0:00:00 > 0:00:00warned that patient safety in A&E unit is being compromised to an
0:00:00 > 0:00:08unacceptable degree.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Coming up on BBC London News: unacceptable degree.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13The homeowners of this tower block who fear they'll have to pay
0:00:13 > 0:00:17thousands to replace cladding following the Grenfell tragedy.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20I don't know what to say because it is suddenly like you are asking for
0:00:20 > 0:00:25six months, eight months, even a yearly average annual salary.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27There are calls for the Government to step in.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Also tonight:
0:00:28 > 0:00:30A day of disruption on the road and rail network,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33as high winds bring travel chaos across the capital.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Plus the woman who had her face reconstructed
0:00:35 > 0:00:38following a riding accident, now preparing to get
0:00:38 > 0:00:40back in the saddle.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm eating normally, I'm drinking normally,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45I can talk fairly normally and I'm hopefully going back to work
0:00:45 > 0:00:49on Monday.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50And art after dark,
0:00:50 > 0:00:55as the Lumiere London Festival gets under way lighting up the capital.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08A very good evening and welcome to the programme.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09First tonight, should residents
0:01:09 > 0:01:12of a privately-owned tower block be forced to pay up to £2 million
0:01:12 > 0:01:17to replace cladding similar to that used in Grenfell?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Well, that's what the company, which manages a building in Croydon,
0:01:20 > 0:01:21has asked leaseholders to do.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25In some cases, that works out to around £30,000.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Residents say it's the building owner's responsibility to pay.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32It may now be a tribunal which decides who should foot the bill.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Here's our political editor, Tim Donovan.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39The view outside the penthouse may be great, the view
0:01:39 > 0:01:43inside just now not so good.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45The cost of either replacement option is considerably higher
0:01:45 > 0:01:47than the previous estimate.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50The owner has just received an unwelcome letter.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54The total cost to renew and replace the cladding are now estimated to be
0:01:54 > 0:01:58between 1.8 million and 2 million.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Which has come as a shock, to say the least, to him and 90
0:02:01 > 0:02:04other leaseholders in this block in Croydon, because they're
0:02:04 > 0:02:07being asked to foot the bill for new cladding.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12That will mean between £15,000 and £31,000 each.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16There's anger clubbed with frustration and we don't know
0:02:16 > 0:02:20what to do, and there is this huge amount of bill that
0:02:20 > 0:02:20is being put forth.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23After Grenfell Tower, the cladding here was tested and it failed.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Residents have been told it's not complying with building regulations.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30They think the freeholder should pay, with government help.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I think it should be the freeholder.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It should be the freeholder.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And if the freeholder does not have access to the funds,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42it should be the Government, who has now changed the goalposts.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The managing agents for the block now want the matter settled
0:02:45 > 0:02:48at what's called a property tribunal next month.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And while the Government is saying that it should be landlords who foot
0:02:52 > 0:02:55the bill for such refurbishment, it's not at all clear yet
0:02:55 > 0:02:58what the legal position is.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02All of which makes this a time of considerable anxiety here.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Everyone here having sleepless nights, people are worried.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I've got messages saying I felt like I'm going to get a heart
0:03:07 > 0:03:10attack or something.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13We were not expecting this increase, like this £2 million bill suddenly.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Everyone is under shock, they are completely shocked with that.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20The agents managing the block, First Port,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22told us in a statement...
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'm gobsmacked, I don't know what to say about it.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Because it's suddenly like you're asking six months,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45five months, eight months, or even a yearly average annual salary
0:03:45 > 0:03:47for people to churn out.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We don't know how we will have to pay.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54And the sting in the tale is that for every week that goes
0:03:54 > 0:03:57by with this unresolved, it's costing £4,000 for fire
0:03:57 > 0:03:59wardens to patrol here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03A bill that is being met by the leaseholders.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Tim Donovan, BBC News.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08We asked for an interview with the Communities Secretary
0:04:08 > 0:04:12or a Housing Minister to address some of the concerns.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Neither was available.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15But in a statement the Government said...
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Coming up later in the programme:
0:04:33 > 0:04:35The mothers who fear changes to breastfeeding support services
0:04:35 > 0:04:39could have a negative effect on their babies' health.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48After last night's storm, Londoners woke up to a day
0:04:48 > 0:04:51of disruption, as trees blown down overnight blocked
0:04:51 > 0:04:54road and rail routes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56In south-east London, a train hit a tree which had
0:04:56 > 0:04:58fallen across the line, forcing passengers to be led out
0:04:59 > 0:05:00of carriages along the tracks.
