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0:00:03 > 0:00:08Coming up on BBC London News... so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Should your local council pay for extra police?
0:00:12 > 0:00:17Here in East London, they say they have no option.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22People are beginning to feel the squeeze and are worried about
0:00:22 > 0:00:29whether we have enough police on the streets. We hope to fill that gap.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Is this the future of policing in the capital?
0:00:32 > 0:00:33Following the Parole Board's decision to release rapist
0:00:33 > 0:00:36John Warboys, the mayor now applies for a judicial review.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39High stakes - the investment bank warning thousands of jobs could go
0:00:39 > 0:00:41in the city over Brexit.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44New research tells us the the health risks of smoking even
0:00:44 > 0:00:48one cigarette a day.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51And we're out with the eye in the sky, to meet the photographer
0:00:51 > 0:00:56who claims to have the best job in the City.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08A very warm welcome to the programme.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12On the day official figures show a rise in violent crime,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14a bit of good news from a corner of East London.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Here one of their estates has actually seen a fall
0:01:17 > 0:01:22in the number of crimes.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Arrayed on alleged drug dealers was carried out this morning. -- a raid.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But it has come at a price - £3 million, to be precise,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31which was found by the local council from its budget.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34The council says money is tight, but it has no option.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Karl Mercer reports now on the question of who should
0:01:36 > 0:01:38pay for our police.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It can be a tight squeeze in the lift on the way
0:01:41 > 0:01:44to a drugs bust.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Police, open the door!
0:01:46 > 0:01:51And sometimes things don't quite go according to plan.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Police, open the door!
0:01:53 > 0:01:54But within minutes early this morning,
0:01:54 > 0:02:02this team in Tower Hamlets were in, on the search for drugs.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He has indicated on this draw, which contains cannabis grinders. There is
0:02:05 > 0:02:11foil. Traces of Class A drugs, and also a large weapon.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14As police burst in, bags of what they believe are heroin
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and crack were thrown from the flat.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The two men inside were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22This operation is part of an intitiative being run
0:02:22 > 0:02:23by the police with the local council,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26which has paid £3 million for extra officers on its estates
0:02:26 > 0:02:32over the next three years.
0:02:32 > 0:02:40The problem is really bad. We are finding people on the stairwells
0:02:40 > 0:02:46injecting themselves. Rehab residents too scared -- we have
0:02:46 > 0:02:50residents to scared because of drug dealers occupying the area who
0:02:50 > 0:02:58intimidate residents.We have had more than 30 arrests so far today.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03It has been very successful. We using not just criminal justice
0:03:03 > 0:03:06powers, but also working with our partners, the local authority. We
0:03:06 > 0:03:10are trying to look at the bigger picture and get to the heart of the
0:03:10 > 0:03:12problem. And also, it may their tenancy.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15The money for the 30 extra estate police will come out
0:03:15 > 0:03:16of Tower Hamlets Council's savings.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And the local mayor, who launched the scheme back in October,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21says it is money well spent.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25We survey our local residents every year. They tell us that crime and
0:03:25 > 0:03:29anti-social behaviour are a concern. We have also seen big cuts in police
0:03:29 > 0:03:35officer numbers because of central government spending cuts, which
0:03:35 > 0:03:38means people don't get anything like the response they used to get. We
0:03:38 > 0:03:43have introduced funding for police officers funded by the borough. We
0:03:43 > 0:03:45have greater control over what they do.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Across the capital, other councils pay for around 350 police
0:03:47 > 0:03:48in their own areas.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51But today the mayor warned once again that police numbers
0:03:51 > 0:03:56in London could drop below 30,000 for the first time in a decade.
