:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight on BBC London News: One we join the BBC's news
:00:09. > :00:11.Polluting vehicles could pay ten pounds more on top of the congestion
:00:12. > :00:13.charge to enter Central London as part of the Mayor's plans
:00:14. > :00:25.for a low emission zone. It is right that the mayor should target diesel
:00:26. > :00:28.vehicles, but the zone is too small, to cheap and it is coming too late
:00:29. > :00:32.for London. We ask
:00:33. > :00:34.if the mayor's plans will work. The Mayor of Tower Hamlet's fails to
:00:35. > :00:37.stop a legal challenge which could Should lorries be banned
:00:38. > :00:40.from London's roads if certain Transport
:00:41. > :00:43.for London says they should. The campaign to save allotments
:00:44. > :01:01.in Watford from being built on goes We need to keep these sites, improve
:01:02. > :01:12.them and make them the community asset that it should be.
:01:13. > :01:14.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:01:15. > :01:18.People who use polluting vehicles could have to pay more to drive
:01:19. > :01:23.It's part of the Mayor's plans for an ultra low emission zone.
:01:24. > :01:26.Motorists whose cars don't meet European emissions standards would
:01:27. > :01:28.have to pay ten pounds on top of the congestion charge.
:01:29. > :01:33.But the Mayor's critics say it's too little, too late.
:01:34. > :01:37.Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards reports.
:01:38. > :01:45.London has some of the worst air quality in Europe killing thousands
:01:46. > :01:50.prematurely every year, and a lot of the pollution now comes from diesel
:01:51. > :01:58.vehicles. Part of an attempt to clear it up, it could now cost ?10
:01:59. > :02:04.for all but the cleanest vehicles to enter central London. I think it is
:02:05. > :02:08.too much. You are going to get squeezed whether you buy petrol,
:02:09. > :02:14.diesel, a hybrid, you have got to get used to being done over I
:02:15. > :02:19.guess. Is pollution and issue? Yes, we are concerned about it. Their
:02:20. > :02:24.quality in the capital is coming under increasing scrutiny. In fact
:02:25. > :02:29.the ultralow emission zone, which is what this scheme is called, was
:02:30. > :02:35.launched one year ago, and it will cover central London. Only zero or
:02:36. > :02:39.low emission vehicles can enter without paying. When the Mayor
:02:40. > :02:44.launched this, he said the plan was to ensure all vehicles in central
:02:45. > :02:50.London would be zero or low emission. Today it has emerged that
:02:51. > :02:54.whatever you are driving, you can still pay to get into the congestion
:02:55. > :03:00.charging zone. Critics say he has backtracked. We don't think there
:03:01. > :03:05.will be many people whose cars are not in compliance. There will be
:03:06. > :03:11.some diesel cars that people want to drive into the centre of town but by
:03:12. > :03:16.2020 didn't comply, it is true that if they want to continue to use
:03:17. > :03:20.those old polluting cars in the centre of town they will face an
:03:21. > :03:27.extra charge. Campaigners want a complete ban of diesel vehicles and
:03:28. > :03:33.save the zone is too little and too late. It is right that the mayor
:03:34. > :03:37.should target diesel vehicles as a major public health concern, but the
:03:38. > :03:41.zone is too small, too cheap and coming too late. The zone would be
:03:42. > :03:46.subject to public consultation. Any extra charge would come down to the
:03:47. > :03:51.mayor at the time. Other cities are watching closely as policies start
:03:52. > :03:56.to move away from diesel engines. Let's speak to Tom who is outside
:03:57. > :04:03.City Hall ahead of a speech tonight. Yes, he will make a speech
:04:04. > :04:08.in about half an hour. I have read parts of it already and it could be
:04:09. > :04:13.read as being contentious, certainly very punchy. He is saying things
:04:14. > :04:18.like the ultralow emission zones means that by 2020 they will hit two
:04:19. > :04:25.thirds of their pollution targets. However, he once Westminster, just
:04:26. > :04:32.down the river, and the EU to do more ` he wants them to step up to
:04:33. > :04:34.the plate to do more to tackle air pollution. Air pollution.
