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Tonight on BBC London News, the case against the St Paul's

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protesters, allegations are made of anti-social behaviour. Legal papers

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just released paint a grim picture of what a minority of activists

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have been getting up to here. tonight, a group set up to oversee

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the investigation into the shooting dead of Mark Duggan by police

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collapses. One of its former members speaks out. When you see

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that they are air brushing the facts away, by the time you get to

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the end, you're going to get a whitewashed report. Plus, the Mayor

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urges business leaders to get on board with his plans for a new

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London airport. And from children's story to successful stage

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production, Matilda opens in the Good evening. Protesters camping

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outside St Paul's have been accused of taking illegal drugs, spraying

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graffiti and even using the ancient cathedral as a toilet. The

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allegations are contained in court papers from the City of London

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Corporation, which once anti- capitalist demonstrators to be

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evicted. They also claim income from local businesses has fallen by

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more than a third since the protests began a month ago. Paraic

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O'Brien is at St Paul's. Yes, the camp was basking in the glow of

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celebrity attention over the weekend. Vivienne Westwood was down

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here on Saturday, voicing her support, and this morning, film

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director Danny Boyle came and stood shoulder to shoulder with activists.

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Then, the detail of the legal papers started to leak out, and put

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something of a dampener on the mood here. This, according to activists,

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is what democracy looks like. It is also beginning to look like a

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microcosm of society, complete with its very own activist underclass.

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Witness statements in papers released by the Corporation of

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London paint a grim picture of what some here are getting up to. A

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statement from a City of London police officer, for example, says

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of the initial drug and alcohol free policy, they have not been

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able to enforce it. In one tent this evening, five people were

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smoking cannabis. How is the no drug policy going? Terrible,

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actually! You are trusting more and more vulnerable people. That is a

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problem, isn't it? We have got counsellors and means to help these

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people. These people are often homeless, they have got addictions,

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they have been marginalised by society. Then there is a letter

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from the cathedral's registrar, who says over half of school trips have

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says over half of school trips have been cancelled since 15th October.

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He describes several instances of graffiti as a direct consequence of

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the camp, including a sacrilegious message painted on the pillars of

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the West portico. He then explains how human the vocation has occurred

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inside the cathedral on several occasions. In another witness

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statement, the director of social services for the Corporation of

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London describes the camp as good natured and well-organised, but

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warns that there are more and more vulnerable people showing up, in

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part attracted by the free food. part attracted by the free food.

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The camp of mack legal team refuted claims today.

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All I can say on behalf of the client is that those matters will

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be strenuously refuted. Many of the accusations are without basis, on

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our instructions, and we look forward to making that building.

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These legal papers contain a survey of local businesses, and the

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corporation says their takings are down by about 35%. A judge will

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eventually try to balance the the Government to protest with the

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rights of the highway. For many here, the legal detail is something

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of a sideshow, for them, it is all about the issues and getting to

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talk to the right people about those issues. And they are making

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some headway. We have found out that the head of the Financial

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Services Authority has agreed to meet a small group of activists in

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the near future. What's more to come tonight, including, why moving

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to a better part of London might This man's death at the hands of

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police sparked the riots three months ago. The shooting of Mark

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Duggan and the subsequent investigation has been criticised

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by the community in Tottenham. Now, a panel set up by the Independent

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Police Complaints Commission to maintain confidence in the

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investigation has effectively collapsed after two of its three

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members resigned. They called into question the way key evidence was

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handled. Our special correspondent, Kurt Barling, reports. The

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investigation has been dogged by controversy from the start. Now,

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the consumer -- community reference group, which had been liaising with

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the IPCC, is questioning why key evidence was removed from the

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location of the shooting before investigators even arrived on the

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scene. The minicab that Mark had been travelling in, in effect,

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almost a crime scene, it had been removed, taken off to some police

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pound, then returned to the scene, and this causes me great concern.

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Now, we are three months into the investigation, and we are told that

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in fact the IPCC sanctioned the removal of the minicab before the

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IPCC even got to the scene. That really goes to the heart of whether

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or not this organisation is truly independent. I understand that both

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critical forensic and ballistics material was subsequently found in

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the minicab in question. The collection, presentation and

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preservation of evidence lies at the heart of any legal process. The

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integrity of any investigation relies on no contamination.

