:00:09. > :00:11.Welcome to BBC London News with me, Alice Bhandhukravi.
:00:12. > :00:13.As we've been hearing, Storm Doris caused mayhem up
:00:14. > :00:17.and down the country, and the capital was no exception.
:00:18. > :00:20.There was major travel disruption, with trains cancelled and severe
:00:21. > :00:26.Roads and flights were also disrupted.
:00:27. > :00:29.In a moment, we'll get the latest on the travel situation, but first
:00:30. > :00:36.We were warned to expect high winds, and today Storm Doris has
:00:37. > :00:39.made her presence felt, sweeping across the capital
:00:40. > :00:43.bringing lashings of rain and punishing winds.
:00:44. > :00:49.At one stage, all trains were suspended at London Euston due
:00:50. > :00:54.High winds meant cancellations and reduced speeds on many
:00:55. > :01:00.These were the queues of buses in Luton.
:01:01. > :01:03.Had to cancel my meetings at work, which isn't great.
:01:04. > :01:06.I'm in limbo and hoping to find a solution to get home soon.
:01:07. > :01:10.We're off to uni to hand in a report that's due at 3.
:01:11. > :01:14.Due to the delays, I'm worried about missing the deadline.
:01:15. > :01:17.I came from Kettering and I'm going to St Pancras,
:01:18. > :01:21.but now we're going to King's Cross in a taxi.
:01:22. > :01:24.The waves on the Thames meant for a time the Woolwich
:01:25. > :01:30.This footage was captured by the Met's Marine Policing Unit.
:01:31. > :01:34.In the air, fewer flights leaving and arriving into Heathrow.
:01:35. > :01:38.The airport made the decision to reduce its schedule by 10%.
:01:39. > :01:41.With winds of up to 60 mph, several trees have been blown
:01:42. > :01:45.over across the capital, causing disruption on the roads.
:01:46. > :01:48.This tree in Chiswick flattened a car.
:01:49. > :01:53.But a woman in Purley wasn't so lucky.
:01:54. > :01:56.She was injured when a tree crushed her car.
:01:57. > :01:59.The London Fire Brigade has been responding to calls linked
:02:00. > :02:02.with the storm throughout the day, including to Regent Street,
:02:03. > :02:06.over fears a window was about to be blown off its hinges.
:02:07. > :02:08.Storm Doris has meant that it's been the busiest day
:02:09. > :02:10.for London Fire Brigade so far this year.
:02:11. > :02:13.We've had over 100 calls and firefighters are working
:02:14. > :02:18.What we do ask the public to do is ensure they are looking
:02:19. > :02:20.round houses and gardens and bringing in things
:02:21. > :02:23.like garden furniture and anything that's not secure,
:02:24. > :02:27.or make sure it's tied down so the wind can't blow it away.
:02:28. > :02:29.The worst of the wind and rain has now passed,
:02:30. > :02:34.but not before Doris left her mark, causing destruction and disruption
:02:35. > :02:42.Let's get more on the travel situation now with Louisa Preston,
:02:43. > :02:52.Louisa, news of an incident at Victoria Station earlier?
:02:53. > :02:59.Yes, that's right. A man was injured outside Victoria station. London
:03:00. > :03:05.Ambulance Service was called at around 3pm with a man with head
:03:06. > :03:09.injuries. It's been reported that roof tiles fell off a roof and hit
:03:10. > :03:13.him on the head and he went to hospital. The London Fire Brigade
:03:14. > :03:17.was called to repair the roof and break the area safer, but part of it
:03:18. > :03:24.was sealed off. Transport for London are investigating what happened.
:03:25. > :03:30.What's the situation with the trains now? As we've heard, trains have
:03:31. > :03:32.been extremely affected right across London throughout the day, and
:03:33. > :03:37.tonight they are still being affected. The scenes we have seen at
:03:38. > :03:43.Liverpool Street tonight, hundreds of people trying to on trains. Those
:03:44. > :03:46.pictures were taken at about 7pm. I've just been on the platform at
:03:47. > :03:52.Euston and it's still busy there tonight. Network Rail said the lines
:03:53. > :03:56.are open but there is still a lot of disruption on the line and backlog,
:03:57. > :04:00.and King's Cross station was extremely busy earlier this evening.
