0:00:00 > 0:00:00the Prime Minister's closest allies, means a furious backlash from Tory
0:00:00 > 0:00:10MPs
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15I'm Sara Orchard.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20This morning, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Kahn proposed a Council Tax
0:00:20 > 0:00:23rise of 27p a week from April to help fund the police
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and fire brigade.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28With all the details Marc Ashdown is here.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32That is the maximum amount he can raise the tax by?Yes, it is,
0:00:32 > 0:00:37welcome to game of figures. The Met police, like all forces, is partly
0:00:37 > 0:00:42funded by the Government, partly by council tax. The Home Office says up
0:00:42 > 0:00:46to £450 million extra will be spent on all forces next year, about £50
0:00:46 > 0:00:51million on the Met. Most of that will come from the council tax part.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Today, the mayor said he'll put up his part of that by the maximum
0:00:56 > 0:01:00allowed, £12 a year. On top of that, an extra few pounds. So in total,
0:01:00 > 0:01:05£14. 20 a year, about 27p a week. All he says for policing and the
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Fire Brigade. In total, this will amount to about a 5% increase. The
0:01:10 > 0:01:16Mayor of London says this is all about keeping Londoners safe.The
0:01:16 > 0:01:18police announcement on Tuesday was an opportunity for the Government to
0:01:18 > 0:01:24act and to end the police funding crisis. But unfortunately, this is
0:01:24 > 0:01:30something they currently fail to do. Instead, they are resorted to smoke
0:01:30 > 0:01:34and mirrors, pretending to give the police more money, but in fact
0:01:34 > 0:01:38pushing the responsibility to taxpayers in London. This is
0:01:38 > 0:01:42regressive, unfair and frankly no-one is falling for it.So a bit
0:01:42 > 0:01:47of a war of words which has been going on for some time. Nobody
0:01:47 > 0:01:50begrudges putting up money for policing. We have had four terrorist
0:01:50 > 0:01:56attacks in London this year, police are stretched. The Met Commissioner,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Cressida Dick says repeatedly, we need more money. The Tories have
0:01:59 > 0:02:03welcomed this, although they say the Mayor is scaremongering and the
0:02:03 > 0:02:08policing minister in Parliament yesterday Nick Hurd said directly to
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Sadiq Khan "get out of your bunker, stop writing letters for more cash
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and tell people how you are going to implement your crime plan. ".Thank
0:02:15 > 0:02:16you.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's just over six months on from the London Bridge terror
0:02:19 > 0:02:22attack, in which eight people were killed.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Borough Market was heavily affected with many traders suffering not only
0:02:25 > 0:02:27the emotional impact of the attack, but also a financial one
0:02:27 > 0:02:31as the market was closed for the police forensic examination.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Many traders are only now getting back on their feet.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39As Victoria Hollins has been finding out.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46Yoghurt, dessert... Sam knows a lot about honey. She's one of 119 stall
0:02:46 > 0:02:49holders at Borough Market whose lives were turned up side down by a
0:02:49 > 0:02:57terrorist attack in June.It felt weirdly personal because again Boar
0:02:57 > 0:03:00radio Market is about us coming together sharing a love of food.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Then you have this alien action, so to be 11 days without being able to
0:03:05 > 0:03:09connect and touch with your other trader friends was tough. It wasn't
0:03:09 > 0:03:13nice on an emotional level.The impact wasn't just emotional. The
0:03:13 > 0:03:17market had to close for 11 days. It was a huge blow for the traders,
0:03:17 > 0:03:23many of whom run very small businesses.This is their business,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26this is their life. We are protective of the space. It feels
0:03:26 > 0:03:30like home...Darren is the managing director. He says it was the
0:03:30 > 0:03:34uncertainty after the attack that hurt many businesses.It was
0:03:34 > 0:03:40incredibly difficult. Both financially for the traders but also
0:03:40 > 0:03:44emotionally and also physically there was damage.Many stall holders
0:03:44 > 0:03:48found out their insurance didn't cover losses from terrorism, a
0:03:48 > 0:03:52trader support fund was set up, raising more than £100,000.For some
0:03:52 > 0:03:56of them, they were able to pay their dairy bill, for some, they were able
0:03:56 > 0:04:01to buy more fish off the dock, some were putting petrol into fishing
0:04:01 > 0:04:05boats, it was that immediate.Dozens of business applied for help with
0:04:05 > 0:04:11losses of more than £900,000. Organic dairy farmer Steve Hook was
0:04:11 > 0:04:16one of those that needed help.I've still got people to pay. The lady
0:04:16 > 0:04:20that works on the stall on a Saturday, she needs her weekly
0:04:20 > 0:04:33income. Turnover's getting back up to a sustainable level. Everyone is
0:04:33 > 0:04:38behind each other and we all want this to work.Six months on,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42customers seem to be returning. Monica's traded here for 25 years
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and has helped smaller businesses who've suffered.I think the mood is
0:04:46 > 0:04:50strong again. The trade has come back midweek. I think the local
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Londoners were not going to be overcome by this, they were going to
0:04:55 > 0:05:00definitely shop soon afterwards. 2018. It's going to feel like a good
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Christmas.Borough Market market is open every day in the run-up to
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Christmas, a hopeful time at the end of the year.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13And tonight Riz Lateef will be live at Borough Market for a BBC
0:05:13 > 0:05:17London special programme here on BBC One at 6.30pm.
