remote contributors. there were other teams and groups of staff in the different departments of downing street, i m told, that did take part in the building but were doing so, i m told, from their own desk. a new form of robotic surgery is being pioneered in the uk which aims to speed up recovery times and help patients spend less time in hospital. at guy s and thomas s hospital in london surgeons have already used robotic arms to conduct proceedures and the technology is expected to be rolled out across the country in the coming years. frankie mccamley reports. i got most of my family s picture here and this is my dad. nasser was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. i wanted to get rid of it and that is the basis of how the operation came to be. he was asked if he wanted to be the first person in the uk to have his prostate gland removed by a new robotic system. it s nice to be part
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good morning from bbc london. i m alison earle. the number of older, more polluting vehicles in the ultra low emission zone has dropped by more than a third since it was expanded in october. figures released by city hall show in the first month, 92% of vehicles met the new emissions standard, compared with 39% in 2017. the mayor said millions are now benefitting from cleaner air. but in a survey by finance firm carvine, two thirds of londoners said they believe the scheme is about generating money. night tube services will be disrupted again this weekend due to another strike by drivers. members of the rmt union will walk out on the central and victoria lines as part of an ongoing dispute over new rotas. passengers are being warned that services will be affected from 7.00pm tonight and also on saturday. a grandfather from surrey has become the first person in the uk to have his prostate gland removed by a new surgical robot.
and also on saturday. a grandfather from surrey has become the first person in the uk to have his prostate gland removed by a new surgical robot. the device is controlled by surgeons at a console. it means a faster recovery and less time in hospital. 78 year old nasserjadalizadeh was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and was happy to be the first to try it. the more i thought about it, i became more interested. it s nice to be part of something new within the medical field that in future may contribute a lot of effectiveness, a lot of service to the community, and therefore i had no doubt about it. travel now. this is how tfl services are looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line between harrow on the hill