0:00:00 > 0:00:14You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Good evening from BBC London News, I'm Victoria Hollins.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The safety review of a multi-million pound tower block
0:00:22 > 0:00:25renovation in Luton has been unveiled to residents.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Plans for the Marsh Farm estate were overhauled following
0:00:27 > 0:00:30the Grenfell Tower disaster.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Cladding has undergone extensive fire testing,
0:00:32 > 0:00:36and a new sprinkler system will be installed in every flat.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Marc Ashdown explains.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42The fire at Grenfell Tower has led to a rethink across London in terms
0:00:42 > 0:00:45of high-rise safety.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48That focus this weekend came to Luton as plans for a major
0:00:48 > 0:00:51redevelopment of the Marsh Farm estate were put on display.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55It will be a new look with fire safety at its heart.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59I am glad today especially that I came, because if I had not come
0:00:59 > 0:01:02today, I would still have my doubts over whether they are going to be
0:01:02 > 0:01:05safe or not, but being able to ask questions and get answers to every
0:01:06 > 0:01:07single question, my mind is at ease.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10This flame burned against the new fireproof installation for hours.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Residents could also ask about the new sprinkler system
0:01:14 > 0:01:17in every flat and the exterior cladding, which has
0:01:17 > 0:01:21undergone rigorous testing by the Fire Service.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24We simulated the fire breaking out of a window and then rising up
0:01:24 > 0:01:26the outside of the building with the cladding.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29This test was actually run for 24 minutes.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Now the normal British standard would be 15 minutes,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34but we ran it for 24 minutes, we extinguished the fire
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and the result was that the cladding was very slightly scorched,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39but it was still intact.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And it did not contribute to the fire at all.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45After Grenfell, everyone got a little bit worried,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47but we are going for the top of the range fittings,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50top of the range with everything, so hopefully people have gone away
0:01:50 > 0:01:53from here today nice and happy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The plans have been updated since Grenfell.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59A concierge will be employed to help with the upkeep.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01There will be a new heating system, solar panels and LED lighting.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Work on the £23 million project is due to get
0:02:04 > 0:02:06under way in the summer.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Marc Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:02:09 > 0:02:18A teenager has been stabbed to death in south London.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Police were called to Hopton Road in Streatham shortly before 4
0:02:21 > 0:02:22o'clock this afternoon where they found the
0:02:22 > 0:02:2319-year-old with a stab wound.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25One person has been arrested.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27More than 7000 people have signed a petition against Surrey council's
0:02:27 > 0:02:35decision to turn off street lights across the county after 1am.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The council says it's saving £210,000,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39but some residents are concerned at the spike in night-time crime.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Here's Sarah Morris.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46Streetlights in Surrey.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49This is touring the day but after 1am they're all turned off.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Your television isn't broken, this is how dark it gets.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53It was filmed by a local resident.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Amanda works the overnight shift in the local supermarket.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58This is how dark it is when she leaves her home.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02You feel very vulnerable, even walking from the car park
0:03:02 > 0:03:05to the store you feel quite vulnerable, so walking
0:03:05 > 0:03:07the nearby streets in pitch black is disconcerting.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Her husband John has started a petition to turn
0:03:09 > 0:03:15the lights back on.
0:03:15 > 0:03:177,000 people have signed.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We feel like there's a curfew.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22If you go for a night out, they feel they have to be
0:03:22 > 0:03:23back before one o'clock.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26John says the figures he's been given by the police show there's
0:03:26 > 0:03:28been a spike in crime since the lights went off.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31It goes up to a huge peak, 22% more crime than has
0:03:31 > 0:03:32ever been committed.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The council didn't want to be interviewed, they said
0:03:35 > 0:03:38in a statement that crime going up is not related to the switch off.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41They said they did it to help save money and worked
0:03:41 > 0:03:44with the police before making a decision.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Looking out of the window, it's completely pitch black.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49But Jo is in no doubt that her car was only broken
0:03:49 > 0:03:52into outside her home because the streetlights were off.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56The family lost £2000 worth of new baby stuff.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I was up most of the night.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I should have been able to hear things but looking
0:04:01 > 0:04:03out of the window, it was completely pitch black.
0:04:03 > 0:04:10It was the emotional shock of having lost all of her new baby things.
0:04:10 > 0:04:17Surrey county council say they've saved £200,000 a year but residents
0:04:17 > 0:04:20say even though lights will be off tonight after 1am,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22their fight is still on.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24One of London's best known attractions had a Hollywood
0:04:24 > 0:04:29visitor this morning.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Tom Cruise took to the top of the Tate Modern tower,
0:04:32 > 0:04:36filming part of his newest film.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Helicopters waited to catch the moment he leapt off the top
0:04:39 > 0:04:40of the 325 foot chimney for
0:04:40 > 0:04:42the latest Mission Impossible film.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Time for a quick look at the weather.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47After a frosty start, tomorrow will be a fine and dry day
0:04:47 > 0:04:49with plenty of wintry sunshine and nothing more than
0:04:49 > 0:04:51a little patchy cloud.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54It'll still feel cold with a top temperature of just 8 degrees.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55That's it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We're back tomorrow morning with our Breakfast bulletins from 6.25.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00From all of us here, goodnight.