0:00:00 > 0:00:01Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Good evening from BBC London News.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17I'm Victoria Hollins.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19There's no debate about whether London needs more homes.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But how those homes are built, and where they are built is a much
0:00:22 > 0:00:29more controversial issue.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The Mayor has plans to build 600,000 new properties in 10 years.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34But he's facing growing opposition from outer London boroughs,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36who say Sadiq Khan's plans will lead to uncontrolled development.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Gareth Furby reports.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42In the borough of Richmond, there's an old college playing field
0:00:42 > 0:00:46where they've started digging, and some green space
0:00:46 > 0:00:49will be lost to make way for new schools and a business hub.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52But the council leader's happy about it.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It's a development that works because it's been thought through.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Local partners have been brought together and we planned it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01But what hasn't been thought through, he claims,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04is the Mayor of London's plan for many new homes,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06which he believes could lead to uncontrolled development that
0:01:06 > 0:01:10wrecks the borough's character.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And he's written an open letter to residents saying this.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This plan, if implemented as currently proposed,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19will have an enormous impact on our borough.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23The Mayor of London's plan is for 600,000 new homes
0:01:23 > 0:01:26in ten years, with 8000 in Richmond borough, which is one
0:01:26 > 0:01:28of the greenest in London.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31But looking at the map, the council leader says such a dash
0:01:31 > 0:01:35for growth will come at a cost.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39We've got playing fields and green spaces under threat already,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42so additional pressure of small site development, local infill,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44without the ability to strategically plan, is going to put pressure
0:01:44 > 0:01:53on all of our other remaining local green spaces and playing fields.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And it's not just in Richmond that they are rebelling.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Over in south-east London, Bexley Council says its suburban
0:02:00 > 0:02:04streets could be changed forever.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Councillor Bailey, who has lived here for more than 30 years,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10says in some areas developers could just buy up and knock down
0:02:10 > 0:02:14the semis like dominoes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17You see the houses behind me?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20This would be an ideal location for a developer to come along,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23buy those two houses, knock them down and put a block
0:02:23 > 0:02:23of flats there with no parking.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28An independent calculation prepared for some councils claims the target
0:02:28 > 0:02:34in inner London is up 41%, and in outer London it is up 114%.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40So far, Richmond, Kingston, Bexley and Bromley are known to be unhappy,
0:02:40 > 0:02:45and it's understood at least eight councils may make formal objections.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I think if boroughs are saying they don't agree with our plan,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50they are either saying they would build on the green belt,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53or they are saying they don't have an answer to the housing crisis.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56What we are saying is that we need to massively increase the level
0:02:56 > 0:02:59of housing that we are building in the capital, and we've identified
0:02:59 > 0:03:03a way to do that in London without building on the green belt.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05City Hall says it wants to work with the boroughs.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Responses to the plan have to be in by the end of the month.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Gareth Furby, BBC London News.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Alpa Patel joins me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19Alpa, the mayor wants to build 600,000 homes, but will he?
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Well, there is no doubt that London needs these new homes. They are all
0:03:24 > 0:03:28put under pressure by London's growing population. We are growing
0:03:28 > 0:03:34by about 100,000 every year. So, the plan is to build 60,000, on average,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38homes every year. So, the Mayor doesn't want to build on green belt
0:03:38 > 0:03:43land, as we know. He needs to go to the outer boroughs for help. As we
0:03:43 > 0:03:48heard in Gareth's report, the outer boroughs do not want house building
0:03:48 > 0:03:53on green space, on the playing fields. It is perhaps no coincidence
0:03:53 > 0:03:59that the four boroughs mentioned in the report are Tory, Richmond,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Bexley, Bromley and Kingston, objecting to the London Mayor's
0:04:04 > 0:04:08plans. Local elections are just a couple of months away and housing is
0:04:08 > 0:04:12a key issue. That is why this dispute matters.Thank you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14The police watchdog has said five officers should face charges
0:04:14 > 0:04:17of gross misconduct over the death in custody of a mentally ill man
0:04:18 > 0:04:20in south London ten years ago.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Sean Rigg, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25was arrested and forcefully restrained.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28He collapsed after being put in a holding area at Brixton
0:04:28 > 0:04:30police station and died from a heart attack.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Last year the Crown Prosecution Service decided that none
0:04:32 > 0:04:35of the officers involved should face criminal charges.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41It began life as a small London company but became a business
0:04:41 > 0:04:43that was advertised all over the capital, with
0:04:43 > 0:04:45almost a dozen stores.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Now, after going into administration, Warren Evan's
0:04:46 > 0:04:48customers could be left out of pocket.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49The stores close tomorrow.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Chris Rogers has the story.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Warren Evans was a London success story.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04This promotional video showing how it only sells and makes
0:05:04 > 0:05:06ethically-produced furniture, which made it a firm
0:05:06 > 0:05:11favourite for green buyers.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Founded in 1978 and funded with a couple of hundred pounds Mr Evans
0:05:14 > 0:05:16borrowed from his sister, it expanded to 14 showrooms
0:05:16 > 0:05:20across the south-east.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I have been making beds, and selling quality mattresses with them,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25and designing under-bed storage units, chests of drawers and all
0:05:25 > 0:05:31of this, for 32 years.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35It's my passion to deliver quality.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37But the retailer became the latest victim of the capital's nervous
0:05:37 > 0:05:42spending and weak pound.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44It's collapsed leaving 270 people without a job
0:05:44 > 0:05:49and a trail of customers without their pre-ordered goods.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Kath Goodwin is heading to the warehouse in Walthamstow
0:05:51 > 0:05:54to appeal to the administrators face-to-face to refund her £700
0:05:54 > 0:05:58for a mattress she will never get.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02They did not seem 100% sure I would get my money back
0:06:02 > 0:06:06because I didn't pay on a credit card but a debit card instead.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10So, yes, I am potentially set to lose almost £800.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Which is too much to lose, really.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19If I wanted to just lose it, I'd have thrown it in the bin.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22The advice is not to purchase big orders like furniture
0:06:22 > 0:06:25on a debit card or with cash in these uncertain times -
0:06:25 > 0:06:33advice Kath and many other customers didn't take.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Leaving them at the mercy of their bank's goodwill for reimbursement.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40That's it for now from me, but let's find out
0:06:40 > 0:06:41That's it for now from me, but let's find out
0:06:41 > 0:06:43what the weathers up to with Ben Rich.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48A beautiful way the EU weekend to get out and about if you are
0:06:48 > 0:06:51appropriately dressed. It will feel cold. A lovely end to the day for
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Barbara in Bromley. After that financed the day we have clear skies
0:06:54 > 0:06:58to take us through the rest of the night. It is already getting cold
0:06:58 > 0:07:01out there. The temperatures will continue to drop in the centre of
0:07:01 > 0:07:06town below freezing, maybe down to -54 -6 in prone spots. This
0:07:06 > 0:07:16shimmering effect shows the extent of the frost tomorrow morning. Watch
0:07:16 > 0:07:19as it eventually melts away from the map through the morning. It will
0:07:19 > 0:07:22take a while for temperatures to lift. When they do, it is a nice
0:07:22 > 0:07:24looking afternoon. Some nice spells of sunshine. Notice the strength of
0:07:24 > 0:07:26the easterly wind, making it feel pretty chilly. It will feel colder
0:07:26 > 0:07:30still on Sunday. As we get into next week, temperatures will struggle to
0:07:30 > 0:07:32get above freezing.