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The failings at the exclusive private school where a paedophile

It could have been prevented and that will be disappointing for

parents. Searching for the killer

of this young actor. Police say their prime

suspect has fled to Nigeria. An investigation's underway

at London Zoo after claims of animal cruelty

during the late night events there. And after angry fans were let down,

we see the secret cinema performance that they missed.

Good evening and welcome to the programme,

William James Vahey is believed to have drugged and abused dozens

When he was found out earlier this year, he killed himself,

Around 60 of them were pupils at an exclusive private school in London.

And today, an independent review highlighted a series of failings

at Southbank International during his time teaching there.

A manipulative paedophile who preyed on boys across the world. His most

recent victims, as many as 60 of them, pupils at Southbank

International in central London, drugged and abused on school trips.

Today, a report commissioned by the school and carried out by an

independent barrister said that concerns about him were not properly

handled. David Green represents ten families who fear that their sons

may have been abused. There is anger because it could have been protected

against and the school has failed, as is clear from the interim report.

Among the criticism, that the recording of concerns raised about

his behaviour was inadequate. Other staff had complained that he wanted

to spend time alone with boys on trips, but this was not acted upon.

Child protection policies were not fully understood or implemented.

Complaints should have been referred to the local authority. Also,

recruitment and vetting word deficient. As an American sits on,

he had been jailed in the states in the 1960s for child abuse but failed

to sign the sex offenders register, allowing him to abuse children in

schools across the globe for four decades, including four years in

London as a history angiography teacher. The chairman of the

school's board, Sir Chris Woodhead, former chief inspector of schools,

told us that improvements have already been made but the

recommendations given in this report will be mentored by the start of the

new term. For the parents of possible victims, that is little

consolation, and there is ongoing worry about the photographs police

found on computer drives, showing his unconscious teenage victims. The

worry is, are they going to appear on an internet site in future? What

has happened to them? That is Ray disturbing for parents. He may have

taken his sequence with when he killed himself in March but the FBI

are still try to work out who exactly he abused, for the sake of

all the parents who put their children in his trust.

A new gadget for buses that could save the lives

A ?10,000 reward is being offered for help in tracking

down the suspected killer of a young actor and DJ in south London.

Carl Beatson Asiedu was stabbed to death in Vauxhall five years ago.

Detectives say the man they want to question fled

Tarah Welsh has been speaking to Carl's family.

Carl was a good sum. Ambitious, very talented in music. Very thoughtful,

kind. And he would always bring a smile. At this awards celebration he

was voted most fun by his peers. I am not going to tell a joke because

I want to be taken seriously in future. But that future was taken

away. He was at university studying to be a film producer. He played the

drums for his church and loved to DJ at weekends. In the early hours of

August the 1st 2009, Carl was playing a set here in Vauxhall. He

left the club with his friends and began walking to their car. On the

way, they were approached by a group of men. An argument broke out and

then a fight. Carl was stabbed. Emergency services tried to save him

but he died at the scene. We all broke down. That was when I said, I

am almost 60. Why didn't they take me and give my summer chance? Police

believe the man responsible for his death has boarded a flight to

Nigeria using his brother's passport, 17 days after Carl died.

