:00:00. > :00:11.It will be a very significant change, partly because the estate
:00:12. > :00:16.in London hospitals is worth massively more than in any other
:00:17. > :00:22.It could mean a cash boost for the NHS as well as
:00:23. > :00:27.And under a Donald Trump administration, all lives matter!
:00:28. > :00:30.The fiery preacher who opened Donald Trump's election speeches
:00:31. > :00:34.on why Londoners shouldn't fear his presidency.
:00:35. > :00:38.Plus, the funding row over babies with an allergy to milk -
:00:39. > :00:40.some parents face losing free prescriptions for
:00:41. > :00:46.And the magical lantern festival lighting up the capital
:00:47. > :00:58.for the Chinese New Year of the rooster.
:00:59. > :01:01.Hello and welcome to the programme with me, Riz Lateef.
:01:02. > :01:03.First this evening, two of the most pressing
:01:04. > :01:07.problems facing the capital - a deepening crisis in the NHS
:01:08. > :01:12.Well, this evening, we can reveal that there's a radical plan
:01:13. > :01:14.to tackle both issues, by giving London
:01:15. > :01:18.NHS trusts here could be allowed to sell off spare
:01:19. > :01:21.land and keep the money, whereas in the past, it would have
:01:22. > :01:27.A cash boost for the NHS and more land for affordable homes.
:01:28. > :01:37.Here's our political correspondent, Karl Mercer.
:01:38. > :01:43.The great and the good of London politics, in a room, talking about
:01:44. > :01:46.more powers and more money for the capital, with a plea from the city's
:01:47. > :01:49.mayor. The only way we'll will make
:01:50. > :01:54.progress in this agenda in the years ahead is if London speaks with one
:01:55. > :01:58.united for use. Siddique Khan wants more of the tax
:01:59. > :02:06.London raises kept here. Everything from stamp duty to tourist tax. It's
:02:07. > :02:10.big wish list, but BBC London has learned there is a more real deal on
:02:11. > :02:15.the table. Crucially, top officials here at the Treasury are involved.
:02:16. > :02:20.As a top officials at the Department of Health and even number ten
:02:21. > :02:23.Downing St. It's a deal that means that London's hospitals, unlike
:02:24. > :02:27.those around the country, will be able to keep the money they get from
:02:28. > :02:30.selling off spare land. So instead of handing the money back to the
:02:31. > :02:34.Treasury as they do at the moment, hospitals will be then the able to
:02:35. > :02:39.use the money to reinvest in local health services. The land could then
:02:40. > :02:43.be used in conjunction with their mayor to build affordable housing
:02:44. > :02:49.for key workers. It's hoped the deal will oversee the process of selling
:02:50. > :02:53.land all over London. It'll be a very significant change,
:02:54. > :02:56.because the estate of hospitals in London is worth massively more than
:02:57. > :03:01.any other part of the country. It would be an opportunity for using
:03:02. > :03:06.the land values that are often used in London in the private sector for
:03:07. > :03:10.a direct public sector reinvestment, either in hospital buildings or
:03:11. > :03:15.potentially in hospital services under stress.
:03:16. > :03:20.It's understood the deal should be finalised within weeks. The mayor is
:03:21. > :03:27.not prepared to give much away today, however.
:03:28. > :03:31.What I will say is this, I have been impressed by the compositions I'd
:03:32. > :03:36.had with central Government about them recognising that this isn't
:03:37. > :03:39.about party politics, it's about wrecking Isaac that when decisions
:03:40. > :03:45.are made at the coal face, they tend to be better. -- recognising that
:03:46. > :03:49.decisions. Does this give you some hope that
:03:50. > :03:54.you will get further powers as you've as for?
:03:55. > :03:59.I'm an optimist. And politicians tend to be optimists
:04:00. > :03:59.if they know there's deal around the corner.
:04:00. > :04:02.We heard from Sadiq Khan there, and today he also backed
:04:03. > :04:05.a call to allow London to introduce a tax on tourists -
:04:06. > :04:08.all part of the mayor's proposal to devolve more powers to City Hall.
:04:09. > :04:15.Asad Ahmad can tell us more, he's in Covent Garden.
