12/01/2017 London News

On the programme this evening, a Labour divide

Jeremy Corbyn sides with Unions urging the Mayor to reopen

I think there's a need to have a ticket office, particularly in the

big interchange stations, Heathrow for example. That's surely something

that can be discussed. It

comes as more tube strikes After dozens of Heathrow flights are

cancelled, we will have more on the situation. The first snow of the

winter season across London, the first for quite a few months, we

will be asking of Londoners PPR. And could this help solve the housing

crisis? The hall is not for students but for professionals. And La La

Land comes to London. We speak to Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone about

the film that got Hollywood talking. Welcome to BBC London News

with me, Riz Lateef. First tonight: The dispute over

ticket office closures which this week brought the tube network

to a standstill. Millions of commuters affected

travelling to and from work and now it has divided these two.

London's Labour Mayor condemned it - today his party leader refused to.

In fact, Jeremy Corbyn went further and told this programme that

Sadiq Khan should re-open some of the offices.

It comes on the day Unions threatened to step up their action

Here's our Political Editor, Tim Donovan.

He has long been a supporter of their causes and they backed his bed

to be leader but we're busy on the strikes? Earlier this week he said

he would be happy to join a picket line. As regards the current tube

dispute he has not gone that far but today he was clear he sympathises

with union concerns about the closure of ticket offices. Sadiq

Khan has refused to reopen them. That doesn't go far enough the

Labour leader told me today. Is 200 more stuff back into stations and

off? In some places it has helped but in some places it is not enough

and I think there's a need for a ticket offers particularly in big

interchange stations like Heathrow, example. That is surely something

that can be discussed and negotiated. You are saying the Mayor

of London should improve his offer to workers? I am saying that has to

be an agreement. We have put a lot of money into the tube system and

that is good. He has managed to bring forward 24-hour running, well

done, we're going to have a better tube service but they do think a

point to the public telling me that they would like to see ticket

offices. On Monday they may condemned the tube strike. I think

today's strikers causing misery to millions of commuters. The Labour

Leader is not so forthright and today the RMT threatened further

strikes. More talks are due on Monday. I would encourage them to

get around the table as quick as possible because we need a good tube

system in London. Will you tell the union not to strike? The issue is

the two sides are not in agreement over the closure of ticket office is

fundamentally. That is an issue that many of us campaigned on before this

round of disputes took place, so it is not a question of telling people

what to do. It is a question of asking both sides to come together.

Here is something else he is asking. The new US president comes on the

visit with them to London. When he arrives I am sure we are going to

have meaningful conversation, I am appalled by his comments about women

and about minorities in the United States, on Muslims and his proposal

to build a wall between the USA and Mexico. Surely in the 21st century

we can do a little better than that. Will you meet him? Of course and I

am sure we will have an interesting discussion. I have invited him to

Finsbury Park mosque and I will be happy to receive him and discuss

Islam with him. Any response from him? Not yet, we are awaiting that.

Well, Tim's in the City tonight where the Mayor's making a speech

to politicians and business people in London.

What's his response to the Labour leader's

Sadiq Khan said he commissioned an independent review by the passenger

group which came back and didn't recommend reopening these ticket

offices although it said this process could have been handled any

better way. A process that was of course put in place by Boris

Johnson. Sadiq Khan did not respond directly by name to his leader, but

stresses that from his point of view it is a good deal on the table where

they will ensure safety and they will ensure that they are as more

visibility for people in the station. I should mention, we cannot

blame the Maher for this one, a protest by black cab drivers. The

city is about to ban them from this junction. What else are you

expecting to hear from Sadiq Khan tonight in his speech? This speech,

and it is the first time he had made this speech to the annual shindig.

