not move that much, although interest rate rises

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may be coming. But for renters, your friend can go up every year. He said

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the findings are similar to those from the last up of years, and

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points to the need to build more houses. Earlier this month, the

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mayor renewed his commitment to do just that, announcing plans to build

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50,000 new homes on brownfield sites in the capital. But this latest

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research suggests that the issue of housing continues to be a major

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source of stress for Londoners, who often feel worse off than their

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parents, and fear that the next generation will be right out of the

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capital altogether. Parents and school children in

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south-west London say that they are angry at plans remove a footbridge

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over a busy road in Twickenham. They argued that their journeys will

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become ordained risk, but Transport for London says crossing the road

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will actually become easier. Safety always comes first on the

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journey home from school. Ali and her family regularly take this

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footbridge, as it means they can avoid the busy road below. This page

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offers the community, primarily children, safe passage across an

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extremely busy dual carriageway. children, safe passage across an

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extremely busy dual carriageway It is a major London artery. The

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crossing takes children from one side of the great Chertsey road to

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the other, but parents say they are concerned after discovering plans to

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remove it and replace it with a ground level panic and crossing A

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ground level panic and crossing. A lot of parents are concerned about

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the safety of their children, particularly those who are tried to

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get a level of street savviness. get a level of street savviness

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Transport for London said it would make it easier to cross the road and

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allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross together. I don't access

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that. I think the reason they are taking the bridge down is to save

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money. I don't think I would be allowed to walk home alone if not

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for the bridge. According to recent traffic data, almost 55,000 vehicles

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flow through this part of the road every day. Campaigners say they

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can't understand why anyone would want to remove the bridge, which

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provide safe passage. If you look at what has been proposed, it is a

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simple solution. It is a road crossing. That is all that has been

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put forward. We have seen of the argument about cost or any

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alternatives. A consultation is in progress, parents here claim that

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very few local residents were informed about it on something TfL

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disputes. In a statement, they say they have written to local

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residents, schools and stakeholders in the area about these plans and

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will answer any questions or concerns they may have. For the time

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being, though, people will continue to campaign against the proposals.

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Finally, some lucky Londoners got a small windfall this morning,

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courtesy of a treasure hunt on social media. An American

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millionaire who used Twitter to help followers find cash in the US

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decided to try the idea in London and this morning, several people

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solve clues to find envelopes of cash hidden in trees and bushes

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around Kensington Gardens. They found ?50 each.

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I hope you had no complaint about today's weather, because there is

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more of it to come tomorrow. Some cloud during the day, but lots of

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sunny spells as the temperature reaches a high of 25 Celsius.

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There is more news on our website at the usual address. That is it for

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For the majority of the British Isles, today has wrought long spells

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of warm sunshine and it is the longest day. There is plenty more to

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come this evening, and yet more on the cards for tomorrow.

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