:00:00. > :00:12.Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:13. > :00:18.A former head of the Metropolitan Police has today told the BBC
:00:19. > :00:25.about his "disappointment" at the decision to release
:00:26. > :00:28.without charge a key suspect who may have been connected with the death
:00:29. > :00:30.of PC Yvonne Fletcher over 30 years ago.
:00:31. > :00:32.She was shot during a protest outside the Libyan Embassy,
:00:33. > :00:35.in Knightsbridge, yet nobody's ever been convicted for the killing
:00:36. > :00:42.Here's our home affairs correspondent, Nick Beake.
:00:43. > :00:44.A scramble for cover as shots ring out in central London.
:00:45. > :00:47.A 25-year-old police officer, Yvonne Fletcher, is
:00:48. > :00:57.Scotland Yard now believes it could prove who was behind the killing at
:00:58. > :01:00.the Libyan Embassy, but that evidence won't be presented in
:01:01. > :01:03.court, because of concerns over national security.
:01:04. > :01:06.It's a decision criticised by a former boss of the Met.
:01:07. > :01:12.I know the immense amount of hard work that's gone into actually
:01:13. > :01:15.trying to get a prosecution and some of that was regenerated in my time
:01:16. > :01:18.as Commissioner, so I am disappointed and I know other
:01:19. > :01:23.I don't know what the reasons are, but I have to say I think the
:01:24. > :01:25.public will be disappointed if we weren't given reasons
:01:26. > :01:28.as to why this particular individual wasn't prosecuted.
:01:29. > :01:31.A man in his 50s was arrested in the UK two years ago over
:01:32. > :01:33.the murder, but will now not be prosecuted.
:01:34. > :01:35.The Fletcher family say they're deeply disappointed and
:01:36. > :01:38.frustrated and that's exactly how retired police officer John
:01:39. > :01:46.He cradled Yvonne Fletcher in his arms as she lay dying.
:01:47. > :01:48.It's terrible, it's so disappointing and
:01:49. > :01:57.This is something that should have been sorted out a long,
:01:58. > :02:00.long time ago and we really don't understand why they have come to
:02:01. > :02:05.The bullets were fired from within the Libyan
:02:06. > :02:07.Embassy, which was surrounded by the police for eleven
:02:08. > :02:15.Eventually diplomats and others were allowed to leave and
:02:16. > :02:20.deported back to Libya - including, it was thought, the killer.
:02:21. > :02:22.But it was only after Colonel Gaddafi's
:02:23. > :02:28.regime was toppled in 2011 that Met detectives said they have discovered
:02:29. > :02:31.evidence of a Libyan plot to kill anti-Gaddafi demonstrators and
:02:32. > :02:38.But with this suspect now released without charge, one former senior
:02:39. > :02:42.Met officer says there is little more the police can do.
:02:43. > :02:44.You have to remember the rule of law must
:02:45. > :02:47.prevail and of course in these difficult cases, if for whatever
:02:48. > :02:50.reason - and that explanation needs to be given - we cannot
:02:51. > :02:55.prosecute, then the great dignity of the police service
:02:56. > :02:58.Today, the Government refused to comment on this decision
:02:59. > :03:01.to block a prosecution on the grounds of national security.
:03:02. > :03:06.Well, 33 years after Yvonne Fletcher was murdered
:03:07. > :03:09.at this spot, the chances of anyone being brought to justice seem as
:03:10. > :03:19.The Liberal Democrats have put London's housing problem
:03:20. > :03:22.at the heart of their manifesto with a series of promises
:03:23. > :03:33.At the last election, the party lost all but one seat in London.
:03:34. > :03:35.This time around, they're hoping to win seats back.
:03:36. > :03:40.Karl Mercer tell us more about the manifesto.
:03:41. > :03:48.Right at the heart of it is that promise to have a second referendum
:03:49. > :03:53.when the terms of Brexit deal are known and it may play better in
:03:54. > :03:58.London. London was the only region at the referendum to vote to remain
:03:59. > :04:02.by 60 to 40. It is a policy that might play well in the key target
:04:03. > :04:12.seats in the South West of London that the Liberal Democrat lost last
:04:13. > :04:20.time around. Places like Kingston, Richmond Park, which they won back
:04:21. > :04:26.in a by-election when they beat Zac Goldsmith. What else have they got.
:04:27. > :04:30.Opposition to Heathrow, the only major party to oppose that. The
:04:31. > :04:35.third runway. And any expansion of the airport in the south-east. And
:04:36. > :04:40.60 odd million for the police to go to community policing. Restoring
:04:41. > :04:44.housing benefit for 18 to 20 one-year-olds and this new rent to
:04:45. > :04:46.buy scheme that they're talking about for getting young people on
:04:47. > :04:49.the housing ladder. If they were renting their home
:04:50. > :04:51.from a housing association, but the rent would go into a pot
:04:52. > :04:54.and build up over 30 years so they
:04:55. > :04:56.would own that house. If they wanted to move,
:04:57. > :04:58.they could take that money to another plot, so they bought another
:04:59. > :05:01.home from another housing So it would really help young people
:05:02. > :05:12.wanting to get on the Do you think that will appeal to
:05:13. > :05:16.young people? It will appeal to some people. They're like any other part
:05:17. > :05:19.of the society, they vote different ways for different reasons. They
:05:20. > :05:22.will say we want a hand on the housing ladder, but they may think
:05:23. > :05:28.other issues are more important to them. So we went out to ask people
:05:29. > :05:36.of all ages what they thought. No, I'm a Labour girl. Why not Liberal
:05:37. > :05:40.Democrat? No. Why not? To be honest I have always voted Labour for the
:05:41. > :05:44.younger generation, I think they're more considerate. I wouldn't. I
:05:45. > :05:51.don't find their party interesting. Liberal Democrats this time? Yes.