:04:35. > :04:36.Air`quality campaigners I'm sure will see that as rhetoric. What they
:04:37. > :05:13.want really is more action. Lots more to come
:05:14. > :05:15.including new plans to use empty garages and over`grown car parks to
:05:16. > :05:18.help solve London's housing crisis. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets ` Lutfur
:05:19. > :05:21.Rahman ` is facing a full inquiry Today, High Court judges rejected
:05:22. > :05:26.his attempt to throw out a legal challenge, which has been brought
:05:27. > :05:29.by some of his political opponents. They claim his win was marred
:05:30. > :05:36.by vote`rigging, The count had lasted nearly 24
:05:37. > :05:40.hours, it was criticised for being poorly organised but some of Lutfur
:05:41. > :05:43.Rahman's opponents accused his party of electoral fraud, corruption and
:05:44. > :05:48.political smears. Today judges dismissed his efforts to have those
:05:49. > :05:53.claims thrown out. I am delighted there will be a full hearing in the
:05:54. > :05:57.autumn and the complaints about election fraud and the way the
:05:58. > :06:02.election was handled will have a full airing in the highest court in
:06:03. > :06:07.the land. Among the allegations were that votes were cast by people not
:06:08. > :06:14.entitled to be on the electoral register, that voting papers were
:06:15. > :06:20.marked in favour of Mr Rahman, and that canvassers were encouraged to
:06:21. > :06:26.give support to him. In September they will give a full explanation
:06:27. > :06:29.about why they ruled against Mr Rahman's efforts to get this
:06:30. > :06:34.petition thrown out, but they asked the petitioners to come forward with
:06:35. > :06:39.more information about their claims within three weeks. Lutfur Rahman
:06:40. > :06:40.was not in court today, but in a statement said there was no evidence
:06:41. > :06:59.of fraud and intimidation. Nonetheless, having lost this latest
:07:00. > :07:04.battle, he now faces the prospect of a full inquiry, probably later in
:07:05. > :07:08.the year, when the claims against him will be examined. In addition,
:07:09. > :07:13.inspectors appointed by the Government are due to report claims
:07:14. > :07:28.that grants were given in Tower Hamlets in return for votes.
:07:29. > :07:29.Transport for London has begun consulting
:07:30. > :07:32.on whether lorries should be banned from London's roads if certain
:07:33. > :07:36.Safety campaigners insist sideguards and extra mirrors should be fitted
:07:37. > :07:38.to reduce the number of people killed or injured
:07:39. > :07:41.Our reporter Tarah Welsh has more on the plans.
:07:42. > :07:55.Today was all about making HGVs safer for making the road `` sharing
:07:56. > :07:59.the road with cyclists. Derek's Laurie is an example of what HGVs
:08:00. > :08:04.will look like if the plans go ahead. Under the proposal all
:08:05. > :08:11.vehicles over 3.5 tonnes will have to have extra mirrors and they will
:08:12. > :08:14.have to be fitted with side bars like these to stop cyclists being
:08:15. > :08:20.dragged underneath the lorry. It gives me a great view of what is
:08:21. > :08:25.around me. But adapting the vehicles can be costly. It is quite a large
:08:26. > :08:31.financial burden for a company of our size but in the end of the day
:08:32. > :08:36.how much can you put on a life. City Hall once these measures in place by
:08:37. > :08:40.next year. These lorries are responsible for a vastly
:08:41. > :08:50.disproportionate number of cyclists and pedestrian deaths, and without
:08:51. > :08:56.this basic safety equipment `` with this equipment it will save lives
:08:57. > :09:02.each year. It involves a redesign of the lorry cab, moving the engine
:09:03. > :09:07.back a bit, the driver forward a bit and bringing the driver further
:09:08. > :09:12.down. We see it on the lorries that collect rubbish on our streets, it
:09:13. > :09:16.needs to be fitted on all lorries like this one. For now it is hoped
:09:17. > :09:25.the changes will reduce scenes like these on our streets.
