:00:21. > :00:25.There could be light at the end of a very long tunnel for users
:00:26. > :00:28.of Southern Rail after a new deal was agreed to bring an end
:00:29. > :00:30.to a long-running bitter dispute and strikes.
:00:31. > :00:34.But - and it's a big but - it has to be agreed by Aslef Union
:00:35. > :00:35.members, and there's no guarantee that'll happen.
:00:36. > :00:39.It's all over who's job it is to open and closes train doors.
:00:40. > :00:41.We can cross now to Victoria Station to speak to Louisa Preston,
:00:42. > :00:52.That is right. A deal has been made between the Aslef union and Southern
:00:53. > :00:56.Railway. We are in the same position last month, at the beginning of
:00:57. > :01:00.February. As you say, Aslef's members didn't agree to the deal, so
:01:01. > :01:04.it didn't go-ahead. Both sides have been back at the table and any
:01:05. > :01:09.concerns have been addressed. Now this bitter dispute has been
:01:10. > :01:13.paralysing one of the busiest train lines after days of strike action in
:01:14. > :01:18.the row over the role of staff on trains. Southern wants drivers not
:01:19. > :01:22.conductors closing the doors. The unions say that is not safe. It has
:01:23. > :01:25.affected commuters lives. Some have given up their jobs because they
:01:26. > :01:30.can't face the stress of knowing whether they can get into work or
:01:31. > :01:35.out again. I have spoke to commuters here tonight. Many are dubious as to
:01:36. > :01:38.whether this agreement will make a difference at all.
:01:39. > :01:41.We don't have a Tube station near us, it's just the overground.
:01:42. > :01:44.So, if we can't get on that, then we can't get into London.
:01:45. > :01:49.We've decided to buy out of London, so we're changing our train line
:01:50. > :01:52.to South Eastern because it's more reliable as well than Southern.
:01:53. > :01:55.They always seem to be coming to an agreement and my commute
:01:56. > :01:57.So it doesn't really make any difference.
:01:58. > :02:04.When will commuters know for sure whether the dispute has ended or
:02:05. > :02:08.not? Well, this is where it gets complicated because the RMT union is
:02:09. > :02:12.also in dispute with Southern. Even if the Aslef members agree to this
:02:13. > :02:17.deal, it doesn't mean that this problem is going to be resolved.
:02:18. > :02:21.Aslef members are set to be balloted before the 3rd April. We are meant
:02:22. > :02:25.to find out the result on the 3rd April, they will be balloted in the
:02:26. > :02:29.next few weeks. There is still an extremely long way to go. As we
:02:30. > :02:32.know, back in February, Aslef were extremely confident that its members
:02:33. > :02:43.would go-ahead with this deal. We will have to wait and see what
:02:44. > :02:49.happens. OK, Victoria, it's Louise not Victoria. Thank you.
:02:50. > :02:51.Survivors of last year's tram crash in south London,
:02:52. > :02:54.which claimed seven lives, have expressed relief at the fact
:02:55. > :02:56.that Transport for London and the tram operator have begun
:02:57. > :03:00.It means they won't have to go through a civil trial,
:03:01. > :03:03.but there's still a long way to go before any compensation gets paid.
:03:04. > :03:05.Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, has been
:03:06. > :03:09.On board the tram when it derailed, Matthew Parnell's life,
:03:10. > :03:11.since that day, in his words, has been destroyed.
:03:12. > :03:15.He suffered a serious head injury in the crash and because of that
:03:16. > :03:17.he's had his driving licence suspended and now he's
:03:18. > :03:26.In a way, I've kind of had my fatherhood taken away.
:03:27. > :03:32.It's a total nightmare, absolute nightmare.
:03:33. > :03:37.I was just travelling to work, a normal day,
:03:38. > :03:41.As a result of it, it's pretty much destroyed our lives.
:03:42. > :03:45.And he's one of many who want and need financial compensation.
:03:46. > :03:49.Seven passengers died and 51 were injured last November
:03:50. > :03:51.when the tram derailed on a sharp corner travelling at three
:03:52. > :03:59.Now, the operator and Transport for London have admitted liability.
:04:00. > :04:03.This is the first step in a long legal process,
:04:04. > :04:07.but it is still nonetheless significant that Transport
:04:08. > :04:09.for London and the operator have admitted liability
:04:10. > :04:17.What it means is, the families of those who died and the survivors
:04:18. > :04:22.will now not have to endure a civil trial.
:04:23. > :04:25.Lawyers say there will still be a long journey ahead for those
:04:26. > :04:29.What it means is they'll no longer have the burden of having
:04:30. > :04:36.That's the requirement if they are to be able to secure
:04:37. > :04:39.compensation for their injuries and for reimbursement in respect
:04:40. > :04:43.So it's good news from that point of view.
:04:44. > :04:46.Matthew Parnell says he doesn't know what the future holds or how long
:04:47. > :04:51.Answers as to why the tram was travelling so fast
:04:52. > :05:05.An artist in north London, who created and put-up
:05:06. > :05:07.original road signs, has apologised to the Jewish
:05:08. > :05:12.community for any offence he may have caused when one of them
:05:13. > :05:14.was interpreted by some as being anti-Semitic.
:05:15. > :05:31.The sign went up in Stamford Hill, close to a synagogue.
:05:32. > :05:34.Earlier, I went to meet the artist to ask him about the sign.
:05:35. > :05:38.Warning, children crossing, give way, but what do you make of this?
:05:39. > :05:41.Is it a road sign, an anti-Semitic image or a work of art?
