0:00:00 > 0:00:01the way, more rain and more hill snow in the forecast too.
0:00:02 > 0:00:11Tonight on BBC London News...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Could hundreds of cases in the capital be in jeopardy
0:00:13 > 0:00:15after a private forensics company goes under?
0:00:15 > 0:00:21Invariably means that -- that means evidence items will be delayed and
0:00:21 > 0:00:24that will have a knock-on effect on various cases going through the
0:00:24 > 0:00:25criminal justice system.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Police forces in and around the capital are having to bail it out.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Also tonight...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The Met investigates footage allegedly taken at a planned
0:00:32 > 0:00:35protest in North London.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Plus, with the Winter Olympics almost upon us, we talk to Londoner
0:00:38 > 0:00:39and former Olympic skier Chemmy Allcott,
0:00:39 > 0:00:44in sub-zero temperatures.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50And...
0:00:50 > 0:00:55We can't go. We're waiting for the pilot. I said, I am the pilot!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58We meet the last surviving female pilot from World War Two.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00101 year-old Mary tells us about life on the frontline.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Good evening and welcome to the programme with me, Riz Lateef.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18First tonight, concern that hundreds of cases -
0:01:18 > 0:01:21including rapes and murders - could be in jeopardy
0:01:21 > 0:01:24after the collapse of a private forensics company.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The firm handles DNA samples for many police forces in London
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and the south east, which are now having to bail out
0:01:29 > 0:01:31the company, using public money, in order to avoid delays
0:01:31 > 0:01:37and miscarriages of justice.
0:01:37 > 0:01:44With more on this is Alpa Patel.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Forensic scientists analyse everything, from fibres and
0:01:50 > 0:01:52fingerprints to firearms and footprint marks. But some we have
0:01:52 > 0:01:56spoken to save the industry is in crisis. It is after the collapse of
0:01:56 > 0:02:01this company, Key Forensic Services Limited. It is one of three
0:02:01 > 0:02:06companies of its kind in England and Wales processing samples for dozens
0:02:06 > 0:02:12of police forces. The collapse affects these seven forces in the
0:02:12 > 0:02:15South East, including the Metropolitan police. Combined, these
0:02:15 > 0:02:20forces have more than 510 samples and cases which are waiting to be
0:02:20 > 0:02:25processed. And that is why the police say they have stepped in,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29pumping in public money in order to keep the company going for at least
0:02:29 > 0:02:34two months. We don't know how much money has been spent, despite
0:02:34 > 0:02:37requests for that information. But it is reported to be in the
0:02:37 > 0:02:42millions. The National Police Chiefs' Council say the collapse
0:02:42 > 0:02:45would prove very disruptive to the criminal justice system and could
0:02:45 > 0:02:51lead to the integrity of the vital evidence been compromised or lost.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53So the company will be funded for the next two months.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59What happens after that?With only three commercial companies doing
0:02:59 > 0:03:02most of the work, if one of them is going to actually collapse that will
0:03:02 > 0:03:07put a massive strain on the other two. Invariably that means that
0:03:07 > 0:03:10evidence items, the processing of them, will be delayed, and that will
0:03:10 > 0:03:13have a knock-on effect on various cases going through the criminal
0:03:13 > 0:03:17justice system at the moment. All of this is raising questions
0:03:17 > 0:03:23about the government's decision to close this facility in 2012. It was
0:03:23 > 0:03:29the forensic science services. It was publicly funded after 2012. Work
0:03:29 > 0:03:32was effectively outsourced to private companies. Critics have
0:03:32 > 0:03:36raised concerns about the quality of that work, and they say it could
0:03:36 > 0:03:42lead to miscarriages of justice. If there is that doubt about
0:03:42 > 0:03:48forensic evidence or about disclosure, then there must be a
0:03:48 > 0:03:52risk on both sides, either that somebody is convicted and should not
0:03:52 > 0:03:57have been convicted, or of course, that somebody is not convicted who
0:03:57 > 0:04:01should have been. Yesterday the forensic science
0:04:01 > 0:04:06regulator called for a review into the involvement of private companies
0:04:06 > 0:04:11and raised concerns about the industry. We did approach Key
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Forensic Services Limited about our story but they declined to comment.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The police watchdog is examining a video which appears to show a Met
0:04:16 > 0:04:20officer punching a demonstrator in north London.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23The incident took place during a planned march at the weekend.
