0:00:00 > 0:00:00Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17For the first time police have been given powers to charge,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20fine or imprison people who hang around a housing estate in east
0:00:20 > 0:00:25London, even if they haven't actually committed a crime.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The court order allows officers to take action in order
0:00:28 > 0:00:29to keep residents safe.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31And it could be rolled out across London.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Here's Sarah Harris.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Leaving his flat at Bentworth Court in east London isn't an option
0:00:38 > 0:00:40for pensioner Malcolm Bass.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Gangs congregating outside have physically attacked him on four
0:00:43 > 0:00:46separate occasions and stolen from his twice.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Despite the injuries, he's determined to play
0:00:49 > 0:00:51down the violence.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54There was a group of them in the block.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55I've asked them to leave.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58One of them has knocked me down and they started kicking me,
0:00:58 > 0:00:59you know what I mean?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02But it wasn't that bad, so I've taken more than
0:01:02 > 0:01:05a kicking in my life.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Now the police, working with Tower Hamlets housing,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11have secured new legislation from the courts to arrest people
0:01:11 > 0:01:14who loiter in the hallways here.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17It means they can charge, fine or imprison people
0:01:17 > 0:01:19for just being here.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It's the first time these orders have been used in the capital.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25We carry out random daily patrols on a number of occasions,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27throughout the day, each day.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30There are occasions where in previous times
0:01:30 > 0:01:33where we've seen people here, we've had to eject them
0:01:33 > 0:01:34from the premises.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37This gives us that extra tool to make sure they
0:01:37 > 0:01:39don't come back again.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Malcolm hopes it means his elderly neighbours can get out
0:01:42 > 0:01:45of their flats again before it's too late.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I buried a 97-year-old lady in the last year,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52she'd lived here since it was built.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Even then she was scared to come out of the door at night
0:01:55 > 0:01:57to talk to her neighbours, which is wrong.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58It's not fair.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02It's hoped the new order will be used in other residential
0:02:02 > 0:02:03blocks across the capital.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Sarah Harris, BBC London News.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11As well as showing off the latest styles and drawing in billions
0:02:11 > 0:02:13of pounds of investment, London Fashion Week is also
0:02:13 > 0:02:17attracting demonstrations and protests on various issues.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19The attention the catwalks get is increasingly seen
0:02:19 > 0:02:22as a chance to voice opinions.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Here's a snapshot of some of the topics.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29You should frack off!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Vivienne Westwood using the start of London Fashion Week
0:02:31 > 0:02:34to make her message heard against fracking for gas
0:02:34 > 0:02:39in Surrey and elsewhere.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Nearby protesters made their voice heard too, at a topless demo
0:02:43 > 0:02:47about the increasing use of fur in fashion.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48The topless protest people might think is shocking,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50but you know what is shocking?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54The fact that people wear bits of completely tortured,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56brutalised animals and they think this is normal.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59There's also the issue of plus-sized models arguing against the use
0:02:59 > 0:03:03of size zero models on the catwalk.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Recycled plastic is also a feature at Fashion Week,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08with designers saying they want to make a political
0:03:08 > 0:03:12statement by using it.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15And abuse in the industry is also being talked about.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The London model Adwoa Aboah says there is real fear
0:03:17 > 0:03:19among both men and women, but the fashion industry
0:03:19 > 0:03:23says it's on the case.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We've created a model first initiative and this is very much
0:03:26 > 0:03:29in response to the Me Too campaign that started at the end of last
0:03:29 > 0:03:31year, that has built on the incredible work we've done
0:03:31 > 0:03:36already to make sure models are looked after here in the UK.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37London Fashion Week, complete with protests,
0:03:37 > 0:03:43is on until Tuesday.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Now the weather forecast with Elizabeth.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Good evening, it almost felt like spring at times today, lots of blue
0:03:54 > 0:03:57sky and sunshine despite a cold and frosty start. Another frost is
0:03:57 > 0:04:00possible tomorrow morning and it will feel a bit cloudy as well.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Overnight tonight the best of the clear skies will be out towards the
0:04:04 > 0:04:06east. This is where we'll see the lowest temperatures tomorrow
0:04:06 > 0:04:12morning. The mist on fog is possible that will readily lift and clear.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Cloudy day than today, the best of the brightness will be through the
0:04:16 > 0:04:20morning. Top temperatures 10-11. It's going to be a cloudy, damp but
0:04:20 > 0:04:23mild start to the new working week. Some outbreaks of light, patchy rain
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and drizzle on Monday. It's going to turn drier but colder with a chilly
0:04:27 > 0:04:32easterly wind taking hold.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Just before we go, let me tell you that Chinese New Year
0:04:35 > 0:04:37celebrations are taking place in central London.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40This was what it looked like in China Town in Soho a short time ago.
0:04:40 > 0:04:432018 is the Year of the Dog, which means anyone born this year -
0:04:43 > 0:04:46according to Chinese tradition - will have the characteristics
0:04:46 > 0:04:55of being communicative and responsible at work.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I won't tell you what year I was born in, it definitely wasn't the
0:05:00 > 0:05:02year of the dog!
0:05:02 > 0:05:03That's it for now.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Have a very good evening.