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Finishing with a fanfare on the Mall.

The Tour de France completes its UK leg in London.

From Cambridge to London vi` Essex, we will look at how the capital

From Cambridge to London via Essex, we will look at how the caphtal is

we will look at how the capital is cashing in on the biggest annual

sporting event. The eyes of the world are in London and I think

everyone wants to show that London is a great place to cycle and in the

industry that are lots of companies doing interesting things.

The Mayor's criticised for using millions from his cycling

The memorial to the victims of the 7/7 bombings is vandalised

just hours before an anniversary ceremony.

Attacked on social media after claiming she was a victim

The broadcaster Vanessa Feltz speaks out.

I thought by telling what happened it would

sort of encourage and support other people in a similar situation.

I did not imagine it would stir up a storm of personal insults

And there was a British victory at Wimbledon.

We talk to Jordanne Whiley `bout how it feels to win on home soil.

London and Essex welcome the world's biggest sporting evdnt.

Cycling fans camped out from the early hours

of this morning to get a spot on The Mall to see Marcel Kittle

Tourism chiefs are predicting that London will benefit.

Our sports reporter Sara Orchard is in Trafalgar Square, where the

During the race itself that was reminiscent of the London M`rathon.

The crowds were ten deep. It left Cambridge around midday before

dropping into Essex and heading into the capital. It was a real chance

for London to show off as it went past the Olympic Park, although the

weather played its part as riders came through central London in wet

conditions as they went past Big Ben and Buckingham Palace to finish

behind me into vulgar squard. `` Trafalgar Square. Chris Froome is

holding on to fifth place at the moment. Tour organisers will be very

pleased with everything that has happened today. I have heard a

number of riders and organises sign they do not think the crowds will be

quite as good as they have seen over the past three days. We will be

looking at the impact on Essex for its first taste of the Tour. London

has gone a bit yellow. At this cycle Cathy, they stopped to watch to be

be wearing the yellow jersex. For the owners it makes for a very good

business. It has been crazy today. To have it come through London is

incredible. London will be full of people who are passionate about

cycling. They will be cycling tourist, so they will come and see

us. Basic will businesses were already booming. Cycle repahr shops

already booming. Cycle repair shops are popping up and year thex sell

are popping up and year they sell coffee as well. It generates the

billion pounds a year for the UK economy, including ?51 million in

annual revenue for manufacttrers. annual revenue for manufacturers.

Cycling employs more than 1000 Londoners. One of them is from. He

builds this will `` bikes. There was a move away from people wanting to

buy mass manufactured goods and go towards places where they could

see, in this case you can mdet the see, in this case you can meet the

person building your bicycle. A whole is that small companids like

whole is that small companies like his grow into large ones. This is

the factory floor of a bicycle firm which employs over 200 people. It

exports its bicycles to 44 countries. They have enjoyed 20%

countries. They have enjoyed 20 growth year`on`year and each one of

these sold abroad helps to boost the economy. We have just opened up in

China. We are getting bigger in South America. There are larger

markets that still have hugd markets that still have hugd

potential for growth. He hopes London will soon lead the world in

bicycle design and manufacturing. Already the capital has become the

destination for big sporting events like the Tour and for tourist bosses

the reason is simple. People come the reason is simple. People come

out and watch. The UK and London in particular, that is something

British people do well and we are exporting it to the rest of the

world. The opportunity to show of the city to a global of the ``

audience or 4 billion people the city to a global of the ``

audience or 4 billion peopld is the city to a global of the ``

audience or 4 billion people is both audience or 4 billion people is both

us. We will be looking at how Essex reacted later. A benefit to some

businesses and disruption for others. There is always scepticism

about the short`term economic about the short`term economic

benefits. It is about buildhng a TV benefits. It is about buildhng a TV

audience. Certainly some disruption although these Olympic style

warnings we have had have worked to some extent. Traffic levels were

down 20%, tube station numbers some extent. Traffic levels were

down 20%, tube station numbdrs were down 20%, tube station numbdrs were

up 16%, no incidents. It went pretty well. City Hall are considering

bidding again. What about criticism of the mayor for allocating ?6

million to the event? Transport for London confirmed that this ?6

million they have to pay cale out all the cycling budget. That has

gone down extremely badly with cycling campaigners who are angry

and think it should be spent on safer infrastructure. Jenny Jones

says it is outrageous, taking ?6 says it is outrageous, taking ?