Three people have been convicted for being involved in his murder but

there is one person outstanding, who we have strong evidence we believe

is connected to the murder. We are still broken. Five years have gone

but the pain is still there. Any time you hear that somebody has been

stabbed, you remember what happened to you. You have that lump in your

throat. That is unlikely to ever go away, but he says making sure that

his son gets justice will help. A man who shook his baby son causing

severe brain injuries that were said to have killed him 12 years later

has been cleared of manslaughter. Allan Young lived with

his partner in north`west London, when he shook five`week`old

Michael Winn in April 1998. The BBC's legal affairs

correspondent Clive Coleman was And Clive, this is

a very unusual case isn't it? It is unusual. It is possibly

unique. This prosecution of Allan Young for manslaughter is so unusual

because of the 12 year time gap between the shaking of the baby in

1998 and his death 12 years later. It is believed to be the longest in

English legal history for a prosecution for manslaughter. In

court, the prosecution alleged that the shaking caused catastrophic

brain injuries, which caused Michael's death. Lawyers on behalf

of Allan Young argued that the death was more likely to have been caused

by thrombosis contracted by way of an infection. Outside court, Allan

Young's solicitor read this statement. When Michael tragically

died, I was arrested out of the blue. And once again my world was

turned upside down. I really question whether it was in the

public interest to prosecute me after so long. The effect has been

devastating for me and my family, but I thanked the jury for the care

that they gave to this difficult and sensitive case. This case could only

have been brought about because of a change in the law, I gather. That is

right. Until the mid`19 90s it was not possible to prosecute someone

for murder or manslaughter if the death occurred, if the time between

the assault and the death was more than a year and a day. That was

abolished in the mid`19 90s because of medical advances which allowed

the lives of victims to be preserved and prolonged. Even now, if there's

a gap of more than three years between the assault and the death,

consent of the Attorney General is to bring a prosecution. That is what

happened in this case. Throughout the summer London Zoo

opens late Now Westminster Council has begun

an investigation, after claims the events have

resulted in cruelty to animals. So far more than 27,000 people have

signed a petition against the It is promoted as a wild night, and

some of the visitors might be more wild than the animals. The gates

have opened in the last hour and we are expecting about 6000 visitors to

come to this last of the Zoo Lates openings. They will be sampling face

painting, enjoying a drink, beer or wine, enjoying music, cabaret,

comedy, and all of the animal enclosures. That is the problem. We

have had two incidents causing concern. One individual through beer

on a tiger and another man stripped to jump into the Penguin pool.

Apparently both were intoxicated. As a result, 27,000 people have signed

a pleb `` a petition for late`night openings to close. The council have

said they will investigate animal welfare and animal rights groups are

also concerned. I would ask the council to look closely at the terms

of the license, very closely at the zoo licensing act. The fact that the

zoo is responsible for carrying out conservation work, does it actually

marry up? Do the Zoo Lates equate to genuine conservation work, or are

they more focusing on raising funds? What do the visitors behind me who

have been queueing to come to this late opening think? I spoke to some

earlier. It would put me off if I knew that was happening and if there

were not correct restrictions to stop it happening. They are outside

their natural habitat anyway. I feel it probably stress on the animals,

but it is a zoo, so they are already out of their natural habitat. It

would definitely put me off coming to an event might this, the

mistreatment of animals. What has London Zoo had to say? They say they

have no plans to cancel this event or change any of the measures to

manage it. They say animal welfare and safety is paramount. You had a

tiger that had beer spilt on it and a man threatening to jump into the

penguin enclosure. Surely you should close it down? Animal welfare is our

highest priority and we have a number of factors in place to

monitor that. We have a dedicated animal welfare offers on`site,

researchers and a high number of security officers. We have constant

volume control, to maintain decibel readings. We have crowd control to

limit numbers. And we also closed some exhibits early. London Zoo says

as a result of last year's nights, they raised ?100,000 for

conservation projects. But this is deeply embarrassing for a

world`famous charity and visitor attraction, being investigated for

animal welfare. That investigation will take place by Westminster City

Council and they will report back in June course. `` in due course.

A graffiti artist who became famous after

The artist, known as King Robbo, was the self`appointed king

of the London graffiti scene in the 1980s with much of his work

But Banksy painted over it in 2009, and the pair continued to vandalise

Robbo had been in a coma for two years before he died yesterday.

Commonwealth celebrations for Londoners,

on the pitch and the track, as a penalty sends England women's

Plus, east London finally goes Back To The Future.

We speak to the boss of Secret Cinema about one of

Sensors which detect when a cyclist is nearby are being

fitted to some London buses as part of a trial to cut the number

Transport bosses say they want to reduce the number of people killed

or seriously injured by 40% over the next seven years.

Our transport correspondent Tom Edwards reports.

Six million bus journeys are made every day in the capital,

and while most are uneventful, buses are involved in collisions.

And the number of deaths and injuries caused by them has been

Today, it's been announced that four buses will trial collision detection

Both systems are designed to give the drivers just enough information

to do something different ` either look in their mirrors in one

So what this does is give the driver just enough information to do the

safe thing on a busy route where they might come across a cyclist or

Cycling and pedestrian safety seems to have

risen up the political agenda but there is still some way to go.

