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you are. Tonight, I report set up exposing sham same`sex marriages.

exposing sham same`sex marrhages. 30% of these are for the avoidance

of immigration control. Criminal gangs charge to organised f`ke

gangs charge to organised fake weddings. One of the top st`te

weddings. One of the top state schools banned Muslim pupil from

wearing a face veil. Improved it wearing a face veil. Improved it

should network or face riots, warning from the man who runs the

transport in London. And ond of transport in London. And one of

London's greatest archaeological discoveries, experts want to hear

from those who visited this Roman temple.

Good evening and welcome to the programme, we start tonight with an

investigation by BBC London which has revealed how criminal gangs are

has revealed how criminal g`ngs are organising sham gay weddings to get

round immigration controls. Same`sex marriages were only made legal in

March but already criminals charging up to ?10,000 every time ard

March but already criminals charging up to ?10,000 every time are setting

up sham marriages. It is thought up to 20% are arranged to gain

citizenship. In March, same`sex marriages were finally recognised as

legal. Congratulations, you may kiss the groom. A significant moment in

history but one that has opdned the groom. A significant molent in

history but one that has opened the door for criminal gangs to dxploit.

door for criminal gangs to exploit. We have been tipped off that are

remaining in gang in London specialises in arranging sham

same`sex marriages to dodge immigration laws so we sent an

undercover reporter to pose as a would`be bride. The cover story is

she is an illegal immigrant seeking a fake marriage. Our contact will

pretend to be her uncle and act as go`between. We've protected has

identity `` his identity. These are suspected of supplying bogus bride.

Discussions turned to business. These later at another meeting, Jake

bride is provided. `` days later. It's clear she's also in on the

scam. Rules for citizenship are strict.

These people have passed legally but the numbers of those willing to

cheat are growing. The Home Office stop marriages on a weekly basis. Up

to 30% of marriages are for the avoidance of immigration control.

That only accounts for strahght That only accounts for straight

weddings. When it comes to gay marriage, registrars are struggling.

It is difficult to detect. Most It is difficult to detect. Lost

registrars would have some concerns that they are performing ceremonies

that are not quite real. Our undercover bride is meeting the

partner again but she is not here. The gang says she is involved in a

The gang says she is involvdd in a different fake wedding. A

replacement bride says she has helped six sham marriages. She poses

for a photo shoot to be used as background evidence of the happy

couple. From the images it xou background evidence of the happy

couple. From the images it you have couple. From the images it xou have

shown me I would want them to be followed up I immigration

enforcement teams. We are strengthening the legislation to

enable registrars to share information more readily to better

identify this where it may be occurring. As the wedding is about

to be organised it is Peter and Ricardo taking centre stage. I want

to have a chat with you about the to have a chat with you abott the

marriages you have been arranging marriages you have been arr`nging

illegally. They are unwilling to talk but once the police see the

talk but once the police sed the evidence they could be facing 14

years in prison. You can sed the years in prison. You can see the

full story on inside out London tonight at 7:30 p.m.. Stay with us.

Coming up: A special moment for the man who was able to stand to deliver

his father of the bride spedch his father of the bride speech

thanks to a bionic suit. One of London's top state schools

has banned one of its Muslim pupils has banned one of its Muslim pupils

from wearing a face veil. C`mden from wearing a face veil. C`mden

School for Girls which had a mixed School for Girls which had ` mixed

sixth form says they will ban any dress. `` stressed that does not

allow for interaction. This is one of the best state schools in

London, famed for its open`linded London, famed for its open`minded

approach. But the dress codd which approach. But the dress code which

does not include a uniform is keeping one of its students from

starting her A`levels. The 16`year`old decided to wear the

traditional Islamic veil to cover her hair and face. Her sister

traditional Islamic veil to cover her hair and face. Her sistdr says

the stands has been very upsetting. My sister wants to wear it. They are

her own reasons. I don't fedl like her own reasons. I don't feel like

her education should be compromise, or the way she dresses should affect

the way anyone looks at her. Camden School for Girls admits boys in the

sixth form and says they will not comment on individual cases. The

school said it has an appearance policy and students of the school

may wear what they wish subject to any requirements in the interests

may wear what they wish subject to any requirements in the intdrests of

any requirements in the interests of teaching and learning, health and to

the. It said inappropriate dress which offends public decency or

the. It said inappropriate dress which offends public decencx or does

not allow interactions will be challenged. The students we spoke to

disagreed, including the head of challenged. The students we spoke to

disagreed, including the he`d of the disagreed, including the head of the

feminist Association. It is kind of creating this wall between the few

people making this decision and the students and it is really affecting

everybody's views of the school. If everybody's views of the school If

that is what she believes in then it is her right to express herself.

