17/08/2014 BBC London News

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where you are. Goodbye for now. Good evening. The victim of a

violent burglary, who has been left with serious facial injuries has

told BBC London when he looks back at last week's attack at his home in

Wimbledon, when he fought for his life, he feels more terrified than

he was at the time. University of London lecturer, Paul Kohler was

speaking to our reporter. London lecturer, Paul Kohler was

speaking to our A warning - you may find some of the images in this

report upsetting. At the time they thought my skull was fractured it

swelled up. And my jaw was fractured. When the swelling came

down my eye socket was fractured. I cannot look to the left properly. If

I try and look to the left I get double vision. Paul's face is hardly

recognisable, six days on from a violent burglary. 10pm on Monday he

answered the door to four men. He was battered and his wife

threatened. His daughter and boyfriend killed the police. It is

more terrifying now I look back on it than at the time because you are

so stunned, there is a sense of bewilderment and you almost stand

outside of it and look as though it is a gangster movie. Two men have

been charged with GBH and burglary. The police are looking for two

suspects, male, believed to be Eastern European and aged between

20-30. They want to speak to anyone who saw a two door silver vaux

wagon, with I they believe the suspects used. These CCTV images

show one of the suspects going through Wimbledon theatre car park

and removing surgical gloves. Paul says anyone who knows anything

should come forward. There will be repair work done, hopefully next

week. They will repair the eye socket.

week. They will repair the eye socket I

They will repair the eye socket. I think I will make a full recovery

and I would say worst things have happened to people. I am very, very

lucky. I really am. That is the point. It could have been worse - I

could have lost my sight. This attack which lasted minutes will

have a long-term impact on Paul and his family's lives.

Britain's first specialist clinic for child victims of female againal

mutilation will open next month. It mutilation will open next month It

will be at University College London and provide medical and

psychological treatment to girls. Doctors will carry out examinations

if the police are not sure if mutilation has occurred.

Just days after A level results day, there are calls for apprenticeship

to be given the same importance as going to university. In London the

number of people getting apprenticeships has doubled in

recent years. Some say schools need to be doing more.

Jack gained eight A levels. You might think a top university

beckoned, but he choose the apprenticeship route. He feels this

could work well for plenty of school leavers. For jobs such as medicine,

the knowledge you gain at university is crucial. I feel there is not many

alternatives for that. However, for a people-based business role, where

you are working lots of groups, working to deliver items, then you

can learn on the job - I feel something like an apprenticeship can

offer a great experience. The mayor has made it a priority. A target was

of taken hold of. Some are pushing for the creation of a clearing

system, like with university places. This buddingal lant pool is becoming

vital for London's economy. It is vital. They can learn at the same

time so they don't end up with a massive debt. We are crying out for

skilled trade people. It is a good route to do it. They are getting a

job, a qualification along the way and often end up running their own

business. Like Tim He was the winner of the first series of the

Apprenticeship. He feels progress is being made. Employers on the whole

respect and value these roles. He would like to see schools ins r

incense tiez to better promote this option. At the moment, a very small

margin of success, is does a young person go on to a university place?

That is a tick in the box. If you want to go out and work, you are not

seen as a success criteria for a school. That has to change. They are

now available in a range of industries. Growing numbers are

learning university is far from the only way to get ahead.

Women suffer from depression are being encouraged to attend a trapeze

exercise class in south London to help manage their symptoms. Building

physical strength can help improve mental health. I think for the

people who already had kind of depression issues, they find it so

hard. When they start to get it together, their moods change. They

become a nice tight-knit group. They work well together. It lightens

their mood. They feel better about thementsss.

We should have a dry morning tomorrow. Temperature will be the

same as today. Have a good evening.

Good evening. It was a slow start for England and Wales. We got there

in the end today. A cloudy morning, with some outbreaks of rain. As that

weather front sank south, breaks in the cloud developed. Different

further north - it stayed windy and wet, with showers and longer spells

of rain at times. That low area of pressure drifts off to the east A

few showers drifting further south, inWales and northern England.

The strongest of the winds first thing tomorrow morning across the

far north-east of Scotland. Rough seas. Hopefully fewer showers than

we have seen today. A cloudy start and we run the risk of a few showers

through Wales, the Midlands,