0:00:00 > 0:00:00and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14I'm Victoria Hollins.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Southeastern Trains have warned passengers not to travel
0:00:16 > 0:00:21on its network until further notice due to the bad weather.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25It says it will try and get services running again but other operators
0:00:25 > 0:00:28are also warning commuters to leave work early.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Southwestern says it will close services by 8pm tonight.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Here's our transport correspondent Tom Edwards.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38These Waterloo commuters had a terrible night
0:00:38 > 0:00:40and spent it stranded.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44They left London as normal but trains broke down or couldn't move.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The line was blocked until 6am.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49After nine o'clock we don't have nothing.
0:00:49 > 0:00:57No heating, we're going to use the toilet because its lights.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00-- we cannot use the toilet because the light is off.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01It's really horrible.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03We started moving around six o'clock on the train.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04We've been stuck maybe for 12 hours.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06We didn't move at all.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09This morning empty platforms at Highbury with no trains.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Although today for many in London some normality so far,
0:01:12 > 0:01:22this closure did mean a much longer journey for Errol D'Lima.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24So what are you going to do now?
0:01:24 > 0:01:25The Underground, I suppose.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29It's going to take me an hour and a half to half to get to work,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31and then an hour and a half to get home, so...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I don't think we're catered for things like this, really.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36There are no services here running between Highbury and Stratford,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39and that's because ice has got into the power supply
0:01:39 > 0:01:41and it means the trains at the moment simply can't run.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And all through this week engineers have been out battling the elements
0:01:44 > 0:01:48in atrocious conditions, trying to make the system work.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50This was the main line to Brighton where icicles have
0:01:50 > 0:01:53formed in the tunnels.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Engineers had to knock them off the roof of the old Victorian
0:01:56 > 0:02:02infrastructure to stop them damaging the trains.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04This is what it's like if you're working on the tracks
0:02:04 > 0:02:07when a train passes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And this footage from inside a cab on the East Coast Main Line shows
0:02:11 > 0:02:17you why trains have to go slower as they push through snowdrifts.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I'm standing at King's Cross, where many of the trains are now
0:02:20 > 0:02:22running, but there are parts of the East Coast Main
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Line still not open.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Obviously everyone at Network Rail is working very hard to get
0:02:26 > 0:02:29those routes open as soon as we possibly can.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Southeastern are now warning commuters not
0:02:31 > 0:02:34to travel on its network.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Others that operate to the south of the capital are also warning
0:02:36 > 0:02:40commuters to leave work early this afternoon.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46The Mayor has pledged to take more action against pay inequality
0:02:46 > 0:02:48after a report shows London's public service workers face an ethnicity
0:02:48 > 0:02:54pay gap of up to 37%.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Sadiq Khan says the ethnicity audit found the pay gap was "particularly
0:02:57 > 0:02:59stark" at the Met Police and the reason is due
0:02:59 > 0:03:01to an under-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic employees
0:03:01 > 0:03:08in senior roles.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11A flagship programme to divert young offenders from a life of crime
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and gangs originally piloted at police stations in Brixton
0:03:13 > 0:03:18and Lambeth is to be rolled out across London.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The scheme offered those detained in stations a package of support
0:03:21 > 0:03:23to turn their lives around.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27The re-offending rate is 7% - far lower than the London average
0:03:27 > 0:03:29for adult offenders.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32We are coming into contact with people, right in custody
0:03:32 > 0:03:33at that teachable moment, when people are thinking
0:03:34 > 0:03:35about changing their lives.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39And Divert is able to speak to them in consultation and look at getting
0:03:39 > 0:03:41them into that employment, training and development and getting
0:03:41 > 0:03:42them away from their lifestyle.
