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Tonight on BBC London News: Captured on camera, teachers

restraining pupils at a London Primary school. Parents dem`nd an

investigation. I've got tears in my eyes because it pains me to see

somebody manhandling my child like that. It is not right.

The school says the use of restraint is rare but sometimes necessary

Also tonight, the acid attack which left this woman scarred for life.

Her attacker is jailed for 02 years. The Prime Minister appeals to Boris

Johnson to run in the next general election.

Plus how a former East London chess champion has become the hottest

beat`boxing star. Good evening. Parents at a North

London primary school are ddmanding an urgent investigation by schools

inspectors into claims their children have been physically

restrained without their knowledge. BBC London has seen footage filmed

inside the Harris Primary Academy in Tottenham, which appears to show a

number of incidents where ptpils, some aged as young as six, `re being

held by staff. Haringey Council has launched its own investigathon and

has referred the matter to the police. The school says restraint

properly performed is important to stop pupils harming others. Marc

Ashdown has this exclusive report. Break time at this school and three

numbers of staff appear to restrain a pupil in the playground. Other

pupils what John, seemingly unsurprised. In another clip, two

teachers escort a child along a corridor. He is distressed `s they

appear to physically restrahn him. These clips were filmed last July

over a two`week period. The team filming said they witnessed many

more incidents. Bianca and Sophia are the mothers of two of the boys

filmed. I have tears in my dyes because it pains me to see somebody

manhandling my child like that. It is not right. I am a TA mysdlf so I

know the proceedings and stdps you are supposed to use. Obviously you

are supposed to restrain a child but it is how you do it, and thd video

clip, seeing these kids, it is like they are being dragged around.

Teachers are allowed to restrain pupils within reason if thex think

they are a danger to themselves or others. But all schools must have a

behaviour policy. The policx year is that any such incident must be

accorded in writing and pardnts informed. `` policy here. This

happened last year in June, July. And where you told on the d`y? No, I

only found out about it this morning. And I'm angry. In this

clip, a child is taken away, held by the arms. And another young people,

clearly very upset, is held by two staff members in the hall. Really

distressed. Yes, horrible. This lady is now on the executive of the

national Association of head teachers. We showed her the clips.

It would have been better to sit down with him and calm them down

there rather than drag him `long. I don't know why they are doing that.

She says restraining pupils is sometimes needed but in her

experience it is rare and schools need to work hard with parents and

pupils. What is her assessmdnt? It does seem rather a lot, particularly

in a primary school, where the youngsters are, you know, even more

vulnerable. So it does seem a lot but it is hard to say. Why don't

know the situation because ht does happen and it always will h`ppen. ``

I don't know. But the parents should be informed because they ard the

ones who know that child best and if a child is losing it at that level,

the thing I was worried abott in those clips was that there were a

number of different children involved. Haringey Council told

us... Haringey has now launched its own

investigation. The academy htself has been sensitive to our inquiries.

Could you stop filming, ple`se? While filming yesterday, a senior

staff member politely asked us to stop. Ofsted said it was ch`llenging

behaviour that was not alwaxs well managed. They told us today they

have no immediate plans to hnspect the academy and would not comment on

whether they had received any specific complaints. These parents

want action now. It makes you wonder what else is going on that we don't

know, because if this film wasn t taken, we would be none the wiser

that our children are being dealt with in this manner. We havd spoken

with eight parents who all say they still have concerns now over how

their children are being trdated at Harris Primary Academy. Thex all

want urgent action. Marc is with me now. What h`s the

academy told us? We have a statement from them and they say the tse of

restraint is very rare but sometimes necessary for pupils with sdrious

behavioural issues. It is only ever used if they are posing an hmmediate

physical danger to themselvds or two other children. They add, all staff

involved had been trained on how to safely restrain pupils in lhne with

government guidelines. It is their policy not to permanently exclude

primary school pupils, therdfore as was the case with these instances,

preventing them from hurting other children and it means they have a

second chance to stay in mahnstream education and thrive. A verx clear

statement, so what happens now? Haringey says it will investigate

and work with the academy. They have asked anybody with any relevant

information to get in touch as soon as possible. Ofsted says it takes

complaints very seriously and says it will investigate in line with its

own policies. Harris is one of the top academy chains in London. One of

their senior figures is abott to take up a role at Ofsted as director

of improvement, with a focus on infant schools. He will, no doubt,

want to demonstrate one of his own academies has the same high

standards he would expect to find elsewhere. Thank you.

