:00:00. > :00:07.We're live at one of the country's biggest shopping centres
:00:08. > :00:09.as the countdown to Christmas nears an end.
:00:10. > :00:13.Today may be billed Frenzied Friday and tomorrow Super Saturday,
:00:14. > :00:15.but will consumers spend as retailers hope?
:00:16. > :00:19.Why it could be a tough year ahead...
:00:20. > :00:21.Wider things like the European referendum, they do take time
:00:22. > :00:24.to filter through and it will have a sort of longer-term
:00:25. > :00:26.impact on the way people feel about their confidence
:00:27. > :00:31.Also ahead on the programme tonight...
:00:32. > :00:34.Manned checkpoints and barricades - a new ring of steel is planned
:00:35. > :00:41.But why snow globes and Christmas crackers are catching
:00:42. > :00:46.I'm backstage at the Hackney Empire at Sleeping Beauty,
:00:47. > :01:10.Good evening and welcome to the programme. We are live from
:01:11. > :01:14.Westfield shopping centre, just one of them in London that is filled
:01:15. > :01:18.with people picking up last-minute Christmas gifts. Others are getting
:01:19. > :01:24.into the festive spirit in other ways on the ice rink below us. There
:01:25. > :01:28.has been much talk this year about what would happen post-referendum.
:01:29. > :01:33.Well, figures out today suggest that actually spending has held up, but
:01:34. > :01:36.will it continue? Mark Ashdown has been chatting to shoppers about
:01:37. > :01:42.whether their spending habits have changed at all and are looking to
:01:43. > :01:48.the lengths that retailers are going to to attract them.
:01:49. > :01:50.Well, relax, you're in the Merman Lagoon now.
:01:51. > :01:54.Westfield's latest attraction isn't a store at all,
:01:55. > :01:56.but an underwater experience complete with boat ride
:01:57. > :02:01.Today's ONS figures show consumers are still willing to spend,
:02:02. > :02:04.but shops like this recently opened branch of Charlotte Tilbury
:02:05. > :02:07.are coming up with creative ways to woo business.
:02:08. > :02:15.People definitely want to experience things whilst shopping rather
:02:16. > :02:18.than just transacting, and I think that's where we win
:02:19. > :02:21.big-time because you come in here and there's so much to do
:02:22. > :02:26.These destination shopping malls are increasingly attracting people
:02:27. > :02:31.from their own high streets and further afield...
:02:32. > :02:36.Some last-minute Christmas presents, we've travelled from Qatar.
:02:37. > :02:46.Big luxury brands, you wouldn't find on a typical high street,
:02:47. > :02:52.This wall here takes customers through the journey
:02:53. > :02:59.So, for example, you have different levels of stitching and quilting.
:03:00. > :03:03.There's no robots at the Bentley factory, 4,000 people work there.
:03:04. > :03:06.People sort of like all this, they like to come...
:03:07. > :03:09.It's not just shopping, it's coming and learning something.
:03:10. > :03:15.We want people to go away learning maybe an anecdote or something
:03:16. > :03:19.And, of course, they want you to buy something.
:03:20. > :03:21.That might just be a key ring or a toy car...
:03:22. > :03:24.But if you do have a few hundred thousand pounds left
:03:25. > :03:27.after your spending spree, you could come downstairs here.
:03:28. > :03:30.This showroom is right underneath Westfield.
:03:31. > :03:34.You can take one of these for a test drive and still have it
:03:35. > :03:37.Back in the real world, this data shows the economy
:03:38. > :03:40.is more reliant than ever on consumer confidence.
:03:41. > :03:43.I've really cut down this year, absolutely.
:03:44. > :03:45.Because of the referendum, things like that?
