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0:00:16 > 0:00:18Hello and welcome to BBC London News, I'm Alpa Patel.
0:00:18 > 0:00:25A busy road in West London is still closed this evening,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27almost 24 hours after flooding caused chaos due to
0:00:27 > 0:00:28a burst water main.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30People became trapped in cars, shops and restaurants.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35And firefighters had to use boats to carry out rescues.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38The flood has now cleared, but the effects are still being felt
0:00:38 > 0:00:40by some business owners.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46Nicola Ford reports.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Two bin bags, two elastic bands and I'm out of it.This was the scene on
0:00:52 > 0:00:55King Street in Hammersmith last night after a burst water main
0:00:55 > 0:00:59caused chaos. 50 people had to be rescued by fire crews as the water
0:00:59 > 0:01:03poured through the streets reaching three foot deep. People travelled in
0:01:03 > 0:01:06this restaurant escaped by boat. That's the only time they decided
0:01:06 > 0:01:15the leave when they saw the boats. Bin bags, plastic bags, they had
0:01:15 > 0:01:19them so they didn't get wet. No communecation, people in uniforms
0:01:19 > 0:01:25walking up and down. -- no communication. We tried to ask them
0:01:25 > 0:01:30what was going on and they said they didn't know what was going on.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35There were people with small kids and prams.The water main burst
0:01:35 > 0:01:40right outside Ali's corner shop. He filmed as the water flooded in
0:01:40 > 0:01:49despite his best efforts to stop it. Damaging the food. And the most
0:01:49 > 0:01:53damage in the basement. I don't have any news. No-one answer me. That's
0:01:53 > 0:01:59the problem. I know it's happened. So this has happened. But at least
0:01:59 > 0:02:04someone say, I'm responsible. No-one, hundreds people outside and
0:02:04 > 0:02:12no-one answering. Only this shop is damaged.Flooding stopped just after
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Midnight and now the focus is on the clean-up then the repairs. There
0:02:17 > 0:02:21have been apologies for disruptions caused and it's hoped things will be
0:02:21 > 0:02:24back to normal as soon as possible. It's not the first time Thames Water
0:02:24 > 0:02:29has run into trouble. Last year, the company was fined more than £8
0:02:29 > 0:02:33million for failing to reduce incidents like this. Staff from
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Thames Water were at the scene today talking to those affected.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Businesses and residents will be hoping that help soon follows.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Councils across London have raised concerns about companies
0:02:44 > 0:02:48using a loophole in the law to put up telephone boxes only to use them
0:02:48 > 0:02:50as advertising billboards.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54The Local Government Association says applications have risen 10
0:02:54 > 0:02:57fold, but often the phone boxes do not even include a working phone.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Westminster received the highest number of applications,
0:03:00 > 0:03:08the council says the loophole should be closed.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Behind them are not Telecoms companies, they're advertising
0:03:11 > 0:03:16companies who've found a way to put something on the street that allows
0:03:16 > 0:03:21them to advertise and bypass the rules that we have as a local
0:03:21 > 0:03:25authority. They don't offer Wi-Fi despite they advertise they do offer
0:03:25 > 0:03:29it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31All petrol and diesel vehicles could be banned at peak times
0:03:31 > 0:03:34from part of east London, under new plans being considered
0:03:34 > 0:03:36by Hackney and Islington councils.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Only the very cleanest will be allowed into some roads
0:03:38 > 0:03:41in Shoreditch which are among those with the worst air
0:03:41 > 0:03:46quality in the Capital.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49It's hoped the measures will help reduce air and noise
0:03:49 > 0:03:50pollution in the area.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57Time for the weather here's Georgina Burnett.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58That's it from me and the team, there's plenty more on our website,
0:04:07 > 0:04:12We had beautiful weather captured by weather-watchers today. We are going
0:04:12 > 0:04:15to see the back of the rain as it moves off to the east. Also it's
0:04:15 > 0:04:20been drawing in some milder air, so that will be noticeable overnight.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25We are holding on to a lot of cloud and it does look like it should stay
0:04:25 > 0:04:29dry once the rain's cleared. The winds ease too. Temperatures getting
0:04:29 > 0:04:35down to seven or eight. It's a cloudy day to finish off the weekend
0:04:35 > 0:04:38tomorrow but it's looking mainly dry. We can't rule out one or two
0:04:38 > 0:04:43spots of drizzle. Most of us should have a dry day. Certainly much
0:04:43 > 0:04:49milder with highs of 13. We may even scrape a 14. Now, as we head through
0:04:49 > 0:04:53the week, it's looking changeable and it looks like we could have some
0:04:53 > 0:04:54wintry showers on Wednesday.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59That's it from me and the team, there's plenty more on our website,
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