0:00:00 > 0:00:01That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
0:00:01 > 0:00:03and on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Tonight on BBC London News: the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Claims that London needs 73 new schools to meet the growing
0:00:08 > 0:00:11demand for secondary places.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13We will be about 1900 students by 2019 and by that
0:00:14 > 0:00:16time we'll be full.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Obviously, that means increased numbers in our
0:00:18 > 0:00:21sixth formers as well.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23A new report says leisure centres and cafes should be used
0:00:23 > 0:00:25to ease the pressure.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Also tonight:
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Police reveal CCTV images in connection to a hit and run
0:00:29 > 0:00:38in which a woman was hit by four vehicles.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44It happened at this busy junction in Tulse Hill. It's believed the
0:00:44 > 0:00:4729-year-old was hit by four different vehicles and all of the
0:00:47 > 0:00:49drivers failed to stop.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Plus, bringing the homeless in from the cold.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52The mayor announces plans for new shelters
0:00:52 > 0:00:54during freezing nights.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And we're live at one of the UK's biggest and most
0:00:57 > 0:00:59prestigious horse shows.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Good evening.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11I'm Chris Rogers.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14First tonight, claims that London is set to see a bigger increase
0:01:14 > 0:01:19in secondary school pupils than anywhere else in the country.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21That's according to a new report which says here in the capital,
0:01:21 > 0:01:26we'll need to find places for 76,000 extra students by 2020.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29That would mean building 73 new schools.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Another option suggested to meet the growing demand for places
0:01:31 > 0:01:36is to use leisure centres and cafes to teach children.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42Here's Marc Ashdown.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Just imagine schools in leisure centres,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46disused council buildings, high-rise blocks,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49or even off-the-peg prefabricated classrooms...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Just a few of the possibilities, as London strains under
0:01:52 > 0:01:54a secondary population boom.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57TEACHER SPEAKING IN FRENCH.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00This report lays bare the challenge facing every borough to provide
0:02:00 > 0:02:03enough school places.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05And Barking and Dagenham is at the epicentre.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08In this borough alone in the next two years,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10they are going to have nearly 6000 more secondary aged pupils,
0:02:11 > 0:02:12that's a 40% increase.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14In effect, they'll need six brand-new schools.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18It requires some creative thinking.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Brussels sprouts?
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Yes you do, why not?!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Here, the headteacher doesn't always serve dinner,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28but they have had to box clever to cope with rising pupil numbers.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34A lot of it is about unstructured time, break times and lunchtimes.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35You know, your playground is your playground.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38If you add another 200, 300 students onto the playground,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43you face real difficulties.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47You can't cram all your Key Stage 3 kids into a single playground.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49So we've had to look creatively about the space.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Scape Group analyse the Government's data to identify where
0:02:51 > 0:02:52school places are needed.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54They're experts in design and recommend some radical ways
0:02:54 > 0:02:58of putting schools at the very heart of future community planning.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00It's really key that we don't work in silos and that education
0:03:00 > 0:03:03buildings can be delivered alongside health and leisure, retail.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07At the same time, thinking about how we can join up with the industry
0:03:07 > 0:03:09to deliver solutions.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Off-site technology is at its best value for money when we buy in bulk
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and we buy en masse, so being able to procure things
0:03:15 > 0:03:20together, to design buildings together, not only benefits
0:03:20 > 0:03:21the master planning, but also delivers things
0:03:21 > 0:03:23faster and often cheaper.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28TEACHER SPEAKS IN FRENCH.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31That they also want the councils and the Government speaking the same
0:03:31 > 0:03:33language, working together.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Too often good ideas on both sides are lost in translation.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40We need to work with all sorts of schools and the DfE to make sure
0:03:40 > 0:03:43that we've got the schools being built in the right places.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I mean, some boroughs unfortunately in the past have been forced to have
0:03:47 > 0:03:52new free schools where there hasn't been the demand, which has
0:03:52 > 0:03:57undermined local existing schools and that's a very bad thing.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The Department for Education says it's created 235,000 school places
0:04:00 > 0:04:03in London since 2011 and has committed a further half a billion
0:04:03 > 0:04:06pounds to help create more, but it's a huge challenge and every
0:04:06 > 0:04:09bit of space now counts.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Mark Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The shortage of school places is our top story this Friday night,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20but there's still lots more to come before 7, including...
