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0:00:12 > 0:00:16Good evening from BBC London News.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19The parents of three teenagers killed by a drunk driver are angry
0:00:19 > 0:00:22that he could get a lesser sentence - after he pleaded guilty
0:00:22 > 0:00:25to causing their deaths by dangerous driving.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The boys were on their way to a 16th birthday party in Hayes when the car
0:00:28 > 0:00:32ploughed into them last month.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Helen Drew reports.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Three great friends - Josh McGuinness and George Wilkinson
0:00:37 > 0:00:43were both 16 and Harry Rice was 17.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45They were walking to a friend's birthday party
0:00:45 > 0:00:48in Hayes when they were hit by a car that mounted the pavement.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51All three died at the scene.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Devastated.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54We just...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Devastation.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01I couldn't put it into words how we feel.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04There is no words.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Ripped us apart.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09It's affected everyone, not just us, hundreds
0:01:09 > 0:01:10of friends, because that is
0:01:11 > 0:01:13how nice the boys were.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15The driver was 28-year-old Jaynesh Chudasama,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18who today pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by
0:01:18 > 0:01:20dangerous driving.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25The Old Bailey heard he was two and a half times the drink
0:01:25 > 0:01:29driving limit, as well as having traces of cannabis in his system.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32He was doing 71mph in a 60 when it is
0:01:32 > 0:01:37thought he tried to overtake another car and lost control of this Audi.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39The maximum sentence for causing during the last by dangerous driving
0:01:40 > 0:01:42is 14 years in prison.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44We are not very happy, we would have preferred
0:01:44 > 0:01:49it going to a trial, because at this rate,
0:01:49 > 0:01:50having pled guilty, he can get a
0:01:51 > 0:01:54third of off his sentence.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56We don't feel that is sufficient enough time
0:01:56 > 0:02:02served for the lives of two 16-year-old and one 17-year-old boy.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04The local community is devastated and today the judge said even more
0:02:04 > 0:02:08lives could have been lost.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10When the three boys were hit they were
0:02:10 > 0:02:12walking with two friends and towards another three friends, they
0:02:12 > 0:02:14were all standing close together.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The judge said this could have easily have been something that
0:02:17 > 0:02:19killed eight people instead of three, and she may well consider
0:02:19 > 0:02:24that when sentencing.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26There was a passenger in the car with Jaynesh
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Chudasama and both men ran from the scene.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Two of the friends who were there but not hit ran after the men
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and managed to drag the driver back to the scene where he was taken to
0:02:35 > 0:02:36hospital and later arrested.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39The judge will sentence him for the deaths of Josh,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44George and Harry on the 9th March.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51More now on the freezing conditions in and around the capital -
0:02:51 > 0:02:53or the so-called 'beast from the east'.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Weather warnings have been in place today but the snow
0:02:55 > 0:02:57and ice is forecast to get worse into tomorrow.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Chris Rogers reports from Essex which is expected to be one
0:03:00 > 0:03:05of the worst hit areas.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Nearly every commuter heading into London from Essex
0:03:08 > 0:03:11tomorrow is relying on this.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14100 tonnes of salt to be spread onto the roads of Essex
0:03:14 > 0:03:15every time they go out.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17That is going to be three times tonight.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20They have already done a run of seven, the next one is at one
0:03:20 > 0:03:21o'clock in the morning.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Then at four o'clock in the morning.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Then they start all over again when the snow falls.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28And it will keep falling.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Creating an endless battle to beat the ice.
0:03:32 > 0:03:3465 gritters, all with names such as Gritney Spears
0:03:34 > 0:03:38and Alexander The Grit, aim to keep 2000 miles
0:03:38 > 0:03:45of road ice free and get London's workforce moving.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47We can never say that there will never be a problem,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50but certainly, we are doing our best to make sure that the conditions
0:03:50 > 0:03:54on the road are as good as they can possibly be.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It is the white stuff that fell on London and the Home Counties
0:03:57 > 0:03:59throughout the day that poses the biggest threat tonight,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01as Arctic temperatures endanger not only the roads,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05but the rail tracks, too.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09We have got guys out on the track making sure that sets of points
0:04:09 > 0:04:11do not get clogged with snow, which means they can move
0:04:11 > 0:04:16backwards and forwards.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18We have the conductor rail heating on which stops ice falling
0:04:18 > 0:04:21on the conductor road and we have our anti-ice trains.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Network Rail closing mainline routes early tonight and a reduced
0:04:23 > 0:04:26timetable tomorrow to get the trains out and de-ice the tracks.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28While commuter chaos is expected, nothing can be worse than having
0:04:28 > 0:04:31nowhere to go and nowhere to live.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34When the weather is this cold, our work is even more
0:04:34 > 0:04:36important than ever, because sleeping rough is pretty
0:04:36 > 0:04:39awful at any time of the year, something that should not happen,
0:04:39 > 0:04:46but at this time of year, it can be a matter of life and death.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Emergency shelters like this one in Hackney are offering beds
0:04:49 > 0:04:50throughout the winter, part of the Mayor's
0:04:50 > 0:04:52strategy to save lives during London's harsh winters.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Chris Rogers, BBC London News.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07And you can of course get the very latest weather and travel updates
0:05:07 > 0:05:09during our breakfast tv bulletins, on BBC Radio London and on Twitter
0:05:09 > 0:05:11by following @BBCTRavelAlert.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17It's not just wedding preparations that are underway in Windsor
0:05:17 > 0:05:21as the town gets ready for the royal event of the year.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24As Sarah Harris reports - as well as a business and tourist
0:05:24 > 0:05:29boost, it's expected to add to the town's regal brand.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32The castle is the symbol of the Windsor brand -
