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Tonight on BBC London News. Further deaths unless action is

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taken ` a coroner's verdict on the design of the Mayor's Superhighways.

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We do need to make sure that road layouts are as safe as they can be.

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If the Mayor and TEFL do not take action, there could be more deaths

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and injuries. The little boy whose pioneering bone

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marrow transplant brings hope for others. They said to me that this

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treatment is the only hope, otherwise he can die, so we haven't

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got a choice that time. Fit for work? A council claims the

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performance of the company which tests disabled people is "shocking".

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Plus: We're live at the premiere of Thor ` the latest blockbuster in

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which London plays a starring role. Hello and good evening. A coroner

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says action needs to be taken to prevent future deaths on the cycling

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Superhighways. Mary Hassell today presented her report after presiding

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over the inquests of two cyclists who died on Superhighway 2, which

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goes from Wandsworth to Bow. She says cyclists get lulled into a

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false sense of security, assuming they have to ride on the blue strips

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which may not put them in the best position to be in. Transport for

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London says it'll do all it can to reduce the risk. Our Transport

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Correspondent, Tom Edwards, reports. There are flowers at Aldgate where

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French cyclist died in July on cycling Superhighway 2. Now a

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coroner has criticised these flagship schemes. For those using it

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heading home tonight, that's no surprise. Does this make you feel

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safer? No, because people don't care about it. It is quite tight. It is

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part of the car lane, and there s a part of the car lane, and there s a

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lot of potholes along it and the road surface isn't very good. In a

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report sent to the Mayor about the Superhighways, the coroner said:

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Cyclists believe they have to ride on the blue strips, which might not

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be the correct position. The cycling Superhighways are a fantastic idea

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and a very good for cyclists, but they are not safe enough. The point

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was to make them safe highways for cyclists. If the Mayor and TEFL

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don't take action, there could be more deaths and injuries. Brian

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Dowling died at the same Superhighway at row roundabout. It

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encourages cyclists use this route. Both himself and a lorry went

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through a red light. The coroner said last week that didn't impact on

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what had happened, and it was the road design that encourage the

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cyclists into the blind spot. Transport for London disagrees. The

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primary cause of the terrible accident was that he and the lorry

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went through a red light. We need to make sure that road layouts are as

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safe as they can be. We have altered it once, and no doubt we will alter

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it again. Red lights are relevant if he is in the wrong position, though,

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due to your cycling Superhighway? If you cycle or drive through a red

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night you are likely to have an accident. That has infuriated

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campaigners and the families of those who died, who have condemned

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cycling Superhighways. They are bit of blue paint on the road with no

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separation from the main road. Cars don't know their status and neither

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do cyclists. Where you have road systems like this where you have

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large numbers of heavy goods vehicles, thousands of vehicles per

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day, you need dedicated space for cyclists to keep people safe.

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Transport for London says it will continue to improve the

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Superhighways, especially at junctions, and says that cycling is

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usually safe. More Superhighways are planned, it says, but the coroner

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says it is now up to the Mayor to include `` to improve their safety.

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Lots more to come including: Chinatown in shutdown. Businesses

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there protest, claiming over zealous immigration raids.

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Mohammed Ahmed is one of the first children in the world to undergo a

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bone`marrow transplant using a pioneering new technique. Doctors at

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Great Ormond Street Hospital, who carried it out, say the method

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should help with donor shortages ` since it doesn't require a perfect

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cell match. Helen Drew has the story.

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Enjoying a family afternoon in the playground, but life hasn't always

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been so upbeat for this family. Four`year`old Mohammed Ahmed waited

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years for a bone marrow transplant. He has a weak immune system, as did

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his sister, who died before he was born at just a year old. Mohammed

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has become the second child in the world to try a new marrow transplant

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technique, with his dad as the donor. They said to me, this

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treatment is the only hope, otherwise he can die. So we haven't

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got a choice that time. We were just hoping and praying to the God that

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he get better. Treatment was carried out as part of a study at Great

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Ormond Street Hospital, along with the Institute of Child health. The

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key to the new technique is that it allows the use of cells which are

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not a perfect match. The way it works is that in the lab the doctors

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take the donated cells and engineer a little safety switch in them, so

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that once those cells are put in the patient's body, if they attack the

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body because they are not a perfect match, they can in effect be killed

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off. That will have applications beyond this particular study, for

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other types of leukaemia and other conditions. So there's a whole bunch

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of studies in the pipeline, not just here but across other centres, using

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the same platform of technology and the expertise we have developed in

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London. For Mohammed and his family, it has been a success. He is taking

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medication, but a very minimal amount, to just keep him better

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Otherwise, he is fine. It is only a trial at the moment, but the hope is

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that this new technique for help with donor shortages, so that

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children like Mohammed do not have to wait years for potentially

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life`saving operations. A council has written to ministers

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saying the performance of the company carrying out

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"fitness`for`work" tests on disabled people has been "shocking".

