03/12/2017 London News


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at Paisley, the first onto the short

lived in the race for the UK's city

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of

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There's more throughout the evening

on the BBC News Channel.

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And I'll be back with

the late news at Ten.

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Now on BBC1, it's time

for the news where you are.

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Bye for now.

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Good evening and welcome

to BBC London News.

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I'm Chris Rogers.

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It's hard to believe for most

commuters, but passenger numbers

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on the capital's transport system

have dropped slightly

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compared to last year.

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It means less money for Transport

for London and perhaps reduces

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the case for more investment,

prompting the Government's

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infrastructure advisor to warn

continued investment is vital.

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Our transport correspondent,

Tom Edwards, has more.

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London is still growing.

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Why has the number of trips

on public transport dipped?

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Could this be one reason?

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More people working from home

or using co-working spaces,

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like here in Brent.

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Suddenly the physical office

is becoming more and more redundant.

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Data shows the number of people

working from home is rising.

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If they look specifically

at our demographic, people

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between the ages of 22 and 35,

the number of freelancers

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is increasing fairly rapidly.

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Rail journeys in London

and the South East have dropped

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almost 5% this year.

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Bus journeys have fallen 6%

over the last three,

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and the Tube has seen trips dip 2%,

or 13 million journeys,

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in the last 12 months.

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Other causes could be congestion

and lifestyle changes.

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Whatever it is, it could

affect TfL's finances.

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I'm not sure anybody knows

what the reason behind this fall

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in transport use is.

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It looks as if it's something to do

with the change in the pattern

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of how people use their lives.

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The Mayor says his fares freeze has

increased passenger numbers

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and the Government's infrastructure

adviser says strikes may

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have played their part.

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We may have had some of the worst

strikes in the history

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of London commuting.

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That's been so disruptive that

what has happened is it's instilled

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new patterns of working,

where, in order not to be

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subject to the chaos

and confusion of Southern Rail,

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people have started working at home

or, for at least two or three

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days a week or more,

so they've changed

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their working patterns.

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TfL says it has cut £153 million

from its operating costs this year.

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More cuts loom to

rebalance its finances.

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Fewer passengers puts

on more pressure.

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Rail passengers travelling

to and from London Euston faced

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major disruption earlier

as engineers worked

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to fix damaged wiring.

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National Rail advised

West Coast Main Line users not

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to travel this morning.

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All lines have now reopened

but some delays are expected

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until the end of today.

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The Mayor of London has started

a week-long trade tour

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of India and Pakistan.

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He's hoping to bolster

business for London.

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He also announced that four

promising young footballers

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from Mumbai will travel

to the capital to train

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with Queens Park Rangers.

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Our political correspondent,

Karl Mercer, has joined

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the Mayor on his trip and has

sent this report.

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The crowd is for the

guy in the shades.

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But somewhere in there

is London's Mayor.

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At a charity football

tournament today with one

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of Bollywood's biggest stars.

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How important do you think

it is that the Mayor

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has shown his support?

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It's huge - not just this

initiative, but for the city

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of Mumbai, that Mr Sadiq

is here with us.

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I hope this relationship between him

and anyone in Bombay, Mumbai,

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broadens, not just with football

but with other things.

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We're very happy and very pleased

that Mr Sadiq is here with us.

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That is quite unnecessary.

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Not good.

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This tournament is a symbol

of London's links with India,

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backed by Queens Park Rangers,

who will offer two boys and two

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girls training in London.

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Make some noise.

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The banner at the game hammered home

the message for this trip.

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London is open.

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London is open.

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Thank you very much.

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What is Hindi for London is open?

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HE SPEAKS HINDI.

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I am the Mayor of London.

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London is open for everyone.

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That's what this visit is about -

to reassure Indians.

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Businessmen and women,

potential students, investors,

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people wanting to come for a holiday

that despite Brexit we are still

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very much open for talent,

for investment and for business.

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His message one of openness

but this is what has

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accompanied the Mayor all day.

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Security is tight.

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As much as the men might like,

the celebrations behind me

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at the Gateway of India are not

for Sadiq Khan -

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they are for India's Navy Day.

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But today did mark the first step

of six cities the Mayor will visit

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in India and Pakistan over

the next six days.

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Tomorrow he is off to Delhi.

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Now let's get the weather,

with Sara Thornton.

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Good evening.

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It's been a very different in feel

across London today.

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Much milder.

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It's been disappointingly cloudy,

captured by our weather

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watchers, as you can see.

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We've been dry, though,

and mostly dry to start this week.

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Milder until Thursday

and then it's all change.

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Through this evening and overnight,

the cloud is thinning

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and breaking a little.

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That will allow the temperatures

to fall away in some rural spots

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down close enough to freezing

to give us a touch of ground frost.

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Also some mist and fog

patches, especially

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towards the east of London.

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At first they could

be slow to clear.

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There will be a lot of cloud around

at first but then a dry afternoon

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with sunshine coming through.

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Top temperature like today,

up in double figures,

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10, maybe 11 Celsius.

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Watch out for fog first thing

on Tuesday morning, too.

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Then a dry day with

quite a bit of cloud.

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It changes on Thursday.

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Wet and windy and much

colder for Friday.

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That's it for now, I'll be back

with your evening update

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during the ten o'clock news tonight.

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Until then, have

a very good evening.

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Goodbye.

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