31/08/2014 BBC London News

I'll be back with the late news at Ten.

Now though on BBC1, it's time for the news where you are.

The decision to build 500 homes on greenbelt land near the A10 to

be decided by the government - after a local council gave the

That's despite strong opposition from residents in the nearby town of

Hoddesdon - who argue that allowing the proposal to go through will only

It promises a selection of homes, smallpox, a primary school and a

care home. This is the vision of a modern-day village. The plan is to

build it here, on 40 hectares of green belt land in Hertfordshire.

Fully, who has opted for the raw life, it is an unwelcome

development. There will be a large number of houses on the field we are

looking at across there. The farmhouse in the background, all the

way around the houses, to behind my house. Where we live is the a ten

corridor to Cambridge. If this land is developed outside the local

plan, it opens the door for the whole corridor to be developed, all

the way to Cambridge. We will see the expansion out of London, the

encroachment of cities and towns into the countryside. There won t

encroachment of cities and towns into the countryside. There won't be

into the countryside. There won t be any left. This is the area that

would be built on. The council voted through the plans earlier this

month, citing housing pressures. month, citing housing pressures

Rural councils like this have a challenge on their hands. Much of

their land is offered in the green belt. Broxbourne has to provide 4000

new homes in the next 15 years. It admits nobody wants to build here

but says this development is needed. Businesses in the nearby town of

Boston would benefit two, it says. -- Hoddesdon. We have had some shops

are a couple of months ago, and cafes, especially the independence,

seem to stay open. It would be good if it brings people to the town

into the shops and pubs. It could be good. But even with the desire for

more punters, many are still uncomfortable with housing them on

the green belt. It is now up to the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles,

to decide if they should be allowed. A grandfather who was stabbed to

death in Notting Hill this weekend has been named by police

as 59-year-old Tony Charlery. He was described by his family

as a "much loved grandfather", and He was stabbed after leaving the Mau

Mau bar on Portobello Road in the Hundreds of protesters gathered

outside the Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon -

to demand a "zero tolerance" There's been an increase

in reported attacks against Jewish people in London in recent months -

particularly since the start of the The Chief Rabbi,

Ephraim Mirvis addressed the rally - Europe's largest celebration

of Asian music, dance and entertainment is taking place

at Gunnersbury Park in Ealing. The London Mela, has attracted tens

of thousands of people - and it's become a firm annual fixture

in the capital's cultural calendar. In the classical language of

Sanskrit, Mela means gathering. This annual gathering of the London Mela

is a colourful celebration of South Asian arts and culture. It's now

attracts talent from all over the world. You have got people coming in

from the Punjab, in India. You have got people flying in from Canada. We

have got lots of international artists. We have got everything from

Tamil classical music and dance one of the top sitar players in the

country, coming down. And for the capital's South Asian community it

is a family favourite. But the flavours of this festival was appear

to have spread beyond West London. We come every year and we have a lot

of fun and good food. The entertainment is amazing. The stage

is good and the artist that come along, you see all the different

stores, the different types of food. Different types of people. That is

what I call multicultural Britain. It has got a good vibe with lots of

families, young guys, nice music, everything smells good. It is all

bunched together, which is nice. This is what is wonderful about

being so multicultural. Let's go on in this direction rather than on

anything negative. Last year, over 80,000 people came here. Organisers

say this year there could be even more.

A look at the weather forecast now, with Sara.

In terms of the climate, we start Autumn tomorrow but in fact this

week we have a return to summer. It week we have a return to summer It

does not start tomorrow, though. Cloudy through the day with rain at

times. It could be a bit misty and murky to start first thing tomorrow

morning. This evening and overnight, we will start with clear skies. You

can see that cloud is thickening from the West courtesy of a cold

front which is heading towards us. Temperatures staying in double

figures. By breakfast tomorrow, outbreaks of rain for everyone

spreading across. They come in through the West tomorrow, towards

the east. The odd heavy shower mixed in. Largely clearing by the end of

the afternoon, top temperatures of 20 Celsius, 68 Fahrenheit. I

promised you something a bit more summary this week. Temperatures on

the rise, and we will stay dry with increasing sunshine as we go through

the week. That's it. I'll be back at 10:1 pm.

Have a very good evening. Good evening. Much of the country

has enjoyed some sunshine to finish August. The last couple of hours

brought a bit more cloud with some rain for Northern Ireland and

western Scotland. That front will continue south through England and

Wales overnight tonight, bringing with it a lot of mist and low cloud

with patchy rain. Perhaps not quite reaching the south-east corner for

the early hours. Temperatures of 12-13d. We are expecting a slow

start tomorrow morning, still quite cloudy, dull with mist and Merck

around, especially for England and Wales. Eventually, the cloud will

arrive in the south-east. Behind it, skies brightening with some

sunshine for much of the day across parts of Scotland and Northern

Ireland. The north-west corner will see the breeze picking up the

afternoon. A chance of one or two showers but much of Scotland,

Northern Ireland, dry and fine with highs of 17-18d. Some sunshine

breaking through across northern England with temperatures in

Manchester at 19. West Wales again seeing some breaks in the cloud. The

overcast skies