0:05:00 > 0:05:08Charlotte Franks has more.
0:05:08 > 0:05:15After a night of 60 mph winds, London woke up to this. Last night's
0:05:15 > 0:05:18storm caused trees to blow over, logging roads and frightening some
0:05:18 > 0:05:24residents. -- blocking roads.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35On the railways, the morning commute wasn't much better. Many writs were
0:05:35 > 0:05:38affected when overhead power lines were damaged and trees blown onto
0:05:38 > 0:05:45the tracks. -- many roads. The 5:58am train from new Beckenham
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Decameron street hit a tree as it left the station.We were only a few
0:05:49 > 0:05:53metres outside the station when the train ground twinkled. The driver
0:05:53 > 0:05:57said we had hit a tree and he said we'd have to wait for Network Rail
0:05:57 > 0:06:01to arrive and remove it from under the carriage, then the police
0:06:01 > 0:06:05arrived and officers led us to the rear carriage of the climbed out one
0:06:05 > 0:06:11by one onto the track and we walked along back to new Beckenham station.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15At London Bridge, trains were disrupted on the Southeastern and
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Southern routes until 11am and, on routes into Liverpool Street, an
0:06:19 > 0:06:25object caught in the overhead wires caused cancellations and delays.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Services on south-western macro railway into Waterloo saw delays all
0:06:27 > 0:06:33morning following a tree on the track. The delays cleared on most
0:06:33 > 0:06:36lines by early afternoon as engineers were dispatched to remove
0:06:36 > 0:06:40all the obstacles as quickly as possible, including some that were
0:06:40 > 0:06:44wedged under trains.We have response teams available 24/7. They
0:06:44 > 0:06:49were busy this morning. We have chainsaw teams who have been
0:06:49 > 0:06:54chopping up trees and large branches. We have had p panels that
0:06:54 > 0:06:59prevents panels, trampolines, all kind of stuff, so we are removing
0:06:59 > 0:07:03them as quickly as possible.The Dartford Crossing was removed due to
0:07:03 > 0:07:08the strong winds, which led to heavy traffic on the A13 as drivers
0:07:08 > 0:07:11diverted towards the Dartford tunnel. Emergency services were on
0:07:11 > 0:07:16hand to attend any weather-related incidents. The Fire Brigade took 16
0:07:16 > 0:07:20goals in the early hours about collapsed roofs, structures which
0:07:20 > 0:07:23had become unsafe and trees which had fallen onto cars and property,
0:07:23 > 0:07:33but there were no reports of serious injury.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Engineers have been working across the network all day, trying to get
0:07:36 > 0:07:41trained up and running hollowing last night's storm, and Network Rail
0:07:41 > 0:07:45is warning this evening that there could still be some residual delays
0:07:45 > 0:07:50following those delays and cancellations. Particularly anyone
0:07:50 > 0:07:54on south-western trains travelling here from Waterloo, because many
0:07:54 > 0:07:58services didn't get up and running until about 5pm, at the beginning of
0:07:58 > 0:08:03rush hour, so there could still be the odd here and there. Anyone who
0:08:03 > 0:08:06has faced a delay or cancellation today is being advised to look up
0:08:06 > 0:08:12the delay repayment scheme, a compensation scheme open to anyone
0:08:12 > 0:08:17who has had a delay of more than 30 minutes or a cancellation. If you
0:08:17 > 0:08:21think that you, you are being advised to get in touch with your
0:08:21 > 0:08:24rail provider to see if you are eligible. This evening, it looks as
0:08:24 > 0:08:29if in an mostly back to normal. It's hoped that anyone who had a terrible
0:08:29 > 0:08:35journey in this morning will have a better journey home tonight.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Fingers crossed. Thank you, Charlotte.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has criticised
0:08:39 > 0:08:41the Government over its plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43In the Commons today, the MP for Putney claimed
0:08:44 > 0:08:45the proposals were "flawed".
