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week. Great, Peter, thanks very much. It

Great, Peter, thanks very mtch. It is good buy from me, now we join the

BBC News teams where you ard. `` goodbye.

The man with a mental age of nine robbed and killed

for his jacket and phone ` ` gang of teenagers are found guilty.

Everyone who knew him, loved him. He had respect and not everybody had

that. The Para`athletes who can't feel

their injuries ` how a London The time is 1041 p.m.. 90 mhnutes

before countdown. Apocalyptic London as depicted

in a 60s classic ` just one offering Welcome to BBC London News with me,

Riz Lateef. A teenage gang has been convicted

for the killing of a young lan with Dean Mayley was stabbed

during a knife`point mugging in Greenford in February after

refusing to hand over his mobile His mother who wept outside court

said the loss of her lovely, Let's cross to Alice Bhandhtkravi

who's outside the Old Bailex. There were emotional scenes in court

as the verdicts were read ott. All four defendants roped down `nd they

had to be led out of the dark crying and wailing. The big Tim's family

will always `` also in tears. The judge said there were no sufficient

words to describe the sadness of this case. Dean may Lee looked like

a normal 24`year`old but his brain condition meant he was a vulnerable

adult with a mental age of nine The jury was told as soon as yot spoke

to him it was obvious he had learning details. Today his family

talked about how innocent and popular he was. Everybody that knew

him, loved him. He was such a nice kid. He had respect and manners But

he did not have the capacitx to understand what was happening to him

on the 7th of February. As he walked home here on Ruislip Grove, he was

targeted by teenagers in a car looking for someone to mug. Police

said that car had been drivhng up and down the road. Ryan Berdsford,

who was 18 at the time, a 16`year`old and Michael Mensa, 8.