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I'm on the rooftops of London, finding out if the solution
0:04:22 > 0:04:29to the London housing crisis is selling thin air.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run in south London have
0:04:35 > 0:04:40released CCTV images of a lorry and car they want to trace.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44A 29-year-old woman was struck by four different vehicles
0:04:44 > 0:04:46on a pedestrian crossing in Tulse Hill where officers say
0:04:46 > 0:04:48she was left to die.
0:04:48 > 0:04:58We can join our reporter Victoria Hollins at the scene.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04This is the junction in Tulse Hill where this happened on Monday
0:05:04 > 0:05:08morning, a very busy junction, not just at this time but on Monday
0:05:08 > 0:05:14morning as well, around 6:45am when it happened. You can see the flowers
0:05:14 > 0:05:23where the woman was hit. She was crossing the road when the traffic
0:05:23 > 0:05:27lights for vehicles were running green. As you said, police believe
0:05:27 > 0:05:33she was hit first by a lorry, then by another lorry, and then two cars.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38They have contacted the drivers of two vehicles that they are still
0:05:38 > 0:05:42trying to trace the drivers of two other vehicles involved. They have
0:05:42 > 0:05:50issued CCTV images, the first of the lorry. It is a white lorry, possibly
0:05:50 > 0:05:55a Mercedes that was seen in the area at the time. The second vehicle is a
0:05:55 > 0:06:03black car, which would have been the third vehicle to hit her. Police say
0:06:03 > 0:06:07there must be dash cam footage from vehicles in the area between 6:30am
0:06:07 > 0:06:13and 7am. They say drivers may not have been aware what they hit at the
0:06:13 > 0:06:20time but the appeal continues. Have we learned anything more about
0:06:20 > 0:06:26the victim?So far we know she was a 29-year-old Polish national, who was
0:06:26 > 0:06:31due to be in London for an extended few months. She had not been here
0:06:31 > 0:06:36long. She had been staying in Wandsworth. Her family have been
0:06:36 > 0:06:42informed. Her mother flew over today and identified her daughter. The
0:06:42 > 0:06:46name has not yet been released because they are yet to tell family
0:06:46 > 0:06:51and friends of the identity of the woman. The police investigation
0:06:51 > 0:06:56continues. They are searching CCTV of shops and other places in the
0:06:56 > 0:07:00area to find out what led to four vehicles striking a woman and none
0:07:00 > 0:07:04of them stopping.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Emergency shelters for rough sleepers -
0:07:05 > 0:07:08are to open every day the temperature drops below zero.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Previously, such shelters were only opened when three consecutive days
0:07:10 > 0:07:13of freezing temperatures were forecast in the capital.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has also announced a "rapid response" hub -
0:07:16 > 0:07:18to ensure first-time rough sleepers never sleep on the pavement
0:07:18 > 0:07:19for a second night.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Ayshea Buksh has the details.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22When temperatures fall, sleeping on the streets
0:07:22 > 0:07:24in London gets harder.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26In the past, local authorities would open up emergency
0:07:26 > 0:07:30shelters after three nights of subzero temperatures.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Hello, nice to meet you.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Now, Mayor Sadiq Khan has said help for the capital's 8000 or so rough
0:07:37 > 0:07:40sleepers should come quicker, and he's got extra money
0:07:40 > 0:07:45from the Government to help all 33 boroughs take action.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47There are complex reasons why people sleep rough.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49They could have mental health issues, they could have problems
0:07:49 > 0:07:51with welfare benefits, there could be family breakdown...
