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and counterterror police have advised that the city skyscrapers | :01:05. | :01:33. | |
As more skyscrapers are built and planned in this area, | :01:34. | :01:36. | |
it's felt the only way to protect them all is to create a so-called | :01:37. | :01:44. | |
ring of steel surrounding this whole area of London at an estimated cost | :01:45. | :01:47. | |
Bordering Liverpool Street, the Bank of England and down | :01:48. | :01:54. | |
to Fenchurch Street, the ring will be designed to protect | :01:55. | :01:57. | |
the eastern city cluster, home to some of the capital's newest | :01:58. | :02:00. | |
This eastern section of the City of London is especially | :02:01. | :02:05. | |
of importance insomuch as there are going to be a number | :02:06. | :02:07. | |
of major landmarks developed and built around this area that | :02:08. | :02:09. | |
could be of interest and fit those ideals. | :02:10. | :02:12. | |
The measures include protective concrete walls, rising bollards | :02:13. | :02:15. | |
London's first ring of steel was a response to IRA bombs | :02:16. | :02:22. | |
in the Baltic Exchange and Bishopsgate in the early '90s. | :02:23. | :02:25. | |
So while the protective measures are familiar, | :02:26. | :02:27. | |
it's hoped these scenes never will be. | :02:28. | :02:32. | |
Tomorrow is predicted to be the busiest shopping day of the year | :02:33. | :02:35. | |
when millions of pounds will be spent in the capital's shops | :02:36. | :02:38. | |
That's why it's been dubbed Super Saturday. | :02:39. | :02:42. | |
But after a turbulent 12 months it's thought those shoppers will spend | :02:43. | :02:45. | |
Well, relax, you're in the Merman Lagoon now. | :02:46. | :02:52. | |
Westfield's latest attraction isn't a store at all, | :02:53. | :03:04. | |
but an underwater experience complete with boat ride | :03:05. | :03:06. | |
Today's ONS figures show consumers are still willing to spend, | :03:07. | :03:17. | |
but shops like this recently opened branch of Charlotte Tilbury | :03:18. | :03:19. | |
are coming up with creative ways to woo business. | :03:20. | :03:23. | |
People definitely want to experience things whilst shopping rather | :03:24. | :03:29. | |
than just transacting, and I think that's where we win | :03:30. | :03:32. | |
big-time because you come in here and there's so much to do | :03:33. | :03:35. | |
These destination shopping malls are increasingly attracting people | :03:36. | :03:39. | |
from their own high streets and further afield... | :03:40. | :03:41. | |
Some last-minute Christmas presents, we've travelled from Qatar. | :03:42. | :03:45. | |
Big luxury brands, you wouldn't find on a typical high street, | :03:46. | :03:57. | |
This wall here takes customers through the journey | :03:58. | :04:01. | |
So, for example, you have different levels of stitching and quilting. | :04:02. | :04:07. | |
There's no robots at the Bentley factory, 4,000 people work there. | :04:08. | :04:13. | |
People sort of like all this, they like to come... | :04:14. | :04:15. | |
It's not just shopping, it's coming and learning something. | :04:16. | :04:18. | |
We want people to go away learning maybe an anecdote or something | :04:19. | :04:22. | |
And, of course, they want you to buy something. | :04:23. | :04:30. | |
That might just be a key ring or a toy car... | :04:31. | :04:33. | |
But if you do have a few hundred thousand pounds left | :04:34. | :04:35. | |
after your spending spree, you could come downstairs here. | :04:36. | :04:38. | |
This showroom is right underneath Westfield. | :04:39. | :04:39. | |
You can take one of these for a test drive and still have it | :04:40. | :04:42. | |
Back in the real world, this data shows the economy | :04:43. | :04:46. | |
is more reliant than ever on consumer confidence. | :04:47. | :04:49. | |
I've really cut down this year, absolutely. | :04:50. | :04:52. | |
Because of the referendum, things like that? | :04:53. | :04:54. | |
It's just generally you realise your money is not | :04:55. | :04:59. | |
It's really the household budget that affects how people make | :05:00. | :05:04. | |
So things like interest rates, if you're paying a little bit more | :05:05. | :05:08. | |
or less on your mortgage, it'll change how much you have | :05:09. | :05:11. | |
in your monthly budget to spend and whether or not you've got to do | :05:12. | :05:14. | |
more for your hours at work because of the state of the economy | :05:15. | :05:17. | |
and actually wider things like the European referendum, | :05:18. | :05:19. | |
they do take time to filter through and they'll | :05:20. | :05:22. | |
have a longer-term impact on the way people feel about their confidence | :05:23. | :05:24. | |
The pain has been felt more in high streets. | :05:25. | :05:31. | |
More pound shops, not very nice shops. | :05:32. | :05:33. | |
I think people don't really try very hard. | :05:34. | :05:35. | |
Everything is closed there, the shops are shut down. | :05:36. | :05:40. | |
It seems places on the outskirts of London, like Harrow, | :05:41. | :05:45. | |
are struggling in the shadow of out-of-town malls. | :05:46. | :05:50. | |
If you were doing your Christmas shopping, where would you go? | :05:51. | :05:52. | |
Obviously the internet generally tends to be | :05:53. | :05:59. | |
cheaper because they do not have the overheads that the high | :06:00. | :06:01. | |
But there are signs - this family business only | :06:02. | :06:04. | |
I want them to support the independent retailers | :06:05. | :06:08. | |
and hopefully we can give them special service as well. | :06:09. | :06:12. | |
If this has been an up-and-down year, 2017 promises | :06:13. | :06:15. | |
Time to say good night and wish you a very merry Christmas | :06:16. | :06:26. | |
Now let me hand you to over to Chris Fawkes with the weather. | :06:27. | :06:31. | |
Getting mild over the next couple of days. Today we had Barbra. The | :06:32. | :06:47. | |
centre nearly 900 miles away from London. That is why it was never | :06:48. | :06:52. | |
that bad. That has cleared through and overnight we will have clearing | :06:53. | :06:56. | |
skies. Some patchy cloud coming and going but it will be dry everywhere. | :06:57. | :07:02. | |
We are looking at Lowes getting down to around four, 5 degrees. | :07:03. | :07:06. | |
Temperatures just above freezing in the countryside. A chill in the air | :07:07. | :07:11. | |
to start the day on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow there should be plenty of | :07:12. | :07:15. | |
sunshine around. That is the way the weather will stay as we go one | :07:16. | :07:19. | |
through the day. A lot of dry weather to come much more such enemy | :07:20. | :07:24. | |
had today. Temperatures between eight and ten days. What about the | :07:25. | :07:31. | |
big day? Christmas Day. It will stay mild and temperatures could reach | :07:32. | :07:36. | |
14, 15. He is down bet that the national picture. | :07:37. | :07:42. | |
It will be more northern parts of the UK that see the worst of the | :07:43. | :07:48. | |
weather. Another storm is developing in the Atlantic. This will turn into | :07:49. | :07:58. | |
Storm Connor. This cloud has wrapped around storm Barbara. It brought | :07:59. | :08:04. | |
gusty winds in the West. Some localised flooding in Scotland early | :08:05. | :08:08. | |
on and the strongest winds in the north of Scotland approaching 80 | :08:09. | :08:12. | |
miles an hour. The amber window warning from the Met Office is about | :08:13. | :08:15. | |
to expire. It | :08:16. | :08:16. |