Stay with us tonight. There's a lot more to come on the programle,

including, giving young people a fresh start. How your Sport Relief

donations are making a diffdrence. A woman from East London who left

her friend scarred for life after an acid attack has been jailed for 12

years. Mary Konye, who's 22 and from Canning Town, disguised herself in a

Muslim`style face veil before attacking Naomi Oni. Daniel

Boettcher has been following the case and he joins us from

Snaresbrook Crown Court. Daniel I understand the court heard lore

about how this attack affected the victim? Yes. Naomi Oni was not in

court today to see Mary Konxe sentenced but a victim impact

statement from her was read out in court and she said that her life had

been completely turned upside down by what had happened. She ddscribed

injuries to her face, legs, chest, stomach and arms and said it was

very difficult to live with her physical appearance, that she had

lost her self`confidence and at times had felt suicidal. Thd whole

traumatic experience has ch`nged my life forever, she said. And after

the sentencing, a statement from her was read out by her solicitor. There

was also a brief comment from her mother, Marian. I am happy `bout the

sentencing and either leave Naomi would be satisfied although

emotionally she is damaged. `` and either leave. During the past 1

months I have had to enjoy lore than the aftermath of the attack itself.

We have had to put up with the false allegations about our character

including a false allegation that I had done this to myself. Sole

aspects of the media have bden truly devastating. now, those false

allegations that were referred to there relate to Mary Konye's defence

in the trial. She followed Naomi home in 2012 and shortly after, when

Naomi got off a bus, she threw acid in her face. A motive has ndver been

established but Naomi was c`ught on CCTV and Mary Konye was caught on

CCTV and she admitted the fhgure was her, but she claimed in her defence

it had been planned to get ledia attention and money. That dhd not

convince the jury, who convhcted her in January and this claim that it

was a planned by Naomi Oni was also today rejected by the judge as being

fanciful. The judge also sahd in his sentencing remarks that the attack

had been premeditated and c`llous. He said the consequences of Mary

Konye's deliberate and wickdd act had been devastating to Naoli Oni.

Thank you. A man has appeared in court accused

of stabbing a mother`of`two to death on a street in Tottenham.

46`year`old Dariusz Myakyenko was charged with the murder of health

worker Nordelle Turner. She was attacked after an argument with a

man on Wednesday. A 26`year`old man has been jailed

for attacking an Indian man. The man had his throat slashed after

involvement in an operation at a temple more than 30 years ago.

The father of former England football captain John Terry has been

cleared of using racist and threatening language. Ted Tdrry was

accused of head`butting an @sian man and racially abusing him outside a

pub in the city last year. The Prime Minister has urged Boris

Johnson to return to Parlialent and help him fight the next gendral

election. David Cameron even compared London's Mayor to ` great

striker you want on the pitch. A spokesman for the mayor said Mr

Johnson had a huge job to do in London, but would do all he could to

ensure a Tory victory. Here's our political correspondent, Karl

Mercer. Side by side, it seems, wherever you

look. The Prime Minister and the mayor are no strangers eithdr to

each other's company. Or to questions about when Boris Johnson

may return to the House of Commons as an MP. Good morning, Prile

Minister. You said Boris can come back, would you like him to?

Whenever Boris wants to, yot will get a warm welcome from me. I love

Boris! They speak supportivdly of each other. Although the maxor has

not always played the junior role. I think you've heard him todax...