London politicians and business leaders, it will be about growing

that economy post Brexit. He has said it will create a new industrial

strategy for the London to feed into the government and really that is

just a way of rebooting and rebranding his campaign. This is

against the potential effects of Brexit and it has to be said that

the audience will be largely sympathetic to that, a large number

from the financial sector who are concerned particularly in this area

about the effect of Brexit. You're watching BBC

London News, coming up later. Paying tribute to former England

manager, Graham Taylor who put We hear from one

of his star strikers. I am not sure what it is looking out

for you are but we have been warned all week that the first heavy

snowfall was to hit the capital today and it has already started in

some areas. But let's cross to Wendy Hurrell

who's in Primrose Hill. Has it arrived where

you are yet, Wendy? What do we expect? Up here on

Primrose Hill it is a really unpleasant mix of sleet and wet

snow. It has settled a little bit underfoot and there is a perishing

wind blowing. Right across London and the Home Counties, similar sorts

of pictures. Some having fun. Lewis the dog in Barnet quite enjoying

himself and other pictures all very similar wet snow coming down and it

is in place is starting to settle underfoot as well. It is not all

fine and I expect some people are having none of that. It is adding

disruption to the transport system already with Heathrow cancelling

around 80 flights to free up space is on the schedule as there are

delays because of the weather, Gatwick has cancelled five flights

and the advice as always as to check before you travel. Aside from

flights what about trains and roads? TEFL says they are well rehearsed

when it comes to this kind of thing. The letters about this evening and

TEFL says it has enough great to put down on London's roads every day for

the next six months and wheel that will not be necessary! They will be

getting key areas to keep it running and they will be the icing trains on

the rails to keep that running but a lot of work to do, not least on the

outskirts of London. On the Metropolitan line and others they

are exposed rural areas so we have to be doubly careful to make sure we

have that covered, so all the de-icing trains are running and we

are creditable. I am not the only one that has had my nose pressed up

against the window pane today waiting for the rain to turn to

snow. The weather watchers have been as well, and you can see some of the

pictures they have started sending into the site. Everything underfoot

you can see, this slush, is going to turn to ice so that is the next

thing to worry about but he will have forecast later to give you more

on that. Get back in the warm! Thank you.

Chelsea Football Club's plans to get bigger have been given the go-ahead.

The local council has approved proposals for Stamford Bridge to be

demolished to make way for the new 60,000-seater

stadium - which would take three years to build.

The final say though - will be down to the Mayor of London.

One step closer to building this, Chelsea football club given

permission by the council to build its new 60,000 seat stadium. We have

worked hard with Chelsea to make sure we minimise disruption to our

residents. That has been a priority and I think we have got the balance

right. They are not just going to be a football stadium but an integral

part of this community. It is going to be very good for Hammersmith and

Fulham. The redevelopment of Stamford Bridge will cost the owner

?500 million, but the club has been wanting to compete in size with

those of their Premier League rivals for several years. Arsenal built

their stadium more than ten years ago and West Ham moved into the new

ground last summer, and cotton are currently building a

state-of-the-art stadium. Chelsea's new home will increase capacity by

more than 20,000 than the fans are excited. If they want to attract the

top talent within the nation and Europe as a whole, it is good for

them so they can attract the talent and win trophies along the way. I

think they just need more seats on the ground to compete with other big

clubs like Tottenham and Arsenal. The players are always working hard

to ensure they make the fans happy, so I believe it is a way to generate

more funds to give them support and it is good for the fans and players

as well. The new stadium will be built on the existing Stamford

Bridge site and is expected to take three years meaning they will be

playing away from home while the builders move on. Sadiq Khan now has

14 days to decide whether to give Chelsea the green light, affording

more fans the opportunity to get close to their heroes.

Southern Railway guards are to stage another strike in their long-running

Members of the RMT union will walk out for 24 hours on January 23,

the day before drivers go on strike again in protest at

Westminster council has confirmed its to move

all of its homeless people out of the borough - the first

London council to publicly admit it's doing so.

Westminster Council says people can be waiting for social housing

for more than ten years - and difficult choices

From next month, residents in temporary accommodation will be

relocated to permanent homes elsewhere in the capital-

500 rooms with shared areas for socialising.

Sounds like a Student halls of residence.

But with an acute shortage of housing in the capital -

this place in north west London was set up as affordable homes

It only opened last summer and now there is a waiting list.

In some ways, it is like a well-designed student

Ed Thomas runs things here and claims it is the world's

biggest co living space and offers a lot more than just a room to rent.

This is the bar, and here is the restaurant.

On the seventh floor, this is a library.

Every night, there is something to do.

