:00:00. > :00:14.it's time for the news where you are.
:00:15. > :00:23.Two boys are being treated for life-threatening injuries
:00:24. > :00:27.They were rescued from a home on Beambridge Road in Pitsea
:00:28. > :00:31.Our reporter Robby West has been speaking to one of the local
:00:32. > :00:33.residents who helped rescue the children trapped inside.
:00:34. > :00:36.At around 3:15pm today, Essex Fire Rescue were called
:00:37. > :00:38.to the scene of a house fire in Basildon.
:00:39. > :00:39.Two children were rescued from a single-storey
:00:40. > :00:46.A 13-year-old was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London
:00:47. > :00:48.Hospital, while a ten-year-old was taken to Basildon
:00:49. > :00:56.Straightaway, I seen smoke piling out the house.
:00:57. > :01:02.She said there was a baby trapped around the other side, so I
:01:03. > :01:05.ran round the front, smashed the windows at the front.
:01:06. > :01:07.As I know, smoke rises, and I was trying to get
:01:08. > :01:18.end of the building, saying the baby's trapped in the bathroom.
:01:19. > :01:20.So I came round, but the smoke was far
:01:21. > :01:23.too thick to gain access deep enough into the house to get
:01:24. > :01:27.There was another guy behind me, holding onto my foot in
:01:28. > :01:29.case I passed out or couldn't get back out myself,
:01:30. > :01:34.the door, so by this point, after about 12 minutes,
:01:35. > :01:37.the Fire Brigade turned up, from the time I first got there.
:01:38. > :01:41.And I stayed at the back of the house and guided them through
:01:42. > :01:43.with their torches, because it was that thick.
:01:44. > :01:49.Tonight, the teenage boy is said to be in a serious but stable
:01:50. > :01:52.The ten-year-old's condition is said to be
:01:53. > :01:56.The fire was extinguished late this afternoon.
:01:57. > :02:01.Anyone with information is being asked to contact the police on 101.
:02:02. > :02:12.Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing on a bus in central London
:02:13. > :02:14.have charged a 38-year-old man with murder.
:02:15. > :02:17.Archie Sheppard, who was 48, was found dead on the top deck
:02:18. > :02:19.of a 189 bus in Marylebone on Thursday night.
:02:20. > :02:21.John Doherty, who's from Fulham, has been charged with
:02:22. > :02:24.murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
:02:25. > :02:29.Police believe both men got on the bus at Brent Cross.
:02:30. > :02:31.Labour has said it would introduce tougher standards for rented housing
:02:32. > :02:34.in London and "call time on bad landlords"- that's if it wins
:02:35. > :02:41.Councils would be given powers to license landlords
:02:42. > :02:44.and to fine those who fail to meet the requirements.
:02:45. > :02:47.The plans follow a scheme introduced in one London borough last year.
:02:48. > :02:52.An early surprise and a snap inspection.
:02:53. > :03:01.These sorts of raids happen twice a week in Newham.
:03:02. > :03:03.It's been singled out as the council that's
:03:04. > :03:04.toughest in London on
:03:05. > :03:08.There's quite a serious gas leak in this property.
:03:09. > :03:11.We think it's coming from the cooker.
:03:12. > :03:17.You need a licence to rent out a house or a
:03:18. > :03:20.flat here and the council's prosecuted more than 1,000 people
:03:21. > :03:22.they think aren't keeping their properties in good enough condition.
:03:23. > :03:27.It's this example that Labour wants to build on
:03:28. > :03:32.They say you have more rights buying a fridge than
:03:33. > :03:35.In London, you see some of the worst of anywhere in
:03:36. > :03:39.Faulty wiring, serious damp and vermin and our plan to put
:03:40. > :03:42.proper consumer rights in place for those renters will start
:03:43. > :03:48.The Conservatives have dismissed Labour's plan as
:03:49. > :03:53.They argue that the tenants would bear
:03:54. > :03:56.the cost of any new regulation in the form of higher rent.
:03:57. > :03:58.Instead, they argue that the way you deal with
:03:59. > :04:01.the problem of rogue landlords is to deal with them one by one.
:04:02. > :04:03.Good morning. Hi, sorry to disturb you.
:04:04. > :04:12.Last week, London's Mayor announced he will set up
:04:13. > :04:14.an online database to name and shame dodgy landlords.
:04:15. > :04:16.But with private tenants now outnumbering homeowners
:04:17. > :04:18.in London, and rents rising faster here than anywhere
:04:19. > :04:20.else in the country, some argue regulating
:04:21. > :04:25.The Liberal Democrats are absolutely committed
:04:26. > :04:27.to the nine million people in this country
:04:28. > :04:28.who rent, to make sure that
:04:29. > :04:31.it is not seen as a second-class option, to protect them and give
:04:32. > :04:35.Because the reality is, we need to build more
:04:36. > :04:38.And that's a problem that no major party has
:04:39. > :04:56.Before we go, look at this. They cat had to be rescued after taking an
:04:57. > :05:00.unexpected dip this week. An unknown man came to the cat's rescue,
:05:01. > :05:02.leaning down to drag her out. Felix was a little shaken, as you can see,
:05:03. > :05:04.but she was OK. It's been a wet and grey bank
:05:05. > :05:07.holiday for most of us, but what does the rest of the week's
:05:08. > :05:09.weather have in store? Here's Nick Miller
:05:10. > :05:12.with the forecast. That was a mediocre bank holiday
:05:13. > :05:16.if you had outdoor plans. At least for dry gardens there
:05:17. > :05:19.were some showers, and there will be The rest of tonight looks dry,
:05:20. > :05:22.temperatures dipping into Some sunny spells to start the day
:05:23. > :05:25.tomorrow, but make the From late morning, cloud
:05:26. > :05:28.and showers coming through. Late afternoon and into the evening,
:05:29. > :05:31.you may catch a heavy one. Temperatures perhaps
:05:32. > :05:33.as high as 18 Celsius, The rest of the week,
:05:34. > :05:40.some cloudy days, some sunny days. The north-easterly wind will pick
:05:41. > :05:45.up, making it feel cooler. Katharine Carpenter will be back
:05:46. > :06:14.with the latest updates throughout Hello. We have just had the warmest
:06:15. > :06:18.day of the year so far in Northern Ireland. Very pleasant in the
:06:19. > :06:24.Sunshine - 20 Celsius in County Tyrone. Similar temperatures in
:06:25. > :06:25.western Scotland, and it is this part of the UK that