0:00:00 > 0:00:01Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I'm Sara Orchard.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22An 81-year-old great grandmother says she's been unable
0:00:22 > 0:00:25to leave her flat since the lift in her block broke down last May.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Bernice Grant and her daughter say they've been offered a new place
0:00:28 > 0:00:31but they may have to pay for it to be made suitable
0:00:31 > 0:00:32for Mrs Grant, who's disabled.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Emma North has more.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39For seven months, Bernice Grant hasn't left her flat.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I miss going out.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46To see people, and talk to people.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I want to go places.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Go to the day centre, to service.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55But now I can't go anywhere.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58The lift in her block in Penge broke down at the end of May.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59It is still broken.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Arthritis stops Mrs Grant from moving very far,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and the four flights up to her flat are well beyond her.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05She relies entirely on her daughter.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Thank you very much.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11My daughter, she has done her best.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14She sees that I have something to eat and drink
0:01:14 > 0:01:15in the days while she is away.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21She keeps in touch with me all the time.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And she comes home in the evening, I am so glad to see her.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28The housing association which owns the block said replacing
0:01:28 > 0:01:32the lifts takes time and isn't straightforward.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34It also says two other properties have been offered
0:01:34 > 0:01:35to Mrs Grant and her daughter.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Mrs Grant needs a wheelchair and says they had to turn one down
0:01:38 > 0:01:40because it was on a steep slope.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43The other, her daughter says, was uninhabitable.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49A spokesman for Affinity Sutton said, whenever we make an offer
0:01:49 > 0:01:53to a tenant, we ensure we are satisfied the property meets
0:01:53 > 0:01:56the whole household's needs in terms of accessibility and location.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Mrs Grant and her daughter have been offered and have
0:01:58 > 0:02:01said yes to a new flat, but they have been told it is not
0:02:01 > 0:02:04suitable for someone who is disabled, and there is no
0:02:04 > 0:02:05money to pay for any changes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07They may have to foot the bill.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08I am blessed, she is my mum.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12She has done a lot for us when we were young and growing up.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13It is payback time.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Just take our time.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The main thing is, once we have somewhere to call our home again,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19that it what we want, that is what we need.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Both Mrs Grant and her daughter say they can't wait for next year,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25they want things to get better whatever the cost.
0:02:25 > 0:02:35Emma North, BBC London News.
0:02:38 > 0:02:45Police in Hertfordshire say they're finding at least one
0:02:45 > 0:02:47so-called cannabis factory every week in the county.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Nationally, the number of properties discovered to be
0:02:49 > 0:02:50producing cannabis has gone up.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Often, rental properties are used, with landlords left having to pay
0:02:53 > 0:02:55big repair bills once they're vacated due to the way criminal
0:02:55 > 0:03:02gangs convert properties to produce the drug.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04A new crowdfunding website has been launched to try and help
0:03:04 > 0:03:05the capital's homeless.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08It's called Beam, and the idea is that people donate
0:03:08 > 0:03:10money online to individuals who are homeless to help them get
0:03:10 > 0:03:19training and qualifications to do the job they want to do.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22People can simply go to the website which is wearebeam.org.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25They can meet
0:03:25 > 0:03:27homeless people, read their stories, individuals who are referred
0:03:27 > 0:03:29by homelessness charities.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31They can read their career aspirations, and contribute
0:03:31 > 0:03:32to the funding of those campaigns.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36An individual
0:03:36 > 0:03:38becoming a plumber, electrician or teacher.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42These are different employment as unique as the individuals.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has officially launched his
0:03:45 > 0:03:46new women's equality campaign.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It's a video called Behind Every Great City,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51and features famous London women like Naomi Campbell.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54It aims to call on people, businesses and organisations
0:03:54 > 0:03:56across the capital to make their New Year's resolutions
0:03:56 > 0:03:59for gender equality.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02The cold weather continues but is it here to stay.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Let's get the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Good afternoon.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10A cold and frosty start to today.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13A few icy patches, but we are making up
0:04:13 > 0:04:15with blue sky and sunshine.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Keeping that for the afternoon.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18A bit more high cloud.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20A light north-westerly breeze.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Temperatures still on the chilly side.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28If you are going out night, it will be very cold again,
0:04:28 > 0:04:34a widespread frost, temperatures as low as -3.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38We will see the cloud amounts increase from the west.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Watch out for icy stretches as the rain comes in from the west.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Tomorrow, rather wet, particularly in the morning, feeling milder.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Here comes the rain, by the time we wake up,
0:04:47 > 0:04:52it will be with us.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55That will clear through to leave brighter and drier spells but also
0:04:55 > 0:04:56some showers in the afternoon.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Feeling windy.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01The air will be milder, top temperatures of eight.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Further wet and windy spells expected over the weekend.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11Looking very unsettled for the end of 2017,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14but also mild, temperatures at 13 degrees.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17That's about it from me.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Claudia Liza Armagh will be here with our 6.45 evening programme.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22But, for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.