0:00:00 > 0:00:00largely dry and bright across England and Wales.
0:00:00 > 0:00:00That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Coming up on BBC London News:
0:00:05 > 0:00:07The Chancellor promises £28 million to the council hit
0:00:07 > 0:00:14by the Grenfell tragedy.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19If any local authority cannot access funding to pay for essential fire
0:00:19 > 0:00:21safety work, they should contact us immediately.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Councils tonight tell us they don't believe the promises because they've
0:00:24 > 0:00:26already asked for money and were told no.
0:00:26 > 0:00:33We get reaction to today's budget, including:
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Were Londoners' private details included in a huge data breach
0:00:35 > 0:00:37of the minicab-hailing firm Uber?
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Transport bosses are trying to find out.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Could this be a potential breakthrough in the resistance
0:00:40 > 0:00:45to antibiotics - thanks to London scientists and cattle?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56A very warm welcome to the programme.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Less than 24 hours after we revealed the huge bill facing London councils
0:01:01 > 0:01:04to improve fire safety for tenants, the Chancellor today announced
0:01:04 > 0:01:08£28 million for the authority hit by the Grenfell tragedy.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11He also promised there would be money for others to carry out
0:01:11 > 0:01:13"essential safety work".
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Some of them told us tonight - they don't believe the government's
0:01:16 > 0:01:18latest promise because they have asked for financial help
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and were turned down.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Our political correspondent Karl Mercer reports.
0:01:25 > 0:01:31They're fitting sprinklers in all their flats in Croydon,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and starting to put new fire doors in some of the estates
0:01:34 > 0:01:35in Tower Hamlets.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Since the Grenfell fire, London's councils have started
0:01:38 > 0:01:40spending more on safety in their tower blocks,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43hoping the government would fund some of the work.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Today the council most affected by the fire was told it
0:01:46 > 0:01:52would get more money.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Today, I can announce we will provide Kensington and Chelsea
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Council with a further £28 million for mental health counselling
0:02:00 > 0:02:05services, regeneration support for the surrounding areas, and to
0:02:05 > 0:02:08provide a new community space for local residents.I spent weeks
0:02:08 > 0:02:14speaking to ministers, and I'm absolutely delighted that they've
0:02:14 > 0:02:20agreed to give us £28 million today. It depends how it will be used. And
0:02:20 > 0:02:29who is going to be in charge of using it.It will help people to
0:02:29 > 0:02:35come together and to meet each other and deal with the problem of what
0:02:35 > 0:02:42around and stay together.What they should have done, they should have
0:02:42 > 0:02:43spent money on sprinklers.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45The Chancellor also promised help to other councils
0:02:45 > 0:02:50if they couldn't afford essential fire safety work.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55If any local council cannot access funding to paper essential fire
0:02:55 > 0:03:03safety work, they should us immediately. -- contact us
0:03:03 > 0:03:03immediately.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04The London Fire Brigade
0:03:04 > 0:03:05says it thinks things
0:03:05 > 0:03:08like sprinklers are essential.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It is worth doing. It is not optional but something that must
0:03:11 > 0:03:15happen, that must be in place for the future to protect people.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17But as BBC London revealed yesterday, 15 councils
0:03:17 > 0:03:23in the capital have asked for money to the tune of nearly £400 million.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25None has so far received any.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27So what do those in Croydon and Tower Hamlets make
0:03:27 > 0:03:29of the Chancellor's words today?
