12/01/2018 London News

at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of

preparing terrorist acts. More on

that

Welcome to BBC London News.

I'm Victoria Hollins.

I'm Victoria Hollins.

As we've been hearing,

the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has

welcomed Donald Trump's decision NOT

to come to London next month to open

the new US embassy here.

In a statement, he said,

it appeared the American President

"got the message" from Londoners

who "find his policies

and actions the polar opposite

of our city's values".

Meanwhile the former London mayor,

now Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson,

has himself criticised Sadiq Khan.

Let's get more on this

from our Political

Correspondent, Karl Mercer.

Lots of people have lots to say on

this, particularly Boris Johnson.

This is the top diplomat with some

undiplomatic language. He says we

will not allow US- UK relations to

be endangered by some puffed up,

pompous popinjay in City Hall. A

popinjay for the uninitiated are

some in vain and conceited. No

response to that. Worth remembering

that Boris Johnson does have four of

his own when dealing with Donald

Trump. In 2015, Donald Trump said

there were no go areas in London.

Boris Johnson said the only reason

he would not go to some parts of New

York was the real risk of meeting

Donald Trump. How times change.

We

also know that Sadiq Khan has his

own history with Donald Trump.

He

talks about the ban on some Muslims

going to the United States was he

called Donald Trump ignorant. He

said that Sadiq Khan was thrown rude

and he would remember those

statements that feel so went to war

over the attack on the London Bridge

attacks last year. Sadiq Khan

welcoming the fact that Donald Trump

is not coming, saying the

cancellation reinforced London's

values of inclusion and diversity.

A woman has been arrested

at Heathrow Airport on suspicion

of preparing terrorist acts.

Scotland Yard said the 27-year-old

British national had arrived

on a flight from Ethiopia.

She was taken to a south

London police station,

where she remains in police custody.

For almost a hundred years,

the old Marylebone Town Hall has

been chosen by some of the biggest

celebrities of the day as the place

to say their wedding vows.

But, for the last four years,

the doors have been closed for

a multi million pound renovation.

This weekend, Londoners can see

for themselves the transformation

of one of the most iconic buildings

in the capital.

It has been the place to get

married for decades.

But the old Marylebone town hall

is now dressed in its wedding best

after a £60 million renovation

by Westminster City Council.

For the head registrar,

it's a moving time for the historic

building to be back to its best.

The building was in a desperate

need of a refurbish.

We always knew that.

We did the best we could with it.

Now that I've come back and it's

been done, I came here just before

Christmas on my own early one

morning, and I just sat

in one of the rooms.

I was just so proud

of the transformation.

NEWSREEL: Trapeze artist

Tony Birelli is getting married

today to trapeze artist Mimi Eyles

at the town hall.

Even in the 1930s, the celebrities

of the day wanted their wedding

photos on the famous steps.

It ain't half a bit of all right.

Paul McCartney liked the venue

so much he got hitched here twice -

once to his first wife,

Linda, and then to his

present wife, Nancy.

The designers have kept

all the old features that have made

the place popular but added

some modern twists.

The idea is that all

the chandeliers, all the themes

to the rooms, are supposed

to reflect precious metals

used in wedding rings.

So, we have gold,

silver, and rose gold.

The idea is you can see

the circle shape of it,

again trying to pull

that theme through.

The building is full

of the moments that have

made its history so special.

Many of them are of

course celebrities.

But the staff say a wedding day

is a great leveller.

They are no different

to anybody getting married.

They are just as nervous.

They have their family

there, etc, etc.

So, it is quite gratifying to see

them in that situation actually

because they aren't any different

than you are doing something really

special for them, just

as you are for any other couple.

The old Marylebone town Hall will

open its doors for the first time in

four years this weekend.

Addiction treatment centres

are seeing a sharp rise in demand,

as many drug addicts and alcoholics

try to get back on track

after the stresses and temptations

of the festive period.