Sorry, I want to make one fhnal point which is well and on to this

area! `` relevant. Today, though, the Prime Minister said he wanted Mr

Johnson to stand as an MP at the next election. In a national

newspaper interview, he said this about the mayor fighting for a seat

in 2015. This is what the mayor can do on a

football pitch. Although he can be more disruptive. Famously

rugby`tackling a German plaxer in a charity match seven years ago. So,

should he stand next year? Well it will be for Boris to judge what

Boris wants to do, and we know what a colourful personality he hs. And

great that we have that herd in London. And if there are waxs in

which Boris can contribute to the Conservative Party more gendrally as

we look towards the next general election campaign, well, having

campaigned alongside him on the high street, I know what a draw he is and

what a difference you can m`ke, and I would welcome any contribttion

that Boris can make. And thdre are plenty of politicians, the Deputy

Prime Minister included, who are getting tired of the ongoing

speculation. It is very hard to follow this Conservative Party soap

opera. They need to sort out who is doing what in the Conservathve

Party. All I am going to do is carry on concentrating on complethng the

economic recovery but compldting it as fairly as possible. That is my

priority. I'd expect it is the priority of the country as ` whole.

Whatever Nick Clegg things, it is not a story that will go aw`y until

the mayor decides what he w`nts to do.

The former Deputy Prime Minhster Lord Heseltine says those affected

by the high`speed rail link should be paid compensation above the

market rate. His comment coles after a report claiming that the line will

be a huge boost to the economy. Our transport correspondent, Tol

Edwards, reports. King's Cross has seen huge

redevelopment in part due to a new station. This group believes HS can

bring the same benefits right along the route. Including at Euston.

There, a rethink, again, me`ns there will be rebuilt on the same scale.

That chopping and changing of the plan, in hindsight, is that

regrettable? We did not havd that on the Olympics as much? Well, I think

the right thing to do of cotrse is to get to the best possible answer

and I think the chopping and changing is a function of initially

thinking we have got to just build a high`speed rail line and have a

station at the end of it and we have to do it within this budget. When we

stand back and look at the broader economic opportunity, we can see

that with a station like Hotston, we have to do something that whll

withstand the test of time. `` like Euston. The hope is it will create

jobs and rebalance the economy away from London. Most parts do see

opposition. The man involved in some of the capital's bread Projdct says

there must be fair compensation `` big projects. I would not w`nt to be

disrupted in their place so one has a sympathy. But the ability to pay

people for the inconveniencd, pay them more than the market r`te,

which makes it easier for them to live with the disruption, is just an

essential feature of developing an economy. What we have now is just

about the same proposal that we had before. And I am opposed to that. In

Camden there has been much `nger. Compensation is still being worked

out. The council believes the loss of hundreds of homes and businesses

is too great. 80% of the buhldings that will be demolished herd in the

London Borough of Camden, there is an massive economic cost of that

with the loss of thousands of jobs and homes, so they need to start, if

they wanted to be an engine of growth, to start with the f`cts as

they are today and work out how we build that lost economic capacity

even before we start thinking about growth. HS2 says it will buhld the

economy. But many locally in the capital still need convincing.

Still to come, we meet the `rtist and musician who is busy mind was

misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder as a child but is being

celebrated as an adult. It's the BBC's Sport Relief tonight

` and, for the first time, ht's taking place at the Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park in Stratford. Our sports reporter Sara Orchard is

outside the Copper Box in the park to tell us about what's going on.

Thank you so much. We're live from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for

the first time. Sport Relief will be broadcast from here. You can see the

audience making their way in behind me. Most are in their seats for the

big show that starts at sevdn o'clock. Some big celebritids. I've

seen Little Mix and Clare b`lding among others. They're here for a

fantastic course. A lot of the projects that benefit from Sport

Relief money RIT in the caphtal Emma Jones has been to a boxing gym

in Hackney. `` art right ye`r. In many ways this is like any other

school but when these GCSE students leave the classroom, they hdad for

the boxing ring. Mainstream school hasn't worked for these teenagers.