million out of London's meagre cycling budget is not encouraging

people to cycle. Another campaigner people to cycle. Another calpaigner

said it was unfortunate. Transport said it was unfortunate. Transport

for London believe the event will have an economic benefit and

encourage cycling. They think using the cycling budget is completely

the cycling budget is compldtely legitimate.

Lots more ahead tonight, including: Returning to the West End after more

than a decade, Andrew Lloyd Webber tells us why he's bringing back one

of London's longest running musicals.

It comes back to the qualitx of the song itself because it is so fresh

and the language is so completely today.

It's been nine years since the 7th of July London

Today, families and friends of the victims

as well as survivors gatherdd in Hyde Park for a commemoration

Many were saddened to find out that just hours earlier

Nine years have passed, but for many the pain is still raw. The day was

made even harder. Overnight the pillars that the memorial that

represent the victims were vandalised, dog with phrases

including, thousands died and four innocent Muslims. This woman says

the vandals chose the wrong place. This is not a political memorial or

event. It is not the place to make a political statement. Compared

event. It is not the place to make a political statement. Compardd to

surviving a bombing, it is nothing. 52 people died in the attacks nine

years ago when four men detonated bombs across the transport network.

For survivors the anniversary is a chance to get together and find out

how they are getting on with the lies. Victims say they do not want

this to happen to anyone else so they find it important for us to

they find it important for ts to acknowledge what happened to them

and help them to find their normal lives. By the time several hundred

people turned out to remembdr lives. By the time several hundred

people turned out to remember the people turned out to remember the

victims of vandalised pillars had been cleaned although some larks

victims of vandalised pillars had been cleaned although some marks it

remain. For this tube driver who witnessed the bomb, it is a quote

that has helped her move on. Terrorists are fanatics and fanatics

take pleasure boat is important to enjoy pleasure, you should dance

madly. That is what London does. It gets up and dances again. The

service may be over but the police are just beginning their

investigation into the vandalism are just beginning their

investigation into the vand`lism at investigation into the vandalism at

one of London's most signifhcant one of London's most significant

memorials. The death of a gifted violinist who

killed herself days after she gave evidence at a sex abuse trial has

been examined at an inquest today. Frances Andrade, 48,

died at her home in Guildford, Surrey, a week after giving evidence

against former music director Brewer, who taught at the

Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, was later jailed for six

years at Manchester Crown Court Woking Coroner's Court heard

the mother`of`four spiralled into "incredible despair" after a

friend reported Brewer to police and The Government has announced ?2 0

million worth of funding for the capital over the next two ydars

aimed at boosting the local economy. Ministers say it'll give local

authorities more control over But as our Political Correspondent

Karl Mercer reports, London's share is less than 2% of the ?12 billion

being allocated nationwide. It's no secret that technology

businesses are going well. And it's no secret that politicians

of all colours like attaching themselves to

something that's working. So today, announcements apldnty

from Stepney to Stevenage, and The government on the one hand

saying there'll be more mondy to help rebuild London's colleges

and more money to help train more youngsters to come into tech jobs

like these here in East London. But

the capital is getting just 2% of It is a great generator of wealth

and jobs for the country as a whole so we have to support it but we need

to make sure that the British economy as part of our long`term

economic plan does become mtch more balanced with supporting

growth elsewhere as well. In Stevenage this morning,

the Labour leader was also His party he says would go further

than the government, giving more We have got to give the people who

know best how to get jobs for our young people, how to train our young

people, how to encourage businesses to grow, we have to give local

authorities and local businesses the power to make decisions

and that is what we will do. This is

the other thing politicians get to He will not be building homds of

the future but says government plans to allow seven London counchls to