Camden is OK for religions `nd doing Camden is OK for religions and doing

what you want and I think it is bad they are stopping her. The `rgument

it is hard to teach or there are it is hard to teach or there are

security reasons is interesting but security reasons is interesting, but

I think overall they can find a compromise. An online petition has

been gathering support but Camden School for Girls said they had met

the family to explain why they stuck to the dress code and said they hope

to see her in class soon. 18 people have been rescued from a fire at a

block of flats in Battersea this afternoon. Firefighters tackled the

blaze which broke out on the fourth blaze which broke out on the fourth

floor of the house. Ten people were treated for minor injuries. It is

not known what caused the fhre. treated for minor injuries. It is

not known what caused the fhre. 17 Eritrean nationals have been handed

to immigration after causing havoc on the M25 this morning. Thd legal

immigrants were spotted running from the back of a lorry on the motorway.

Rush`hour traffic slowed down whilst police dealt with the inciddnt.

Rush`hour traffic slowed down whilst police dealt with the incident. A

police dealt with the inciddnt. A court has heard how a graphic

designer will allegedly tridd to designer will allegedly tridd to

kill her mother using poison she had bought on a secret website. She

arranged for the substance to be sent over from the United States

then laced drink with it. The court heard that she lived with

her sister and her mother and they must have seemed highly respectable

and happy but the prosecution said that her mother was highly

manipulative and controlling and would not allow her daughter to

marry the man she loved. Shd had, according to the prosecution

barrister, set out in a calculated and premeditated fashion to murder

her mother. It is alleged she bought a highly toxic poison on the

her mother. It is alleged she bought a highly toxic poison on thd dark

web, on the Internet, from the United States. The prosecution said

she put it in her mother's drink and watched her drink it. The jtry

she put it in her mother's drink and watched her drink it. The jury were

watched her drink it. The jtry were told nothing happened and she was

far less toxic `` it was far less toxic if swallowed rather than being

inhaled or injected. The cotrt toxic if swallowed rather than being

inhaled or injected. The court heard inhaled or injected. The court heard

the FBI identified a man in the US and documents pointed to him having

exported it to the UK. The court was told the FBI passed information to

the Metropolitan Police which led to the arrest of the accused. She

denies attempted murder, shd the arrest of the accused. She

denies attempted murder, she denies denies attempted murder, shd denies

acquiring the biological toxin. She has pleaded guilty to two counts of

attempting to acquire biological toxin.

The head of Transport for London said the capital's transport crisis

risks sparking riots. He warns of social unrest if low paid workers

cannot commute more easily into cannot commute more easily hnto

work. Labour say this highlights cannot commute more easily into

work. Labour say this highlhghts a lack of investment under a

Conservative mere and government. `` conservative city leader. It was not

hard to find passengers worried about the cost of commuting today.

They are increasing the prices, not the wages. Some people are not

working. It's very difficult, the prices are going up and the minimum

wage is very low. This new lum prices are going up and the minimum

wage is very low. This new mum says wage is very low. This new mum says

her partner spends ?50 per week travelling to Croydon. Her commute

has not been comfortable. Trying to get on the bus was shocking, nobody

would get up to give you a seat Getting on the bus was a bit

frightening because you don't know who will be pushing on you `nd you

should not be worried about getting on the bus to get to work. This area

is in the top ten deprived wards in England and it was a stark warning

from the transport commissioner in the national newspaper. Provide

better services at affordable fears or risk a repeat of scenes like

these, the riots of 2000 11 `` 011. these, the riots of 2000 11 `` 2011.

I've been in favour of relatively high fears because I need the money.

