23/11/2017 London News

Good evening,

I'm Asad Ahmad.

A day after the Budget,

when a multi-million pound fund

was announced to improve air

quality, there's been

consternation that London,

isn't going to get a penny of it.

That's despite us having nearly

half of the country's

most polluting roads.

So today, the Mayor

of London expressed his view

about the new Clean Air Fund -

and children reinforced it.

Here's Louisa Preston.

A message from primary school

children about the poor quality

of the air they breathe

in the capital.

These young people from

Chestnuts Primary School in Haringey

were petitioning Downing Street

because they go to school where

pollution levels break the law.

It's quite bad for the children

at our school, because our front

playground is right next

to a busy road.

And that's really not

good for our health.

Air pollution is causing a lot

of deaths and diseases.

Maybe if it can't be stopped it

should be reduced somehow.

Diesel vehicles are the main cause

of pollution in London.

Yesterday, in the Budget,

the Chancellor announced

new taxes on new diesel cars,

and also a £220 million

clean air fund.

The capital won't get any of it.

40% of the most polluted roads

in the country are in London.

The Government's saying

there's £220 million.

Londoners contribute towards it

by the increase in road tax,

but can't receive any

of that £220 million.

So it's not sustainable

to expect a London mayor

to do this investment,

to help local authorities, without

help from central government.

And it isn't just Sadiq Khan

saying the Government

isn't going far enough.

We want to see bigger taxation,

which could have led to a bigger

fund that could have been used

to get people out of their diesel

car and make a switch

to alternative forms of transport.

Clean air is a complex problem.

Pollution comes from construction

vehicles, from gas boilers,

from farming, from wood fires

and even our car tyres

as they wear down.

The Government insists

it is cleaning up the air

as fast as it can.

And with children starting to make

a stand and every person

in the capital breathing in air that

exceeds global guidelines,

it's a big issue that's

not likely to go away.

Louisa, strong words from the Mayor.

What's the government saying?

He's not happy and took to Twitter

to make it clear. He says it's a

scandal in London will be eligible

for the clean air fund. The

government has abandoned Londoners.

We heard yesterday the Chancellor is

creating or increasing the tax on

new diesel cars to create this £220

million clean air fund. Local

councils across the country will be

able to apply for some of that money

but London is not eligible.

Many

people will wonder why.

We asked the

government ourselves and had a

statement from Defra to say the

Mayor of London already had a

funding settlement with £5 billion

from the government which includes

measures to deliver compliance with

air quality limits. Other areas of

the country haven't had that which

is why they are entitled to apply

for part of this money. We know the

mayor is making air pollution a top

priority. The T charge introduced

last month. The ultralow emission

zone will come into force next year

meaning the oldest and most

polluting vehicles will be charged

extra to come into London. The mayor

feels because London has some of the

most toxic air he should be able to

get his hands on some of this cash.

He wants the government to do more.

Londoners are being told they may be

at real risk from the same robbers

who repeatedly stabbed 31-year-old

Danny Pearce to death

for his watch in July.

The attack happened as he was

leaving a bar in Greenwich -

and police have now renewed

their appeal for information

as they fear other members

of the public might be at risk too.

Here's Helen Mulroy.

Enjoying a night out with friends.

This was Danny Pearce in Greenwich

on the 14th of July this year.

Just hours after this video

was taken, Danny was dead -

stabbed as he made his way home,

all for his Rolex watch.

He was my son, he was my baby.

All our lives have changed.

All of them.

How you see me, now I have sort

of changed into two people.

I am one person at work

because I can't be like this at

work.

Then...

When I come home...

This is how I am.

Two men have been arrested but no

charges have been brought.

Now the Metropolitan Police

are renewing their appeal

for information.

Newly released CCTV shows

Danny making his way

down King William Walk

with friends just after midnight.

This was the moment he was singled

out by his killers on their moped.

They make a U-turn to return

and launch their attack.

One produces a hunting knife

and the other a gun.

They make a demand

for Danny's watch.

A struggle ensues and ultimately

Danny ends up here, unfortunately

fatally stabbed, and here

on these very steps sadly

Danny lost his life.

The group had been shot at,

and Danny repeatedly stabbed.

It's most likely the longest, most

sustained stabbing I have ever come

across in my 26 years of service.