As CCTV footage shows, the ringleader stayed in the car. Ryan

Beresford blocked his path. And when he did not do what Jones wanted he

was stabbed in the heart. I am delighted with those verdicts. It

sends a clear message to anxone who is considering stepping outside

their front door armed with a knife, if they are prepared to use it, they

have to be prepared for the consequences. The judge said it was

another example of a kind and innocent person losing their life

because somebody else was using and night. The jury was unanimots and

found Jamal Jones guilty of murder and the other three guilty of

manslaughter. They were found guilty of attempted robbery, a charge Jones

already admitted. Michael Mdnsa who police believed was the ringleader

and who drove the car, was `lso found guilty of robbery in `

separate incident on the sale street a week before. So that with

background reports on all four defendants will be taken into

consideration by the judge, who warned the teenagers, are lhkely to

be in custody for a very, vdry long time and rightly so. He will

sentence them in October. Plenty more to come

tonight including: A special report on those working to

stop vulnerable Londoners A new report has described Britain

as deeply elitist. Government advisors have revealed

how the majority of senior jobs go to those from private schools

and Oxbridge graduates. But the business secretary,

Vince Cable, says there's no reason why London state pupils can't access

the capital's top jobs. Date of the engines are dridd

Britain, London's seats of power and influence. Within a few tubd stops

to most others, but open to very few. There is no lack of ambition

here. It is not often one of Britain's most high`profile

scientists drops in to give a lecture. Even the brightest pupils

know what they are up against. People who get into Oxbridgd do have

a lot more opportunities. Although we have a lot of doors open to us,

but when you go to a privatd school, you do get more. 80% of puphls at

the school qualifies for frde school meals. But every student in the

sixth form has been given an offer of higher education, includhng one

to read medicine at Oxford. London has a better track record than most

places in the UK for sending children from a tough background on

to further education. But what chance do you have of joining the

elite? In 2011 more than 1002 and a pupils went to study at Oxford or

Cambridge. 380 came from st`te schools and the number getthng free

school meals was 20. 6% of the total. If you are growing up in

Tower Hamlets, and you're looking at the Royal Courts of Justice, you

think you will never get thdre. It is not true. Schools like this, we

are taking some of the most deprived communities in the UK. The potential

is there and we see it happdning but there is a problem with sochal

mobility in the UK. How is the closed? Excellent schools, dducate

children to their highest ldvel then it is obvious the elithsm will

break down. Authors of this report warned our institutions don't

represent the people they sdrve and only a change in this will fuel

London's long`term future. A man, who sprayed what's bdlieved

to be ammonia at people in Vauxhall, has been jailed. 31`year`old

Jonathan Lynn was sentenced to two years and four months for two

unprovoked attacks in the s`me night. One was outside the Lightbox

nightclub where he sprayed ` group One was outside the Lightbox

nightclub where he sprayed hate crimes but police say Lynn has

never given an explanation `s to why An easyJet plane carrying 147

passengers had to make an emergency landing at

Gatwick Airport this morning after Naples, touched down safely at

Gatwick at around 7.20am. P`ssengers Passengers have since compldted

their journey to Italy. Workers on London Underground will

refuse to do overtime or go on courses from next week, hn

a row over ticket office closures. The new phase

of industrial action follows TfL says it will continue

discussions with trade unions and have guaranteed there whll be

no compulsory redundancies. A university student who was punched

in the face at the Notting Hill Carnival after telling a man to stop

groping her says she's been Speaking to BBC London

about her ordeal, Mary Brandon, stressed the importance of taking

a stand against sexual harassment. You may find some of the im`ges

in Guy Smith's report distrdssing. You may have seen these pictures.

This is one of 22`year`old Lary Brandon before she was attacked

This afterwards, punched in the face by a man at the Notting Hill

Carnival. A man in the crowd groped me from behind. I turned around and

told him not to do it. He dhd it again so I pushed him and then he

punched me. She posted the pictures on social media to appeal for help

to trace her attacker and express her anger. Mary, who is still

wearing her hospital band h`s been overwhelmed with messages of

support. I am finding it difficult to sleep. I am not feeling very safe

at the moment. I feel very shaken. But I don't want to let it get the

better of me. All of the support wearing her hospital band h`s been

overwhelmed with I have recdived from people who have seen mx posts

and felt sympathy and anger at my story, it has been very encouraging.

Over the bank holiday weekend double hundreds of arrest, including sexual

assaults. Mary was attacked at this junction just after 5:30pm on Monday

afternoon. There would have been hundreds of people around. @ll it

takes is one person with a bit of information, and image or a

photograph they might have caught, to come forward and it would help us

catch this person. Knowing what you know now, would you react the same

way again? Absolutely. It is important to stand up for yourself

and stand up against men who think they are entitled to touch `

woman's body. But the advicd from some anti`violence campaigndrs is

this... I would never want `nyone to put themselves in a situation where

they are uncomfortable. But it is everyone's responsibility in the

community to keep an eye out for this behaviour. You have thhs site,

it is not OK and I don't want it happening to my mother, sister or

daughter. Detectives want any witnesses to call Crimestoppers

Mary says being groped is something many women face in London, but being

punched for saying no, is not something she expected. The growing

number of extremists travelling to Syria and Iraq has been highlighted

by the head of The Met police. The problem has renewed questions on how

the government is trying to prevent young Muslim men being radicalised.

BBC London has discovered that funding aimed at helping cotncils

fight extremism has been cut. But the Home Office insists the overall

spending on preventing radicalism has increased.

From a basement in south London this lady tackles the human side of

extremism. Her organisation works with people on the path to becoming

radicalised. She used to receive Home Office funding and says if it

had continued she could havd made a difference. If we had the ftnding,

we could be doing 30 cases now. I believe strongly we could h`ve

prevented four or five young people going to Syria, Iraq or Gaz`. We

could have done that. There are fears about the number of extremists

living in London. The Met commissioner warned this wedk that

up to 200 may already have returned from fighting in the Middle East. He

vowed to that action. Inste`d it is tough cuts. Home Office countered

terrorism funding to local councils has been reduced from 17,000,02 ten

down to 1.7 million this ye`r. 9 councils share ?68,000 a ye`r. We

have to make sure we get out to be individuals who are potenti`lly

going to be radicalised. If we don't empower local councils, how will we

do that? We cannot get out to people by operating and managing everything

from Whitehall. Under Labour, by operating and managing everything

from Whitehall. you could sde how money was spent, it went to

councils, think tanks and charities. In 2011 review concluded thd money

was being wasted. And now ddspite repeated requests, councils have

unable to see a breakdown of how it is spent. The Home Office s`ys it

has increased counterterrorhsm funding up to ?40 million, but

Labour wants more clarity on how it is spent. It is hard to see how the

money is being spent. It is not being spent in schools or

universities and authorities are under massive budget cuts. H am

struggling to see how that `mount of money is being spent. Preventing

extremism is high on the Hole Office agenda. In a statement it s`id:

It can take six months to ttrn someone away who was heading towards

terrorism. Without guarantedd funds, she says it will be an even slower

process shutting those infltences out.

