0:00:00 > 0:00:00might not feel quite so cold. Jane. Ben thank you very much.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Tonight on BBC London News...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Could a string of terrifying burglaries be the work
0:00:12 > 0:00:14of a professional soldier?
0:00:14 > 0:00:15He uses cable ties, covert surveillance and extreme violence
0:00:15 > 0:00:19against his victims.
0:00:19 > 0:00:25He hit me three times on my face. It was very, very painful. He said to
0:00:25 > 0:00:32me, get on the floor. I actually thought he was going to rape me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35In total, a million pounds of jewellery and possessions
0:00:35 > 0:00:38have been stolen from properties across London and the Home Counties.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Also tonight...
0:00:39 > 0:00:40The Labour Leader of Haringey Council quits,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43blaming 'bullying and sexism' by hardcore supporters
0:00:43 > 0:00:43of Jeremy Corbyn.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45And shortening the school week - a primary school's drastic
0:00:45 > 0:00:50plan to close early on Fridays in the face of budget cuts.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Just where does runway three go?
0:00:52 > 0:00:55A new exhibition reveals the options for Heathrow expansion.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59And could this be the answer for rerouting the M25?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01And where art meets science.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05We reveal a new world of microscopic patterns -
0:01:05 > 0:01:14impossible to see with the naked eye.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Good evening and welcome to the programme.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I'm Chris Rogers.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23First tonight, a burglar so sophisticated and violent police
0:01:23 > 0:01:25believe he could be someone with professional
0:01:25 > 0:01:26military experience.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28A series of burglaries across London, Kent and Surrey have
0:01:28 > 0:01:32been carried out using cable ties, covert surveillance
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and extreme violence - police say it seems like the work
0:01:35 > 0:01:37of a "highly professional soldier".
0:01:37 > 0:01:40He's been dubbed "the night watcher."
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Tolu has met one of his victims who lost hundreds
0:01:42 > 0:01:51of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and possessions
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Waiting for the perfect moment to invade how is he has been planning
0:01:55 > 0:01:59to steal from. The burglar who police believe may have had military
0:01:59 > 0:02:04training. He enters through locked back doors and windows usually when
0:02:04 > 0:02:08victims are inside their homes.I was at my computer and I had a very
0:02:08 > 0:02:13loud voice behind me. I turned around and saw a very, very large
0:02:13 > 0:02:18man dressed all in black with a balaclava on. He shouted very
0:02:18 > 0:02:22loudly, I want the jewellery, take me to the safe.Susan Morris was
0:02:22 > 0:02:27alone at a house in Surrey back in October when she, and her home, came
0:02:27 > 0:02:36under attack.He hit me three times on my face. It was very, very
0:02:36 > 0:02:39painful and I couldn't believe the blows kept coming. And so, I took
0:02:39 > 0:02:43him to the jewellery, I gave him the jewellery. It had already been very
0:02:43 > 0:02:49frightening. He actually said to me, get on the floor. I actually thought
0:02:49 > 0:02:55he was going to rape me.It was the latest of seven violent burglaries
0:02:55 > 0:03:00in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Thames Valley, or targeting affluent homes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Police believe the same man is responsible. These are some of more
0:03:05 > 0:03:08than £1 million worth of jewellery watches that have been taken over
0:03:08 > 0:03:12three years.We believe this person is not an amateur burglar. We
0:03:12 > 0:03:16believe it is someone who has specialist skills, uses firearms and
0:03:16 > 0:03:22cable ties to do this. And he has an immense amount of planning and
0:03:22 > 0:03:26prepping before he goes and commits these offences.There are trade
0:03:26 > 0:03:31crafts we generally will only see by individuals with specialist or
0:03:31 > 0:03:34former military experience, which include identifying patterns of life
0:03:34 > 0:03:38of the owners of these properties, looking at the arcs of the cameras
0:03:38 > 0:03:47and their locations, to even matters of entry. The police have asked for
0:03:47 > 0:03:52more evidence saying we are unable to share DNA taken from personnel
0:03:52 > 0:03:56before they are deployed on military operations as it is restricted under
0:03:56 > 0:04:02data protection. Service personnel are convicted of a crime or under
0:04:02 > 0:04:04suspicion, DNA records are shared with police.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Even when we let the dog out in the evening, we turn on the alarm before
0:04:12 > 0:04:19the dog comes back in. Wheelock internal doors from the Hall and
0:04:19 > 0:04:24into the kitchen.It is not good. With no more leads, police said his
0:04:24 > 0:04:27important that anyone with information comes forward before he
0:04:27 > 0:04:30strikes again.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Lots more to come including...