0:03:56 > 0:04:07During the course of 18-19, we will have an average of 30,000 offices
0:04:07 > 0:04:13across London. Don't be surprised if it goes below 30. The average will
0:04:13 > 0:04:18be 30,000 across London. And by the way, we have not had so few officers
0:04:18 > 0:04:19for a
0:04:19 > 0:04:21The government insists London does get its fare
0:04:21 > 0:04:22share of police funding.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24But as the row over funding continues.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25So will the raids.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26And Karl is here.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31It seems money is the real issue here?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Yes, it is all about the money and whose money it is and where it is
0:04:34 > 0:04:40coming from. As Tower Hamlets is doing, there are 20 other councils
0:04:40 > 0:04:43across London paying for extra police, giving the Met money,
0:04:43 > 0:04:48something like 350 officers extra, across the capital being paid for by
0:04:48 > 0:04:52local authorities. There is a wider issue. The Met is under severe
0:04:52 > 0:04:58financial pressure. Still has £400 million worth of savings to find.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03That is even with selling are planning to sell more than 100
0:05:03 > 0:05:07police stations. They have got rid of them. Scotland Yard has gone.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12They have lost police behind the counter staff. They have lost
0:05:12 > 0:05:17community support officers in large numbers. We have also seen actual
0:05:17 > 0:05:20police numbers fall. We hear that warning yet again from the Met that
0:05:20 > 0:05:26numbers could fall below 20,000 -- 30,000. It is seen as critical. It
0:05:26 > 0:05:30is all about the money. You will hear the mayor saying we need more.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35The government will say they get plenty. A crumb of comfort today. We
0:05:35 > 0:05:38had a couple of weeks ago the Met saying they needed some extra money
0:05:38 > 0:05:44to pay for the Grenfell Tower Fire investigation. They want £38 million
0:05:44 > 0:05:48from the government. The mayor told the London assembly today, we are
0:05:48 > 0:05:53hearing encouraging signs about getting some of that money. In a
0:05:53 > 0:05:57similar way to how the government paid Manchester extra money of the
0:05:57 > 0:05:59back of the terror attacks there. Thank you.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Plenty more ahead, including the former prison officer
0:06:03 > 0:06:09who claims he was jailed for being a whistleblower.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16The Mayor of London has begun legal action over the imminent
0:06:16 > 0:06:21release of John Worboys - the former blackcab driver convicted
0:06:21 > 0:06:23of sex offences against a number of female passengers.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Sadiq Khan says it's important that the parole board's decision
0:06:25 > 0:06:28is tested in the courts.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Let's get more on this from Tim Donovan,
0:06:30 > 0:06:38our political editor, who's at City Hall tonight.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42This was the legal steps the government felt it couldn't take.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46The justice secretary took advice and it was decided it wasn't for the
0:06:46 > 0:06:50government to challenge the Parole Board decision. But Sadiq Khan is
0:06:50 > 0:06:53coming at this from a different position and believes he should take
0:06:53 > 0:07:01this action in the interest, he says, of Londoners' safety. He is a
0:07:01 > 0:07:04lawyer by training, by background, and someone who should be aware of
0:07:04 > 0:07:09some of the complexities and difficulties of this legally, when
0:07:09 > 0:07:14seen in the round. John Worboys, of course, was sentenced, given an
0:07:14 > 0:07:20indeterminate sentence, for offences against 12 women, he is in Belmarsh
0:07:20 > 0:07:24prison at the moment. There has been talk of him being released in weeks
0:07:24 > 0:07:27if not days. And the city Hall is saying the decision to challenge his
0:07:27 > 0:07:31release will be taken on the basis it was unreasonable and irrational.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36It didn't take into account the evidence. The mayor, earlier this
0:07:36 > 0:07:42week, had given a clear indication he would take this step.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45It is astonishing. This man was convicted of some extremely serious
0:07:45 > 0:07:48offences. It is quite clear that victims who should have been spoken
0:07:48 > 0:07:52do when it came to the parole board hearing, were not. That is why I
0:07:52 > 0:07:57have written this action -- letter for action. We will be challenging
0:07:57 > 0:08:00the decision from the Parole Board. The chair of the Parole Board
0:08:00 > 0:08:05himself welcomes the scrutiny.
