:00:00. > :00:00.humbling of its hosts. That's all from us. Now on BBC One,
:00:00. > :00:00.it's time for the news wherd That's all from us. Now on BBC One,
:00:00. > :00:12.it's time for the news where you are.
:00:13. > :00:21.I'm Alice Bhandhukravi. Boris Johnson has backed calls
:00:22. > :00:24.by a group of MPs to give London its own tax`raising powers.
:00:25. > :00:27.The Local Government select committee says cities
:00:28. > :00:28.and not central government should be in charge of setting business
:00:29. > :00:29.rates, stamp duty and counchl in charge of setting business
:00:30. > :00:32.rates, stamp duty and council tax. rates, stamp duty and council tax.
:00:33. > :00:42.Here's our political editor, Tim Donovan.
:00:43. > :00:48.The mayor today at the finals of the London schools quits. `` ways.
:00:49. > :00:51.The mayor today at the finals of the London schools quits. `` waxs. But
:00:52. > :00:55.one question understandably not ask here was how much of London's income
:00:56. > :01:01.comes from taxes that London raises? It is only about 7%, and we
:01:02. > :01:03.would like to push it to 12$. Which would like to push it to 12$. Which
:01:04. > :01:08.was why the verdict of the MPs today was why the verdict of the LPs today
:01:09. > :01:10.is welcome. It is a way of saying to the English cities, which h`ve the
:01:11. > :01:19.bulk of the job creation prospects in the economy, this is a way we can
:01:20. > :01:23.devolve some fiscal power to you to use it to raise money for
:01:24. > :01:25.infrastructure schemes, for new housing that is so desperately
:01:26. > :01:29.housing that is so desperatdly needed and the way of encouraging
:01:30. > :01:30.local politicians to go for growth. But what exactly should be fiscally
:01:31. > :01:35.devolved, that is, given thd London devolved, that is, given the London
:01:36. > :01:40.government to raise and spend? Well, the committee of MPs says Robert E
:01:41. > :01:42.taxes, for a start. That is all of what is raised from business rates
:01:43. > :01:50.`` property taxes. If it is property taxes, th`t money
:01:51. > :01:58.will go up over the years, and then will go up over the years, `nd then
:01:59. > :02:02.London would be able to ret`in that increase in income. Then it would be
:02:03. > :02:08.able to spend it on things London needs. This will not pay for a new
:02:09. > :02:10.Crossrail, but it might pay for some planning work to be done. Whth
:02:11. > :02:10.Crossrail, but it might pay for some planning work to be done. With more
:02:11. > :02:12.power over tax being considdred planning work to be done. Whth more
:02:13. > :02:17.power over tax being considered for Scotland and Wales, shouldn't London
:02:18. > :02:20.and its mayor have more freedom? Probably best to stay with the
:02:21. > :02:22.government, stay centralised. And you can account for whether money is
:02:23. > :02:25.going. If it means all the loney you can account for whether money is
:02:26. > :02:29.going. If it means all the loney in London goes to London, the rest of
:02:30. > :02:30.the country will struggle. That does not seem fair, because London does
:02:31. > :02:35.suck in all the jobs. Anythhng that suck in all the jobs. Anythhng that
:02:36. > :02:37.gives more power to us and less to the politicians would be great.
:02:38. > :02:38.gives more power to us and less to the politicians would be grdat. Does
:02:39. > :02:41.the politicians would be great. Does that do that, if you are passing it
:02:42. > :02:45.from central government the mayor? Well, that is the challenge. Do we
:02:46. > :02:51.trust the mayor more than the MPs? You are leaving that hanging. Try
:02:52. > :02:56.and answering! The jury is out. But the claim from government today is
:02:57. > :03:14.that this could lead to higher taxes .
:03:15. > :03:20.So, he has eyed the prize. The case has been made, that the argtment
:03:21. > :03:20.So, he has eyed the prize. The case has been made, that the argument is
:03:21. > :03:26.yet to be won. Latest figures show that two thirds
:03:27. > :03:29.of Londoners waiting for an organ transplant are
:03:30. > :03:32.from black and Asian communities. Now a campaign has been launched to
:03:33. > :03:36.encourage more people from ethnic minorities to donate their organs.
:03:37. > :03:38.The mother of Mark Duggan, whose shooting
:03:39. > :03:42.by police sparked the London riots in 2011, has been to the High Court
:03:43. > :03:45.to challenge the inquest verdict into her son's death.
:03:46. > :03:47.It concluded that the 29`year`old had been ?lawfully
:03:48. > :03:48.the 29`year`old had been ?l`wfully killed?, but the family's lawyers
:03:49. > :03:50.killed?, but the family's l`wyers believe the jury was misdirected
:03:51. > :03:50.killed?, but the family's lawyers believe the jury was misdirdcted and
:03:51. > :03:57.believe the jury was misdirected and the verdict should be overttrned.
:03:58. > :03:59.the verdict should be overturned. Despite cycling's growing popularity
:04:00. > :04:01.in London, concerns over safety still remain.
:04:02. > :04:05.Last year, 14 cyclists were killed on the capital's roads.
:04:06. > :04:06.This year, six have died. The most recent death was
:04:07. > :04:09.at a notorious junction ` Vauxhall at a notorious junction ` V`uxhall
:04:10. > :04:14.Gyratory, where ambitious plans have been unveiled to make it safer.