:09:26. > :09:28.A couple from Carshalton have been jailed for a total of nine
:09:29. > :09:30.and a half years for defrauding London's leading cancer hospital out
:09:31. > :09:34.Stacey Tipler exploited her job in the accounts department at
:09:35. > :09:38.the Royal Marsden Hospital to steal money that was meant to buy cancer
:09:39. > :09:40.drugs, and spend it on shopping sprees and mortgage payments.
:09:41. > :09:43.She's been jailed at Southwark Crown Court for four years
:09:44. > :09:44.and her partner, Scott Chaplin, for five`and`a`half years.
:09:45. > :09:51.The custodial sentences handed down today reflect the seriousness of the
:09:52. > :10:03.crime and the seriousness with which the courts look at those offences.
:10:04. > :10:05.The Gherkin skyscraper has been put up for sale.
:10:06. > :10:09.The City of London tower is expected to fetch offers in the region of six
:10:10. > :10:13.The 40 storey building is being sold after one of its joint owners
:10:14. > :10:24.The skyscraper, which was designed by Lord Foster, opened in 2004.
:10:25. > :10:27.Tracey Emin's controversial artwork 'My Bed' is set to return to
:10:28. > :10:29.the Tate, where it was first shown in 1999.
:10:30. > :10:32.It was recently sold for more than two million pounds.
:10:33. > :10:35.The artist said before the sale that she hoped art lovers in the
:10:36. > :10:38.The new owner, a German entrepreneur,
:10:39. > :10:42.has agreed to loan the work to the Tate for at least 10 years.
:10:43. > :10:46.Still to come: The latest from the Commonwealth Games including a gold
:10:47. > :10:52.medal for the gymnast Max Whitlock. And I will be talking to bestselling
:10:53. > :10:56.author Jacqueline Wilson about the stage adaptation of her first
:10:57. > :11:09.historical work. And to the actress who brings the character to life.
:11:10. > :11:11.Could empty garages and over`grown car parks help solve
:11:12. > :11:14.The Conservative group on the London Assembly claim 10,000 new
:11:15. > :11:17.homes could be created across the capital over the next
:11:18. > :11:19.decade, by building on derelict spots right under our noses.
:11:20. > :11:22.They say the Mayor should order local councils to identify which
:11:23. > :11:40.Mohammed is delighted with his new home. He moved in with his family
:11:41. > :11:45.six months ago. Built on what was once a derelict car park, the
:11:46. > :11:50.council transformed the site into three new houses. Mohammed has been
:11:51. > :11:55.on the council waiting list for 15 years, he says having more space for
:11:56. > :12:01.his autistic son has made a real difference. It is life changing, not
:12:02. > :12:05.just for him but the whole family. We used to live in very small
:12:06. > :12:10.accommodation. Could building more homes like these help solve London's
:12:11. > :12:15.housing crisis? Many of these garages are not being used and
:12:16. > :12:20.Barnet Council says the site has become a dumping ground so instead
:12:21. > :12:28.there are plans to demolish this and build a block of nine flats with
:12:29. > :12:31.parking and a communal garden. The Conservatives on the London Assembly
:12:32. > :12:35.say more could be done. Their report identifies 1200 empty garages in
:12:36. > :12:42.Bexley that could be turned into homes, Brent has 1100 and Barnet
:12:43. > :12:47.believes 1000 homes could be built there. The Tories say they have
:12:48. > :12:53.found more than 4500 suitable sites and they want the mayor to order all
:12:54. > :12:57.councils to carry out a survey and set up pilot projects for small
:12:58. > :13:02.developers or even Londoners to build their own homes. The reason
:13:03. > :13:07.these small areas didn't get used before is because big developers are
:13:08. > :13:13.looking at large plots of land. We are looking at developments of up to
:13:14. > :13:18.three properties. Today Boris Johnson's office said they are
:13:19. > :13:23.supportive of the idea. The Labour Party says such schemes can only go
:13:24. > :13:25.so far and more radical solutions are needed if more families will
:13:26. > :13:43.find a home. Allotment owners
:13:44. > :13:45.in Watford are taking legal action to try and stop their plots being
:13:46. > :13:48.built on with new homes. Watford Borough Council wants to see
:13:49. > :13:51.69 homes on the Victorian Farm Terrace site, and has got Government