0:08:45 > 0:08:47But Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the expansion
0:08:47 > 0:08:51was "hugely important" for the UK.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Battersea Power station is set to be sold for £1.6 billion,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00making it one of the largest property deals in the UK.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The London landmark is being bought by a Malaysian investor.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05The Grade 2 listed building is currently in the middle
0:09:05 > 0:09:07of a five-year redevelopment project, creating homes,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11office and retail space.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18London's politicians met at City Hall today to question
0:09:18 > 0:09:21the Mayor on how he's tackling knife crime.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22At least, that was the plan.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Sadiq Khan and Conservative Shaun Bailey, a former
0:09:24 > 0:09:26advisor to David Cameron, quickly got embroiled
0:09:26 > 0:09:29in ugly exchanges.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32And what's more, it was played out in front of a group of students
0:09:32 > 0:09:34who'd been invited to watch democracy in action,
0:09:34 > 0:09:44as our home affairs correspondent Nick Beake reports.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Welcome to the public gallery, students and staff from St Dominic's
0:09:49 > 0:09:54sixth form college, a row.It started so well, the A-level
0:09:54 > 0:09:58politics students taking their places to watch the mayor in the hot
0:09:58 > 0:10:03seat, taking questions on tackling knife crime, including his plans for
0:10:03 > 0:10:08the police stop and search more suspects.Are you going to guarantee
0:10:08 > 0:10:11young black Londoners they will not be targeted under your current
0:10:11 > 0:10:20system? That seems to be the case. The big difference...No, no.The
0:10:20 > 0:10:23pupils who swapped a classroom for City Hall soon found it got rather
0:10:23 > 0:10:28personal.You're not answering the question. Abusing me doesn't save
0:10:28 > 0:10:34Londoners. It doesn't. This is actually about life and death for
0:10:34 > 0:10:41theand now we get sanctimoniousness on this politician.At one point,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44they could be forgiven for thinking pantomime season was still in full
0:10:44 > 0:10:53flow.He says you are not answering his question for the -- his
0:10:53 > 0:11:00question.As things stand, I am the mayor, not you. Can we move on?All
0:11:00 > 0:11:05right, that will do.What exactly did the pupils from the sixth form
0:11:05 > 0:11:11college in Harrow make of it?It was like being in a playground for a
0:11:11 > 0:11:17minute, they got childish, throwing insults.So you are saying, grow up?
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Yeah, we were embarrassed. We didn't come to see something we could have
0:11:21 > 0:11:26seen in primary school.Some sympathised with the mayor.I
0:11:26 > 0:11:29thought some of the questions were quite unfair because he was being
0:11:29 > 0:11:35asked to guarantee something about having black people targeted less in
0:11:35 > 0:11:39the country, whereas I don't think he can guarantee that.Others were
0:11:39 > 0:11:44not impressed with Sadiq Khan's performance.Or he's willing to do
0:11:44 > 0:11:49is throw political insults at Conservatives and some of his Labour
0:11:49 > 0:11:52colleagues. He needs to step up to his responsibility or stand down
0:11:52 > 0:11:56because London deserves better than Khan at the moment.Looking at the
0:11:56 > 0:12:03politician in action, did your respect for them go up or down?
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Down.Significantly decreased.Sadiq Khan kept trying to play up the
0:12:08 > 0:12:11achievements of the last Labour government and the Conservative
0:12:11 > 0:12:15sentiment was kept trying to play up the achievements Boris Johnson, so
0:12:15 > 0:12:19it often felt like they were tried to their party was better instead of
0:12:19 > 0:12:24dealing with the issue.Will anybody come back to watch it again?It was
0:12:24 > 0:12:28a nice day of school, wasn't it? We might, hopefully dizzy something a
0:12:28 > 0:12:33bit more adult.-- hopefully to see.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's the £50 billion high speed rail project that will link
0:12:35 > 0:12:37London with the north of England.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But protestors on the site of the HS2 development in Hillingdon
0:12:39 > 0:12:41don't want it to go ahead.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Now some of them have been threatened with injunctions
0:12:43 > 0:12:46by the Transport Secretary in a bid to prevent their continued
0:12:46 > 0:12:47demonstrations on the site.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Caroline Davies reports.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Across this busy road from the HS2 site, they sit and wait.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Protesters have been here since October.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I walk these fields all the time, every day.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I'm horrified, absolutely horrified that it's going to go,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11and I can't stand it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13So that's why I'm here, to stop it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16But it's not just about cups of tea round the campfire.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18We have a right to remove you from this land.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22It's not a safe place to be.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Sit ins on the site, in front of the gates
0:13:24 > 0:13:25and even on a digger.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Now HS2 have had enough.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Seven of the protesters here, like Sarah and Sophia,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31have been threatened with an injunction to prevent them
0:13:31 > 0:13:33demonstrating on the site.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37I think the threat of an injunction is very heavy-handed.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I don't want to have the right to protest being taken away from me
0:13:40 > 0:13:42so I'm going to continue to protest.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48In whatever means that I feel comfortable doing so.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Supporters of the high speed railway line from London to Birmingham,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Manchester and Leeds say it will connect up the country,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56improving the economy, but there's been controversy