0:04:23 > 0:04:30Nick Beake is here now. What more can you tell us?
0:04:30 > 0:04:36You have been watching the footage. This was a demonstration that took
0:04:36 > 0:04:39place on Sunday in Haringey. The demonstrators were marching against
0:04:39 > 0:04:44what the Turkish military have been doing, targeting Turkish Kurdish
0:04:44 > 0:04:49fighters in Syria. The conflict a long way from here. There are
0:04:49 > 0:04:54clashes between those people and those who support the Turkish
0:04:54 > 0:04:57government. What happened was amid all of this someone captured on
0:04:57 > 0:05:01camera the moment a police officer, thought to be a medic because of the
0:05:01 > 0:05:07Green Cross on his shoulder, struck a protest, it would seem, at least
0:05:07 > 0:05:11three times, while the man was on the floor. Clearly we haven't seen
0:05:11 > 0:05:16the build-up to this moment. We don't know what was said. People may
0:05:16 > 0:05:20have their own views, but it is the police -- opinion of the police
0:05:20 > 0:05:23watchdog that counts now because they are investigating this and
0:05:23 > 0:05:25working out whether to launch a formal investigation.What does
0:05:25 > 0:05:31happen next?They have been trying to work out whether this amounted to
0:05:31 > 0:05:37reasonable force or whether it is excessive force. Crucially, with the
0:05:37 > 0:05:41blows that rained down, were they on the neck, the shoulder or the head?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46We see from this footage that the police officer actually has one of
0:05:46 > 0:05:50these body worn video cameras like many Met officers. You would hope
0:05:50 > 0:05:53the footage has captured what happened. The police watchdog said
0:05:53 > 0:05:57they will be looking at this over the coming days. It may be the case
0:05:57 > 0:06:02we get a decision on Friday. If they don't launch their own
0:06:02 > 0:06:05investigation, it will probably be referred back to Scotland Yard for
0:06:05 > 0:06:09them to carry out an internal process. By the end of the week some
0:06:09 > 0:06:12sort of movement on this. Thank you very much for that.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13You're watching BBC London News.
0:06:13 > 0:06:21Coming up later in the programme...
0:06:21 > 0:06:26A rare painting has been found in a north London flat and it is about to
0:06:26 > 0:06:28go on sale for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Join me later.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Why were there no prosecutions in London last year for female
0:06:35 > 0:06:40genital mutilation?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43A stark question being asked today, after figures showed police logged
0:06:43 > 0:06:49fewer than 200 allegations last year, when the NHS said there had
0:06:49 > 0:06:56been more than 2,500 cases identified by them.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Lets go to New Scotland Yard now,
0:06:58 > 0:07:04and our political editor, Tim Donovan.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08As we know, all kinds of difficulties around this. An issue
0:07:08 > 0:07:13which challenges many agencies, not just the police, but schools, health
0:07:13 > 0:07:17workers, social workers. It is seen as a complicated issue of abuse
0:07:17 > 0:07:20because often it involves families where there are no other
0:07:20 > 0:07:25safeguarding concerns. Let's here first from an outreach worker from
0:07:25 > 0:07:31solar, who are self suffered FGM, or as she put it, being cut.
0:07:31 > 0:07:38I was cut at the age of 11, together with my cousins and sisters. We were
0:07:38 > 0:07:4215 in number. I remember everything today. It is like it just happened
0:07:42 > 0:07:47yesterday. It has been 20 odd years. It was arranged by my grandmother
0:07:47 > 0:07:52and my mum. It is not only about the cutting. The coating is the
0:07:52 > 0:07:57beginning of a very long journey for the young girl for the young woman.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01The practice was very secretive in our days. We don't have a clue what
0:08:01 > 0:08:07was going to happen to us. It is like we are serving a life sentence.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12FGM is a big issue in our community. There are certain people who still
0:08:12 > 0:08:18believe that their daughters are a young woman should be cut, because
0:08:18 > 0:08:26they believe that women who are not cut are not clean. And the chances
0:08:26 > 0:08:34of them getting married are very slim. I try to raise awareness,
0:08:34 > 0:08:41educate people in the community. You know, having the kind of
0:08:41 > 0:08:43conversation we have in shops like myself and other areas in the
0:08:43 > 0:08:51community. We believe education is the key to ending FGM.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57Tim, what are the criticisms being made by the Tories in London?