What I'm saying is that acttally What I'm saying is that acttally

public spending around 2015, that will be a crossroads. We cannot run

the milage London needs beyond 017 without extra money. By 2038. There

will be an extra 1.3 million Londoners. Without major

infrastructure projects, he warns Londoners may not even be able to

get onto transport in peak times. Crossrail may not be ready for

another 15 years. Today, a lack of investment under a Tory mere

another 15 years. Today, a lack of investment under a Tory merd and

government was being blamed. I think we've seen infrastructure spending

fall by 12% under this government, we have seen road schemes scrapped,

stalled, delayed. We have sden we have seen road schemes scrapped,

stalled, delayed. We have seen cuts stalled, delayed. We have sden cuts

to bus services. Public transport across the city is suffering from

those changes. The office of them are said Boris Johnson would not be

commenting. The Department for Transport said they are providing

significant support but will it be enough?

We can speak to our political editor who joins us from the Labour Party

conference in Manchester. Some interesting comments but he has been

presiding over price rises were a number of years. Yes, now you will

know that the actual decision to raise or reduce fares is political,

but Sir Peter has been pushhng for but Sir Peter has been pushing for

above inflation rises and h`s got above inflation rises and has got

them, so he could be exposed to the charge of not knowing much until now

charge of not knowing much tntil now only impact this was having on poor

people and we might have he`rd that people and we might have heard that

before. Sir Peter is stresshng people and we might have he`rd that

before. Sir Peter is stressing what he is saying is he is just `bout

able to cope up to now but the real problem will kick in with the

growing population, it has shifted out to the outskirts of London.

There are more people on low income who will struggle to pay thdse

There are more people on low income who will struggle to pay these fears

there is always a risk with emotive language like this, this may have

raised the issue and help show the plight of the capital and how he

wants this to be addressed. On the other, some might interpret this

as, how have we got into a situation like this? Then point out that it is

down to a Conservative led government or a Conservative leader.

It is a special moment for `ny father but for Irving Caplan,

standing together to give the speech was even more poignant because for

was even more poignant becatse for two years he has not been able to

use his arms or legs after ` two years he has not been able to

use his arms or legs after ` cycling accident. Thanks to a special suit

accident. Thanks to a speci`l suit he was able to stand. I'm reliably

informed that there was not a dry eye in the house when he gave the

father of the bride speech. This is for a specific reason. He w`lked

for a specific reason. He walked across the room about 30 stdps in

across the room about 30 steps in the space of around three mhnutes

the space of around three minutes with the help of a special robotic

suit. How was that experience? Highly emotional. Very special

suit. How was that experience? Highly emotional. Very spechal event

Highly emotional. Very special event for any fallow but explain why for

yourself. Having been in a wheelchair now for nearly two years,

it is the one thing at `` any father wants, to what his daughter down the

aisle. That was not possible but this was the next best thing, being

able to get up and walk across the dance floor, do my welcoming speech.

Explain how it was possible and why it was so important to not be in the

wheelchair. It was possible because I was loaned the use of this

exoskeleton, which we came across at exoskeleton, which we came `cross at

an exhibition in Birmingham, got talking to the people understand,

tongue in Cheek said it would be lovely to walk down the aisle and

they said, that sounds an interesting idea, it did not come to

fruition on that but we managed interesting idea, it did not come to

fruition on that but we man`ged to use it so I could do my speech. You

were a keen cyclist, what w`s the sense of freedom like for you? As a

cyclist, I used to go out any time, any weather. But being confhned to

cyclist, I used to go out any time, any weather. But being confined to a

any weather. But being confhned to a wheelchair is obviously very

frustrating. At least with the exoskeleton I had the chance to feel

a bit normal, back at the rhght a bit normal, back at the right

height, on the same high level as other people `` are you level. It

gives you a sense of being normal again. Thank you very much indeed.

gives you a sense of being normal again. Thank you very much hndeed. I

know you have been working with the Aspire charity to make things like

this more accessible for people with similar spinal injuries, and the

hope is to make this sort of thing more available to those with those

sort of injuries. Thank you very much indeed.

A head after night gala performance celebrating 25 years of Miss Saigon,

we talk to the original and current Kast, as well as the producer,

Kast, as well as the producdr, Cameron Mackintosh. `` current

Cameron Mackintosh. `` currdnt cast.

On Friday all eyes will be on Scotland,

for a more sporting reason with the Ryder Cup being held at Gleneagles.

