:00:00. > :00:18.welcome to BBC London News, I'm Asad Ahmad.
:00:19. > :00:22.For the first time since it started a decade ago you'll have to pay if
:00:23. > :00:27.you want to see London's New Year's Eve fireworks display. The cost? ?10
:00:28. > :00:29.Eve fireworks display. The cost ?10 a ticket, and the Mayor says it's
:00:30. > :00:32.a ticket, and the Mayor says it s being done to ensure the safety and
:00:33. > :00:33.future of the event. But thdre's also anger from those who say
:00:34. > :00:35.future of the event. But there's also anger from those who s`y the
:00:36. > :00:48.fireworks should be accessible to all. Here's our political editor,
:00:49. > :00:53.Tim Donovan. A spectacular show watched by millions on TV. @nd
:00:54. > :00:57.projecting an image of the city to the world. But from now on on the
:00:58. > :01:02.ground if you want to get close up to the action, you'll have to pay.
:01:03. > :01:05.You've got to listen to somd of the experts from the emergency services
:01:06. > :01:08.and from TfL who say the time experts from the emergency services
:01:09. > :01:10.and from TfL who say the time has come to recognise that the dvent is
:01:11. > :01:12.come to recognise that the event is now colossal and we need to ticket
:01:13. > :01:15.it. Obviously I regret it. H now colossal and we need to ticket
:01:16. > :01:20.it. Obviously I regret it. H would love it to be free for everybody but
:01:21. > :01:26.I think it will still be a wonderful night out. It should be a wonderful
:01:27. > :01:27.night and remain free was how many reacted. Some thought it wotld make
:01:28. > :01:33.reacted. Some thought it would make the crowd control challenge harder,
:01:34. > :01:35.not easier. Easier. Every world city has wonderful fireworks events on
:01:36. > :01:37.New Year's Eve. There are ways has wonderful fireworks events on
:01:38. > :01:40.New Year's Eve. There are w`ys you New Year's Eve. There are w`ys you
:01:41. > :01:42.can cope with large crowds but I think this would be more dangerous
:01:43. > :01:46.with people moving to the outskirts with people moving to the outskirts
:01:47. > :01:51.of the boundary. It shouldn't cost Londoners to see the New Year's
:01:52. > :01:55.firework display. This restaurant close to the London Eye enjoys a
:01:56. > :01:58.brisk New Year's Eve displace. But they didn't see this coming. I was
:01:59. > :02:02.shocked, to be honest. There's been shocked, to be honest. Therd's been
:02:03. > :02:07.no consultation with any of the local businesses, so it has come as
:02:08. > :02:09.a bolt out of the blue. Close to the event. They start selling thckets
:02:10. > :02:13.next week. Others didn't think it next week. Others didn't thhnk it
:02:14. > :02:15.seemed unreasonable. I don't know. Coming up from the country `nd
:02:16. > :02:17.seemed unreasonable. I don't know. Coming up from the country and it
:02:18. > :02:22.was nice trip out, I might well think it was worth it. I'm an old
:02:23. > :02:27.aged pension earn and I would be prepared to pay, but if you are on
:02:28. > :02:33.benefits, free for sure. But would it now still be a family affair
:02:34. > :02:35.Would there be reductions for children? No. We don't encourage
:02:36. > :02:39.children? No. We don't encotrage children to come to fire works. It
:02:40. > :02:44.is so crowded. We believe whth 100,000, it is not a good idea. But
:02:45. > :02:51.it's a family events. It is very, very crowded. 1 none,000 tickets,
:02:52. > :02:56.?10 each. City Hall says it is the cost to cover stewarding. The motive
:02:57. > :03:04.isn't money safety. We're just hours away from Scotland
:03:05. > :03:07.voting for its future. By Friday morning we'll know if the United
:03:08. > :03:10.Kingdom is to stay as it is or be divided. With the polls showing the
:03:11. > :03:14.outcome too close to call, jitters are being felt here in London.
:03:15. > :03:16.Caroline Hepker can tell us why It is a nail`biting moment and we are
:03:17. > :03:21.expecting a late night in the City of London, because many currency
:03:22. > :03:22.traders are expected to man the desks late into the night because of
:03:23. > :03:27.desks late into the night bdcause of this vote. Mainly because of market
:03:28. > :03:28.reaction to the referendum And particularly around the valte of the
:03:29. > :03:30.particularly around the value of the pound sterling, which has bden
:03:31. > :03:33.pound sterling, which has been stalling against other currdncies in
:03:34. > :03:37.recent weeks because of the uncertainty around this vote. But
:03:38. > :03:41.it's not just the City of London. The referendum has raised a
:03:42. > :03:47.questions about powers here in London. Some people say the genie is
:03:48. > :03:51.out of the bottle. Whatever decision we have in Scotland, Scotland will
:03:52. > :03:52.have more powers over the money that's spent in that countrx and
:03:53. > :03:57.that's spent in that country and indeed the taxes raised in ht
:03:58. > :04:03.compared to London they are in a much more favourable position. The
:04:04. > :04:09.question then is where do we go to London more power over the loney
:04:10. > :04:11.spent and the taxes raised. In order to calm fears, the Bank of Dngland
:04:12. > :04:13.to calm fears, the Bank of England Governor is returning from @ustralia
:04:14. > :04:15.in order to be here when that Governor is returning from Australia
:04:16. > :04:18.in order to be here when th`t vote in order to be here when th`t vote
:04:19. > :04:21.result comes in. A momentous time for Scotland.
