:00:22. > :00:24.The number of London's "hidden" homeless being housed
:00:25. > :00:26.outside of the capital has tripled since 2012.
:00:27. > :00:28.In some cases, these vulnerable families, who suddenly find
:00:29. > :00:30.themselves in need of immediate temporary accommodation, can be
:00:31. > :00:33.Councils say they have no choice because of
:00:34. > :00:41.Three years ago, when she was eight months pregnant with her first
:00:42. > :00:42.daughter, her private landlord evicted her.
:00:43. > :00:48.He didn't want children on his property.
:00:49. > :00:50.Desperate, she went to her council, who put her in temporary
:00:51. > :00:53.accommodation outside London in Welwyn Garden City.
:00:54. > :00:56.I didn't know anything in the area, I really struggled to get
:00:57. > :01:03.It wasn't easy, I was all by myself, pregnant, I was about to give birth
:01:04. > :01:05.and basically been stripped away from my support network
:01:06. > :01:12.She's still working in retail in London to help pay the rent.
:01:13. > :01:14.More than 80% of my pay goes towards travelling to work.
:01:15. > :01:16.It's been a nightmare, because everything in my life
:01:17. > :01:23.In 2012-13, around 600 people were put in temporary
:01:24. > :01:27.But by 2015-16, that number had climbed to just over 2000,
:01:28. > :01:36.Some of those might be for a few nights, others, like Abigail,
:01:37. > :01:43.Although most people are sent to areas just outside of London
:01:44. > :01:46.like Thurrock and Hatfield, that's not always the case.
:01:47. > :01:48.Some have been put in accommodation as far
:01:49. > :01:56.Councils say they have to do this because they've
:01:57. > :02:01.Councils find themselves in an almost impossible position,
:02:02. > :02:03.with literally no accommodation they can use anywhere nearby
:02:04. > :02:06.and families who have to be, have to have a roof over
:02:07. > :02:15.And the problem is getting bigger, as more people
:02:16. > :02:19.People who are in work, people would expect would keep
:02:20. > :02:21.a roof over their heads, our findings that through no
:02:22. > :02:28.fault of their own, the landlord's put the rent up,
:02:29. > :02:31.the market's risen around them and they just can't find anywhere
:02:32. > :02:37.Abigail does have a house, but after three years away
:02:38. > :02:40.from her family and friends, she still waiting to note
:02:41. > :02:52.Drivers in the Aslef rail union have rejected a measure put forward
:02:53. > :02:55.to resolve their dispute with Southern Rail about who should
:02:56. > :03:05.52% of the Aslef drivers voted against
:03:06. > :03:06.Let's cross now to our reporter Louisa Preston who
:03:07. > :03:15.This is the second time that Aslef's is have voted against a union, which
:03:16. > :03:21.is all rather frustrating and embarrassing. Basically, they get to
:03:22. > :03:26.a deal they believe the drivers will be happy with and the drivers more
:03:27. > :03:31.or less vote against it. It was extremely close this time, about 50/
:03:32. > :03:35.50. They are not going away saying they will call more strike action.
:03:36. > :03:38.They are saying we want to get back around the table to talk this
:03:39. > :03:44.through. They believe they are not far away from a deal. After months
:03:45. > :03:49.and months of disruption, commuters are still extremely frustrated.
:03:50. > :03:52.I think at the start everyone was fed up and angry,
:03:53. > :03:54.and now everyone just goes, that's just Southern,
:03:55. > :03:57.I am just exasperated by the whole thing, really.
:03:58. > :04:14.It's about time they got a grip and got back to work.
:04:15. > :04:21.The other union involved in this is the RMT. They have never stopped
:04:22. > :04:26.their strike. They go on strike again on the 8th of April, Grand
:04:27. > :04:32.National day. That will be the that of the day of strike action against
:04:33. > :04:35.seven for the RMT. Back to you. Thank you for the update.
:04:36. > :04:38.It's been announced that the new head of the Metropolitan Police
:04:39. > :04:39.will officially start her job a week today.