0:03:29 > 0:03:39Unfortunate
0:03:52 > 0:03:57because the laws that would is from the Government and there is no sign
0:03:57 > 0:04:02of that.The Government said it would not allow what it called
0:04:02 > 0:04:05natural constraints to get in the way of any essential flies in the
0:04:05 > 0:04:06way of any essential for the works.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Let's get more on this from our political editor,
0:04:09 > 0:04:18Tim Donovan, who's in Westminster.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21If this is the Government has been trying to chart on this one, were
0:04:21 > 0:04:25clearly what is important is the definition of what essential works
0:04:25 > 0:04:30are, and the actual offer the Government is making. They talk
0:04:30 > 0:04:32about the financial flexibility that they might be able to help with. The
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Government appeared to say that they haven't changed their position. But
0:04:36 > 0:04:42the Chancellor was saying today was absolutely what Sajid Javid has been
0:04:42 > 0:04:47saying up to now. I pointed that out and put it to him in an interview
0:04:47 > 0:04:50this afternoon, a point that councils were themselves surprised
0:04:50 > 0:04:54that they were being asked to apply the money went so far they've had so
0:04:54 > 0:04:59little butt. -- little luck.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Well, actually they shouldn't be surprised, because what
0:05:01 > 0:05:03the Chancellor's said today, he's recommitted what I've already
0:05:03 > 0:05:04said on behalf of the government.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07There shouldn't be a single local authority in the country,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09whether it's London or anywhere else, where if there is essential
0:05:09 > 0:05:12fire safety work they need to do, and they haven't got the financial
0:05:12 > 0:05:14resource themselves, we've said very clearly they should
0:05:14 > 0:05:17approach us and we will work with them and make sure
0:05:17 > 0:05:19they have the financial support that they need.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21But these councils are saying they haven't got the money
0:05:21 > 0:05:23themselves, they want you to be doing it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Why aren't you paying for it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And that's why where any council has approached us,
0:05:27 > 0:05:29including London councils, and said they can't afford it
0:05:29 > 0:05:32themselves, we've said talk to us about what flexibilities you need,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34the kind of support that we can provide to make sure
0:05:34 > 0:05:35the funding is there.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39That is vital, because we will make sure there won't be a single local
0:05:39 > 0:05:41authority in the country that is unable to do its work,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44because we will support it in making sure that those fire safety measures
0:05:45 > 0:05:46are all met.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48But London councils are saying they've got nearly £400
0:05:48 > 0:05:50million worth of work to do, safety remediation.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Why aren't you going to give them any of that money?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54We are working with a number of them.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56They've asked us for different things.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58For example, some have approached us and said we've
0:05:58 > 0:06:00actually got the money, but it's stuck in what's called
0:06:00 > 0:06:03a general reserve account and aren't in our so-called housing account.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05It's the way they account for their different needs.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And so can we have a one-off approval from the government
0:06:08 > 0:06:11to transfer funds so we can actually apply it to our housing needs.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13And where they've shown us that's the case, we've said yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15So that's one way we can support them.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18We are going through it council by council, because councils'
0:06:18 > 0:06:21needs would be different, but we want to make sure they can
0:06:21 > 0:06:31all do the work that is necessary.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34That was the Communities Secretary speaking to our political editor,
0:06:34 > 0:06:34Tim Donovan.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37More from him and what the Budget means for London
0:06:37 > 0:06:38later in the programme.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39We'll look at housing, get business reaction
0:06:40 > 0:06:41and hear from the Mayor.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Next, it's a global issue - the increasing use of antibiotics.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46So much so it's estimated that by 2050, 10 million
0:06:46 > 0:06:48people a year will die because of a resistance
0:06:48 > 0:06:49to antibiotics.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52However, despite that warning, we've learnt that 19% of Londoners
0:06:52 > 0:06:55are still going to A&E to get these drugs if their doctor
0:06:55 > 0:06:57won't prescribe them.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Well, researchers at the University of London believe they've
0:07:00 > 0:07:02made a breakthough.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04They've been testing a drink that was originally
0:07:04 > 0:07:05developed for cattle.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Helen Mulroy reports.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Angela Yates from south London knows first-hand how serious it can be
0:07:10 > 0:07:14when antibiotics don't work.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I started getting C diff a year ago, because my immune system
0:07:17 > 0:07:18was very, very low.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21For 20 weeks of that year, in and out.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I said to the doctor, I can't do this, not for another year.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30I would rather be dead.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32The inefficacy of antibiotics is an all-too-common occurrence,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35which we are being warned could get worse.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45# When you really need us we could stop working for you...#
0:07:45 > 0:07:47With scientists around the globe looking for alternatives,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49one potential option may have been discovered in a very unlikely
