:00:13. > :00:14.Good evening and welcome to BBC London news.
:00:15. > :00:19.A man at the centre of a st`nd-off with armed police in Northolt
:00:20. > :00:23.is feared to have stockpiled petrol other combustible materials.
:00:24. > :00:25.About 80 residents were forced to spend a second night awax
:00:26. > :00:28.from their homes while officers negotiate with the man.
:00:29. > :00:30.The Met, who are concerned about his mental health,
:00:31. > :00:35.Our correspondent Emilia Papadopoulos
:00:36. > :00:51.The stand-off between armed officers and the man inside the propdrty has
:00:52. > :00:56.gone on for 65 hours, and is still ongoing. Elise were first c`lled in
:00:57. > :01:00.the early hours of Friday morning to report of a man possessing
:01:01. > :01:01.potentially hazardous materhals they believe there could be
:01:02. > :01:07.quantities of petrol and quantities of petrol and
:01:08. > :01:11.combustibles, which is why they have cordoned off this area, the called
:01:12. > :01:15.and if 300 metres long. Up to 8 residents were forced to spdnd
:01:16. > :01:19.yesterday in temporary accolmodation will start tonight it is uncertain
:01:20. > :01:23.whether they will be able to return home. The police have been giving
:01:24. > :01:26.out these leaflets to local residents, which say they are
:01:27. > :01:29.working closely with the fire brigade and the ambulance to make
:01:30. > :01:34.sure the situation is resolved quickly and safely. They want to
:01:35. > :01:35.assure people it is not a tdrrorist related incident, and they `re doing
:01:36. > :01:42.all they can to make sure it is over all they can to make sure it is over
:01:43. > :01:45.soon. I spoke to the leader of Ealing Council earlier, he said he
:01:46. > :01:47.was working closely with thd police to ensure that residents cotld get
:01:48. > :01:49.back to their homes as quickly as possible.
:01:50. > :01:51.They are a little bit restricted by the disruption.
:01:52. > :01:54.They have got lives to get on with and jobs to go to,
:01:55. > :01:57.and they want to be able to return to their homes,
:01:58. > :02:00.but equally they recognise that everybody has got to be kept safe,
:02:01. > :02:04.we want a safe outcome and nobody to be hurt.
:02:05. > :02:14.I think they are bearing it with patience and forbearance.
:02:15. > :02:21.Earlier, we know that the m`n's son arrived with police to assist the
:02:22. > :02:24.negotiations, but so far thdre have been no attempt to enter thd
:02:25. > :02:28.property. Police said they `re concerned for his mental he`lth
:02:29. > :02:31.which is why they are taking things very slowly. Local residents have
:02:32. > :02:36.said he is well-known around here, he is often seen walking fotr
:02:37. > :02:40.Rottweilers. They are believed to be inside the property with hil,
:02:41. > :02:45.possibly another reason why the police have not yet attemptdd to
:02:46. > :02:49.enter the property. This opdration is still ongoing, the policd say it
:02:50. > :02:51.will go on as long as necessary they are doing all they can to make
:02:52. > :02:53.sure it ends safely. In a bid to tackle rogue landlords,
:02:54. > :02:56.the Liberal Democrats are c`lling for a London-wide licensing system
:02:57. > :02:58.for all people who A few authorities already do this,
:02:59. > :03:02.such as Newham, although it's yet to be decided if its
:03:03. > :03:07.scheme will continue. A surprise inspection by officers
:03:08. > :03:11.from Newham Council. Every landlord needs
:03:12. > :03:20.a licence to operate. There is quite a serious gas leak
:03:21. > :03:23.in this property, we think We have a room here with evdrybody
:03:24. > :03:29.smoking, no fire detection, and a very tight kitchen
:03:30. > :03:32.with a cooker that is blockhng Newham is the toughest council
:03:33. > :03:41.in London, with 286 prosecutions against landlords in the last year
:03:42. > :03:44.there are figures for. That accounts for 70%
:03:45. > :03:48.of the total in the capital, which contrasts with 16 boroughs
:03:49. > :03:51.that each prosecuted A further eight did not prosecute
:03:52. > :04:05.anyone. I want a blanket scheme across
:04:06. > :04:07.London. Landlords can offset the costs
:04:08. > :04:09.against their tax returns, It enables local authorities
:04:10. > :04:13.to have the officers in place who can take action
:04:14. > :04:16.where it is needed. Mandatory licensing is not ` good
:04:17. > :04:18.idea, says the organisation In Newham, out of the 22,000
:04:19. > :04:24.licensed landlords, only 4% I would hope that the local
:04:25. > :04:30.authority could use their existing resources to find that
:04:31. > :04:32.relatively small number The Government has not yet `greed
:04:33. > :04:39.to extend the scheme. It is my job to look at the evidence
:04:40. > :04:46.and then I will take a decision What I want your viewers to be clear
:04:47. > :04:49.about is the Government is determined to crack
:04:50. > :04:50.down on rogue landlords. It looks that the choice
:04:51. > :04:53.will be left to individual The Transport Secretary Chrhs
:04:54. > :04:59.Grayling has confirmed the Government will make a decision
:05:00. > :05:02.on Tuesday about whether to expand He insisted ministers had still not
:05:03. > :05:07.made up their minds and said he expected "challenge
:05:08. > :05:10.and opposition" whatever Let's have a look at the we`ther
:05:11. > :05:16.now with Sara Thornton. We had quite a bit of sunshhne
:05:17. > :05:19.across London today, but it felt autumnal,
:05:20. > :05:24.with a north-easterly wind. This week we have quite a bht
:05:25. > :05:27.of cloud around, especially It is generally dry,
:05:28. > :05:30.but it will be milder, Cloud tomorrow morning
:05:31. > :05:36.from the south, a bit of drhzzle potentially as we run
:05:37. > :05:39.through the day, especially It starts to feel a bit milder
:05:40. > :06:11.for the middle part of the week Hello. More details coming up in
:06:12. > :06:18.Countryfile, but there are changes over the week ahead. A quiet start,
:06:19. > :06:22.old, patchy frost and sunshine. From midweek onwards, the temperatures
:06:23. > :06:29.rise a little, because we get a westerly wind. For the moment, we
:06:30. > :06:31.still have an easterly, more cloud coming in as well. Not