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Headteachers across London grapple with the issue of school funding.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Here, they are proposing to move to a four and a half day week. Parents
0:04:43 > 0:04:49are not happy.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51After almost a decade in charge, the leader
0:04:51 > 0:04:54of Haringey Council has quit today - blaming "sexism" and "bullying"
0:04:54 > 0:04:56by supporters of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Claire Kober said she was targeted by activists belonging
0:04:58 > 0:05:00to the Corbynite group Momentum.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03She adds she was "disillusioned" by their campaign against
0:05:03 > 0:05:05a flagship housing scheme - which was personally
0:05:05 > 0:05:07opposed by Mr Corbyn.
0:05:07 > 0:05:15Susana Mendonca has more.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Labour politics has become increasingly bitter. Haringey's
0:05:19 > 0:05:23leader for a decade took the dramatic move today announcing she
0:05:23 > 0:05:27would be quitting after Labour's thing body told her to halt plans
0:05:27 > 0:05:33for a Housing regeneration project. I think the NEC's action was
0:05:33 > 0:05:37unprecedented, unhelpful. I am certainly of the view that those in
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Labour local government feels similarly to me, over 70 council
0:05:41 > 0:05:47leaders at the weekend came out to say this was an unfortunate and
0:05:47 > 0:05:50unacceptable act.Her departure leaves housing plans for this estate
0:05:50 > 0:06:00in Tottenham in doubt. Haringey development vehicle was intended to
0:06:00 > 0:06:02build more than 6000 new homes in the borough through partnership with
0:06:02 > 0:06:05a private company. But, it has faced opposition from some groups,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09including within the local Labour Party. Some councillors who
0:06:09 > 0:06:15supported the plan said they were deselected in favour of candidates
0:06:15 > 0:06:20backed Momentum. That means the make-up of the cancer was more
0:06:20 > 0:06:24likely to be left wing. The likelihood is that Claire would have
0:06:24 > 0:06:28been pushed out that point anyway but she insists that is not why she
0:06:28 > 0:06:35is coming back claims there has been intimidation. -- why she is going
0:06:35 > 0:06:42but claims.The atmosphere across London and across the country has
0:06:42 > 0:06:46been deeply troubling. I am in no doubt that the behaviour and actions
0:06:46 > 0:06:55of certain individuals at certain times meet the test of both sexism,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00bullying and intimidate read behaviour.It breaks my heart. It
0:07:00 > 0:07:05makes me feel quite emotional.This Council broke damage was telling me
0:07:05 > 0:07:10about her experience. I cannot believe it. She claims left-wing
0:07:10 > 0:07:14councillors make complaints against people like her in order to push her
0:07:14 > 0:07:19out. The local party insists all rules and processes where a bus
0:07:19 > 0:07:25fleet followed and Haringey Momentum member denied there had been any
0:07:25 > 0:07:28intimidation. They said they were sorry the leader was standing down
0:07:28 > 0:07:33but it had wanted a fresh look at housing plans.We have concerns
0:07:33 > 0:07:38about this programme of redevelopment that may impact
0:07:38 > 0:07:41negatively upon tenants in that particular borough.The leader's
0:07:41 > 0:07:45part to will be seen as a victory for those opposing those development
0:07:45 > 0:07:49plans. The question for whoever takes over will be how to solve the
0:07:49 > 0:07:52crisis here.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Now to a school in Isleworth, which says it's so cash
0:07:55 > 0:07:57strapped it wants to reduce the school by closing
0:07:57 > 0:07:59lunchtime on a Friday.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01St Mary's Catholic Primary School, were consulting
0:08:01 > 0:08:03parents on the proposal.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Many are concerned about the extra child-care costs they'll face
0:08:06 > 0:08:08and say the process has been mismanaged.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11But is there a bigger picture?