0:07:49 > 0:07:50place in Surrey.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I was a farmer at the time, and I was feeding concentrate
0:07:53 > 0:07:54pellets to my animals.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I knew that it was laced with antibiotics, and I thought
0:07:57 > 0:07:59there needs to be a better way of doing this.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Former farmer Barry Smith stumbled across Symprove,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03a probiotic drink created from fermented barley,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05when he tried to improve the health of his cattle.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08More than a decade later, it's been developed into a food
0:08:08 > 0:08:09supplement for humans.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Probiotics may be a term you're familiar with from your own fridge.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17But the key to their success is ultimately whether they can
0:08:17 > 0:08:20survive the journey through the hostile environment
0:08:20 > 0:08:23that is our bodies, and make it to our digestive system alive.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28And that's something Symprove has proven to be good at.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30If you've got an infection and you take Symprove,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32the testing showed your pathogen numbers would go down
0:08:32 > 0:08:38and all of your good bacteria would go up.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42And many in the medical industry are encouraged by the test results.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It's important for us to develop new ways of working to try
0:08:45 > 0:08:46and prevent antimicrobial resistance, and definitely
0:08:46 > 0:08:51using natural products like bacteria which promote health,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54it's a great first step to understanding a new way
0:08:54 > 0:08:57of treating disease.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59For Angela, it's been a game changer.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02It's absolutely changed my life.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07I feel better now than before I even took that, before I even became ill.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09With her husband Ian, she's looking forward to making
0:09:09 > 0:09:11plans for the future.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Look, that's a cheap cruise.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13That's a very cheap cruise.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15That's the one you should go on!
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Helen Mulroy, BBC London News.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The Met Police is investigating the Hollywood star Kevin Spacey
0:09:21 > 0:09:30over a second allegation of sexual assault.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32The date of the allegation is believed to be back in 2005,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and took place in Lambeth, the location of the Old Vic theatre
0:09:35 > 0:09:37where Spacey was Artistic Director.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39A teenager who was stabbed in Northolt on Saturday
0:09:39 > 0:09:42by suspects who fled the scene on mopeds has died.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44The 18-year-old was attacked by up to four people,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46in what police described as a "pre-planned" attack.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50It happened on Newnham Close.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Detectives are appealing for information.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Transport for London says it's trying to find out
0:09:58 > 0:10:01from the minicab-hailing firm Uber if drivers and customers here have
0:10:01 > 0:10:03been affected by a huge data breach.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Uber says it has 40,000 cars in London and is currently appealing
0:10:06 > 0:10:08a decision to suspend its licence.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Our technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16For any company, a data breach exposing the personal information
0:10:16 > 0:10:2057 million users and drivers would be bad enough.
0:10:20 > 0:10:30It was what Uber did next that really shaped
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It was what Uber did --next that really shocked
0:10:32 > 0:10:34regulators and customers - paying off the hackers and keeping
0:10:35 > 0:10:36it all quiet for more than a year.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It happened when Uber was run by its founder, Travis Kalanick,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41who stepped down earlier this year amid other controversies
0:10:41 > 0:10:42about the company's behaviour.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51The new boss apologised in a blog post, saying:
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Customers are clearly
0:10:53 > 0:10:55very concerned that their data is not being protected sufficiently.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58There's only so much you can do as a consumer.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00We need to hold the companies accountable.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02We know that this very serious security failure affected
0:11:02 > 0:11:04people around the world.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07What we don't know is how many British Uber users so that data
0:11:07 > 0:11:13is put at risk by this breach.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Already, our data protection regulator, the information
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Commissioner, has issued an angry statement warning that
0:11:20 > 0:11:23concealing a data breach can lead to bigger fines.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Now, this troubled company has to try to regain the trust
0:11:26 > 0:11:28of regulators and customers.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31You start with a mea culpa - OK, our culture doesn't work -
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and a genuine and sincere effort to reset.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34Can they do it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Highly unlikely.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Actually, if I'm honest.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40But it is possible.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44In London, as in many cities, Uber has always been controversial
0:11:44 > 0:11:47and is currently fighting a ban.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50This new evidence of behaviour its own boss admits was inexcusable
0:11:50 > 0:11:54won't make that battle any easier.
0:12:09 > 0:12:16Still to come out more than a century, and and was in London.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Returning now to the Budget, and reviving the home owning
0:12:18 > 0:12:19dream was a key theme.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22For first time buyers in London - the initial £300,000 cost
0:12:22 > 0:12:24of a £500,000 purchase will be exempt from stamp duty.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26How will that, and other measures announced affect
0:12:26 > 0:12:27the capital's housing crisis?
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Here's Alex Bushill.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Even though it seems every day a new block of flats like this one
0:12:37 > 0:12:39crops up on the London skyline, the
0:12:39 > 0:12:41government has now for some time been talking about how the housing
0:12:41 > 0:12:43market, particularly in London, has been broken.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Today the Chancellor set out in his Budget various
0:12:45 > 0:12:48measures at every stage of the construction process to try and
0:12:48 > 0:12:49solve that problem.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50From finding sites and granting planning
0:12:50 > 0:12:58permission, all the way through to flats
0:12:58 > 0:13:02themselves being put on the
0:13:02 > 0:13:04open market up for sale.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So first up in the Budget was this revelation,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08that 270,000 sites in London have planning permission but remain
0:13:08 > 0:13:09undeveloped.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Sites like this one in Lewisham.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Today the government announced a review and threatened to
0:13:13 > 0:13:15use compulsory purchasing orders to free up land.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18We'll hold out to try and get best maximise their profits,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20but at the same time we've got hundreds of families who are
0:13:20 > 0:13:24homeless and need homes today.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25The Chancellor also promised £44 billion
0:13:25 > 0:13:31to be spent by government nationally to kick-start more house-building.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Paul Hackett represents the last housing associations in the country.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36One in ten Londoners live in homes built by them.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39He questioned how much of this money was new.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44£15.3 billion we understand is new money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Of course that will go a long way towards helping us build more homes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51But 300,000 homes is an ambitious number, will the £15.3 billion extra
0:13:51 > 0:13:54help us to get to that number?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58It will go a long way, but will it build all the homes that are needed?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Possibly not.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Then there was the stamp duty giveaway for first-time
0:14:01 > 0:14:02buyers like Alice.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05The Chancellor today promising a £5,000 saving on properties of up
0:14:05 > 0:14:08to £500,000 in London.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I think the fact that you'd have to find that money in cash,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13effectively, means that it will make quite a substantial difference.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16And I think that it will be good for us to think
0:14:16 > 0:14:20that we might not have to pay that, actually.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Notable by its absence are any specific measures for those renting.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26A point not lost on single mum Sabir, on her way to pick up
0:14:26 > 0:14:28her sons from school.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Nowadays it is unrealistic, unaffordable.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33It's not fair to people who want to start living
0:14:33 > 0:14:37on their own and have independence.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's just really unrealistic.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Even if you're renting?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Yes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44More if you're renting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46In short, no one believes this Budget will solve
0:14:46 > 0:14:47our housing crisis.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50But for those who benefit directly, it is a welcome boost nonetheless.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Alex Bushill, BBC London News.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58So housing - a key part of today's budget.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Also keenly watching announcements today were London businesses who've
0:15:00 > 0:15:02been calling for stability amidst the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Let's get reaction - Katharine Carpenter
0:15:03 > 0:15:13is with some tech entrepreneurs in West London this evening.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Back yes, this is a hub for small businesses, the sort of companies
0:15:21 > 0:15:24the Government wants to help drive growth. Have they heard enough
0:15:24 > 0:15:30today? Let's speak to Harry and Ruben. Was never enough in this
0:15:30 > 0:15:34budget first book fledgling start-ups?We like the focused on
0:15:34 > 0:15:38artificial intelligence, but the particular investor tax relief
0:15:38 > 0:15:46scheme they focused on could have been moved out slightly earlier.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50What struck you?One thing that stood out for me was the tax-free
0:15:50 > 0:15:54dividends allowance going down. I think the effects of that will be
0:15:54 > 0:15:58felt amongst company directors and entrepreneurs that already don't get
0:15:58 > 0:16:03paid much for the amount of work they put in.Thank you. Ralph is a
0:16:03 > 0:16:07structural engineer. We heard there would be more training for people to
0:16:07 > 0:16:10get drops in construction, is that helpful?That could be helpful if
0:16:10 > 0:16:25it's done in a meaningful way. -- jobs in construction. It's more
0:16:26 > 0:16:28important for the clients, they are seeing a lot of projects not get off