:04:16. > :04:20.I'm amongst Torres and onto riskier in Covent Garden, which attracts
:04:21. > :04:26.millions of visitors every year. But is it right to level an extra tax on
:04:27. > :04:33.Theresa just want to come here and spent a night in a hotel here in
:04:34. > :04:36.London? It's not a new idea, Boris Johnson approved at the idea, though
:04:37. > :04:42.it go anywhere. The new mayor has already paid a tourist tracks if you
:04:43. > :04:47.have paid a visit to cities across the world, including New York, which
:04:48. > :04:53.levies attacks of over 13% on top of your hotel bill. In Paris, the
:04:54. > :05:02.figure is your normal bill plus 10%. Then additional fees of a few euros
:05:03. > :05:06.on top that. Enron, it's a bit simpler, up to 2 euros per room per
:05:07. > :05:08.night. Does matter in Rome, it's bit simpler. There hasn't been too much
:05:09. > :05:10.opposition to it. I get furious, as a traveller,
:05:11. > :05:13.when I get to Rome and suddenly, when I'm checking out,
:05:14. > :05:16.they say, oh, yeah, you paid in advance for the room,
:05:17. > :05:19.but we'll need an extra 10 euros It's not clear yet exactly how it
:05:20. > :05:23.will work in London, but most certainly, the hotel
:05:24. > :05:25.industry, as well as all the tourists, will be very upset
:05:26. > :05:41.by yet more taxation. Simon Calder, very well respected
:05:42. > :05:43.travel writer, there. What about tourists here in Covent Garden, what
:05:44. > :05:46.do they think about a potential tourist tax?
:05:47. > :05:57.I think to spend more pounds for a tourist tax is fine.
:05:58. > :06:03.I come from Turkey, I think the living expenses in London are ready
:06:04. > :06:04.pricey, so giving this tax might not be very encouraging for tourists to
:06:05. > :06:12.come. There is a lot of support amongst
:06:13. > :06:19.politicians, not just the merit of London for this tax. They say it's a
:06:20. > :06:24.small tax that could make a massive difference to London and the lives
:06:25. > :06:29.of Londoners and tourists alike. But does it also sent a message out
:06:30. > :06:35.about Brexit and London being open for business, doesn't contradict
:06:36. > :06:37.that? Get people talking. There will be a few steps before anything like
:06:38. > :06:38.this comes into force. It seems there are growing
:06:39. > :06:53.calls for more powers It's one of the big words around and
:06:54. > :06:57.politics at the moment. If politicians aren't talking about
:06:58. > :07:01.Brexit or Trump, they also talk about devolution. We're seen
:07:02. > :07:05.institutions around the country getting devolved powers from central
:07:06. > :07:10.Government. Other regions like Manchester and the West Country
:07:11. > :07:14.being given more powers, keep your own money, sort things out -
:07:15. > :07:18.it hasn't happened in London, despite continued demands from Boris
:07:19. > :07:24.Johnson and Siddique Khan under this London finance commission. This will
:07:25. > :07:33.be a big deal for London, this NHS deal. Because the NHS is in crisis,
:07:34. > :07:37.in London, more than anywhere else in the country. The Government are
:07:38. > :07:40.starting to listen. At the Treasury is willing to release the purse
:07:41. > :07:46.strings a lot about to the NHS, where might they go in London? What
:07:47. > :07:50.they go down the line of those extra taxes to be kept here? Perhaps the
:07:51. > :07:51.tourist tax, because I be so much of the Government handing over money.
:07:52. > :07:52.Thank you. As London marks Holocaust Memorial
:07:53. > :07:57.Day, one women who survived the camps as a child tells
:07:58. > :08:06.us her story. Next, the row over special
:08:07. > :08:09.formula for babies. At the moment, parents whose babies
:08:10. > :08:12.have an allergy to milk can get it as a substitute,
:08:13. > :08:16.free on prescription. But this programme has learnt
:08:17. > :08:19.that there are plans to withdraw funding for those prescriptions
:08:20. > :08:37.in at least two London boroughs What has money got?