:13:52. > :13:54.agreement for the redevelopment. But campaigners are upset at
:13:55. > :14:01.the Government's use of its powers Rose has been coming to the
:14:02. > :14:06.allotment since she was a baby because her dad has been cultivating
:14:07. > :14:11.this plot for over 40 years. For a man who speaks very little English
:14:12. > :14:15.it has been a mainstay in making friends and although a brand`new
:14:16. > :14:21.site is being offered, leaving here will be a wrench. When you have been
:14:22. > :14:29.attending an allotment for over 40 years, it is very difficult at
:14:30. > :14:32.nearly 80 years old to have to start again. Watford Borough Council say
:14:33. > :14:34.they need this land for housing and have been given permission by the
:14:35. > :14:39.Government to develop it, providing family homes and room for the local
:14:40. > :14:45.hospital to expand. We have a vision to create about 6500 homes over the
:14:46. > :14:50.next 15 years. It is essential those homes are affordable and that they
:14:51. > :14:54.are family homes with gardens and people can have aspirations. This
:14:55. > :15:01.site is one of our remaining sites where we can provide that sort of
:15:02. > :15:05.vision. Last week at the High Court campaigners won the right to
:15:06. > :15:08.challenge the Government's approval. In the last five years permission
:15:09. > :15:16.has been given for 69 allotments to be sold. We are the thin end of the
:15:17. > :15:21.wedge and if they take our allotments they will go after other
:15:22. > :15:27.people 's allotments and a lot of them are historic. This one has been
:15:28. > :15:32.here since 1896. We need to keep these sites, improve them and make
:15:33. > :15:36.the community asset it should be. Allotments are an incredibly emotive
:15:37. > :15:40.issue, they partly helped feed the nation during the Second World War
:15:41. > :15:44.but these campaigners are facing the thorny issue of the housing crisis,
:15:45. > :15:48.powerful arguments on both sides. The Department of these new ``
:15:49. > :15:53.communities in local governments say they have helped strengthen
:15:54. > :16:09.protection for allotments. Cold comfort for those up farm Terrace.
:16:10. > :16:12.Jim Wheble reports. The diving pool in Waltham Forest, where Olympic and
:16:13. > :16:15.Commonwealth Games medallist Pete Waterfield first learnt to dive, is
:16:16. > :16:18.The centre will undergo a 23 million pound refurbishment
:16:19. > :16:21.but there are no plans to replace the five`metre board.
:16:22. > :16:24.This could be some of the last footage taken by
:16:25. > :16:27.but there are no plans to replace the five`metre board. divers at this
:16:28. > :16:36.swimming pool which has been featured in this singing `` music
:16:37. > :16:50.video. Councillors don't plan to replace the five metre diving board.
:16:51. > :16:54.meter board is my big thrill. I'm currently in the stages of starting
:16:55. > :16:58.to do stuff off it. We haven't had all the opportunities that the most
:16:59. > :17:01.experienced divers have had to go off that board. Them taking it away
:17:02. > :17:07.wouldn't give us the opportunities in a few months to do that. Tom
:17:08. > :17:16.Daley's Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving partner Pete Waterfield
:17:17. > :17:19.learnt to dive there. The other divers were doing somersaults and
:17:20. > :17:25.twist it is caught my eye. I wanted to have a go. The council will build
:17:26. > :17:30.two smaller diving boards. They say for safety reasons a five meter
:17:31. > :17:43.board would block off too many swimming lanes and mean a loss of
:17:44. > :17:47.revenue. Divers are using the Aquatics Centre. By them moving into
:17:48. > :17:50.the Aquatics Centre they will see a lot more divers participating in
:17:51. > :17:54.their Here they programme. Have access to state`of`the`art diving pa
:17:55. > :17:59.tilts, including a dry driving zone. Members of Wall ham Forest Diving
:18:00. > :18:03.Club say they do have concerns because when elite athletes are here
:18:04. > :18:10.to train, the diving club is told to go elsewhere. Without the Wall ham
:18:11. > :18:16.Forest Pool I wouldn't have been in the sport or found the sport. Last
:18:17. > :18:22.week at the Olympic Village they were celebrating the two year
:18:23. > :18:31.anniversary of the games with a 3D art installation. .
