:00:13. > :00:18.Good evening, welcome to the programme.
:00:19. > :00:20.Neighbourhood policing is set to return to London.
:00:21. > :00:22.The Mayor's promised a three-person team for every
:00:23. > :00:26.But that's smaller than the teams more than a decade ago.
:00:27. > :00:27.And, as our political correspondent Karl Mercer reports,
:00:28. > :00:34.Sadiq Khan's plan also comes with a warning.
:00:35. > :00:37.He has said that keeping Londoners safe is his key priority.
:00:38. > :00:38.Today, the Mayor laid out the policing plan
:00:39. > :00:48.We have got to help the police do their job and that is why
:00:49. > :00:50.we are announcing a police and crime plan today.
:00:51. > :00:53.Speaking at a South London school this morning he promised a return
:00:54. > :00:56.But it's a plan that comes with a warning
:00:57. > :01:01.I have kept the strategic target of the 2000 officers
:01:02. > :01:03.but the realities of the police, if the government makes any further
:01:04. > :01:06.cuts to the police service as a consequence of the funding
:01:07. > :01:08.formula being changed, keeping police numbers
:01:09. > :01:11.where they are is going to be a real, real stretch.
:01:12. > :01:14.We have of course heard the neighbourhood policing mantra
:01:15. > :01:16.before, under a different Prime Minister, a different Mayor,
:01:17. > :01:23.The prize is a fantastic one and an inspiring one,
:01:24. > :01:26.which is that the law-abiding majority in the community take back
:01:27. > :01:28.control of that community and so people feel whatever
:01:29. > :01:30.background they come from, whatever place they have,
:01:31. > :01:32.that they both show respect to other people and get
:01:33. > :01:34.respect back and that is, in the end,
:01:35. > :01:37.Fast forward a year, a new commissioner,
:01:38. > :01:41.And this concept of safer neighbourhoods that we've got
:01:42. > :01:44.here is very much the pattern of policing in London
:01:45. > :01:49.The broad pattern of change and the rise in confidence in local
:01:50. > :01:53.Back then, this was how London's neighbourhood police teams looked,
:01:54. > :01:56.each with a dedicated Sergeant, two PCs and three PCSOs.
:01:57. > :02:00.That number was later cut and today's promise from the Mayor
:02:01. > :02:08.Each ward promised two PCs and one PCSO.
:02:09. > :02:25.A reflection of tougher times, perhaps.
:02:26. > :02:26.Do you think you can continue to police London effectively given
:02:27. > :02:27.What sum of money we get given is a matter for politicians,
:02:28. > :02:28.What we do is we point out the challenges of
:02:29. > :02:29.policing a great city like this
:02:30. > :02:37.A there will be plenty of those challenges ahead
:02:38. > :02:41.While the Prime Minister was announcing the date
:02:42. > :02:44.when the formal process of leaving the EU would be triggered,
:02:45. > :02:47.a group of delegates from Paris were here in the capital.
:02:48. > :02:50.To lure companies in the Financial Technology sector -
:02:51. > :02:52.known as Fintech - back to the European Union.
:02:53. > :03:00.Let's cross to Marc Ashdown who's got more on this.