:08:38. > :08:41.Seven-month-old son has not consign your allergies. He needs a special
:08:42. > :08:46.formula to help manage them, which is mother gets a prescription for
:08:47. > :08:50.from her GP in Croydon. But she has been told that could soon stop,
:08:51. > :08:55.because the group which decides how prescriptions are funded in Croydon
:08:56. > :09:00.needs to make cuts. Prasanna, AU days, it would cost us
:09:01. > :09:09.?40 every two days to buy his milk. Norma formula is about ?40 a week,
:09:10. > :09:12.and his will be at ?140 per week. It's medical need.
:09:13. > :09:18.Prescribing in Croydon amounts to millions of pounds per year. 9%of
:09:19. > :09:24.the Clinical Commissioning Group's total budget. It's currently in
:09:25. > :09:28.deficit as safe for% of its budget this year. Baby's milk is not the
:09:29. > :09:32.only area the CCG is try to make savings. In a meeting last year,
:09:33. > :09:40.decision was made to try and reduce the describing of gluten free foods,
:09:41. > :09:45.vitamin D foods, eczema cream, and baby milk in an effort to save
:09:46. > :09:57.?600,000 per year. In a statement, the group's chair said...
:09:58. > :10:03.And Croydon isn't alone. Richmond is also cutting the formula. Nine other
:10:04. > :10:08.CCGs across London say they're looking at how to make savings on
:10:09. > :10:13.restriction funding. Babies with these allergies are
:10:14. > :10:16.particularly vulnerable. From a CCG perspective, it would make more
:10:17. > :10:20.sense to invest in education and primary care to make sure that the
:10:21. > :10:25.babies get diagnosed early and don't need to have special formula is
:10:26. > :10:29.longer than they need to, that would lead to significant savings.
:10:30. > :10:35.At the CCGs says it's working with health professionals before
:10:36. > :10:42.influencing any plans. Sam's mother says this is one cost that families
:10:43. > :10:48.like hers cannot afford. A short while ago said -- the premise said
:10:49. > :10:55.that the president and first lady would be coming to the UK on a state
:10:56. > :10:57.visit after a invitation from the Queen. Mark bands here is the
:10:58. > :11:09.preacher who played a key He's been telling London is why they
:11:10. > :11:14.shouldn't fear a Trump presidency. Help me like the next president of
:11:15. > :11:23.the United States of America! Donald J Trump! Shut Trump!
:11:24. > :11:30.The rallying cry that in the end succeeded. But in London, Pastor
:11:31. > :11:34.Mark Burns says he's surprised and saddened by the unpopularity of his
:11:35. > :11:37.new president. He is not as he has been per trade
:11:38. > :11:42.in the media. What about Muslim Londoners who may
:11:43. > :11:46.be concerned about going to America. Because, if your present had his
:11:47. > :11:52.way, they might not be allowed? That isn't true. The president has
:11:53. > :11:56.not waged war against Islam. He has suggested that Muslims are
:11:57. > :12:00.based from entering the US, he has said that.
:12:01. > :12:03.That me finish. This is the media taking bits and pieces of whatsit is
:12:04. > :12:09.it set on creating the false narrative that isn't true. The
:12:10. > :12:15.president has made it clear, he has done nothing other than President
:12:16. > :12:21.Jimmy Carter did, by proposing a temporary ban against territories
:12:22. > :12:24.that are supporting radical terrorist groups.
:12:25. > :12:29.President Trump didn't say that though, he didn't say, not the good
:12:30. > :12:32.guys, he said, I will consider banning Muslims from entering the
:12:33. > :12:37.United States. There was no nuance on that. Is that not the problem
:12:38. > :12:42.with Donald Trump? Donald Trump has made it very clear
:12:43. > :12:45.he's not a polished politician, he's learning.
:12:46. > :12:49.Donald Trump said something which upset many Londoners, he said there
:12:50. > :12:53.were many areas in London that were no go areas, where police feared for
:12:54. > :13:01.their lies. That's not true. Have you seen those areas, will you tell
:13:02. > :13:08.him he is vitally incorrect? I have not in those areas, but have
:13:09. > :13:11.only seen a small part of London. If you say it isn't true, being a
:13:12. > :13:15.Londoner, I would take your word for it.
:13:16. > :13:18.The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, says the immigration
:13:19. > :13:20.system is failing those who need it, and
:13:21. > :13:23."staff don't even know their own rules".
:13:24. > :13:26.His damning comments follow the case of an eminent professor who's been
:13:27. > :13:28.living here for 40 years and was wrongly denied
:13:29. > :13:31.British citizenship on a technicality.
