:00:12. > :00:17.Commemoration events have been taking place
:00:18. > :00:24.across the capital marking the day 100 years ago Britain went to war.
:00:25. > :00:27.And as we've been hearing, it?s culminated in a mass act
:00:28. > :00:31.of remembrance at ten o'clock as lights are dimmed for an hour.
:00:32. > :00:34.This is the moment the Houses of Parliament paid its respects.
:00:35. > :00:36.Further down the river, like many other London landmarks, the
:00:37. > :00:42.At Piccadilly Circus, the famous neon lights on the giant
:00:43. > :00:45.advertising hoarding displays a roll of honour, as a tribute to
:00:46. > :00:48.some of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who lost their lives.
:00:49. > :00:51.This is the picture over the capital right now, the darker`than`usual
:00:52. > :00:56.scene a sombre reminder of the night this country went to war in 1914.
:00:57. > :00:58.Let's cross now to Asad Ahmad at City Hall with
:00:59. > :01:08.a clear vantage point of London's skyline, including Tower Bridge.
:01:09. > :01:19.It is here here this evening. It makes you think what it must have
:01:20. > :01:23.been like 100 years ago when Britain found itself reluctantly going into
:01:24. > :01:28.World War I. You may not be able to see the Tao of London, plunged into
:01:29. > :01:33.darkness. And modern London here. `` the tower of London. There are some
:01:34. > :01:38.lights on, but generally it is again quite dimly lit. This is the
:01:39. > :01:43.culmination of a whole day's events which have been taking place around
:01:44. > :01:47.London remembering those who died in 1914 during the First World War. I
:01:48. > :01:54.have been looking at some of the events which have been taking place.
:01:55. > :02:01.The smell of fuel was sick in the air. The Chelsea pensioners waited
:02:02. > :02:05.to climb aboard their carriages, Edwardian vehicles all of which were
:02:06. > :02:10.on the road during the great War. Some were more mobile than others.
:02:11. > :02:14.There was no shortage of photo opportunities. My father was in the
:02:15. > :02:19.Royal Marines. I had an uncle in the trenches. They didn't talk about
:02:20. > :02:23.their experiences a great deal. Those people gave the ultimate.
:02:24. > :02:29.Nothing can beat that. If they bring you home in a box, that's it
:02:30. > :02:33.finished. With military precision, the remainder of the cars were
:02:34. > :02:37.started and the great War centenary procession on its way, stopping
:02:38. > :02:43.first at Lancaster house for a private viewing of war paintings and
:02:44. > :02:45.then... Greeted by crowds at the Imperial War Museum, where they
:02:46. > :02:52.stayed for the rest of the afternoon. They shall not grow old
:02:53. > :02:56.as we that are left to grow old... But it was not just soldiers
:02:57. > :03:00.remembered today. A two`minute silence marked the memory of
:03:01. > :03:05.London's Underground staff also killed during the war. Over 1000
:03:06. > :03:10.underground staff lost their lives in the 1914`18 war, but as well as
:03:11. > :03:15.that, London transport has a huge role to play in getting troops to
:03:16. > :03:18.the Western front. A huge number of buses were commandeered by the
:03:19. > :03:20.government. And of course it was also important that we capped London
:03:21. > :03:33.moving even as the war progressed. Westminster Abbey is just one of the
:03:34. > :03:36.landmarks plunged into darkness, drawing on Sir Edward Grey's famous
:03:37. > :03:40.words about the lights going out all over Europe.
:03:41. > :03:47.There is one candle remaining at Westminster Abbey, on the grave of
:03:48. > :03:53.the Unknown Soldier. That will go out at exactly 11 o'clock, the exact
:03:54. > :03:57.time Britain found itself going to World War I. London found itself
:03:58. > :04:01.playing a pivotal role during the war effort, not only because of the
:04:02. > :04:04.thousands of men and women who joined the effort, not just because
:04:05. > :04:08.of the strategic role London play during the war effort, but also much
:04:09. > :04:13.of the weaponry made in London and sent out to the front line. Not just
:04:14. > :04:19.in Woolwich, but also in Enfield, home to the Lee Enfield rifle. Our
:04:20. > :04:23.reporter has been to Enfield to attend some of the commemorations
:04:24. > :04:31.and visit the factories were those famous rifles were made.