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Here is our Education Reporter Marc Ashdown.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20In classrooms across London, the school day
0:08:20 > 0:08:25finishes around 3:30 p:m.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Here in Isleworth, the pupils could soon be heading
0:08:27 > 0:08:29home on a Friday almost three hours early.
0:08:29 > 0:08:36Due to pressures on the budget, the governors at Saint Mary 's
0:08:36 > 0:08:39School are proposing a move to a four and a half day week,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42which presents a headache for parents like Marlon.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Kira is ten and Shani will be eight in a week.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Today, they are both at school, of course.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Come September, he has already been told to stop thinking
0:08:51 > 0:08:56about childcare options.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57-- start thinking.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02A lack of consideration for working parents.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09It is quite striking to myself and a lot of other parents.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12At the moment, that is the main problem.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15The cost for some parents and the logistics
0:09:15 > 0:09:19of, actually, who is going to pick up the child if both parents work?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The school wrote to parents explaining the savings it has made
0:09:21 > 0:09:22over the past five years.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Vacant posts have not been filled, and Italian language teacher
0:09:25 > 0:09:26was replaced by a volunteer.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Some music lessons have been cancelled and apparent fund was set
0:09:29 > 0:09:31up for supplies like colouring pencils and glue sticks.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The school did run a consultation with one idea of a £400 voluntary
0:09:34 > 0:09:36donation from each parent and also considered cutting
0:09:36 > 0:09:37classroom assistants.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41It is obviously very upsetting for us, as parents, because this
0:09:41 > 0:09:44will affect our children's education really and it's
0:09:44 > 0:09:47going to be happening all over the country up and down.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Many of us have a whole lot of suggestions we would like to put
0:09:50 > 0:09:52forward to try to help to supplement the school funds.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54We need to move forward now.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56On behalf of the school, Hounslow Council said a consultation
0:09:56 > 0:09:59with staff is still under way and no decision would be taken
0:09:59 > 0:10:00without the backing of parents.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The issues with funding are being felt at schools across London.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Head teachers far and wide are grappling with just how
0:10:05 > 0:10:07to make the figures add up.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Last year, a delegation of heads descended on Downing Street
0:10:09 > 0:10:11with a petition, in effect begging for more money.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16The Department for Education says it trusts heads to structure the school
0:10:16 > 0:10:19day to support pupils learning and said it is investing an extra
0:10:19 > 0:10:21£1.3 billion in schools.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24They haven't taken into account the fact that pensions have
0:10:24 > 0:10:26increased, school inflation is running much higher
0:10:26 > 0:10:29than normal inflation.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32All these pressures are coming to bear on our school system
0:10:32 > 0:10:37and that is why you see schools making these decisions.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It is not clear if the shorter week will now go ahead here.
0:10:40 > 0:10:47Schools facing a similar squeeze will be watching closely.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Well, let's pick up some of those themes now with Marc.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And this may be a controversial decision but does this highlight
0:10:52 > 0:10:58the difficulties faced by some schools across the capital?
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Yes. If you walk into any head teacher Bosman offers in any school
0:11:03 > 0:11:07in London, chances are they will tell you they do not have enough
0:11:07 > 0:11:11money. There was positive language from the Government today but they
0:11:11 > 0:11:15are all getting creative. The idea of changing of the school day all
0:11:15 > 0:11:20the school week, it is not the first time I have heard that. Until now
0:11:20 > 0:11:25nobody has been desperate enough to push the button. There is a red line
0:11:25 > 0:11:34on class sizes. Unthinkable for a primary school to have more than 30
0:11:34 > 0:11:37pupils in a class. Is it time to think about the unthinkable? Beyond
0:11:37 > 0:11:41a core curriculum, do primary schools need to offer music, drama,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45cooking and art? Many would argue yes but maybe schools have to
0:11:45 > 0:11:49prioritise and despite the budget cuts, many schools are going from
0:11:49 > 0:11:54strength to strength and improving standards. The role of parents is it
0:11:54 > 0:11:58changing? Parents have always given money to support them but there is a
0:11:58 > 0:12:04big money if they start giving less and become pillars propping up
0:12:04 > 0:12:07schools and making sure they survive.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The four ringleaders behind the Hatton Garden jewellery
0:12:09 > 0:12:11raid must pay back millions of pounds each or face
0:12:11 > 0:12:12more time in jail.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16That's the ruling of a judge at Woolwich Crown Court tonight.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Our reporter Dan Johnson is in Hatton Garden and joins us now.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Dan, what are the exact details of this confiscation hearing?