:05:52. > :05:54.Why? They're more moderate, but they're the only party saying
:05:55. > :05:59.anything on behalf of the 48% who voted to remain. Do you think the
:06:00. > :06:03.Liberal Democrats can come back? I think it is unlikely at the moment.
:06:04. > :06:11.I'm not certain that I'm that keen on the the present leader. So
:06:12. > :06:14.So the Liberal Democrats put Brexit high up on their agenda.
:06:15. > :06:27.No the mayor has been looking at the idea of region and visas. A
:06:28. > :06:32.think-tank came up with what it thinks should be happening and we
:06:33. > :06:35.went to test what they were saying in a peculiar part of South London.
:06:36. > :06:42.Something strange going on there. Look what we found in
:06:43. > :06:47.Southwark Park this morning. This is a city that attracts people
:06:48. > :06:50.from across the world. And today Norwegians
:06:51. > :06:52.in the capital were celebrating Norway of course isn't
:06:53. > :06:58.in the European Union. But is part of the
:06:59. > :07:00.European Economic Area. It means it's citizens can travel
:07:01. > :07:10.and work here visa free. Whatever happens after Brexit I hope
:07:11. > :07:14.and I think most Norwegians hope we will continue to have a close
:07:15. > :07:19.relationship with our two nations. The main concern is that we will
:07:20. > :07:23.struggle to stay. And struggle to work. That is of course the main
:07:24. > :07:26.concern. We know that much about the consequences yet. London is part of
:07:27. > :07:31.the the country and I don't think you could have a London visa. What
:07:32. > :07:34.would that mean nor border controls elsewhere?
:07:35. > :07:36.But that is along the lines of what one London think
:07:37. > :07:41.to keep the flow of people coming to the capital.
:07:42. > :07:43.The Centre for London suggests three types of visa.
:07:44. > :07:49.Aimed at attracting skilled and tech workers.
:07:50. > :07:52.A young European Visa - a two-year one aimed at attracting lower
:07:53. > :07:54.skilled staff for things like the hospitality industry.
:07:55. > :07:57.And a new post study visa that would allow higher skilled students
:07:58. > :08:06.We think there needs to be a way for Europeans, particularly younger ones
:08:07. > :08:09.to come here to look for work to create new jobs, to build businesses
:08:10. > :08:12.and contribute to the economy. That should be done as unbureaucratically
:08:13. > :08:15.as possible. A 27-year-old producer at a media
:08:16. > :08:19.company in south London. Austrian, but who moved
:08:20. > :08:30.to london a year ago. Well I'm definitely anxious that I
:08:31. > :08:35.will have to leave or it will be a nightmare applying for a visa.
:08:36. > :08:39.Because I would like to stay and I built my home in London so I don't
:08:40. > :08:42.want to leave. It definitely keeps me up at night sometimes.
:08:43. > :08:46.They have been much discussed but some believe putting it
:08:47. > :08:50.London's mayor now having to compete with many more
:08:51. > :08:56.Discussions on visas though are some way off -
:08:57. > :09:00.there's the small matter of an election first.
:09:01. > :09:03.Finally, staying with the general election, let me tell you that BBC
:09:04. > :09:05.London is hosting a debate programme, hearing from
:09:06. > :09:08.all the main parties on what they'll do for Londoners.
:09:09. > :09:10.It's at the end of this month, on 30th May.
:09:11. > :09:13.If you want to join in and be part of our student audience,
:09:14. > :09:16.in a central London location, just send us an e-mail.
:09:17. > :09:19.We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully seeing
:09:20. > :09:39.That's it for now from me, but let's find out what the weather's up
:09:40. > :09:48.This was the picture outside our front door earlier on. We wait
:09:49. > :09:54.months for the rain and it comes all at once. We have had a band of rain
:09:55. > :09:58.that has been slow moving today. It is continuing to move eastwards and
:09:59. > :10:05.by the time it clears, there could be as much as 40 millimetres of rain
:10:06. > :10:09.having fallen. But it will dry up over night. It shouldn't be too
:10:10. > :10:13.chilly. Temperatures down to about ten degrees. But a different feel to
:10:14. > :10:17.the weather tomorrow. A different look to the skies. There will be
:10:18. > :10:22.some blue instead of grey and the rain. The early cloud clears from
:10:23. > :10:28.the east, brightens up and we get some sunshine. We have a gentle
:10:29. > :10:34.westerly breeze. Some showers wandering in from the west. But
:10:35. > :10:39.temperatures as high as 19. The rain is clearing away now. It is
:10:40. > :10:43.returning from this area of low pressure and comes back at us to
:10:44. > :10:48.give us another wet day on Friday. Quite a wet start on Friday. The
:10:49. > :10:54.rain continuing to push northwards. But struggling to clear away. And
:10:55. > :10:57.attempts will be on the -- temperatures will be low. The
:10:58. > :11:02.weekend turns drier and brighter with some sunshine and a few
:11:03. > :11:10.showers. But it will be a bit warmer.
:11:11. > :11:18.Before today, many gardeners were crying out for rain. Some of the
:11:19. > :11:22.those garden may now be water logged. And Lincolnshire was one of
:11:23. > :11:29.wettest places with 40 millimetres. That is nearly a month's worth of
:11:30. > :11:35.rain in 24 hours. Some difficult travelling conditions. Some parts of
:11:36. > :11:42.north-west England stayed dry. This was the main rain-maker. It is
:11:43. > :11:45.pulling away. Tomorrow a day sunshine and showers and that
:11:46. > :11:50.freshing feeling air will filter into those parts that were muggy
:11:51. > :11:51.today. It was 25 Celsius in Kent. A different feel,