0:16:28 > 0:16:31the ground because of the high rates of stamp duty on high-value
0:16:31 > 0:16:33properties that killed a lot of the market. Also getting stuck in
0:16:33 > 0:16:35planning as planning departments struggled to deal with complex
0:16:35 > 0:16:37applications.A former government adviser and entrepreneur. Brexit is
0:16:37 > 0:16:42a big deal for small companies, have you heard enough to reassure them?I
0:16:42 > 0:16:44think a lot of companies are breathing a sigh of relief because
0:16:44 > 0:16:49there was a worried the government would make some changes to VAT
0:16:49 > 0:16:54threshold that would have added to the administrative burden. As for
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Brexit, no one quite knows how much turbulence is going to because to.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01It could be many months before we know if this Budget has done enough
0:17:01 > 0:17:07to help small businesses through the times ahead.Thank you. As for the
0:17:07 > 0:17:10city, City UK said they were broadly pleased, they wanted stability,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14that's what they got. They called this the right Budget for the right
0:17:14 > 0:17:17time.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The thoughts of some London businesses there.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Let's go back to our political editor, Tim Donovan.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Tim, are there many issues where London did not
0:17:23 > 0:17:30get what was expected?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34It's fair to say that the Mayor of London had been doing a lot of
0:17:34 > 0:17:38lobbying and asking for things up to the Budget, and fair to say city
0:17:38 > 0:17:42will think that there was not nearly enough being done to tackle the poor
0:17:42 > 0:17:49air quality in the capital. There is little progress signalled by the
0:17:49 > 0:17:55briefest of mentions by the Chancellor of Crossrail two. And
0:17:55 > 0:18:00there was no mention of policing, no talk of any extra money for policing
0:18:00 > 0:18:04in the capital. In this year when the capital has faced such a serious
0:18:04 > 0:18:07challenge in terms of counterterrorism, it is fair to say
0:18:07 > 0:18:10that the mayor wasn't that impressed.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I think this is probably the most anti-London Budget in a generation.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Housing, opportunity missed.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Police, not even mentioned by the government.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Air quality is getting worse across the country,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22getting worse in London, without the government's help.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Infrastructure, we're doing what we can in London,
0:18:24 > 0:18:29we need the government's help as well.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31On housing though, given councils more borrowing powers,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33you've already been given £700 million a year over the next
0:18:33 > 0:18:34few years to build houses.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37It's up to you to go out and do it now, isn't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Well, hold on a sec.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41In 2009-10, the last year of the last Labour government,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44the amount of money spent in London on affordable homes
0:18:44 > 0:18:46was double what it is now.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48We're doing our bit, we've already given 50,000 homes
0:18:48 > 0:18:56permission with housing associations as part of the deal going forward.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59In terms of air quality, you wanted a diesel scrappage scheme
0:18:59 > 0:19:00to compensate people.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03A lot of money put in there.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06He hasn't done that, but he has created a new clean air fund.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12You'll be able to apply for that.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I announced as the Mayor £875 million during five years
0:19:14 > 0:19:17to help the issue of poor quality air in London.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19He has announced today, the government, the national
0:19:19 > 0:19:23government, a fund of £220 million, even less than they briefed last
0:19:23 > 0:19:26week to the media when they said it would be £250 million.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28For the entire country.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The idea that this will lead to behavioural change,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35the idea this will help businesses move away from diesel,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37or families, businesses or charities, the idea this
0:19:37 > 0:19:42will make any difference to the particulate matter,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45the pollutants that cause the poor quality air in London, it won't do.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48And so this is another example of the government not
0:19:48 > 0:19:57understanding the challenges or what the solutions are.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Sadiq Khan wouldn't be drawn into any kind of row with other regions
0:20:02 > 0:20:06but one thing was noticeable. This was a Budget where the talk of
0:20:06 > 0:20:13infrastructure and extra money and tram routes and transport links were
0:20:13 > 0:20:17in the West Midlands, the North, Tyne and we are, clearly where the
0:20:17 > 0:20:23Chancellor wanted to focus his big infrastructure announcements today,
0:20:23 > 0:20:31not London.Many thanks for your assessments in Westminster.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It's a collection spanning more than a century,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35charting the history of Muslims here in London.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37The specially created archive of around 200,000 documents
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and personal items was unveiled today at the East London Mosque.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It also reveals how its home in Whitechapel has evolved.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Tolu Adeoye has the story.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50So you can see here that he's travelled from Calcutta to London,
0:20:50 > 0:20:55from London to Glasgow...
