04/07/2014 BBC London News

A reminder of the main story, Rolf Harris is beginning a sentence for a

series of sexual assaults on young girls.

A warning of a crisis in the capital.

The growing number of paramedics who say they can no

You want to do a job in the nation's capital. You cannot afford

to pay the rent. Police launch

a murder investigation after a man is stabbed to death in front of

schoolchildren in broad daylight. Four people are arrested including

two teenage girls as police question whether he was attacked as part of a

failed robbery. Fresh hopes for these children

after the plug was pulled The growing trend

in body art now forming the latest Good evening

and welcome to the programme. There's a warning tonight that the

London Ambulance Service is facing a recruitment crisis because of

the capital's high cost of living. The service says it faces

a shortfall of around 600 paramedics, and that it's

looking overseas to recruit. It's now calling for a revidw

of public sector pay to help retain We are off to the urgent care centre

because there is not an A Alice wanted a frontline job

in London. Alice is typical of the new recruits

the London Ambulance Service gets. 24 years old, a graduate and keen to

work in the capital where Pull them towards you

and push them away. This is the side

of the job she enjoys. Alan has had a suspected stroke

and will be taken to a nearby unit for treatment, but like manx

of her colleagues the stint Long`term it depends

which direction my career hdads and that I am thinking that I'm going to

have to move out to bring up a family or to buy a house so could

not just afford to do it in London. Being a graduate as well

I have a lot of university debt so I have come to London

and I am already in debt. I am definitely

considering moving out in the future Jonathan is already

looking elsewhere. You want to do a job

in the nation's capital You cannot even afford to p`y

I come home and think, what is the point of my day?

I have helped a couple of people, but have I moved myself on?

I want more kids, but where am I going to livd?

It is a real problem for London Ambulance Service.

It says that if the current trend contintes it

will have 600 frontline vacancies by the end of the year.

In 2011`2012, 80 paramedics left the service but that had

The real issue is the high cost of living

and working in London, not only for us but all public sector workers.

The evidence we have submitted to the health board and the national

pay review body is asking them to consider what more can be done

to support all public sector workers with the true cost of living

London Ambulance Service is recruiting paramedics not

Still to come, Britain's remaining hope at Wimbledon, through to the

final. Detectives investigating thd murder

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Hendon yesterdax

of a man in Hendon yesterday afternoon have arrested two teenage

girls and two men. It is thought the victim was stabbed to death during a

failed robbery. Our reporter is at the scene. Reports this happened in

front of school children. That is certainly what eyewitnesses have

been saying. You can see the forensic tent, the spot where might

the man died behind me, but on this corner is a secondary school which

has been closed today. Therd is has been closed today. There is

another school and a nurserx has been closed today. Therd is

another school and a nursery nearby. another school and a nursery nearby.

This happened in broad daylhght This happened in broad daylight

yesterday afternoon just before 5pm. The man, who has not been formally

identified, the date years old, believed to be Lithuanian, was

walking down the street with his father when he was attacked by a

group possibly as part of an intended robbery. He was stabbed

group possibly as part of an intended robbery. He was st`bbed and

ambulance crews tried to help him but nothing could be done. What do

we know? Four people have been arrested, two girls and two men aged

19 and 20. They are still in police custody. We understand a postmortem

is being carried out. Last night detectives sealed off a large part

of this road and carried out their inquiries. An alleyway was sealed

off. Detectives have said they do not believe this attack was

gang`related. They have said they believe it is a robbery that has

gone horribly wrong. A fraudster who stole up to a

possible ?30 million from elderly victims using Ebel gets lottery scam

has been jailed for eight years. victims using Ebel gets lottery scam

has been jailed for eight years. He was known as Busy because of his

champagne lifestyle. `` Fizzy. He'd afforded people of hundreds of

thousands of pounds. `` defrauded people.

Many of the victims lost holes, had to remortgage houses

and property that they owned, lost other property as well.

More so away from the financial side was the

Some became estranged from families, some were divorced through the

sheer financial strain that it put on the relationships that they had.

A free school which faced collapse before it even opened has fresh hope

tonight. Funding or full on boys school was pulled at the last minute

after it fell through `` Fulham Now they are confident that a solution

can be found. Pageants run high as prospective

parents are vented their anger. `` passions. The plug was pulled at

parents are vented their anger. `` passions. The plug was pulldd at the

passions. The plug was pulled at the last minute leaving 100 puphls

passions. The plug was pulldd at the last minute leaving 100 pupils with

last minute leaving 100 puphls with no school. Devastated. We have

last minute leaving 100 pupils with no school. Devastated. We h`ve to

no school. Devastated. We have to fight until we get our school back.

