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0:00:02 > 0:00:04There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06And I'll be back with the late news at Ten.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Now on BBC1, it's time for the news where you are.
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0:00:14 > 0:00:16Good evening and welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17I'm Chris Rogers.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20It's hard to believe for most commuters, but passenger numbers
0:00:20 > 0:00:22on the capital's transport system have dropped slightly
0:00:22 > 0:00:24compared to last year.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27It means less money for Transport for London and perhaps reduces
0:00:27 > 0:00:30the case for more investment, prompting the Government's
0:00:30 > 0:00:34infrastructure advisor to warn continued investment is vital.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, has more.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41London is still growing.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Why has the number of trips on public transport dipped?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Could this be one reason?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48More people working from home or using co-working spaces,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51like here in Brent.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Suddenly the physical office is becoming more and more redundant.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Data shows the number of people working from home is rising.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02If they look specifically at our demographic, people
0:01:02 > 0:01:04between the ages of 22 and 35, the number of freelancers
0:01:04 > 0:01:07is increasing fairly rapidly.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Rail journeys in London and the South East have dropped
0:01:10 > 0:01:13almost 5% this year.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Bus journeys have fallen 6% over the last three,
0:01:16 > 0:01:24and the Tube has seen trips dip 2%, or 13 million journeys,
0:01:24 > 0:01:25in the last 12 months.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Other causes could be congestion and lifestyle changes.
0:01:27 > 0:01:35Whatever it is, it could affect TfL's finances.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I'm not sure anybody knows what the reason behind this fall
0:01:38 > 0:01:39in transport use is.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42It looks as if it's something to do with the change in the pattern
0:01:42 > 0:01:44of how people use their lives.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46The Mayor says his fares freeze has increased passenger numbers
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and the Government's infrastructure adviser says strikes may
0:01:48 > 0:01:51have played their part.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54We may have had some of the worst strikes in the history
0:01:54 > 0:01:56of London commuting.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00That's been so disruptive that what has happened is it's instilled
0:02:00 > 0:02:02new patterns of working, where, in order not to be
0:02:02 > 0:02:04subject to the chaos and confusion of Southern Rail,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08people have started working at home or, for at least two or three
0:02:08 > 0:02:10days a week or more, so they've changed
0:02:10 > 0:02:11their working patterns.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16TfL says it has cut £153 million from its operating costs this year.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18More cuts loom to rebalance its finances.
0:02:18 > 0:02:27Fewer passengers puts on more pressure.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Rail passengers travelling to and from London Euston faced
0:02:30 > 0:02:33major disruption earlier as engineers worked
0:02:33 > 0:02:35to fix damaged wiring.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37National Rail advised West Coast Main Line users not
0:02:37 > 0:02:39to travel this morning.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41All lines have now reopened but some delays are expected
0:02:41 > 0:02:44until the end of today.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46The Mayor of London has started a week-long trade tour
0:02:46 > 0:02:47of India and Pakistan.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50He's hoping to bolster business for London.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52He also announced that four promising young footballers
0:02:52 > 0:02:55from Mumbai will travel to the capital to train
0:02:55 > 0:02:57with Queens Park Rangers.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Our political correspondent, Karl Mercer, has joined
0:02:58 > 0:03:03the Mayor on his trip and has sent this report.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The crowd is for the guy in the shades.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09But somewhere in there is London's Mayor.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11At a charity football tournament today with one
0:03:12 > 0:03:16of Bollywood's biggest stars.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18How important do you think it is that the Mayor
0:03:19 > 0:03:21has shown his support?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24It's huge - not just this initiative, but for the city
0:03:24 > 0:03:28of Mumbai, that Mr Sadiq is here with us.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I hope this relationship between him and anyone in Bombay, Mumbai,
0:03:30 > 0:03:34broadens, not just with football but with other things.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37We're very happy and very pleased that Mr Sadiq is here with us.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38That is quite unnecessary.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Not good.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44This tournament is a symbol of London's links with India,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47backed by Queens Park Rangers, who will offer two boys and two
0:03:47 > 0:03:50girls training in London.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Make some noise.
0:03:51 > 0:03:58The banner at the game hammered home the message for this trip.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59London is open.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03London is open.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Thank you very much.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08What is Hindi for London is open?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12HE SPEAKS HINDI.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I am the Mayor of London.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16London is open for everyone.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18That's what this visit is about - to reassure Indians.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Businessmen and women, potential students, investors,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25people wanting to come for a holiday that despite Brexit we are still
0:04:25 > 0:04:29very much open for talent, for investment and for business.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31His message one of openness but this is what has
0:04:31 > 0:04:32accompanied the Mayor all day.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Security is tight.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38As much as the men might like, the celebrations behind me
0:04:38 > 0:04:41at the Gateway of India are not for Sadiq Khan -
0:04:41 > 0:04:43they are for India's Navy Day.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48But today did mark the first step of six cities the Mayor will visit
0:04:48 > 0:04:50in India and Pakistan over the next six days.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57Tomorrow he is off to Delhi.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Now let's get the weather, with Sara Thornton.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Good evening.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02It's been a very different in feel across London today.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Much milder.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07It's been disappointingly cloudy, captured by our weather
0:05:07 > 0:05:11watchers, as you can see.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We've been dry, though, and mostly dry to start this week.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Milder until Thursday and then it's all change.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Through this evening and overnight, the cloud is thinning
0:05:18 > 0:05:19and breaking a little.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22That will allow the temperatures to fall away in some rural spots
0:05:22 > 0:05:25down close enough to freezing to give us a touch of ground frost.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Also some mist and fog patches, especially
0:05:27 > 0:05:28towards the east of London.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30At first they could be slow to clear.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33There will be a lot of cloud around at first but then a dry afternoon
0:05:33 > 0:05:35with sunshine coming through.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Top temperature like today, up in double figures,
0:05:37 > 0:05:4110, maybe 11 Celsius.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Watch out for fog first thing on Tuesday morning, too.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Then a dry day with quite a bit of cloud.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It changes on Thursday.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52Wet and windy and much colder for Friday.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55That's it for now, I'll be back with your evening update
0:05:55 > 0:05:56during the ten o'clock news tonight.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Until then, have a very good evening.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Goodbye.