:18:32. > :18:35.It's been another Gold medal day for London athletes at
:18:36. > :18:38.the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Gymnast Max Whitlock has today
:18:39. > :18:41.joined the likes of Ashley McKenzie and Laura Trott, who have already
:18:42. > :18:43.made it to the top of the podium. Chris Slegg is here
:18:44. > :18:47.now to tell us more. A convincing performance by Max?
:18:48. > :18:58.A fine performance, he won two bronze medals at London 2014. He has
:18:59. > :19:03.a Commonwealth Games Gold medal. He trained in Basildon. He helped
:19:04. > :19:07.England win the Team Gold medal. There could be individual glory to
:19:08. > :19:12.come as well. England beat Scotland into the Silver medal position. Max
:19:13. > :19:16.said it was interesting to take on the top Scottish gymnasts when they
:19:17. > :19:20.are usually all part of Team GB. These guys we have been friends and
:19:21. > :19:25.team`mates with for a long time. It's fun training with them and
:19:26. > :19:29.against them. Then we come together as a team and preparing for this for
:19:30. > :19:37.a long time. For it to go well on the day, in front of a crowd like
:19:38. > :19:46.this, is amazing. Silver on the track last night? A first medal for
:19:47. > :19:56.Adam. He spent most of the year concentrating on the 100m. He was
:19:57. > :19:59.beaten to the Gold. He clearly revels in the Hampden Park
:20:00. > :20:02.atmosphere. He described it as the greatest result of his young career.
:20:03. > :20:07.He was pleased with how he got off the blocks. I got out very well. I
:20:08. > :20:13.just hanging on for dear life. That is all I could do. That I think was
:20:14. > :20:17.down to the crowd really giving me that energy. I'm grateful to the
:20:18. > :20:23.people at home in Dartford and able to do this for them and bring home a
:20:24. > :20:27.medal. Hopefully, it is one of many. He has a bright future ahead of him.
:20:28. > :20:31.A disappointing day for someone coming to the end of their career.
:20:32. > :20:37.That is Andy Turner, the defending Champion in the 110m Hurdles. He
:20:38. > :20:44.crashed out after hitting the very first hurdle. The 33`year`old from
:20:45. > :20:48.Sutton is the captain of the England Athletics Team he missed last season
:20:49. > :20:52.with an injury hechl was understandably distraught. There is
:20:53. > :20:56.no excuse. I didn't run well. I didn't execute what I should have
:20:57. > :21:02.done. I'm not that guy who is going to go ` well, my shoe lace came
:21:03. > :21:05.undone or a dog came on the track or something stupid like that. I didn't
:21:06. > :21:09.do what I was supposed to do. I ran in the Anniversary Games last week
:21:10. > :21:14.I'm disappointed not to put on a better show. Sad to see. He wasn't
:21:15. > :21:20.making any excuses there. He went on to say later that he does plan to
:21:21. > :21:23.compete at the European Championships next month, he may
:21:24. > :21:26.well retire after that. Heartbreaking for him. Thank you
:21:27. > :21:34.very much, Chris. She is
:21:35. > :21:37.the best selling children's author who has written nearly a 100 books.