0:08:05 > 0:08:12The first legal tab -- step taken. What other chances are that this
0:08:12 > 0:08:17will prevent the release of John Worboys?Nobody knows. The serving
0:08:17 > 0:08:22of the legal papers may well hold at up. There is a second Judicial
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Review action being brought by two of his victims. The Parole Board
0:08:25 > 0:08:30said it would welcome this scrutiny. It has reviewed the original
0:08:30 > 0:08:34decision and stands by it. There are important legal principles and
0:08:34 > 0:08:40process to be explored. This decision was taken by an experienced
0:08:40 > 0:08:44panel who had considerable amounts of evidence before them. And we
0:08:44 > 0:08:49understand that we cannot know the conditions for John Worboys' release
0:08:49 > 0:08:54on licence. They would be stringent. Were he to breach just one of them
0:08:54 > 0:08:58just once, he would be back in prison.Tim Donovan. Thank you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00The chief executive of the investment bank, JP
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Morgan, has told the BBC it could cut its workforce by more
0:09:03 > 0:09:09than a quarter if financial rules diverge after Brexit.
0:09:09 > 0:09:18He says it would be bad news for London's financial hub.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21So what exactly is going on - are jobs really at risk?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Let's cross now to our Brexit Correspondent, Katharine
0:09:23 > 0:09:30Carpenter, who can explain.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35The boss of JP Morgan made comments in Davos at the World Economic
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Forum. Sometimes those kind of events can seem a world away from
0:09:39 > 0:09:44places like this, Battersea in south London. But in actual fact the city
0:09:44 > 0:09:49is part of a huge ecosystem. Anything that happens to it, good or
0:09:49 > 0:09:53bad, is likely to have ramifications all over the capital. Take for
0:09:53 > 0:09:56example the fact that 15% of all jobs in Greater London are in
0:09:56 > 0:10:01financial services or associated businesses. People who work in the
0:10:01 > 0:10:05financial services live in places like this, they commute from Clapham
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Junction in the morning. Their kids go to the local schools and they
0:10:08 > 0:10:15spend their wages. When the boss of JP Morgan Meakes, are like this, no
0:10:15 > 0:10:19boss in London can afford to ignore them.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23They might have escaped to a pocket of Europe outside the EU, but the
0:10:23 > 0:10:26conversation about Brexit never really goes away from politicians
0:10:26 > 0:10:30and business leaders in Davos. Today, the chief executive of JP
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Morgan renewed his warning about job losses in the city if the UK's
0:10:35 > 0:10:41financial services get left out of a post Brexit trade deal.If they
0:10:41 > 0:10:45determine that you can't have reciprocal regulations and trade
0:10:45 > 0:10:51practices, it would be bad. It will cost jobs. A lot. It would be more
0:10:51 > 0:10:57than 4000.The numbers are important because that figure is much higher
0:10:57 > 0:11:03than JP Morgan's previous estimate of only 500 to 1000 of its staff
0:11:03 > 0:11:08moving elsewhere. If he sees reciprocal regulation is the key to
0:11:08 > 0:11:13preventing jobs leaving London, what does that actually mean? It is what
0:11:13 > 0:11:16many in the city see as the way forward for financial services, also
0:11:16 > 0:11:21known as regulatory alignment. It essentially means that the EU and UK
0:11:21 > 0:11:25laws are a mirror image of one another with the same standards and
0:11:25 > 0:11:29regulations. If either side wants to change something, they have to agree
0:11:29 > 0:11:33on that. And crucially, there is an independent body to deal with
0:11:33 > 0:11:36disputes. That may sound simple but it has got to get agreed by this
0:11:36 > 0:11:43man, the EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, who has previously ruled
0:11:43 > 0:11:48out a bespoke deal with the UK including financial services.The
0:11:48 > 0:11:51politics of the situation are going to be the really tricky part to get
0:11:51 > 0:11:56right. You will have heard Emmanuel Macron at the weekend actually talk
0:11:56 > 0:12:00about a continuation of an arrangement specifically for
0:12:00 > 0:12:05financial services. But he was very clear, of course, that with
0:12:05 > 0:12:08continued access we would need to consider issues like contribution to
0:12:08 > 0:12:14the budget, free movement of people. Those are the tricky issues, I
0:12:14 > 0:12:17think, that will need to be resolved before this agreement can be put in
0:12:17 > 0:12:22place. As one of the architects of the city
0:12:22 > 0:12:26fudge plan she is confident a deal can be reached. Today the government
0:12:26 > 0:12:29said it was still determined to build a deep and special partnership
0:12:29 > 0:12:39with the EU. -- city's plan.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43It is important to keep perspective. 4000 jobs is not a huge number if