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should not be moved unless it is being photographed, recorded, and

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evidence which can be taken, removed. Secondly, you should not

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allow for the possibility of contamination, and the risk is

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raised, if you move objects, that there could be contamination.

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with two resignations from the community reference group, there is

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in effect no community liaison with the IPCC. I felt compelled to

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remove myself when I started to hear that what was going on was

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basically a tainted investigation, and at worst possibly a corrupt

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investigation. I felt morally compelled to remove myself from

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that, I want no part of it. In the end, an I PCC investigation,

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particularly where there has been a death at the hands of the state,

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need to satisfy the family and the community that police action was

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lawful. Tonight, the mechanism for sharing information, gauging

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community opinion and brokering Trust has broken down, without any

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clear idea of how to replace it. The beckack claims Britain faces

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"economic stagnation" unless another major airport is built in

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south-east England. Boris Johnson has long been arguing for a new hub

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in the Thames Estuary, after ministers ruled out new runways at

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current airports. But some economists have criticised his

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plans as incomplete. The Institute of Directors says the UK's

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transport infrastructure is now a "complete disaster". Fog at

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Heathrow affected weekend flights. Elsewhere, a clear vision of where

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aviation is going in London is still a long way off. The Mayor

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wants another hub airport in the Thames Estuary. If wealth and power

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shifts to the east, the constrictions of London's hub

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airport are becoming more apparent and more damaging. But would

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central government over back such an expensive, �50 billion project?

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Today, we read in the Times that ministers are refusing to back it -

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what do you make of the support you're getting from government?

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very encouraged by the way the debate has moved, and if you

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consider where we were a few years ago, this was something that was

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being pretty much ruled out. Of course you have now got mutterings

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from the Government, at the very least, that they are looking on

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this with favour. The Mayor's report spells out how London is at

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a disadvantage because of a lack of trade routes. To China, Heathrow

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has 9,000 seats a week, serving two destinations. But Frankfurt has

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destinations. But Frankfurt has destinations. But Frankfurt has

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nearly double that, at 17,500 seats, and serves four destinations.

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think insufficient priority has been given to this issue by

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successive governments. The fact is, our transport infrastructure in

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terms of the airport is a "complete disaster". We are way behind France

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and other countries, we are becoming quite a long way behind

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Germany and Spain. We have got to do something, urgently. This was

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Norman Foster's vision of a hub airport in the estuary. Economists

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now say the Mayor's project does not deal with the here-and-now.

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have not got the costings, as was pointed out. You have not got

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estimated profits. It is these -- it is easy to sit around and say,

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well funds will provide us with money. That is what the Europeans

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said. The well funds have wealth because they do not squander their

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wealth. If you have a hard headed business proposition, then it will

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be OK. Environmentalists say the Mayor is scaremongering, and a new

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airport would have a devastating environmental impact. But without a

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bigger hub, the Mayor says London faces "economic stagnation". Four

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people have been arrested after suspected human remains were found

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in a residential garden in south- east London. The discovery was made

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yesterday morning by officers searching the home in Lynsted

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Gardens. Three people remain in police custody. More now on the

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Stephen Lawrence trial. As we have been hearing, the police officers

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who dealt with key evidence following the death of the 18 de-in

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south-east London have been questioned about this forensics. --

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the death of the 18-year-old in south-east London have been

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questioned about the forensics. Our correspondent is at the Old Bailey.

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What happened today? We had a detailed examination of how the

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evidence was handled back in 1993. The bloodstained clothes of Stephen

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Lawrence were shown to the jury, including his jacket, jumper and T-

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shirt. We heard about the journey those clothes made from the

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hospital, where they were cut off from the body of Stephen Lawrence,

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by a nurse, before being backed, before heading to Plumstead police

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station. They then went on to sow the police station, where the

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clothes had to be dried, because they were soaked in blood. Finally

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they went to another police station, followed by a laboratory in Lambeth,

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five locations within a week of the murder. We also heard that none of

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the officers were absolutely sure whether some of the bags had been

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sealed or not. At the heart of this case to for any new scientific

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evidence - what are the defence And be a prosecution case is based