:21:38. > :21:39.Now, the stage version of Jacqueline Wilson's 'Hetty Feather'
:21:40. > :21:42.is coming to the West End. As a champion of children's theatre,
:21:43. > :21:45.the author told our arts correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, that
:21:46. > :21:47.she is delighted that her first historical work, and favourite
:21:48. > :21:54.character, have been brought to life for a young audience.
:21:55. > :21:57.You can be anyone you want to be. And whoever I am, this is my story.
:21:58. > :22:01.Hetty Feather, a fiesty young girl abandoned by her
:22:02. > :22:04.mother at the Foundling Hospital. Set in Victorian London,
:22:05. > :22:06.it's the first historical work of celebrated children's author,
:22:07. > :22:09.Jacqueline Wilson. Following a successful tour,
:22:10. > :22:14.the stage adaptation now opens in the West End.
:22:15. > :22:19.I think, when you've been writing for as long
:22:20. > :22:22.as I have ` I mean I'm coming up for my 100th book now ` you want to
:22:23. > :22:26.set yourself new challenges. You want to do something different.
:22:27. > :22:29.I'd never written historical books before.
:22:30. > :22:32.I'd always been passionately interested in Victorians.
:22:33. > :22:34.So I thought, why not have a go. Following intensive circus training,
:22:35. > :22:38.it's fallen on actress Phoebe Thomas to bring Hetty to life.
:22:39. > :22:40.This is a character that Jacqueline Wilson has been with
:22:41. > :22:44.for three books, for a long period of her life, and
:22:45. > :22:48.has got, yeah, a huge following. We all said, as long as we have
:22:49. > :22:51.those core characteristics, and keep the spirit of each character going,
:22:52. > :22:54.then, hopefully, the kids will buy into it, and they have done.
:22:55. > :22:57.A, is for apple. B, is for bear.
:22:58. > :23:01.C, is for chair. D, is for dog.
:23:02. > :23:05.Now, you've consistently championed the need for books in the lives
:23:06. > :23:08.of young people. What do you think about theatre?
:23:09. > :23:11.Do you look at it in the same light? I think it's tremendously important.
:23:12. > :23:16.I think it's so sad that our special theatres,
:23:17. > :23:19.for children, are struggling. I think, if you attract children in
:23:20. > :23:26.your audience, then you are creating theatre goers for the future.
:23:27. > :23:31.Are you ever tempted to, for example, write a play or even
:23:32. > :23:36.director a piece of your own work? I have written plays in the past.
:23:37. > :23:40.But I can see that I can almost get it, but not quite.
:23:41. > :23:48.And, certainly, I couldn't possibly direct in that...
:23:49. > :23:51.I couldn't be bossy enough! Perhaps not a bossy boots,
:23:52. > :23:53.definitely a popular Dame. Hetty Feather is at the
:23:54. > :24:02.Vaudeville Theatre until September. Brendan Emmanus, BBC News.
:24:03. > :24:04.Now the weather with Wendy and a return of the sunshine
:24:05. > :24:14.after those storms. Yes. This is how it finished
:24:15. > :24:19.yesterday. We had lovely sunsets across London. More fine weather as
:24:20. > :24:22.we go through into the middle part of the Tomorrow there week. Will be
:24:23. > :24:27.more cloud in the sky. It will fresher than today. We got to 27
:24:28. > :24:30.degrees again. Very warm out there. The satellite picture tells the
:24:31. > :24:34.picture very well. We had cloud around early on. Most of the day
:24:35. > :24:37.brought us decent spells of sunshine, hence the higher
:24:38. > :24:41.temperatures. There is cloud working towards us at the moment. You might
:24:42. > :24:45.be able to make out the shape of it. It is a cold front. Weakening as it
:24:46. > :24:49.comes across to us. We are going to see a slight change to the weather,
:24:50. > :24:52.a few slight one because of that cold front. Enjoy the warm
:24:53. > :24:57.conditions out at the moment. There is plenty of sunshine to end the
:24:58. > :25:00.day. Note the direction in the wind, north`westerly as we go through the
:25:01. > :25:04.night. Also then we start to get the cloud in. That is the cold front I
:25:05. > :25:09.just showed you there. Into the early hours. Morning more cloud
:25:10. > :25:14.around. There will be fresher weather behind it. High Wycombe
:25:15. > :25:17.likely down to 12 degrees. 15 degrees underneath the cloud into
:25:18. > :25:22.the early hours of the morning elsewhere. We start the day tomorrow
:25:23. > :25:28.with most of the that cloud melting away. We will have sunshine to
:25:29. > :25:32.enjoy. The because we have a breeze through the afternoon it will feel
:25:33. > :25:37.cooler. There will be some cloud that fills in later on in the day.