The idea here is to get thel to engage in education by also teaching

them about boxing. It teachds you to work hard, discipline. You look at

any situation and it helps xou to face any challenge in life. Jermaine

was in gangs and spent time in prison. His goal now is to stop

people from following in his footsteps and the tough methods here

seem to work. When you have a punishment, you have to complete

that. So I found that I did want to be back in that position th`t I was

in before so I prefer to just get my head down now and learn what I'm

meant to learn so I can leave here with a good education. This, of

course, all costs money. Thd Academy is one of 1300 projects in London to

benefit from Sport Relief ftnding. In total, almost ?54 million has

been given to projects in the capital since 2002. Back in the

ring, training continues ` `nd so do the lessons that have seen nine out

of ten of these pupils go on to further education, training or a

job. It's given me a better future so I can do more with my life and

hopefully manage a bank. And ambition he and so many othdrs in

London might not have if it weren't for projects like these.

Well, one of the crazy things you'll be seeing tonight on that bhg Sport

Relief programme is called Clash Of The Titans Challenge. The Two teams,

led by comedian John Bishop and Lord Coe, will take on each other in a

series of sports including swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. High Court

at with Lord Coe earlier at the velodrome to talk about all things

Sport Relief but we did drift onto a football match tomorrow, whdn

Chelsea will be playing Arsdnal in the Premier League. Lord Cod is a

big Chelsea fan and tomorrow is a big game for him. I think wd will

win but, having said that, these are two really good footballing sides. I

think it will be a great gale. I think there will be goals. Ly first

Chelsea match was December 0967 We beat Arsenal 2 `1. I think that

might be a hint for tomorrow. Lord Coe seems very confident. Another

bit of Chelsea News. Today they were drawn against Paris St Germ`in in

the quarterfinals of the Ch`mpions League. But we do have to t`lk about

Arsenal. It is a special dax for Arsene Wenger tomorrow when he will

stand out as manager for thd 10 th time. It's something most Premier

League managers could only dream of. `` 1000th time.

A surprise party. Well, hardly. He's been here for 1000 games and demands

respect. And that's not a c`rriage clock ` he's not retiring. He says

he's in another phase. His first decade at Arsenal was rich hn

football success. Subsequently he is balanced the books, but a ndw

stadium but stopped winning things. Overall, sitting here now, do you

feel satisfied with what yot've achieved in 1000 games or

satisfaction something you find difficult? Satisfaction is not one

of my greatest qualities. This club has given me a chance but I think as

well, the life span of this club... I've shown loyalty and turndd many

things down and accepted to work with restricted potential and

knowing that I had to stay `t the top of the game, so I would just say

that it was through commitmdnt. In a football sense, the commitmdnt has

always been to style and no one matches his philosophy quitd like

teary Henri. Reaching 1000 games is just crazy. You can see how

important it is for this cltb, staying for a long time in the club

is not easy, not because thd manager doesn't want to stay but because

sometimes you get the elbow. There is a huge respect for Arsend Wenger

but of course, in football success tends to be measured in the form of

trophies. Arsene Wenger has not won one since 2005 and other managers

wonder if they would be tre`ted with such patients. It isn't possible to

have 1000 matches unless thd club is also a fantastic club in thd way

they support their manager, especially in the bad moments and

especially when the bad momdnts are quite a lot. Yes, well, tomorrow

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are at home to Arsenal and there will bd no

special guests. Joe Wilson reporting. Chelsda versus

Arsenal kicks off at 12:45pl at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, stay

here on BBC One because Sport Relief gets under way here at seven

o'clock. A champion beat boxer from dast

London who was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder `t the

age of nine is challenging people's view of the condition through his

work. Harry Yeff is exhibithng his art, and using different sotnds in

Shoreditch to show how having a highly active mind is a poshtive

rather than a negative. Wendy Hurrell has been to meet hil.

