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An investigation by BBC London has uncovered evidence that | :00:13. | :00:17. | |
criminal gangs are arranging sham same`sex marriages to help hllegal | :00:18. | :00:21. | |
The government says it's looking at strengthening | :00:22. | :00:26. | |
the law to enable registrars to share information more readhly. | :00:27. | :00:29. | |
In March, same`sex marriages were finally recognised as legal. | :00:30. | :00:38. | |
Congratulations, you may kiss the groom. | :00:39. | :00:41. | |
A significant moment in history but one that has also opened the | :00:42. | :00:44. | |
We have been tipped off that a Romanian gang in London specialises | :00:45. | :00:55. | |
in arranging sham same`sex larriages to dodge immigration laws. | :00:56. | :00:59. | |
We sent an undercover reporter to pose as a would`be bride. | :01:00. | :01:04. | |
The cover story is, she's an illegal immigrant seeking | :01:05. | :01:06. | |
Our contact will pretend to be her uncle and act as go`between | :01:07. | :01:14. | |
Peter and Ricardo are suspected of supplying bogus brides. | :01:15. | :01:21. | |
In a nearby pub, talk quickly turns to busindss. | :01:22. | :01:41. | |
Days later at another meeting, a fake bride is provided. | :01:42. | :01:47. | |
It is clear that she is also in on the scam. | :01:48. | :01:58. | |
Vetting rules for citizenship are strict. | :01:59. | :01:59. | |
These people have passed legally, but the numbers willing to cheat | :02:00. | :02:02. | |
Here in Brent, the Home Offhce stop marriages on a weekly basis | :02:03. | :02:07. | |
It is thought that up to 30$ of marriages are for the avoidance | :02:08. | :02:12. | |
That only accounts for fake straight weddings. | :02:13. | :02:16. | |
When it comes to gay marriage, registrars are struggling. | :02:17. | :02:19. | |
I would have thought most registrars have some concerns | :02:20. | :02:24. | |
that they are performing ceremonies that are not real. | :02:25. | :02:28. | |
Our undercover bride is meeting her partner again, but she's not here. | :02:29. | :02:32. | |
The gang say she is now involved in a different fake wedding. | :02:33. | :02:35. | |
A replacement bride, in pink, says she has helped | :02:36. | :02:37. | |
She even poses for a photo shoot to be used as background evidence | :02:38. | :02:46. | |
From the images that you have shown me, I | :02:47. | :02:51. | |
would want them to be followed up by our immigration enforcement teams. | :02:52. | :02:55. | |
We are strengthening the law this year to enable | :02:56. | :02:57. | |
registrars to share information more readily to better identify sham | :02:58. | :03:01. | |
As our fake wedding is about to be registered, it hs Peter | :03:02. | :03:07. | |
I just wanted to have a chat with you about the m`rriages | :03:08. | :03:12. | |
They are unwilling to talk now, but once the police see | :03:13. | :03:20. | |
our evidence, they could each be facing up to 14 years in prhson | :03:21. | :03:27. | |
London's transport crisis ?risks sparking riots? if more | :03:28. | :03:31. | |
That's according to the man who runs the capital's tube and bus network. | :03:32. | :03:37. | |
Sir Peter Hendy warns of ?social unrest? if low`paid workers living | :03:38. | :03:40. | |
on the outskirts of London can't commute more easily into work. | :03:41. | :03:43. | |
It was not hard to find passengers worried about the cost of commuting. | :03:44. | :03:52. | |
Today, a stark warning from London's transport commissioner | :03:53. | :04:01. | |
Provide better services at affordable fares, or risk a repeat | :04:02. | :04:07. | |
of scenes like these, the riots of 2001. | :04:08. | :04:11. | |
I am saying that in the public spending round of | :04:12. | :04:17. | |
We cannot run the bus mileage London will need | :04:18. | :04:26. | |
beyond 2017 without a bit of extra money. | :04:27. | :04:28. | |
By 2030, it is thought therd will be an extra 1.5 million Londoners | :04:29. | :04:31. | |
And without major infrastructure projects, he warns that Londoners | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
may not even be able to get onto public transport at peak tiles. | :04:35. | :04:37. | |
He says Crossrail will be full within months. | :04:38. | :04:39. | |
A second Crossrail is needed, but may not be ready | :04:40. | :04:43. | |
We have seen infrastructure spending fall by 12% under this government. | :04:44. | :04:55. | |
We have seen road schemes scrapped, stalled, delayed, | :04:56. | :04:57. | |
big cuts to bus services, and I think | :04:58. | :04:59. | |
our public transport across the city is suffering from those changes | :05:00. | :05:11. | |
The Mayor's office told us that Boris Johnson would not be | :05:12. | :05:13. | |
commenting on the Transport Commissioner's views. | :05:14. | :05:15. | |
The Department for Transport says it shares the Mayor's commitments | :05:16. | :05:17. | |
and is providing significant support, but will it be enotgh | :05:18. | :05:20. | |
with a transport system struggling to keep up with commuters | :05:21. | :05:22. | |
in a capital that is getting ever bigger? | :05:23. | :05:24. | |
An online petition has been set up by pupils to support | :05:25. | :05:27. | |
a 16`year`old Muslim student who's been told she can't attend lessons | :05:28. | :05:30. | |
Camden School for Girls, whhch has a mixed sixth form, says its policy | :05:31. | :05:36. | |
is to challenge dress that doesn't allow pupil`teacher interaction | :05:37. | :05:40. | |
18 people had to be rescued from a fire at a block of flats | :05:41. | :05:44. | |
It happened at Holcroft House, near Clapham Junction. | :05:45. | :05:48. | |
Ten people were treated for minor injuries. | :05:49. | :05:51. | |
A road sweeper from Camden won more than ?4 million | :05:52. | :05:54. | |
on the lottery and then went to work because he didn't believe hd'd won. | :05:55. | :05:58. | |
Joseph Whiting bought three lucky dip tickets just nine minutds | :05:59. | :06:02. | |
I said to my mum, I think I have won the lottery! She said, get off! It | :06:03. | :06:18. | |
is too early for windups, this early in the morning. Then I got her to | :06:19. | :06:22. | |
sit next to me and we checkdd together. Still didn't belidve it. | :06:23. | :06:30. | |
Then I said, right, mum, I `m going to go to work. I will leave that to | :06:31. | :06:36. | |
get here. Make sure you don't do no tidying up or anything! | :06:37. | :06:39. | |
Time for me to wish you a very good night and hand xou over | :06:40. | :06:42. | |
to Wendy Hurrell for the we`ther. It is looking very much likd last | :06:43. | :06:51. | |
week. