0:00:00 > 0:00:00We're back with the late news at six o'clock.
0:00:00 > 0:00:13Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Hello and welcome to BBC London News,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I'm Claudia-Liza Armah.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Boxing Day sales have started across the capital,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21with retailers carefully watching the numbers to see if consumers
0:00:22 > 0:00:24are watching their wallets.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Caroline Davies has been speaking to some shoppers in North London.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Hello and welcome from Brent Cross shopping Centre.
0:00:31 > 0:00:40This is actually the oldest shopping centre in the UK.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42It's seen over 40 years of shopping sales after Christmas.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It doesn't seem to have slowed it down, there have been shoppers
0:00:45 > 0:00:48queueing outside from 8am this morning and we have been
0:00:48 > 0:00:49speaking to some of them.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52I'm quite ashamed to say we were here from about 8:15am
0:00:52 > 0:00:53because we weren't sure about the traffic.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57So were you standing outside in the cold waiting for it to open?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00No, we've a very sensible and came in through the side door
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and went and had a copy.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03It's been very good, actually.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06There's always some good discounts this time of year so I'm always
0:01:06 > 0:01:08looking to get the best deal I can for my money.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I've got a list, I'm doing it and I'm leaving.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12It's manic.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Do you think you will be buying more or less in the sales this
0:01:15 > 0:01:16year than last year?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Maybe more?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Now, I'm joined by Tom Nathan, who is the general manager
0:01:20 > 0:01:21here at Brent Cross.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Tom, how has this Christmas season been for you?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28It started off relatively slowly, the snow didn't help.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30But then the last week, week and a half it's
0:01:30 > 0:01:31been extremely busy.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Of course, Black Friday is quite a big deal here in the UK,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36how does that compare to the Boxing Day sales?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Black Friday is growing every year, but Boxing Day is the big one.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Today, it's all about going out, spending some time with family
0:01:42 > 0:01:44and friends and bagging a bargain for me.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Thank you very much.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The sales will continue into January and we will be finding out how
0:01:48 > 0:01:51the rest of London has done in the shopping sales later today.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Police have released cctv video showing a pensioner being robbed
0:01:56 > 0:01:58of her savings in east London.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01It happened in July, when the 69-year-old victim
0:02:01 > 0:02:03withdrew £1000 from her bank in Ilford.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05This footage shows three suspects following the elderly
0:02:05 > 0:02:07woman into a lift.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Two of them distract her while the third,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11can be seen searching her handbag.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Police are appealing to anyone who may recognise
0:02:13 > 0:02:18the suspects to contact them.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Back in 2003 a Tube worker at Oval Station decided to cheer up
0:02:21 > 0:02:23stressed commuters by writing an inspirational quote
0:02:23 > 0:02:26on the station's notice board.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The response was so positive staff have continued to do
0:02:29 > 0:02:32that every day since, creating a trend and earning them
0:02:32 > 0:02:34a fan club all over the world.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Sarah Harris went to meet them.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Everyday for the last 14 years, staff at the Oval Tube station have
0:02:42 > 0:02:46written an inspiring quote their message board,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49with classical music playing on their loudspeakers,
0:02:49 > 0:02:55this has started a trend at stations across the capital.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.
0:02:58 > 0:03:06It was Tony's idea to spread a little bit of wisdom and calm
0:03:06 > 0:03:08to peoples' busy commuter.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The whole idea was a simple one.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The thought was, stations need not be sterile places.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16And it was an opportunity to work with our customers
0:03:16 > 0:03:17and also engage with them.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21The popularity of social media has meant the staff at the Oval have
0:03:21 > 0:03:22become recognisable faces all over the world.
0:03:22 > 0:03:31I'm famous in Australia, China, Malaysia and lately it's Argentina.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Through good times and bad, the messages go up
0:03:33 > 0:03:38to reassure people.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40The station manager says it stopped vandalism
0:03:40 > 0:03:41and made local people proud.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Travelling on the Tube is not easy.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49It's very busy, crowded and people are always rushing from A to B.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55So I think whatever helps is a good thing.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Staff say they will carry on spreading their little bit
0:03:58 > 0:04:01of positivity, adding some serenity to busy London lives.
0:04:01 > 0:04:09Sarah Harris, BBC London News, Oval Tube station.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Well we had more of a mild Christmas than a white one.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Let's see how the weather's looking this Boxing Day with Kate Kinsella
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Good afternoon.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19We've had near on perfect conditions for your Boxing Day walk today.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22It is going to change, so the sunshine increasingly turning
0:04:22 > 0:04:24to cloud and then rain.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27We've still got a bit of dry weather to be had this afternoon,
0:04:27 > 0:04:28further north and east.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But gradually this rain is going to take over all parts.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Feeling a bit chillier than it has done recently,
0:04:33 > 0:04:34between five and seven Celsius.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Now overnight tonight, heavy, persistent rain on the way
0:04:36 > 0:04:39and the Met Office has a yellow weather warning
0:04:39 > 0:04:40in place for that rain.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42It could as well, as we head towards dawn tomorrow,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44as the temperature drops, increasingly turn a bit wintry,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46especially over higher ground.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48That's it for BBC London this afternoon,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50we'll be back just after 6.00 tonight.
0:04:50 > 0:04:58Hope to see you then, bye for now.