:04:40. > :04:42.Cressida Dick was appointed at the end of February
:04:43. > :04:44.and is the first female commissioner in the force's 188-year history.
:04:45. > :04:47.She'll take the helm just weeks after the Mayor
:04:48. > :04:50.published his new Police and Crime Plan.
:04:51. > :04:52.We've long heard the argument that shops should close their doors
:04:53. > :04:56.in the winter to save on energy - but what about all year
:04:57. > :05:01.Campaigners say, it would greatly improve air quality in stores.
:05:02. > :05:03.But many retailers worry it could affect trade.
:05:04. > :05:12.Here's our Environment Correspondent Tom Edwards.
:05:13. > :05:14.It's Europe's busiest shopping street with half
:05:15. > :05:17.a million visitors a day, but it also has a pollution problem.
:05:18. > :05:20.On Sundays, Oxford Street has some of the highest levels of nitrogen
:05:21. > :05:24.It comes from diesel engines, from buses and from cabs,
:05:25. > :05:27.and it's not helped due to something called canyoning, where
:05:28. > :05:30.the nitrogen dioxide gets stuck between the buildings.
:05:31. > :05:33.And if you walk down the street, you'll noticed most of the shops
:05:34. > :05:42.It's completely invisible around us is.
:05:43. > :05:44.Now campaigners think shops should close their doors,
:05:45. > :05:50.to reduce energy use and cut the levels of pollution inside.
:05:51. > :05:52.It would make a huge difference to the health risks,
:05:53. > :05:57.They'd be saving a huge amount of energy.
:05:58. > :06:02.Most of them are using air conditioning or heating.
:06:03. > :06:04.Research from Kings College has shown that pollution in shops can be
:06:05. > :06:13.reduced by up to 30% if the doors are closed.
:06:14. > :06:14.It's very obvious that the shop's open.
:06:15. > :06:17.It's a very inviting, encouraging entrance to the shop.
:06:18. > :06:19.Marks Spencer says it's already doing it and it
:06:20. > :06:23.Of course, there's other benefits that we're getting from this,
:06:24. > :06:31.Since 2007, we've reduced our energy usage across our estate by 39%.
:06:32. > :06:32.Doors and making sure that our buildings,
:06:33. > :06:34.the fabric of our buildings, particularly the entrances
:06:35. > :06:38.and exits, are sealed well is an important aspect of that.
:06:39. > :06:40.Retail groups say they do take pollution seriously,
:06:41. > :06:45.and want more shops to help improve air quality.
:06:46. > :06:48.We have 200 million customers a year coming to the West End,
:06:49. > :06:54.They have choices where they shop and the environment
:06:55. > :06:57.in which they want to shop, so of course it's important
:06:58. > :06:59.commercially, but equally we have 100,000 staff who work here,
:07:00. > :07:02.we have a right to help London in terms of better air quality,
:07:03. > :07:05.so I think it's really high on the political agenda.
:07:06. > :07:07.It's equally very high on the boardrooms of a lot
:07:08. > :07:10.Campaigners say closing shop doors is a no-brainer.
:07:11. > :07:12.A simple solution to reduce pollution.
:07:13. > :07:23.Well, this month's special edition of The Big Issue
:07:24. > :07:26.is filled with work from some of our leading contemporary artists.
:07:27. > :07:29.And in some of them, ten golden tickets,
:07:30. > :07:31.where the reader will win an actual work of art.
:07:32. > :07:38.For many in W1, he's a fixture, selling The Big Issue
:07:39. > :07:44.I was a relative stranger in London at the time.
:07:45. > :07:47.As well as making a couple of pounds, which was much
:07:48. > :07:49.needed in order to get by, it provides a social
:07:50. > :07:57.network and it encourages you to engage with people.
:07:58. > :08:00.And this issue of The Big Issue is bigger than most.
