:00:00. > 3:59:59investigating the practicalities, join me on BBC Two right now and
:00:00. > :00:15.11pm in Scotland. So after years of speculation
:00:16. > :00:20.and delays, tomorrow, we'll finally hear from the Government on one
:00:21. > :00:22.of the biggest decisions Will it be Heathrow or Gatwhck that
:00:23. > :00:27.gets another runway? A difficult decision
:00:28. > :00:32.for a Prime Minister who, seven years ago, promised hdr
:00:33. > :00:34.Maidenhead constituents Here's our political
:00:35. > :00:47.correspondent, Karl Mercer. First day of the New Year, this
:00:48. > :00:57.flight starts off from Heathrow which will be the future civil
:00:58. > :00:59.airport of London. And it takes off from the fhnest
:01:00. > :01:04.runway in the world. 70 years ago, there didn't seem
:01:05. > :01:08.to be quite so much fuss about Heathrow or its runwaxs,
:01:09. > :01:10.as a converted Lancaster bolber took And Britain begins
:01:11. > :01:18.the fight for her old place It's unlikely Theresa May
:01:19. > :01:22.will have such an easy ride, with not one, not two,
:01:23. > :01:24.not three, but four local Conservative councils lining up
:01:25. > :01:28.to take legal action against the Government if Hdathrow
:01:29. > :01:37.expansion gets the go-ahead. One is even in her backyard -
:01:38. > :01:40.here in Windsor and Maidenhdad where we started our journex
:01:41. > :01:42.across the Tory opposition. There are very strong feelings here.
:01:43. > :01:51.A third runway would be a mhle closer, flying 650 feet lowdr over
:01:52. > :01:53.Maidenhead. So I think our Maidenhead rdsidents
:01:54. > :01:55.understand that as well. But they are very strongly
:01:56. > :01:57.pro-Gatwick compared with Hdathrow. Next stop, Hillingdon,
:01:58. > :02:04.right next to the airport. The current noise footprint
:02:05. > :02:06.of Heathrow affects 725,000 people. If it were allowed to build a third
:02:07. > :02:10.runway, it would have a noise footprint larger than
:02:11. > :02:11.the five biggest airports Local Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has
:02:12. > :02:17.already promised to stand down Do you think the third runw`y
:02:18. > :02:20.will ever get built? I think it's a terrible
:02:21. > :02:28.waste of time. It's a waste of money
:02:29. > :02:32.and I think it's - in the old words of Quentin Hogg
:02:33. > :02:35.- "stark-staring bonkers"! Our final leg took us to Wandsworth,
:02:36. > :02:38.where we showed the Conserv`tive I thought the last sentence
:02:39. > :02:44.was quite interesting. This is where she promised to fight
:02:45. > :02:59.against a third runway, sayhng this, I hope the Secretary of State
:03:00. > :03:03.recognises that as a result of this announcement,
:03:04. > :03:05.nobody is going to take this Government seriously
:03:06. > :03:06.on the environment again. It appears her own council
:03:07. > :03:09.leaders feel the same now. There's been a very straightforward
:03:10. > :03:11.position from Wandsworth, which is that at the moment,
:03:12. > :03:13.people are having to face the noise and
:03:14. > :03:15.pollution from the runway, as well as the traffic leadhng
:03:16. > :03:17.to it, Heathrow Airport. Nobody's justified why
:03:18. > :03:20.we should continue to have ht Heathrow supporters, though,
:03:21. > :03:29.insist the Government should give it It's at full capacity now,
:03:30. > :03:35.so we do need a decision th`t will, I hope, grant Heathrow the chance
:03:36. > :03:37.to move forward. And that, in turn, will cre`te
:03:38. > :03:40.40,000 jobs in London alone and some Despite its many supporters, any
:03:41. > :03:49.decision to expand Heathrow looks Much has been said Heathrow,
:03:50. > :04:00.but what about Gatwick Yes, it is a two horse race, you
:04:01. > :04:03.might say, Gatwick still shouting their corner. The smart mondy is on
:04:04. > :04:08.Heathrow tomorrow when the government make the announcdment and
:04:09. > :04:11.that throws up problems. Ond political and one legal. Zac
:04:12. > :04:17.Goldsmith may note -- go at Richmond Park.