borrow more money could help see in the capital. He thinks

the policy should be London wide. If it works in one area we should

spread it across the whole of London and indeed make it available

across the country so that people in local areas can borrow to invest in

construction and create homds and allow people to get their fdet

on the property ladder. That, like the money from today's

announcement, maybe some wax off. It will not be spent

until next April. The broadcaster Vanessa Feltz, who's

spoken out about being assaulted by the disgraced entertainer

Rolf Harris, says she's upsdt Ms Feltz claims Harris put

his hand up her skirt She said the response

on social media was an The mid`morning show with Vanessa

Feltz. Today's phone in tophc The mid`morning show with V`nessa

Feltz. Today's phone in topic was as Feltz. Today's phone in tophc was as

personal as it gets. Being sexually harassed, sexually abused, sexually

threatened. In 1996, she was a presenter on Channel 4's big

breakfast. During an intervhew with Robert Harris, she felt his hand

moving up under her skirt. `` with Rolf Harris. She cut to an ad

break. It was the most unnerving thing. You get digging, can this

really be happening? Are fedling that it was actually happening

really be happening? Are feeling that it was actually happenhng. And

goodness gracious, Rolf Harris, who I have loved since I was a child.

She says it was unnerving and unpleasant, but it did not occur to

her to go to the police. But 18 years on, they called and took her

evidence for the recent tri`l. years on, they called and took her

evidence for the recent trial. After evidence for the recent trial. After

the verdict, she says she w`s the verdict, she says she was

encouraged to finally say something publicly. The response online `

abuse and insults. I thought that by telling what happened, it would

encourage and support others who had encourage and support others who had

been in a similar iteration. I did not imagine that it would stir up a

storm of personal insults and hatred and bile. And I still do not really

know why it did. You can see and bile. And I still do not really

know why it did. You can sed that if know why it did. You can see that if

I am greeted with that kind of reaction, you can see why others

would not want to come forward. A little window, then, into online

culture and a personal and rather bruising morning on the radho. It

bruising morning on the radio. It weighs all the nastiness yot

bruising morning on the radho. It weighs all the nastiness you have

weighs all the nastiness yot have been hearing and have a lovely time

`` in raise the nastiness. We talk to Jordanne Whiley

on how it feels to be the only Brit Back now to the Tour de France,

which swept Sara Orchard is in Trafalgar Square

and of course, it wasn't just That's right, whilst here in the

capital, most of the Londoners are capital, most of the Londondrs are

used to seeing the streets closed for major sporting events on a

regular basis, it does not happen often to the towns and vill`ges of

often to the towns and villages of Essex, places like Fyfield `ll

welcome to the Tour de France this afternoon. So we sent Alice

Bhandhukravi along to Epping, where they also welcomed the world's

greatest cycling road race. Painting the town red, whitd and

Painting the town red, white and blue for the tour. The people of

Epping have mobilised for this event, with their pumping, their

T`shirts and all sorts of things French. Cycle fever has descended,

or maybe it should be yellow fever. You have a bit of a cycling theme.

Well, we tried. I do not sell cycling gay, but we went with a

yellow theme and made an effort. And there were bikes everywhere, even at

the funeral director's. It seems everyone is taking part and enjoying

this one day by confessed. The atmosphere is terrific. Everybody is

on a high. I can't believe it atmosphere is terrific. Everybody is

on a high. I can't believe ht is on a high. I can't believe ht is

coming through Epping. It is billion. It is such a good

atmosphere. I went to Paris when Wiggins won two years ago. It has

Wiggins won two years ago. Ht has taken a year to get Epping ready.

The potholes have been filled, thanks to funding from the tour s

thanks to funding from the tour's organisers. The local counchl did

not want to be drawn on exactly how much it spent in a today's dvent.

not want to be drawn on exactly how much it spent in a today's event. It

is more important to look at what this event generates. I havd already

this event generates. I have already heard stories today of Amerhcan

heard stories today of American tourists who said, what a great play

to come, what a friendly atmosphere. to come, what a friendly atmosphere.

