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0:00:00 > 0:00:13On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Welcome to BBC London News. I'm Sara Orchard.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The Mayor of London has announced today he will commit £110 million
0:00:21 > 0:00:24pounds into the Met Police over the next year.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26It was presented to the London Assembly this morning but it came
0:00:26 > 0:00:28under scrutiny for not being new money.
0:00:28 > 0:00:38Tolu Adeoye is here.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41What happened?Had confirmation of the detail of the additional police
0:00:41 > 0:00:46budget this year, money not coming from central government, it is being
0:00:46 > 0:00:50raised through Londoners from things like business rate and council tax
0:00:50 > 0:00:57and Londoners will be paying more than ever before. Up from 18% in
0:00:57 > 0:01:012010 to 23% today. The mayor has said he had no choice but to tax
0:01:01 > 0:01:06Londoners directly to pay for policing. Here is some of the
0:01:06 > 0:01:12detail...I can confirm today that I will invest an extra £59 million a
0:01:12 > 0:01:19year to support an additional 1000 police officers that otherwise have
0:01:19 > 0:01:25been affordable in 2019/20 and I have allocated an extra £5 million
0:01:25 > 0:01:28to spend on recruiting additional police officers. And also providing
0:01:28 > 0:01:42an additional £5 million to reduce their borrowing to Mopac.The
0:01:42 > 0:01:50has-been criticism of this today. Gareth making, Conservative, said...
0:02:02 > 0:02:06And all of this has come on a day when the Metropolitan Police itself
0:02:06 > 0:02:11has been criticised for its dealing with children again.Yes, it was
0:02:11 > 0:02:22found in the latest inspection that 191 cases of 214 were rated as
0:02:22 > 0:02:26either inadequate or required improvement. It took 11 days to come
0:02:26 > 0:02:31to one case when it was reported a 12-year-old boy was trying to
0:02:31 > 0:02:35distribute half naked pictures of a girl and was threatening to send out
0:02:35 > 0:02:39more images if no action was taken. In a previous report the Met was
0:02:39 > 0:02:46also criticised in this area. It said it is aware of the urgency of
0:02:46 > 0:02:49improving its services further. Inspectors will be revisiting this
0:02:49 > 0:03:01issue over the next 12 months.Thank you.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13Number Ten has defended itself after during a freestyle rap, Stormzy
0:03:13 > 0:03:27asked whether money had gone from Grenfell.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Police in Sutton have issued CCTV pictures appealing
0:03:29 > 0:03:32for help to identify a man wanted in connection with a fraud committed
0:03:32 > 0:03:33against a 96-year-old man.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37In January the pensioner received a call from a person pretending
0:03:37 > 0:03:37to be from his bank.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The victim gave his personal details and PIN then collected the bank
0:03:40 > 0:03:41cards from his home.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The suspect withdrew thousands from a bank in Wallington.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Low pay is having a "corrosive" impact on family life and the health
0:03:48 > 0:03:51of workers earning below the voluntary living wage,
0:03:51 > 0:03:51according to a new study.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54The survey for the Living Wage Foundation found that a quarter
0:03:54 > 0:03:55of respondents believed low pay negatively affected
0:03:55 > 0:03:56their relationships.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59More than three out of five said they worried so much it
0:03:59 > 0:04:06affected their day-to-day life.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Arsenal midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil will miss
0:04:08 > 0:04:10the Europa-League last-32 second-leg against Ostersunds at
0:04:10 > 0:04:12the Emirates tonight.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The Gunners won the first leg in Sweden 3-0.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will use some of his younger
0:04:16 > 0:04:19players as a result.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Wenger said Germany international Ozil has been ill while Ramsey
0:04:22 > 0:04:31is recovering from a groin injury.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34We play at home in front of our fans.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36There's still a lot at stake for us because this competition
0:04:36 > 0:04:38is important for us, and what is absolutely vital
0:04:38 > 0:04:47is that we go into the game with a good focus to win it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Two new teachers have been hailed a success for helping autistic
0:04:50 > 0:04:52youngsters at a school in Berkshire, to improve their
0:04:52 > 0:04:53communication skills.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55But the pair are no ordinary tutors.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Steve and Alex are robots.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03They're being used by real life teachers, but as Joe Campbell
0:05:03 > 0:05:05reports, young people who struggle to deal with the world outside
0:05:05 > 0:05:07the classroom are finding the world of the future,
0:05:07 > 0:05:14a bit easier to get to grips with.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Hello, my name is Steve.