0:12:24 > 0:12:31Tell is a bit more about what the judge said?It is three years now
0:12:31 > 0:12:36since this raid here during the Easter bank holiday back in 2015. An
0:12:36 > 0:12:40audacious burglary, described as the largest burglary in English legal
0:12:40 > 0:12:46history. The gang were in here for two night stealing gold, jewels and
0:12:46 > 0:12:50cash, estimated to be worth £13.7 million for that today in court,
0:12:50 > 0:12:57they heard how much they must pay back. So the court heard that John
0:12:57 > 0:13:08Collins, 77, has
0:13:11 > 0:13:13assets in this country and abroad must pay £7.7 million. Daniel Jones,
0:13:13 > 0:13:1663, must pay 6.6 million. Harry Perkins will pay 6.9 million and
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Brian Reade, at 78, was told he must pay back the 6p.And if they don't
0:13:19 > 0:13:26pay it back, what happens then?They were warned if they can't pay that
0:13:26 > 0:13:31amount, more than £27 million between them, they could spend extra
0:13:31 > 0:13:33time in prison. They are all serving six or seven years sentences but
0:13:33 > 0:13:37they could spend as much as another seven years in prison if they cannot
0:13:37 > 0:13:41pay. Another man was ordered to pay back money today, a plumber who
0:13:41 > 0:13:45helped the gang by giving them a yard to exchange money between
0:13:45 > 0:13:51vehicles. Huge oil will pay back £370 foot at there is also a final
0:13:51 > 0:13:57member of the gang who has never been traced.Thank you.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Still to come...
0:13:58 > 0:14:01With six new cycle routes planned for the capital, what will it mean
0:14:01 > 0:14:02for road users?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And scientists and artists come together to create
0:14:04 > 0:14:12a world of microscopic art.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17We know there will be a third runway at Heathrow, but where exactly?
0:14:17 > 0:14:24As you can see, the existing two runways are already hemmed in.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Well today, for the first time, a new exhibition detailed
0:14:26 > 0:14:30all the various options of where another runway might go.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34It includes moving part of the M25 into a tunnel and it's not the first
0:14:34 > 0:14:38time an international airport has grappled with the issue.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41This is Charles de Gaulle Airport and its very own taxi way
0:14:41 > 0:14:48bridge for its new runway.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Take a look at that huge jumbo going over a road.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, reports.
0:14:53 > 0:14:5776 million passengers a year use Heathrow and the plan is to nearly
0:14:57 > 0:14:59double that with a third runway, but expansion will affect
0:14:59 > 0:15:02surrounding communities.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Just how was outlined today in the quieter surroundings
0:15:06 > 0:15:09of the Hounslow Civic Centre.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12It might not look like much, but there's some important
0:15:12 > 0:15:13detail in this event, some emerging proposals
0:15:13 > 0:15:16from the airport.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18For example, the runway could be much shorter -
0:15:18 > 0:15:223,200 meters long.
0:15:22 > 0:15:29What do they do to the M25?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This idea is to put it in a tunnel seven metres deep and put
0:15:33 > 0:15:34the runway over the top.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38This promotional video shows what the airport could look like -
0:15:38 > 0:15:41extra car parks, hotels, green space - but homes will have
0:15:41 > 0:15:45to go and residents fear more noise and pollution,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and this is one of the most divisive of issues.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51They say they'll listen to local communities,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54do you believe that?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Um, they might.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59It will be easier to fly in and out of Heathrow, obviously,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04and promote travel and tourism.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Now that it is happening, now there's a chance for it to happen,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09why should we object to it?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The people running it are absolutely committed to what they're doing.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15So it's not a consultation at all, it's a propaganda and promotion
0:16:15 > 0:16:20and public relations.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24TfL warns a third runway built here would mean congestion
0:16:24 > 0:16:27on the road network, while the airport says it
0:16:27 > 0:16:30could mitigate that perhaps with a congestion charge.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34And Heathrow insists putting a runway over a road
0:16:34 > 0:16:38has been done before, at Paris and in Frankfurt.
