:00:00. > :00:14.very much again at the Emirates Stadium. Natalie Perks.
:00:15. > :00:18.More now on the secret recording of the leader
:00:19. > :00:23.of Surrey County Council describing his negotiations
:00:24. > :00:26.with the government before scrapping plans for a huge rise in council tax
:00:27. > :00:30.The Prime Minister has repeatedly denied that Surrey had been given
:00:31. > :00:35.a special deal to drop the proposed 15% hike.
:00:36. > :00:38.But in a meeting with his own councillors, David Hodge said
:00:39. > :00:40.the government "will sort the funding out for
:00:41. > :00:43.BBC South East's Political Editor, Helen Catt, has this
:00:44. > :00:48.It was the row that threatened to leave the government
:00:49. > :00:53.A major Conservative council saying it had been forced into an massive
:00:54. > :00:55.tax hike because it didn't have enough money to look
:00:56. > :01:01.I think it is important that politicians stand up and tell
:01:02. > :01:04.the truth and be honest with the residents and tell them
:01:05. > :01:15.But at the 11th hour, the 15% rise was dramatically abandoned,
:01:16. > :01:20.sparking claims of a secret deal with the government.
:01:21. > :01:23.Can the Prime Minister tell the house whether or not a special
:01:24. > :01:30.The decision as to whether or not to hold a referendum in Surrey
:01:31. > :01:33.is entirely a matter for the local authority in Surrey.
:01:34. > :01:36.Number Ten denied any sweetheart deal had been struck.
:01:37. > :01:39.David Hodge said the decision had been Surrey's alone
:01:40. > :01:44.Tonight, though, we can reveal secret recordings of a meeting
:01:45. > :01:46.between David Hodge and Conservative councillors which show conversations
:01:47. > :01:49.had been taking place between the Surrey leader
:01:50. > :01:52.and the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, just hours before
:01:53. > :02:14.David Hodge also revealed that the threat of a referendum
:02:15. > :03:02.Why shouldn't every council get this sort of deal?
:03:03. > :03:05.Why is it a deal that's been done by Conservative leaders in Surrey
:03:06. > :03:11.Why can't all local councils have access to this sort of deal,
:03:12. > :03:14.given that social care is in crisis, not just in Surrey,
:03:15. > :03:19.Approached by the BBC today, David Hodge said every leader,
:03:20. > :03:22.if they are any good at their job, will always have these conversations
:03:23. > :03:28.He said he was still hoping the Chancellor would announce
:03:29. > :03:30.extra money for Surrey in tomorrow's Budget.
:03:31. > :03:37.BBC London has obtained figures revealing how much it's costing
:03:38. > :03:39.the taxpayer to police West Ham's games at their new home,
:03:40. > :03:44.It's for matches for the first three months of this season.
:03:45. > :03:46.As Chris Slegg reports, it's once again raised questions
:03:47. > :03:48.about whether the original Olympic Stadium deal was value
:03:49. > :03:56.All calm at London Stadium last night as West Ham hosted Chelsea
:03:57. > :04:00.No repeat of the violent scenes which marred some
:04:01. > :04:06.It's a lot safer, a lot friendlier for families and everything, yeah.
:04:07. > :04:08.The early games here, there were problems,
:04:09. > :04:12.but I think that's all been sorted out now.
:04:13. > :04:14.It was West Ham's last home match with Chelsea, in October,
:04:15. > :04:19.At that point, a radio system which the police rely on,
:04:20. > :04:24.It's long been a bone of contention that football clubs don't pay
:04:25. > :04:31.West Ham are only tenants here so they don't pay for policing
:04:32. > :04:42.The LLDC - again, ultimately the taxpayer - picks up the tab.
:04:43. > :04:45.Today, in figures obtained by BBC London from the Met Police under
:04:46. > :04:47.the Freedom of Information Act, we can reveal for the first
:04:48. > :04:51.time how much policing at this venue has cost us.
:04:52. > :04:53.In the first three months of last season, when West Ham
:04:54. > :04:57.played at Upton Park, it cost just over ?108,000
:04:58. > :05:04.In the same period this season, at London Stadium, that had soared
:05:05. > :05:11.Concentrating on October last season, West Ham's only at home
:05:12. > :05:17.This season they played three home matches in October -
:05:18. > :05:26.The month's policing cost was a whopping ?238,000.
:05:27. > :05:29.London Assembly member Andrew Dismore believes all football
:05:30. > :05:33.clubs have a moral obligation to pay more, particularly West Ham.
:05:34. > :05:37.It is a ridiculous sweetheart deal they've got already,
:05:38. > :05:39.where no matter how many police officers are called to deal
:05:40. > :05:43.with a West Ham game, they simply pay the same.
:05:44. > :05:46.If you think about the last West Ham-Chelsea game, they had 520
:05:47. > :05:53.That is the equivalent in the police force of an entire London Borough,
:05:54. > :05:59.When she was pushed on the issue at City Hall in December,
:06:00. > :06:03.West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady disagreed, saying the club
:06:04. > :06:06.abides by the law and pays what is due to be paid.
:06:07. > :06:08.Many, though, will ask why safeguards were not built
:06:09. > :06:10.into the deal to protect the taxpayer against
:06:11. > :06:12.the added burden of police costs at London Stadium.
:06:13. > :06:23.More than 40 protestors have occupied an event held in Maidenhead
:06:24. > :06:25.by the Department of Transport to show residents plans
:06:26. > :06:30.The consultation evening was being held in the Prime
:06:31. > :06:36.Those demonstrating came from various areas in London
:06:37. > :06:42.including Hammersmith and Chiswick, and villages around the airport.