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Islington Council said the tests carried out by Atos health care had

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been too simplistic after around 90% of appeals made by its residents

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were won. Atos says the testing is designed by the government.

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Jonathan Green from Clerkenwell was a motorcycle courier until he had an

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accident that took him off the road. The nerves in his spinal cord

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were severely damaged, and he was put on severe painkillers. I am

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still in pain now. I have real problems walking any kind of great

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distance. You know... Certain things I can't really do, like bending

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over, squatting, and getting up and down onto my hands and knees. After

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being told he could claim sickness benefit, he was given a 30`minute

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assessment by Atos, and later informed he was fit enough to work.

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I can remember one of the questions I was asked, which was "Do you watch

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television? What are your favourite television programmes?" In my

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situation, when you have an injured spine, it doesn't have anything to

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do with that. His appeal was one of over 100 funded by Islington

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Council, 90% of which were overturned. The council has now

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passed a vote of no`confidence in the company, and has told the

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government it no longer wants them to have the contract their borough.

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That says to me that Atos simply don't have the skills or the

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knowledge to make the assessments they are being asked to do by the

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government. The system is a mess, and these wrong decisions are

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hitting taxpayers, who have to pay for the consequences of these

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mistakes, and are having a devastating effect on the lives of

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many disabled residents. The company has already come under much

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criticism since they got the government contract for work

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assessments, but it is not yet clear whether such an action by a local

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authority will really make a difference. The government claims

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that since 2010, it has considerably improved the work capability

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assessment process, and a spokesperson for the Department for

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Work and Pensions says that it believes when a decision is

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overruled, it could be because new evidence has been produced. And Atos

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told BBC London: Jonathan says he hopes to get off

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benefits and get back to work in the next few months, but for now,

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doctors say he must take care. Most of Chinatown went in to shut

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down this afternoon as businesses protested over what they say is

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unfair treatment by the immigration authorities. They say they are under

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fairly subjected to constant raids. The Home Office says it takes

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allegations of handedness seriously. Chinatown at a standstill this

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afternoon. The business community here is fed up. Most shops and

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restaurants closed their doors for two hours. They were protesting

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about this, one of a dozen alleged raids this summer by immigration

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officers. The video was given to us by the Chinatown Association. It

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claims raids have been heavy`handed and disproportionate. This

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restauranteur says he's been fined ?10,000 on two occasions when it

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illegal workers were found in his kitchen. I think it is a

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stereo`typing. I think they are racist and I think they are

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guessing. This woman does odd jobs in Chinatown. She is an asylum

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seeker and therefore not legally allowed to work in the UK, but

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despite being caught by immigration officers, she claims she was let out

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shortly after. TRANSLATION: Have been washing

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dishes in the canteen, earning a bit of living expenses, and I was

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offered a place to live and food to eat. There were people calling me to

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be a prostitute, but I refuse to go. Her story is one of many.

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Restaurants here claim there is a shortage of staff. Determining

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someone's immigration status can be difficult, and the community

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believes it is being unfairly treated. When they turn up at the

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restaurant, they don't show a warrant or ask for a particular

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person they are looking for. They even ask the employees in the

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restaurant if there is an illegal working in the restaurant. Clearly

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they are not intelligence led. These communities are known for

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complaining publicly about these issues. The demonstration today is

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an indication of the depth of feeling and the damage that raids

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are doing. This is not the first time Chinatown has taken such

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action. Six years ago there was a similar rally for similar reasons.

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The Home Office says it takes seriously any allegations of

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heavy`handed miss and will investigate. It denies targeting the

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Chinese community. Meanwhile, the community here is

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sending a message to government. Meanwhile, the community here is

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sending a message to government. Stay with us. Still to come tonight:

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I am on the red carpet at Leicester Square waiting for some a list

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people. Stay with us to find out who.

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We meet the Bromley weightlifter who is gearing up for her first world

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Championships in Poland. Next, the South London council that

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could use new laws to stop some nightclubs and bars selling alcohol

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after midnight. Residents in Clapham have complained of noise and

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anti`social behaviour linked to three venues. Lambeth could be one

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of the first local authorities in London to use these powers to stop

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late`night drinking. It describes itself as having the

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best five in London. It is only open at the weekend, and stopped serving

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at 1:30am. When it is time to leave, this: There is large numbers of

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people on the pavement outside. There are three bars in the same

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area, and some people living here say they have had enough of sharing

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their street with late`night drinkers. The vast majority of

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people here are families with residents, and there is a time and a

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place for these venues, but it is simply not here. We want to be a

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normal residential area. New rules mean the council can limit licensing

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hours here. In 2005, laws were brought in to relax licensing. This

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power aims to give control back to local authorities to restrict who

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can sell alcohol when. Here on the Wandsworth Road, three venues and

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anyone else who serves alcohol, will only be able to do so before

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midnight. But the club has been here for 14 years and the owners say they

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have never had any trouble. Closing early, they say, will finish them.

