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Drainage system. were putting down concrete, tarmac, all those new houses, all those roofs. that surface water is going to increase anything between eight and 18% per small development. and youve got to think about where its going to go. the drains are already at well over capacity and just cant deal with it. joining me now here at londons southwark station is lilli matson from tfl. lilli, how concerned is tfl about the forecast of more frequent extreme rainfall in a warming world? were very awa...

Lilli matson, thank you forjoining us on this edition of weather world. one of the biggest storms to hit the uk in 2021 came at the end of november, as storm arwen brought damaging winds of up to 98mph. falling trees caused widespread disruption, with this one narrowly missing a drinker as it crashed into the back of a pub in wales. tens of thousands of trees came down in the worst affected parts of scotland and north—east england and power was lost to more than 200,000 homes. now to some of y...

At well over capacity and just cant deal with it. joining me now here at londons southwark station is lilli matson from tfl. lilli, how concerned is tfl about the forecast of more frequent extreme rainfall in a warming world? were very aware that londons climate is changing. were seeing warmer weather winters, drier, hottersummers. this all puts a lot of stress on our transport network and its something were really planning for now and taking account of so we are ready as the climate becomes mor...

Incidents last summer. its a problem which transport for london says has the potential to be catastrophic, and as one scientist told me, its a problem compounded by increasing population, building, and an ageing drainage system. were putting down concrete, tarmac, all those new houses, all those roofs. that surface water is going to increase anything between eight and 18% per small development. and youve got to think about where its going to go. the drains are already at well over capacity and j...

That means that when we introduce new shrubs, new trees into our paving, that actually helps slow down the rainfall, so, there are things we can do. we are also enhancing our pumps and drainage systems so that we can get water away more quickly and keep the infrastructure working. lilli matson, thank you forjoining us on this edition of weather world. one of the biggest storms to hit the uk in 2021 came at the end of november, as storm arwen brought damaging winds of up to 98mph. falling trees c...

Transport for London said it will no longer be a condition of carriage to wear masks on its services, as Boris Johnson announced a bonfire of the last remaining Covid curbs in England.

A fall in Covid rates in London means people will no longer need to wear masks on public transport.

Wearing face coverings will no longer be a condition of carriage from 24 February but customers and staff will be strongly recommended to wear them if they are able to

The lower speed limits aim to reduce road injuries and deaths, and affect roads in Haringey, Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Hackney and Enfield.

Lower 20mph speeds limits will be introduced on the A10-A503 corridor in Haringey, the A107 in Hackney and the A13 in Tower Hamlets in a bid to make them safer.