0:07:51 > 0:07:56The shortage of affordable housing in London is one of the big causes.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Often it could be because their tenancy ends
0:07:58 > 0:07:59with a private landlord.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I'm determined to tackle this issue.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I was pleased last year, for the first time in eight years,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07we didn't see an increase in the numbers of people
0:08:08 > 0:08:08sleeping rough, that's good.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11We now need to reduce it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Jeremy started sleeping rough after a family bereavement.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17He now lives at St Mungo's hostel in Hackney, but was originally
0:08:17 > 0:08:23brought into an emergency shelter during a cold snap two years ago.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I remember I was sleeping underneath the bridge,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27it was really cold, it was about 10:30 at night
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and these two people from Thames gave me an opportunity,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and said, would you like to come and take a second night out?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Obviously, in hindsight, I wasn't expecting anything
0:08:37 > 0:08:38too wonderful luxury, that's ridiculous for people
0:08:38 > 0:08:41to think like that, but again, it was just somewhere to be.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45It was warm and that was all I wanted.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48But tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in a city
0:08:48 > 0:08:51with a high cost of living and a housing crisis is something
0:08:51 > 0:08:56charities will be doing well beyond the Christmas period.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I get quite frustrated when there's a focus only in the cold months.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04As far as I'm concerned, it's an urgent issue all the time.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07The average age at death for someone who is sleeping rough,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12for a man it's 47 - that's my age.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And I do work with people and have worked with people that have
0:09:15 > 0:09:19unfortunately died on the streets.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21While homeless charities such as St Mungo's work all year round,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Jeremy says he is now more positive about his future.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27My hope for the future would be to get a home, a nice,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29warm home to stay in, to go to university,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33to study accountancy and finance, and even further along,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I would actually like to work within this sector in the future.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38This emergency response could be activated soon,
0:09:38 > 0:09:43but tackling rough sleeping is a more long-term issue.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Ayshea Buksh, BBC London News.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50A child murderer from south London is appealing a decision to deny him
0:09:50 > 0:09:53legal aid at the inquest into his victim's death.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Ben Butler was jailed for life last year for battering and killing
0:09:56 > 0:09:59six-year-old Ellie in 2013.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02His partner, Jennie Gray, was also convicted for helping him
0:10:02 > 0:10:04cover up the crime.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07They both now face the prospect of having to represent themselves
0:10:07 > 0:10:10at the hearing in March.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13A London council is urging the government to abandon any plans
0:10:13 > 0:10:16for Donald Trump to make a state visit to London.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19The President is expected to visit the UK in the new year.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Greenwich has passed a motion, calling for any such
0:10:21 > 0:10:23visit to be cancelled.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26They say if the trip does go ahead, Mr Trump will not be
0:10:26 > 0:10:27welcome in the borough.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Councillors say they're alarmed by Mr Trump's decision to retweet
0:10:30 > 0:10:40Islamaphobic videos.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47The BBC understands no police were stationed inside this year's V
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Festival in Essex because of a dispute over money. An agreement on
0:10:51 > 0:10:55the level of policing and money could not be reached. It is thought
0:10:55 > 0:11:02the organisers spent £138,000 on policing the previous year. Around
0:11:02 > 0:11:0350,000 people attend the festival.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05The capital's 24-hour train service will launch tonight
0:11:05 > 0:11:07on its east London line.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Round the clock on weekends, passengers will be connected
0:11:09 > 0:11:11both sides of the river between Dalston Junction
0:11:11 > 0:11:12to New Cross Gate.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The launch is the latest addition to the existing Night Tube services
0:11:15 > 0:11:17and it's hoped the night time economy will benefit.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Here's our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25The party season is in full swing, and from tonight there's another
0:11:25 > 0:11:28option for getting home.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The overground will be 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays
0:11:31 > 0:11:35from New Cross Gate to Dalston Junction.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I think it will promote a lot of activity in London,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I think it will promote a lot of investment.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Because we spend so much money on Ubers, from Dalston especially,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45so we can go straight home now.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It's good for me because it means I can be able to get home if I'm
0:11:49 > 0:11:50around here seeing my friends.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52So I'm happy about that.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Night services are already run on five Tube lines.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Since it launched, there have been 9 million journeys.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Jordan Desira works in Shoreditch.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04He says a night overground will make his life much easier.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Catching the overground every day to work, it's definitely accessible