:04:15. > :04:20.Our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards reports.
:04:21. > :04:27.Vauxhall dry directory is one of the worst junctions in London for
:04:28. > :04:29.cyclists and pedestrians `` Vauxhall directory. It is a key route going
:04:30. > :04:34.from north to south. Just l`st from north to south. Just l`st
:04:35. > :04:44.month, a cyclist died here. It is awful, very dangerous. It is a bit
:04:45. > :04:48.tricky. Now the plan is to change it from this, to this. Under that
:04:49. > :04:52.bridge, coming across here and then bridge, coming across here and then
:04:53. > :04:55.round onto Vauxhall Bridge, so you will be able to cycle in both
:04:56. > :04:58.directions in a protected l`ne, directions in a protected lane,
:04:59. > :04:59.right through the directory without having to deal with traffic. The
:05:00. > :05:06.proposals the great `` segregates proposals the great `` segregates
:05:07. > :05:10.cyclists, borrowing ideas from Holland, part of a new cycle
:05:11. > :05:15.superhighway number five. This is just the start of some long awaited
:05:16. > :05:20.changes to London's streets. Because this is the first junction to be
:05:21. > :05:23.redone, it will come under huge scrutiny, both from cyclists and
:05:24. > :05:25.also from motorists, who fear scrutiny, both from cyclists and
:05:26. > :05:30.also from motorists, who fe`r it also from motorists, who fear it
:05:31. > :05:32.will increase congestion. The amount of road space we are removing is
:05:33. > :05:40.tiny. It is necessary, becatse 000 tiny. It is necessary, because 3000
:05:41. > :05:42.likely is now used this junction and it is one of the most deadly
:05:43. > :05:43.likely is now used this junction and it is one of the most deadlx in
:05:44. > :05:47.it is one of the most deadly in London. So far, most campaigners
:05:48. > :05:53.have welcomed the plans, although there is frustration at the rate of
:05:54. > :05:54.change. I think TfL needs to do a bit of thinking around the central
:05:55. > :05:57.area in Vauxhall. There is a bit of area in Vauxhall. There is a bit of
:05:58. > :06:04.conflict there. Few cyclists will regard that as tricky, but overall,
:06:05. > :06:08.a huge improvement on anythhng planned four years ago. It is
:06:09. > :06:12.planned four years ago. It hs difficult in terms of engineering,
:06:13. > :06:16.but not impossible, and we need that work to crack on so that we can
:06:17. > :06:16.start creating a genuine pedestrian and cycle friendly environmdnt
:06:17. > :06:21.start creating a genuine pedestrian and cycle friendly environment in
:06:22. > :06:25.London. The consultation closes in September. Work could start by then
:06:26. > :06:26.of the year. This might be the start of big changes on the capit`l's
:06:27. > :06:29.of big changes on the capital's streets, although the transformation
:06:30. > :06:36.could take many years. Now the weather.
:06:37. > :06:41.It has been a windy day tod`y. Now the weather.
:06:42. > :06:45.It has been a windy day today. It It has been a windy day tod`y. It
:06:46. > :06:48.will not be as windy tomorrow, but sunshine will be hard to find and we
:06:49. > :06:50.could get some showery burst of rain. At the moment am a things
:06:51. > :06:52.could get some showery burst of rain. At the moment am a thhngs are
:06:53. > :07:05.fairly dry and quiet. We will find the cloud increasing
:07:06. > :07:06.Tomorrow, little or no sunshine really. We are more likely to have
:07:07. > :07:08.cloud and showery burst of rain. really. We are more likely to have
:07:09. > :07:12.cloud and showery burst of rain The cloud and showery burst of rain The
:07:13. > :07:15.rain will probably turn heavier later in the day. Still a bht
:07:16. > :07:17.later in the day. Still a bit breezy, the wind coming frol the
:07:18. > :07:28.breezy, the wind coming from the north. We have a wet start to
:07:29. > :07:31.Friday. It turns dry in the afternoon. The weekend will be warm
:07:32. > :07:38.and humid, with heavy and under in showers.
:07:39. > :07:47.Today has been the quietest weather day of this week. We had 24 Celsius
:07:48. > :07:52.in Carlisle in the sunshine. It did struggle on the North Sea coast with
:07:53. > :07:55.the wind, but you can see two weather fronts advancing in under
:07:56. > :08:03.the mass of cloud. Our window for fine weather will diminish overnight
:08:04. > :08:07.stop it has been windy. North Sea Gales, and that wind continues
:08:08. > :08:13.overnight. Patchy rain for Northern Ireland, but under the clear skies,
:08:14. > :08:17.still scope for single figures in the countryside. A bit of mist and
:08:18. > :08:20.fog as well in the Scottish glens. But for many central and eastern
:08:21. > :08:26.areas, distinctly more cloud than today. Similarly so in the north and
:08:27. > :08:30.west. It will bring drizzly showers to parts of south-west England,
:08:31. > :08:36.particularly Cornwall. The further east you are, the better chance you
:08:37. > :08:43.have of staying warm and dry. More cloud for Northern Ireland compared
:08:44. > :08:45.with today. At the other sharp burst of rain here. Western