:00:00. > :00:13.coverage for you online and on the BBC News Channel.
:00:14. > :00:16.Welcome to BBC London News - I'm Alpa Patel.
:00:17. > :00:19.After months of engineering work, commuters have been told the job
:00:20. > :00:23.on the track between Gospel Oak and Barking isn't even
:00:24. > :00:27.It's because Network Rail has realised the electricity poles
:00:28. > :00:32.Transport For London say they've only just been told of the news -
:00:33. > :00:43.It has become an all too familiar phrase on our
:00:44. > :00:58.14 miles of track between Barking and Gospel Oak -
:00:59. > :01:03.Closed since June to electrify the route.
:01:04. > :01:07.Network Rail has admitted some of the overhead structures
:01:08. > :01:12.which carry the cables were incorrectly designed.
:01:13. > :01:15.It means more noise and disruption for long-suffering residents.
:01:16. > :01:21.Who have just received a letter saying to expect weekend and some
:01:22. > :01:27.It has been an absolute pain, because they start early morning
:01:28. > :01:31.during the week and the same thing at the weekends, so you are not
:01:32. > :01:36.If you want a lie-in you have no chance.
:01:37. > :01:49.When you are sitting watching TV, all you can feel is the vibration.
:01:50. > :01:54.Network Rail has sincerely apologised to passengers
:01:55. > :01:57.and residents living nearby for the extra disruption,
:01:58. > :02:00.saying it has put in place a robust plan to get this work finished
:02:01. > :02:04.Embarrassing, too, for Transport For London,
:02:05. > :02:08.It says it is talking to Network Rail about compensation
:02:09. > :02:11.but was only made aware of this two weeks ago.
:02:12. > :02:16.It is extraordinary such an important project,
:02:17. > :02:19.to electrify the line, has gone so badly wrong.
:02:20. > :02:23.Transport For London must take some responsibility,
:02:24. > :02:26.because they have not been keeping an eye on this and claim
:02:27. > :02:29.they only found out days ago it was behind schedule.
:02:30. > :02:31.Some services will run during the week from Monday,
:02:32. > :02:36.but rail users face many more months of replacement buses.
:02:37. > :02:42.There's a complete famine of work because there's no investment.
:02:43. > :02:46.Companies get rid of all of their staff, then suddenly
:02:47. > :02:50.the government authorises a load of schemes and basically
:02:51. > :02:55.Network Rail has taken on to keep the government happy more work
:02:56. > :03:02.Network Rail hasn't said how much the extra work will cost.
:03:03. > :03:07.But has promised it will be completed in time for the arrival
:03:08. > :03:15.of a new fleet of electric trains in early 2018.
:03:16. > :03:18.Today, it's been discovered President Trump could visit London
:03:19. > :03:24.And the cost of policing the President's state visit
:03:25. > :03:30.The details were revealed by the outgoing Commissioner
:03:31. > :03:33.of the Met Police - Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
:03:34. > :03:35.Though Downing Street hasn't confirmed them.
:03:36. > :03:43.Caroline Davis is outside New Scotland Yard for us now.
:03:44. > :03:48.It's pretty obvious from the comments made today, by the outgoing
:03:49. > :03:52.commissioner, that there is plenty of things going on in New Scotland
:03:53. > :03:55.Yard about President Trump's visit. Of course, it's not just here that
:03:56. > :04:01.people are starting to think about it. We heard the Stop the Trump
:04:02. > :04:05.coalition held a planning meeting today. After the announcement there
:04:06. > :04:08.might be a visit later this year, the number of people who ended up
:04:09. > :04:12.protesting on the streets, if you have more time to mobilise people,
:04:13. > :04:15.the sheer numbers of people that could end up on the streets during
:04:16. > :04:21.that sort of demonstration, so Bernard Hogan-Howe met with our
:04:22. > :04:23.radio presenter on BBC radio London earlier today, to talk about the
:04:24. > :04:26.challenges of that sort of demonstration.
:04:27. > :04:30.The government needs to settle on a date.
:04:31. > :04:33.Although there might be people excited at the moment and feeling
:04:34. > :04:37.very strongly about policy, in six months' time, we do not know,
:04:38. > :04:45.My job is to make sure the state visit takes place safely,
:04:46. > :04:48.we protect President Trump, and we make sure people
:04:49. > :04:52.are facilitated to protest should they wish, and make sure
:04:53. > :05:04.This comes off the back of Sadiq Khan saying he thinks it's important
:05:05. > :05:08.that people are allowed to peacefully protest on that
:05:09. > :05:12.particular visit. But of course, this isn't actually going to be the
:05:13. > :05:15.operation that is Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will manage. He's the
:05:16. > :05:20.outgoing Commissioner. This is going to be a major challenge for whoever
:05:21. > :05:23.takes over from him. We will find out who the new top dog in charge
:05:24. > :05:27.here will be probably by the end of this month.
:05:28. > :05:29.More now on the government's decision to end the scheme bringing
:05:30. > :05:33.Some councils across London are urging the government
:05:34. > :05:35.to change its mind and not turn their back on
:05:36. > :05:42.It was once home to thousands of people desperate to get to the UK.
:05:43. > :05:48.Last summer, before it was disbanded, a group of council
:05:49. > :05:51.leaders visited the so-called Calais Jungle, to show they were
:05:52. > :05:57.But now the government has said the number of child refugees
:05:58. > :05:59.from Europe will be reduced and the head of one London borough
:06:00. > :06:06.We also offered to take 15 extra Dubs children and I must say
:06:07. > :06:13.You would almost when you look at their actions think they've
:06:14. > :06:15.deliberately tried not to send us the children.