:04:22. > :04:22.Police in Hertfordshire havd for Scotland.
:04:23. > :04:22.Police in Hertfordshire have found Police in Hertfordshire havd found
:04:23. > :04:23.explosives and firearms from Police in Hertfordshire have found
:04:24. > :04:28.explosives and firearms frol both explosives and firearms frol both
:04:29. > :04:31.World Wars at a home in St Albans. Bomb experts were called to the
:04:32. > :04:32.scene this morning before a 48`year`old man was arrested on
:04:33. > :04:34.suspicion of theft from herhtage suspicion of theft from herhtage
:04:35. > :04:42.sites. Robert Hall explains what happened.
:04:43. > :04:50.In a suburb an streets on the outskirts of St Alban as call from
:04:51. > :04:54.police. In the past three ydars English Heritage have been
:04:55. > :04:58.investigating illegal metal detecting on conflict sites. This
:04:59. > :05:03.led to the arrest and the operation unfolding around one semi detached
:05:04. > :05:08.property. A team from Countryfile captured these pictures of the
:05:09. > :05:12.contents of an adjoining garage. Hundreds of items from uniforms to
:05:13. > :05:14.weapons and, most worryingly, to munitions. We essentially h`ve
:05:15. > :05:18.weapons and, most worryinglx, to munitions. We essentially have found
:05:19. > :05:20.what is a museum for World War I and World War II relics. That includes
:05:21. > :05:26.at this stage firearms, ammtnition at this stage firearms, ammtnition
:05:27. > :05:30.and indeed some munitions as well. Police say some of the items are at
:05:31. > :05:32.least 100 years old and in view of the risk to public safety have
:05:33. > :05:37.the risk to public safety h`ve called in an Army explosives team.
:05:38. > :05:41.Nearby properties have been evacuated as the team examined the
:05:42. > :05:46.shells and ammunition and assessed whether they could be moved without
:05:47. > :05:50.risk. Illegal metal detecting or nighthawking has long been ` cause
:05:51. > :05:54.of concern to those who strive to protect our past. This is the first
:05:55. > :05:55.time that English Heritage hn partnership with the police have
:05:56. > :06:01.targeted those who they belheve are targeted those who they belheve are
:06:02. > :06:06.regularly taking and trading in battlefield artefacts. On a patch of
:06:07. > :06:14.farmland a mile away exploshves from past wars were finally made safe.
:06:15. > :06:17.The police and English Heritage are determined that archaeological theft
:06:18. > :06:18.from first and Second World War battlefields is a matter whhch
:06:19. > :06:20.from first and Second World War battlefields is a matter which must
:06:21. > :06:26.be taken seriously. Today's operation may have been the first of
:06:27. > :06:29.its kind. They warn it will not be the last.
:06:30. > :06:36.That's it from me. Now the weather with Louise. What a warm September
:06:37. > :06:38.this is turning out to be. We are being spoiled. We are having to wait
:06:39. > :06:41.for it though. Be patient. @ being spoiled. We are having to wait
:06:42. > :06:46.for it though. Be patient. @ murky old start. But eventually conditions
:06:47. > :06:49.will brighten and we'll see sunshine coming through. Quite a lot of cloud
:06:50. > :06:54.out there, so a mild night. Temperatures into mid teens. Misty
:06:55. > :06:58.and murky first thing. Hopefully the cloud will lift. We'll see
:06:59. > :07:03.brightness in the afternoon. Just an outside chance perhaps of a shower.
:07:04. > :07:07.If you dodge the showers, 24 degrees is 77 Fahrenheit. Way above the
:07:08. > :07:09.average for the time of year. As we move towards Friday, we increase the
:07:10. > :07:12.risk of further showers. Sole move towards Friday, we increase the
:07:13. > :07:14.risk of further showers. Some of them migrating through the South
:07:15. > :07:18.West. Some developing through the heat of the day, with a humid feel
:07:19. > :07:22.as well. A few showers. Somd heavy and possibly thundery. If you
:07:23. > :07:25.Donnell the showers, again temperatures at around 23 ddgrees.
:07:26. > :07:30.temperatures at around 23 degrees. The weekend. Fewer showers, not as
:07:31. > :07:34.humid and Darren will look `t the national forecast.
:07:35. > :07:43.Hello there. West was best today with the cloud break up more
:07:44. > :07:46.readily. Readily. Tomorrow is almost a e. West was best today with the
:07:47. > :07:48.cloud break up more readily. Tomorrow is almost a repeat
:07:49. > :07:51.performance - dull, grey misty start for many of us. Into the afternoon
:07:52. > :07:54.in particular we should see a bit more warm sunshine. That low cloud
:07:55. > :07:58.that was glued to the North Sea coasts today is pushing inland.
:07:59. > :08:03.Becoming much more extensive. Extensive. More mist and fog in
:08:04. > :08:09.eastern Scotland and England. Coasts and hills. Damp and drizzle. A warm
:08:10. > :08:11.night. We could catch a shower in the far South West. Many places will
:08:12. > :08:12.start