After decades of drug addiction,

Alan Horton from Reading has been

clean for five months now.

But he says he stills needs

the help of support groups,

experts and mentors.

And he's taking one day at a time.

There are other addictions like

chocolate you can do on your own.

But really strong stuff like alcohol

and drugs, they do actually have to

have support.

A lack of football referees

in Surrey has seen some

Youth Leagues go without officials

in nearly 50% of their fixtures.

It's prompted the Surrey football

association to appeal for more

people to sign up and train

as referees before the season ends.

Sara Orchard has more.

Welcome to West Hamble Football

Club, where we're here to watch

Dorking Wanderers FC

Academy in training.

However, were also keeping

a very close eye on Chloe.

She is a brand-new referee,

recently trained.

This

is what we're here to talk

about because the Surrey FA want

more referees but they got a bit

of a lack of them at the moment,

particularly at grassroots

level for that lets speak

to Tim Lawrence from the Surrey FA.

Thank you for joining as.

We're here to watch a session.

You currently have around 1250

referees but you need more.

How many more?

Approximately 400 more every season

for simply because about 250 every

season just don't register for one

reason or another.

Now, how hard is it

to become a referee?

What do you have to do?

It's fairly easy.

You contact us, send

us your details.

We invite you to a free welcome

to referee and evening,

which is great, where everybody

meets each other.

We run four different

types of referee courses.

A lot of people are refereeing,

and think the date you get a lot

of abuse from the sidelines?

The FA are doing a lot about that

with respect and various other

initiatives they have got.

Refereeing is so enjoyable.

You can get more out

of it, learn life skills,

confidence build-up,

various aspects which

help you for life.

Thank you so much your time -

we'll be hearing a bit more

about what is going on with referee

recruitment in Surrey.

Interestingly, at the moment anyone

who applies to be referee,

they tend to be aged between 14

and 15 years old.

That's around 70% of

applicants right now.

Don't let that put you off.

All ages are very welcome.

Now it may be cold outside,

but more than 50 varieties

of tropical butterflies are to go

on display this weekend

at RHS Wisley in Surrey.

They'll be inside a glasshouse

of course, and the different species

are from places like Central

and South America

and Southeast Asia.

Organisers hope the event

will inspire visitors to encourage

butterflies into their gardens -

as the UK butterfly

population is in decline.

Now the weather with

Elizabeth Rizzini.

Hello.

Good afternoon.

A very misty, murky

start to the day.

Once more, a few spots of drizzle.

A damp feel to things.

We're looking at largely similar

conditions, I think,

as we head through the rest

of the afternoon, particularly

for central and western areas.

Still a few spots of rain possible.

Further east, it could

brighten up somewhat.

The cloud will tend to thin.

So, we may well get some

brighter spells here.

Top temperatures between

six and nine Celsius.

Through this evening and overnight,

the breeze will pick up.

It is a southerly wind

and will help to mix

the air at the touch.

I don't think we'll be looking

at any mist or fog into tomorrow

morning but there will be

lots of low cloud around.

A few spots of rain but many places

staying driver stuck overnight lows,

a fairly mild five or six Celsius.

This is tomorrow -

again it is looking pretty similar.

There will be a few subtle changes.

We'll probably see some bright

spells form anywhere as we head

through the afternoon

for is the cloud will tend to them.

It could even break up.

Highs between seven and eight

Celsius, temperatures just that

little bit cooler tomorrow,

as they will be on Sunday.

Again, some bright,

even sunny spells.

Always a lot of cloud,

and the wind will pick up again

as we head into Sunday evening.

That's because we've got

an approaching weather front

from the north-west.

That will be with us on Monday.

A very wet start to

the new working week.

It will leave in its wake

some blustery showers,

showers but also some sunny spells

and some cooler.

-- cooler air.

Highs of 7, 8 degrees.

That's about it from me.

Asad Ahmad will be here

with our 6:30pm evening programme.

But for now, from us all,

a very good afternoon.