05/05/2014 BBC London News

will go down to the wire. That's all from me and the team. On

BBC1 it's time for the news where you are.

Good evening and welcome. A three`day Tube strike which was

due to begin just over an hour ago has been called off. Leaders of the

RMT Union met Tube managers this morning and said they'd made

"significant progress" in their dispute over the closure of ticket

offices, as Helen Drew reports. As the bank holiday weekend comes to

an end the tube strike being called off as welcome news to commuters,

that includes those enjoying The Sun this afternoon. I was thinking about

how I would be planning my travelling and what extra time I

would need to allow so an added bonus I can not have to worry about

it. I am really happy. It is so inconvenient. I travel from

Stratford to simples, it increases my journey. `` Saint Pauls. I had

some meetings tomorrow and now I will be able to get them. With new

technology we are making it easier for our customers to plan their

journey. It was part of the ongoing dispute over plans to close all

ticket offices and cut jobs. After just 90 minutes of talks between

them and the union earlier decision was made not to strike. This doesn't

mean the dispute is over. London Underground still plans to review

potential station closures. We are going to continue with our station

by station review. We will discuss our draft in fermentation plan ``

implementation plan. The RMT still plans to combine against the

closures. We have got clear understanding about how we are going

to move forward in terms of the station by station review, allow us

to further campaign and make sure we keep every booking office open. This

was the transport disruption caused by last weeks 48`hour strike. For

the next few days at least computers will not have two review the chaos.

`` will not have to relive the chaos.

Well, Helen is outside London Underground headquarters for us now.

So, Helen, what happens next? The RMT and London Underground will

get back together for talks. The station by station review will go

ahead with the participation of all relevant trade unions. That is due

to be completed by the 23rd of May. None of this eliminates the

possibility of a future strike. A 13`year`old boy has appeared in

court, charged with a man's murder in south west London. 39`year`old

Martin Thomas was found stabbed to death at his home in Roehampton two

weeks ago. The boy, who can't be named because of his age, was

remanded in custody. Another teenager, aged 15, is also charged

with murder. Now, with immigration a central

issue in the current European election campaign, some people are

asking how best to teach children who don't have English as their

first language and what impact it has on the rest of the class. The

BBC's Mike Sergeant, has been to Brent, one of the most diverse

boroughs in Britain. Byron Court in north`west London,

one of the most multicultural and multilingual schools in the country.

600 children, 42 different languages. Many of these children

spoke no English at all when they arrived aged five, six, seven or

eight. Now, a few years later, their confidence is growing. It was rarely

hard but entered into months. Not all the words. `` learnt it in two

months. When I was two years old I went to nursery and read a bit of

English there, and then when I came here I got to learn all my English.

This part of London has more than wood is spoken than almost anywhere

else in the UK. What is the impact of this diversity on educational

standards? The guiding principle here is to treat all children

equally. Success requires plenty of support and funding. Click on one of

those and tell me if it is a source of light. There needs to be enough

good teachers. The local council says the large number of migrant

families in issuing the lower school standards but not for long. Our

Jordan performed just below national averages, when they are assessed at

seven years old. But by the time they are in effect they have caught

up with national standards, and a 16 they are flying. There is lots of

free search to show being bilingual is ultimately an advantage. What if

your child is not from a migrant family? Some education experts have

their concerns. The problem is not really migrant children, the problem

of the children who are native speakers of English being taught

alongside non`native speakers and in my experience and talking to parents

there were many parents whose children are in classes where the

majority of children don't speak English and they feel their English

speaking child is at a disadvantage. This could have long`term serious

social consequences. And with immigration and increasingly

important political issue the educational challenge is making the

system work for all children, whatever their background is.

And now a quick look at the weather. Tomorrow may start off rather grey

but the cloud will soon clear to leave a warm day with sunny spells,

the odd sharp shower is possible but mostly it'll stay dry.

That's all from us tonight. We're back in tomorrow morning in

Breakfast. From everyone here, goodnight.

If you have enjoyed an entire weekend of fine weather it is highly

likely next weekend you will not. The weather is changing, it is

turning more unsettled. Breezy this week, especially in the West.

Showers but not raining all the time. Occasionally it will be dry

and bright. Rain has been touring with part of the UK through the

weekend. Some heavy bursts pushing eastwards across the UK for the rest

of the night. Some clear spells developing in the west later.

Nowhere is particularly cold. The North East Scotland Scotland will

push away, though it was still remain in Sheffield in the afternoon

-- Shetland. Some of the overnight rain is lingering for a few more

hours in the South. They could stay cloudy in coastal Sussex and Kent.

Midlands, Wales and south-west England getting off to a fine,

promising start. Then it