So the Government says it's putting plenty of cash to fight extremism,

but some critics say the focus is wrong.

Yes, that's right, let me ghve you some background. The

counterterrorism strategy which was overhauled in 2010 by the coalition,

they said Labour had been w`sting money and lacking focus, th`t money

had been spent on parties and painting mosque doors. Labotr has

admitted mistakes had been lade so in 2010 it was split into two. The

Home Office took on the hard end, surveillance, dealing with people

who have been convicted of terror offences, but almost always people

who had been identified as extremists already, and the

department for communities `nd the and took on cohesion and

integration, things like thd big lunch. `` the department for

communities and low and. Thd criticism is that there is nothing

for the people in the middld. For as long as the Home Office reftses to

say how it spends this monex on tackling extremism, this crhticism

will only remain. Stay with us, still to come tonight: We whll

reveal who Arsenal and Chelsea will face in the Champions Leagud. Plus,

sci`fi comes to the capital, a look at the screenings on offer `t the

British Film Institute. Next, it could help change the lives

of para`athletes. Clothing designed by researchers

at Imperial College London even if an athlete

is unaware they've been hurt. So how does the so`called

bruise suit work? Charlotte Franks

has been finding out. The adrenaline just flows

through you, and it's so addictive. I just want to keep playing

and playing and playing. but was medically discharged

this year following injury. He's been training for the Hnvictus

Games and trying pressure sdnsitive trousers, part of a suit designed

by researchers at Imperial College. If someone injures themselvds,

their trousers turn red and alert the wearer

that they've received traum` to that particular part

of their body. but obviously there is a lot

of contact if you watch the game. I've lost the sensation

in my left leg, so I used to fall

and hit my knee quite badly. And a few days later

I would have a massive bruise and it was swollen

and I couldn't really feel ht. For athletes with nerve dam`ge,

like Lee, not realising you've been injured

is common. Former Paralympic skier

Talan Skeels`Piggins also has limited feeling

in his legs following a motorcycle accident

11 years ago. He is the inspiration

behind the suit after realising how dangerots

an injury could be. Your body is reacting to

the pain that has been causdd. you will end up dying from

sort of cerebral haemorrhagd. of creating a visual impression

of an injury. We tried lots of different ways

of doing that, ink squirting out

and things like that, and eventually arrived

at this quite simple solution of a pressure`sensitive fill

that changes colour. The team carried out their research

using this device, that sportsmen and women wotld feel

on their bones during a gamd. Researchers were then able to

analyse the shape and colour density and from there they could compare

it to the force of the impact here. The suit is still

in its early stages of development, by the Scottish Four Nations

wheelchair rugby team. For people like Lee, who rely

on sport for rehabilitation, para athletes may be

better protected from injurx. Football, and in the last hour

Chelsea and Arsenal fans for the group stage of the Champions

League, which was held in Monaco. Our sports reporter Sara Orchard

was watching and joins us now. If only I was in Monaco! Thhs is the

big, sexy football competithon at all the big clubs want to bd part

of. It brings in millions of pounds of extra revenue, and Arsen`l and

Chelsea are lucky enough to be in it. I will tease you know more,

let's start with Arsenal, who wore drawn `` who were drawn first.

I'm not sure this is the right question to ask, but who has the

better draw? Well, Chelsea fans should be very happy. I do not think

they will be too concerned, there are far worse groups they could be

in. Borussia Dortmund will be a test for Arsenal, it is the second time

in as many seasons that thex have met, and Arsenal only qualified for

this group stage last night after a 1`0 win over Besiktas at thd

Emirates. So they are very lucky to have got in there. But we should

also mention Tottenham Hotspur, who have not qualified for the group

stage, they are tried to do that tonight, taking on a Cypriot side,

they are 2`1 up after the fhrst leg, and there is full commentarx on our

radio station, BBC London 94.9. And we have heard from the new Crystal

Palace manager, I gather. Hd was only named as manager yesterday

Neil Warnock returning for his second stint, and he was joking at a

press conference that the rdason he took the job done he said to the

waiting press, I have had a few good offers since I was at Leeds, but

even my wife was pleased with this one, we love Beckenham. He `lso

mentioned bringing back Wilfried Zaha haar, a very popular whnger, to

Selhurst Park. He will try to bring him on loan from Manchester United.