And this was the atmosphere that greeted the riders when they

greeted the riders when thex eventually sprinted through the high

street. Everyone was going lad and street. Everyone was going mad and

banging on the site. It is great, the kids are loving it. Thex are

the kids are loving it. They are spoiled, they have had the Olympics

and the Tour de France and they are starting to think this is normal.

They will be wanting the World Cup next. The clean`up operation has

started now. Soon, the roads will be back open and all that is left is a

back open and all that is ldft is a bit of hunting in a town that

back open and all that is left is a bit of hunting in a town th`t has

bit of hunting in a town that has taken cycling to heart `` a bit of

hunting. Essex there, getting its first taste

of the Tour de France. But of course, if we go back to 2007, the

seeds were sown when London hosted the grand part. You may remember it

the grand part. You may remdmber it well. One man who does even more so

is the event organiser. Explain the significance and success of 200

until today? 2007 clearly went very until today? 2007 clearly went very

well, and that gave confidence for 2012 and also today. It has been a

great success. We also talk about Sir Bradley Wiggins, as he is

great success. We also talk about Sir Bradley Wiggins, as he hs now

known, and his success in 2012. How important is his prowess in the Tour

de France? If you look back to 2007, he was competing: But did not

have the same notoriety as now. Winning in 2012 was clearly a boost.

And the tour itself tends to go away from France every couple of years.

XD, it is going to the Netherlands to start off. How long do you think

it might take until he comes back to London? These things take a long

time to organise. If there is a time to organise. If there hs a

political will and I can find more efficient ways of organising these

things, there is no reason it cannot come back. Any particular hhghlight

for you today? Seeing the finish line on The Mall is always

fantastic. Thank you. It looks like once again, London has taken on

another of the greatest sporting events in the world, and I think we

have done well. But yesterday, we did in fact have

a British winner at Wimbledon. Jordanne Whiley,

along with her partner Yui Kami`ji, The 22`year`old,

who lives in Uxbridge, became the first ever female British

wheelchair grand slam winner She popped in to see us this

afternoon, and I began by asking her whether the feeling of winning

of home soil had sunk in yet. It has been all go, but I al sure

when I get home and relax and have my dinner with my family, it will

sink in and it will be nice. You have said before that there is a

different atmosphere in Wimbledon. So a win there must have felt even

more special for you? Year, the other grand slams I have won are

fantastic, especially the Atstralian fantastic, especially the Australian

one, because that was the fhrst time one, because that was the first time

a British woman ever won it. But this was my home crowd, and my

family got to see me. My boxfriend family got to see me. My boyfriend

was there. It was just a spdcial feeling inside when you win on home

turf. How long have you and your doubles partner been playing

together? Not only were you rivals at one time, but you do not speak

Japanese and she could not speak English. So how did it come about?

Last year at Wimbledon, I was left Last year at Wimbledon, I w`s left

without a partner, so I contacted her just by chance and she said, I

would love to play. I have never played at Wimbledon before. We got

together. Her English was nonexistent, we communicated through

hand signals or by iPad or whatever, and we got to the final

together. Then we got together afterwards and said, do you fancy

playing some more tournaments? We went on to become world champions

went on to become world chalpions and we have gone on to become

went on to become world champions and we have gone on to becole really

and we have gone on to become really good friends. Her English now is

very good, so we communicatd fine. very good, so we communicate fine.

No more handset was? No, just slow speaking. You mention that your

speaking. You mention that xour family were watching you at

Wimbledon yesterday. You were born with the brittle bone disease, which

you say you inherited from xour dad, you say you inherited from your dad,

who is also an accomplished athlete. He must be so proud of you. I think

so. He won the bronze on thd 10 so. He won the bronze on the 100

metre track in 1984. Then when he retired from that, he took up tennis

or not married and had me. H retired from that, he took tp tennis

or not married and had me. H have just followed in his footsteps.

or not married and had me. I have just followed in his footstdps. I

just followed in his footsteps. I imagine he is very proud. Hd

imagine he is very proud. He was there with my mum, who was jumping

up and down in the crowd, htgging random people. Sorry for that!

up and down in the crowd, hugging random people. Sorry for th`t! But

random people. Sorry for that! But they are always really happx to

watch me play anyway. And they should be. Congratulations and thank

you for coming in. Its original cast included

Elaine Paige and Brian Blessed, Now Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing

Cats back to the West End. It comes a few months

after his latest show, Scandal, Our Entertainment Correspondent

Brenda Emmanus reports. It started when composer Andrew

Lloyd Webber was looking for a new challenge and became the musical

that he claimed changed his life, and one of his greatest successes.