0:13:56 > 0:13:58about the noise, disruption, route, demolition of homes
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and the effect on wildlife.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05HS2 couldn't put anyone up for us to speak to today.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08They say this is all an issue of safety, both for the people
0:14:08 > 0:14:11in the camp and also their own workers.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14They did admit that the protesters have caused delays, and they say
0:14:14 > 0:14:20they have a duty to the public to deliver HS2 on time and budget.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22We are not putting ourselves at risk.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26We've been given this area as a designated protest site.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28But sitting on diggers or sitting in front of diggers
0:14:28 > 0:14:29isn't that dangerous.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31No, we've done nothing unsafe at all.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Any vehicle has been stationary.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35There's been no engines on.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So, I can only speak for myself, but we've been trying
0:14:38 > 0:14:42to protect the trees, protect the environment by sitting
0:14:42 > 0:14:45in front of their vehicles.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48HS2 say they are creating a new green corridor of woodland.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51There is no set date for when they might seek injunctions
0:14:51 > 0:14:53but, whatever happens next, these protesters don't
0:14:53 > 0:14:57intend to end their fight.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Still to come before 7pm:
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Preparing to get back on the horse.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08The woman whose face was so destroyed in a riding
0:15:08 > 0:15:16accident she had to learn to talk, and eat and drink again.
0:15:16 > 0:15:22And London is luminous, set out on foot over the next four days and it
0:15:22 > 0:15:30won't be long before you find art glimmering in the dark.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32New mothers are often told that "breast is best".
0:15:32 > 0:15:34But there are fears tonight that changes to breastfeeding support
0:15:34 > 0:15:37services in one part of north London could have a negative
0:15:37 > 0:15:41effect on a baby's health.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44That's the claim from a campaign group in Barnet who've been told
0:15:44 > 0:15:46the current breastfeeding service will end by April, with no detail
0:15:46 > 0:15:48yet on what will replace it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:55Tolu Adeoye reports.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00For many new mothers, the prospect of breast-feeding can be daunting.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04This mother of two bottle-fed her eldest child after experiencing
0:16:04 > 0:16:09problems.The first time round my breasts were bleeding as I was
0:16:09 > 0:16:12feeding my daughter and I didn't have the right support network
0:16:12 > 0:16:18telling me what I needed to do. This time I had a home visit and a centre
0:16:18 > 0:16:23I could go to, and if I was doing something wrong they told me how to
0:16:23 > 0:16:26do it differently.She was one of those who joined a protest meeting
0:16:26 > 0:16:31today against plans to close Barnett's breast-feeding support
0:16:31 > 0:16:36service, a team of trained advisors and volunteers who help mothers
0:16:36 > 0:16:41through home visits and by phone or e-mail.Sometimes those issues and
0:16:41 > 0:16:44you have these problems that can crop up so for me I would be
0:16:44 > 0:16:49disappointed if I can't go to the group.You can just turn up, no set
0:16:49 > 0:16:54times.I have been breast-feeding so long because of the help I got from
0:16:54 > 0:16:58the service.Plans to close the service in its current form, at a
0:16:58 > 0:17:02time when the UK has one of the lowest breast-feeding rates in the
0:17:02 > 0:17:07world.I've got these handy knitted breasts to illustrate some of the
0:17:07 > 0:17:10statistics. Even though three quarters of women start out
0:17:10 > 0:17:14breast-feeding in the UK, in less than two months around half have
0:17:14 > 0:17:20stopped. By six months only the third of babies in the UK are
0:17:20 > 0:17:29receiving breastmilk, despite it being recommended babies receive
0:17:29 > 0:17:31breastmilk into their second year. In response to concerns, a council
0:17:31 > 0:17:34spokesperson said:
0:17:48 > 0:17:51There has been no public consultation on the changes to the
0:17:51 > 0:17:55service and part of the reason for having this protest today is to show
0:17:55 > 0:17:59actually lots of people do care, they do use the service and lots of
0:17:59 > 0:18:04people will notice if it goes. Public Health England have said
0:18:04 > 0:18:08breast-feeding support services are key to increasing rates in the UK.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13These mothers are sceptical any service will keep up the same level
0:18:13 > 0:18:16of support they have come to rely on.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Surgeons at St George's Hospital in south London have rebuilt
0:18:18 > 0:18:25the face of a woman severely injured in a riding accident.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30It took nine surgeons ten hours to reconstruct her face.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Alpa Patel reports.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Just a warning her report contains distressing images.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41For Libby Keating, horse riding is a way to de-stress.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43This is her riding her horse, Barney.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45But back in October, while out riding, Barney
0:18:45 > 0:18:49got spooked by a noise.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52We were going through a wood with trees going past my head very
0:18:52 > 0:18:55close, and I came off him deliberately to try and get out
0:18:55 > 0:19:00of harm's way, and unfortunately he swerved and we think ran me over.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09This distressing image shows the extent of Libby's injuries.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13The horse's hoof essentially struck this part of her face...
