23/10/2016 London News

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A man at the centre of a st`nd-off with armed police in Northolt

is feared to have stockpiled petrol other combustible materials.

About 80 residents were forced to spend a second night awax

from their homes while officers negotiate with the man.

The Met, who are concerned about his mental health,

Our correspondent Emilia Papadopoulos

The stand-off between armed officers and the man inside the propdrty has

gone on for 65 hours, and is still ongoing. Elise were first c`lled in

the early hours of Friday morning to report of a man possessing

potentially hazardous materhals they believe there could be

quantities of petrol and quantities of petrol and

combustibles, which is why they have cordoned off this area, the called

and if 300 metres long. Up to 8 residents were forced to spdnd

yesterday in temporary accolmodation will start tonight it is uncertain

whether they will be able to return home. The police have been giving

out these leaflets to local residents, which say they are

working closely with the fire brigade and the ambulance to make

sure the situation is resolved quickly and safely. They want to

assure people it is not a tdrrorist related incident, and they `re doing

all they can to make sure it is over all they can to make sure it is over

soon. I spoke to the leader of Ealing Council earlier, he said he

was working closely with thd police to ensure that residents cotld get

back to their homes as quickly as possible.

They are a little bit restricted by the disruption.

They have got lives to get on with and jobs to go to,

and they want to be able to return to their homes,

but equally they recognise that everybody has got to be kept safe,

we want a safe outcome and nobody to be hurt.

I think they are bearing it with patience and forbearance.

Earlier, we know that the m`n's son arrived with police to assist the

negotiations, but so far thdre have been no attempt to enter thd

property. Police said they `re concerned for his mental he`lth

which is why they are taking things very slowly. Local residents have

said he is well-known around here, he is often seen walking fotr

Rottweilers. They are believed to be inside the property with hil,

possibly another reason why the police have not yet attemptdd to

enter the property. This opdration is still ongoing, the policd say it

will go on as long as necessary they are doing all they can to make

sure it ends safely. In a bid to tackle rogue landlords,

the Liberal Democrats are c`lling for a London-wide licensing system

for all people who A few authorities already do this,

such as Newham, although it's yet to be decided if its

scheme will continue. A surprise inspection by officers

from Newham Council. Every landlord needs

a licence to operate. There is quite a serious gas leak

in this property, we think We have a room here with evdrybody

smoking, no fire detection, and a very tight kitchen

with a cooker that is blockhng Newham is the toughest council

in London, with 286 prosecutions against landlords in the last year

there are figures for. That accounts for 70%

of the total in the capital, which contrasts with 16 boroughs

that each prosecuted A further eight did not prosecute

anyone. I want a blanket scheme across

London. Landlords can offset the costs

against their tax returns, It enables local authorities

to have the officers in place who can take action

where it is needed. Mandatory licensing is not ` good

idea, says the organisation In Newham, out of the 22,000

licensed landlords, only 4% I would hope that the local

authority could use their existing resources to find that

relatively small number The Government has not yet `greed

to extend the scheme. It is my job to look at the evidence

and then I will take a decision What I want your viewers to be clear

about is the Government is determined to crack

down on rogue landlords. It looks that the choice

will be left to individual The Transport Secretary Chrhs

Grayling has confirmed the Government will make a decision

on Tuesday about whether to expand He insisted ministers had still not

made up their minds and said he expected "challenge

and opposition" whatever Let's have a look at the we`ther

now with Sara Thornton. We had quite a bit of sunshhne

across London today, but it felt autumnal,

with a north-easterly wind. This week we have quite a bht

of cloud around, especially It is generally dry,

but it will be milder, Cloud tomorrow morning

from the south, a bit of drhzzle potentially as we run

through the day, especially It starts to feel a bit milder

for the middle part of the week Hello. More details coming up in

Countryfile, but there are changes over the week ahead. A quiet start,

old, patchy frost and sunshine. From midweek onwards, the temperatures

rise a little, because we get a westerly wind. For the moment, we

still have an easterly, more cloud coming in as well. Not