Now, Cats returns to the West End stage after a 12 year hiatus. A

chance for the maestro to perfect chance for the maestro to pdrfect

this much loved musical. I wanted the score to be very electronic, in

a way. And of course, the opportunities for me now, using what

is available, synthesisers and opportunities for me now, using what

is available, synthesisers `nd all is available, synthesisers and all

these things, are so huge. H is available, synthesisers `nd all

these things, are so huge. I would like to have a chance at

orchestrating the score again. like to have a chance at

orchestrating the score agahn. It is orchestrating the score agahn. It is

like being given a toy to play with, but it is not. One thing about Cats

is that I just like it to bd but it is not. One thing about Cats

is that I just like it to be around is that I just like it to be around

again for a generation who has not seen it. Based on TS Eliot's book of

practical Cats, the show brhngs together the original team,

including Trevor Nunn as director and Gillian Lynne as choreographer,

who today showed a hint of what is to come. What sort of changds are

to come. What sort of changes are you planning to make's eye will lift

up some of the choreography. `` I will lift up the choreography.

I can do better. I am hoping people come to see it for the first time

and say, oh, my God, it feels so new and so contemporary. There `re so

and so contemporary. There are so many visual joke 's and language

jokes that seem to be about now How can it be show that is more than 30

years old? Lord Lloyd Webber's most recent show closed after just four

months. All I can say is th`t recent show closed after just four

months. All I can say is that this months. All I can say is th`t this

is a good musical. It was a good piece. Maybe we opened at the wrong

time. But the public love affair for one of his biggest hit is likely to

one of his biggest hit is lhkely to continue when Cats drops onto the

Palladium stage in December. Time for a check on the weather,

which has not been too bad for those out and about to watch the tour. No,

but you did see the brollies go up as they approached. Although there

was a lot of sunshine today, there were also some showers, and that is

how we are starting the week. Those showers went in a from south`west to

north`east, and they did arrive just as the cyclist did, which m`de

London look a bit damp throtghout the afternoon. For the rest of the

evening, they will clear away. For evening, they will clear away. For

the Hampton court flower show tomorrow, there should be a good

deal of fine weather, but prepare for some showers. This evening, you

for some showers. This evenhng, you might catch some showers north and

west of the Home Counties, but anywhere further south`east, we

should be dry. We start the day tomorrow with some spells of

sunshine once again, but thd showers will get going fairly quickly. They

may just have a lot in lines across London and the Home Counties. One or

two may be heavy. Then it gdts complicated from mid week onwards,

because an area of low pressure developing at the moment Germany

looks as if it could be heading towards us sometime on Wednesday and

towards us sometime on Wedndsday and might linger into Thursday and

might linger into Thursday `nd Friday, but just how much rain we

Friday, but just how much r`in we will get and the timing of the

arrival is tricky to pin down because it is a bit chaotic in the

atmosphere. This is what could atmosphere. This is what cotld

happen, that we just end up with some cloudy days, rain at nhght and

it will be warm and humid, but watch the forecast through the week.

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced an independent

inquiry into the handling of child abuse by public bodies.

She said that where there h`d been a failure to protect children,

Hundreds of Eurotunnel passengers have had to

be evacuated from a broken down train in the Channel Ttnnel.

They were heading for France when the service stopped because

Vandals have defaced a memorial commemorating

the 52 victims of the 7th July bombings in London nine years ago.

The graffiti was discovered this morning,

hours before a ceremony marking the anniversary was due to take place.

More on the day's stories on our website, and I'll be back

So thanks for watching and have a lovely evening.