0:12:43 > 0:12:47you consider all those who work in the city of London. The other thing
0:12:47 > 0:12:51to bear in mind is that we are still very much in the midst of these
0:12:51 > 0:12:55negotiations. We are likely to hear more from David Davis tomorrow about
0:12:55 > 0:12:59what the next phase of negotiations are going to bring. He will lay out
0:12:59 > 0:13:03what we are going to talk about when it comes to transition. It is still
0:13:03 > 0:13:09all to play for. Many will say that focusing on one person's
0:13:09 > 0:13:12announcement is scaremongering. There will be plenty more to hear
0:13:12 > 0:13:14from both sides in the week ahead. Thank you.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17A former officer at Belmarsh prison - jailed for being the paid source
0:13:17 > 0:13:19for a newspaper reporter - is taking his fight to
0:13:19 > 0:13:22the European Court of Human Rights.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Bob Norman claims he was a whistle blower on subjects like staff
0:13:26 > 0:13:28shortages, and was acting in the public interest.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31But that claim was rejected by the courts in this country
0:13:31 > 0:13:36and he was jailed for 20 months. Sarah Harris has the story.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Maximum security.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Belmarsh is home to some of the most dangerous prisoners in the country,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44but it's been accused of being a hotbed for extremism
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and being badly run.
0:13:47 > 0:13:54Bob Norman was a prison officer here for 23 years before deciding
0:13:54 > 0:13:56to become a whistle-blower to a newspaper reporter.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I didn't actually go to them first.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04I tried the MP, the Houses of Parliament and the then
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Home Secretary, writing to them with the concerns about HMP Belmarsh
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and what was going on there.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13I received, "Thank you, we are aware of certain situations"
0:14:13 > 0:14:16or "it's all being dealt with at a higher level than you".
0:14:16 > 0:14:21I felt as though it wasn't the policy of
0:14:21 > 0:14:22the committee at Belmarsh.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I felt something had to be done.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25I felt that much...
0:14:25 > 0:14:27that badly about it that something had to be done,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31and the public had to be made aware of what was going on inside.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36But in the aftermath of the Leveson inquiry into press ethics,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Bob was sent to prison for misconduct in public office.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The Daily Mirror named him and gave details of payments it gave
0:14:42 > 0:14:46of around £150 a month for five years for the information.
0:14:46 > 0:14:4840 times, information was shared.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54Sometimes the journalist made contact to verify facts.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58On other occasions, Bob Norman gave tip-offs about staff shortages
0:14:58 > 0:15:00and perceived security breaches, including about well-known
0:15:00 > 0:15:04inmates like Abu Hamza.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Now, the barrister leading the appeal to the European Court
0:15:07 > 0:15:10says the paper should not have revealed their source
0:15:10 > 0:15:13and the payments should not have been an issue.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17There is no law anywhere that says that someone can't be paid
0:15:17 > 0:15:22for speaking to the press.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I think we all know there's adverts, even now, in the press advertising
0:15:25 > 0:15:30the fact that if you've got a story, we will pay.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36And some of the biggest stories we've seen, such as the MP scandal
0:15:36 > 0:15:38over all their claims, the Daily Telegraph paid
0:15:38 > 0:15:44around £100,000 for, and it was money well spent.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47But some who know what it's like to run the prison service
0:15:47 > 0:15:56believe there needs to be a strong deterrent when the rules are broken.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Prison officers have lots of confidential information.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Information about prisoners, about prison security,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01information about the strengths and weaknesses of prison security.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03They are required to keep that confidential.