We have a jam-packed events schedule.

Every Friday we have community drinks.

We are trying to change the way that young

professionals live in the

It is a natural progression from university.

Not so long ago, single living in London might have

meant a bedsit, which inspired a popular song.

But many in this new community believe that they will

Meet Ruth and Toby and they are shared space

They each have a private room with a shower, toilet

It costs Ruth ?900 a month and she prefers it to a flat share.

It is developed version, like the older version

And the drummer who pays ?1200 a month

for his shared room, says he has never known a place like it.

You have all these residential spaces in

the building where you can work and build up momentum.

It is the answer to the housing crisis.

It is the kind of place where we have come in

the middle gap before we climb onto the property ladder.

The people behind this development say they

will build two more in Canary Wharf and Stratford but of course it is

Do you ever have any misbehaving? When you put hundreds of people in

one big building it is inevitable that if things get loud we will come

and tell people to be quiet. People are very respectful of that. The

people behind this development say they are now going to build two

more, in Canary Wharf and Stratford, so good this catch on across London?

It is quite different financially and socially from the traditional

way a flat has been marketed, but I do see an expansion of this kind of

model. But of course it is not for everyone. The bar manager reverses

on house year. It doesn't really appeal to me, I have been a student

before around ?1000 a month is a lot for rent. The hundreds here seem to

like it and of course it is potentially lucrative for the owner.

This building could no generator and ?6 million a year in rent.

We take a look at what the journey of building Crossrail -

unearthed along the way - including beneath one of London's

Tributes are being paid to the former England

and Watford manager - Graham Taylor who died

During his ten years at Watford one of his star strikers

was Luther Blissett who joins from his home in Aylesbury now.

He is being remembered as the England manager by some, as Aston

Villa manager by others but it is without doubt that many fans will

remember him as the greatest manager of Watford. Two spells, the first

1977, approached by Elton John who apparently initially wanted Bobby

Moore but got Graham incident. Five seasons and three promotions

later, Watford had finished second in was was then called

the First Division, ahead of Manchester United,

and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The Hornets were also FA

Cup finalists with him He then had a second spell

as manager between 1996 and 2001 - which included getting promoted

to the Premier League. He was honorary club

president up until his death. One of the many players who achieved

success and the hem is Luther Blissett. He gave a responsibility

to Olivers in the dressing room to be in control of ourselves and each

other. On the pitch, he gave us the freedom to go out and played in a

manner that brought the best out of what we had and we had some very

good attacking players, so his game was let's make those players be the

ones that go out and make history for the club. He did that and helped

many a player. Must have been a very special relationship between a

manager and his star striker. Is the club planning to pay a tribute to

him in the runway. The understanding of that will be the case this

weekend. Yes, the club has released

a statement today saying - that the club is in a state

of mourning at the shock death of its most successful

and greatest ever manager. The club extends its deepest

sympathies to Graham's wife, Rita, their daughters,

grandchildren and other Together with Sir Elton John,

Graham built Watford FC. We will treasure the legacy

he created and honour him He actually had a stand

at Vicarage Road officially renamed Watford are playing

Middlesborough this Saturday. The club are making plans to pay

tribute to Graham Taylor then - with among other things a minute's

applause in his memory. So many warm tributes today. Thank

you. Seven years of digging beneath the capital was bound to unleash

revelations about London's past. The construction of the new cross

rail line has seen It's uncovered plague pits,

roman ruins and now artefacts dating He had at Tottenham Court Road, we

are sitting out the station, so installing escalators and lifts and

cladding and Crossrail as a whole has completed panelling and is about

80% done. Crossrail is no less than two years away and things are taking

shape. It is in with the new but when you spend seven years digging

beneath the streets of London, you are bound to unearth some very old,

interesting objects. In the early stages of the project we had to

demolish buildings in central London and this created a unique

opportunity for the archaeologists to come on board and deck in the

central London sites. As part of that they found thousands of

artefacts, everything from plague victims to prehistoric stone tools.