Danny's family hope that

in revealing mfurther details

about the violent and

sustained attack that

killed their son and brother,

in here, what is a popular London

nightspot, it may jog the memory

of anybody who knows

anything further about

the identity of his killers.

I just can't get it out of my head.

Such a senseless, senseless thing

to do and he's not here with us.

He's just not here.

Crimestoppers is offering a £10,000

reward for any information that

will secure a conviction.

City of London police

are warning Christmas shoppers

looking for a bargain

to be aware of fraudsters

who are making millions of pounds

selling everything from fake

trainers to fake lipstick.

Last year alone, victims lost

£16 million to the scammers,

who are all too aware

of how lucrative this

time of year can be -

especially in London.

Helen Drew has the details.

32 days until Christmas

and some people are ramping

up their present buying.

The Action Fraud Team from the City

of London Police is warning

of online shopping dangers.

They say the most likely

thing people try to buy

from fraudsters are mobile phones,

aollowed by clothing

and accessories and then footwear.

Specific items victims report

losing out to fraudsters

on are Kanye West's Yeezy trainers,

Fitbit watches and

Kylie Jenner make-up.

Take Kylie Jenner's

make-up as an example.

If I go on her official website

I can buy one of her popular

lipstick kits for $29,

plus shipping from America.

But a quick search online

and apparently I can buy the same

thing for £1.99, free shipping.

Now, the fraud team today

is warning if something looks

too good to be true,

it probably is.

Those items often end up

being fake, or never turn up.

And it's not just that,

but also things like stealing

credit card details.

This afternoon on Oxford Street,

it didn't take long

to find victims of fraud.

Someone had booked

flights on my card.

So I checked the bank statement

and it was seven or eight flights,

about £2500, something like that.

Yeah, it's frightening.

I don't really do much

online shopping at all.

Possibly because I'm a little

bit too nervous of that

very thing happening.

The only online fraud I've had

is buying concert tickets.

That was enough to burn me.

I'm reasonably cautious.

Probably not enough.

Probably passwords and things

need to be taught about.

The fraud team says it's

crucial to think twice.

Quite often our victims say to us,

I didn think there was something

wrong, but I clicked anyway.

If you can take that time,

a little bit of time to think,

count to five, it is probably

going to save you some

money in the long run.

The fraud team's campaign is urging

people to do just that.

Slow down and think before clicking

that "buy now" button.

A story provoking strong feelings

among a number of people today,

is one of a family in Hertfordshire

who are keeping a fox as a pet.

Jasper has been hand-reared

from when he was just a few days

old, and his owner feels his place

is firmly in the home.

Sonja Jessup has more.

Careful!

No, it is not a scene from last

year's John Lewis Christmas advert.

Jasper the fox is a family pet.

He has lived with Natalie

and her children here in Sarratt

since he was two days old.

She took a call from a vet

who said he'd been abandoned

and would need hand rearing.

She brought him round to me.

For the first week or two

it was through the night,

every couple of hours,

I would have to get up and feed him.

The family already had three

dogs, a cat and a horse.

Natalie said Jasper fits

in well but she treats him

differently to her other pets.

You can only domesticate them

to a certain level so it's

respecting his natural behaviours.

An animal charity says

foxes belong in the wild,

but Natalie says she is worried

he wouldn't survive.

He's got he's got freedom,

as in he runs around

free in the garden.

He's not caged.

He's only in there for night time,

and for his own safety.

It's not like I'm keeping

him captive in a cage.

She's hoping Jasper

decides to settle here

and make himself at home.

Starting to feel cold. Straight to

the weather with Stav.

Starting to feel cold. Straight to

the weather with Stav. It's going to

be cold to the north of our patch,

cloud and rain moving through from

the south-west.

Through the night.

This cloud cover will keep

temperatures falling below five or 6

degrees. A fairly chilly note

tomorrow, cloud around. We should

see some good sunny spells as we

head into the afternoon. Brightening

through the day, staying dry for

most, light winds but on the chilly

side. At least drive for the Black

Friday shoppers. Heading into the

weekend, that run of north-west

winds means it's going to be cold,

frosty nights to come, Saturday

night and into Sunday night. Gold

starts today BetBright, plenty of

sunshine. You'll have to wrap up

because the wind will be cold, 7

degrees at best. Looking good

heading into Sunday and Monday.

Those temperatures remaining in

single figures.