0:12:07 > 0:12:11for me and if it's going to be 24 hours, I mean I can come to the city
0:12:11 > 0:12:14whenever I want now, I don't have to worry about trains
0:12:14 > 0:12:16closing at any specific time.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20So, definitely, having options will definitely be helpful.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Transport for London says the night services so far have contributed
0:12:22 > 0:12:27more than £170 million to London's economy.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30As yet, though, they're not breaking even.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I think with all new transport services, you want to develop
0:12:33 > 0:12:34the service over time.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Breaking even is something we will see about in the future.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41We're looking to develop it and run it, four trains per hour
0:12:41 > 0:12:44at the moment in the areas where we think there is most demand.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47It's important that we don't have that last dash rush to the Tube,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50because that encourages, you know, some
0:12:50 > 0:12:51anti-social behaviour.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55People just sort of concentrating in one particular area,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58when we can take it at a much more leisurely pace, and that's
0:12:58 > 0:13:02really important.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Night fares are off-peak, and the night overground will be
0:13:05 > 0:13:08extended to Highbury and Islington in March.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11In the future, other Tube lines could follow.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You may not be aware of this, but if you are homeowner,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21you may also own the space immediately above your property,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23and it could be yours to sell.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Is this the answer to London's housing crisis,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28building on the roofs of existing buildings.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Critics, though, argue that would spoil the city skyline.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Here's Caroline Davis.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38We've built out, we've built down, and you'd think from looking
0:13:38 > 0:13:41at London's ever-changing, ever growing skyline, that we'd already
0:13:41 > 0:13:45built up, but not like this.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Now we're building on.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50So is this a creative solution to the housing crisis,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53or a blight on your view?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Jovan and his neighbours were fed up of living in flats
0:13:55 > 0:13:58they couldn't afford to do up.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01We had also bad electrical wiring system, and we decided
0:14:01 > 0:14:04to find out a solution.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05And this is it...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The tenants bought the freehold to their block, sold the airspace
0:14:08 > 0:14:11above it and used the money to do up their flats.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13It's a large two bedroom penthouse that we're doing...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Now their roof is £1 million property and the developers say
0:14:16 > 0:14:19it's just the start.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23A lot of buildings in London are very sustainable.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28They can certainly sort of take an additional floor on them.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33London's housing crisis won't be resolved looking for large sites.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37This is the ideal solution.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's not only developers who are looking upwards.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41According to property agent Knight Frank, London's
0:14:41 > 0:14:45rooftops could provide up to 41,000 new homes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47They've been working out which buildings could be next
0:14:47 > 0:14:49and want a slice of the action.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52This is an area that will be profitable, both for the developers
0:14:52 > 0:14:55who are acting on the sites, and agencies who are
0:14:55 > 0:14:56advising clients.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59So can you make money out of thin air?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Well, often if you own the freehold to your property, you own the rights
0:15:02 > 0:15:03to the air above it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Of course, not all buildings are suitable for an extra floor
0:15:06 > 0:15:08and you need planning permission, and then, of course,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10there's the neighbours.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13The big problem always will be even if I make some money out
0:15:13 > 0:15:16of doing it above my house, my next-door neighbour might well
0:15:16 > 0:15:19have a problem with that, may think it impinges
0:15:19 > 0:15:22on his or her privacy, or if it destroys local character.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26The trouble is there will always be reasons why people can find to stop
0:15:26 > 0:15:28new development taking place.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32But in cases where it works structurally and it doesn't ruin
0:15:32 > 0:15:35the local character completely, I think it's worth looking at.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38So it might not be for everyone, but Jovan is happy to put up
0:15:38 > 0:15:40with the building work and a new neighbour.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45We are very happy, all the people in the building, because we have now
0:15:45 > 0:15:48much better living conditions.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53It's much better to save green belt than chimneys.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Will building up take off?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Watch this space.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Caroline joins me now.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04So should homeowners be rushing to sell the space
0:16:04 > 0:16:09above their properties?