:03:46. > :03:50.It's just generally you realise your money is not
:03:51. > :03:55.It's really the household budget that affects how people make
:03:56. > :04:01.So things like interest rates, if you're paying a little bit more
:04:02. > :04:03.or less on your mortgage, it'll change how much you have
:04:04. > :04:07.in your monthly budget to spend and whether or not you've got to do
:04:08. > :04:10.more for your hours at work because of the state of the economy
:04:11. > :04:12.and actually wider things like the European referendum,
:04:13. > :04:14.they do take time to filter through and they'll
:04:15. > :04:17.have a longer-term impact on the way people feel about their confidence
:04:18. > :04:22.The pain has been felt more in high streets.
:04:23. > :04:24.More pound shops, not very nice shops.
:04:25. > :04:26.I think people don't really try very hard.
:04:27. > :04:32.Everything is closed there, the shops are shut down.
:04:33. > :04:36.It seems places on the outskirts of London, like Harrow,
:04:37. > :04:40.are struggling in the shadow of out-of-town malls.
:04:41. > :04:42.If you were doing your Christmas shopping, where would you go?
:04:43. > :04:48.Obviously the internet generally tends to be
:04:49. > :04:51.cheaper because they do not have the overheads that the high
:04:52. > :04:54.But there are signs - this family business only
:04:55. > :04:58.I want them to support the independent retailers
:04:59. > :05:05.and hopefully we can give them special service as well.
:05:06. > :05:07.If this has been an up-and-down year, 2017 promises
:05:08. > :05:24.Well, let us speak to Rachel from the British Retail Consortium and
:05:25. > :05:30.her colleagues. Thank you for joining us. Please give us a sense
:05:31. > :05:34.of keep calm and spending after the referendum, that is what the figures
:05:35. > :05:39.seem to tell us. That is true, it has not been a spectacular year for
:05:40. > :05:43.retail but the sales figures in the three months post-referendum were
:05:44. > :05:47.pretty solid. If consumer spending was the key driver of growth after
:05:48. > :05:53.the referendum, that must raise questions about what are not and how
:05:54. > :05:57.long that can continue? Yes, it does raise questions and what we will see
:05:58. > :06:01.over this Christmas, I think, is that it will be challenging to have
:06:02. > :06:04.more growth than last year. Most consumers have said they were
:06:05. > :06:10.watched their Budget this year and that will have an overall effect on
:06:11. > :06:19.sales. Figures have suggested that people are spending significantly
:06:20. > :06:24.less this Christmas. These sorts of marketing term spike frenzied Friday
:06:25. > :06:29.and Super Saturday, are the ways of retailers trying to entice shoppers?
:06:30. > :06:34.I do not think so, we have seen a huge number of visitors, over 30
:06:35. > :06:37.million since the beginning of the Christmas season at Westfield
:06:38. > :06:42.shopping centre. Spending half ?1 million an hour. The Speaker alone.
:06:43. > :06:48.So it has been a pretty busy Christmas period for us. If it is a
:06:49. > :06:52.more challenging Christmas, Rachel, as you mentioned, how is the
:06:53. > :06:57.landscape looking for 2017 for retailers and consumers? 2017 looks
:06:58. > :07:01.really challenging and that is mainly because prices are going to
:07:02. > :07:05.go up. So far we have seen shop price deflation for over three years
:07:06. > :07:09.now but because of the devaluation of the pound, prices will go up
:07:10. > :07:14.mixture and that will squeeze the of consumers. While the devaluation of
:07:15. > :07:17.the pound and the spending of tourists, as that enjoyed the
:07:18. > :07:21.capital and there could be a shock coming to us? It has not just
:07:22. > :07:24.enjoyed in the capital, the rest of the UK has been translated from the
:07:25. > :07:28.price rises because retailers are still selling stock that they bought
:07:29. > :07:32.before the referendum. I think London gets an advantage from having
:07:33. > :07:36.all those tourists coming over and we have seen tourists spend grow
:07:37. > :07:41.massively since the referendum. Both of you, thank you very much for
:07:42. > :07:43.joining us this evening and Avery, Merry Christmas to both of you.
