:00:13. > :00:16.The Prime Minister's launched what she says is an ambitious plan
:00:17. > :00:18.to tackle homelessness in the capital.
:00:19. > :00:21.Theresa May was in south London today to promote
:00:22. > :00:24.a ?20 million programme aimed at preventing rough sleeping.
:00:25. > :00:27.But critics say much more is needed to help solve
:00:28. > :00:47.I was actually thinking about suicide. It was the hardest thing in
:00:48. > :00:51.my life. Leighton began his career in the army and went on to become
:00:52. > :00:55.one of the country's top gastro chefs. But earlier this year things
:00:56. > :01:01.change and he found himself living on the streets. After being refused
:01:02. > :01:03.help by three different councils, he approached the armed forces charity
:01:04. > :01:11.who found in temporary accommodation at this hostel. It was as if I had
:01:12. > :01:16.won the lottery. I mean, seriously. I could actually start building my
:01:17. > :01:21.life again. The hardest step is the first step. These former Ruf
:01:22. > :01:25.sleepers in Peckham have also taken this first step. They are being
:01:26. > :01:30.trained -- trained with new skills which they got to show off to the
:01:31. > :01:36.Prime Minister today. Theresa May also showcased ?20 million for
:01:37. > :01:39.projects in the capital. What I starting is an ambitious programme
:01:40. > :01:42.putting prevention at the heart of tackling homelessness. We want to
:01:43. > :01:47.make sure people don't become homeless in the first place. The
:01:48. > :01:52.work they do here is so important in helping people actually get skills,
:01:53. > :01:57.get a place in the workplace, so they can move on. The money being
:01:58. > :02:01.placed will be spent on dozens of different initiatives across London,
:02:02. > :02:07.including most ?400,000 for the employment Academy in Southwark,
:02:08. > :02:11.helping people find work. The North London Housing partnership gets
:02:12. > :02:17.nearly ?1 million to pay for seven specialised staff to help those with
:02:18. > :02:22.addiction and issues. And the city of London Tower Hamlets and Hackney
:02:23. > :02:24.will share a ?414,000 to develop a programme aimed at stopping Ruf
:02:25. > :02:29.sleeping in the first place. While this money is welcomed, many
:02:30. > :02:32.charities say the key to tackling homelessness long term is to make
:02:33. > :02:35.more social housing available. Something that is very challenging
:02:36. > :02:39.in London. That is evident when you think some homeless people come
:02:40. > :02:46.especially single men, so -- can sometimes wait of to 20 years for a
:02:47. > :02:50.permanent home. We have to get people into genuinely affordable
:02:51. > :02:54.homes where they can have stability. Social housing is one way to do
:02:55. > :02:59.that. London does not have enough. We can make use of the Private
:03:00. > :03:04.rented sector. Rents are so unaffordable. Getting off the street
:03:05. > :03:09.has enabled Leighton to start building his life again. It is hoped
:03:10. > :03:11.those -- this funding will help those like him to do the same.
:03:12. > :03:13.People who buy a drone could have to register it,
:03:14. > :03:16.and even take a test to prove they can fly it safely,
:03:17. > :03:18.under new rules being proposed by the government.
:03:19. > :03:21.It's after concerns about how some drones are being used,
:03:22. > :03:22.including near misses involving planes above London.
:03:23. > :03:30.Flying beneath the streets of London.
:03:31. > :03:33.The BBC used this drone to give you a unique tour
:03:34. > :03:38.But take a look at this bird s eye view of the city.
:03:39. > :03:40.Whoever sent this drone up has broken the rules.
:03:41. > :03:51.And there's growing concern that some are not being used safely.
:03:52. > :03:56.If people don't use drones responsibly and follow the rules,
:03:57. > :03:57.that is a safety issue. It would also affect the long-term future of
:03:58. > :04:00.drones as well. And that would be bad news for many
:04:01. > :04:04.who are hoping the technology offers Earlier this month, Amazon
:04:05. > :04:07.made its first delivery by drone. But there've also been a growing
:04:08. > :04:10.number of headlines like these. There have been 56 near
:04:11. > :04:12.misses with airliners And this is what the Prison Service
:04:13. > :04:16.is now up against - drugs and mobile phones delivered
:04:17. > :04:19.direct by drone to a There are already plenty
:04:20. > :04:25.of regulations about You can't get too close
:04:26. > :04:31.to buildings or people. But while professional users
:04:32. > :04:33.of drones have to register with the Civil Aviation Authority,
:04:34. > :04:36.anyone else can just buy The Government is consulting
:04:37. > :04:40.on regulations which would mean new drones would have
:04:41. > :04:42.to be registered. Users would have to pass a theory
:04:43. > :04:45.test, like the one for drivers. And there would be tougher penalties
:04:46. > :04:48.for using drones in no fly zones. However, some experienced
:04:49. > :05:01.owners believe the rules If you put regulations in place that
:05:02. > :05:07.are too complicated and they scare people off, then you are going to
:05:08. > :05:09.deny that future industry this pool of talent that we need.
:05:10. > :05:11.At this Cental London store, drones are topping the Christmas gift list.
:05:12. > :05:15.Maplin says it's sold ?1.5 million worth in the last two months.
:05:16. > :05:21.So what do customers make of tightening the rules?
