:00:12. > :00:15.Welcome to BBC London News with me Alex Bushill.
:00:16. > :00:18.Tonight, a first for a British police force and a radical
:00:19. > :00:23.Aspiring officers will be able to join the Metropolitan Police
:00:24. > :00:25.as trainee detectives WITHOUT having to work in uniform as
:00:26. > :00:29.Scotland Yard says it will help with a shortage of detectives.
:00:30. > :00:32.Critics say it demeans the job that those without any
:00:33. > :00:40.Here's our home affairs correspondent Nick Beake.
:00:41. > :00:42.High priority in the detectives' training goes to the
:00:43. > :00:53.The art of the Scotland Yard detective has been
:00:54. > :01:04.Successful candidates have always been selected after gaining years
:01:05. > :01:07.of experience in uniform on the beat.
:01:08. > :01:11.But times have changed and now for the first time
:01:12. > :01:13.detectives will be recruited into the Metropolitan Police
:01:14. > :01:21.At the moment, Scotland Yard is short of around 600 detectives.
:01:22. > :01:29.Under this new scheme 18 new recruits will be taken
:01:30. > :01:31.on initially and their starting salary will be around ?30,000.
:01:32. > :01:33.This is about offering people a direct pathway
:01:34. > :01:36.into a different kind of career, we know from research did
:01:37. > :01:39.last year in London, this is really appealing
:01:40. > :01:41.because the uniform attraction is attractive to some
:01:42. > :01:48.and a barrier to others, particularly with the male and BME.
:01:49. > :01:49.and a barrier to others, particularly with
:01:50. > :01:53.Direct entry detectives will need to have a degree,
:01:54. > :01:55.they will undergo 18 weeks of training, some of it
:01:56. > :01:57.in the classroom, some of it out in the boroughs,
:01:58. > :02:14.with a focus on investigative skills.
:02:15. > :02:17.But some former police officers believe it's simply not enough
:02:18. > :02:19.time to learn the tools of the sect of trade.
:02:20. > :02:22.I don't know how you can condense two to three years of training,
:02:23. > :02:24.from being a probationary constable through to training detective
:02:25. > :02:32.I think that'll be difficult in that time because you develop
:02:33. > :02:35.so many life skills, to ensure that you are not
:02:36. > :02:42.going to make errors that somebody will get off at court.
:02:43. > :02:43.This is what today's Met detectives face.
:02:44. > :02:47.Here, suspected drug dealers in Holton.
:02:48. > :02:50.It can be tough work and many serving officers
:02:51. > :02:53.of put off joining CID because of the high workload
:02:54. > :02:58.and pressure to get results, creating this shortage.
:02:59. > :02:59.Coffee table on the left-hand side...
:03:00. > :03:05.London's most famous detective was never actually a policeman.
:03:06. > :03:06.Will talented civilians step forward once again
:03:07. > :03:14.and solve the case of Scotland Yard's missing detectives?
:03:15. > :03:16.Onto the election now - and the main parties deployed some
:03:17. > :03:19.of their big hitters on the campaign trail in London today.
:03:20. > :03:21.The Conservatives focused again on Brexit and Labour
:03:22. > :03:27.Here's our political correspondent Karl Mercer.
:03:28. > :03:34.There is one more week of this to go.
:03:35. > :03:38.One more week of handshakes, speeches, backing up key policies,
:03:39. > :03:51.Boris Johnson in Eltham today may do plenty of this but has clearly
:03:52. > :04:04.Not always on message but he was today.
:04:05. > :04:08.Expect to hear plenty more of this from the Conservatives
:04:09. > :04:13.If you go with Jeremy Corbyn, you will be sending
:04:14. > :04:15.into negotiations in Brussels a guy who doesn't really
:04:16. > :04:24.It's perfectly obvious that Labour don't have a clue what they mean
:04:25. > :04:27.by coming out of the EU, taking back control
:04:28. > :04:30.of our immigration policy, and control of our cash.