:07:44. > :07:51.Thank you very much indeed. We will have more from Westfield shopping
:07:52. > :07:55.centre bit of this evening, including a modern-day ankle and
:07:56. > :07:59.some festive voices. So do stay tuned. Now over the Alex Bushill who
:08:00. > :08:05.has the rest of the day 's news. Alex.
:08:06. > :08:09.A ?5 million "ring of steel" is being planned to protect some
:08:10. > :08:11.of the Square Mile's highest skyscrapers from terrorist attack.
:08:12. > :08:13.Manned checkpoints, rising street bollards and crash-proof barricades
:08:14. > :08:15.are among the measures proposed according to a Corporation of London
:08:16. > :08:31.Nice in July, Ilori attack kills over 90 people. On Monday in Berlin,
:08:32. > :08:35.12 people died at a Christmas market. The challenge in London is
:08:36. > :08:42.how to keep the capital functional whilst protecting us against larger
:08:43. > :08:47.vehicle borne attacks. We have seen the attacks like in Berlin, Ilori
:08:48. > :08:51.that was simply hijacked and driven into a busy area. We cannot discount
:08:52. > :08:57.these types of attacks but one that we would call a vehicle borne on
:08:58. > :09:00.cause of device or a large truck that is packed full of explosives
:09:01. > :09:04.being driven into a building. This is why it is especially important
:09:05. > :09:08.that security has the address not only the high-level protection
:09:09. > :09:16.measures but the ground level of any type or form that an attack might
:09:17. > :09:19.take shape as. A new report shows that MI5 and counterterror police
:09:20. > :09:29.have advised that the city skyscrapers should be better
:09:30. > :09:34.protected. In the report has said... When security plans were first drawn
:09:35. > :09:38.up in 2007, they focused on protecting individual buildings but
:09:39. > :09:41.as more skyscrapers are built and planned in this area, it was felt
:09:42. > :09:45.the only way to protect them all was to create a so-called ring of steel
:09:46. > :09:50.surrounding this whole area of London at an estimated cost of ?5
:09:51. > :09:53.million. Bordering Liverpool Street, the bank of England and down the
:09:54. > :09:59.Fenchurch Street, the ring is designed to protect the east of the
:10:00. > :10:04.city, home to some of the most iconic as newest skyscrapers of the
:10:05. > :10:08.capital. This eastern section of the City of London is of special
:10:09. > :10:10.importance because there will be a number of media landmarks built and
:10:11. > :10:18.developed around this area that could be of interest and set the
:10:19. > :10:23.ideology of terrorists. This will include manned checkpoints and
:10:24. > :10:30.bollards. The ring of steel was response to IRA bombs in the early
:10:31. > :10:34.90s. So are the protective measures familial -- so while these
:10:35. > :10:36.protective measures are familiar, it is hopefully that these scenes will
:10:37. > :10:40.not come again. A specialist police team created
:10:41. > :10:42.to tackle online extremism is on course to remove its 250,000
:10:43. > :10:45.item of harmful material The Counter Terrorism
:10:46. > :10:47.Internet Referral Unit, based within Scotland Yard,
:10:48. > :10:50.was set up in 2012. Let's get more from Emma North,
:10:51. > :10:52.who joins me now... And this is a new team,
:10:53. > :11:00.with a complex and difficult task... That is correct. They are the only
:11:01. > :11:06.team in the world to do this kind of job, operated by the Met. This year,
:11:07. > :11:10.officers removed more than 120,000 PCs of extremist material from the
:11:11. > :11:15.Internet, more than double what they did last year and we are talking
:11:16. > :11:18.about nasty stuff they are taking down. Jihadists videos including
:11:19. > :11:23.beheadings and so-called hearts and minds films aimed at families,
:11:24. > :11:26.getting them to encourage their sons or daughters to fight in the lights
:11:27. > :11:30.of Syria. We have heard a lot about the rise of the so-called lone wolf