A government representative was present. It is not ethical. It is

not consider it to families and the boys. The transition from primary to

secondary is so emotional and it is detrimental to their development. My

son is unique in that he has special needs and so the search for a school

for a child with special needs needs and so the search for a school

for a child with special needs takes much longer. The school was due to

open in September and then loved much longer. The school was due to

open in September and then loved to this site in two years. The previous

Conservative council had planned this site in two years. The previous

Conservative council had pl`nned to close it but the new Labour council

is keeping that open and the Education Secretary says th`t no

Education Secretary says that no permanent site means no school.

Luckily we have in the mayor of London a conservative mayor who has

backed free schools who has liberated sites. I am deterlined we

liberated sites. I am determined we will find a site. Merrimack has

power to free up land `` the will find a site. Merrimack has

power to free up land `` the mayor. Although this came as a surprise, he

rang the Education Secretary Although this came as a surprise, he

rang the Education Secretary this afternoon and the two men h`ve

afternoon and the two men have agreed to work together. We

understand they will meet as early as next week and a number of

potential options have been identified. Representatives at the

school have given the news a school have given the news `

cautious welcome. Time is running cautious welcome. Time is rtnning

out. They have a uniform and a prospective described by ministers

as the best created by a free prospective described by ministers

as the best created by a free school and finally hope that it max

as the best created by a frde school and finally hope that it may open

as the best created by a free school and finally hope that it max open as

and finally hope that it may open as planned.

Labour has won two out of the max seats on Tower Hamlets Council

following a by`election. The seats on Tower Hamlets Council

following a by`election. Thd count following a by`election. Thd count

was closely watched following criticism of the borough during the

local and European elections in May. Conservative held one seat.

The deputy mayor for us this and enterprise has been chosen as the

enterprise has been chosen `s the Conservative candidate for

north`west Hampshire. He will be defending a Tory majority in next

year's general election. Teachers are more uncomfortable

Teachers are more uncomfort`ble tackling homophobic bullying in

London than anywhere else in the UK. That is according to a poll

commissioned by a charity which found that nine out of ten teachers

said that school is affected by the issue but many do not have the

training to deal with it. We have all been there

and know that school days are not At this academy their anti`bullying

policy includes tackling homophobia. In

the assemblies we go through typical stereotyping and what is correct to

say when you're describing something You should not joke around

about it because it is not nice If someone around was actually

gay and they heard it that What if one

of your teachers was gay? You have to be careful about the

boundaries and the language you use. You need to be sensitive to

the different cultures especially Have you come up

against any opposition to what you No, all of the parents have

been really supportive. Because this city is

so diverse you would think xou would be able to speak openly

about anything, but that is not In fact teachers in London are

much less likely to feel able In fact only 11% of primary school

teachers here say they are `llowed to do so, less comfortable teaching

compared to 35% in Scotland. London has the highest proportion

of newly qualified teachers who are just at the start

of their journey and very often they can lack the confidence to talk

about these issues. This teacher was so shocked

about homophobia in primary schools he started a

training company to help tackle it. Why do you need to give such

young children these messages? Some of the people in

our primary schools already know. I did not have the word gay to

describe myself but I knew. It is important all

of the children who come through It is about talking

about the variety The makeup of our city

and schools is ever evolving. It seems attitudes still

take longer to change. Still to come, the celebrity must

have, now some of the world's most renowned body artists display their

work. We are in Epping as the town prepares to welcome the Tour de

France. We are receiving phone calls asking when the Tour is comhng

asking when the Tour is coming through. There's a real buzz around

the town. Everyone is talking about it. It has been the talk of the

month. As Wimbledon gears up for its last

weekend, one Londoner boot her place in the finals today. `` booked her

place. She almost made it look easy. It was a straight sets that are for

our British number one wheelchair player. And her doubles partner

They out into the finals this They out into the finals thhs

weekend and a pair of them are weekend and a pair of them are

beginning to blaze a trail hn weekend and a pair of them `re

beginning to blaze a trail in the sport.

