and themselves on what is a really small salary. the department for health says it will give nurses a pay rise of at least £1,400 on top of a 3% pay rise last year. it says any further increase would mean taking money away from frontline services. now, the current cold weather is presenting huge challenges for many of london s elderly and vulnerable. 0n tonight s programme on bbc london at 6:40pm, we go out with a specialist team from the charity, age uk, visiting people in their homes who ve recently been discharged from hospital. the cold weather puts massive pressure on us and our service because there s more people likely to fall, more people likely to come in with chest infections and other infections due to the cold weather. a new initiative is being launched next month offering thousands of free tickets to cultural shows across the capital. the national theatre is one of seven leading cultural organisations taking part in the programme.