:00:08. > :00:35.A stand-off between armed police and a man in his name
:00:36. > :00:38.materials at his home has ended safely tonight.
:00:39. > :00:40.Officers raided the house in Northolt this evening
:00:41. > :00:44.80 people living nearby werd moved to temporary accommodation
:00:45. > :00:47.Our correspondent Catriona Renton is there for us tonight.
:00:48. > :00:52.After 8pm this evening the situation came to an end. The stand-off lasted
:00:53. > :00:56.for almost 70 hours. Police were called on the early hours of Friday
:00:57. > :01:01.morning to say that a man w`s in his property on his own with wh`t was
:01:02. > :01:05.described as hazardous substances. The police said they believdd that
:01:06. > :01:09.was probably petrol and othdr combustible materials. Attelpts were
:01:10. > :01:16.made over the weekend to negotiate with the 46-year-old man and police
:01:17. > :01:21.said that they had concerns for his well-being and believed that he was
:01:22. > :01:25.in crisis. When those negothations failed this evening they finally
:01:26. > :01:29.felt that they had to force entry into the property. The man has now
:01:30. > :01:34.been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis, affray and
:01:35. > :01:38.offences under the explosivds act. He has been taken to a west London
:01:39. > :01:41.police station where he is currently being detained.
:01:42. > :01:48.What about the residence, what for them now?
:01:49. > :01:51.The cord and has been taken down in the last hour. Those 18 people who
:01:52. > :01:58.have been out of their homes have been able to return. -- cordon.
:01:59. > :02:03.Police say they are happy about this incident has been resolved without
:02:04. > :02:05.anybody coming to harm. Thanks very much.
:02:06. > :02:08.In a bid to tackle rogue landlords, the Liberal Democrats are c`lling
:02:09. > :02:10.for a London-wide licensing system for all people who
:02:11. > :02:14.A few authorities already do this, such as Newham, although its yet
:02:15. > :02:16.to be decided if its scheme will continue.
:02:17. > :02:20.Our political editor Tim Donovan reports.
:02:21. > :02:22.A surprise inspection by officers from Newham Council.
:02:23. > :02:31.Every landlord in the borough needs a licence to operate.
:02:32. > :02:34.You won't be able to smell this but there is quite a serious gas
:02:35. > :02:37.leak in this property and wd think it's coming from the cooker.
:02:38. > :02:41.We have a room here where everyone in the property is smoking.
:02:42. > :02:46.And then we've got a very thght kitchen with a cooker blockhng
:02:47. > :02:55.According to research by the Lib Dems, Newham
:02:56. > :02:57.is the toughest council in London with 286 prosecutions
:02:58. > :03:00.against landlord in the last year there are figures for.
:03:01. > :03:02.That accounts for some 70% of the total in the capital,
:03:03. > :03:04.which contrasts with 16 boroughs that each prosecuted
:03:05. > :03:24.A further eight didn't prosecute anyone.
:03:25. > :03:26.What I want across London is there just to be
:03:27. > :03:29.Landlords can offset the cost against their tax return,
:03:30. > :03:31.so it doesn't actually cost them any more.
:03:32. > :03:33.What it does mean is that it enables local authorities
:03:34. > :03:36.to have the officers in places can take action where it's needdd.
:03:37. > :03:38.Mandatory licensing is not a good idea, says
:03:39. > :03:39.the organisation representing landlords.
:03:40. > :03:41.So, a lot of landlords see it as unfair.
:03:42. > :03:44.In Newham, out of the 22,000 landlords that have been licensed
:03:45. > :03:47.only four percent of them are deemed as being of concern.
:03:48. > :03:50.And I would hope that the local authority could use their existing
:03:51. > :03:51.resources to find that relatively small number of
:03:52. > :03:55.But the government has not xet agreed to extend Newham's scheme.
:03:56. > :03:57.I'm going to wait to see the evidence first.
:03:58. > :04:00.I think it's my job obviously to look at the evidence
:04:01. > :04:03.of what they've done and thdn take a decision at that point in time.
:04:04. > :04:06.But what I do want your viewers to be clear about is
:04:07. > :04:08.that the government is absolutely determined to crack down
:04:09. > :04:12.It looks for the moment that the choice will be left
:04:13. > :04:17.Let's have a look at the we`ther now with Sara Thornton.
:04:18. > :04:22.I hope you enjoyed seeing stnshine today. I think we have cloud in the
:04:23. > :04:26.forecast for much of this wdek. Tonight we have cloud coming in from
:04:27. > :04:29.the south. We start with it tomorrow morning and it stays with us for a
:04:30. > :04:33.good deal of the day. Not significant rain coming out of it
:04:34. > :04:37.but perhaps a bit annoying drizzle at times. Temperatures around 1
:04:38. > :04:41.degrees. Middle part of the week, lots of dry weather, some cloud but
:04:42. > :04:50.a south-westerly wind means it will be milder for you with highs on
:04:51. > :04:56.Wednesday or 15, 16 degrees. Thanks very much. We'll be back tolorrow
:04:57. > :04:57.with BBC breakfast. From me and all of the weekend team, have a very
:04:58. > :05:01.good night.