Jordan is one of the greatest wheelchair tennis players ever to

grace the courts for Britain. In January she became our first ever

female grand slam one. `` whnner. I female grand slam one. `` winner. I

have become number two in the world. We are the best players in the

world. We are going for our third Grand that Max Lamb. `` Grand Slam.

world. We are going for our third Grand that Max Lamb. `` Grand I was

born with brittle bone disease. Grand that Max Lamb. `` Grand I was

born with brittle bone dise`se. It born with brittle bone disease. It

is inherited from my dad. I have a lot of fractures. I do not remember

all 26, but my mum remembers them. As I have grown up, I have thought,

that must have been so hard. There is a child I `` a chance I could

have a child with brittle bones To say that you cannot go to a party at

the age of five is tough and stop your trying to protect them. How did

this partnership come about? I dropped her a text message and asked

dropped her a text message `nd asked if she wanted to play and she was so

excited and we became friends. She learned English. My Japanesd

excited and we became friends. She learned English. My Japanese is

excited and we became friends. She learned English. My Japanesd is not

learned English. My Japanese is not great. We became world champions and

Grand Slam champions. Is Yes, the crowds don't even know you,

but they love you. I am emotionally attached. I am yet to cry when I

have won a grand slam, and shed a tear. I. I hope I do. If I do win,

then it will be really important, and I want everyone to see how

important it is to me. Those and I want everyone to see how

important it is to me. Thosd tears important it is to me. Those tears

could be shed on Sunday. Thhs morning Jordanne Whiley and her

partner won in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon final.

Congratulations again to Jordanne. Keep an eye on the schedule to see

when that final will be played. Keep an eye on the schedule to see

when that final will be plaxed. On Monday, Christmas comes early for

the cycling fans when stage three of the Tour de France arrives in the

capital. It starts out in C`mbridge capital. It starts out in Cambridge

before coming down south through Essex. The capital has seen the tour

before but for parts of Essex this is the first time they will get is

the first time they will get a zoo the riders pass through. As a

result, our transport correspondent Tom Edwards has spent the d`y

result, our transport correspondent Tom Edwards has spent the day in

Tom Edwards has spent the d`y in Epping. The bunting and the yellow

bikes are up. The potholes have disappeared. This is effing high

Street, and the Tour de France is just `` Epping high Street. We have

had phone calls, what time is just `` Epping high Street. We have

had phone calls, what time is it coming through? There is a buzz

around the town. It has been the talk of the month. It will be

absolutely tremendous. The excitement now is building, and on

Monday it will be a wonderftl show. Monday it will be a wonderful show.

And many, like Jeffrey Drayton, will be backing the sprinter Mark

Cavendish, who lives nearby. You think it will be a positive for

Epping? I expect it will but it is so hard to know. We will waht

Epping? I expect it will but it is so hard to know. We will wait and

see, we certainly hope so. The tour is the largest annual sporthng

see, we certainly hope so. The tour is the largest annual sporting event

in the world. Essex and London have paid ?8 million for the privilege to

host it. Stage three starts in Cambridge, then it goes through

Essex and North London, eventually finishing on the mouth. The

authorities `` on the maul. The authorities are trying to warn

motorists about significant disruption along this route. The

road will be closed from 10am until road will be closed from 10`m until

6pm on Monday, and in the centre road will be closed from 10am until

6pm on Monday, and in the cdntre of 6pm on Monday, and in the cdntre of

London three bridges will also be closed for most of the day. There

has been criticism London fhts closed for most of the day. There

has been criticism London fits onto has been criticism London fhts onto

many events, and the disruption will not be welcome, but the authorities

say the tour is different, with substantial benefits to tourism and

to cycling. Anyone who is thinking about going

to cheer on the riders along the route, don't think that the exact

time, if you look when they are going to pass, is the only time

there will be any entertainment, there will be any entertainlent

because before that riders arrived, because before that riders `rrived,

you have all the tour entertainment before the riders come. Plenty to

see. The must`have for many an A`lister

these days is a tattoo. Body art is big business here in the

capital, and now an exhibition at Somerset House is celebrating the

art form, with works by some of the Wendy Hurrell has been to take

a look, and a warning for those of Given the theme, time, and

commission to work on anything other commission to work on anything other

than skin, this is what the 70 most influential patio artists in the

world have produced. Works of exquisite artistry in oil and

watercolour on canvas and silk. You watercolour on canvas and shlk. You

can be wild with it and connect different parts of the body... The

curator Claudia advocates custom curator Claudia advocates ctstom

tattooing, started by Ed Hardy. He travelled all around the world, to

Japan, started lots of diffdrent Japan, started lots of different

styles and mixed them up altogether, which nobody had ever done to that

extent before. 40 years ago he started a revolution and everybody

started a revolution and evdrybody else, each decade, you find decades

here of tattooed history. T`ttooed here of tattooed history. T`ttooed

Ivo tees will travel the world to get tattoos by their favourite

get tattoos by their favourhte artists. It covers his whole body.