:11:31. > :11:34.fight this year. They get a lot of their training material from the
:11:35. > :11:39.Internet. Chief Superintendent Clarke Javid from the Met, he reads
:11:40. > :11:45.this team, he has said we cannot underestimate how influential these
:11:46. > :11:49.videos can be. We see them trying to influence others to commit acts in
:11:50. > :11:52.their name, we are seeing material broadcast from Islamic State
:11:53. > :11:56.encouraging others to tell, explaining how they should make
:11:57. > :11:59.exporters. We think it is important to remove that material where we can
:12:00. > :12:06.add to stop vulnerable people finding it so easily on social media
:12:07. > :12:09.sites. There has been calls for more international help. Absolutely, this
:12:10. > :12:14.is because we are seeing more videos of different sorts appearing on the
:12:15. > :12:16.internets, more far-right material is appearing, which the Counter
:12:17. > :12:20.Terrorism Internet Referral Unit must take down as well. We are
:12:21. > :12:25.talking about speeches that are found at meetings, demonstrations
:12:26. > :12:28.and films that are getting more and more sophisticated. This is begging
:12:29. > :12:31.the question, is this actually a job for the police? Should it not be the
:12:32. > :12:36.job of companies that run these Internet services to take these
:12:37. > :12:39.thumbs down? The police have said in the main these companies are very
:12:40. > :12:43.good to deal with, they do cooperate but there are some that are unloving
:12:44. > :12:46.and this is why they need delights of Interpol and Europol to join
:12:47. > :12:51.forces but this team to make everybody pull their weight. Thank
:12:52. > :12:57.you for that. Chelsea have been cleared
:12:58. > :12:59.of breaking any Premier League rules in their handling of claims
:13:00. > :13:01.of historical sexual Gary Johnson accepted a ?50,000
:13:02. > :13:04.payment from Chelsea last year and signed a confidentiality
:13:05. > :13:06.agreement after claiming he was sexually assaulted
:13:07. > :13:08.by the club's chief scout The Premier League says Chelsea
:13:09. > :13:12.has no case to answer, but has asked that the club agrees
:13:13. > :13:15.to a full safeguarding audit Harrods is to give more customer
:13:16. > :13:23.tips direct to its restaurant staff after waiters and chefs threatened
:13:24. > :13:24.an unofficial strike. The Knightsbridge department store
:13:25. > :13:27.says it's reviewing the way it shares out service charges,
:13:28. > :13:29.after its union said workers could walk out
:13:30. > :13:31.during the post-Christmas sales. The store said it had not been made
:13:32. > :13:38.aware of any industrial action. Well, more now on the Christmas
:13:39. > :13:41.getaway and a busy day But also a busy time
:13:42. > :13:44.at London's airports. Almost a 120,000 passengers
:13:45. > :13:47.are expected to fly out of Heathrow today, making it the most popular
:13:48. > :13:51.day for flights in the lead-up And at Stansted they're
:13:52. > :13:56.expecting their busiest ever Christmas, as Leigh Milner has
:13:57. > :14:02.been finding out. Today more than 40,000 passengers
:14:03. > :14:04.will walk through these gates, making it the busiest departure
:14:05. > :14:06.day before Christmas. But if you think that's busy,
:14:07. > :14:10.double the amount of passengers will be flying in and out of this
:14:11. > :14:16.airport in just one week's time. And with both Christmas and New Year
:14:17. > :14:19.landing on a weekend, it seems holiday-makers are making
:14:20. > :14:23.the most of it. We're going for Christmas
:14:24. > :14:29.and New Year, my grandma You were born there,
:14:30. > :14:33.so we are going back What are you doing in an airport
:14:34. > :14:37.the day before Christmas Eve? Because we want to be leave it
:14:38. > :14:41.all behind and go off and go skiing, But we're just going to make
:14:42. > :14:45.the most of it, anyway. We used to live abroad
:14:46. > :14:47.and we like the warmth. Spanish people too, so we just