:04:18. > :04:23.Boris Johnson threatening to lay in front of the bulldozers, I doubt he
:04:24. > :04:28.will, and Justine Greening `lso opposed to it. I suspect whdn you
:04:29. > :04:31.look at it, it is the legal challenge that counts the government
:04:32. > :04:36.out and drags this through the court. Parliament is expectdd to
:04:37. > :04:40.vote on it this time next ydar. I suspect the legal challenges will
:04:41. > :04:44.drag on longer and this could be an issue at the next election. And I
:04:45. > :04:45.expect we will talk about it with you tomorrow. Thank you verx much.
:04:46. > :04:49.What happens when rents go up, but benefits can't
:04:50. > :04:54.In some cases, it's led to people being evicted.
:04:55. > :04:57.At the moment, councils onlx have a legal duty to help
:04:58. > :04:59.who are a priority - such as disabled people.
:05:00. > :05:02.But now, a London MP is leading the fight to change the law,
:05:03. > :05:04.as our political editor, Tim Donovan, explains.
:05:05. > :05:08.I was just very, very depressed because I thought after all these
:05:09. > :05:11.years, I'm in something like this, this is not fair.
:05:12. > :05:14.Kelly was evicted from her home when her rent was put up
:05:15. > :05:17.and her housing benefit didn't cover it.
:05:18. > :05:19.She presented herself at the local council offices.
:05:20. > :05:21.They said to me, I'm not a vulnerable person,
:05:22. > :05:24.I turned round and said, anybody that lives
:05:25. > :05:31.I suffer from depression, anxiety, my back, where
:05:32. > :05:35.The council did take pity on her and gave her two weeks
:05:36. > :05:38.in a bedsit, but it had no further duty towards her.
:05:39. > :05:40.Kelly got a place in this supported housing for 150
:05:41. > :05:46.single homeless people, but she was lucky.
:05:47. > :05:49.We cannot have us having 600 people a year referred to us,
:05:50. > :05:53.when we can only accommodatd about 100 every year.
:05:54. > :05:57.When we reject them, it often means back out
:05:58. > :06:02.onto the streets or under the local bridges, for example.
:06:03. > :06:05.Housing campaigners are backing a plan to make councils responsible
:06:06. > :06:07.for advising all homeless in future, not just those in priority need
:06:08. > :06:10.This London MP is the driving force, trying to get his private
:06:11. > :06:18.It would also double the amount of time councils had to help people
:06:19. > :06:26.It changes quite dramatically, 40 years of rationing
:06:27. > :06:32.We're not closing this down to only the priority need,
:06:33. > :06:35.this will be to anyone that's homeless, so they will be able
:06:36. > :06:42.You can go to your council for help because you're homeless and legally
:06:43. > :06:45.you can be sent away to sleep on the streets.
:06:46. > :06:47.This could be the biggest change in the way homeless people
:06:48. > :06:49.are treated by their local authorities that there
:06:50. > :06:54.It wouldn't give councils an obligation to house
:06:55. > :07:00.But more responsibilities would mean more costs.
:07:01. > :07:06.Our anxiety is, it could pl`ce extra responsibilities on councils without
:07:07. > :07:10.giving us the resources to `ctually deliver those responsibilithes.
:07:11. > :07:12.But with rising rents going hand-in-hand with more evictions,
:07:13. > :07:16.campaigners say these measures are sorely needed.
:07:17. > :07:23.For years, he's mesmerised `udiences as one of the principal dancers
:07:24. > :07:27.But Carlos Acosta, who only recently hung up his ballet shoes,
:07:28. > :07:31.He's bringing his new Cuban dance company to Sadler's Wells.
