the ultra low emission zone is auoin to london. ldren, one in ten in london, have asthma. the ma or is ten in london, have asthma. the mayor is not _ ten in london, have asthma. the mayor is not ruling out further measures in outer london for pollution hotspots. cities across the world will be looking at what happens here closely. many other cities in the uk are planning similar emissions zones. birmingham has already introduced one — stephen arnold is head of the city's clean air zone and hejoins me now. i think ithinki i think i am right that you enter your clean air zone i think i am right that you enter your clean airzone in i think i am right that you enter your clean air zone injune. what difference has it made? your clean air zone in june. what difference has it made?- your clean air zone in june. what difference has it made? thank you for invitin: difference has it made? thank you for inviting us _ difference has it made? thank you for inviting us one. _ difference has it made? thank you for inviting us one. it _ difference

low emission zones. leigh milner reports. the extended ultraof the largest pollution charging schemes in the world. the principle is the polluter pays. the original zone before covered just central london, but the expansion means it will be 18 times larger. campaigners say it will help clean the air for pedestrians. what makes me cross and frustrated is that it's not my pollution that the children are breathing in, its other people driving past in their cars, and the fact my children have to walk down those roads to get to school, they have to breathe in that pollution. they have no choice, and we have no way to stop it. if your vehicle runs on diesel and it was made before september 2015, or if you use petrol and it was made before 2006, then you will have to pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. if you don't then you could get a £160 fine. similar measures have already been introduced in other cities, such as birmingham, where its new clean—air zone, launched injune, is already making a difference. what we are seeing is that the rate of comp

low emission zones including paris and barcelona. how does london compare? joining us now. tell us a bit more first about how ultra around 250 low emission zones across europe. they are very useful at reducing the most harmful emissions from vehicles. effectively what they say is please upgrade your vehicle or used to a cleaner mode of transport or you may have to charge —— pay a judge to come into the area. today in london we are seeing a significant change is going to bring millions of people cleaner air and is probably the most ambitious scheme right now in europe. tt ambitious scheme right now in euroe. , ambitious scheme right now in euroe. um . ambitious scheme right now in euroe. , u . ., europe. it is affecting at least 300,000 - europe. it is affecting at least 300,000 drivers i europe. it is affecting at - least 300,000 drivers every day. by one of them, who to get rid of my diesel car because i live just within that zone, half a mile or so within the north circular, the radios which is now affected. i was advised to get a diesel car backin advised to get a diesel car back in the day because that was the

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low emission zones. leigh milner reports. the extended ultrawhere its new clean—air zone, launched injune, is already making a difference. what we are seeing is that the rate of compliance, the rate at which people are upgrading and replacing vehicles, and particularly in the business sector, is increasing. for instance, with hgvs, and coaches in particular, they are above 90% compliant now. the existing zone in central london has cut pollution, but despite the health benefits many say they simply can't afford to replace and upgrade their vehicles. it literally is our lifeline. it's the only car that we've managed to find in years now that fits all three car seats in as it needs to. i've got twins with autism and another youngster as well. i haven't got the money to pay every time i go to the hospital. i live in chingford, so i'm right on the edge of it. it's a radical change, but one that many cities across the world will be looking at closely. leigh milner, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a warning one million children in afghanistan a

on monday, the ultra low emission zone — or ulez — expands.s. so we could have done with a little bit of deferment, really, until businesses are back up and running, as opposed to hitting them with another tax. next month marks the 20th anniversary of harry potter's debut on the big screen. the work of two london graphic designers has become integral to the films. they're known as minalima and are behind the young wizard's important documents — like the marauders map and the daily prophet. during the harry potter films, we have to design every single book that the students have to take to hogwarts. sometimes, the role of a graphic designerforfilms, you also have to act. we call it method graphics. method graphics! travel now. this is how tfl services are looking... there are severe delays on the district line between wimbledon and earls court. there are also severe delays on the metropolitan line between moor park and amersham, chesham. and minor delays on the victoria line. good morning, it's a bright start this morning. we've got some sunshi

climate change, london's mayor sadiq khan will be taking your questions on the expansion of the ultra low emission zone on youth violence and how it affects mental health has won an award at the london international film festival. ijust think you i just think you need someone to talk to, someone who doesn't know you and you don't know them. it has to be someone neutral. 'sick�* was produced by paul mckenzie, co—founder of youth unity — a group which develops projects to help disadvantged young people. he hopes it will help break the stigma around the subject of mental health. let's take a look at the travel situation. this is how tfl services are looking right now. just minor delays on the metropolitan line. 0nto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. last night's rainfall totals widely saw 25 to 35 rainham however saw 53, so a very wet night. this morning, we still could see some rain as the cold front moves south but that will clear up fairly quickly and what it will do is introduce much colder air and we will notice that temperature drop through the course of today. that is our cold front

much more on the ultra low emission zone and vanessa feltz.tion drive — two million more invites will be sent out this week. rachel? yeah? when's your birthday? may 5th, why? i'm just making a list of people's birthdays. 0h, mine's december... yeah, whatever. - james michael tyler — who became famous playing gunther in friends — has died aged 59. good morning. a ruthless liverpool put five past manchester united. mo salah's at3 humiliates their bitter rivals, leaving critics saying manager sol shah is out of his depth. good morning, a day of sunshine and showers. cooler in the north compared to yesterday. for the rest of the working week it is going to turn milder but some of us will see heavy rain. details in about nine minutes. good morning. it's monday, october the 25th . the nhs in england is to receive almost £6 billion in the budget on wednesday to help clear the backlog of people waiting for tests, scans and non—urgent procedures. it will also be used for new equipment and to overhaul it systems. our health correspondent dominic hughes

the extended ultra low emission zone came into effect yesterday. now the tube board.ervice again between euston and kilburn high road due to emergency engineering work. 0nto the weather now with kate. good morning. it is a mild start, but a largely cloudy one. a few light showers already, but they are clearing away. high pressure to the south of the uk, rain further north. you will notice the isobars are fairly tight, so it is going to be breezy again. cloud moving in from the west. with that, you can see through this morning, we might get a little light patchy rain. one or two brighter spells, a hazy start in the east, but that cloud is going to take over. thick enough to bring a little bit of light rain. but dry this afternoon, a few sunny spells, temperatures very mild for the end of october at 17 celsius. 0vernight it stays pretty breezy. it is also going to stay largely cloudy. a few breaks potentially as we head further through the night. the minimum temperature is exceptionally mild. more like daytime temperatures tonight, around 12 or 13 celsius as a minimum.

in just under a week's time, the ultra low emission zone expands to cover the area within north and southon says the capital could need 66,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2030. at the moment there are 7,000. a football coach from west london is to find out whether he is going to spend 25 years in a dubai jail, after four bottles of illegal vape liquid were found in his car. the court of appeal is due to review the evidence in the case of billy hood. the 24 year—old who was arrested in january, after moving to the country. he says he was forced to sign a confession in arabic, despite not speaking the language. now the travel. now let's get the weather. hello, good morning. it has been a very mild night and temperatures have not dropped below the mid—teens in celsius, the sort of temperatures we would normally expect to see by day at this time of the year. a mild start, a very mixed picture. there could be some dribs and drabs of rain around fora could be some dribs and drabs of rain around for a time this morning and it is quite grey. lots of low cloud. quite a murky morning. the w