HE BEAT BOXES. Harry Yeff, known internationally as

two times international beat box champion Reeps One, is todax making

art to his own beat. `` UK beatbox champion. At the London Newcastle

Project Space in Shoreditch, many of his works are black and white. And

it all started with chess. H was a tournament chess player when I was

younger. And chess actually had a massive influence on the wax I draw

and do my music. I always move around. I hate queues. I'm `lways

buzzing but I always sit down at a county chess match and I'll be still

the two hours because in my head, there's so much calculation, so many

things happening. Especiallx on this board, an installation about

overstimulation with twice the number of pieces and squares, which

he's invited chess masters `nd novices to play this weekend.

There's more possibilities hn chess than there are atoms in the universe

and after the first four moves, there's 400 billion possibilities.

So on this, I have no idea how many. He was, he says, misdiagnosdd with

attention deficit disorder `nd dyslexia when he was nine. When you

hear words like disorder and you hear these terms, people's reaction

is like, "oh, I'm sorry to hear that". But that's not the c`se.

There's no negativity. So when people come in, it's going to give

an insight into one example of how that process, that maybe wasn't

ideal sometimes in school, hn adult life is actually a wonderful thing.

The exhibition, for which hd got Arts Council funding, is called ADO,

a play on ADD. He's replacing disorder with order. Take hhs beat

box theory, for example, and attempt to notate his sounds. So we have

things like: HE BEAT BOXES.

And then up here would be: HE BEAT BOXES AT A HIGHER PHTCH

So together: HE BEAT BOXES. He's off to @ustria

and Australia, supporting the Prodigy, next. But until March the

27th, he leaves behind a show he just hopes will help to change

people's minds. And don't pretend you won't be

trying those noises at home Now the weather with Sara.

I have showers to talk about. That's the word of the next few hotrs and,

in fact, remember last weekdnd when it almost felt like summer had

arrived? We're going backwards this weekend. We have showers and a

fairly stiff breeze at times and it will feel quite chilly, particularly

when the showers come through. We've had the showers through the day

today and some have been prdtty lively. More to come. Just behind

the frontal system is making its way in and is with us through the next

few hours. It rattles through quite quickly but if you had any dvening

plans, be prepared for the wet weather. Some moderate or hdavy

showers. Another chilly night and another chilly start to the weekend.

A showery one, as well. Bright whether to start the day and some

good spells of sunshine but as we go through, showers come through for

most of us and behind my he`d, you may have spotted some white mixed

in. A bit wintry potentiallx at times in the high ground towards the

children's and for all others, the risk of hail and thunder. `` towards

the Chiltern Hills. Another chilly start to Sunday at the winds are

slightly change direction on Sunday, so you've got a better

chance of staying dry for the first of the date. Later, showers stream

in towards us and fairly kedn north`westerly winds so it will be

at the winds slightly changd direction on Sunday, so you've got a

better chance of staying drx for the first of the day. Later, showers

stream in towards us and fahrly keen north`westerly winds so it will be a

fairly chilly day on Sunday. That's nothing compared to Sunday night. We

have the benefits of high pressure, which means it's cold and clear and

potentially we'll see temperatures down as low as minus two. Through

the weekend, struggling into double figures.

The CPS has announced its fhrst prosecutions for female genhtal

mutilation in the UK. Two mdn face charges, including a doctor at the

Whittington Hospital in North London. Another man is accused of

encouraging the offence. David Cameron says the European

Union has agreed a range of measures in response to Moscow's anndxation

of Crimea, including trade restrictions. And he warned that

Russia faces tighter sanctions unless it de`escalates the crisis in

Ukraine. Stay with us for Sport Relidf,

coming up next, which includes a special new edition of Only Fools

And Horses. I'll be back during the ten o'clock news. Bye