:06:43. > :06:43.Doctors specialising in treating youngsters with asthma say
:06:44. > :06:47.children's lungs are not growing the way they should
:06:48. > :06:50.because of London's dirty air and are calling for much braver
:06:51. > :06:53.action in tackling pollution in the capital.
:06:54. > :06:55.Continuing our series, Toxic London, our Environment Correspondent,
:06:56. > :06:57.Tom Edwards, got rare access to a hospital treating
:06:58. > :07:00.hundreds of children with respiratory problems.
:07:01. > :07:08.At this specialist asthma clinic, you can see the impact London's
:07:09. > :07:18.I have been admitted to hospital about 11 times.
:07:19. > :07:26.And that was last week when there was a lot of pollution.
:07:27. > :07:29.She is one of 200 children being treated at the Royal Brompton
:07:30. > :07:35.Her attacks can be triggered by pollution.
:07:36. > :07:38.The chest area, I get really tight really quickly.
:07:39. > :07:42.If I am walking up a road, I have to use my inhaler quite
:07:43. > :07:48.The mayor estimates 9000 Londoners a year have their lives shortened
:07:49. > :07:53.Experts say dirty air stops children's lungs
:07:54. > :08:02.The sad truth is, our lung function declines from early 20s and human
:08:03. > :08:04.life span is really limited by what your lungs can do.
:08:05. > :08:07.If your lungs don't grow to their peak, you will start
:08:08. > :08:10.from a low baseline and find yourself in late middle age
:08:11. > :08:14.What's going on with the air in London is like a giant experiment
:08:15. > :08:17.in how it can effect children's lung growth and we will see
:08:18. > :08:20.the impact of that through to the middle of this century.
:08:21. > :08:22.This is Kenneth, who is 12 and from Croydon.
:08:23. > :08:25.He has been coming here since he was a baby.
:08:26. > :08:29.Now, he cannot go anywhere without his inhaler.
:08:30. > :08:37.Because sometimes you have to wake up in the night
:08:38. > :08:39.and take your asthma pump, or sometimes rush to hospital
:08:40. > :08:43.It is very worrying seeing your child breathless
:08:44. > :08:53.Waking up several times in the night to have his puffer.
:08:54. > :08:56.Doctors say the capital's poor air quality will affect more and more
:08:57. > :09:02.people and the impacts could take decades to play out.
:09:03. > :09:05.I think it is going to make a definite impact on people who,
:09:06. > :09:07.let's say, would have been a little bit unwell anyhow.
:09:08. > :09:10.So people who smoke or people who've been unlucky and had
:09:11. > :09:14.You will find lots of adults with emphysema and bronchitis,
:09:15. > :09:18.what we call COPD, we are going to find lots more of that.
:09:19. > :09:22.The predictions are, as the population lives longer,
:09:23. > :09:24.we are storing up a huge, almost economic problem in terms
:09:25. > :09:28.of how we are going to treat all these people in the future.
:09:29. > :09:30.Doctors here want the government and the mayor to intervene quickly
:09:31. > :09:44.And continuing our series, tomorrow we'll be
:09:45. > :09:46.looking at the dangerous levels of pollution that comes
:09:47. > :09:54.That's it for now from me, but let's find out what the weather's up
:09:55. > :10:04.It was a nice day again today but things are changing. The picture
:10:05. > :10:10.behind me tells the tale, a lot of cloud around tomorrow, it will be
:10:11. > :10:13.mild but rain from time to time. The weather is changing right now, we
:10:14. > :10:17.are looking to the West to see the weather front responsible for this
:10:18. > :10:21.balloon is on the map which is rain and we will all get wet overnight
:10:22. > :10:25.with heavy rain at times. It will keep the temperatures falling any
:10:26. > :10:31.lower than five or 6 degrees. Tomorrow looks to be cloudy, rain
:10:32. > :10:35.from time to time, occasionally it might brighten up but don't be
:10:36. > :10:39.fooled because the rain will not be far behind. Maybe a bit dry towards
:10:40. > :10:43.the end of the day with temperatures as high as 14 degrees so pretty
:10:44. > :10:47.mild. The rain sitting out in the channel heading into Thursday so the
:10:48. > :10:51.skies look bright again and we will get some sunshine, particularly to
:10:52. > :10:55.the north of London and this is the warm and mild air we were talking
:10:56. > :11:01.about, 15 degrees quite likely. The outlook for Friday finds a lot of
:11:02. > :11:04.cloud but probably dry, a chance of rain on Saturday. The national
:11:05. > :11:12.picture now from Nick Miller. It looks like next week high
:11:13. > :11:16.pressure will become a player again in our weather, settling things down
:11:17. > :11:20.for some of us for a time but until then it is low-pressure, rain moving
:11:21. > :11:25.across the UK overnight but not wet all the time. Many of us at a fine
:11:26. > :11:29.day today, this was at you from West Yorkshire and Yorkshire and northern
:11:30. > :11:33.England and Northern Ireland will farewell tomorrow, after this
:11:34. > :11:37.frontal system has pushed on through the UK with rain. But as it does, it
:11:38. > :11:40.introduces milder air so for the rest of the week we will have
:11:41. > :11:45.temperatures widely into double figures. Back to the here and now
:11:46. > :11:46.and that rain which has been like an patchy across