:13:32. > :13:46.Reconnecting, remembering... This professor is many things to
:13:47. > :13:52.many people. An academic, psychoanalysis, an employer to many
:13:53. > :13:58.people at her surgery in Hampstead. She is also a wife to a British
:13:59. > :14:02.husband. I have worked and pay taxes for 40 years.
:14:03. > :14:06.I been part of British society. When she applied for citizenship she
:14:07. > :14:10.was rejected. Shouldn't have a residency permit even though she had
:14:11. > :14:13.been already granted permanent leave to remain.
:14:14. > :14:18.That trust you have built up between yourself and the country that you
:14:19. > :14:21.have adopted. That you think has adopted you, suddenly rejects you
:14:22. > :14:26.and doesn't want to acknowledge that contribution any more. It's
:14:27. > :14:30.incredibly painful. She's far from alone. Latest figures
:14:31. > :14:34.show recognise those of Europeans had been applying for residency. We
:14:35. > :14:41.have seen the single biggest increase in a decade. More than
:14:42. > :14:45.22,000 Europeans applied in the year to 2015. Compare that to the three
:14:46. > :14:52.months immediately after the referendum. That doubled to over
:14:53. > :14:55.56,000 applications. The is suggestion the rules -- there is no
:14:56. > :15:03.suggestion the rules had been made harder since Brexit, they've always
:15:04. > :15:10.been tough. There is a suggestion of disco nation against you nationals
:15:11. > :15:17.who have never had to apply before. As the EU National you'd have
:15:18. > :15:20.freedom of movement, so a lot of people might have trouble listing
:15:21. > :15:23.every absence from the UK in the last five years.
:15:24. > :15:28.The Home Office say they are always looking to use reminder process.
:15:29. > :15:32.Nick Clegg says the Government should now guarantee all European
:15:33. > :15:36.residency rights here, irrespective of what other governments choose for
:15:37. > :15:41.Brits abroad. You can't treat people like a
:15:42. > :15:45.bargaining chip. They're not people whose wealth and emotional well
:15:46. > :15:49.being and commitment of this country should be bargained away. It is such
:15:50. > :15:52.a cynical, bloodless way of treating human beings that have nothing but
:15:53. > :15:57.good will towards the United Kingdom.
:15:58. > :16:05.As from today, the professor is British. Cue the national anthem.
:16:06. > :16:09.She won her battle, but says it has been a long, expensive and painful
:16:10. > :16:12.process. Despite Government assurances that they want to
:16:13. > :16:17.guarantee residency rights are other Europeans here, becoming British
:16:18. > :16:18.after Brexit has become a very different feeling from what you hope
:16:19. > :16:18.for. I've come west to see the Chinese
:16:19. > :16:24.lanterns of the East. Glowing installations
:16:25. > :16:26.in Chiswick House and Gardens to welcome in the year
:16:27. > :16:37.of the rooster. Today, London pauses
:16:38. > :16:40.to mark one of darkest chapters in human history -
:16:41. > :16:44.remembering the millions of Jews who were murdered
:16:45. > :16:46.during the Second World War. Well, one woman from Finchley
:16:47. > :16:49.who survived the horrors of the concentration camps
:16:50. > :16:53.is Susan Pollack - who was only 14 when she was separated from her
:16:54. > :16:57.mother in Aushwitz-Birkenau. Now in her 80s, she's
:16:58. > :16:59.dedicated her adult life to sharing her story
:17:00. > :17:15.with schoolchildren, thank you for coming in. We do
:17:16. > :17:21.appreciate that some memories can't be easy to revisit. Can I ask how
:17:22. > :17:26.vivid your memories of the camp are? Very much so. I remember it quite
:17:27. > :17:34.clearly. The main events, particularly. And it's always with
:17:35. > :17:38.me. With me and the sense that I repeat it. I go to schools, and have
:17:39. > :17:46.been doing so for many years now, and also I hold it due to myself.