0:16:38 > 0:16:46You can build the new road just off.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50One of our options is to just build it off, 150 metres to the left.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52So you can do this, you're not going to bring
0:16:52 > 0:16:53the M25 to a standstill.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So these things are done, there is a precedent for it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59We have world-class engineers in the UK and we can definitely do
0:16:59 > 0:17:00this with minimal disruption.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02This is part of a long process.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04The final decision will be made in three years' time.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08If you live in south-east London you'll know exactly where this is.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Described by many as an eyesore, it's much loved by others.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14The Elephant & Castle shopping centre is now the subject
0:17:14 > 0:17:18of a planning row over how to regenerate the area.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Earlier in January, new multi-million plans
0:17:20 > 0:17:22were halted by the council.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25That's a decision that could be overturned tonight,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27which is why demonstrators have gathered outside the planning
0:17:27 > 0:17:29meeting in Southwark.
0:17:29 > 0:17:38From there Caroline Davies joins us.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44Tell us mor It's a noisy street at London Bridge. I'm standing outside
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Southwark Council offices. Look at the scene behind me. There are
0:17:49 > 0:17:52banniers and flags. Plenty of noise being made. There was dancing
0:17:52 > 0:17:57earlier. You might even be able to spot a few elephant masks in there.
0:17:57 > 0:18:05Why? It's about the Elephant & Castle new development. On the 17th
0:18:05 > 0:18:08January the council voted to halt the development. The plan was to
0:18:08 > 0:18:11have a new shopping centre, there was also going to be 1,000 new
0:18:11 > 0:18:16homes. A third of which they said would be affordable and a new home
0:18:16 > 0:18:19for the London College of Communication. On the 17th January
0:18:19 > 0:18:24they decided to halt that decision. Tonight's meeting is about what
0:18:24 > 0:18:29happens next. The first choice is they reject it entirely. Even if
0:18:29 > 0:18:32that does happen. The developers will be able to appeal. The second
0:18:32 > 0:18:35choice is that they do approve the plans. It might be that the council
0:18:35 > 0:18:38feel the developers have come back and offered something bigger and
0:18:38 > 0:18:42better. If that does happen, the Mayor would still have to approve
0:18:42 > 0:18:46it. On the third option, which is looking the most likely, is that
0:18:46 > 0:18:50it's kicked into the long grass. At the moment, it's looking like the
0:18:50 > 0:18:53developers want that to happen. They have said today that they would like
0:18:53 > 0:18:58to have talks resolving in March because they think that they can
0:18:58 > 0:19:03find positive resolutions with those stakeholders. Why are people out
0:19:03 > 0:19:10this evening. I'm joined by two campaigners. Why are you here?We
0:19:10 > 0:19:15are here to advocate for the traders and the community of Elephant &
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Castle to get a fair deal out of this development.Elephant & Castle
0:19:18 > 0:19:23has been around since the 60 os, do you not think it needs redeveloping
0:19:23 > 0:19:27and improvingWe welcome development. The traders welcome
0:19:27 > 0:19:29development, not just this development as it is because it
0:19:29 > 0:19:32doesn't benefit the local community. They have now come back, the
0:19:32 > 0:19:38developers have said they will have more discussions. Do you want the
0:19:38 > 0:19:41plan to be rejected entirely. What is the best solution for you?We
0:19:41 > 0:19:44want for the traders to be able to come back to the location where they
0:19:44 > 0:19:49are now, in the new development, for them to have the 10% affordable
0:19:49 > 0:19:53retail space and be able to come back to this development. We have
0:19:53 > 0:19:55been engaging for four years for the developer. We had no concessions
0:19:55 > 0:20:00made at all when the planning application was submitted. One year
0:20:00 > 0:20:04opposing it and we are getting concessions finally.Thank you. The
0:20:04 > 0:20:07developers say that they are in discussions. If that third
0:20:07 > 0:20:12resolution goes ahead, if there are more discussions about it, we might
0:20:12 > 0:20:15be hearing more about the Elephant & Castle development in the future.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21Thank you for that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24The capital is to get six new cycle routes at a cost of £142 million.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The Mayor's office says they will help improve air quality
0:20:27 > 0:20:29and congestion and span nine London boroughs.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31But there is opposition, with critics saying some routes
0:20:31 > 0:20:34are not fully segregated between cycles and cars
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and there is a warning the plans could lead to more traffic jams.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Charlotte Franks reports.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43The Lee Bridge Road in East London, a busy commuter route,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46but a dangerous one too.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49With parts of the road lacking a cycle lane, it's proved to be
0:20:49 > 0:20:54a deathtrap for some.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56This is an incredibly dangerous road for cycling.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Simon has been campaigning for safer cycling provision along
0:20:58 > 0:21:00this road for years.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06If we turn the camera that way, behind us, you'll start to see safe
0:21:06 > 0:21:10cycle tracks and a lot more cyclists.
