:00:00. > :00:14.Good evening and welcome to BBC London news with me, Louisa Preston.
:00:15. > :00:17.Hundreds of people were forced to flee a west London pub
:00:18. > :00:21.during a New Year's Eve party in the early hours of this morning.
:00:22. > :00:23.The Aeronaut pub in Acton was engulfed by flames
:00:24. > :00:26.during the celebrations and more than 300 people had
:00:27. > :00:35.The fire alarm started going off, started seeing smoke come up
:00:36. > :00:44.And then we realised that downstairs was on fire.
:00:45. > :00:46.Last night, during a packed New Year's Eve party,
:00:47. > :00:56.Hundreds of people had enjoyed a circus show, just hours before.
:00:57. > :00:58.Jackie, who arranged and performed in it,
:00:59. > :01:05.She was saved by her friends, Billy ad Earl.
:01:06. > :01:14.Too much smoke came up, and we couldn't see or breathe.
:01:15. > :01:18.Billy and Earl managed to get us out onto the balcony.
:01:19. > :01:24.Her friend Angeliqua, also a performer, was
:01:25. > :01:28.It was quite scary, and then this lady...
:01:29. > :01:31.There was a lady that started shouting, "Move away,
:01:32. > :01:46.It wasn't just the bravery of ordinary members of the public.
:01:47. > :01:48.Officers from the next-door police station also helped
:01:49. > :01:53.Today fire teams inspected the damage from the blaze.
:01:54. > :01:55.Six people, including some officers, were taken to hospital suffering
:01:56. > :01:58.from smoke inhalation or minor injuries.
:01:59. > :02:01.The cause of the fire isn't known, although several people we spoke
:02:02. > :02:05.to at the pub say they saw a Christmas tree go up in flames.
:02:06. > :02:09.The London Fire Brigade are investigating to find
:02:10. > :02:14.out what started this New Year's Eve inferno.
:02:15. > :02:16.Passengers using Southern Rail services have been warned that
:02:17. > :02:19.trains will be severely disrupted tomorrow at the end of another three
:02:20. > :02:25.And we'd like to hear from you if you've been affected
:02:26. > :02:29.We're hosting a televised debate next Sunday.
:02:30. > :02:35.If you'd like to take part, email your details,
:02:36. > :02:39.Now, more than 8,000 performers from around the world have taken
:02:40. > :02:42.part in London's New Year's Day Parade.
:02:43. > :02:45.This year's theme was blockbuster movies and despite the rain
:02:46. > :02:48.Londoners and tourists lined the route.
:02:49. > :02:55.It's a positively cheery start to 2017, watched
:02:56. > :03:01.The annual New Year's Day Parade in central London gets
:03:02. > :03:03.bigger every year and, in light of recent terrorist attacks
:03:04. > :03:08.in Europe, 3000 extra police were drafted in.
:03:09. > :03:11.Both the Mayor and Scotland Yard have said there would be extra
:03:12. > :03:18.Organisers say they want people to feel safe.
:03:19. > :03:21.The theme of this year's parade was Hollywood movies
:03:22. > :03:25.and many of the Londoners who took part acted out famous films.
:03:26. > :03:29.We've got 17 London boroughs represented here today,
:03:30. > :03:31.8500 performers, around about 4000 of which have come
:03:32. > :03:35.We are called Alexis I Tiger Marching Band
:03:36. > :03:38.and we're from Wilmington, Delaware in the US.
:03:39. > :03:40.What's it like to be in London for this?
:03:41. > :03:47.And for some, the event had extra meaning.
:03:48. > :03:49.These children were from the St Christopher's Hospice
:03:50. > :03:53.I was asking, how does it feel to participate?
:03:54. > :03:57.What they said was that it felt like they were being part
:03:58. > :04:02.of a larger community, that they were represented,
:04:03. > :04:05.that they were being seen and that they were also honouring
:04:06. > :04:15.For some of them, it could be one of the last big things
:04:16. > :04:18.There was heavy rain later in the afternoon,
:04:19. > :04:22.Let's find out what the weather's going to be like tomorrow.
:04:23. > :04:26.It was a rather damp start to the New Year.
:04:27. > :04:28.As we head to the overnight, that rain will push
:04:29. > :04:32.So, a lot of cloud and first thing in the
:04:33. > :04:40.As we head through the day, we'll see increasing
:04:41. > :04:43.But it will be a very cold day, despite
:04:44. > :04:48.For Monday night coming to Tuesday, we are expecting a widespread frost.
:04:49. > :04:51.You will need some extra time to scrape the windscreen if you are
:04:52. > :04:57.Staying cold and frosty for the rest of the week.
:04:58. > :05:14.For many, New Year's Day was a shocker with all of that rain
:05:15. > :05:18.around. Tomorrow will be sunny, but it is getting colder. This is rain
:05:19. > :05:22.clearing from the south-east. These specks of white as snow mixed in
:05:23. > :05:25.with showers across parts of northern England, particularly
:05:26. > :05:30.across Scotland, low levels here. I say that they hazard in northern and
:05:31. > :05:35.eastern areas. I would not rule out slippery areas almost anywhere by
:05:36. > :05:39.the morning, by which time temperatures will be close to or
:05:40. > :05:43.below freezing in many places. A bright and sunny start, but still
:05:44. > :05:47.wintry showers, sliding down the North Sea coast. Some snow down at
:05:48. > :05:52.quite low levels to the north of Scotland. Here, the snow will turn
:05:53. > :05:53.to rain. Something milder creeping in off the Atlantic