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on new scientific evidence, allegedly found on the clothing of

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Gary Dobson and David Norris. The defence say that evidence is

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contaminated. We also heard from Robert Crane, the exhibits officer

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at the time, who said there are no formal procedures to prevent cross

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examination, and he had no formal training although he had 19 years

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of experience. We've all heard of parents

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struggling to move to a different part of London in the hope it'll

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get their children a better education. But it's a risky

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strategy, according to a report by a thinktank. According to the

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Centre for London, children from more deprived backgrounds often do

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better if they attend school there, rather than moving to a richer

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borough. Paul Curran reports. The Haringey's sixth-form centre is

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in Tottenham. Three-quarters of students were eligible for the

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maintenance allowance. Despite their background, many make it to

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university. Melissa is hoping to do politics may be at Cambridge.

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you didn't have the best GCSE grades or circumstances in life,

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they work around you. When I started college, I never thought I

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would go to university. My parents did not think so either. Now I have

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changed things around. The key is around the aspirations and

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expectations the institution has for its students and support.

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Research suggests background does not have to be a barrier to

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academic success. Poor students are just as likely to go to university

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as well off ones. But it is complicated. In a richer areas,

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poorer students do not do as well. School leadership is crucial, so is

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high aspirations for all young people, and close links with

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universities, employers, and other key stakeholders. One education

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expert agrees schools played a key role. What really is the key to

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participation is for kids to get A- levels, and the government needs to

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invest in the schools. He in Tottenham, they have proved poorer

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students can achieve if given the chance, but a cross-London many

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born into poverty are still missing out. Still to come. Picture this.

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How Olympic organisers are planning to capture the best of London's

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landmarks at next year's Games. A musical Mathilde hits the west

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Sprinter Dwain Chambers could be a step closer to competing at the

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2012 Games, after the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban

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for drugs cheats was deemed to violate the global anti-doping code.

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Our sports reporter Sara Orchard is here. What happened last night?

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the World anti-doping but Doherty held a meeting in Canada, and they

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decided the British Olympic Association ban on the drug cheats

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ever competing at an Olympics does not comply with their global rules.

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It is an athlete like Dwain Chambers could compete at 2012. He

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was banned from athletics in 2003 for two years after testing

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positive. He, along with others, could now realise their Olympic

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dream. What is the reaction from the BOA and athletes? Most have

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come out and said they want to maintain their current stance and

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continue with the Olympic ban. One voice which came out strongly was

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that of one heptathlete who said what she wants is a global standard

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on the issue. I think firstly it should be one rule for everyone.

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Across the world. That is really important. It's not for athletes to

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decide, it is down to the Association of Chief Police

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Officers and the anti-doping authority. Hopefully they will make

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the right decision. What happens next? Technically, the organisation

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could ban all British athletes from competing in 2012. This is very

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unlikely. The Association of Chief Police Officers has the full

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backing of the International Olympic Committee. They will take

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their case -- beat British Olympic Association has the full backing of

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the International Olympic Committee. If you cast your mind back to

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Beijing, Atlanta, Sydney and Barcelona, you will probably

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picture dramatic images of sporting events against the back drops of

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the host city. Next year's Games will provide a great opportunity to

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show off our capital to the world. Maxwell Hutchinson has been

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speaking to those responsible for putting London in the frame.

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Earth has not anything to show more fair. So wrote Wordsworth in his

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sonnet composed on Westminster Bridge, describing the famous view

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from here, as he saw it in 1802. Today, the skyline looks very

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different but it remains iconic. He simply could not be anywhere else

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in the world but London. Which is why the organisers for next year's

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Olympics are going to so much trouble to make the capital's

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skyline backdrop to London 2012. These are some of your photographs

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in famous magazines? Yes, this is the biggest magazine for sport.

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experience as a sports photographer is in hot demand which is why the

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organisers have a printed -- have appointed him photo manager of the

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Games. My job is to make sure everything is in place for the

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attending photographers. Everyone will be looking for a picture

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showing the Olympics has started in London. A part of his job is

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identifying the right places for pictures have to be taken. One is

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here in Greenwich Park which will host the equestrian events. We're

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going to put 22,000 people in this area. We have a three-sided seating

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area, the Queen's House. The power of the Games to sell London to the

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world has been recognised by the organisers right from the start.

