10/12/2017 London News

between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun

Murphy. There is more throughout

evening on the BBC News channel and

I will be back with the late news at

ten p:m.. Now it is time for the

news where you are.

Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.

As you've been hearing,

overnight snow has caused widespread

travel disruption particularly

at our airports and on the roads.

The extent of it, which

covered most of London

and the Home Counties,

caught many by surprise

with snow fall being heaviest

in Hertfordshire and north London.

But as always, there

were children who welcomed it.

There weren't many places,

in particular north of the river,

that didn't wake up to scenes

similar to this one in new Barnet.

And it didn't take long

for the fund to begin.

And it didn't take long

for the fun to begin.

But when there's snow,

there's disruption.

The M25 motorway came to a complete

standstill and in Hertfordshire,

drivers had enough as they waited

to join junction eight on the M1,

unaware that their journey

was likely to take hours.

This was Potters Bar,

the driving make that much

harder on the motorway

because of ungritted roads.

North London too, moved slowly,

if at all, for the same reason.

No preparation in the form of grit.

One of my friends was stuck

in the car for four hours

because of the snow.

Flight was delayed to Aberdeen.

So an extra night in London.

Luton airport had flights

temporarily suspended,

causing long delays

and frustration for passengers.

One described it as chaos.

And there were further problems

at Heathrow, with snowploughs

clearing the runways.

While, on one of the planes,

was stranded passenger on a BA

flight from Seattle,

who took these pictures three

hours after landing.

The London underground

had its share of delays with snow

causing power problems.

But most of the network ploughed on,

much to the relief of passengers.

Londoners south of the river

were affected as well.

This was south-east London this

afternoon where sleet had started

to turn snow to mush with a warning

tonight to be aware

of widespread ice.

And you can keep up with all

the latest travel news

on BBC Radio London,

tonight and tomorrow

morning, as well as on our

Twitter feed and website.

And we'll have the weather forecast

for you, in a moment.

Victims of abuse at children's homes

in Lambeth are to receive

compensation from a £100 million

fund set up by the council.

It will include former residents of

the 'Shirley Oaks Children's Home'

near Croydon and money will also be

paid to adults who have never

claimed they were abused.

Here's Ayshea Buksh.

It was supposed to be a sanctuary.

But the decades, Shirley Oaks

children's home in Croydon was the

centre of an abuse network. The home

was run by Lambeth Council, who have

created a compensation scheme.

Anyone who lived in a children's

home run by the borough can apply.

It's thought thousands could be

eligible.

We act on our pledge to

provide redress for people who have

been waiting too long. As well as

providing compensation, the scheme

brings forward specialised

counselling for people, as well as a

formal written apology from myself

on behalf of previous

administrations.

But Raymond

Stevenson, who lived at the home

remains distrustful of the council.

He believes such a scheme should be

administered away from Lambeth.

An

important reader scheme is an

independent panel. So for this

council to manufacture an

independent redress scheme which has

no independence is very dark and

very offensive to our members.

It is

incredibly hard for some warm who

has been so badly down by Lambeth

Council in the past. We have worked

very hard on this scheme, which is

the first of its kind in the

country.

Members don't want to

present evidence to the same people

who are abused us. It is an insult.

This counsel doesn't want any third

parties looking at the information

we have gathered and judging the

cases we represent.

The survivors,

such compensation is a significant

milestone, but their fight for

justice and in-depth scrutiny of the

past will continue.

So now back to the weather

and the extent of it

caught many by surprise.

So let's get the latest forecast.

Hello, good evening.

Plenty of snowy scenes around today

and they'll still be a lit

Plenty of snowy scenes around today

and there'll still be a lit

of snowfall overnight tonight.

Mostly nuisance value,

very light and patchy.

Most places dry.

A few isolated patches of freezing

fog perhaps here and there,

but ice is going to be the major

hazard into tomorrow morning,

as everything re-freezes

onto the roads and pavements

and watch out for untreated

surfaces in particular.

We've got a Met Office weather

warning out for that.

So watch out for the ice

tomorrow morning.

Mostly dry, early start but then

through the early morning rush see

another area of rain just pushing

in from the south.

It will be windy, there could be

some sleet and some snow the mix,

particularly over the higher ground.

Nothing like the scale

we sought today.

Still feeling very

chilly, that rain.

Possibly the sleet and snow isolated

to eastern areas as we head

through the afternoon and then that

system will pull its weight used

with as we head to the late

afternoon and into the evening.

And very cold night on Monday.

Sunspots could get as low

as minus six Celsius.

Tuesday, dry.

Still cold with some sunshine.

That's it.

I'll be back at 10.20 on BBC One.

Bye for now.