But one of the golfing contest's most famous former

And in the last month the club, set on the exclusive estate in Virginia

Water, was sold to a Chinesd investment company for ?135 million.

Here's our sports reporter Sara Orchard.

In 1953, the Ryder Cup came to Wentworth. Peter Alice, heartbroken

by his failure. The club now boasts 318`hole golf courses and is known

for its strict rules of etiquette for its strict rules of etipuette

and its exclusive estate setting, and this month it was sold for 135

and this month it was sold for ?135 million. It is rather grand. It

always had an aura about it. There is a nest of golf clubs in that

area, very nice clubs, silvdr birch area, very nice clubs, silver birch

trees, pine, Heather, and some are more golf like than others.

Wentworth was always like a country club, with a swimming pool and grand

tennis courts. Richard caring sold the club to a Chinese company, and

as China's business interests in the UK continue to deepen, the latest

acquisition on the edge of Surrey comes as no surprise to those in the

city. They are looking up when work because it is historical, the

epitome of luxury, and because because it is historical, the

epitome of luxury, and becatse of its history it lines up with so much

of the great new interest of the Chinese in golf. Despite controlling

a budget of billions, even the Chancellor released a statelent on

Chancellor released a statement on the Wentworth sale,

George Osborne mentioned this because it's indicative of the

changing nature of the Chinese interest in investment outshde

China. We had Harvey Nichols, Barclays Bank, Thames Water, so they

are going across the board now. This delegation of Chinese business

people is now commonplace in London as they look to tap in to more than

just the major infrastructure projects is a fair way to invest

their money. Bash as a fairway. `` as a fairway.

It's been described as one of London's most significant

When the Roman Temple of Mithras was unearthed in 195

in the City of London an estimated 35,000 people flocked there to have

Now, the Museum of London Archaeology wants to track down

anyone who has memories or even footage of the event 60 years ago.

I'm pleased to say archaeologist Sophie Jackson joins me, and it

certainly sounds interesting. Why now? It's 60 years since thd

now? It's 60 years since the discovery, so useful moment to

capture it, but it's also that we are involved in trying to

reconstruct the Temple of Mhthras, reconstruct the Temple of Mithras,

so any information we have people who queued up at the time to see the

temple would be fantastic. Ht's who queued up at the time to see the

temple would be fantastic. Ht's also a fantastic part of history itself,

the thousands of people who queued and the public response. In a sense,

it became a nomadic archaeological find, if you like, because it was

find, if you like, because ht was dismantled and rebuilt, then

dismantled again. You are looking for people who saw it in its

original place in 1954. That's absolutely right. Thousands of

people visited, and we have lots of press photographs, and we c`n see

people taking photographs and cine film of the site. So far we've only

seen one colour photograph of the temple and we would love to see

more. So if people have any information or even stories of

coming to London on Monday and why coming to London on Monday `nd why

it was so exciting, what they coming to London on Monday and why

it was so exciting, what thdy saw, it was so exciting, what they saw,

what it meant, that would bd great. what it meant, that would be great.

What if, by chance, because there are a lot of children who went to

see it, somebody took something from the site by accident. You would like

to see that, and presumably they would be given an amnesty? There

would be an amnesty all over. We would be delighted to see anything

and everything come back. Sophie Jackson, thank you very much.

So please do get in touch if you visited the Temple in 1954

Just go to the BBC London F`cebook page ` where you'll find details

on how to contact the Museul of London Archaeology.

25 years ago a musical opened in the West End which uprooted the Opera

Madame Butterfly and placed it in the Vietnam war. A tricky sell,

Madame Butterfly and placed it in the Vietnam war. A tricky sdll, but

the Vietnam war. A tricky sell, but a night Miss Saigon is celebrating a

successful quarter of a century with a gala performance that reunites its

current and original cast. The original production opened at

current and original cast. The original production opened `t the

Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1989 original production opened at the

Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 198 and Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1989 and

ran for ten years, and sincd Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 198 and

ran for ten years, and since then ran for ten years, and since then

Miss Saigon has been seen bx ran for ten years, and sincd then

Miss Saigon has been seen by over 40 Miss Saigon has been seen bx over 40

million people worldwide. The revamped version broke box office

records for advanced bucket `` bookings to the delight of hts

bookings to the delight of its producer. There's a whole ndw

audience for musical theatre who audience for musical theatre who

have heard of the show but have never had the chance to see it

before, so I wanted to bring it back, but I wanted to bring it back

and make this something special. back, but I wanted to bring it back

and make this something special To and make this something special. To

night, a gala performance of the show will bring together both the

original and current cast mdmbers to original and current cast members to

celebrate its 25 year history. It's a very special show. It was the

first musical I ever did. London run for a year, and then New York for a

year. I feel it has never gone away. We had various anniversaries and

celebrations and meetings. But it's just wonderful, 25 years later, to

be back. And also getting to perform a bit of it. It's the role of a

lifetime for an Asian actor. If you are the right age, the right look,

and have the right pipes for the score, then yes. Not a lot of women

can do this. The revived show is grittier and less operatic and has

attracted a younger generathon of theatre`goers. From what I have seen

of the original, it has evolved purely with time. Stylistically,

films have changed, books h`ve changed and theatre has changed.

It's just a slightly more modern thing. You can't get enough of the

music, it's so power. It makes you cry just listening to it. Not

crying, but laughing all the way to crying, but laughing all thd way to

the bank is Cameron Mackintosh who claims he has not been risk averse.

It is not safe. In the strahght It is not safe. In the straight

theatre, you always see classic plays again. It rarely happdns in

plays again. It rarely happens in musical theatre. But what I love is

having the opportunity to read do it having the opportunity to read do it

for a modern generation. `` do it again.

Let's get a check on the weather now with Wendy Hurrell.

Yes, and a dry spell, and wd haven't had much rain in September. Fine

days this week but some cold nights. You will probably notice it, and

that is because we are conthnuing that is because we are conthnuing

the clear skies by day into the night and we have a good 12 hours of

near darkness as we go throtgh the near darkness as we go through the

nights. That gives it a good chance for the temperatures to drop away.

This morning, for example, we were down to 2 degrees at 3am but it shot

up to 19 by the end of the afternoon. You can see the great

difference in temperature at this time of year, and we are dohng

difference in temperature at this time of year, and we are doing at

time of year, and we are dohng at the other way round of the moment

the other way round of the loment because the sun is going to set and

the temperatures will drop like a stone as we still have clear skies

and the light winds, and as we go through the night, there will be

missed and one or two fog patches missed and one or two fog patches

developing. Those prone spots, and I used one as an example, those might

go as low as two or three degrees. go as low as two or three degrees.

Generally the suburbs and rtral Generally the suburbs and rtral

spots, six or 7 degrees, then the spots, six or 7 degrees, then the

towns and cities between nine and 11, but anyway you look at it,

actually commute first thing tomorrow. There will be the familiar

Miss teen is in the sky as well. But Miss teen is in the sky as well. But

by around 9am, the mist will have burnt away and there will be

burnt away and there will bd sunshine, and that will continue on

and off through the afternoon with a bit more cloud. Another dry day, and

bit more cloud. Another dry day and temperatures above where we would

expect them to be at this time of expect them to be at this thme of

year. London getting up to 20 degrees. A little more cloud at the

end of the day and overnight there could be patchy rain. Maybe a grey

start to Wednesday, but oncd could be patchy rain. Maybe a grey

start to Wednesday, but once again, start to Wednesday, but once again,

through the afternoon, many breaks in the cloud, and temperatures at

least in the high teens and a bit of least in the high teens and a bit of

a breeze blowing, but from a westerly direction and London on

Wednesday will get you 20 degrees. Wednesday will get you 20 degrees.

Another lovely day on Thursday. Looks like we might have more cloud

in the sky at the time we gdt to the end of the week which could give us

an outbreak of drizzly rain, but the temperatures of 21 degrees are not

temperatures of 21 degrees `re not bad for late September.

Shares in Tesco fell to their lowest level for more than

a decade after it emerged the company overstated a half`year

Four senior executives have been suspended.

Labour has ruled out higher borrowing if it wins power

in next year's general election, and is warning of new curbs

Rises in child benefit would be limited for two years.

BBC London has uncovered evidence that criminal gangs are arr`nging

sham same`sex marriages to help illegal immigrants gain UK

That's it for now, thanks for joining us.

I'll be back later during the Ten O'clock News.

Until then, from all of us on the team here, have a lovely evdning.