:07:32. > :07:37.Louisa Preston has been speaking to him.
:07:38. > :07:40.Ballet has been his life for more than three decades, stunning crowds
:07:41. > :07:43.Now the superstar is bringing his new
:07:44. > :07:48.contemporary dance company to the London stage.
:07:49. > :07:50.Half of the company comes from a ballet background.
:07:51. > :07:57.The other half comes from the modern background.
:07:58. > :08:01.From that foundation, we edtcate them in all the dance forms that we
:08:02. > :08:06.So any choreographer can dream big, and the comp`ny has
:08:07. > :08:13.You are very much dedicated to inspiring the
:08:14. > :08:16.next generation and you're hoping to start a school for disadvantaged
:08:17. > :08:22.I'm very passionate about that because it is all about givhng
:08:23. > :08:26.It is about giving positive things to the world, so the new
:08:27. > :08:35.With his desire now to achieve even more
:08:36. > :08:38.offstage than on, his familx plays a significant part in everything he
:08:39. > :08:44.My kids will be growing with this project.
:08:45. > :08:46.Already, my eldest, Isla, has been on
:08:47. > :08:55.I think this is a possibility I am giving them
:08:56. > :08:58.that I never had, to be abld to open your eyes and see
:08:59. > :09:00.it is all around you, dance and music is all around
:09:01. > :09:10.I am looking forward to that as well.
:09:11. > :09:14.For somebody who is just starting out,
:09:15. > :09:21.I think the most important thing is believe in
:09:22. > :09:24.yourself, never give up and be resilient.
:09:25. > :09:26.Really work very hard for what you want,
:09:27. > :09:36.I'll say goodnight now and leave you with Stav Danaos
:09:37. > :09:46.Good evening. It looks like this week, there will not be much rain in
:09:47. > :09:53.the forecast, thanks to high pressure, settling game in what will
:09:54. > :09:56.be dry weather and light winds. You will notice it turning milddr and we
:09:57. > :10:02.lose the easterly wind we h`ve had virtually the entire October. Before
:10:03. > :10:05.that, chilly air and a weather front across the region bringing outbreaks
:10:06. > :10:10.of rain, some heavy by the dnd of the night and first thing tomorrow
:10:11. > :10:15.morning. 9-10d, held up bec`use of the cloud and rain. Through Tuesday,
:10:16. > :10:20.the rain fizzles out and we should see brightness developing hdre and
:10:21. > :10:27.there, but I'm easterly wind, very light. 14-15dC at best. In the
:10:28. > :10:31.Wednesday, high pressure brhngs in mild south-westerly winds, the
:10:32. > :10:34.clouds break up nicely and temperatures 17 Celsius in the
:10:35. > :10:39.capital, feeling very pleas`nt in the south-westerly wind and the
:10:40. > :10:43.sunshine. Thursday, much of the same, largely dry, variable cloud, a
:10:44. > :10:48.bit cloudy at which will impact the temperatures. 16 Celsius, mhld for
:10:49. > :10:53.the time of year. The area of high pressure to the South of thd UK we
:10:54. > :10:57.are close to the centre and winds remain light, with variable cloud
:10:58. > :11:01.and some sunshine. Temperattres of around 60 degrees. Towards the
:11:02. > :11:05.weekend, more of the same, weekend, more of the same, mainly
:11:06. > :11:10.dry and feeling very mild. Now your national weather.
:11:11. > :11:16.Good evening, major changes in the weather over the next couple of
:11:17. > :11:21.days, the result being it will turn milder by day and also by night A
:11:22. > :11:25.breeze picking up, a westerly, something we have not seen much of
:11:26. > :11:30.this month. But there will not be a great deal of rain around. We did
:11:31. > :11:34.have rain today across the south-west, leaden skies in Bristol,
:11:35. > :11:38.not much of a sunset here, but the different North of the border. Fiery
:11:39. > :11:39.skies here and it is