0:16:09 > 0:16:14It's not always as simple as that, and even if you own the property and
0:16:14 > 0:16:17the airspace, you still need planning permission to do the sort
0:16:17 > 0:16:23of development we just saw. That was a pretty expensive penthouse but not
0:16:23 > 0:16:28-- what if it is not just plush apartments? According to the
0:16:28 > 0:16:32developers, they say they are speaking to a housing association
0:16:32 > 0:16:37interested in building on top of their properties. The benefit for
0:16:37 > 0:16:40the housing association is that they already own the land and they also
0:16:40 > 0:16:44know that they might be able to get more social housing out of it if
0:16:44 > 0:16:49they get a good deal with the bad -- with the developer. Is it all good
0:16:49 > 0:16:52news? Not necessarily, because building on homes means tested
0:16:52 > 0:16:57option to those who live in the properties. It might change the
0:16:57 > 0:17:00skyline, and realistically how many will get through planning
0:17:00 > 0:17:04permission? The Mayor of London once more houses in the city. This could
0:17:04 > 0:17:07be a creative solution.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Still to come...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Its south-east London's time to shine, as Eltham Palace
0:17:11 > 0:17:13is lit up for Christmas.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17And after a cold, wintry week of weather, the question
0:17:17 > 0:17:19is how long will it last?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Well I can tell you, by Sunday it will all be over.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24More, coming up.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31The world's best dressage and show jumping riders are in London
0:17:31 > 0:17:34competing at the 2017 Olympia Horse Show.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Taking place until Monday, the event is celebrating it's 110th
0:17:38 > 0:17:44year and Sara Orchard is there for us now.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Thank you. Welcome to what many describe as the world's greatest
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Equestrian party and it has attracted the top riders from across
0:17:58 > 0:18:03the globe, to come here and compete. Normally at this time of year, when
0:18:03 > 0:18:08the Olympia horse show comes to town, we talk about Charlotte
0:18:08 > 0:18:14Dujardin and her dancing horse, but the horse retired last year. That
0:18:14 > 0:18:18didn't stop Charlotte coming to compete and she did an exhibition
0:18:18 > 0:18:24event with her brand-new horse mount St John free stuff. So who is
0:18:24 > 0:18:28stealing all of the headlines for Great Britain's riders? That has
0:18:28 > 0:18:38gone to the Olympic champion Ben Mayer and Laura Renwick. With all of
0:18:38 > 0:18:43the details so far, here is James Burridge.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46One giant leap into the unknown for Laura Renwick and Top Dollar.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Go on.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Oh yes, she's done it!
0:18:50 > 0:18:57Extraordinary!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00A spectacular and daring jump of seven foot three to win
0:19:00 > 0:19:02the Puissance in front of a jubilant home crowd.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05So Laura, how do you and Top Dollar jump something as high as this?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Looking at it from here, I actually have no idea,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11but the horse himself has got incredible scope and I wasn't sure
0:19:11 > 0:19:14how high he could go, but I think he proved last night
0:19:14 > 0:19:18he can jump this.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19It was some feeling.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Your heart must be in your mouth, isn't it, when you approach
0:19:22 > 0:19:23something like this?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Yeah, it's like that split second, as you're coming to it,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28that split-second where you just think, are they going to go,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30aren't they going to go?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I mean it's so daunting, I can't explain to you.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Some people say they it, I don't.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37But on a horse like him, it made it a hell of a lot easier
0:19:37 > 0:19:41and the elation and just the crowd, they went wild and it was such
0:19:41 > 0:19:42an amazing feeling.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Navigating this Olympia Arena is tough, it is tight,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46there is very little room to manoeuvre, and then there's
0:19:46 > 0:19:49the crowd, who are right on top of the riders and the horses.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53They in turn get affected by it every anguished cry,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56every exclamation of joy, and that is why on Sunday
0:19:56 > 0:19:59the World Cup event is just so difficult to win.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Control is very important.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Obviously you need a horse that is capable of jumping the jumps.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Good balance around the ring, everything comes very,