:14:48. > :14:50.thought we would go back No family there, just thought
:14:51. > :14:54.you would spend it together? Now, if you are running a bit
:14:55. > :15:01.late for your flight, bear in mind it will take
:15:02. > :15:06.approximately eight minutes to get through security,
:15:07. > :15:09.but if you don't follow the rules, it could take you up
:15:10. > :15:11.to five times as long and at this time of the year,
:15:12. > :15:13.you've got extra Snow globes is a huge one,
:15:14. > :15:17.that is a liquid and, again, And also party crackers because they
:15:18. > :15:21.contain small detonators. So, of course, we see
:15:22. > :15:24.different things coming through at Christmas,
:15:25. > :15:26.but again, just the same as any day of the year,
:15:27. > :15:29.we just want people to get through. It might have been ten years
:15:30. > :15:32.since the new rules were introduced, but it seems a few of you still need
:15:33. > :15:35.a little reminder. Now, remember, pop your make-up
:15:36. > :15:40.in a little plastic bag and if it is over
:15:41. > :15:42.100 mil, bin it. Leigh Milner, BBC London News,
:15:43. > :15:47.at Stansted Airport. For sports fans, Boxing Day
:15:48. > :15:49.wouldn't be Boxing Day One of the most prestigious events
:15:50. > :15:57.in horse racing will be taking place at Kempton Park,
:15:58. > :16:00.where a huge crowd is expected. The race before the race
:16:01. > :16:07.as the Kempton Park ticket office gets ready for the arrival of 20,000
:16:08. > :16:10.people for Boxing Day's The atmosphere is amazing,
:16:11. > :16:14.the roar from the crowd on the big race is unreal and the mood
:16:15. > :16:16.in the office is brilliant. We all joke with each
:16:17. > :16:19.other and we have a nice lunch on Christmas Eve,
:16:20. > :16:21.so it is all good. We have a great team
:16:22. > :16:25.here and the planning So, everything is as it should be,
:16:26. > :16:30.a finely-tuned machine now. The legendary Kauto Star won this
:16:31. > :16:33.race a record five times and is the only horse to claim
:16:34. > :16:38.the Jockey Club Chase Triple Crown with triumphs at Haydock,
:16:39. > :16:39.Kempton Park But he could have a rival
:16:40. > :16:45.for that latter achievement. Cue Card won the King George last
:16:46. > :16:48.year and this season has already completed the first leg
:16:49. > :16:50.of the Triple Crown Stablemate Thistlecrack will be
:16:51. > :16:55.among the challengers on Boxing Day, He has got all the attributes,
:16:56. > :17:03.plenty of pace, he has won over two miles, he has won over two
:17:04. > :17:06.and a half miles and three miles, I think he was a horse
:17:07. > :17:11.that was quite difficult to handle So now I think he is a boy
:17:12. > :17:16.that has become a man. The fine line between triumph
:17:17. > :17:20.and tragedy in racing was clear for all to see at Kempton in October
:17:21. > :17:23.when an accident left jockey Freddy Tylicki paralysed
:17:24. > :17:26.from the waist down. He was released from hospital this
:17:27. > :17:28.week and transferred to the London Spinal Cord Unit
:17:29. > :17:34.where his recovery will continue. It is great to hear that he has been
:17:35. > :17:37.moved out of hospital All of our thoughts
:17:38. > :17:40.are with Freddy over this really Boxing Day's most famous trophy has
:17:41. > :17:44.a new look to it this year. For someone, it will make
:17:45. > :17:47.the perfect late Christmas present. Well, that's all from me for now,
:17:48. > :18:07.but we can rejoin Riz Thank you very much, Alex. Yes, I
:18:08. > :18:12.have come outside, I have my coat and my scarf on. It is feeling very
:18:13. > :18:16.festive. We have a special breed in case you did not see earlier in the
:18:17. > :18:20.programme, for you later. Stay tuned. Firstly, Christmas would not
:18:21. > :18:25.be Christmas without pantomimes. Wendy has been speaking to the woman
:18:26. > :18:28.behind some of the capital's most successful ones and she has said
:18:29. > :18:34.this year she has turned pantomime on its head.