0:19:13 > 0:19:15She was brought to St George's, where she coincidentally also
0:19:15 > 0:19:17works as a paediatrician, but her injuries were so severe
0:19:17 > 0:19:20the surgeons needed a photograph of her before her accident in order
0:19:20 > 0:19:27to reconstruct Libby's face.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Our problem with any patient like Elizabeth is we have no idea
0:19:30 > 0:19:37what things were like before such a catastrophic injury.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40She has a natural count to her teeth and that has been reproduced
0:19:40 > 0:19:42in the final result.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I would never have known that unless she'd come along
0:19:44 > 0:19:48with some photographs.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50In order to perform Elizabeth's complex operation, the surgical team
0:19:50 > 0:19:53needed to create bespoke splints to keep her jaws in place, and this
0:19:53 > 0:20:00is the lab where they were created.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The team here support surgical staff across the whole hospital.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07So tell us the feeling on your face...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Almost three months on, Libby is back to see Nick,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13who led the surgery on her face.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Today she has 11 plates holding her face together,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18but she is recovering well and has learned to talk, eat and drink again
0:20:18 > 0:20:27in a very short space of time.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I'm feeling like I'm recovering, I'm feeling like I'm ready to get
0:20:29 > 0:20:33back out there and back on a horse, ready to get back to work.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34So yes, that's...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I don't think I'd be doing any of that without the team here.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39So how are things with Barney?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40We are definitely friends.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43He hasn't disowned me for my inability to stay
0:20:43 > 0:20:45on when he runs off, and I haven't disowned him
0:20:45 > 0:20:48for standing on me so we are all good and hopefully
0:20:48 > 0:20:58I will be back in his saddle in about a month's time.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Just incredible, good luck to Libby.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10These are just some of the examples of how central
0:21:10 > 0:21:12London will be bathed in light for the next four nights.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The Lumiere Festival returns to the capital with the chance
0:21:15 > 0:21:17to see some spectacular installations after dark.
0:21:17 > 0:21:24Let's get more from Wendy Hurrell in Leicester Square.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30It looks like the frog wants to jump into the fountain here. This
0:21:30 > 0:21:34installation is called Nightlife, a different night life to the one we
0:21:34 > 0:21:42would normally expect here. Lumiere London 2016 brought us flying fish
0:21:42 > 0:21:47in Regent Street, a multicoloured Westminster Abbey and an aquarium in
0:21:47 > 0:21:51a phone box so what will be filling up your phone screens this time
0:21:51 > 0:21:54round?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56From tonight and through the weekend, 58 installations
0:21:56 > 0:21:58by international artists will transform London's streets
0:21:58 > 0:21:59into a night-time exhibition.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05Here's a taster.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Now, an event of this ambition and scale is logistically tricky.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26A couple of weeks ago, while testing the installation of this giant orb,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29it came untethered and injured a pedestrian on Oxford Circus.