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If we have to close at midnight we If we have to close at midnight we

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will be out of business. I would hate to be responsible for people

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losing their sleep, but we have paid for two independent sound reports

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over the past few years, and it has been proven by experts that they

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would not hear any noise over the background of traffic. We don't want

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to put anyone out of business, but we also want people to be safe on a

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night out. In this tiny, congested corner of Lambeth, it is not

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working. Lambeth Council is consulting on this, and other London

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authorities have looked at introducing similar restrictions.

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They will be watching Lambeth to see how this ban affects the borough. He

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wants Lords to become a "friendlier" home of cricket. That's the aim of

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the new president of the MCC, Mike Gatting. Drawing on his experiences

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as a young player, the former England Captain believes the ground

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should be more accessible to local communities. Speaking to our sports

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reporter, he also says an England Ashes triumph in Australia this

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winter will help grow the game. We came here to retain the Ashes, we've

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done that. At Lord's, the home of cricket, those achievements are

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still revered. Today he leads the MCC as its president. 27 years on,

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memories of that triumph are as clear as ever. It doesn't get any

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better. Whilst we were over there, the supporters were quite

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astonishing. The fact that we were winning out there was bringing some

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passion and pride. His first task is MCC president has been to quell a

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rebellion over the future of Lord's. Those opposed to redevelopment plans

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were beaten in a vote last week. were beaten in a vote last week

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What will be the first changes people will see? We've put in

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planning permission to help the designs. It will give us an extra

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400 seats, but it will give us an extra 700 without obstructing views.

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Updated laws and more welcoming scenario. It was, you will fit in

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that place, you will wear the tide, you will not move. We are trying to

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be more open and friendly, and more accessible club. We'd love to work a

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bit more closely with the community. England fly out to Australia

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tomorrow, intent on a fourth successive Ashes triumph, after

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winning on home soil this summer. Just under a month until the start

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of the Ashes, do you fear a Aussie backlash? We won 3`0 without playing

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to our best. If we go to Australia and play like I know we can, we will

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be too strong for them. To go away in a two year period and went home

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and away, it might happen again. in a two year period and went home

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and away, it might happen again A fine player for the MCC, a promising

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president, too. Good luck to them in Australia. Tomorrow, the

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Weightlifting World Championships start in Poland, with Bromley's

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Emily Godley competing for the first time. After missing out on the

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London Olympics, the 22`year`old, who combines her training with a

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full time job, has set her sights on Rio. Sara Orchard went to see her in

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training at Crystal Palace. Emily Godley used to be a pole vault, but

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her strength and conditioning coach, Keith Morgan, spotted just

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how much strength she had all stop five years on and the 22`year`old is

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preparing for her first Weightlifting World Championships. A

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lot of people don't believe I'm a weightlifter. Some people say, oh,

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how is the body`building? No, it's weightlifting. There are stereotypes

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around the sport but I think some of us to break those stereotypes. Emily

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combines her training with a full`time job for the Financial

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Ombudsman Service a gruelling schedule, and even more so when you

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realise she is currently on a diet of only around 1000 calories a day.

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That's half the recommended amount for the average woman. Greene I have

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to do that if I want to compete that's what I have to do. Is the

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case of after the competition I can eat a bit more normally and have a

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few treats here and there. But in the face before competition it is

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all about being strict. But discipline is paying off. Emily went

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to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, 2010. She is expected to compete at

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Glasgow 2014, but her coach thinks she can go further. The ultimate

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target is Rio. But we got the Commonwealth Games next year and

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we've got to look at targets for that. Suddenly an outside chance of

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medals. I didn't make London 20 2, I medals. I didn't make London 20 2, I

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was a reserve. I'd like to build on that and hopefully go. It's any

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athlete's dream to go to an Olympics. The World Championships

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could lift Emily's career to new heights. Whilst Rio isn't for

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another three years, it should be worth the wait. To something

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completely different now. He's the Norse God of Thunder and part of a

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superhero film franchise that's taken over ?3 billion at the box

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office. Tonight the cast of Thor is in Leicester Square for the world

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premiere of the sequel, The Dark World, which is predominantly set

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here in the capital. Alice Bhandhukravi is on the red carpet