:18:35. > :18:37.Christmas at the Hackney Empire means panto and for the last 18
:18:38. > :18:40.years, they have been written and directed by the same woman.
:18:41. > :18:42.This year, she's taken on Sleeping Beauty, but her princess
:18:43. > :18:45.doesn't need to be rescued by a prince, thank you very much.
:18:46. > :18:56.It was really important to me that she was going to be someone
:18:57. > :19:08.who really kicks butt, actually, and was a warrior.
:19:09. > :19:11.I like the idea of a woman being a warrior and I thought,
:19:12. > :19:14.yes, this is important, let's turn it on its head and let's
:19:15. > :19:18.But they haven't strayed too far from panto tradition.
:19:19. > :19:20.The audience still gets to shout those most loved lines like...
:19:21. > :19:24.And you won't find soap or reality TV stars here -
:19:25. > :19:28.You go from Olivier Awards to being booed every day.
:19:29. > :19:31.If they are not booing, I'm not doing my job right.
:19:32. > :19:44.Backstage, Gavin Spokes gets his dame face on.
:19:45. > :19:50.And lets me into the secrets of the role in which he
:19:51. > :19:55.There was a famous dame called Jack Tripp and he said
:19:56. > :19:58.you only need to do this, that, and that, and that's
:19:59. > :20:00.all you need to do, apparently, and repeat and repeat
:20:01. > :20:05.The audience is the final person to bring the production alive.
:20:06. > :20:08.That's what makes it a bit more special, I suppose.
:20:09. > :20:18.Oh, no, it isn't - Christmas without a panto.
:20:19. > :20:20.From Hackney to Harrow, Richmond to Romford and everywhere
:20:21. > :20:23.in between, this century's long staple is still making us smile -
:20:24. > :20:25.which is what we need at the end of this year.
:20:26. > :20:38.If you prefer to stay indoors, let me tell you about one of the real TV
:20:39. > :20:43.highlights of this festive season, it is the feature length animation
:20:44. > :20:48.by the graphic novelist and the creator of the Snowman, Raymond
:20:49. > :20:52.Briggs. What can we expect? Key moments in 20th-century London and
:20:53. > :21:02.the voices of Brenda Blethyn and Jim Broadbent. Am I to understand that
:21:03. > :21:08.you wish to get married to a man? Yes, madam. It tells the story of
:21:09. > :21:17.two ordinary Londoners, their lives, love... And 40 years of change
:21:18. > :21:23.across the capital. Ethel and earnest recounts the lives of the
:21:24. > :21:29.parents of Raymond Briggs. It was a story written on this very S. London
:21:30. > :21:34.St after marrying in 1930, Ethel and earnest moved here to Wimbledon,
:21:35. > :21:37.where they lived happily for the rest of their married life.
:21:38. > :21:42.Originally a graphic novel, it has been brought to the screen by
:21:43. > :21:47.director Roger Meanwood, one of the original animators of the Snowman
:21:48. > :21:52.back in 1982. With the modern technology, we no longer have the
:21:53. > :21:57.light box but a tablet that we draw upon. Yet, bringing 20th-century
:21:58. > :22:02.London to buy the animation was no small feat. For the animation
:22:03. > :22:08.process itself, we had over 100 people, that includes the animators,
:22:09. > :22:12.their assistants and also the clean-up people who added the final
:22:13. > :22:16.lines to the drawings. So the end credits go on for a long time. Jim
:22:17. > :22:23.Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn star in the film and taking part was almost
:22:24. > :22:30.a case of art imitating life. It is so reminiscent of my own parents
:22:31. > :22:35.life. In so many ways. It even looks like my own mother. When those
:22:36. > :22:42.voices came over, I just felt my mother was any written. I spent the
:22:43. > :22:47.whole two days of recording in tears. It was a love story that
:22:48. > :22:51.lasted over 40 years, that included war, child rearing and the onset of
:22:52. > :23:00.old age. For those wanting to tune into this very London deal, Ethel
:23:01. > :23:08.and earnest errors on BBC One, 730 on the 24th of December.