0:08:57 > 0:09:03The Conservatives are drawing attention to the data. Two sets of
0:09:03 > 0:09:08data. Firstly, they say that last year, in terms of FGM cases,
0:09:08 > 0:09:13established or identified by the NHS, anonymous, there were more than
0:09:13 > 0:09:192500 of those cases in the capital last year. Why then, they go on to
0:09:19 > 0:09:25say, do police figures show that only 199 cases of FGM were logged
0:09:25 > 0:09:32with the Met? And why, last year, whether no prosecutions?
0:09:32 > 0:09:37The police have got to start working closer with the NHS or the other way
0:09:37 > 0:09:40around. I feel for the police because it is such a difficult
0:09:40 > 0:09:45thing. In France, I think, in quite a few years they have had at least
0:09:45 > 0:09:49100 prosecutions. In this country we haven't. That has got to end.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53We have to do something.What the police say is that it is misleading
0:09:53 > 0:10:03to compare these statistics. Anonymous data. This is compared to
0:10:03 > 0:10:07people who have come forward with clear accusations in a statement.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11The vast majority of those referred to in the NHS data set are adult
0:10:11 > 0:10:17women subject to FGM prior to arriving in the UK. There would be
0:10:17 > 0:10:19no requirement on any health professional to share this
0:10:19 > 0:10:22information with police. There are some concerns in the police that
0:10:22 > 0:10:28this may undermine confidence and stop people coming forward. Others
0:10:28 > 0:10:32say we need all the publicity we can get to raise the issue. And another
0:10:32 > 0:10:38thing drawn to my attention today is the prevalence of civil actions. The
0:10:38 > 0:10:42opportunity, 200 occasions in the last couple of years, where local
0:10:42 > 0:10:44councils have sought injunctions, preventative measures, which stop
0:10:44 > 0:10:52people going abroad. From Scotland Yard, Tim Donovan.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56A man has died in a fire at a flat in Holland Park last night.
0:10:56 > 0:10:5912 fire engines and 80 firefighters were sent to tackle the first floor
0:10:59 > 0:11:00blaze on Holland Park Gardens.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Eight nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution, but the cause
0:11:03 > 0:11:08of the fire isn't known.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Like a household budget, where there isn't enough money
0:11:10 > 0:11:13to pay the mortgage - that's how the finances of Transport
0:11:13 > 0:11:15for London have been described in a leaked internal email obtained
0:11:15 > 0:11:17by BBC London.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It lays bare the challenges caused by budget cuts, with staff in one
0:11:21 > 0:11:23division being told they need to look at ways to cut costs.
0:11:24 > 0:11:33Here's Tom Edwards.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40This is where Transport for London is based in Southwark. And this
0:11:40 > 0:11:42organisation is wrestling with cuts and trying to balance its budget. We
0:11:42 > 0:11:48have been given an internal staff e-mail, where managers say TfL will
0:11:48 > 0:11:52make a loss next year of £968 million. This e-mail spells out in
0:11:52 > 0:11:58black and white TfL's financial position and it is not pretty. For
0:11:58 > 0:12:03example, it says after day-to-day operating costs, there is not enough
0:12:03 > 0:12:07money to pay for renewals, that is planned repairs on things like
0:12:07 > 0:12:12roads, to make them last longer. There is not enough money to pay
0:12:12 > 0:12:15interest on money borrowed. It goes on to say that if this was a
0:12:15 > 0:12:19household budget, there wouldn't be enough money left over to pay the
0:12:19 > 0:12:24mortgage or get the car serviced. Already boss Mike services will see
0:12:24 > 0:12:32a cut 7%. Many senior managers have left. Extra tube trains have been
0:12:32 > 0:12:37cancelled. Insiders say staff are angry. The e-mail blames the cut in
0:12:37 > 0:12:42the government grant, which at one time was £700 million a year. It
0:12:42 > 0:12:48also blames a decrease in passenger numbers, and a drop in the income
0:12:48 > 0:12:52from the congestion charge. It doesn't blame the mayor's partial
0:12:52 > 0:12:59fares freeze, which will also cost £640 million. It says that has
0:12:59 > 0:13:06cautioned the fall in passengers. In the transport division the warnings
0:13:06 > 0:13:11are, we are still forecasting to miss our budget. We need to reduce
0:13:11 > 0:13:15our costs accordingly. The e-mail says that TfL can sustain its
0:13:15 > 0:13:21position in the short term by using its savings. However, there is a
0:13:21 > 0:13:26warning. It says, quote this is clearly not a sustainable position