Today above ground you can see the scale of the site where the new

Elizabeth Lane station will be. This site has quite a history. The famous

story nightclub and music venue was here before it was knocked down and

before that, between 1830 and 1931 there was a food factory which leads

us on to one of the most remarkable discoveries of the project. The food

factory belonged to the company Crosse and Blackwell. Hundreds of

pots and jars were found in a vault. Got one of the most famous products

that they launched, Peta Lily. The project has helped archaeologists

discover more about the palates of Victorians. Principally we have

found bottles and jars to do with their manufacturing of jam and

marmalade, but we also found how important the manufacturing of

Indian pickles and chutneys were, and she was they were manufacturing

my brass -- madras curry powders and pastes.

We are sort of a snow watch so let's go back to Primrose Hill where we

can get the latest because we hear things are developing elsewhere.

Yes, quite possibly. I think you just wanted to see me looking

freezing again! It is snowing up here, right across London and the

Home Counties as well. It is settling in places, even in central

London, and while we have been up here, the wind has increased in

strength and is better. I can't feel my legs. I suspect there will be

greater problems than there will be in central London because the snow

was going to settle in a few places. The other thing to mention is that

everything wet underfoot is going to start to freeze. This now and the

cloud overhead will eventually clear, probably by 8pm and you will

hear more later, but that will clear that this is all going to freeze so

really treacherous driving conditions first thing tomorrow

especially on the roads that don't get great, the minor roads, but TSL

say they are keeping London moving and they have tonnes and tonnes, and

after last is everyday for five months although we hope that is not

the case, and they have also got the de-icing drains out across the

network, especially the bits of the route outside of London on the

outskirts, because cities they are they might find there are

difficulties in two tomorrow morning. It is also worth noting

that when you head off to work tomorrow morning as well as the ice

there will perhaps be a little more snowfall, so we haven't got knee

deep snow, but this kind of weather is pretty unusual and I think the

last time it settled in any great amount was around about the early

2013 mark, and just a slightly or two last years we are not used to

this kind of thing, might be fun for the cats but not much fun upon the

hell. We feel awful you are! Some last! You are here in the studio and

warmings clearly of ice that she mentioned and of course tomorrow

morning's commute. That is going to be the problem over

the next 12 hours or so, things are going to be freezing on the ground

and tomorrow on the roads again it will be icy. We are hardy capital

and we will get through this, fairly unusual but it happens. Just a

little bit of snow on the way but it is the ice that could be the real

problem. The yellow warning is still in force from the Met office.

Another hour or snow of some snow. This massive cloud you can see

crossing the south, very different to what is happening across northern

parts of the UK. You can see the rain and snow mixing and by around

about 8pm the leading edge of that band of winter the weather clears

out of the way and we might see one or two flakes of snow still falling

through the Z the course of the early hours, but that is pretty much

it, so the main Hazzard, I want to reiterate, is the iciness and that

could be even in zone one, so not just the outskirts. Watching this

next little band of weather, just about the second half of the

rush-hour, and it may not look like an awful lot but the grounds will be

frozen and then we get a fresh dusting of snow so that is a

slippery combination so take it steady if you're travelling

tomorrow. The weather itself is not looking too bad, plenty of bright

weather around but it will be called with a temperature around about

five, and a strong wind blowing particularly towards the east of the

capital. Gale force winds out to sea and once again Friday evening, we

can see the blue, so Saturday another frosty one and I think

Saturday after a bright and crisp day, that is pretty much it for now.

As far as this cold snap is concerned. By the time we get to

Sunday, it looks as though milder wetter weather will be sweeping and

that is it for now. A former MI6 officer has gone

into hiding after being named as the source of the latest

allegations against President He produced a dossier

last year which included unverified allegations

of compromising activities. Investigators have announced that

a total of 23 people and organisations could face

prosecution in connection Files have been passed

to the CPS which will decide Tributes have been paid

to the former England and Watford football manager,

Graham Taylor, who's died at the age of 72 -

from a suspected heart attack. The leader of the Labour Party

Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Mayor of London to re-open

ticket offices in And arctic weather is causing

disruption across parts of the UK, with snow and ice expected

in London tonight. Around 80 flights were

cancelled at Heathrow. Keep up to date with the latest

on the weather on our website and feel free to send us your pics

to our Facebook page. From me and all the team -

thanks for watching