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Salman's grandad served in the Merchant Navy
0:20:57 > 0:21:00during World War I.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04He's one of those who has contributed to what is thought to be
0:21:04 > 0:21:06the UK's first-ever Muslim archive.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10A collection like this is very rare, that's because a lot
0:21:10 > 0:21:12of the Lascars, the sailors from the South East Asian
0:21:12 > 0:21:15subcontinent, would have gone back home to their home countries
0:21:15 > 0:21:21and these types of records and documents would have been lost.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It's one of more than 200,000 documents and items which will be
0:21:24 > 0:21:26stored in a strongroom, available for the public
0:21:26 > 0:21:31to view at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Over here I spotted a London Underground sign.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35What's this document about?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Well, this is from 1941, when there was a mosque
0:21:37 > 0:21:40on Commercial Road.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44There was a need to have a bus stop and for the trams to stop
0:21:44 > 0:21:46across there for people to come and pray.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47This is an application.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48I really like this one.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50During the 70s, there was a lot of anti-racist
0:21:50 > 0:21:53trouble in the East End, and there was solidarity from
0:21:53 > 0:21:58the Jewish community saying we stand by you in this difficult time.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01The archive charts the growth of the East London Mosque,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04from the converted houses serving 400 worshippers in the 40s
0:22:04 > 0:22:08to the mosque today, where thousands come to pray.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10For Salman, today is a proud moment, connecting
0:22:10 > 0:22:13the past with the present.
0:22:13 > 0:22:19For me it means there is a really palpable connection between me
0:22:19 > 0:22:24being here and born here, and the connection between my
0:22:24 > 0:22:28heritage and roots to Britain.
0:22:28 > 0:22:38Tolu Adeoye, BBC London News.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42A Paralympian from Essex has been awarded compensation after she say
0:22:42 > 0:22:47she was forced a wet herself on a train because the disabled loo
0:22:47 > 0:22:50wasn't working. She says although she welcomes the settlement there is
0:22:50 > 0:22:58a long way to go before public transport will be truly accessible.
