:00:33. > :00:35.believes that, with more powers being promised for those living
:00:36. > :00:40.north of the border, it's also time for greater financial control to be
:00:41. > :00:43.handed to City Hall. But should the capital and its Mayor be given more
:00:44. > :00:48.political power? This report from our political editor, Tim Donovan.
:00:49. > :00:53.Scotland was heard at Westminster and the conversation turned, to
:00:54. > :00:57.England, and, yes, to London. With its current Mayor believing from
:00:58. > :01:01.what the Prime Minister hinted at today that there would soon be more
:01:02. > :01:07.powers for him or his successors anyway. Local government is all
:01:08. > :01:09.about finding formulas for distributing rev knew in ond way
:01:10. > :01:12.about finding formulas for distributing rev knew in one way or
:01:13. > :01:18.another. We are confident we can do it. I think it is an idea that is
:01:19. > :01:23.starting to catch on a little bit now. London's own referendum
:01:24. > :01:23.starting to catch on a little bit now. London's own referendul 16
:01:24. > :01:26.now. London's own referendum 16 years ago ushered in a Mayor and
:01:27. > :01:27.devolved government, with kdy years ago ushered in a Mayor and
:01:28. > :01:29.devolved government, with key powers devolved government, with key powers
:01:30. > :01:32.over transport and policing. One of the architects of the complex
:01:33. > :01:36.legislation that made that happen says without question it is time for
:01:37. > :01:40.more freedoms. I think the crucial thing in London is more fin`ncial
:01:41. > :01:42.control. This is the great `nomaly that London, which is very much the
:01:43. > :01:45.that London, which is very luch the economic powerhouse of the UK,
:01:46. > :01:45.that London, which is very much the economic powerhouse of the TK, has
:01:46. > :01:50.economic powerhouse of the UK, has achieved a great deal but whth
:01:51. > :01:55.against always on getting consent from Government for major
:01:56. > :01:59.investment. That cannot be right. So what are these new financial powers
:02:00. > :02:03.which London could soon get? The talk is of transferring property
:02:04. > :02:08.taxes, including stamp duty, around half of the national total currently
:02:09. > :02:12.being raised in London. London would control all business rate income,
:02:13. > :02:15.and council tax would be revalued with new higher bands, and
:02:16. > :02:21.potentially more freedom to raise it if needed for investment. This would
:02:22. > :02:26.still mean London raising for itself just 12% of the amount it friends, a
:02:27. > :02:32.fraction of the freedoms, say, of New York. But then the vital vital
:02:33. > :02:38.question of being allowed to borrow more. London, much bigger population
:02:39. > :02:42.than London, twice the population. We need a cohesive strategy and
:02:43. > :02:47.leadership on the issue. I think the debate is about devolving powers
:02:48. > :02:51.straight from Westminster down to city regions, Metro regions. In
:02:52. > :02:57.London it is not just about devolving to the Mayor. It has to go
:02:58. > :03:02.lower. The Mayor and groups of boroughs working together. Some
:03:03. > :03:06.suggested what exists now should be improved before more powers are
:03:07. > :03:09.added. Is there a need to look at the internal structure of Greater
:03:10. > :03:14.London government? Does the Assembly have enough powers to hold the mayor
:03:15. > :03:20.to account? Sit wise to downward trance fear more powers before we've
:03:21. > :03:22.got that system sorted out? Going on sale today a bronze sculpture
:03:23. > :03:24.inspired by the independencd sale today a bronze sculpture
:03:25. > :03:26.inspired by the independence battle. The artist thought this morning
:03:27. > :03:28.about closing the gap and fusing The artist thought this morning
:03:29. > :03:30.about closing the gap and ftsing the about closing the gap and fusing the
:03:31. > :03:35.parts together, but it wasn't so much about the result, he fdlt, as
:03:36. > :03:39.the debate and energy it has unleashed.
:03:40. > :03:42.Police hunting a convicted murderer in connection with the disappearance
:03:43. > :03:46.of the West London schoolgirl, Alice Gross, have found a bike belonging
:03:47. > :03:47.to him. Arnis Zalkans was spotted on CCTV close to where 14`year`old
:03:48. > :03:49.Alice was last seen three weeks CCTV close to where 14`year`old
:03:50. > :03:59.Alice was last seen three wdeks ago. Alice was last seen three weeks ago.