0:20:06 > 0:20:12very fast and you have to think very quick.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Ben Maher knows what it takes to win here.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16A former world number one and Olympic champion,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19adept at handling the pressure and sense of occasion.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23It's really about producing the horse for the right time,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27and in the end, you need a little bit of luck on the day.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's very..there's no margin for error in our sport.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31You can't have a fence down and come back from it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It's a little bit although nothing.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35A final walk-through for the main event on Sunday.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Valuable World Cup points at stake and a check
0:20:37 > 0:20:41of £32,000 to the winner.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45The jumps this time, at least, a little lower for Laura.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53James Burridge there with that report. Of course, we are building
0:20:53 > 0:20:56up to that big showjumping event on Sunday. You are probably wondering
0:20:56 > 0:21:02what is going on behind the moment. It is a special event at Olympia,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06where the named AP McCoy and Frankie Dettori... You might be thinking,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10they are jockeys, but they have entered two showjumping team is here
0:21:10 > 0:21:14at Olympia this. It is all about them raising money for the injured
0:21:14 > 0:21:19jockeys fund. I am here with greater Britain's professional showjumper
0:21:19 > 0:21:22William Whitaker. Thank you for joining us. We're watching them warm
0:21:22 > 0:21:26up, what the jockeys are doing here is not quite the same as what you
0:21:26 > 0:21:30do?We jump a little bit bigger than they are tonight, but to be honest,
0:21:30 > 0:21:35I wouldn't want to do what they do, so they are doing pretty well.I
0:21:35 > 0:21:39understand their technique is to go very fast, is that always the best
0:21:39 > 0:21:44way to go?Unfortunately there is a bit more to showjumping, a bit more
0:21:44 > 0:21:47accuracy and control of the horse but that isn't taking away from what
0:21:47 > 0:21:50they are doing because what they are doing is truly amazing.Let's talk
0:21:50 > 0:21:55about what you are doing on Sunday. This is the only UK event for World
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Cup qualifying, which will be in April in Paris, how is the Great
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Britain team looking?Yeah... The riders here are the top ten of the
0:22:03 > 0:22:06British guys in the world rankings. It shows you the quality that is
0:22:06 > 0:22:13here. If you look over the years, British riders have always if not
0:22:13 > 0:22:17won, always given a great fight on Sunday. I think this year will be
0:22:17 > 0:22:22the same. I wouldn't be surprised to see a British rider winning.Quickly
0:22:22 > 0:22:25tell me, there are so many events here at Olympia, what is your
0:22:25 > 0:22:31favourite events, and have a sneak look at?There are too many! Now I
0:22:31 > 0:22:33have two little children, I know they enjoy the dogs on Shetland
0:22:33 > 0:22:37ponies. There is something for everyone, it's a great occasion.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Thank you so much be time, William. Good luck on Sunday. If you want to
0:22:42 > 0:22:48follow the showjumping on Sunday it is live on BBC Two on Sunday.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Thank you, we are looking forward to that!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53The tradition to decorate the outside of your house
0:22:53 > 0:22:55with Christmas lights dates back hundreds of years.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57We are seeing a lot of this.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It was candles in those days but now dazzling electric bulbs
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and even lasers are used for Christmas illuminations.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06And for the first time in its history, Eltham Palace has embraced
0:23:06 > 0:23:08the trend with a medieval-themed light show.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Wendy Hurrell has been to take a look.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17I met Eltham Palace in Greenwich this evening. It is a little spot
0:23:17 > 0:23:21that Henry VIII spent a lot of his childhood at it would have stood
0:23:21 > 0:23:291000 acres of deer Park back then. It fell into some disrepair but was
0:23:29 > 0:23:33bought by rich family in the 1930s and that is one of the reasons it's
0:23:33 > 0:23:36one of the finest examples of art Deco architecture and design in the
0:23:36 > 0:23:39country. Now it has been bathed in light, as you can see behind me.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Take a look.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58So, it's south-east London's turn to shine.Yes, absolutely. Eltham
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Palace is part of a new series of chartered events at six Heritage
0:24:03 > 0:24:06sites across the country and it is wonderful to bring it here to
0:24:06 > 0:24:11south-east London and light up this unique area of London.And is a
0:24:11 > 0:24:15medieval theme?Absolutely. Illumination events are increasingly
0:24:15 > 0:24:19popular at the moment, particularly at this time of year. English
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Heritage has some unique sites that we can put a historical twist on. At
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Eltham, we are literally lighting up the medieval and Tudor side of
0:24:28 > 0:24:33history, telling the stories of Henry VIII.It's nice to have some
0:24:33 > 0:24:37light in the dark months. Absolutely. A bit of cheer at a
0:24:37 > 0:24:41really dark and cold time of year! Exactly.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Looks great, doesn't it? Let's look at the weather, I don't know if that
0:24:49 > 0:24:53is great...