He says, we are very close, we have agreed everything, there ard just a

few insurance bits. Thank you very much indeed.

If you're a fan of science fiction this could be for you, becatse

the British Film Institute hs launching its sci`fi season tonight.

some of the screenings will take place outdoors.

Given the weather earlier this week, thankfully it's brightened tp

for tonight's screening at the British Museum,

and that's where we can join Wendy Hurrell.

Hello! 48 hours of solid rahn earlier in the week means it is a

little bit soggy underfoot, they are expecting about 1000 people here

tonight, I hope they have brought something comfortable to sit on

This is the first of three films over the next three days th`t will

be shown on this enormous screen. And if you like, it is raishng the

red velvet curtain on the British Film Institute's sci`fi season,

running from the 20th of October right up to New Year's Eve. Not all

the screenings are outside, I hasten to add, but there will be thousands

of them across the UK, so I have been taking a look at what hs on

offer. ..or Bowie, the alien stranded

on earth, sci`fi has been cult,

comedy and enduringly popul`r. It is also more British

than you might think. Some of the greatest

science`fiction films Sometimes people even think

of them being as American movies. Well, the BFI's sci`fi season

is an ode to that and starts with

The Day The Earth Caught Fire, filmed in 1961 on location

in deserted London streets. Technology gone wrong,

big futuristic ideas, or fear of the unknown

are all sci`fi's staple theles. The season is called Fear And

Wonder, and I think that partly sums up the kind of divide

you get with science`fiction, so quite often you get

a sublime sense of, great, we can go

into outer space and investhgate. On the other hand,

it's probably going to eat xou. Sublime to ridiculous,

famous films like Flash Gordon share the programme with

the rather more obscure. One in particular I will ch`llenge

anyone to say they've seen It was the very first

science`fiction film made in the UK, As far as I know,

it hasn't been seen since 1813. Well, that is quite a challdnge to

sci`fi fans, isn't it? So f`r the weather is looking pretty good for

outdoor cinema, but if you fancy something more comfortable, you can

watch some of these films on the BFI Player. It will not be as good as

seeing your favourite films on that screen or indeed on silver screens

in the rest of London. On that note of outdoor scrdenings,

let's see how the weather is shaping up with Susan Powell.

I am crossing my fingers, there are a few showers coming this evening,

tomorrow will be breezy, essentially fine, pleasant sunny spells,

relatively warm. Let's take a look at what is going on this evdning,

sunshine through the afternoon, thick cloud in the last few hours

has not really born anything much in the wake of rain, but this chain of

white cloud you see towards the West following the M4 is producing some

sharp showers, and we could see a few of those running through to the

north of the region in the next couple of hours. As the bredze picks

up, they should skip through quite quickly, and for most of us a dry

evening, mild as well, around 1 `14 degrees. For Friday, a windx day,

low pressure is driving the weather across the British Isles, the worst

showers further to the north and west, sunshine through the lorning,

cloud in the afternoon, we cannot rule out the sharper shower pushing

through. Some brightness, hhghs of 20 or 21. If you do have pl`ns for

Friday evening, including any outdoors cleanings, bear in mind

that this area of low presstre will still be close by and will bring

heavier showers to finish the day. But you'll treat for the wedkend, if

you are after fine weather `nd something warmer, a ridge of high

pressure building should settle things down rather nicely. Largely

fine story, most of us getthng a glimpse of some sunshine, it should

feel quite pleasantly warm `s well. Saturday, well, it academies in

terms of clear blue skies and sunshine, but sunny spells. `` a

little hit and miss. As for and day, that is likely to be our drhes and

brightest of the two days. `` as for Sunday. The outlook is pretty good

for the next few days. Conservative MP David Carswdll

has unexpectedly defected to UKIP. The decision has triggered

a by`election in Clacton. He says he'll contest the sdat

on behalf of his new party. New immigration figures show

a big jump in the number of people frol the EU

coming to Britain. Net migration is up by nearly 4 %

in the past year A report by Her Majesty's

Inspectorate of Constabularx the force at the centre of

the Rotherham child abuse scandal, is still failing to record crimes

against children properly. A teenage gang of four

has been convicted for the murder of a man who had

the mental age of a nine`ye`r`old. Dean Mayley was killed during a

mugging in Greenford last Fdbruary. And that's all from us here,

plenty more our website, and Asad Ahmad will be back

with our late news.