0:21:10 > 0:21:10But this side, where I'm
0:21:10 > 0:21:12standing, which is Hackney, they've done nothing yet.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15So it's still as dangerous, it's still as horrible as it always
0:21:15 > 0:21:17has been and polluted, congested and noisy.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20So it's not just cyclists that suffer from this, it's everyone.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22But now the Mayor has announced this route,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25along with five others in London, is to receive funding to make them
0:21:25 > 0:21:27more cycle friendly.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30At a cost of £142 million, the new routes are part
0:21:30 > 0:21:33of the Mayor's plan to get more people using a bike by 2041.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38What it won't be is blue paint.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40We envisage this will be a majority of protected cycle routes,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42segregated cycle routes along a lot of the routes.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Where appropriate we'll be looking at quieter back routes and making
0:21:45 > 0:21:47that call with the boroughs and with the communities
0:21:47 > 0:21:49along those roads.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Last year in London there were more than 450,000 cycle
0:21:50 > 0:21:58trips made each day.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59That's a 4% increase on the year before
0:21:59 > 0:22:01and an 8% rise since 2014.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Despite more people in London using two wheels,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05the new route proposals are not being welcomed by everyone.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The cycle lanes are taking out so much road space,
0:22:08 > 0:22:13there is only one lane of traffic.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16What you're finding they are removed a plane for the vehicles
0:22:16 > 0:22:17and they are tightening the roads.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20That makes more congest.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26-- congestion. Sigh man among wants to see -- Simon wants to see even
0:22:26 > 0:22:31more.Six we will take it as a good start.The routes are still in their
0:22:31 > 0:22:35design phase but once decided a public consultation will follow.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Until then though, cyclist also have to continue to sharing the roads
0:22:39 > 0:22:47with vehicles as safely as possible. Charlotte Franks, BBC London News.
0:22:47 > 0:22:53No needed to adjust your set!
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Now, are you ready to enter a world of beautiful microscopic patterns.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59You couldn't see any of these with the naked eye as they're
0:22:59 > 0:23:00revealed through powerful tools and technologies.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03They've been the inspiration for a collaboration between artists
0:23:03 > 0:23:04and scientists at The Francis Crick Institute.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Where Wendy Hurrell has been to have a better look.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Trick patterns abound.
0:23:11 > 0:23:19I'm listening to a poem inspired by human DNA.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It's part of an exhibition at The Francis Crick Institute,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23which is a place full of laboratories that are studying
0:23:23 > 0:23:26how and why diseases happen in the human body.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Some of the patterns the scientists find are very beautiful,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31almost like works of art themselves, so I suppose it makes sense to take
0:23:31 > 0:23:33that one step further.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35And to explain more is the curator, Bryony.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38So we're looking at a skin cell, I think, here?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39We are, yeah.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42As you come into the exhibition, you're going to be encouraged
0:23:42 > 0:23:44to think about the cells inside your own body.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47So we're looking at the patterns at the surface of the skin and then
0:23:47 > 0:23:50here we're looking at the cells underneath the skin.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Some scientists did visit studios, which was fascinating for them.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54They got to see the process as the artist developed
0:23:54 > 0:23:56their concepts and the prototypes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59So it was a really lovely exchange between the artists
0:23:59 > 0:24:02and the scientists in this project.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Now by using art and creativity in this way, at the very least,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08it will help us to see things that normally are too small.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Take this little fella here.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12This is part of a worm that's a just one millimetre long
0:24:12 > 0:24:15and it's your life's work, Nate, to study such
0:24:15 > 0:24:16little things here.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Just tell me what we're looking at?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21So what we're looking at here are the earliest stages
0:24:21 > 0:24:23in the development of this worm.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28You took this one step further here with a workshop for young
0:24:28 > 0:24:29people that live and go to school locally?