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set a very clear vision, use London as the backdrop to our Games and

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showcase our famous landmarks. You may remember the big pictures we

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produced with fantastic images of show jumpers over Buckingham Palace.

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And athlete hurdling over Tower Bridge. We want to capture that in

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the Games. It is hard work ensuring London features on the front pages

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of the world's newspapers and magazines next year. Here is a shot

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from Greenwich Park showing a rider, riding into Canary Wharf. This is

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one of the first opportunities, and I would gamble with you, this angle

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will be on the front cover of many newspapers on the first day. Only

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eight months to go, to find out if his prediction comes true.

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For you can see his full report on Inside Out London tonight at 7:30pm.

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A human skull, by Damian Hirst, of will go on show in London next year.

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From April 2012. Matilda is a much loved children's book by the author

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Roald Dahl. But its success as a novel is being

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matched by its success on stage. It's just been named Best Musical

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at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, after enjoying a well-

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received run in Stratford-upon-Avon. There's much excitement about the

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Royal Shakespeare production of the musical coming to the west End.

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It's already won awards before its opening night this evening. The

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start of the show is played by four actresses. And I am joined by three

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of them. How excited are you about opening in the west End? Really

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excited? Yes. Nervous a little bit. We get to have so much fun. It is

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so exciting. How would you describe your character? She likes a

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challenge. She likes a book. She Roald Dahl's magical story has been

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a favourite novel for millions since it was published in 1988. The

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stage adaptation has certainly brought it to life. Do take it in

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turns? We have one stand by and one performer and we switch round.

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going to find Miss Trunchbull. She may not be what you expect. Are you

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enjoying playing the role? It is outrageous, what a gift for an

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actor to play an iconic character like that, and to be able to

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transform. That's what I love about acting. Written by a acclaimed

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playwright Dennis Kelly, and Tim Minchin, it has taken a team three

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years to bring this award-winning production to the stage. We have

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tried to deliver a musical in terms of popular appeal, and stand a

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chance of working commercially. But without compromising the

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idiosyncracies of the story. It is quirky and unique. You can catch

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all the magic at the Cambridge Now the weather with Wendy Hurrell.

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I gather you had a successful Friday night. We were in a big top

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in Hyde Park. Brilliant fun. We spoke to lots of children. Fund

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raisers. Pudsey Bear. Our guest of honour. We had some help from the

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circus performers. Would you believe that, thanks to your

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generosity, we broke a record and raised �4 million. It all goes to

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Children In Need, thank you. We were rewarded by lovely weather at

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the weekend. An early warning from the Met Office of fog forming

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through the night. It may make your journey tricky by car. Tonight, we

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have a football match with cloud overhead, temperatures down to

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eight Celsius. You can listen from the comfort of your sofa. At the

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moment, we have a little bit of drizzly rain across Berkshire and

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into Hertfordshire. Elsewhere, fog is forming. At lower levels later

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we will see it for me again. Visibility not great. We have

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problems at Heathrow and London City Airport this morning, which

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could recur again. Temperatures nine Celsius. It will be a foggy

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start. Dense fog in a few places. It will lift through the second

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part of the morning. Be careful in that fog. Then a lot of cloud

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sticking with us even if the fog clears. Temperatures up to 14

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Celsius. Little bits of rain moving through. That is a week weather

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front. Not much rain. It will clear the skies. Wednesday, less fog

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around, more sunshine in many places. That will keep temperatures

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around 12 Celsius. It turns cloudy on Friday with a little bit more

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Tonight's main headlines. Actor Hugh Grant has told the Leveson

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Inquiry into media ethics that the Mail on Sunday may have hacked his

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phone. Earlier, the parents of murdered

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teenager Milly Dowler revealed the deep anguish they felt as a result

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of phone hacking by the News of the World.

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David Cameron has unveiled a new strategy aimed at reviving

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England's struggling housing market. The mortgages of first-time buyers

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will be guaranteed, so that they will need deposits of just 5%.

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Lawyers representing the Corporation of London have released

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did tells submitted to the High Court outlining anti-social

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