:05:42. > :05:44.Well, among Jews in Stamford Hill, close to where it was put
:05:45. > :05:48.It's a sign which shouldn't be there.
:05:49. > :05:50.It's a sign which traumatises a large and important
:05:51. > :06:00.segment of the community in this neighbourhood.
:06:01. > :06:03.The range of fake road signs were a work of art by a French
:06:04. > :06:07.He certainly didn't mean for the wannabe orthodox Jew to be
:06:08. > :06:14.We are so full of identity in London and I feel sad.
:06:15. > :06:21.So, you know, my big thing, is you know, it is no...
:06:22. > :06:33.For me, it's more about how amazing it is their character.
:06:34. > :06:36.It was nothing or attack to one person or one community.
:06:37. > :06:39.I see what London's made of it, all these communities around.
:06:40. > :06:42.It's certainly got the community in this part of London talking,
:06:43. > :06:46.even though it was just the one sign with a Jew, no others have
:06:47. > :06:51.So as far as others are concerned, is it anti-Semitic?
:06:52. > :06:54.Not at all because this one of the most popular
:06:55. > :06:59.But a formal complaint was made to police.
:07:00. > :07:02.What would you say to somebody who is offended by that
:07:03. > :07:05.sign of an orthodox Jew near the synagogue?
:07:06. > :07:07.I apologise for hurting their feelings, but wasn't
:07:08. > :07:15.This is definitely, I want to stop this.
:07:16. > :07:17.The Metropolitan Police asked to speak to Frank minutes
:07:18. > :07:27.I will keep you informed with what happens.
:07:28. > :07:29.The introduction of Crossrail is the biggest infrastructure
:07:30. > :07:32.project for London since the turn of the millennium, but its boost
:07:33. > :07:34.for jobs and business go far beyond the M25.
:07:35. > :07:36.In Derby, for instance, Crossrail trains are being built,
:07:37. > :07:44.but there they warn that Brexit could mean any future
:07:45. > :07:47.contracts are that much more expensive.
:07:48. > :07:49.Things have looked shakey for the firm Bombardier
:07:50. > :07:51.until Crossrail came along, now it's booming.
:07:52. > :07:53.The first half a dozen trains have already been delivered,
:07:54. > :07:56.they'll soon be making one a week here, 60 in all.
:07:57. > :08:00.That's meant jobs and apprenticeships and opportunities.
:08:01. > :08:03.Without contracts like Crossrail, I wouldn't be going to university.
:08:04. > :08:07.There probably wouldn't be as many jobs available,
:08:08. > :08:09.but they've been made available, so it's given me the opportunity
:08:10. > :08:24.This is exactly why London's politicians and transport bosses
:08:25. > :08:27.like to stress that infrastructure in the capital has wider benefits.
:08:28. > :08:29.We hadn't got nothing until this order come through.
:08:30. > :08:31.We got bits and bobs, finishing orders.
:08:32. > :08:33.So to win this here gave us that stability.
:08:34. > :08:37.I can only speak for my wife, because that keeps me employed.
:08:38. > :08:44.But the benefits fan out much further.
:08:45. > :08:47.This firm builds the fibreglass exterior of the Crossrail driver's
:08:48. > :08:50.A company down the road does the painting, 40 staff here.
:08:51. > :08:53.This major supplier, with 80 workers, builds the steel
:08:54. > :08:55.safety frame for the cab and much more as well.
:08:56. > :09:02.We've designed, manufacturered and we will be installing this train
:09:03. > :09:11.The boss here says it's hard for him to plan ahead.
:09:12. > :09:20.I can't invest in apprentices and the skills we need to go forward
:09:21. > :09:25.without a good order book and feel the strength of the order book.
:09:26. > :09:29.10,000 different components go into a Crossrail train and there's
:09:30. > :09:33.a worry about extra tariffs and restrictions after Brexit.
:09:34. > :09:35.Primarily about cost, but secondly about delay.
:09:36. > :09:37.We can't tolerate components being held at ports
:09:38. > :09:52.That just builds in delay to the process.
:09:53. > :09:54.What are the impacts potentially, from where you're sitting there,
:09:55. > :09:56.of Brexit, say, on future infrastructure
:09:57. > :09:58.projects on London, Crossrail 2, is it going to be
:09:59. > :10:02.To the degree that there are tariffs on our business,
:10:03. > :10:05.I guess we'd have to try and pass those on to the customer.
:10:06. > :10:08.Contracts will start becoming more expensive?
:10:09. > :10:14.But these carriages are what links them in wanting a good Brexit deal.
:10:15. > :10:18.That's it for now from me, but let's find out what the weather's up
:10:19. > :10:23.Decent, perfect. Not so perfect tomorrow, we are back to reality
:10:24. > :10:27.reality. It will be cloudier, not just as warm. The rain will hold off
:10:28. > :10:32.until late on in the day. Dry out there at the moment. Some clear
:10:33. > :10:36.skies, but with time it will turn mistier. There will be fog around,
:10:37. > :10:41.over the high ground. Watch out for that. There will be areas of low
:10:42. > :10:45.cloud pushing in from the west. Not cold, temperatures down to six or
:10:46. > :10:49.seven degrees in some places. There could be a foggy start to high
:10:50. > :10:53.ground, it should lift. Brightness to the east of London, not as sunny
:10:54. > :10:57.as today. By the end of the day, dampness will turn up out west.
:10:58. > :11:00.Mild, but not as mild as it has been. The outlook, rain around, if
:11:01. > :11:05.it stays dry I will be surprised. it stays dry I will be surprised.
:11:06. > :11:06.Here is Nick with the national