:23:09. > :23:11.I mentioned we had a treat earlier. Meet some of the members of the
:23:12. > :23:15.London community Gospel choir who have sung with the lights of Kylie
:23:16. > :23:18.Minogue, Madonna and Sir Paul McCartney. How much do you love this
:23:19. > :23:26.time of year? We love it, especially the food. What will you be singing
:23:27. > :23:30.for us this evening? This evening we will be singing joy to the world.
:23:31. > :23:34.Thank you. Whilst you get prepared and get into position, we will, of
:23:35. > :23:38.course, get that all-important weather forecast. It is starting to
:23:39. > :23:45.drizzle here. John Hammond has the forecast.
:23:46. > :23:50.If you are dreaming of a white Christmas, dream on. It will not
:23:51. > :23:56.happen. Lovely picture from one of our Weather Watchers. The rain is on
:23:57. > :24:03.its way. That is arriving in the capital, just about now. I mentioned
:24:04. > :24:06.band of rain, but the odd heavy burst, that will rush through and
:24:07. > :24:11.the skies will clear, no real dramas for the rest of the night. It will
:24:12. > :24:15.be largely clear. Temperatures will not fall too low but it will be to
:24:16. > :24:18.the first thing tomorrow morning. Temperatures in rural spots are
:24:19. > :24:21.closed everything so you might have to scrape the windscreen. If you are
:24:22. > :24:25.heading out for last-minute Christmas shopping there will be
:24:26. > :24:30.blue skies and it will be bright and breezy. It should stay dry
:24:31. > :24:35.throughout the day, showers will only be isolated. No problems if you
:24:36. > :24:41.are on the move across this half the country. Furthermore, a different
:24:42. > :24:46.story. Nine or 10 degrees should cover it. As we head into the
:24:47. > :24:51.evening, tomorrow evening, it will be largely dry for a time.
:24:52. > :24:54.Thickening cloud coming in from the West but the rain will hold off
:24:55. > :24:58.until Christmas Day, just the odd spot of drizzle. Here is the big
:24:59. > :25:03.picture for Christmas Day. That big area of low pressure to the North
:25:04. > :25:07.West, that is Storm corner. Wrapped within that system, a lot of warm
:25:08. > :25:11.here and that will be the noteworthy thing about Christmas Day, it will
:25:12. > :25:16.be remarkably mild for the time of year. Not quite tee shot Weatherup
:25:17. > :25:20.but nearly. On Christmas Day we could have some sunshine and in 12
:25:21. > :25:25.places we could get up to the mid-teens. Fair bit of cloud and
:25:26. > :25:31.later in the day we could see a splash more. 14, possibly 15 degrees
:25:32. > :25:36.and through Monday, bank holiday, it will be dry. The sun coming out and
:25:37. > :25:40.that unsettled prospect class. Next week, we have the return of
:25:41. > :25:50.overnight frost and fog. Back to Riz Lateef.
:25:51. > :25:55.We are going to be tube the festive sound of the Gospel community choir
:25:56. > :26:01.singing Joy to the world. I would like to thank you for your company.
:26:02. > :26:04.It has been quite a year. From all the BBC London team, we wish you a
:26:05. > :26:17.Merry and peaceful Christmas. Good night.
:26:18. > :27:07.# He rules the world with truth and grace
:27:08. > :28:06.Christmas is about family. I'll have that.
:28:07. > :28:24.Let's get this Christmas party started!