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Now on BBC One, time
for the news where you are. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | |
Good evening and welcome
to BBC London. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
I'm Chris Rogers. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
Work to transform one
of London's busiest rails | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
stations is almost complete,
and London Bridge station | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
will fully reopen tomorrow. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:24 | |
It couldn't come soon enough
for thousands of commuters who have | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
often faced delays or had to find
new routes in to the capital, since | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
work began on the station in 2013. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
We're told the pain
will be worth it. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
Tara Welsh reports. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:42 | |
Some little finishing touches
to what has been a huge project | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
here at London Bridge. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:46 | |
The capital's oldest station has
been completely redeveloped. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
The idea is to allow
more trains to travel | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
through London with fewer delays. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
The Thameslink programme
is all about connecting people north | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
and south of London. | 0:00:55 | 0:01:01 | |
This is transformational in terms
of rail travel across London. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
It will take pressure
off the Northern line, | 0:01:04 | 0:01:10 | |
it will mean that people don't have
to interchange onto the Tube | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
either side of London -
they can travel straight | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
through from destinations
like Peterborough and Cambridge | 0:01:15 | 0:01:16 | |
and Bedford in the north,
right down to Brighton, Horsham | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
and Maidstone in the south-east. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:20 | |
One of the biggest parts
of the project has been to untangle | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
the complex web of tracks leading
to the station. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
Here at Bermondsey, trains will now
pass under and over each other, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
hopefully leading to fewer delays. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
All of the tracks here
at London Bridge have been replaced. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
And the work has been
ongoing every single day. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
But some of it has been
so disruptive, it's had | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
to completely close the station. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
And on those occasions,
there have been up to 2,000 people | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
working on this site. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
And the project has not
been without challenges. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
There have been chaotic scenes
at times throughout the programme. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
We recognise that there has been
disruption for people while we've | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
been constructing London Bridge
here, and whilst we've been | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
remodelling the track layout
and redoing the railway signalling | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
here at London Bridge. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:03 | |
And we thank people
for their patience, and hopefully | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
they'll recognise that the end
product has been something that's | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
been worth waiting for. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
Some of the work will
go on to the spring. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
But for now, passengers will see
a new concourse, extra entrances | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
and five new platforms. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
And after three years,
Cannon Street services | 0:02:18 | 0:02:19 | |
will stop here again. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
But as a New Year brings higher
fares, passengers might not be | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
in a celebratory mood
at tomorrow's reopening. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:31 | |
Tara Welsh, BBC London News. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
Thousands of people lined
the streets of central London | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
to support the New Year's Parade,
which celebrated the diversity | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
of London's communities. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:40 | |
It's a popular event on US TV
networks, but this year, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
organisers were keen
to reflect our own culture, | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
as well as playing host to dozens
of American marching bands. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
Sarah Harris reports. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:55 | |
It's not Chinese New
Year until February. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
But for the first time,
London's Chinese community came | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
to join the New Year's parade
to celebrate the capital's | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
diversity and spirit. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
We all love to share our culture
and that's why, when it's | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
Chinese New Year, everyone come
and join us as well. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
We say happy New Year but we also
say, "Xin nian kuai le". | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
And we also say,
"Gong hei fat choy!" | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
Like that! | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
The parade is watched
by millions of Americans | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
as they wake up to the New Year
watching breakfast television. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
Many of the 8,000 performers came
from across the Atlantic. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
But this year, organisers
are keen to promote dozens | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
of London traditions
from across all of | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
the London boroughs. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
Clyde, pearly king of Woolwich. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
Peggy Scott, Pearly
Queen of Highgate. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:45 | |
Sue Pace, Pearly Queen
of Forest Gate. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
It's meeting the people,
it always is, like, you know, | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
we take this time out,
we're collecting money most | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
of the time, but this
one's our little bit of fun. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
So, just going down,
saying hello to all the people, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
all the visitors - it's lovely. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:00 | |
Thousands of people lined the route
from Green Park Tube station | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
to Parliament Square. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:04 | |
There were visitors from all over
the world, but plenty of Londoners | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
keen to get out of the house
and support the event | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
in the heart of London. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
We celebrate the culture,
and what London is about, | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
and all the traditions. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
It gives you a sense of pride that
a city like London can still produce | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
these fantastic events -
and it's starting to rain! | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
It's the first time
I've ever been as well. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
Or any of us have ever been. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:28 | |
So, yeah, we're really
impressed, it's been great. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
17 London boroughs took part,
with special vantage points made | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
for children with disabilities
to get the best view. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:39 | |
Half of the performers may come
from the United States, | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
but organisers were determined that
in 2018, London's unique spirit | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
would shine through. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
Sarah Harris, BBC London News. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
That's it from me. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
We'll be back tomorrow,
with breakfast bulletins. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:01 | |
So I'll say good night, and leave
you with the weather forecast | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
from Georgina Burnett. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:05 | |
Good evening. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:06 | |
Well, we finished 2017
on a wet and windy note, and | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
that's how we're
starting 2018 as well. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
So, this evening, a few
blustery showers around. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
They will move away overnight, and,
actually, we're left | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
with fairly clear skies. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:22 | |
Temperatures down to about
2-3 Celsius, the wind | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
dropping off as well, | 0:05:24 | 0:05:25 | |
so we could see a little bit
of frost in more rural | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
spots in the morning, | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
and some fog patches as well. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:30 | |
But a dry start the many of us. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
The mid-morning, though, | 0:05:32 | 0:05:33 | |
brings some rain in from the west,
and that's going to be | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
fairly heavy at times. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:37 | |
A southerly wind picks up as well. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
The rain does take a little
while to clear, so the further east | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
you are, the later you're
going to see the late back of that. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
For many, a wet afternoon. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
But drier towards the end
of the day for those | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
in western parts of London. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:50 | |
Temperatures getting up
to about 10-11 Celsius. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
And we continue with that
wet and windy theme | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
for much of the week -
have a look at the outlook, | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
and you can see some wet weather
over the next few days. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
I'll now hand you over to Susan
Powell for the national forecast. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 |