:17:47. > :17:49.How does a 14-year-old girl get through the horrors of that
:17:50. > :17:56.experience? In my own case, I had, not
:17:57. > :18:06.consciously, but ie withdrew within myself. I withdrew from the horrors
:18:07. > :18:12.of the outside that was present for my whole year that I was
:18:13. > :18:18.incarcerated. I dismissed it as much as I could, because I wouldn't have
:18:19. > :18:24.been able to survive otherwise. And by the time of liberation in
:18:25. > :18:28.1945, you were suffering from TV, typhoid and severe malnutrition.
:18:29. > :18:33.What do you remember about that moment of liberation, realising you
:18:34. > :18:41.had been freed? Well, it wasn't, by then, I was very
:18:42. > :18:47.much dehumanised, and had left any form of wishes and hopes. But at the
:18:48. > :18:55.same time, I remember it quite clearly, when I had been picked up
:18:56. > :19:02.by deliberate errors. -- by the liberators. He picked me up with
:19:03. > :19:10.such gentleness. I was seconds away from death. But I remember that.
:19:11. > :19:15.Later on, when I met the major of that liberation team, I asked him,
:19:16. > :19:21.what could that goodness into your heart that you were so good to me?
:19:22. > :19:26.And that opened up a channel of hope in me.
:19:27. > :19:33.Dimensions that you share your story with schoolchildren, when I asked,
:19:34. > :19:42.when you look to the future, a safer future, how optimistic do you feel?
:19:43. > :19:49.I think... I do have hope, but at the same time, I'm quite a realist
:19:50. > :19:55.as well, realising that memories have been challenged, and it needs
:19:56. > :20:00.to be repeated constantly. We need to talk about it, the importance of
:20:01. > :20:07.having a Memorial Day like we have now. And I'm grateful that the
:20:08. > :20:13.Holocaust is being taught at schools as well. And that I've had the
:20:14. > :20:19.immense privilege of doing it with the help of the Holocaust
:20:20. > :20:24.educational trust, and many other organisations.
:20:25. > :20:26.Thank you so much for sharing your story with us, it's privilege to
:20:27. > :20:28.have you here. Thank you.
:20:29. > :20:31.The last time these two teams met in the FA Cup,
:20:32. > :20:35.So all eyes will be on Stamford Bridge tomorrow to see
:20:36. > :20:38.if Brentford can pull off a win against billionaire club Chelsea.
:20:39. > :20:47.Brentford were in League 1 when they almost caused a cup shock
:20:48. > :20:57.And they lead again here, Brentford, what a story
:20:58. > :21:03.It took a ?50 million worth of striker to deny them the victory.
:21:04. > :21:10.Plenty has changed at Brentford since then, including promotion
:21:11. > :21:16.But the challenge of facing Chelsea remains the same.
:21:17. > :21:18.It's the toughest draw we could have got.
:21:19. > :21:21.The leaders of the Premier League, away from home,
:21:22. > :21:26.But it's one we're looking forward to, and hopefully we can
:21:27. > :21:29.compete and give a good account of ourselves.
:21:30. > :21:31.There's a lot of belief in our squad.
:21:32. > :21:33.And the players believe they won't be overwhelmed
:21:34. > :21:40.We've played at big stadiums, we've played in front to big crowds.
:21:41. > :21:42.The occasion's not really going to affect us, we've just got
:21:43. > :21:46.to make sure we turn up and stick to our game plan.
:21:47. > :21:50.It's not exactly a level playing field - Brentford's playing squad
:21:51. > :21:58.Brentford's owner Matthew Benham has put in around
:21:59. > :22:04.Roman Abramovich has invested at least a billion at Chelsea.
:22:05. > :22:06.Both clubs are hoping to build new homes.
:22:07. > :22:14.Chelsea's, over nine times that amount.
:22:15. > :22:16.The Bees hope that moving grounds will go some way
:22:17. > :22:21.Griffin Park holds 12,000, Stamford Bridge holds 45,000.
:22:22. > :22:24.They have several thousand people in hospitality.
:22:25. > :22:26.I can fit less than 100 into Griffin Park.
:22:27. > :22:29.So the new stadium, if we get into the Premier League,
:22:30. > :22:33.will actually helped to make us truly competitive.
:22:34. > :22:35.So, as Brentford prepare for another trip to Stamford Bridge in the
:22:36. > :22:38.FA Cup, the real aim is to be playing there
:22:39. > :22:45.in the Premier League every season.