0:13:26 > 0:13:32to be in as an organisation. Quote. For a TfL this is a more challenging
0:13:32 > 0:13:36time that they have had to experience in the past. They have
0:13:36 > 0:13:40been accustomed to good times at TfL. Now the taps are being turned
0:13:40 > 0:13:43off slightly and they are going to have to deal with that. They do have
0:13:43 > 0:13:48options but many of those choices are difficult.Today, TfL said its
0:13:48 > 0:13:52budget is balanced. It is investing record sums and it will be able to
0:13:52 > 0:13:58deliver the cuts. It says its efficiency programme is already
0:13:58 > 0:14:03saved nearly £200 million this year. But commentators warn TfL is facing
0:14:03 > 0:14:06a perfect storm financially, with many challenges ahead. Tom Herbert,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10BBC News.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Still to come before 7pm, we meet the female pilot
0:14:12 > 0:14:21who delivered Spitfires and bombers during World War Two.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25And after some lovely winter sunshine this afternoon, a cold
0:14:25 > 0:14:28night in store. Find out how cold it is going to get later.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Turning now to bobsleigh, curling and snowboarding to name but a few.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Because the Winter Olympics kick off in South Korea later this week.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And Great Britain is sending its largest ever team to the event.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So what can we expect over the next fortnight?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Chris Slegg has been speaking to Londoner and former Olympic
0:14:49 > 0:14:51skier Chemmy Allcott - in sub zero temperatures right
0:14:51 > 0:15:00here in the capital.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04She won't be pushing for a medal but after all the injuries she has
0:15:04 > 0:15:09suffered it is great to see her back.Chemmy Alcott in action at the
0:15:09 > 0:15:13last Winter Olympics. She recovered from a broken leg just in time to
0:15:13 > 0:15:17take part and finished in the top 20. Now retired, she will be
0:15:17 > 0:15:24covering this year's games for the BBC. We headed to central London's
0:15:24 > 0:15:29ice Baard to chat all things PyeongChang. What will the athletes
0:15:29 > 0:15:34be feeling like as this is about to get under way?These are the most
0:15:34 > 0:15:38exciting times. The preparations are done, they are enjoying the
0:15:38 > 0:15:40different cultural experience. They are probably practising the route
0:15:40 > 0:15:45they need to take every morning for the competition. Ready to put those
0:15:45 > 0:15:50thousands of hours into that moment where they get to shine.We go to
0:15:50 > 0:15:53the Winter Olympics expecting Team GB to win some medals. Who should we
0:15:53 > 0:15:57be looking out for?Historically we have always had one athlete we have
0:15:57 > 0:16:00pinned all the pressure on to. Now we are such a force to be reckoned
0:16:00 > 0:16:05with. We have got the biggest team going everywhere -- ever and the
0:16:05 > 0:16:10most talented team. You have got Andrew Musgrave in the
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Cross-Country, notoriously a Scandinavian event. He is on such
0:16:12 > 0:16:17good form he could win a medal. Then Elise Christie, double world
0:16:17 > 0:16:21champion, she deserves to come home with a gold especially after the
0:16:21 > 0:16:26journey she had four years ago.Will it be difficult for you when
0:16:26 > 0:16:31competition gets under way? I am sure you would like to be out there.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35The competitive instincts never dies. My life in the sport was taken
0:16:35 > 0:16:38away by the fact I was so injured that if I kept going I was taking a
0:16:38 > 0:16:43risk to ski in the future. To share my passion working on the Olympics
0:16:43 > 0:16:47now and to help with my knowledge, I'm so excited to be part of the
0:16:47 > 0:16:53team behind the scenes. It is time for me to pass the baton on to a
0:16:53 > 0:16:56younger, hungrier generation, and I couldn't be more proud of the team
0:16:56 > 0:17:00we are sending.Here's wishing them every success. Cheers to Team GB.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Cheers!Good luck to them.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Next: it's like something out of Antique's road show.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09A family in north London has a painting in their home -
0:17:09 > 0:17:12which they think is significant - but not how much it's worth.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Turns out it's a missing Nigerian masterpiece and wait until you hear
0:17:15 > 0:17:17how much it's worth.