:04:31. > :04:35.It would be catastrophic, they would eat him for breakfast.
:04:36. > :04:37.Labour was also on unfamiliar territory in Hammersmith
:04:38. > :04:44.with its health spokesperson dropping in on an area where changes
:04:45. > :04:48.to local hospital services are proving controversial.
:04:49. > :04:50.Labour, promising more money for the NHS.
:04:51. > :04:52.At the moment the NHS is going through a big financial
:04:53. > :04:59.squeeze and many proposed changes are simply because NHS bosses have
:05:00. > :05:01.to balance the books and the NHS hasn't been given
:05:02. > :05:05.We will invest substantially within the NHS and once we have,
:05:06. > :05:08.we can look at how services are designed, look at
:05:09. > :05:13.But we have got to involve the public.
:05:14. > :05:16.I hope we're going to turn it on now, the poster
:05:17. > :05:21.Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg was in Southwark,
:05:22. > :05:23.attacking Conservative plans to do away with universal free lunches
:05:24. > :05:36.Not only do I think her decision to snatch free lunches
:05:37. > :05:41.it hits the poorest, kids won't get a decent meal
:05:42. > :05:49.day, it's also so dishonest to claim that somehow free breakfast
:05:50. > :05:51.will be readily available when the Conservatives own figures
:05:52. > :05:59.show that they are only calculating for 7p per breakfast.
:06:00. > :06:04.Is that for me, thank you? Seven more days.
:06:05. > :06:07.Well, let's get the thoughts of our political editor, Tim Donovan.
:06:08. > :06:09.And there's no doubt, is there, as to the key messages
:06:10. > :06:20.That campaigning today in London is a pretty good snapshot, Brexit,
:06:21. > :06:23.trying to create the impression, Theresa May, continuity, solidity,
:06:24. > :06:27.although that image has taken a little bit of a knocking over the
:06:28. > :06:29.manifesto, conversely, Labour, they're the party that cherish
:06:30. > :06:33.public services, going to put lots of money into them, big questions
:06:34. > :06:38.about how much that will impact on us all in terms of taxation. But
:06:39. > :06:41.very clear where the core key lines are. Trying to go with what is
:06:42. > :06:44.strongest, and dumping what is weakest. Just a week to go, which do
:06:45. > :06:49.you think is the message getting through the most? In London, it's
:06:50. > :06:52.interesting, you will have seen how volatile polling has been nationally
:06:53. > :06:55.but it seems to have suggested that Jeremy Corbyn and Labour are
:06:56. > :06:59.catching up, closing the gap on the Conservatives. In London, it's
:07:00. > :07:01.different anyway because Labour have consistently been ahead of the
:07:02. > :07:07.Conservatives, the last poll about two weeks ago had them pulling away.
:07:08. > :07:12.What will be interesting to see what the next poll does after recent
:07:13. > :07:16.moves, what is perceived as a recovery by Jeremy Corbyn. The other
:07:17. > :07:19.fascinating thing is Brexit. Are voters going to punish the
:07:20. > :07:23.Conservatives for being in charge when we made that decision to leave
:07:24. > :07:25.in a Remain city or decide we are moving on now? We will find out
:07:26. > :07:28.soon, thank you very much. We've already got Wi-fi on the Tube
:07:29. > :07:31.and now the capital's commuters are a step closer to being able
:07:32. > :07:34.to make phonecalls The Mayor and Transport for London
:07:35. > :07:38.are in talks with telecoms companies about providing the infrastructure
:07:39. > :07:40.as Gareth Furby explains. Use a mobile phone on the street
:07:41. > :07:42.there's rarely a problem but on the Underground it's
:07:43. > :07:44.a different story. On the platforms there is Wi-Fi
:07:45. > :07:55.but by the time you have And on board there is no signal
:07:56. > :08:00.at all which leaves people browsing Or putting their phones
:08:01. > :08:09.away altogether. But pretty soon this