:04:32. > :04:41.A service in Broomfield Park, to remember the sacrifice Enfield's men
:04:42. > :04:46.made 100 years ago. They remain in our thoughts for ever. The entire
:04:47. > :04:50.nation came together to assist the war effort, but Enfield played one
:04:51. > :04:56.of the most important roles. It was home to the factory that made these.
:04:57. > :05:02.This is the classic World War I Lee Enfield rifles. Many historians
:05:03. > :05:07.believe this site was the home of mass production in the UK. Today it
:05:08. > :05:11.is made up of mostly offices and houses, but during the First World
:05:12. > :05:17.War 20,000 men and women from Enfield worked here and produced 2
:05:18. > :05:22.million Lee Enfield rifles. It was used by every British soldier. It
:05:23. > :05:26.was designed in this factory. You have the D and the E combined
:05:27. > :05:32.denoting it was made in Enfield. Local people were brought in at the
:05:33. > :05:37.start of the war to deal with the increased demand for weapons. You
:05:38. > :05:41.had people at 14 who could get 18 shillings a week, a very good
:05:42. > :05:44.starting wage for a youngster. Some men had been in the factories for 30
:05:45. > :05:49.years when the war started, so you had people of all ages. During the
:05:50. > :05:53.war they started using women in ever larger numbers. Many of the women
:05:54. > :05:55.were replacing men who were sent to fight. 3000 Enfield soldiers never
:05:56. > :06:06.made it back home. Just across the river, you could see
:06:07. > :06:12.a very dark looking tower of London. That is where an amazing tribute is
:06:13. > :06:17.being paid. 120,000 ceramic poppies have been laid in the moat around
:06:18. > :06:23.the tower of London. They will continue being laid until Armistice
:06:24. > :06:26.Day, when a final total of 888,246 copies will exist, one for every
:06:27. > :06:32.British soldier who died during the First World War. `` poppies. 100
:06:33. > :06:37.years since the start of the First World War.
:06:38. > :06:40.Councils in East London are trying to crack down
:06:41. > :06:43.on street sellers offering the legal high nitrous oxide, or laughing gas
:06:44. > :06:48.Drug charities warn that abusing the substance can lead to serious
:06:49. > :06:55.The men with balloons have just inhaled nitrous
:06:56. > :07:00.It makes you high for a few minutes and is readily
:07:01. > :07:04.available from street vendors who fill a balloon from their canisters
:07:05. > :07:09.Recently more and more people are lining up to try it out.
:07:10. > :07:11.Dizzy high, your eyes go kind of blurry.
:07:12. > :07:13.When you do it, it's the best feeling.
:07:14. > :07:16.Nothing special, I mean you are dizzier but I don't like it.
:07:17. > :07:25.It restricts oxygen to the brain and can cause serious injury or
:07:26. > :07:32.Police have been pretty powerless to act until now.
:07:33. > :07:38.Local councils have found a way to clamp down.
:07:39. > :07:40.Here in Hackney, they are preventing illegal street trading.
:07:41. > :07:42.In a single night recently, they managed to confiscate more
:07:43. > :07:47.One of the issues for us is the antisocial behaviour
:07:48. > :07:53.The nightlife we want to encourage, but not
:07:54. > :07:56.if it means residents are upset and can see the litter from the nitrous
:07:57. > :08:10.Charities are worried. Home Office figures show last year 350,000 young
:08:11. > :08:13.people between 16 and 24 admitted trying nitrous oxide
:08:14. > :08:17.recreationally. People will be tempted to keep reusing it over a
:08:18. > :08:23.prolonged period, which does increase the risks of asphyxiation.