0:03:42 > 0:03:50And it's imperative.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53This Sunday, weather permitting, thousands of people will be taking
0:03:53 > 0:03:55to the streets of London to run in a brand new half marathon.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And among them will be Sir Mo Farah.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The four-time Olympic gold medallist has now swapped the track for road
0:04:00 > 0:04:05racing in the hope of even more success, as Emma Jones reports.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Wins the gold!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10He's already one of the most successful athletes of all time
0:04:10 > 0:04:14on the track, and so having won in London before, today Sir Mo
0:04:14 > 0:04:17was at City Hall to meet some of the other runners who will be
0:04:17 > 0:04:19joining him this Sunday for a brand-new half
0:04:19 > 0:04:23marathon in the capital.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28A little different to the training camp he has just left in Ethiopia.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32It was a big shock, coming to the UK, seeing the heavy snow.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Sunday hopefully should be good, I'm excited.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Part of the London Marathon, this is just a good opportunity
0:04:39 > 0:04:42to see where I am and if anything needs checking, you know,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46then we can work on that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49As you say, is this very much seen as a warm up
0:04:49 > 0:04:50for the London Marathon?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It is a warm up, it is.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Most runners who are taking part in the big major marathon like to be
0:04:55 > 0:05:00able to test themselves, and this is another test for me.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04This is my hometown, it comes with a little bit of pressure.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06For Farah the aim to take what he learns this weekend
0:05:06 > 0:05:08into next month's London Marathon.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11For the organisers, to see if the new event can
0:05:11 > 0:05:17become a regular part of the London sporting calendar.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Although there may be an obvious challenge.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Of course the current windy, wintry conditions in London are hardly
0:05:26 > 0:05:29ideal either for the 15,000 runners who will be starting on the other
0:05:29 > 0:05:33side of Tower Bridge on Sunday morning, or the thousands of
0:05:33 > 0:05:39spectators hoping to mind the route from Canary Wharf to the finish line
0:05:39 > 0:05:44at Greenwich. The race directors say they are constantly assessing the
0:05:44 > 0:05:47situation and remain confident the race will go ahead.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51There is a huge amount of work going on to try to ensure that the route
0:05:51 > 0:05:55is clear, lots of parts of it are clear, just some parts are not. We
0:05:55 > 0:06:01are really looking after the health and safety of both the runners, the
0:06:01 > 0:06:06spectators, the staff and volunteers.So we will hopefully be
0:06:06 > 0:06:15seeing the Mobot, not the snowboards, this Sunday! -- not the
0:06:15 > 0:06:16snow bot.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19For many people the snow and cold weather poses a big challenge.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20But for others it's a huge opportunity.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Like Londoner Jessica Rose, who braved sub-zero
0:06:22 > 0:06:27temperatures for her art.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30My first thought was I really hope my boiler doesn't break down.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32My second thought was how can I make a painting
0:06:32 > 0:06:34or drawing out of this?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36In fact, I did fall off my bike on the way
0:06:36 > 0:06:38here because it was quite slippy.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40My name is Jessica Rose and I am an Ealing-based painter
0:06:40 > 0:06:44and printmaker and today I am trying to paint a snowy tree.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46So, in a former life I was a journalist.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49In 2011 I stopped doing that and I set myself up
0:06:49 > 0:06:53as an artist and an art teacher.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I am really inspired by natural forms and as you can see I have
0:06:57 > 0:06:58got my bike here today.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I cycle all around Ealing and other parts of London with my easel
0:07:02 > 0:07:02strapped to my bike.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I stop where I find inspiration.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Today I found a really oddly shaped tree which is inspiring me,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11particularly as it is covered in snow as well, it has got
0:07:11 > 0:07:14a lovely, fairy dusting of white powder on it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I think it is quite true that if you are an artist you see
0:07:17 > 0:07:21the world in a grain of sand and you don't have to travel very
0:07:21 > 0:07:23far from where you live to find really amazing scenery
0:07:23 > 0:07:24to paint and draw.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I would just like people to be inspired by what I do
0:07:27 > 0:07:30because I want to get more people out sketching, painting and drawing
0:07:30 > 0:07:32in London's parks and looking at its amazing buildings
0:07:32 > 0:07:38and interpreting it into art.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Now let's check on the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Now let's check on the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53Any good news in store? Yes, I think they will stop the big
0:07:53 > 0:07:58for this weekend, but we have today to get through and more snow and
0:07:58 > 0:08:00fortunately in the forecast. We have had some lovely Weather
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Watcher pictures, it is bitterly cold with an easterly wind, snow
0:08:04 > 0:08:08spreading in from the south into the afternoon as well.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Staying pretty windy, lots of art snow will blow around. There is a
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Met Office warning for snow and ice which has been turning to freezing
0:08:17 > 0:08:30rain in Kent and parts of Surrey. This is
0:08:30 > 0:08:30treacherous This is
0:08:30 > 0:08:30treacherous for This is
0:08:30 > 0:08:30treacherous for driving This is
0:08:30 > 0:08:31treacherous for driving in This is
0:08:31 > 0:08:32treacherous for driving in particular because the super cold
0:08:32 > 0:08:34water droplets freeze on impact, take care if you see the snow
0:08:34 > 0:08:37turning back into rain. We could see as much as five centimetres of snow.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It will feel pretty cold again, as you would expect. Overnight tonight,
0:08:40 > 0:08:46it should gradually clear, we will see some rather misty and murky
0:08:46 > 0:08:49conditions into tomorrow morning. Slightly milder air coming through
0:08:49 > 0:08:53but temperatures generally below freezing to start the day.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57There will be another ice risk for tomorrow morning, so take care on
0:08:57 > 0:09:00the roads and pavements. It will feel a bit milder, we might
0:09:00 > 0:09:05even see brightness around. After the early mist and fog clears. It
0:09:05 > 0:09:09will cloud over through the afternoon, most of it will fall as
0:09:09 > 0:09:12rain, temperatures to end the afternoon for the first time in
0:09:12 > 0:09:16quite some time will be between three and 6 degrees. Looking a bit
0:09:16 > 0:09:24milder still on Sunday. Thank you. That's about it from me.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Asad Ahmad will be here with our 6:30 evening programme.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.