:04:01. > :04:05.On the underground, the Bakerloo and northern lines were disrupted
:04:06. > :04:10.earlier this evening because debris. They have now been cleared and
:04:11. > :04:12.things seem be OK. We are being told that hopefully services will be back
:04:13. > :04:15.to normal by tomorrow morning. The Government has being accused
:04:16. > :04:17.of "magical thinking" over the impact of a third
:04:18. > :04:20.runway at Heathrow. A group of cross-party MPs
:04:21. > :04:25.say ministers are just "wishing away problems",
:04:26. > :04:28.when they should be looking at ways to mitigate pollution,
:04:29. > :04:30.noise and the effects Heathrow insists the environment
:04:31. > :04:35.will be protected. Our Political Editor
:04:36. > :04:40.Tim Donovan reports. And some are resorting
:04:41. > :04:44.to direct action. But Heathrow are gathering
:04:45. > :04:49.vocal support, too. Pro-expansion campaigners
:04:50. > :04:51.like Barry, who spent years working in hotels around
:04:52. > :04:55.Heathrow, and whose wife works now And the UK, not just UK,
:04:56. > :05:02.but the local economy. Without it, I think it
:05:03. > :05:05.would just go downhill. But what about all the issues around
:05:06. > :05:09.noise, air pollution and so on? There is going to be air
:05:10. > :05:13.pollution, no matter where It's going to be built,
:05:14. > :05:17.and now, with the way the aeroplanes are going, as they get
:05:18. > :05:19.more fuel-efficient, it's much And buses and trains and cars
:05:20. > :05:23.are all getting more He may be sold on that,
:05:24. > :05:28.but MPs are not. A group of them find no
:05:29. > :05:31.convincing signals coming from Government yet on air pollution
:05:32. > :05:35.and carbon emissions. My committee is not
:05:36. > :05:37.yet satisfied that the Government has managed to square
:05:38. > :05:41.the circle of expanding Heathrow And meeting both our air
:05:42. > :05:45.pollution targets and our It is going to have
:05:46. > :05:50.to set out how each of And I'm afraid the
:05:51. > :05:54.window for just using smoke and mirrors
:05:55. > :05:57.is rapidly closing. It's not just about the aircraft,
:05:58. > :05:59.it's about the vehicles. Heathrow has promised no extra
:06:00. > :06:04.traffic, and more public transport. And the Government pledges not
:06:05. > :06:07.to allow an extra runway and less If you go to an airport,
:06:08. > :06:14.it is like a shopping mall. Those shops have to be stocked up,
:06:15. > :06:17.there is food there. They don't bring it
:06:18. > :06:19.in in cars, it's lorries. I have said before,
:06:20. > :06:23.they are not going to fire the passengers in by
:06:24. > :06:24.a large catapult. The Government has said
:06:25. > :06:27.that it won't go ahead. It can't go ahead unless
:06:28. > :06:29.these environment and standards are met, and that
:06:30. > :06:31.must be reassuring? It's certainly reassuring,
:06:32. > :06:34.but it is common sense. But common sense also says that,
:06:35. > :06:37.why are we wasting time and money on proceeding with it now
:06:38. > :06:40.until they can come up Because, says the Government,
:06:41. > :06:44.it is confident that its national air quality plan, due in a few
:06:45. > :06:47.weeks' time, we'll show how expansion can be reconciled
:06:48. > :06:54.with the environment. Hundreds of motorists
:06:55. > :06:57.in London are still driving, despite having too many penalty
:06:58. > :07:00.points on their licence. A BBC investigation has found that
:07:01. > :07:03.drivers are usually banned when they exceed 12 points,
:07:04. > :07:08.but magistrates can waive the rule The judiciary argue it's giving
:07:09. > :07:13.people a second chance. Marc Ashdown's report does contain
:07:14. > :07:16.some flashing images. From speeding to drink-driving,