No one would know. I am still the same person. Similar surprises have

come recently from Cheryl Cole. And then there is the Beckham, the

Angelina and the less likelx Samantha Cameron, or Dimbleby.

Needling pictures into your skin seems to be as popular and

fashionable as ever, and it is increasingly not just about picking

a Chinese symbol of a lamin`ted a Chinese symbol of a lamin`ted

page. At into you in Clerkenwell, clients calmly add to their

collection. The founder, who has a piece in the exhibition, saxs

perceptions are changing and tattooing is becoming less

subversive. Back then in thd late subversive. Back then in thd late

80s and early 90s, my art friends were like, what are you doing, you

are crazy? They all thought I was mad. Now you meet mothers in the

supermarket who admire your work. Proving the fine art credentials of

at least some tattooists. Love or loathe think to skin, the show might

just challenge your view of it. `` inked skin. Now back to Wimbledon

for the weather with Alex Ddakin. inked skin. Now back to Wimbledon

for the weather with Alex Deakin. If you read faces around here hs a

you read faces around here is a spectre day, it has been another hot

and sunny one. Damages a bit higher than yesterday and again plenty of

than yesterday and again pldnty of blue sky, just a bit more of a

breeze blowing this evening. But still, a fine evening to come,

however the weather is definitely on the change was not the cloud is

thickening, already a bit of rain across parts of Oxfordshire and it

is heading here. Not really getting to the capital for at least the next

couple of hours, but then it does look like turning into a bit of a

Saudi night. We are going to season heavy rain. We have not seen much of

that for the past few days. It will be another warm night though,

temperatures staying in the mid to high teens. A pretty uncomfortable

night. The weekend, a different picture at least to start whth.

night. The weekend, a different picture at least to start with. It

picture at least to start whth. It will be a bit gloomy first thing

tomorrow, some outbreaks of rain through the first half of the

morning, but that rain will come and go and it will be petering out all

the while. For the afternoon hopefully the rain will disappear

hopefully the rain will dis`ppear and skies. To Brighton. We might

start seeing some sunshine coming through, and the chance of one or

two late showers particularly to the north of London, but generally

things improving through the course things improving through thd course

of tomorrow. They will not be as hot, but where we see some sunshine,

we could still get 22 or 23 degrees, a bit lower than today. Another

thing that will be lower is pollen levels, which is good news hf

thing that will be lower is pollen levels, which is good news if you

levels, which is good news hf you have been suffering. The ladies

final will hopefully be takhng place final will hopefully be takhng place

under clear skies. We may nded the roof through the morning, but

through the afternoon with the brightening sky is we should get

some sunshine, just the chance of a late shower. As for Sunday, it will

be a day of sunshine and showers. Most of the morning should be fine

and bright. In the afternoon we will see that cloud gobbling up and

and bright. In the afternoon we will see that cloud gobbling up `nd there

see that cloud gobbling up and there will be some scattered showdrs.

see that cloud gobbling up `nd there will be some scattered showers. In

will be some scattered showdrs. In the sun still feeling pretty

the sun still feeling prettx pleasant. For the Tour de France on

Monday, be prepared for a shower, but a decent chance to see some

sunshine as well. Not quite as hot as it has been but a reasonable

as it has been but a reason`ble weekend. Now for the main news

weekend. Now for the main ndws headlines, both Harris has been

jailed five years and nine months jailed five years and nine lonths

for indecently assaulting four girls between 1968 and 1986. The judge

told the 84`year`old that hhs told the 84`year`old that his

reputation lies in ruins and that he has no one to blame but himself.

has no one to blame but himself David Cameron's former director of

communications and the 84`ydar`old communications and the 84`year`old

that his reputation lies in ruins and that he has no one to blame but

himself. David Cameron's former director of communications to 18

director of communications to 1 months in jail for phone hacking. He

was found guilty last week of conspiring to intercept voicemails

while working at the News of the World. Hundreds of mourners and

protesters have taken to the World. Hundreds of mourners and

protesters have taken to thd streets protesters have taken to the streets

of East Jerusalem for the ftneral protesters have taken to thd streets

of East Jerusalem for the funeral of of East Jerusalem for the funeral of

a murdered Palestinian teenager. Minor clashes broke out. And the

London Ambulance Service is warning that the capital could face a

shortage of around 600 paramedics because of the high cost of living.

It is calling for a pay revhew. because of the high cost of living.

It is calling for a pay review. That It is calling for a pay revhew. That

is it, I will be back later during the ten o'clock news but now from

everyone on the team, had a lovely evening. Goodbye.