0:00:00 > 0:00:00I'll be back with the late news at Ten, but now on BBC1,
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0:00:13 > 0:00:16Good evening from BBC London News, I'm Victoria Hollins.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18The safety review of a multi-million pound tower block
0:00:18 > 0:00:22renovation in Luton has been unveiled to residents.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Plans for the Marsh Farm estate were overhauled following
0:00:24 > 0:00:27the Grenfell Tower disaster.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Cladding has undergone extensive fire testing,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31and a new sprinkler system will be installed in every flat.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35As Marc Ashdown explains.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38The fire at Grenfell Tower has led to a rethink across London in terms
0:00:38 > 0:00:41of high-rise safety.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43That focus this weekend came to Luton as plans for a major
0:00:43 > 0:00:47redevelopment of the Marsh Farm estate were put on display.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53It will be a new look with fire safety at its heart.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I am glad today especially that I came, because if I had not come
0:00:56 > 0:00:59today, I would still have my doubts over whether they are going to be
0:00:59 > 0:01:03safe or not, but being able to ask questions and get answers to every
0:01:03 > 0:01:05single question, my mind is at ease.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08This flame burned against the new fireproof installation for hours.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Residents could also ask about the new sprinkler system
0:01:10 > 0:01:12in every flat and the exterior cladding, which has
0:01:12 > 0:01:17undergone rigorous testing by the Fire Service.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20We simulated the fire breaking out of a window and then rising up
0:01:20 > 0:01:23the outside of the building with the cladding.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26This test was actually run for 24 minutes.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Now the normal British standard would be 15 minutes,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31but we ran it for 24 minutes, we extinguished the fire
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and the result was that the cladding was very slightly scorched,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35but it was still intact.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And it did not contribute to the fire at all.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41After Grenfell, everyone got a little bit worried,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43but we are going for the top of the range fittings,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46top of the range with everything, so hopefully people have gone away
0:01:46 > 0:01:50from here today nice and happy.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52The plans have been updated since Grenfell.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54A concierge will be employed to help with the upkeep.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57There will be a new heating system, solar panels and LED lighting.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Work on the £23 million project is due to get
0:02:00 > 0:02:01underway in the summer.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Marc Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder
0:02:09 > 0:02:13of a 55-year old woman at a flat in Camden.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Officers were called to Bray Tower, part of north
0:02:17 > 0:02:19London's Chalcot Estate, on Friday morning to reports
0:02:19 > 0:02:21that a woman had been discovered with stab wounds.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23The victim, who has not been formally identified,
0:02:23 > 0:02:24was pronounced dead at the scene.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Next of kin are aware.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28More than seven thousand people have signed a petition against Surrey
0:02:28 > 0:02:30council's decision to turn off street lights across
0:02:30 > 0:02:32the county after 1am.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The council says it's saving two hundred and ten thousand pounds,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38but some residents are concerned at the spike in night-time crime.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Here's Sarah Morris.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Streetlights in Surrey.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45This is during the day, but after one am,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48they are all turned off.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Your television is not broken, this is how dark it gets.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53This was filmed by a local resident.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56If I was to try and walk up and down the streets,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I would not be able to see where I was going.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Amanda works the overnight shift in the local supermarket.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05This is how dark it is when she leaves her home.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06You feel very vulnerable.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Even walking from the car park to the store,
0:03:09 > 0:03:10you feel very vulnerable.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12So, walking from nearby streets that are in the pitch black
0:03:12 > 0:03:15is really very disconcerting.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Her husband, John, has started a petition to turn the lights back
0:03:18 > 0:03:21on and 7000 people have signed.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23They feel that there is a curfew.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26If they going to go out somewhere for a night out,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28they feel they have to be back before one o'clock,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31because they are frightened to walk the streets without streetlights.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36The level of crime during the years prior to 2017...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39John says the figures he has been given by the police show there has
0:03:39 > 0:03:42been a spike in crime since the lights went off.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It goes up at a huge pace, 22%.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49More crime than has ever been committed.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The council did not want to be interviewed.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54They said in a statement that crime going up is not
0:03:54 > 0:03:56related to the switch off.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59They said they did it to help save money and worked
0:03:59 > 0:04:03with the police before making a decision.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Looking out of the window, it was completely pitch black.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08But Jo is in no doubt that her car was only broken
0:04:08 > 0:04:11into outside her home because the streetlights were off
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and the family lost £2000 worth of new baby stuff.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I was up most of the night, and I should have been
0:04:16 > 0:04:19able to hear things, but looking out of the window,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21it was completely pitch black.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26It was the emotional shock of having lost all of her new baby things.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Surrey County Council says they have saved £200,000 a year,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but residents say even though lights will be off tonight after one am,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32their fight is still on.
0:04:32 > 0:04:39Sarah Morris, BBC London News.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42One of London's best known attractions had a Hollywood
0:04:42 > 0:04:44visitor this morning. Tom Cruise took to the top
0:04:44 > 0:04:50of the Tate Modern tower, filming part of his newest film.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Helicopters waited to catch the moment he leapt off the top
0:04:53 > 0:04:55of the 325 foot chimney for the latest Mission
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Impossible film.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10That takes us to a check on the weather.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Good evening.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Well, certainly a lot of blue skies around today but a chilly end
0:05:16 > 0:05:18to the weekend as there are cold days to come.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Over the next couple of hours, we will see the back of any showers
0:05:22 > 0:05:24and very clear skies for much of the night.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Widespread frost expected to develop with temperatures getting down
0:05:26 > 0:05:29to minus three Celsius in more rural spots and The Met Office has
0:05:29 > 0:05:31a yellow warning in place for ice.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34For the West and Home Counties, that is until ten tomorrow morning.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36A lot of sunshine around tomorrow, actually, temperatures getting up
0:05:36 > 0:05:39to about seven or eight Celsius, a bit of a westerly breeze
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and over the next few days, you can expect a frost just
0:05:42 > 0:05:43about any of the nights.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Some rather changeable weather on the way, really quite chilly
0:05:45 > 0:05:48for the first half of the week, becoming milder as we head
0:05:48 > 0:05:50into Thursday and Friday when we will start to
0:05:50 > 0:05:51see double figures.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02That is it, we are back after the Ten O'Clock News. Goodbye.