0:24:53 > 0:24:54at the weather, I don't know if that is great...
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Today, lots of sunshine. This from Kew Gardens earlier this afternoon.
0:24:57 > 0:25:03And it is all set to change. Tomorrow is the last day of the cold
0:25:03 > 0:25:07weather but largely dry. Rain is on its way, make the most of it. This
0:25:07 > 0:25:10is the story today. We have seen some sunshine but the clouds have
0:25:10 > 0:25:14been spilling in. These nuisance showers have been drifting in off
0:25:14 > 0:25:17the North Sea in the last few hours. Though showers are set to continue
0:25:17 > 0:25:21for another few hours. Not great news if you're out and about
0:25:21 > 0:25:24celebrating some Christmas parties. As the showers either way we get
0:25:24 > 0:25:28into the early hours of the morning, clear skies and a frost is likely to
0:25:28 > 0:25:33form. It will be a cold start on Saturday. Just like yesterday, it
0:25:33 > 0:25:36looks like Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Ceballos values, minus
0:25:36 > 0:25:42four. Yes, we will wake up to views like this is perhaps first thing, a
0:25:42 > 0:25:45frost is around that on Saturday that will be the best of the dry and
0:25:45 > 0:25:48cold weather, if that is the story you like. My older and wetter
0:25:48 > 0:25:53weather set to arrive on Sunday. We start on Saturday frosty but there
0:25:53 > 0:25:56will be some lovely spells of sunshine. It won't be too bad at
0:25:56 > 0:26:00all. A light north-westerly breeze. Hopefully the sunshine will
0:26:00 > 0:26:03compensate a little. The temperatures will struggle to climb
0:26:03 > 0:26:07very high. In fact, as we get into the afternoon, we could see the
0:26:07 > 0:26:13threat of a few isolated showers. 3-6 degrees. If you watched me last
0:26:13 > 0:26:16night, Sunday has changed a little. It is worth bearing in mind. It
0:26:16 > 0:26:21looks as though some they will be wetter earlier on, so if you are up
0:26:21 > 0:26:26and out early, any time after do on, that rain pushes in from the west.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32Fairly fragmented, one factual move through and then another batch
0:26:32 > 0:26:35commentary. If your Christmas shopping, be prepared for some mild
0:26:35 > 0:26:39but wetter weather weather to come. That looks likely to be the theme as
0:26:39 > 0:26:44we move into the early half of next week. It stays quite mild, in
0:26:44 > 0:26:48comparison to what we have seen this week, but rather cloudy. However, on
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Sunday's rain is out of the way, some dry weather in the story. If
0:26:53 > 0:26:55you're out and about the kids as they break up for the Christmas
0:26:55 > 0:26:57holidays, too bad.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58they break up for the Christmas holidays, too bad.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Thank you.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Now the main headlines:
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Relatives of four children who died in a house fire in Manchester have
0:27:04 > 0:27:06described the moment they arrived at the burning house
0:27:06 > 0:27:13as a scene of horror.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Three people charged with their murders
0:27:14 > 0:27:15have appeared in court.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18EU leaders have agreed to move Brexit talks on to the second phase
0:27:18 > 0:27:21but called for "further clarity" from the UK about the future
0:27:21 > 0:27:22relationship it wants.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Kensington Palace has announced Prince Harry will marry
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Meghan Markle on Saturday 19th May next year at St George's
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Chapel in Windsor.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Put the date in your diary.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I'll be back later during the Ten O'Clock News,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40but for now from everyone on the team have
0:27:40 > 0:27:41a very good evening.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Goodbye.