:07:17. > :07:18.failing to have insurance or Penalty points are given to drivers
:07:19. > :07:23.when they break the law. They are seen as a vital
:07:24. > :07:26.tool in helping to After accumulating 12
:07:27. > :07:31.active points on a license, a driver is usually
:07:32. > :07:33.banned for six months. But figures obtained by the BBC
:07:34. > :07:37.showed nearly 10,000 drivers are still on the road
:07:38. > :07:40.on the UK despite having With the most drivers unsurprisingly
:07:41. > :07:47.Greater London has the majority, On the outskirts, in
:07:48. > :07:53.Hertfordshire, there are 165 drivers with
:07:54. > :07:56.12 points or more. Across the capital, some 39 drivers
:07:57. > :08:04.have 20 points or more. While one driver is still
:08:05. > :08:06.on the road despite having accumulated
:08:07. > :08:10.a whopping 39 points. The law doesn't seem to be
:08:11. > :08:12.working at the moment. We have got people
:08:13. > :08:14.obviously being caught and going through the justice
:08:15. > :08:17.system but actually this seems to be making
:08:18. > :08:20.a mockery of that. Drivers are getting
:08:21. > :08:23.away with repeatedly They can appeal to a
:08:24. > :08:29.Magistrates' Court that a driving ban would cause them
:08:30. > :08:32.exceptional hardship. Construction site manager
:08:33. > :08:36.Alex McFarlane did just that. He triggered six roadside cameras
:08:37. > :08:38.in three months around Essex, and was caught
:08:39. > :08:42.driving at 109 mph. He pleaded with a judge that
:08:43. > :08:45.a ban would cost him his job and leave him
:08:46. > :08:47.unable to pay debts. Despite being given
:08:48. > :08:50.42 penalty points, he I wouldn't consider losing
:08:51. > :08:56.a licence in London, maybe, There are plenty of ways
:08:57. > :09:01.to get around London. You look at a rural community,
:09:02. > :09:05.and that may be more But one has the discretion
:09:06. > :09:12.of the bench on the day. The Government says the vast
:09:13. > :09:14.majority of drivers with 12 points are automatically
:09:15. > :09:17.disqualified. And that only in exceptional
:09:18. > :09:19.circumstances should But there are hundreds
:09:20. > :09:24.of drivers across London who repeatedly have broken the law
:09:25. > :09:32.but are still behind the wheel. And to sport, where in the last half
:09:33. > :09:35.an hour Tottenham Hotspur have been knocked out of the Europa League,
:09:36. > :09:38.after losing 3-2 on aggregate It's time for me to
:09:39. > :09:46.wish you goodnight. I'll leave you now with
:09:47. > :09:56.the weather with Stav Danaos. Quite a day for you, I expect.
:09:57. > :10:04.It was, although I wasn't here for the day shift. It was pretty wild
:10:05. > :10:07.with gusts of 50-60 mph. It caused some damage, bringing trees down,
:10:08. > :10:11.but thankfully it's turning quieter overnight. One or two showers
:10:12. > :10:18.around, but much cooler than it has been on the last few nights.
:10:19. > :10:21.Tomorrow, a much calmer day. Lighter windss, a chilly start, but plenty
:10:22. > :10:29.of sunshine in the morning. Early showers clearing away, 8-12 mph, but
:10:30. > :10:34.lighter than today. Temperatures, nine or 10 degrees, so cooler, but
:10:35. > :10:38.the sunshine will compensate. A ridge of high pressure moving away
:10:39. > :10:42.and then we see the next area of low pressure bringing in another bout of
:10:43. > :10:46.wet and windy weather, mainly to the north and west of the UK, but a
:10:47. > :10:51.blustery day into the start of the weekend with a bit of rain here and
:10:52. > :10:54.there. Temperatures rising a bit. Towards the latter part of the
:10:55. > :10:59.weekend and into next week, it will be much milder. I will leave you
:11:00. > :11:00.with Thomas Shelter. be much milder. I will leave you
:11:01. > :11:02.with Thomas Shelter.