:03:01. > :03:06.This could best be described as a charm offensive by the Paris
:03:07. > :03:12.business sector, this is the second time in six weeks the top delegates
:03:13. > :03:17.have visited London to try to whirl Fintech firms. It is the fastest
:03:18. > :03:23.growing sector in the UK economy, contributing ?2.2 billion in 2015
:03:24. > :03:26.and those figures haven't escaped key business minds across the
:03:27. > :03:33.Channel. They will try to point out the potentially difficult trading
:03:34. > :03:38.conditions post-Brexit, no access to the single market, so suddenly Paris
:03:39. > :03:42.starts to look quite attractive. It is not that simple, London has a
:03:43. > :03:46.fine tradition of nurturing, cultivating Fintech talent, that
:03:47. > :03:51.won't suddenly be forgotten, and it depends on the Brexit negotiations,
:03:52. > :03:58.the idea of our sporting for example has been spoken about. Could these
:03:59. > :04:02.firms keep UK roots here in London? And of course there are big European
:04:03. > :04:08.cities did fancy a slice of this juicy pie, Madrid, Luxembourg and
:04:09. > :04:12.Frankfurt. Expect more of these schmooze a visit in the months ahead
:04:13. > :04:14.and they will no doubt ruffle some feathers in what has become a
:04:15. > :04:16.successful and thriving sector. Figures obtained by BBC London
:04:17. > :04:19.reveal there were more than 450 That's almost double
:04:20. > :04:27.the number the year before. And what's more, the majority
:04:28. > :04:29.of victims are male. Charlotte Franks has
:04:30. > :04:34.been investigating. I thought I was going to go
:04:35. > :05:05.blind first of all. It was just burning,
:05:06. > :05:11.that was all I could feel. Last year, he was a victim
:05:12. > :05:16.of an acid attack by a gang The shopkeeper threw
:05:17. > :05:18.water on my face straight This type of crime was once
:05:19. > :05:21.considered by police as a relatively rare but over the last six years
:05:22. > :05:24.there has been an upward trend. Figures obtained by BBC
:05:25. > :05:26.London have revealed acid attacks are now
:05:27. > :05:27.at their highest levels since 2011
:05:28. > :05:30.with 452 victims in London last year alone, almost 100% more
:05:31. > :05:32.than the year before and almost Here in Newham there
:05:33. > :05:36.were more attacks that More than 150 people were targeted
:05:37. > :05:40.last year. Some blame it on the fact
:05:41. > :05:43.that acid is cheap and I was able to buy a bottle
:05:44. > :05:50.with no questions asked. It is because of this that acidic
:05:51. > :05:53.substances are being used by some It is more humiliating than a knife
:05:54. > :06:05.wound, you could get stabbed and that knife wound
:06:06. > :06:07.can be concealed under in a place that's not visible
:06:08. > :06:16.whereas an acid attack is Furthermore, there
:06:17. > :06:19.are huge concerns that secondary schoolchildren
:06:20. > :06:21.are getting their hands on it. We are urging parents to make sure
:06:22. > :06:26.that they do know what Figures show that acid is well used
:06:27. > :06:42.during assaults and rapes. The commonly held belief
:06:43. > :06:44.is that the majority of the victims are women but surprisingly in London
:06:45. > :06:56.they are mostly men. Something like that,
:06:57. > :07:04.I think it is worse than a Emergency services say that over
:07:05. > :07:08.nine hundred vehicles will breach the ultra low emission zone
:07:09. > :07:11.when it's introduced in 2019 and it could cost them thousands
:07:12. > :07:25.of pounds in charges. Some politicians are
:07:26. > :07:27.calling for all emergency Here's our Transport
:07:28. > :07:29.Correspondent Tom Edwards. In two years' time, more polluting
:07:30. > :07:32.vehicles will have to pay ?12.50 But that could also include over 900
:07:33. > :07:37.emergency vehicles and now there are calls for them
:07:38. > :07:42.to be exempt. You are talking about free
:07:43. > :07:44.services that literally The Mayor should not be charging
:07:45. > :08:02.them to carry out that process. We feel that all three of those
:08:03. > :08:03.services should be exempt. We're not saying they shouldn't
:08:04. > :08:12.be brought into line with the better emission standards,
:08:13. > :08:15.but it should be over All of them have plans
:08:16. > :08:19.to renew their vehicle fleet and they should be allowed to do