0:16:03 > 0:16:11That enables us to run safe prisons.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Bob was jailed for 20 months in June, 2015,
0:16:13 > 0:16:14and is now a free man.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17He thinks it's fair he was sacked for breaking the rules
0:16:17 > 0:16:19but believes his punishment did not match the wrongdoing.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21The Daily Mirror did not want to comment.
0:16:21 > 0:16:28I cannot work out how I was put in prison for breaking a rule.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31If I had known and broke the law or murdered someone,
0:16:31 > 0:16:32knocked someone over, stolen from a bank,
0:16:33 > 0:16:40I can understand that.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43But for doing what is my right in a free country,
0:16:43 > 0:16:44I don't understand it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46He's now working as a van driver and researching his legal
0:16:46 > 0:16:47rights in spare time.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Bob believes it's important his name is cleared to give encouragement
0:16:50 > 0:16:52to others to speak out if they believe
0:16:52 > 0:16:53the system is failing.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Sarah Harris, BBC London news.
0:16:57 > 0:17:04Still to come before seven...I'm heading high into the sky above
0:17:04 > 0:17:10London to see how the city has changed over the past 20 years.And
0:17:10 > 0:17:15it's been a nice day today, but will it last? There will be changes in
0:17:15 > 0:17:21the forecast for the weekend. Join me later for the details.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24We're all aware of the risks to our health of smoking,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26but new research from University College London says
0:17:26 > 0:17:29that smoking even just one cigarette a day is much more damaging
0:17:29 > 0:17:31than previously thought.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Scientists say for every 100 middle-aged people
0:17:33 > 0:17:36who'd never smoked,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40five have a heart attack or stroke each decade.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42But if each of them smoked 20 a day, 12 of them
0:17:42 > 0:17:44would have a heart attack or stroke.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47However, even if they all drastically cut down to just
0:17:47 > 0:17:49one cigarette a day, eight would still suffer
0:17:49 > 0:17:54a heart attack or stroke.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Let's get more on this from the professor leading
0:17:59 > 0:18:00the research, Allan Hackshaw.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Do you think people will find it surprising that just one cigarette
0:18:03 > 0:18:07can have such a damaging effect?
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Yes, because you think if you only smoke once cigarette instead of 20,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16your risk would be on 20th and that seems to be the case for things like
0:18:16 > 0:18:22lung cancer and so many smokers have been encouraged to cut down a lot
0:18:22 > 0:18:25and that's been a good thing over the years but in terms of getting
0:18:25 > 0:18:29the risk is really down for heart disease and stroke, it is about
0:18:29 > 0:18:31trying to quit completely.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34There will be people thinking, here comes more research -
0:18:34 > 0:18:37how do you get people to quit when we live in a city
0:18:38 > 0:18:41as polluted as London?
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Absolutely, so you've got the pollution, plus the smoking
0:18:46 > 0:18:50together. One you can do something about, the other you cannot so
0:18:50 > 0:18:55hopefully you will try to cut out the one you can do something about.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59There are various ways to help people quit and it's about trying to
0:18:59 > 0:19:01find one that best helps them.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03How long after someone quits will they see benefits in terms
0:19:04 > 0:19:06of health and life-expectancy?
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Because the risk is so high for smoking only a couple of cigarettes
0:19:11 > 0:19:16a day, the risk comes on quite quickly. It only takes a few years,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20and the reverse of that is quite good, it means when you quit
0:19:20 > 0:19:27completely a lot of the risk only takes a few years to go away, unlike
0:19:27 > 0:19:30cancer.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I suppose jury is still out on e-cigs and vaping in terms
0:19:33 > 0:19:36of how safe they are?