0:22:29 > 0:22:38It's not yet been put back.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43They did on to, but bearing in mind there were 70 mph winds last night,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47thought better of it. That particular artwork will be beamed
0:22:47 > 0:22:51onto the buildings at Oxford Circus and I'm told the ball will be back
0:22:51 > 0:22:54tomorrow. That's not the only challenge for the organisers here.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59With me is Helen, director of the charity running this. It was so
0:22:59 > 0:23:04popular last time, the big goblin was crowd control. Are you doing
0:23:04 > 0:23:10anything different this time round? We have decided to create a bigger
0:23:10 > 0:23:14footprint this time, from King's Cross down to the south bank and
0:23:14 > 0:23:18from Grosvenor Square across to Trafalgar Square, divided into six
0:23:18 > 0:23:26sections so there's lots of room for people to move around.Wonderful,
0:23:26 > 0:23:32and it is all worth it. That's what you are going to tell us, Justine,
0:23:32 > 0:23:38isn't it?Yes, it is January, post-Christmas, so what better time
0:23:38 > 0:23:43to fill London with a light and invite visitors down for free,
0:23:43 > 0:23:48discover London filled with light. Top tips, plan of action, there's a
0:23:48 > 0:23:53lot to see, go on.There are 58 things, plan your route and decide
0:23:53 > 0:23:58which bits you will see when and where and work out how to get there.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04A lot of the streets are so don't drive, come on public transport if
0:24:04 > 0:24:10you can or walking is even better. It is going to be freezing so wrap
0:24:10 > 0:24:19up warm.Also download a map.Yes, on the Visit London site you can get
0:24:19 > 0:24:24the information in advance and plan your journey.Thank you, I have
0:24:24 > 0:24:31downloaded my map, I will bundle the baby into the buggy and I will see
0:24:31 > 0:24:33you tomorrow! London, the perfect backdrop but
0:24:33 > 0:24:34what about the
0:24:34 > 0:24:35London, the perfect backdrop but what about the weather? Let's find
0:24:35 > 0:24:39out. It is going to behave over the next
0:24:39 > 0:24:43few evenings anyway. Certainly this evening we have clear skies,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47tomorrow evening as well. Fairly interesting weekend coming up, we
0:24:47 > 0:24:51will talk about that in a moment. Today was a turbulent start with
0:24:51 > 0:24:56strong winds but things quiet and down quickly. Look at this, I looked
0:24:56 > 0:25:01at a picture like this and the word spring comes to mind. It felt
0:25:01 > 0:25:10pleasant in the afternoon sunny spells but it is turning chilly this
0:25:10 > 0:25:15evening. We picked up the odd stray shower around towards the end of the
0:25:15 > 0:25:19day, that threat now decreasing. Plenty of clear skies, allowing the
0:25:19 > 0:25:23temperatures to drop away over the next few hours. A frosty night
0:25:23 > 0:25:29coming up so we will end up a degree or two either side of freezing
0:25:29 > 0:25:34depending whether you are in the town centre or countryside. But it
0:25:34 > 0:25:38does mean a frosty start with plenty of sunshine tomorrow and we will
0:25:38 > 0:25:44continue with good sunny spells as we go through the day. The wind
0:25:44 > 0:25:51feeling stronger tomorrow than it did today. Look at all that
0:25:51 > 0:25:54sunshine, temperatures will gradually recover and we will see
0:25:54 > 0:25:57cloud building. The chance of picking up a stray shower later in
0:25:57 > 0:26:03the day but most will stay dry with temperatures between four and seven
0:26:03 > 0:26:09Celsius with a bite to the wind. I want to show you tomorrow night, we
0:26:09 > 0:26:13start off clear but through the night cloud increases. We see wet
0:26:13 > 0:26:17weather coming in and a lot of uncertainty about this but we could
0:26:17 > 0:26:22see sleet and snow, wet snow into the Chilterns briefly. That clears
0:26:22 > 0:26:25southwards, then sunshine on Saturday afternoon so don't be
0:26:25 > 0:26:30fooled by a slow start on Saturday morning with the damp weather
0:26:30 > 0:26:34around, things should improve as we go through the afternoon. Then
0:26:34 > 0:26:38another big change because on Sunday we will see another weather system
0:26:38 > 0:26:43coming in, and it will produce quite a bit of rain. But the temperatures
0:26:43 > 0:26:47are heading up and that is the change for next week. It is turning
0:26:47 > 0:26:49milder.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50change for next week. It is turning milder.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56Thank you, and thankfully the wild weather has calmed down.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Recapping the main headlines:
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Senior doctors in Wales have said patient safety in accident
0:27:00 > 0:27:03and emergency units is being put at risk "to an unacceptable degree".
0:27:03 > 0:27:0546 hospital consultants have written to the Welsh
0:27:05 > 0:27:07government saying the NHS there is "chronically
0:27:07 > 0:27:08under-resourced".
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Storm force winds have caused disruption across the UK.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12More than 60,000 homes are without power in East Anglia
0:27:12 > 0:27:13and south-east England.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15High winds have brought down trees and power cables,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17blocked transport links and damaged homes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Figures released show the country is in the grip of its worst flu
0:27:20 > 0:27:21season for seven years.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25The number of people going to GPs in England with suspected flu has
0:27:25 > 0:27:34risen by 42% in the past week.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35That's all from us for now.
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0:27:41 > 0:27:44Thanks for watching and have a lovely evening.