0:05:17 > 0:05:30A petrol station was ram raided for its ATM cash in Surrey for the
0:05:30 > 0:05:35contents of the cash. A tractor and digger were removed.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford is to pay a private nursing home
0:05:38 > 0:05:41to look after patients who are medically fit for discharge
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and causing a blockage in beds.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47The Guide-Total-Care home is next to the hospital and will provide
0:05:47 > 0:05:50registered nursing staff to look after up to 30 patients a day.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Broomfield hospital currently has around sixty patients in beds
0:05:53 > 0:06:00who would benefit from being looked after away from the hospital.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Workers from three train operators will stage 24-hour strikes in the
0:06:05 > 0:06:09New Year over an ongoing dispute with guards and driver-only operated
0:06:09 > 0:06:16trains. RMT members on south-western and greater Anglia will walk out on
0:06:16 > 0:06:188, 10th and 12th January.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Now, they are called 'The Showstoppers' they improvise
0:06:21 > 0:06:23the story and music for their musical with
0:06:23 > 0:06:26suggestions from the audience.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Usually it's for a grown up audience.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30But this Christmas the children are in charge.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32So anything could happen!
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Wendy Hurrell is in Leicester Square to tell us more.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Roll up, roll up to the Spiegeltent in the middle of Leicester Square.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41The show will begin in a little while, the audience will be here.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's a show where anything could happen, because it's
0:06:43 > 0:06:44entirely improvised with suggestions from the audience.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Normally, that audience would be grown-ups but, for Christmas,
0:06:47 > 0:06:48it's going to be children.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51That is a tall order, isn't it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54How does it change the show to have suggestions from the kids?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Taking suggestions from kids is often better,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59because they come up with much better ideas than adults.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02They are immersed in the story, they are used to story.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04So they come up with the best ideas you've ever heard.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06What are some of the best ones you've had?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09We've had crazy things so far, like a stand-up comedian
0:07:09 > 0:07:11that was a candy cane, elves inspired by Legolas
0:07:12 > 0:07:14from Lord Of The Rings.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15It's just unstoppable.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17A fairy kicking Donald Trump.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18It all happened.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19And topical as well.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20It can be!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23They know what's going on as well as we do,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25so a lot of the stuff they come up with is topical.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27And really exciting as well.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It keeps you on your toes, doesn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Absolutely, literally sometimes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32We do point ballet and all sorts of things.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34We've had tutus onstage and crazy suggestions,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36lots of tap dancing, lots of singing and dancing.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37It's great.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Wonderful.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39I can't wait to see this.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42You can see this for yourself and contribute
0:07:42 > 0:07:44to the story until the 30th.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46They are here in the tent.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50We are going to be filming it today and we'll bring you the results
0:07:50 > 0:07:52of what they come up with in the 6:30pm programme.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Now the weather with Sara Thornton.
0:07:56 > 0:07:56Now the weather with Sara Thornton.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01Good afternoon. It certainly was a very slow start to our withacross
0:08:01 > 0:08:08London. A lot of mist and fog around and early rain captured beautifully
0:08:08 > 0:08:12by our weather-watcher at Wembley. Things are improving a little for
0:08:12 > 0:08:19the rest of the day. The low cloud is lifting. It will still be fairly
0:08:19 > 0:08:23cloudy but it's mostly dry and it's a mild feel out there. Cloud breaks
0:08:23 > 0:08:28at a premium but dry for daylight hours and a top temperature of 11 or
0:08:28 > 0:08:3212. As we go through the night, there is
0:08:32 > 0:08:37a bit of patchy rain to slip towards north-eastern parts into Essex as
0:08:37 > 0:08:41the night wears on, out towards East London, just for a little bit of
0:08:41 > 0:08:45time. But for all of us, we'll continue with the cloudy feel, misty
0:08:45 > 0:08:50and murky as well by tomorrow but still mild with its temperatures in
0:08:50 > 0:08:55the high single figures, if not ten degrees. Tomorrow morning, another
0:08:55 > 0:08:59slow start with the low cloud and mist. Better breaks in the
0:08:59 > 0:09:05afternoon, a tiny bit brighter than today. Again, a high of 12. As we
0:09:05 > 0:09:09head through towards Christmas weekend, I'm afraid we are going to
0:09:09 > 0:09:13stay really mild. Mild south-westerly winds keeping
0:09:13 > 0:09:16temperatures up in double figures.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18That's about it from me.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Riz Lateef will be here at 6:30 from Borough Market.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23But for now, from us all on the lunch team,
0:09:23 > 0:09:24have a very good afternoon.