0:19:36 > 0:19:43The jewellery is sort of out for that. E-cigarettes are far safer,
0:19:43 > 0:19:49and if people are having difficulty quitting or cutting down without any
0:19:49 > 0:19:52sort of aids, e-cigarettes would probably help people. I'm pretty
0:19:52 > 0:19:55sure they are much safer than smoking cigarettes and our evidence
0:19:55 > 0:20:02shows that by even only smoking a couple of cigarettes a day increases
0:20:02 > 0:20:07your chance of heart disease and stroke, I can't imagine e-cigarettes
0:20:07 > 0:20:11will have the same fact but there are long-term studies on it at the
0:20:11 > 0:20:15moment.Thank you for sharing your research.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Turning now to a story of pick pockets and turf war
0:20:17 > 0:20:19in Victorian London.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Oranges and Elephants opens in Hoxton in east London tonight
0:20:22 > 0:20:24with an all female cast and crew.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Louisa Preston explains all.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30A gritty musical about the rivalry between two female gangs
0:20:31 > 0:20:34in Victorian London.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Its writer grew up in the East End and wanted to bring this forgotten
0:20:38 > 0:20:40bit of history to life.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45As we know, history is not written by working-class people.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It was the industrial revolution with the sudden influx of 6 million
0:20:48 > 0:20:50people into London that had nowhere to live, were underpaid
0:20:50 > 0:20:52or slaves or servants, and obviously the crime rate went
0:20:52 > 0:20:57through the roof.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05The musical sees the performers effortlessly act, sing
0:21:05 > 0:21:10and play instruments.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The cast and crew are all female, with more than 30 women
0:21:15 > 0:21:20working on the production.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23It's just a very refreshing project because it's so rare that you come
0:21:23 > 0:21:27into a creative environment that is female dominant.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's just incredible to be surrounded by so many
0:21:30 > 0:21:34talented women that, they can all act, they can all sing.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36They pick up an instrument and they can play it.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42I'm in a bit of awe of most of them to be honest.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Oranges And Elephants is the first production in the venue's
0:21:45 > 0:21:50all-female spring season.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I think that there is not a recognition of when women are not
0:21:53 > 0:21:55there, so a season like this with all men, nobody
0:21:55 > 0:21:59actually would notice the women weren't there.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02We are talking about this because it's unusual for there to be
0:22:02 > 0:22:06an only women season.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08The intimate setting of the Victorian musical lends itself
0:22:08 > 0:22:14to the audience getting involved.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It's an all-ladies cast and I think it's brilliant.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I love the music infused with the storylines.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I think it's good because obviously a lot of plays are to do
0:22:27 > 0:22:31with men quite a lot, and it's different.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34You can catch the show from tonight at Hoxton Hall.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Louisa Preston, BBC London news.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44He describes it "as one of the best jobs in the city".
0:22:44 > 0:22:46These pictures were taken by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48who's been documenting London's changing skyline for
0:22:48 > 0:22:58the last 20 years.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Marc Ashdown went to meet him.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Oh, it's the most beautiful city.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's definitely one of my favourite cities to shoot.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I've kind of shot all around the world but when the weather
0:23:07 > 0:23:08is nice and particularly when the Thames glows,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10the sun on the water looks amazing.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13For 20 years, Jason Hawkes has been an eye in the sky,
0:23:13 > 0:23:14documenting our changing capital.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Particularly recently, it's incredible the amount of changes
0:23:17 > 0:23:20that are going on in the city, around Canary Wharf and of course
0:23:20 > 0:23:21all around Nine Elms development.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26The changes are quite amazing.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28You do notice, it is a concrete jungle, isn't it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31There's not a lot of green.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Well, yeah, I suppose in the summer when all the leaves are out,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I suppose all the parks are quite a lot more visible.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39The majority of it is concrete, steel and glass I guess
0:23:39 > 0:23:42these days, isn't it?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45As if the view wasn't spectacular enough, to get the sharpest images,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Jason opens the door.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Which means, like most Londoners, he has a mini
0:23:51 > 0:23:53obsession with the weather.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56A lot of time the weather is rubbish.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59We get about one day every two weeks that will be perfect
0:23:59 > 0:24:05for this kind of flying.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Even when it's horrible and cold out there, it's not
0:24:07 > 0:24:10so bad as being in the rat race, is it?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11It's stunning, isn't it?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14The funny thing is when you look out, you can barely see any people.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15It's almost like everyone's gone home.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18And how the skyline has changed, from before and after the London Eye
0:24:19 > 0:24:20to the Square Mile.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Once fairly low rise, who would have thought now
0:24:24 > 0:24:29dominated by a Gherkin, a Cheese Grater and a Walkie-talkie.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And of course the all conquering Shard, but not for long.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I think you will see it by the end of 2019,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39there's going to be two really big towers and an inner city cluster
0:24:39 > 0:24:41that will be the same height as the Shard.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So that will be the biggest change of all, I think.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Even now there are some arresting sights in everyday life.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Then there's happening upon the extraordinary,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50like Justin Bieber performing in Hyde Park.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52All these people, rather than looking at Justin Bieber,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54they've all got their phones out.