:25:38. > :25:40.Whereas we got to 27 degrees in London today, tomorrow we are more
:25:41. > :25:45.likely to be around 25. That is pretty average for the time of year
:25:46. > :25:49.and perfectly pleasant. You can see the temperatures around London 23`24
:25:50. > :25:52.degrees, pleasant enough and warm into the afternoon. It will be a
:25:53. > :25:56.similar picture as we go through Thursday as well. There will be a
:25:57. > :26:02.fair amount of cloud drifting around from time to time. Brighter breaks
:26:03. > :26:05.or even sunshine breaking through. Temperatures 22`25 degrees Celsius
:26:06. > :26:07.with the risk of showers developing later on in the afternoon and
:26:08. > :26:11.towards the evening. We will watch that situation for you. On the
:26:12. > :26:15.outlook there is more chance of seeing a shower on Friday. They
:26:16. > :26:18.won't be for everyone. It is turning more unsettle through to the end of
:26:19. > :26:22.the week. For the weekend, there is a low pressure system that will be
:26:23. > :26:27.working through which will introduce instability. We will have some heavy
:26:28. > :26:29.rain here and there. Alex. Thank you very much. Lots of good weather to
:26:30. > :26:37.look forward to. The main headlines.
:26:38. > :26:39.More than 100 Palestinians are said to have been killed
:26:40. > :26:42.in Israeli air strikes on Gaza after one of the bloodiest days
:26:43. > :26:44.of the conflict so far. Israel carried out air
:26:45. > :26:46.strikes overnight, targeting sites associated with Hamas.
:26:47. > :26:48.The time EU migrants can receive out`of`work
:26:49. > :26:50.benefits is to be halved. From November they'll only be able
:26:51. > :26:53.to claim Jobseekers' Allowance for three months instead
:26:54. > :26:57.of the present six, unless they have a realistic prospect of a job.
:26:58. > :27:00.The European Union has agreed to impose broad economic sanctions
:27:01. > :27:05.on Russia, in the hope they'll force the country to change its
:27:06. > :27:08.support for separatists in Ukraine. They include restrictions on the
:27:09. > :27:11.finance, defence and energy sectors. Drivers whose cars don't meet
:27:12. > :27:15.European emissions standards could have to pay more to drive
:27:16. > :27:18.into London. The Mayor wants to improve air
:27:19. > :27:21.quality in the capital by creating an ultra low emission zone.
:27:22. > :27:24.The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has failed to stop
:27:25. > :27:27.a legal challenge seeking to overturn his election victory.
:27:28. > :27:30.Lutfur Rahman's opponents want his victory declared void
:27:31. > :27:34.on the grounds that there was vote`rigging and intimidation.
:27:35. > :27:36.That's it. I will be back later
:27:37. > :27:39.during the 10.00pm news, but for now, from everyone
:27:40. > :27:57.on the team, have a lovely evening. Goodbye.
:27:58. > :28:01.I leave the ashram, travel halfway across the world to find my father,
:28:02. > :28:10.Oh, well. As Vashrati says, gotta keep smiling!
:28:11. > :28:12.We don't tend to use the bathroom together here.
:28:13. > :28:14.All right, well, I'll catch you later.
:28:15. > :28:17.This ashram of yours, it might be a cult.
:28:18. > :28:22.I take it back, he's definitely Cuckoo's son.