:08:24. > :08:26.Or they could have an accident while they are unconscious. The government
:08:27. > :08:29.told us they had written to organisers of festivals and the
:08:30. > :08:34.Notting Hill Carnival urging them to take steps preventing it being sold
:08:35. > :08:36.at events, but at the moment nitrous oxide is easy to find. The growth on
:08:37. > :08:41.London streets is difficult to stop. A mother from Surrey whose
:08:42. > :08:44.five`year`old daughter has type one diabetes has won her fight to
:08:45. > :08:47.be able to send her to school. Teresa Dodson says her daughter had
:08:48. > :08:50.to stay home after Surrey County Council refused to provide the
:08:51. > :09:04.medical help she required at school. Imagen needs her blood sugar levels
:09:05. > :09:12.tested up to 15 times a day to work out what you should eat and when she
:09:13. > :09:16.needs her insulin. 6.6. Perfect. During her first day at school she
:09:17. > :09:20.wasn't tested enough and her blood sugar plummeted. When I collected
:09:21. > :09:29.her, she was in a hypoglycaemic state. She was 3.4. I could see
:09:30. > :09:34.straightaway. Her mother then took on the role of teacher while she
:09:35. > :09:39.applied for her daughter to be granted special needs status so she
:09:40. > :09:42.would get one`to`one care. Every minute, every hour, every second,
:09:43. > :09:49.you have to manage them to keep them safe. Her having the support in
:09:50. > :09:54.school, it's vital. She can't go to school without it. But Surrey county
:09:55. > :09:57.council refused and two other families funding on the grounds that
:09:58. > :10:02.their children's needs were medical, not educational, a view
:10:03. > :10:07.they challenged. If they don't have the condition managed, they have
:10:08. > :10:09.problems with concentration, behaviour and some cognition
:10:10. > :10:13.difficulties, so it does affect their education if their condition
:10:14. > :10:17.isn't managed appropriately in school. A tribunal agreed, and
:10:18. > :10:22.Surrey county council has now granted all three children special
:10:23. > :10:26.needs status, meaning Imagen can finally get excited about starting
:10:27. > :10:31.school. Being at home and keeping her save is all well and good but
:10:32. > :10:34.it's not a normal life for a five`year`old child. They need to be
:10:35. > :10:41.out exploring the world and enjoying everything that is out there. I am
:10:42. > :10:44.early excited for her. There is hope parents will soon face fewer
:10:45. > :10:46.obstacles. From next term, schools must follow new rules to make sure
:10:47. > :10:51.children with medical conditions are children with medical conditions are
:10:52. > :10:53.properly supported. They are rules that Surrey county council says it
:10:54. > :10:57.is looking at closely. Time for me to wish you
:10:58. > :11:10.a very good night. We have some parched parks and
:11:11. > :11:15.thirsty gardens so some rain would not go amiss. That is what we will
:11:16. > :11:21.have. It will become Brian Clay overnight, so it would be quite cool
:11:22. > :11:27.tomorrow. `` it will become dry and clear overnight. Some cloud will
:11:28. > :11:31.move in from the west through the afternoon. The sunshine will hang on
:11:32. > :11:37.in the east and we will see temperatures up to 23, with perhaps
:11:38. > :11:40.24 in a few places. As for the rain, Wednesday morning it looks like it
:11:41. > :11:48.will clear during the afternoon. A breezy day. Fine on Thursday, rather
:11:49. > :11:54.unsettled towards the weekend. Thomas Chaffin at has more detail,
:11:55. > :11:57.but we will leave you with some pictures over London, with the
:11:58. > :12:09.lights out to remember the day that Britain went to war 100 years ago.
:12:10. > :12:15.Quite a fresh evening out there this evening. It's going to turn chilly
:12:16. > :12:21.in a few spots by the early hours of Tuesday. Underneath the clear,
:12:22. > :12:25.calm, tranquil conditions... Not completely clear because there are a
:12:26. > :12:29.few showers. You may have been caught out in some across the South
:12:30. > :12:35.today. After midnight, you can see the vast majority of the UK has dry
:12:36. > :12:39.weather, whereas Cornwall, Devon, just about nudging into Wales,
:12:40. > :12:42.possibly Northern Ireland and the south-west of Scotland, a few
:12:43. > :12:49.showers. But clear skies is the story tonight. Colder in rural
:12:50. > :12:55.spots. The Glens of Scotland, really nippy first thing on Tuesday. It
:12:56. > :13:03.starts off sunny for many of us. Tuesday is going to be a bit of an
:13:04. > :13:07.East-West split. In the afternoon, across the south-west we will see a
:13:08. > :13:12.few showers, a bit of sunshine too, not such a bad day. There might be
:13:13. > :13:15.the odd heavy burst of rain here and there, but effectively it is