0:24:54 > 0:25:04There's 5,000 kids with their phones taking photographs of him.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07So I guess yes, sometimes the news just happens.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Yes, this shot on the day, Grenfell Tower caught fire,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13we took off I think at about 4:45am and as you took off you could see
0:25:13 > 0:25:19the smoke, so even though we were going to do a job
0:25:19 > 0:25:22in the City of London, we wanted to have a look at it,
0:25:22 > 0:25:23and it was just absolutely awful.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Have you got a favourite picture, anything you've done that really
0:25:26 > 0:25:27captured the essence of London?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Well, I like this kind of view from here actually.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Normally we would be a little bit higher than this.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Particularly at dusk when you've got the setting sun
0:25:34 > 0:25:35straight down the river.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38When all the lights start coming on, it looks really amazing.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Would you say it's the best job in London?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41It's one of the best jobs.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42It's good fun.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44On a day like this it's obviously very cold,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48it's a little bit choppy today so you can feel a little bit sick,
0:25:48 > 0:25:49but yes, it's great fun.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54Mark Ashdown, BBC London news.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Incredible pictures.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Back on the ground, let's get the latest
0:25:57 > 0:25:58on the weather from Darren Bett.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00on the weather from Darren Bett.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06Nice day today. Dry weather for tomorrow but I think we will find
0:26:06 > 0:26:11much more cloud so less sunshine on the way. That lovely weather watcher
0:26:11 > 0:26:16picture taken in the Southbank. You can see the grey cloud threatening
0:26:16 > 0:26:22showers today but pretty much that was it. We have had these bands of
0:26:22 > 0:26:26showers trundling towards the south-east, they have been lighter.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29We have a band of heavy showers heading towards the Chilterns over
0:26:29 > 0:26:34the next couple of hours or so but anywhere could capture shower this
0:26:34 > 0:26:38evening. I don't think it will amount to much and as the night goes
0:26:38 > 0:26:42on it should become quite cloudy preventing temperatures falling
0:26:42 > 0:26:46below three degrees. It does mean tomorrow morning could be cloudy and
0:26:46 > 0:26:50there's a risk of a light shower first thing. They should fade away,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55it's more in the afternoon we will see the cloud thinning and sunshine
0:26:55 > 0:27:03coming through. The winds will be and the temperature is not too bad
0:27:03 > 0:27:06on the face of it. The cloud continues to break up overnight
0:27:06 > 0:27:08tomorrow night so this is probably the coldest night of the next few
0:27:08 > 0:27:12with temperatures in some rural areas not far from freezing. So it
0:27:12 > 0:27:15starts on the chilly side but shouldn't last long before the
0:27:15 > 0:27:20breeze picks up, we see cloud increasing and outbreaks of rain
0:27:20 > 0:27:25continuing on and off as we head into the afternoon. Pretty mild with
0:27:25 > 0:27:30temperatures of nine or 10 degrees. That rain should have cleared away
0:27:30 > 0:27:34by Sunday. Likely to stay that way on Monday, and all the while it will
0:27:34 > 0:27:40be mild. Thank you.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46That's it from now, more from us at 10:30pm. Thanks for watching, have a
0:27:46 > 0:27:48lovely