28/07/2014 BBC London News

the student loan system, but now on BBC One, it's time

for the Good evening from BBC London News.

Locked on a tube train, as smoke filled the carriages the terrifying

moment passengers tried to escape from a Central line train last

August. The report into the electrical fault at Holland Park was

published today. The driver had a lack of training and it took four

minutes to open the doors. Mass panic on a tube train, as

passengers find themselves trapped in carriages filling with smoke.

There are no announcements. All the alarms are pulled and travellers

desperately try and climb out of the train themselves. Those who are

there ` many heading home after Notting Hill Carnival, say they felt

forgotten. I kept my knee wedged in the door and my hands in, so I could

get some air. I suffer from panic attacks. Today's report highlight

concerns around the incident last August. It found there were no

members of station staff visible on the platform for about

two`and`a`half minutes. The drivers are not equipped to deal with

multiple passenger emergency alarms T seriousness of the incident was

not recognised by the senior staff involved and, an investigation only

launched after management saw this footage in the media. Unions say

what happened highlights other issues. You will be aware that

London Underground are presently intenteding to reduce the number of

staff `` intending to reduce the number of staff by 1,000. Clearly,

we believe that the presence of properly trained staff on the

stations and on the trains and in the control rooms greatly assist

passengers in the event of emergency situations. Tube bosses say safety

is a priority. The smoke came from a faulty motor. Could it happen again?

There would be that happen again. We do occasionally have drags and

breaks on the line. With the actions we've put in place already as a

result of the investigation and the actions we are continuing to

implement, think I that the pan ensued would be unlikely to occur

again. This report makes it clear even though they are in no Daning

ther was a very distress `` danger, this was a very distressing incident

for many. London Underground said it is reviewing the training of drivers

and staffing levels at its stations during carnival.

London Underground say safety is always a priority. With big changes

planned for the Tube and its staff, these chaotic scenes will concern

many Londoners. It has been dubbed saturation

policing and is the latest tactic to be imported from America by the Met.

Now a dedicated force of 100 officers will be on duty in the West

End. They will patrol the areas including Leicester Square, Coventry

Street and Piccadilly Circus. Well, in fact, many more. 100 extra

officers will be on patrol from today. Tourists and Londoners seeing

a doubling of the number already in the West End. These will be

dedicated to just three locations ` Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square

and Coventry Street. Is it really needed? Absolutely. Given that the

West End attracts 28 million visitors every year and on a

Saturday night you can expect 250,000 people in this part of the

West End it is needed so people feel safe and we can deal with any

criminality. It is an idea apparently from New York. A policing

model the NYPD has used in time square, which has led to dramatic

falls in crime. We have six months to prove it works. We have seen it

work in New York. The tone of the city changes with this type of

policing. These police are part of the new team. Their presence is

expected to be reassuring. It is hoped this type of policing will

have the same impact as it has in New York, saturating an area with

highly visible officers. There'll be a mobile police office here for the

next six months. Some will be on show, on a podium to see and to be

seen. This is not taking officers away from other parts. This is

adding officers here in the centre n the real tourist activity zone. When

you have that bit of the lumpy mattress that boings up, you can

push it down with more officers. A real opportunity, or just a photo

opportunity? The new scheme will be evaluated. If successful, we could

be seeing more of this in crime hot spots around the capital.

An NHS employee is facing jail after siphoning ?624,000 from the Royal

Marsden which was meant to buy cancer drugs. Stacey Tipler, who is

32 and from Carshalton was part of a gang which spent the money on luxury

goods and paying off mortgages. More than one million Muslims in London

are celebrating Eid today, to mark the end of Ramadan. Joining this

emwas an orthodox rabbi from Edgware, who decided to observe the

holy month by fasting as well. Rabbi Natan Levy is saddened by the

situation in the Middle East. During his fast the rabbi offers his normal

morning prayers at his synagogue in north London. His aim is to narrow

the divide during these difficult times abroad. The idea to fast

itself came a lot closer to home. We had a guest ` a Muslim woman. We

invited here to come to the synagogue for Friday night prayers

and she was wearing a hijab. The Jewish woman sitting next to here

basically took one look at her, saw what she was wearing, closed the

book and ran out of the back of the door and ran home. When I heard

about this, it made me realised our two communities are so far apart.

The Israeli offensive on Gaza has led to hundreds of deaths, which has

only fuelled interest in the rabbi's Ramadan fast, particularly back in

the Middle East. Despite the occasional threat received on social

media, the support from both faiths has been overwhelmingly positive.

The University of London has been hosting a Ramadan tenth, where

anyone, in`` tent, where anyone is welcome to a free meal at sunset.

The rabbi said he was asked to attend.

It is abnormal to see a rabbi who is fasting. A commendable act. It is

fantastic. The onus is on us now to actually pick up and return the

favour. I think it is great he's fasting for Ramadan. It is a good

symbol to bring different faiths together. One rabbi here in London

has got, well people here thinking about and talking about why that two

major world faiths with so much in common, appear so divided on the

world stage, particularly in the Middle East. One of the students

told me a short time ago that this one rabbi has got him feeling

hopeful for his future. Roads became rivers in parts of

London this morning, following downpours. A 40 and western avenue

was closed in both directions after rain water flooded the road. Several

motorists had to be rescued. At the end of the day, it was

glorious. Lovely sunsets across London. Thank you for sending

pictures in. I have good news for you. As you go through some of this

week, it will be mainly fine. I think at least until the end of the

week. There's more of this, rather than what we started the day with.

However, we have seen some showers this evening. Kent, Sussex, maybe

Surrey as well, likely to see one or two dotted around. There could be

one or two heavier ones: They will not be like what we saw in places.

12`15 Celsius. Not too uncomfortable for sleeping. There may be one or

two showers around first thing tomorrow morning. They will ease

away. As we go through the second part of the morning into the

afternoon, we'll have dry and sunny conditions. Temperatures picking up

nicely. London likely to get to 27 Celsius.

So, quite a pleasant afternoon. On the outlook, we have something

similar to Wednesday and Thursday. One or two showers will creep in

towards the end of the week, turning more unsettled by then.

Good evening. Spare a thought for the forecasters who were trying to

pin down those storms which brought so many problems to south-east

England this morning. You can see the way this line developed, causing

havoc from Brighton to the western fringes of London. That line is

about about five to ten miles wide. Either side of it, really no problem

at all. It is really difficult science trying to get that

absolutely right. More straightforward through

tonight.