TfL's own data shows that in 2009, 116 pedestrians were killed or

Five years ago, 21 cyclists died or were seriously

injured after colliding with buses compared to 15 last year.

Campaigners claim that bus contracts pressurise drivers

There's too much pressure on them to get to the next bus stop.

They don't take into account enough safety.

We are very clear in the contracts that we expect bus drivers to

drive safely and we have the most extensive training programme for

bus drivers in the country to make sure that in the very difficult

environment which is London, people are driving in a safe way,

so we're doing all of that but this is adding to what we are

Technology is changing all the time and it's creating opportunities

for us to make sure that drivers are operating in a safe way

in terms of their training, but this is adding a technological element.

Cycling campaigners say segregated lanes still offer more safety.

This trial, though, starts in two weeks.

In total it would cost ?5 million to fit out the whole bus fleet.

Time for sport now, and Chris Slegg is here to run us through how our

London athletes have been getting on at the Commonwealth Games today.

The Commonwealth Games have all passed by very quickly in a blur

Team England currently sit proudly atop the medal table and a host

of athletes from in and around the capital have helped to

Over the last 24 hours, there's been plenty to celebrate.

David Weir's first Commonwealth gold medal. Rich reward for a man who put

off his post`2012 retirement plans. After 2012I had to do a big think of

what I needed to do in the next couple of years and that is the

reason I carried on, to get that round my neck. And, you know, I

don't feel I am getting any slower, so once my speed starts to drop, I

think I will retire. But there's still a good three or four years in

me yet. Sometimes, silver and even bronze can feel gold, too. Johnny

Williams gets silver and Bianca Williams gets the bronze! We beat

the Jamaicans! People are so quick to write off the women's sprinters.

And it wasn't even on the list, so to get here and come third, I am

absolutely gobsmacked! I couldn't ask for more! Max Whitlock has

emerged as a true star of these Games, and today he went for

another. Just data for jump back but Max Whitlock, very, very, very fine.

`` just a little jump back. To finish on a good routine, you know,

it was good fun. I was first up so quite nervous, but I got to watch

all the other athletes compete so that was amazing. England shoot outs

don't often end well, but after a 1`1 draw with New Zealand in their

semifinal, the women's hockey team for England held their nerve.

Georgie Twigg set them on their way... And when New Zealand failed

to convert this effort, England were in the final.

COMMENTATOR: It is wide! It is all over! They have won their penalty

shoot out and they head towards the gold medal match.

An England squad containing seven players from in and around the

capital meet Australia for the gold medal tomorrow.

Well done to them. It's a big night for

a young lady who has taken athletics Last summer Jessica Judd,

from Canvey Island, competed in the World Championships

while awaiting her A`level results. Tonight she runs

in the 800 metres final after A brave display of front`running

in a Glasgow downpour took the 19`year`old through to

tonight's final. The race is scheduled to begin

at a quarter to nine. The final of the men's 1500 metres

takes place tomorrow evening, and one man hoping to be there is

the UK number one Charlie Grice. At the British Championships back

in June, the 20`year`old won He is currently studying at

St Mary's University in Twickenham. Tomorrow at Hampden Park,

he'll be aiming for his first major Now,

while Commonwealth Games sports like squash and netball have spent years

trying to get into the Olympics, one Olympic sport is battling for

a place in the Commonwealth Games. Leading the bid are Southend's Lucy

Boulton and team`mate Zara Dampney. A sunny day in Covent Garden. The

perfect opportunity for our top beach volleyball players to try to

get people interested in the sport. But for the moment, Lucy Boulton and

Zara Dampney can only act as spectators themselves. When it comes

to the athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games, that is. You can

see how great everybody is being received that it is another home

Games, and to get the chance to compete at a multisport event, that

would be perfect for us. Currently ten core sports including athletics,

swimming and lawn bowls are part of every Commonwealth Games. But seven

others, like gymnastics and mountain biking in Glasgow, were chosen by

the host city. Recently, beach volleyball was added to the pool of

optional sports, so now the push is on to get it to a Games. In a way it

is nice to see the lawn bowls being publicised and televised. It is nice

to see some different sports and I like that about the Commonwealths.