0:05:15 > 0:05:25He needs no introduction, or if he does it's
0:05:25 > 0:05:27perhaps better coming from those he's helping
0:05:27 > 0:05:28to learn new skills here
0:05:28 > 0:05:31at Prior's Court school.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34This is our favourite robot, called Steve and Alex.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Many of the pupils here struggle with the world around them,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39but not with the robots.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Any person with autism might struggle to read our
0:05:41 > 0:05:42faces really.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45The robot doesn't give off all those signs - their eyebrows
0:05:45 > 0:05:46aren't moving, their hair is not moving.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52The voice and their mouth isn't making shapes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54So actually the focus is on what is actually being
0:05:54 > 0:05:55said by the robot.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Can you find an object which is my eye colour?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They've certainly been a hit with students like Jamie here.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Who do you like? Steve or Alex?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Two of those.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04You like both of them.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Why do you like them?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10# Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes... #
0:06:10 > 0:06:11And staff responsible
0:06:11 > 0:06:16for their introduction say they have made a difference.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Since the start of the year now, we can see the difference.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23They sit down, they take turns.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27They wait when something goes wrong.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Sometimes they just work or something, and they accept that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Normally that is a great skill for them to wait.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Of course finding these robots they use here shouldn't
0:06:34 > 0:06:35come as any surprise.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37After all, Dame Stephanie Shirley, who was
0:06:37 > 0:06:39responsible for setting up the school, was a pioneer
0:06:39 > 0:06:44in information technology.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And set up Prior's Court because of her own experiences with
0:06:46 > 0:06:49her son, who was himself autistic.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52The school is hoping to add another robot,
0:06:52 > 0:06:53and is working on programming
0:06:53 > 0:06:59them to the specific needs of pupils here in future.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01On the BBC London Facebook page today, you can find out more
0:07:01 > 0:07:04about last night's Brit Awards, IF our journeys in London
0:07:04 > 0:07:09are getting slower and you can meet Jingdong Liu.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11With the start of the Chinese New Year,
0:07:11 > 0:07:12the foreign student explains how
0:07:12 > 0:07:15he is now celebrating the festival to mark coming of
0:07:15 > 0:07:18spring with friends.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Now the weather with Elizabeth Rizinni.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Good afternoon, feeling cold today but that's nothing compared to how
0:07:46 > 0:07:51it will be feeling by the end of the week, some very cold air coming.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Some sunshine around this morning. This should tend to brighten up
0:07:55 > 0:08:00further as we go through the afternoon with more sunshine coming
0:08:00 > 0:08:06as the wind switches to a south-easterly, dragging up dry air.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11There is a wind chill with top temperatures up to six Celsius only.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13More sunshine as we head towards the end of the day, then overnight
0:08:13 > 0:08:19tonight we will see some cloud but lots of clear skies. The wind will
0:08:19 > 0:08:23pick up the torch and it will be a chilly start of the day tomorrow. A
0:08:23 > 0:08:36frosty start with widespread frost, temperatures
0:08:36 > 0:08:39... This cloud will melt away as we had through the afternoon so there
0:08:39 > 0:08:42will be sunny skies around and with the wind slightly more brisk
0:08:42 > 0:08:47tomorrow, it will feel even colder with highs up to six Celsius but
0:08:47 > 0:08:51once again you have to factor in wind chill. The wind is coming in
0:08:51 > 0:08:55from the east as we had through the rest of the week and we have very
0:08:55 > 0:09:00cold air coming our way is write from Russia, Siberia. It will be
0:09:00 > 0:09:03freezing as we had through the weekend. Literally so, in fact
0:09:03 > 0:09:07temperatures will struggle to get anywhere above freezing as we head
0:09:07 > 0:09:10through Sunday but it is looking dry, there will be sunshine around
0:09:10 > 0:09:16at times as we head into the start of next week. We run the risk of
0:09:16 > 0:09:20seeing snow showers. Mostly for eastern areas on Monday but they may
0:09:20 > 0:09:21become more widespread by the time we get to
0:09:22 > 0:09:24become more widespread by the time we get to choose day.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25That's about it from me.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Riz will be here with our 6:30 evening programme.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32But for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.