:08:20. > :08:20.that without the extra burden According to a freedom
:08:21. > :08:22.of information request by the Assembly Tories,
:08:23. > :08:23.the emergency services are concerned about how much the ultralow
:08:24. > :08:23.emission zone will cost. It's claimed the Met will have
:08:24. > :08:24.to replace 82% of its fleet. The London Fire Service will have 52
:08:25. > :08:25.noncompliant vehicles and the London Ambulance Service,
:08:26. > :08:37.86 vehicles would have to pay. There are children in parts
:08:38. > :08:39.of London whose lungs The Tories have done
:08:40. > :08:43.nothing for the last eight years and they should
:08:44. > :08:44.rightfully be ashamed. I consulted widely on my
:08:45. > :08:46.new ultralow emissions zone and you know what,
:08:47. > :08:49.the police, the Fire Service, and ambulance service,
:08:50. > :08:52.they don't object. They welcomed me addressing
:08:53. > :08:54.the issue around air quality and what they are going to do
:08:55. > :08:57.is make sure that their ULES compliant vehicles are
:08:58. > :09:05.used in the ULES area. Tackling pollution is
:09:06. > :09:05.a priority for the Mayor. How it should be done and who should
:09:06. > :09:06.pay, not everyone agrees. And as bird's eye views
:09:07. > :09:07.of the capital go, this one is pretty hard to beat
:09:08. > :09:10.because it was taken An astronaut took it
:09:11. > :09:15.from the International Space Station and it's been a big hit
:09:16. > :09:23.on social media. That's it from me so I'll wish
:09:24. > :09:26.you a very goodnight and I'll leave you with Wendy for a check
:09:27. > :09:37.on the weather. The weather for the week ahead will
:09:38. > :09:42.be turning colder I'm afraid, that process starting at the moment. It
:09:43. > :09:47.will also be breezy and there will be rain at times too. This is the
:09:48. > :09:51.cloud that brought the rain today, quite a defined edge on the back of
:09:52. > :09:58.it, marking the difference between the warm and cold air. Today we got
:09:59. > :10:03.to 14 degrees, but the colder air oddly enough is coming in from the
:10:04. > :10:08.south-west but the origins of this air are from the Canadian Arctic so
:10:09. > :10:13.it is cold. It gave beautiful skies this evening and they continue to
:10:14. > :10:16.clear as we go through the night. It will be breezy so it will take a
:10:17. > :10:19.sheltered spot to get a touch of frost but it's not out of the
:10:20. > :10:25.question because temperatures will be almost if not at freezing and I
:10:26. > :10:30.think you will feel that first thing tomorrow morning. There is some
:10:31. > :10:36.strength in the sunshine, we could catch a shower in the afternoon and
:10:37. > :10:40.it will be feeling cooler today especially in the breeze. Midweek
:10:41. > :10:44.onwards not looking very nice with heavy rain on and off through
:10:45. > :10:48.Wednesday. It is still lingering around on Thursday and Friday as
:10:49. > :10:53.well and this breeze will be making it feel a good deal chillier than
:10:54. > :10:57.those double figures suggest. Good news for the high pressure system
:10:58. > :11:01.building in for the weekend, things are looking much better so the
:11:02. > :11:03.outlook for Saturday and Sunday is for something
:11:04. > :11:04.outlook for Saturday and Sunday is for something dry and settled, sunny
:11:05. > :11:18.spells but a bit on the cool side. This week we are starting off with a
:11:19. > :11:22.taste of winter. This is Paul and maritime air, it has come from a
:11:23. > :11:28.long way north and will push in lots of showers. The last of any mild air
:11:29. > :11:34.gets swept away with the cloud. Tonight we have showers mostly
:11:35. > :11:40.across the northern half of the UK, which will turn wintry and that
:11:41. > :11:45.means more snow, particularly across Scotland and Northern Ireland,
:11:46. > :11:51.perhaps northern England. With those temperatures it is not just snow
:11:52. > :11:55.that is a concern, it is icy roads. Quite a few wintry showers still
:11:56. > :11:59.packing in across the north and west of Northern Ireland, west of
:12:00. > :12:02.Scotland by this stage. Eastern Scotland much more sheltered so it
:12:03. > :12:05.should be drier and we may have early sunshine here as well. For
:12:06. > :12:06.England and Wales,