:08:01. > :08:03.That's because it's been guest edited by a big name
:08:04. > :08:04.in the contemporary art world, Charming Baker.
:08:05. > :08:08.Today, he's signing copies to launch this edition filled
:08:09. > :08:11.with special contributions from other well-known artists.
:08:12. > :08:13.I was quite overwhelmed by just how generous the artists were.
:08:14. > :08:21.I know from being in artist, and some of the artists I know,
:08:22. > :08:23.we get asked to do stuff all the time, and some
:08:24. > :08:29.And I was really worried asking people, and that's why I tried
:08:30. > :08:32.Celebrated artists like Jake and Dinos Chapman
:08:33. > :08:39.And, for the founder of The Big Issue himself,
:08:40. > :08:41.a fan of Tai Chi as well as art, painting meant he was able to go
:08:42. > :08:45.from a life on the streets to a life in the House of Lords.
:08:46. > :08:55.As well as discussing these themes, this special edition
:08:56. > :09:00.to own an actual work of art, featured in the magazine.
:09:01. > :09:06.There are ten golden tickets to be found.
:09:07. > :09:20.And I'll leave you with Wendy and a look at the weather.
:09:21. > :09:29.It has been lovely the last few days. The weather for the week ahead
:09:30. > :09:34.still has high pressure in it. Although it will be mostly dry and
:09:35. > :09:37.settled, the one thing to mention is there will be some rain tonight
:09:38. > :09:42.which is working towards us at the moment. On the satellite picture you
:09:43. > :09:48.can see what is going on. Clear skies in between and this cloud
:09:49. > :09:53.comes in after midnight and brings the rain into tomorrow morning. A
:09:54. > :09:58.cold front but high pressure builds in back behind it. We might have a
:09:59. > :10:02.little more cloud caught up with the high pressure. Perhaps not beautiful
:10:03. > :10:07.blue skies enjoyed over the last you days. At the moment clear skies and
:10:08. > :10:12.a bit of low cloud, mist and fog developing. Towards midnight and the
:10:13. > :10:19.early hours of the morning a little bit of rain, a fairly mild night at
:10:20. > :10:22.7-9 . Still rain around in places first thing tomorrow morning for the
:10:23. > :10:27.rush hour journey to work. A lot of cloud stuck with us through the day.
:10:28. > :10:31.It found pieces of drizzle but we will perhaps have brightness edging
:10:32. > :10:35.through from the North West later on in the day with a temperature of 15
:10:36. > :10:41.degrees that this is looking a little pessimistic, this outlook.
:10:42. > :10:45.We'll see some sunny spells in amongst the cloud. What was the on
:10:46. > :10:47.Thursday and Friday is some brighter, sunny morning support it
:10:48. > :10:54.begins to cloud over into the afternoon. The wind is light. On the
:10:55. > :10:59.outlook we can see the weekend weather. Still high pressure, so it
:11:00. > :11:00.is remaining settled. It will feel fairly warm and
:11:01. > :11:06.is remaining settled. It will feel fairly warm and dry as well.
:11:07. > :11:14.Good evening. Some rain spreading in across the Atlantic overnight. As it
:11:15. > :11:19.does so we will see some fresh Atlantic air following on from
:11:20. > :11:25.behind. The pollen levels will drop but the temperatures will also drop.
:11:26. > :11:30.Some rain to go with the cloud. It is moving its way from west to east.
:11:31. > :11:34.Drying up in not an island and eventually it will dry up in most of
:11:35. > :11:40.Scotland. The fresher Atlantic air is following on behind. In major
:11:41. > :11:43.towns and cities it will be five, 6 degrees. Across England and Wales
:11:44. > :11:51.there would be extensive cloud cover. It will be a pretty grey and
:11:52. > :11:56.wet start to some parts of Wales and the South West of England. Not much
:11:57. > :12:02.rain by eight o'clock in the morning. Pretty grey, misty and
:12:03. > :12:05.murky for some. Head further north and not much rain to be had. Still a
:12:06. > :12:06.lot of