:22:46. > :22:50.Turning now to the colour and light of Chinese New Year.
:22:51. > :22:52.Tomorrow night there'll be celebrations in the capital to see
:22:53. > :22:55.in the year of the rooster - especially as here in the capital,
:22:56. > :22:59.there's a long-established Chinese community.
:23:00. > :23:01.Wendy Hurrell is at a festival in Chiswick -
:23:02. > :23:18.That's writer. For some 2000 years, the Lantern Festival has become a
:23:19. > :23:21.significant part of Chinese New Year celebrations. The ones here at
:23:22. > :23:26.Chiswick House and Gardens are a little younger than that. It's been
:23:27. > :23:31.going to years, but all around the gardens here are beautiful glowing
:23:32. > :23:35.installations, handmade in China. They make up the Silk Road, that
:23:36. > :23:44.ancient network of trade route that linked the East to the West. Here we
:23:45. > :23:50.have the Tang Dynasty Palace, and you travel along glittering walkways
:23:51. > :23:56.of the beautiful reds which is so reminiscent of the Chinese
:23:57. > :24:00.decorations. The Silk Road would have travelled through countries
:24:01. > :24:06.like Egypt. Glittering off the lake, beautiful colours and like. -- and
:24:07. > :24:11.light. The person responsible for this beautiful light show is Ian
:24:12. > :24:15.Xiang. Why did you decide to use the Silk Road as a theme this year?
:24:16. > :24:22.The Silk Road is an ancient route connecting China to the rest of the
:24:23. > :24:27.world. It was along the Silk Road, the culture and colour is so
:24:28. > :24:34.vibrant. We hope everybody coming here can find something to celebrate
:24:35. > :24:37.and enjoy themselves. How will you be celebrating in
:24:38. > :24:43.London this weekend? In London, people will have family
:24:44. > :24:47.together to eat dumplings, and we also hope people will come to the
:24:48. > :24:51.magic lantern festival to celebrate Chinese New Year in style.
:24:52. > :24:58.Dumplings, that sounds delicious! If you need some light in these cold,
:24:59. > :25:07.long winter evenings, the fiery wrist will be crowing to the end of
:25:08. > :25:11.February. I will try to say happy New Year and
:25:12. > :25:14.Mandarin, you can try it out yourself.
:25:15. > :25:23.Tomasz is here with the weather. Hello.
:25:24. > :25:29.The good news, for folks who want milder weather, that's it, the main
:25:30. > :25:33.headline this weekend, milder is the word. The last couple of days,
:25:34. > :25:38.especially yesterday, what was with that cold? Below freezing during the
:25:39. > :25:43.day at lunchtime, -1 at High Wycombe during the day. It's turned milder
:25:44. > :25:49.now, but with that, it'll turn cloudy. Damp weather on the way. You
:25:50. > :25:52.can't have it both ways in a situation, we're going to have to
:25:53. > :25:59.get the cloud and rain of the Atlantic to bring that milder
:26:00. > :26:04.weather. This time last night, right now, my car was frosting up already.
:26:05. > :26:09.That won't happen tonight, the wind coming in from the south and south
:26:10. > :26:16.west. Tomorrow, grey and damp in the morning, later in the day it will
:26:17. > :26:19.brighten up. It will probably happen after the sun sets, so overall,
:26:20. > :26:25.grey, cloudy, damp picture for most of the day. Tomorrow evening, the
:26:26. > :26:28.weather clears up, and will have celebrations in central London for
:26:29. > :26:37.the Chinese New Year. It's it looking like? Temperatures around 6
:26:38. > :26:41.degrees, dipping to five mid-evening. Sunday, more rain on
:26:42. > :26:47.the way, so Sunday at the two will be the soggy day. But look at that,
:26:48. > :26:50.we haven't seen that from while, 10 degrees is that spectacular for
:26:51. > :26:56.London, but a lot of milder than what we've had. Next week, much
:26:57. > :27:02.milder, temperatures into double figures, at the moment it looks like
:27:03. > :27:04.winter is kind of on hold. Soggy Sunday, eh? Thank you very
:27:05. > :27:12.much. That's all we've got
:27:13. > :27:14.time for this evening, Whatever you re doing,
:27:15. > :27:18.have a wonderful weekend.