0:17:17 > 0:17:27Asad is at the auction house in central London which valued it...
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Well, get the drum roll on, because first of all these works of art you
0:17:32 > 0:17:37see either side of me are examples of British modern art. The one I am
0:17:37 > 0:17:41about to show you is an example of Nigerian modern Art, which has the
0:17:41 > 0:17:48art world talking. Eliza, tell us how much to two is worth?We value
0:17:48 > 0:17:54the painting at 200,000 to £300,000. That might have been quite a shock
0:17:54 > 0:18:00for the people in north London who had this on the wall?To say it was
0:18:00 > 0:18:03a pleasant surprise was an understatement. Only in the year
0:18:03 > 0:18:102000 we would have valued this at £3000.An enormous appreciation. How
0:18:10 > 0:18:16did it come to your attention?We receive about one or two enquiries a
0:18:16 > 0:18:24week by people saying they have Tutu. This is always a replication.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29We investigate every claim, we turned up at the flat, and the
0:18:29 > 0:18:34owners showed us the painting and our jaws hit the floor.So one
0:18:34 > 0:18:36painting a week you are getting people thinking it is the original,
0:18:36 > 0:18:41but what if you had missed out, if you have thought it as another copy?
0:18:41 > 0:18:47Exactly, we would not be stated today. It really is an historic
0:18:47 > 0:18:54discovery.Very special. The artist daddy that Goldsmith College.He
0:18:54 > 0:18:57certainly was. He received a scholarship to come and study in
0:18:57 > 0:19:02London from his native Nigeria. Trumore painting still missing, what
0:19:02 > 0:19:06if someone is looking at their wall at home thinking, I wonder if that
0:19:06 > 0:19:11is it?I urge you, get in touch with us, does was worth investigating.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15There you have it, if you are sitting at home and lacking at the
0:19:15 > 0:19:18wall and there is a painting living similar, yet in touch, you could
0:19:18 > 0:19:24never know you could be sitting on a fortune.So you could find cash in
0:19:24 > 0:19:31your attic, someone had to find and say it. Thank you very much.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34All this week - to mark one hundred years of the first
0:19:34 > 0:19:36women getting the vote - we've been hearing from some
0:19:36 > 0:19:39of the women who've lived through a century of change.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Tonight, a remarkable woman who is the loss of owning female pilot from
0:19:41 > 0:19:46the Second World War. Mary Ellis who is now 101 delivered Spitfires and
0:19:46 > 0:19:53bombers to air. Sarah Harris went to meet her in Hertfordshire.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56She was born before women first got the vote and became an aviation
0:19:56 > 0:20:03pioneer. Even at 101 years old, Mary likes to visit Biggin Hill to see
0:20:03 > 0:20:10the planes she flew solo during the Second World War, much to the shark
0:20:10 > 0:20:13of the male ground crew who initially refused to take the
0:20:13 > 0:20:20check-in.There was a crowd of RAF people waiting at the bottom, and
0:20:20 > 0:20:27then I said can you please take me to control, because I have to have
0:20:27 > 0:20:33my little cheeky signed to say I have delivered this? And they said
0:20:33 > 0:20:39we can't go, we're waiting for the pilot. And I said, I am the pilot!