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33So my lab and I designed a workshop for students to really
0:24:33 > 0:24:36try to inspire them with these core ideas and development,
0:24:36 > 0:24:37like breaking uniformity and acquiring identity.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40It was really nice to see how many of those core concepts
0:24:40 > 0:24:41showed up in the video.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Then from worms to fruit flies.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45One of our artists, Helen, is here.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Just tell me what this is?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51This is a wax antomical model of a fly brain.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I studied the metamorphosis, the transformations of the fly
0:24:54 > 0:24:59and the patterns of the visual circuit over time.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02So the patterns that the scientists have found and that the artists have
0:25:02 > 0:25:05responded to are ones that you'll find in your own body as well.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09It's a fascinating exhibition, it opens on Thursday and it's free.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Now let's check on the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17You havele brought spring into the studio, is it here?Not until the
0:25:17 > 0:25:221st March. We have daffodils which are my favourite flower.Very nice.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26A nice sign of spring, isn't it? That was sent in by our weather
0:25:26 > 0:25:28watcher. Popping up from the ground of course.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33watcher. Popping up from the ground of course. We had sunshine today and
0:25:33 > 0:25:39clear skies by night. This is a picture of the moon from Chelsea. It
0:25:39 > 0:25:44will be a supermoon it will appear bigger and brighter in the sky than
0:25:44 > 0:25:49normal. Watch out for that tomorrow. There will be clear spells. It will
0:25:49 > 0:25:53stay chilly for much of the rest of the week. There should be good
0:25:53 > 0:25:56spells of sunshine around showers around tomorrow, but mostly dry for
0:25:56 > 0:26:01the rest of the week. Clear spells by night for most of our nights, but
0:26:01 > 0:26:05tonight it will be quite cloudy and breezy. After that we will start to
0:26:05 > 0:26:11see the frost develop once more. This was today then. A range in
0:26:11 > 0:26:19temperatures. Minus two and minus three and they raised. It has turned
0:26:19 > 0:26:23cloudy, it will be breezy over night. We will see showers around at
0:26:23 > 0:26:26times. It will not be as cold as it was last night. We will wake up to a
0:26:26 > 0:26:30very different feel to the morning really, seven or eight degrees
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Celsius. A breezy start to the day and and awful lot of cloud around as
0:26:34 > 0:26:37well. Watch out for showers during your morning commute tomorrow. They
0:26:37 > 0:26:40will be on and off through much of the morning. Brighter spells will
0:26:40 > 0:26:44develop. Spells of sunshine between the showers, particularly as we head
0:26:44 > 0:26:47into the afternoon and, again, we are looking at temperatures up to
0:26:47 > 0:26:54eight or nine degrees Celsius. The showers becoming fewer throughout
0:26:54 > 0:26:58the day. On Wednesday look out for the supermoon. There will be clear
0:26:58 > 0:27:05skies. We will get a north-westerly wind. By day we will see good spells
0:27:05 > 0:27:09of sunshine. It will feel chilly, but mostly dry. Highs of eight
0:27:09 > 0:27:12degrees. The weekend I'm afraid is looking rather grim. Chris. Oh,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15great. Thanks Elizabeth.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17looking rather grim. Chris. Oh, great. Thanks Elizabeth.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Now, the main headlines:
0:27:18 > 0:27:22The man accused of carrying out the Finsbury Park terror attack
0:27:22 > 0:27:24denies driving into a crowd of Muslim worshippers
0:27:24 > 0:27:34outside a mosque.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35That's it.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I'll be back later during the Ten O'Clock News, but for now,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40from everyone on the team, have a lovely evening.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Goodbye.