:05:22. > :05:27.I definitely thought some kind of training is necessary. A test is too
:05:28. > :05:28.much. Drones have been used to capture
:05:29. > :05:30.some spectacular footage. Remember the Tower
:05:31. > :05:31.of London poppies. Commemorating those
:05:32. > :05:33.lost in World War One? The Government says the drone
:05:34. > :05:35.industry could be worth billions It was something he was keen
:05:36. > :05:47.to point out during the mayoral election campaign -
:05:48. > :05:51.that he was the son of a bus driver. Well today, Sadiq Khan tackled
:05:52. > :05:53.the issue of drivers' pay, by introducing a new minimum
:05:54. > :05:55.starting salary. Our Transport Correspondent,
:05:56. > :06:06.Tom Edwards, has more. It led to strikes and as an issue it
:06:07. > :06:12.incensed bus drivers in London for years. At the moment different bus
:06:13. > :06:18.companies can paid different rates of pay. The unions said it was
:06:19. > :06:24.unfair. Is about the pay. We say equal pay. The mayor was taking the
:06:25. > :06:30.first steps in introducing a minimum wage of ?23,000 per year. In future,
:06:31. > :06:34.Transport for London will only accept contracts from bus companies
:06:35. > :06:37.where they will provide a minimum salary level for their workforce.
:06:38. > :06:42.Essentially we are stopping the race to the bottom and making sure that
:06:43. > :06:48.all of our drivers have got a decent standard of living. At the moment,
:06:49. > :06:54.pay for bus drivers can vary. The minimum can be ?17,000 per year, the
:06:55. > :06:57.maximum 20 8000. The argument had been that different routes had
:06:58. > :07:02.different requirements and commanded different wages. Some are busier
:07:03. > :07:06.than others. Now from April, all new bus contract will have the minimum
:07:07. > :07:12.starting wage of ?23,000. The unions say the ground -- the deal is
:07:13. > :07:16.ground-breaking. This is a great example of what can happen when
:07:17. > :07:20.unions are allowed to talk to employers and progressive
:07:21. > :07:24.politicians. We can always work something out for the benefit of
:07:25. > :07:29.everyone. It's a win, win situation for the passengers as well. Critics
:07:30. > :07:34.say in the end of the taxpayer will subsidise these changes as costs are
:07:35. > :07:40.passed on. City Hall bloke says the bus companies will bear it out. It
:07:41. > :07:41.will mean the capital's bus drivers are treated fairly.
:07:42. > :07:44.He's one of our best-loved musicians, and has worked with some
:07:45. > :07:49.Jools Holland, who's never too far away from a piano, has been talking
:07:50. > :07:51.to our entertainment correspondent, Brenda Emmanus about falling
:07:52. > :08:05.in love with the instrument and his grandmother's influence.
:08:06. > :08:11.Jools Holland plays an impressive duet with actor Hugh Laurie. For
:08:12. > :08:15.decades he has been a champion of a broad range of music and music stars
:08:16. > :08:19.through his long-running programme later. Now his own musical offering
:08:20. > :08:29.to fans is an album celebrating his passion for the piano. When did you
:08:30. > :08:33.first fall in love? Well, I think, and it's exactly the right way of
:08:34. > :08:36.looking at it, you do fall in love, and it's the only way to learn
:08:37. > :08:39.something by falling in love with it, and my grandmother had a piano
:08:40. > :08:45.in front room. Remember she used to lift the lid and outside of the
:08:46. > :08:50.piano was blackened and charred because of the war. But inside it
:08:51. > :08:58.was nice. She used to play a little bit. Then my uncle played. I
:08:59. > :09:08.thought, that's great. I've got to learn that. What is that? I've been
:09:09. > :09:13.invited to meet Jools Holland at the conservator of music and dance in
:09:14. > :09:20.south London. Dance is one of the things I really like. I like the
:09:21. > :09:27.fact this record was made in Deptford and the fact they were all
:09:28. > :09:32.here. I wanted to get their take on the piano music. Area this year, the
:09:33. > :09:36.star played a surprise session at Saint Pancras International Stadium
:09:37. > :09:41.-- station on a piano donated by Elton John. He wanted to get
:09:42. > :10:43.different pianos in different places. Also some
:10:44. > :10:50.There is a deep low storm Barbara affecting the op site of the
:10:51. > :10:53.country. One or two showers around. It will be blustery. There will be
:10:54. > :10:57.sunshine and that rain and strong wind arriving later on in the day.
:10:58. > :11:00.Into the Christmas weekend, it's good for us. Mild by the time we
:11:01. > :11:01.reach Christmas Day. good for us. Mild by the time we
:11:02. > :11:08.reach Christmas Day. Hello there, there is wet and very
:11:09. > :11:11.windy weather on the way in the run-up to Christmas. The worst of
:11:12. > :11:18.the weather to the northern half of the UK. We have a strengthening jet
:11:19. > :11:22.out of North America that is propgating across the Atlantic.
:11:23. > :11:25.Rushing our way. Picking up low pressure, deepening them, tracking
:11:26. > :11:29.them to the north-west of Scotland, hence the wind and rain. Tonight, we
:11:30. > :11:33.have gale force winds in the north-west of Scotland. Wintry
:11:34. > :11:37.showers here. There is still come rain to clear from the south-east.
:11:38. > :11:42.It will go. The skies will clear. We get patchy fog in the south-east of
:11:43. > :11:45.England. Chilly where skies clear, particularly in the countryside, not
:11:46. > :11:47.far away from freezing. Further north we keep the showers going
:11:48. > :11:51.through the night and into the morning for the rush-hour. The
:11:52. > :11:55.threat of some icy roads, particularly on higher level routes
:11:56. > :12:01.in Scotland. A lot of showers through the day on Thursday. Showers
:12:02. > :12:03.to Northern Ireland also. In the morning, in particular, we will see
:12:04. > :12:04.the showers moving over