0:00:00 > 0:00:02There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel,
0:00:02 > 0:00:04Now on BBC1 its time for the news where you are.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19More now on a fire at a residential care home in Hertfordshire.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Managers there have promised a "full and proper investigation" after one
0:00:22 > 0:00:25of its elderly residents died.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Another person was critically injured in the blaze
0:00:28 > 0:00:31at the Woodlands View home in Stevenage.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Richard Smith reports from the scene.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Investigators trying to piece together why there was an explosion
0:00:37 > 0:00:40and fire at this care home.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44At the time 41 people were inside.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Seven have been taken to hospital, one of those,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49a man in his 80s, has since died.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52As visitors arrived today they were met by police.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55How could it ever happen?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I can't make out, how could it have happened?
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I am 91, I should be used to hearing bad news and bad things,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08but you never get used to it.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11One woman returning to see her mother described the response
0:01:11 > 0:01:13by the emergency services.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I could see flashing lights going past my mum's window.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21It made my children quite upset to see that something
0:01:21 > 0:01:24was going on within this area, so I went to see what was going
0:01:24 > 0:01:27on and it was clear to see that there was an issue,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30but everyone seemed to be on top and dealing with the situation.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Many of those inside made their own way out, a few could not.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Five residents were rescued by the Fire Service with a further
0:01:38 > 0:01:42ten lead to safety.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46It does appear that there was an oxygen cylinder in the room
0:01:46 > 0:01:50where the fire started and that may well have played a part in the fire.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53There has been a steady stream of visitors to the home today.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Some family and friends have not wanted to go on camera but have
0:01:57 > 0:02:00spoken of a need to see for themselves that their
0:02:00 > 0:02:02loved ones are safe.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Some have expressed shock at what has happened.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07One woman has praised staff for maintaining a sense of normality
0:02:07 > 0:02:10in other parts of the complex.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Tonight in a statement the home's owners say the safety of residents
0:02:13 > 0:02:16is their number one priority and their deepest sympathies
0:02:16 > 0:02:20are with the family of the man who died.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28One of London's longest serving leaders in a council which is among
0:02:28 > 0:02:31London's most rapidly changing is facing calls to step down
0:02:31 > 0:02:35after over 20 years in charge.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Sir Robin Wales could soon become the second senior Labour figure
0:02:38 > 0:02:43to go after Haringey Council lost its leader on Tuesday.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And that's all led to some members voicing concerns about the direction
0:02:47 > 0:02:51the party is going in.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Just a few weeks ago, a magazine described Newham
0:02:54 > 0:02:57as a one-party mini-state.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00It was referring to its Labour roots and the fact that in the past two
0:03:00 > 0:03:05council elections it has won every single seat.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Now Sir Robin Wales is backing calls for open selection which means
0:03:09 > 0:03:13he won't automatically remain as Mayor if Labour win in May.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17But he and others say his long record is a proud one.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20If we go back 20 years ago and we look at education performance
0:03:20 > 0:03:23for example in this borough, it would be very low,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25it would have been one of the lowest in the country,
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and that has been transformed.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30But politics within Labour appear to be turning with a contingent
0:03:30 > 0:03:32of Labour councillors challenging their leader's
0:03:32 > 0:03:36renomination as Mayor.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38This counciller has served in Sir Robin's cabinet but he has
0:03:38 > 0:03:41now turned upon him, blaming what he called...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The absence of a decent housing policy.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47We are standing here in the Carpenters' Estate
0:03:47 > 0:03:50which we started decanting in 2005.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52There are around 389 empty units here and only last night
0:03:52 > 0:03:56they evicted all the sleepers from the Stratford Centre and gave
0:03:56 > 0:03:58them community protection orders to stop them coming back
0:03:58 > 0:04:01while here there are 300 units they could be sleeping in.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04That is a disgrace.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07It is important to note that there is no evidence to suggest
0:04:07 > 0:04:12that the increasingly powerful pro-Corbyn movement momentum
0:04:12 > 0:04:14that the increasingly powerful pro-Corbyn movement Momentum
0:04:14 > 0:04:17is behind the calls for a new Mayor.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Council and Labour MPs both say they just want a fair election.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I think that at the end of the day you select
0:04:22 > 0:04:24the best person for the job.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Robin himself has said let's have an open selection, let's open
0:04:26 > 0:04:29it up and if he is selected as a candidate...
0:04:29 > 0:04:32We just want to go out and fight so we can return a Labour Mayor
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and continue to do good things.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38But the Labour Party know that if Sir Robin is removed,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41it will inevitably be seen as another victory for the left
0:04:41 > 0:04:47of the party against Labour's traditional centre ground.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50It's been a chilly day, so let's get the weather forecast
0:04:50 > 0:04:53for tonight and the start of the week.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55for tonight and the start of the week.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Good evening.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00We are entering a very cold spell of weather indeed.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02In fact, tonight we have a Met Office weather warning
0:05:02 > 0:05:04out for snow and ice, But not just for tonight,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06but also into tomorrow morning, including Monday
0:05:06 > 0:05:07morning's rush hour.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Many places are dry overnight, but we have got some showers coming
0:05:10 > 0:05:11in from the Thames estuary.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It is likely to affect mostly south-eastern areas of the capital
0:05:14 > 0:05:17where we could see a few centimetres of snow, enough to cause
0:05:17 > 0:05:18travel disruption.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And those showers are likely to continue for part
0:05:20 > 0:05:22of the day tomorrow, possibly pushing a little bit
0:05:22 > 0:05:25further west, but many places towards the north and the west
0:05:25 > 0:05:28staying mostly dry, just a cold easterly wind with top
0:05:28 > 0:05:30temperatures just five Celsius, but it will feel colder than that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Staying cold for the rest of the week, some freezing fog
0:05:33 > 0:05:41maybe on Tuesday morning.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44If you get caught up in any snow tomorrow morning, send us your
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0:05:53 > 0:05:55Our next news on BBC One at 10.20 tonight.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59I hope you can join me then.