0:20:39 > 0:20:45There was little me in my navy blue and gold badges, you know! They
0:20:45 > 0:20:52wouldn't believe me. They sent two in to search the aeroplane to make
0:20:52 > 0:20:59sure!When you get there, don't forget to send your signals and we
0:20:59 > 0:21:05will come and collect you tomorrow morning.Training machines and other
0:21:05 > 0:21:11less powerful planes are powered by the women, and it is a job they are
0:21:11 > 0:21:15doing exceedingly well.In fact, Mary was flying bombers so low where
0:21:15 > 0:21:22men would have a team of seven crew. There were other dangers too.Along
0:21:22 > 0:21:25came another aeroplane beside me with German markings on it. Then I
0:21:25 > 0:21:33thought, oh, my goodness, I haven't seen one of those before. And I
0:21:33 > 0:21:40waved him away, like that, and he waved to me, like that! And I was so
0:21:40 > 0:21:48frightened, and I said, getaway! And eventually he did, and I thought,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52thank goodness!Now, Mary in carriages other young women to take
0:21:52 > 0:21:56a flying in a world still dominated by men. She says there's nothing
0:21:56 > 0:22:02quite like it.Up in the air on your own, and you can do whatever you
0:22:02 > 0:22:10like. You know, I flew 400 Spitfires, and occasionally I would
0:22:10 > 0:22:14take one up and go and play with the clouds, which was so delightful and
0:22:14 > 0:22:21lovely. Oh, I can't tell you how wonderful it was.Sarah Harris, BBC
0:22:21 > 0:22:29London news. Didn't I say she is remarkable? 101 New Rd Mary Ellis.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And there is plenty more marking the 100-year milestone
0:22:31 > 0:22:35of the first women getting the vote on the BBC News website.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Now for a check on the weather, and Matt Taylor has joined us. We have
0:22:38 > 0:22:44been talking about the Winter Olympics.Oh yes, we have had our
0:22:44 > 0:22:46own little taste of winter, not as cold as
0:22:46 > 0:22:48own little taste of winter, not as cold as South Korea, but a cold
0:22:48 > 0:22:51start this morning and the frost back tonight, while we had quite a
0:22:51 > 0:22:56pleasant afternoon across the capital. Lovely skies. Whilst we
0:22:56 > 0:22:59have cloud increasing to the north and west of the UK, as you can see
0:22:59 > 0:23:03in the satellite imagery can see are part of the world, we still have
0:23:03 > 0:23:09some clear skies, leading to damage is already dropping. Let me just
0:23:09 > 0:23:14show you, this is where we see frost tonight, how it expands right across
0:23:14 > 0:23:17the south-east as we go into the morning, even the centre of town
0:23:17 > 0:23:19could see temperatures below freezing, lifting a little bit
0:23:19 > 0:23:23towards the north-west later, but temperatures may be as low as -6
0:23:23 > 0:23:28tonight. The reason the temperatures lived a little bit towards the
0:23:28 > 0:23:31north-west, the frost melts away, we have more clout to start the day.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Further south and east, a bit of sunshine before it turns fairly hazy
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and planning of the rest of the morning. The cloud could be thick
0:23:38 > 0:23:42enough for the odd spot of light rain and drizzle. By and large, a
0:23:42 > 0:23:47dry day, and after that chilly start, cabbages will struggle to
0:23:47 > 0:23:51lift up, some around four or five Celsius. Into the evening, as the
0:23:51 > 0:23:54breeze picks up, we may break the cloud a little bit, but the first
0:23:54 > 0:23:59part of the night, a spell of heavy rain working its way from Leicester
0:23:59 > 0:24:02East, Texas into Friday. Residual rain clearing in from Kent and
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Essex, some sunny spells to figures through much of the day. The winds
0:24:06 > 0:24:09coming from the north-west, and these are potentially sleet and snow
0:24:09 > 0:24:15flurries. Pushing down. The air gets cold again. If you are in High
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Wycombe, three to five Celsius about the best you can expect. But lots of
0:24:18 > 0:24:24sunshine. Pressure builds in through ahead of the weekend. A frost will
0:24:24 > 0:24:29come in again, and towards the north of the UK, more weather fronts
0:24:29 > 0:24:33gathering, bringing some wet weather on Saturday, and through Saturday
0:24:33 > 0:24:36wet and windy but the general temperature trend is for those
0:24:36 > 0:24:39temperatures to lift as we go through the weekend in the next
0:24:39 > 0:24:42week. The weather will change from one day to the next, a bit of
0:24:42 > 0:24:47sunshine, a little bit of rain, not as much snow.We heard the sunshine,
0:24:47 > 0:24:52but I heard you say -6!Wrap up well.The
0:24:52 > 0:24:53but I heard you say -6!Wrap up well.The headlines just before we
0:24:53 > 0:24:56go, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed a ruling by the High
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Court allowing a eagle challenge against the release of the serial
0:25:01 > 0:25:09sex offender John Roberts from prison. -- a legal challenge was to
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Tesco is facing a possible record equal pay claim a £4 billion. Women
0:25:14 > 0:25:20who work in the company stores say they earn less than men working in
0:25:20 > 0:25:23the warehouses even though they claim the work is comparative or.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And the police watchdog is examining a video that appears to show an
0:25:27 > 0:25:31officer punching a demonstrator. The incident is said to have taken place
0:25:31 > 0:25:36during a planned march in central London on Sunday. You are welcome to
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0:25:42 > 0:25:48News at 10:40pm. Have a lovely evening.