0:05:32 > 0:05:35weekend home to the Queen and soon to be venue for the
0:05:35 > 0:05:41international wedding of the year.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42According to one economist, the event is a much-needed financial
0:05:42 > 0:05:46boost in uncertain times - worth tens of millions of pounds.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49If you look at the boost of the wedding in
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Windsor and in London, it's going to be huge.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54But the real boost is to Britain PLC and all the brands in
0:05:54 > 0:05:56terms of intangibles, it is very difficult to quantify that,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59but clearly a lot of jobs and a lot of
0:05:59 > 0:06:06economic activity is going to come from this celebration.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08And it's that celebration, plus the eyes of world
0:06:08 > 0:06:11being on Windsor that's leading to the production of the town's very
0:06:11 > 0:06:14own Monopoly board.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Brand experts see it as a golden opportunity to be
0:06:16 > 0:06:21associated with the Royal milestone.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It was always a case of when not if for Royal Windsor to gets its
0:06:24 > 0:06:26own official Monopoly board.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We were going to do it in a year or two.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32A certain event taking place in two months made it irresistible for us
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and our mission is to make this board a love letter for Royal
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Windsor and showcase it to the world.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Sending that message round the world requires an infrastructure update.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Engineers are working to ensure that communication cables
0:06:43 > 0:06:46running underneath the cobbled streets here are state of the art to
0:06:46 > 0:06:50cope with demand.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Just higher broadband speeds for all the
0:06:51 > 0:06:53broadcasting as well.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54So beforehand it was copper.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Fibre optics is a lot faster.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02For many businesses based in the historic town west of London,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04the ceremony is the Monopoly equivalent of passing go and
0:07:04 > 0:07:06collecting 200 - not just down to tourism,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08but because of what a modern royal couple's wedding brings
0:07:08 > 0:07:13to the Windsor brand.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It worked for plastic bags - but would a 5-pence charge
0:07:23 > 0:07:28for a takeaway coffee cups encourage Londoners to ditch the disposable?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31One coffee chain is trialling the idea tin the capital to reduce
0:07:31 > 0:07:33the number of cups that end up in landfill.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Ena Miller has more.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40For some, a takeaway coffee is the perfect start to the day.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42For others, it has been the trigger.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I have got a megaphone and I am not afraid to use it!
0:07:45 > 0:07:46To wage war on waste.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48So how big is the problem?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Two and a half billion coffee cups were thrown away every
0:07:51 > 0:07:54year, but less than 1% of that is recycled.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57MPs have been calling for a 25p levy on bought in takeaway cups
0:07:57 > 0:08:03and Starbucks says it is listening.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Thank you.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08So for the next three months, 36 stores in London will charge
0:08:08 > 0:08:11customers an extra 5p.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13This is more about making a change in people's behaviour
0:08:13 > 0:08:18than it is about charging people too much.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21What our customers have been telling us now for quite some time,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23they want us to do something, both about reuse and recycling,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25so there is no excuse really.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28If you come in, you're going to get charged for a cup
0:08:28 > 0:08:31or you will get rewarded for reuse.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34So the idea of the campaign is to change people's behaviour.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It worked for supermarkets when they introduced the 5p
0:08:36 > 0:08:44charge on carrier bags, but will it work for coffee cups?
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Would you pay in order to change behaviour in buying takeaway coffee?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54If five pence was added, 50p was added or £1?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Definitely £1 or 50p would stop me.
0:08:56 > 0:08:595p, probably.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I would just think it was too little to really change my mind, 50p maybe,
0:09:03 > 0:09:04but definitely a pound.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The money raised will go to charity.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09It will go towards the building of a second recycled boat,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12that would be moored in west London and it would enable local young
0:09:12 > 0:09:14people to go out on the boat and collect plastic out
0:09:14 > 0:09:23of the River Thames and recycle that plastic towards more bills.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26In three months' time, we will see if 5p can really
0:09:26 > 0:09:28persuade people to drink and think about the waste their
0:09:28 > 0:09:29coffee produces.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Emma Miller, BBC London News.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Time for that all-important weather forecast now,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35so I'll say goodnight and leave you with Louise Lear.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48Hello. We have got snow showers to the east of London.The amber
0:09:48 > 0:09:52warning means be prepared for disruption and that is down through
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Kent. Essex, Kent and Sussex is where we could see up to ten
0:09:57 > 0:10:00centimetres may be accumulating toward stop and that will cause
0:10:00 > 0:10:04issues if you are competing to London. Keep abreast of the forecast
0:10:04 > 0:10:08first thing in the morning and be prepared for some disruption.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Further north and west, the clear skies were a sunshine will be, but
0:10:12 > 0:10:23it will be bitterly cold, -5 or -6 and it will stay bitterly cold
0:10:23 > 0:10:26throughout the day. The risk of snow showers here and there, driving in
0:10:26 > 0:10:29on the north-easterly wind. Some further west but it looks as though
0:10:29 > 0:10:32most of the disruption is likely to say to the extreme south and east. A
0:10:32 > 0:10:38cold afternoon, wrap up warm. Now, as we move out of Tuesday into
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Wednesday, still the risk of snow showers to come but I want to draw
0:10:42 > 0:10:48your attention to the circulation, low pressure moving through Thursday
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and Friday and could bring more significant spill across central and
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Southern England. Keep watching the forecast for updates. Looking ahead,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00there is light at the end of the tunnel as we move towards the
0:11:00 > 0:11:00weekend,