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for us. There is a lot of love on the red

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carpet in Leicester Square for this latest movie adaptation of the

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Marvel comic series. We will be speaking to some of the cast

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shortly. First, here's an excerpt. You face an enemy known only to a

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few. Known only to one. You must be truly desperate to come to me for

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help. I am joined by some of the stars of

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the film. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, a surprise appearance from

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Idris. Anton Hiddleston, local boy, a lot of this film was shot in the

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capital, what was it like for you? It was so great for me. I was born

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about half a mile up the road. In the Middlesex Hospital in Bhuj

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Street. I trained as an actor at Rada, about another half a mile from

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the hospital. I used to come down here as a student, you would spill

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into the West End to grab a bite to eat. I would see these premiers.

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into the West End to grab a bite to eat. I would see these premiers And

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here you are tonight. And huge swathes of the capital destroyed in

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this movie, aren't they? Some parts. Greenwich takes a big hit but it

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survives. Greenwich is made of sterner stuff. Natalie Portman, the

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skies are Norse gods, you are a mere human but you are a scientist, is

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that more powerful? She does have some powers of her own... They take

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care of me. I've got my bodyguards. As far as bodyguards go, you've done

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pretty well. In the film you get to slap them. I do. They didn't feel

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it, of course, because they are very tough. The men that have been

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slapped by Natalie Portman, I think it's just the two of us. So far! It

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it's just the two of us. So far It was not uncalled for, we deserved

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it. This is a sequel. You guys must be old friends, despite the sibling

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rivalry on screen. We are. We started this journey three years

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ago. He's getting close with that camera! To be here with this kind of

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affection and response is not, no one knew what they were in for. It's

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very special. What is the audience in for? A good time. It's true. It's

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a new dynamic between all the characters. It is lovely to see Thor

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and Jane again, because Jane didn't make it to the last one, she was

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siphoned away on some expedition. Natalie, do you think this could be

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the last or do you think you might make a comeback? It is up to Marvel

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comics, the powers that be. Have a lovely evening. From all of us here

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in Leicester Square, back to you in the studio. It's not long to go

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before we and a certain bear will be asking you to help us once again

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raise money for BBC Children in Need. We've seen everything from

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dancing`on`ice to superheroes. So tell us what you're planning to do

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this year. In fact, surprise us Don't be shy, the wackier and more

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unusual the better. You could even be invited onto our live show on the

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night. Just get in touch by email, the address is on your screen `

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[email protected]. Is the Norse God of Thunder going to

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be kind to us? I've got everything in the forecast

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tonight. It is going to be a very windy night. It is also going to be

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a pretty wet night for some of us, but it will be mild. Let's

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concentrate on the thundery rain. The Met Office has a weather warning

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in place. Some of seeing as much as ten 15 millimetres in an hour. You

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might even get 30 millimetres in three hours if you are really

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unlucky. Those sorts of rainfall rates are likely to cause some local

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flash flooding, especially with lots of leaves around to block the

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drains. The winds accompanying the heavy downpours will be quite

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strong. We can expect gusts generally of 14 mph. There is the

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potential for gusts as strong as 60 mph. Quite an important speed with

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the wind, because when it gets as strong as that you can reckon on

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some rather large branches being blown out of the trees, roof tiles

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can get blown off and if you've got a badly maintained chimney, well,

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you might get a really nasty surprise overnight tonight! It will

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be a mild night. If you are up early, expect some debris on the

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roads and pavements. There will still be some sharp showers around.

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The wind will eventually blow them away. It should be dry, bright and

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breezy by the afternoon. Thursday, rather chilly start with some mist

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and fog. That will clear but cloud will arrive. That will bring some

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wet weather for end of the week clearing to sunshine and showers for

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the weekend. But watch out for that wind and thundery rain overnight

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tonight. Now the main headlines. wind and thundery rain overnight

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tonight. Now the main headlines The tonight. Now the main headlines. The

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former Conservative Prime Minister, Sir John Major, has called for an

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emergency tax on energy companies if they impose excess price rises ahead

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of a cold winter. Yesterday, NPower became the latest of the big six

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suppliers to announce a price hike. The Government says ?500 million a

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year could be saved by the NHS if it claimed back money from foreign

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patients treated here. Labour has dismissed the claim as more about

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spin than substance. Police in Dublin have removed a seven`year`old

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blonde girl from a Roma family. A coroner has criticised London's

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superhighways for lulling cyclists into a false sense of security. Her

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comments come after she presided over the inquest into the death of

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two cyclists knocked over in East London. More on the day's stories on

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our website and I'll be back with our late news. From all of us on the

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team, thanks for watching and have a lovely evening.

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