Netball have their day at the Commonwealth is macro and they have

their day, so that is amazing. There is no disputing the popularity of

the sport. You had to be quick to get a ticket for London 2012 when

Zara Dampney was part of Team GB. The argument, though, against it

being in the Commonwealth Games is that enough `` not enough countries

play at a high enough level. I think Australia, New Zealand, Canada,

England, they would compete. But the rest don't have a history of it so I

guess it is a valid argument but it would still be nice to play! All she

and Lucy can do now is continue in their bid to be playing at the real

Olympics in 2016 and hope that beach volleyball's governing bodies

campus`wide future host cities to include their sport. `` can persuade

future host cities. Whether they can get in on the

Commonwealths or not, at least beach volleyball has the consolation of

the Rio Olympics to look forward to. It was meant to be the highlight

of the summer for tens But the opening of

Secret Cinema's Back To The Future Shows were cancelled at short notice

and angry customers took to social The show finally began last night,

as Wendy Hurrell reports, and rest assured,

her piece contains no spoilers. Back to the future. Off the silver

screen and to a space in the shadow of the Olympic Park, complete with

actors... Set and props... And the audience, which has two dress up and

get involved. And action! Since they began in 2007, these productions

have becoming recently ambitious. And the organisers have faced

greater difficulties. Hence the cancellations last. We were ready

but the complication of the show meant that we weren't able to open.

And I know that perhaps that doesn't explain it but I think when they see

the show, and I hope they come back to the show, and we make it up to

them, they will understand what we're trying to do here. Having paid

?53.50 per and then only been told a few hours before that it wouldn't

happen, the audience took their discontent to social media.

What is very heartbreaking is that we want to create this kind of the

world and we want the audience to really lose themselves in that

world, and when things go wrong, I put my hands up, we did not get

their loss week. We lose a bit of that magic and then we will rebuild

it. `` last week. We will continue to rebuild it. The independents

say... 85,000 people will attend over 24

nights. There's some PR to be done for sure. But bold and different

productions, problematic as they may be to stage, are what makes London

interesting. Now for the weather with Helen. A

bit of a turn for the worse? Absolutely. And there are warnings

out quite widely, so if you are travelling further afield, it looks

quite nasty for the Commonwealth Games. More showers but also the

best of the final warm weather, especially so on Sunday. Today,

again, most parts escape the rain. It has been for the West, as you can

see, but just in the last hour or two, we are starting to see a few

showers developing just to the south of us heading towards the city. So,

we cannot rule out a sharp shower through the rest of this evening,

but fairly hit and miss. Through the night, there is the chance of

pulling in some thundery rain again across the Channel from France, so

that could be quite torrential for a few of us, but not guaranteed rain

for the gardens. But if you get it, you will know it! Thunder and

lightning as well. Probably a more humid night than we had last night

but it looks fresher tomorrow night so bear with us. Saturday starting

much cloudier than it has been with some mist and low cloud and showers

around. Some sharp downpours. They come and go but for many of us, as

the day progresses, lengthy spells of dry, bright, warm weather. We

have had 25 today and 24 is certainly possible again tomorrow.

Still pretty warm. Then through Saturday and Sunday, quite a brisk

wind which will blow the showers away through Saturday night into

Sunday and feel fresher, having lowered the humidity somewhat.

Sunday looks like the drier day of the two at the moment. Cannot rule

out the odd shower, as you saw passing through on that breeze. But

fine and warm with 23 or 24, so, again, if it is not rain you're

after, not a bad weekend. If you are after rain, not guaranteed for many

of us. We're into the dryer and brighter weather on Monday but then

one settled as the showers moving for Tuesday.

The main headlines, and the humanitarian cease`fire has

unravelled a few hours after coming into force. Both sides blaming each

other for ending the trees. ?300 million in private and public

money is being invested in a project to map the DNA code of thousands of

people with cancer and rare diseases and members of their families.

A serial paedophile was able to abuse dozens of children at an elite

school in central London after it failed to carry out proper checks

and ignored complaints. They hired William Fahy but he killed himself

earlier this year. I will be ack in the ten o'clock

news but for now, from the team, have a lovely evening. `` be back.