18/03/2018

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0:00:00 > 0:00:16Stay with us on BBC One - it's time for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:16Michael for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:16Michael sappers for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:16Michael sappers easing for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:16Michael sappers easing but for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:17Michael sappers easing but we for the news where you are.

0:00:17 > 0:00:17Michael sappers easing but we will for the news where you are.

0:00:17 > 0:00:20Michael sappers easing but we will see travel on Monday. This was

0:00:20 > 0:00:20Michael sappers easing but we will see travel on Monday. This was a

0:00:20 > 0:00:24scene in Devon early on Sunday. We still have an amber warning from the

0:00:24 > 0:00:29Met Office which expires at 3am. Even after that we could continue to

0:00:29 > 0:00:34see disruption, 20 centimetres of snow in some places. We have this

0:00:34 > 0:00:37cold easterly wind heading into Monday and we keep those chilly

0:00:37 > 0:00:42winds but high pressure in charge. A lot of dry weather on the cards and

0:00:42 > 0:00:45the winds will not come from quite such a cold direction.

0:00:45 > 0:00:4813 people have been injured after a man drove a 4x4 into a busy

0:00:48 > 0:00:49nightclub in Gravesend.

0:00:49 > 0:00:52There were immediate fears of it being a terrorist attack -

0:00:52 > 0:00:54with one witness describing it as "a complete mess

0:00:54 > 0:00:55of panic and chaos".

0:00:55 > 0:00:57The vehicle ploughed into Blake's nightclub on Queen Street,

0:00:57 > 0:00:58from where Caroline Davis reports.

0:00:58 > 0:01:00Panic, shouting and screaming.

0:01:00 > 0:01:01This was Blake's nightclub in Gravesend, moments

0:01:01 > 0:01:03after a 4x4 car drove into it.

0:01:03 > 0:01:04My God, I nearly died!

0:01:04 > 0:01:06I'm in this club and this car comes through.

0:01:06 > 0:01:08BBC radio presenter Rhys Parkinson was in the club.

0:01:08 > 0:01:10He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

0:01:10 > 0:01:11What is going on?

0:01:11 > 0:01:14My first thought was, people are going to jump out of the car.

0:01:14 > 0:01:15I'm thinking the worst.

0:01:15 > 0:01:17And this is like a terror attack, essentially.

0:01:17 > 0:01:18We heard a massive bang.

0:01:18 > 0:01:20Everyone was screaming and shouting and pushing.

0:01:20 > 0:01:22Chloe was also inside, scared that something else would happen.

0:01:22 > 0:01:24I sent my family a text and everything.

0:01:24 > 0:01:27Letting them know where I was and that I loved them

0:01:27 > 0:01:28and stuff like that.

0:01:28 > 0:01:30Automatically, I just didn't know what was going to happen.

0:01:30 > 0:01:32This is the car after the crash.

0:01:32 > 0:01:34Police have said that the incident isn't terror related.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37Instead, they think that the driver had been asked to leave the club

0:01:37 > 0:01:38earlier in the night.

0:01:38 > 0:01:41They have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.

0:01:41 > 0:01:44This is the tented smoking area the car drove into.

0:01:44 > 0:01:47You might even be able to make out the roof of the car,

0:01:47 > 0:01:49which is still in there.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Police are continuing with their investigations but it's

0:01:51 > 0:01:53believed the car drove down this alleyway, into that

0:01:53 > 0:01:54tent and the crowd.

0:01:54 > 0:02:00So far, 13 people are known to be injured but there may be more

0:02:00 > 0:02:03who left the club during the panic.

0:02:03 > 0:02:11None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening.

0:02:11 > 0:02:12Nine months on from the Grenfell Tower fire,

0:02:12 > 0:02:15there are warnings that dozens of local businesses face closure

0:02:15 > 0:02:18after the sudden drop in customers and difficulties

0:02:18 > 0:02:21in recruiting staff.

0:02:21 > 0:02:23It's why money's been pledged to help the economy

0:02:23 > 0:02:26of North Kensington, but there is concern that it

0:02:26 > 0:02:29might not be enough.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32A short walk from Grenfell Tower and shutters on shops

0:02:32 > 0:02:34on for sale signs on businesses are clearly noticeable.

0:02:34 > 0:02:38While most of the focus over the past nine months has been

0:02:38 > 0:02:43on finding homes for those affected by the fire, the Portobello Business

0:02:43 > 0:02:47Centre says many businesses are now on the brink of closure,

0:02:47 > 0:02:50with some reporting sales down by 70% and difficulties

0:02:50 > 0:02:55in recruiting staff.

0:02:55 > 0:02:58We lost in the takings £57,000 in the fire in 12

0:02:58 > 0:03:02weeks, the 15 weeks.

0:03:02 > 0:03:06So to help businesses, City Hall has earmarked £100,000

0:03:06 > 0:03:09and it is separate to the grants and rate relief already

0:03:09 > 0:03:12offered by the council.

0:03:12 > 0:03:14We have put together a package of over half a million pounds

0:03:15 > 0:03:17in order to support them.

0:03:17 > 0:03:18Because clearly, the local area has been affected

0:03:18 > 0:03:20by a large decant of people.

0:03:20 > 0:03:22It has been slow and it has been grudging.

0:03:22 > 0:03:29Yes, they did give rare relief for businesses.

0:03:29 > 0:03:30-- rate relief.

0:03:30 > 0:03:33But in the immediate area, and I'm talking about the impact

0:03:33 > 0:03:36on a wider area, I see vacancies and empty offices, empty shops,

0:03:36 > 0:03:38empty business premises.

0:03:38 > 0:03:41So the area faces economic as well as social challenges.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44But as many have observed since the fire last June,

0:03:44 > 0:03:53the resilience of local people is likely to win through.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56Thousands of Londoners - and not just Irish ones -

0:03:56 > 0:03:58have been celebrating St Patrick's Day by taking part

0:03:58 > 0:04:00in a parade between Hyde Park Corner and Trafalgar Square,

0:04:00 > 0:04:02where the celebrations continued well into the day.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04A mini Irish film festival took place, too.

0:04:04 > 0:04:06And a happy St Patrick's Day for yesterday.

0:04:06 > 0:04:07Now the weather.

0:04:07 > 0:04:08Hello, good evening.

0:04:08 > 0:04:11Still possibly a few late snow showers around but it should be

0:04:11 > 0:04:13mostly dry for the second half of the night.

0:04:13 > 0:04:17And we've got a Met Office weather warning out for ice that is valid

0:04:17 > 0:04:18until 10am on Monday morning.

0:04:18 > 0:04:20This is how we're going to start off the day tomorrow.

0:04:20 > 0:04:22Widespread frost, some slippery surfaces, possibly some tricky

0:04:22 > 0:04:23driving conditions around, too.

0:04:23 > 0:04:27So, cloudy and cold to start the day but it will feel more cheerful,

0:04:27 > 0:04:29particularly by the afternoon, with a light northerly wind.

0:04:29 > 0:04:31Staying dry and there will be some sunshine and highs

0:04:31 > 0:04:33of four or five Celsius.

0:04:33 > 0:04:37Those temperatures will improve further through the week.

0:04:37 > 0:04:39That's it.

0:04:39 > 0:04:42I just want to add our congratulations to Andria Zafirakou,

0:04:42 > 0:04:44who, as you may have heard a few minutes ago -

0:04:44 > 0:04:46has officially become the World's Best Teacher.

0:04:46 > 0:04:49She teaches at Alperton Community School in Brent.

0:04:49 > 0:04:50A terrific achievement and very well deserved, too.

0:04:50 > 0:05:00Good night.