:04:00. > :04:04.The search continues, but now at a second property. After five days of
:04:05. > :04:08.searching Arnis Zalkalns's home, attentions turn to this house in
:04:09. > :04:14.Hanwell. It is believed to be the former address of his partndr. This
:04:15. > :04:19.afternoon, a black mountain bike was covered. Police confirmed they found
:04:20. > :04:22.Mr Zalkalns's red mountain bike which they believe he was riding
:04:23. > :04:22.Mr Zalkalns's red mountain bike which they believe he was rhding the
:04:23. > :04:29.which they believe he was riding the day Alice Gross was missing. On this
:04:30. > :04:36.afternoon, on that afternoon Alice crossed the bridge in Brentford 15
:04:37. > :04:42.minutes later so did Arnis Zalkalns. Police believed their paths crossed.
:04:43. > :04:45.In 1998 Arnis Zalkalns was convicted of murdering his wife and btrying
:04:46. > :04:51.of murdering his wife and burying his body in woodland. He was accused
:04:52. > :04:56.but not charged of indecently assaulting a 14`year`old girl. The
:04:57. > :04:57.police maintained there is no evidence to suggest that Alhce has
:04:58. > :05:00.evidence to suggest that Alice has come to harm, but she's been gone
:05:01. > :05:06.for three weeks now. Despite huge for three weeks now. Despitd huge
:05:07. > :05:13.media attention, her parents still don't know exactly what has happened
:05:14. > :05:15.her. Scotland Yard has paid ?45,000 in
:05:16. > :05:17.damages in an out`of`court settlement to a black motorhst who
:05:18. > :05:18.settlement to a black motorist who claimed he was struck with batons
:05:19. > :05:20.and sprayed with CS gas during claimed he was struck with batons
:05:21. > :05:22.and sprayed with CS gas during an unlawful arrest. The Met's `lso
:05:23. > :05:24.apologised to 34`year`old Nordell Edmondson, who was pulled over in
:05:25. > :05:25.Edgware while he was out buxing Edgware while he was out buxing
:05:26. > :05:32.nappies for his daughters in 2011. nappies for his daughters in 20 1.
:05:33. > :05:34.It's home to some of the world's greatest and most recognisable 7th
:05:35. > :05:39.Century masterpieces. And today, Century masterpieces. And today
:05:40. > :05:41.after a ?5 million refurbishment, the Wallace Collection in M`rylebone
:05:42. > :05:43.has reopened it's Great Gallery. the Wallace Collection in Marylebone
:05:44. > :05:45.has reopened it's Great Gallery The has reopened it's Great Gallery. The
:05:46. > :05:46.space now has a glass ceiling, which allows the public to see the
:05:47. > :05:48.space now has a glass ceiling, which allows the public to see thd works
:05:49. > :05:54.of art in natural light for the first time. The most import`nt
:05:55. > :06:00.element was to bring natural light into the gallery. For this we had to
:06:01. > :06:06.take off the roof, build a new roof, get the lighting in, so the top
:06:07. > :06:11.lighting, the glass surface is new. Because artworks are fragild,
:06:12. > :06:12.there's a lot of technology behind this.
:06:13. > :06:15.Finally, torrential rain and hailstorms caused flash floods in
:06:16. > :06:18.parts of London today. The heavy downpours flooded roads and caused
:06:19. > :06:22.problems at some Tube stations. One family in East London had to be
:06:23. > :06:32.rescued by the London Fire Brigade from a basement flat.
:06:33. > :06:39.We've had some really quite disruptive thunderstorms. Hopefully
:06:40. > :06:42.the worst will be over by the end of tomorrow. But still there are a few
:06:43. > :06:48.storms out there, hence the warning from the Met Office for the rest of
:06:49. > :06:53.tonight and tomorrow. For most of us it will be muggy again, and misty,
:06:54. > :06:56.with fog. The risk is there tomorrow. The difference is there'll
:06:57. > :06:58.be more cloud after the mist and fog clears. It will be humid, hence the
:06:59. > :07:06.risk of a few showers. The hsolated risk of a few showers. The hsolated
:07:07. > :07:08.potentially disruptive one. Temperatures in the low as opposed
:07:09. > :07:11.to the mid 20s. But on Sund`y Temperatures in the low as opposed
:07:12. > :07:14.to the mid 20s. But on Sunday high to the mid 20s. But on Sunday high
:07:15. > :07:18.pressure moves in and clears out the humidity. Temperatures are down
:07:19. > :07:22.again but it will feel fresher. A lovely day for many of us, with
:07:23. > :07:27.chilly nights to come. This weekend the storms are easing, the clouds
:07:28. > :07:35.will lifting and it is turnhng the pressure.
:07:36. > :07:41.Hello. Our weather is about to correct itself and stop acting as if
:07:42. > :07:45.we are still at the height of summer. 26 Celsius today in Sussex
:07:46. > :07:47.and Kent.