:06:16. > :06:19.200 child refugees came to the UK under the Dubs amendment.
:06:20. > :06:25.At least 60 were resettled by local London authorities.
:06:26. > :06:28.Upon arrival at the government immigration office in Croydon
:06:29. > :06:34.In the crowd was the Bishop of Croydon, who believes
:06:35. > :06:39.the government should rethink its position.
:06:40. > :06:43.London has an extraordinary capacity to absorb new people.
:06:44. > :06:46.As we all know there are huge needs already in London,
:06:47. > :06:48.but the numbers we're talking about under the Dubs amendment,
:06:49. > :06:51.and of course it's a UK wide policy, the numbers we're talking
:06:52. > :06:56.The government says it fears allowing further child refugees
:06:57. > :07:00.could encourage traffickers and see more young migrants attempt
:07:01. > :07:06.We are grateful to the way in which local authorities have
:07:07. > :07:09.stepped up to provide places to those arriving.
:07:10. > :07:13.We will continue to work closely to address capacity needs.
:07:14. > :07:16.Mike Georges believes if allowed, Syrians such as himself can make
:07:17. > :07:23.He now supports a group which matches refugees to host families.
:07:24. > :07:25.There are plenty of people still suffering in Greece
:07:26. > :07:30.and in France and many other places in this cold weather,
:07:31. > :07:37.I'm sure if they arrive here or start their life,
:07:38. > :07:40.it would be good for this country and good for them.
:07:41. > :07:42.The government insists they are not giving up on vulnerable
:07:43. > :07:45.children fleeing conflict, but those working with child
:07:46. > :07:49.refugees believe more than ever extra support is needed.
:07:50. > :07:57.Now Mr Darcy is one of Jane Austen's most recognizable characters.
:07:58. > :08:03.Brought to life of course by Colin Firth in the TV series.
:08:04. > :08:05.But experts at one London University say his appearance
:08:06. > :08:15.He's been called the nation's favourite hunk.
:08:16. > :08:18.And this scene, first broadcast in 1995, was responsible.
:08:19. > :08:22.But what if Mr Darcy from Jane Austen's novel may
:08:23. > :08:25.have been meant to look a bit like this...
:08:26. > :08:29.Well, academics from the University of London think he might have
:08:30. > :08:33.been, and one of them is Professor John
:08:34. > :08:38.What we did was to use historical information as a way
:08:39. > :08:46.of composing a plausible image of Fitzwilliam Darcy - and it sure
:08:47. > :08:52.The academics put together a sort of identikit of what a leading man
:08:53. > :08:55.might have looked like given the fashions and expectations of
:08:56. > :09:02.1813, when the book was published - starting with the head.
:09:03. > :09:05.The hair, hair is terribly important.
:09:06. > :09:09.Perhaps there is a bit of white powder in his hair.
:09:10. > :09:15.We tend to associate large noses with nobility.
:09:16. > :09:21.Is this version of Darcy actually attractive?
:09:22. > :09:27.I speak as a man and I find them rather luscious, yeah!
:09:28. > :09:33.Well, there's only one way to find out, of course.
:09:34. > :09:35.Take this new picture onto the streets of London.
:09:36. > :09:37.And for the new guy, it's not good news.
:09:38. > :09:45.Would you have liked to have seen him walking
:09:46. > :09:52.Colin Firth didn't do it for me, either!
:09:53. > :09:54.And it might be a first for academics at London
:09:55. > :09:56.University as well - a bit of research that almost
:09:57. > :10:06.That's it for now from me, but let's find out what the weather's
:10:07. > :10:16.It's not getting much warmer over the next couple of days. Things
:10:17. > :10:21.today have been pretty cloudy and cold. This was the scene captured by
:10:22. > :10:25.one of our Weather Watchers at the city. Tomorrow, no surprises, more
:10:26. > :10:29.of the same, cloudy and cold. There will be some wintry showers. That's
:10:30. > :10:33.the story through tonight. Lots of cloud, some bits and pieces of light
:10:34. > :10:37.rain and drizzle. Some sleetiness, the odd flake of snow here and
:10:38. > :10:44.there. Temperatures perilously close to freezing. Some icy stretches into
:10:45. > :10:47.tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, it's that cloudy mix of weather with some
:10:48. > :10:51.sleet and maybe some snow flurries in places. It will be rather chilly
:10:52. > :10:55.in the wind, with temperatures of 3-4. Into Saturday I think we will
:10:56. > :10:59.see more showers, but also it will turn a little bit less cold. The
:11:00. > :11:00.showers more likely to be rain and sleet and snow. The outlook, Sunday
:11:01. > :11:03.will turn a bit less cold again. All will turn a bit less cold again. All
:11:04. > :11:15.the way up seven Celsius. At this time of year we can often
:11:16. > :11:18.get the weather stories that reflect the battle between winter and
:11:19. > :11:23.spring, and that's what's been happening in New York in the USA.
:11:24. > :11:28.Yesterday, 17 Celsius, but today, it's been bitterly cold, just a
:11:29. > :11:32.daytime maximum of -2, a significant wind-chill and some significant snow
:11:33. > :11:37.falling as we speak. This was Times Square earlier today. For others,
:11:38. > :11:38.it's been a pretty cold day. Not quite