0:22:58 > 0:23:05It gets extremely difficult...When I met Anne near her home near Harlow
0:23:05 > 0:23:08she was keen to show me how difficult life could be in a
0:23:08 > 0:23:14wheelchair.Because I was a bit stronger, I could do this. It looked
0:23:14 > 0:23:20easy but, actually, it puts a lot of pressure on the back.The wheelchair
0:23:20 > 0:23:24racer was completely robbed of her dignity after being left to wet
0:23:24 > 0:23:28herself on a cross-country train because there wasn't an accessible
0:23:28 > 0:23:35toilet.I felt humiliated. I was just disappointed that... I was
0:23:35 > 0:23:40disappointed in myself for being disabled. If I had the ability to
0:23:40 > 0:23:44crawl or to walk I would have walked and used any other toilet. But
0:23:44 > 0:23:50remember, being in a wheelchair, they put you in an accessible
0:23:50 > 0:23:56carriage that is supposed to have an accessible toilet.Anne
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Wafula-Strike has competed all over the world as a Paralympic athlete,
0:24:00 > 0:24:06and has an MBE for services to disability sport.I got this in
0:24:06 > 0:24:11America...She became disabled after contracting polio when she was two
0:24:11 > 0:24:16years old.I've travelled the world. To be honest, sometimes you go to
0:24:16 > 0:24:20certain countries and you look at their facilities and you are like,
0:24:20 > 0:24:25there's room for improvement. We are Great Britain, we are supposed to be
0:24:25 > 0:24:29leading the world.Cross-country trains has apologised and made a
0:24:29 > 0:24:33confidential payment to Anne but she say she wants to see change.Even
0:24:33 > 0:24:38though I've had a settlement it's not important to me. The vital thing
0:24:38 > 0:24:41is when things like this don't happen to any other person. It would
0:24:41 > 0:24:47be wrong if I celebrated because it could still happen tomorrow.Anne is
0:24:47 > 0:24:50talking to the government and helping draw up an action plan so no
0:24:50 > 0:24:54other disabled passenger has to suffer like she did. Louisa Preston,
0:24:54 > 0:24:59BBC London News.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Now, as twilight falls, the landscape lights up at one
0:25:01 > 0:25:03of the most famous botanical gardens in the country.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Now in its fifth year, Kew Gardens' annual Christmas trail
0:25:06 > 0:25:07of lights opens tonight, boasting over a million
0:25:07 > 0:25:12twinkling lights.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18They say it's bigger and brighter than it's ever been before.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Time for a check on the weather - and Darren Bett has joined us.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Time for a check on the weather - and Darren Bett has joined us.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It doesn't really feel much like Christmas weather at the moment. It
0:25:30 > 0:25:35was pretty mild out there and windy today as well. As we head into
0:25:35 > 0:25:39tomorrow we are going to find temperatures will be lower. It will
0:25:39 > 0:25:44feel cooler. Not quite as windy as it's been today. That picture you
0:25:44 > 0:25:49can see that, sent by one of our regulars Barbara in Bromley. We had
0:25:49 > 0:25:53some blue skies and temperatures about 15 degrees. The edge taken off
0:25:53 > 0:26:02probably by the strength of the winter. We were very much on the
0:26:02 > 0:26:05edge of that cloud. This rain out to the West is going to be heading our
0:26:05 > 0:26:08way overnight. Some rain on the way. As the night goes on that rain is
0:26:08 > 0:26:13intermittent and could be heavy. Potentially thundery. It will be
0:26:13 > 0:26:17accompanied by squally, noisy winds. Pretty mild because of the wind and
0:26:17 > 0:26:22rain on the way. Early rain to clear away, probably around the rush-hour.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Already the winds will have dropped off by the morning. Still a blustery
0:26:26 > 0:26:30day but not as windy as today. For most of the day it will be dry with
0:26:30 > 0:26:36some sunshine. More sunshine perhaps, still decent temperatures.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3913 will be fairly typical. That's the last of the milder weather. More
0:26:39 > 0:26:44cloud heading our way or at least threatening to tomorrow night. It
0:26:44 > 0:26:50may bring a bit of rain to the south of London. It will keep temperatures
0:26:50 > 0:26:54up to 5-6d overnight. A lot of uncertainty about weather rain is
0:26:54 > 0:26:58going to be. I think it will have gone by Friday and we are looking
0:26:58 > 0:27:03for brighter skies for a while. The wind is not as strong by Friday but
0:27:03 > 0:27:09temperatures not as high. We are looking at around 8-9d. As we head
0:27:09 > 0:27:18further into Friday and into the weekend, instead of the southerly
0:27:18 > 0:27:21winds will get colder air coming our way from the north-west. It means
0:27:21 > 0:27:24that for most of the time it will be dry with sunshine around this
0:27:24 > 0:27:29weekend. It will feel chilly with a risk of a passing shower.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Thank you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38Thank you. If you want more detail on the Budget and how it affects
0:27:38 > 0:27:43you, head to the BBC News website. Thank you for watching and have a
0:27:43 > 0:27:49lovely evening. Goodbye.