:08:10. > :08:12.is all going to change. The Mayor of London's
:08:13. > :08:25.office issued a statement. This man is a self-confessed tech
:08:26. > :08:28.geek who is pretty excited What it'll involve is putting little
:08:29. > :08:37.repeater boxers all the way down the tunnels so the signal can get
:08:38. > :08:40.to you even inside the tunnel, I would say it's about the deal
:08:41. > :08:46.that TfL wants to cut If the deal is done,
:08:47. > :08:49.text messages and data soon may not be a problem
:08:50. > :08:52.but what about conversations? To explain the issue we're
:08:53. > :09:04.going to have to use subtitles. Peter Foot is from the campaign
:09:05. > :09:06.for courtesy and he thinks there is a risk people may just end
:09:07. > :09:10.up shouting into their phones. It's going to be too
:09:11. > :09:17.much noise, it'll become And back underground today,
:09:18. > :09:24.there were some mixed opinions. It's a good idea, we pay so much
:09:25. > :09:30.money every month to do line rental and we can't use the phone
:09:31. > :09:41.on the train. I think it's a really bad idea,
:09:42. > :09:44.I find it intrusive listening to people's conversations with no
:09:45. > :09:46.regard for other people, loud, Transport for London says it is keen
:09:47. > :09:50.to offer full mobile phone coverage, the introduction of this would need
:09:51. > :09:53.to be commercially viable and would follow engagement
:09:54. > :09:57.with staff and customers. I'll wish you goodnight and hand
:09:58. > :10:09.you over to Louise Lear Thanks, good evening everybody.
:10:10. > :10:13.London may not have been the sunniest place today but it was the
:10:14. > :10:17.warmest with 23. Tomorrow will be warmer still and more in the way of
:10:18. > :10:21.sunshine. Maybe a little bit misty first thing in the morning but the
:10:22. > :10:24.cloud breaking up and really quite sharply. Lovely spells of sunshine
:10:25. > :10:31.coming through and temperatures will respond. We could see highs of 25,
:10:32. > :10:34.77 Fahrenheit in central London. Slightly fresher on the outskirts.
:10:35. > :10:38.We do it all again pretty much on Friday. A good slice of sunshine
:10:39. > :10:44.coming through, just a slim chance in the afternoon of an isolated
:10:45. > :10:49.shower, potential for more thundery showers to develop later in the day.
:10:50. > :10:53.But highs on Friday of 27. That's into the 80s in terms of Fahrenheit.
:10:54. > :10:57.Sharp showers could be an issue Friday night, I will leave you with
:10:58. > :10:59.a summary. It looks as though we could see heavy showers easing on
:11:00. > :11:00.Saturday. Fresher conditions for Sunday. Here is the forecast
:11:01. > :11:05.nationally. Sunday. Here is the forecast
:11:06. > :11:09.nationally. Good evening. It was a lfl day for
:11:10. > :11:13.large swathes of the United Kingdom. It turned into a lovely evening.
:11:14. > :11:16.This stunning photo was taken by one of our weather watchers in Suffolk
:11:17. > :11:20.not long ago. Here is confirmation of a lovely day for many, a lot of
:11:21. > :11:23.sunshine across the north. Even this cloud tended to break up but there
:11:24. > :11:26.were one or two showers in Wales. Now we are looking at west for the
:11:27. > :11:30.next weather system heading our way. Ahead of that we have this southerly
:11:31. > :11:34.breeze that will keep things mild overnight tonight. Also a bit of
:11:35. > :11:38.patchy mist and maybe some low cloud developing as well. The worst of the
:11:39. > :11:41.visibility overnight will be coming in from the English channel, low
:11:42. > :11:44.clouds and mist and drifting a little bit further inland. The odd
:11:45. > :11:47.shower for northern England, generally clouding over from the
:11:48. > :11:53.west. This rain just about gets into the west side of Northern Ireland by
:11:54. > :11:54.the end of the night. 14 in Glasgow, in Cardiff and in