10/04/2017 London News

Trump. Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

Today the capital paused to remember and honour a brave officer, father,

and life-long Charlton fan who paid the ultimate sacrifice

The Mayor of London said the big turnout was recognition

by the public of how every day police put

The funeral service paid tribute to PC Keith Palmer

Flowers first thing this morning at Charlton Athletic Football Club

where PC Keith Palmer was a season-ticket holder.

His seat now white, carrying his warrant number.

People need to be remembered, these guys are putting themselves

Plenty of people here knew the friendly,

Peter Elliott used to repair his bike.

Until I saw his face on the television on the news,

I didn't realise who the policeman was but as soon as I saw his face

Just a shame really, such a nice chap has

Today was a chance for ordinary Londoners to pay tribute,

say thank you to the man who laid down his life to protect us all.

No one is really moving at all, they're just here, they've stopped

everything they're doing just to kind of pay their

This is a mark of respect for his family and is showing

the family the whole country's with him and their respect

I haven't seen anything like this before.

I do think it's good that they're doing something like this

for someone who showed a bit of courage when it was needed.

Thousands of police officers from around the country lined

Even though I didn't know PC Palmer personally,

Unfortunately PC Palmer took the great sacrifice but he was doing

what he set out to do in his duty and that's why I think

everybody is here today, to show their appreciation

for what police officers and PC Palmer have done.

And tributes from two colleagues, friends who knew him for 20 years

I never came across someone who worked as hard as Keith did.

There wasn't a day that went by when he wouldn't be in work

The messages that people from all over the country have given

in support of Keith and his family, it has been an amazing tribute

I suppose to Keith and the way he was and the way he behaved.

This was a difficult day, a difficult balance between a very

public show of respect and the private

There were words of hope, of resurrection, of life

in Jesus Christ, of not abandoning hope, and of thanksgiving

And those deeds will never be forgotten.

Neighbours of a care home in Hertfordshire have praised

the bravery of firefighters who rescued more than 30 elderly

residents after a fire ripped through the building,

Locals have rallied round to help survivors who've lost everything.

It was a fierce fire which spread rapidly.

A neighbour managed to capture the blaze at its peak.

Over 60 firefighters fought for a day to put it out.

When they arrived they were also faced with the challenge of rescuing

more than 30 elderly people who, because of disability

or age, were trapped inside the burning building.

Today firefighters were praised for their work that night.

The firefighters themselves say they just doing their job.

Our firefighters undertook a systematic search of the building,

sometimes having to physically lift and carry the residents

from the building, or get them to walk assisted down a ladder

pitched to the outside face of the building.

That is quite a challenge given the roof was ablaze.

The crews worked extremely hard in difficult circumstances

This fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning

and as neighbours awoke, they brought out clothes

and blankets to help those who were rescued from this building.

This fire has caused real sadness and shock in this community.

Half a mile down the road, John Weale and his boss have been

They have raised more than ?2000 through crowdfunding

and collected bags of clothes, wheelchairs and other supplies.

We've had an awful lot been donated to ourselves -

on Saturday I think we took over 100 bags in and as you can see,

today we are still loading the van up and still taking bits

round Fordham, which is just fantastic.

They had nothing at the end of it and at least the local people

and the people in surrounding areas have really pulled together

Now there's the challenge of finding permanent homes for the residents.

The care home had been given a good rating in a recent

An investigation into the cause of the fire is still under way,

to try to explain why two vulnerable people lost their lives.

When it comes to work-life balance, working fewer hours is probably

an unaffordable dream for many Londoners.

But in other European capitals, it has increased productivity

Well, one group campaigning to make a shorter working

London is still, by and large, a 9-5 city with most commuters

travelling to their 40 hour a week jobs at roughly the same

Duncan changed all that many years ago.

He volunteered at the Grasshopper's Nursery in Hackney,

which qualifies his boys for reduced childcare costs.

This was the only way to make it work financially but he says

I think there's a big psychological barrier to going flexible

or part-time here in London and I know a lot of my friends

who work full-time and couldn't conceive of going part-time.

And I made that transition about five years ago,

But, ultimately, I think having a bit less but having more time

for the kids and the children is actually much,

In Iceland's capital, a new timetable is being established

to make flexible working financially viable for people with

It's a system which some economists are championing here.

They've started giving their public sector employees a 35 hour week

And they are seeing increases in productivity and reduced stress

levels and people staying on in the workforce for longer.

Then you've got countries like the Netherlands,

Belgium, where, actually, shorter working hours are just

the norm, where working 20-30 hours a week is much more standard

Liana is one of a group of Londoners campaigning for a law change to make

As things stand now, employers can say no

She says productivity would increase as workers like her feel happier.

I think London is a city that is full of really talented

people, people who are passionate about an interest, be

that the novel they're writing, or the sports they love

or the volunteering they do, and a five-day week really limits

the amount you can give and develop those passions and talents.

Building a new routine around shorter hours is a risk,

especially in places like London with such high living costs.

But the message from cities where thousands of workers have

cut their hours is that quality of life and productivity

That's it from me, and Wendy will have the weather

for you in just a moment, but we'll leave you tonight

with images of how the capital today honoured PC Keith Palmer,

who was killed in the line of duty protecting Parliament

We've had the public expressions of thanks and honouring,

and now the family can do what only the family can do and say

their final farewell to Keith, and so we leave them to do

Good evening, the weather for the week ahead in London might not be

too much like yesterday but if you got outdoor plant it's not too bad.

Mostly dry conditions with some sunny spells and temperatures will

be average. This was yesterday, perfect blue skies and it looked

very similar this morning. I hope you were not fooled into thinking we

would have a rerun because there was a drop in temperature, 25 degrees

yesterday, 14 today but that is exceptional and this is average. We

also had a north-westerly wind blowing in behind and it is still

going tonight, not too strong but bringing in that cold air. We also

have clear skies so gardeners, be aware, if you are in a spot prone to

frost, temperatures might be low enough, three degrees here or there

in the countryside around London. A chilly start tomorrow but bright and

we will have sunny spells coming and going through the day and still that

north-westerly wind but temperatures up a bit from today so we will get

to 16 or 17 degrees in central London and it will be dry. That goes

for the week ahead, we will have largely cloudy conditions, some

sunny spells but dry conditions and a bit breezy, especially on

Wednesday. The outlook for Easter weekend, more of the same, some rain

on Saturday morning but otherwise mostly dry with some sunny spells

and feeling cool at times. If you have plans going out of London, you

will have to keep an eye on the National forecast with Matt Taylor.

Good evening. Let's cut to the chase the first big holiday weekend of the

year is on the horizon and if you consider last weekend as a taster

for the summer, this weekend is not looking too bad. It will be a bit

cooler, temperatures this week and closer to where they should be at

this time of the year thanks to the north-west breed and the reason for

that, if we look at the jet stream, coming across the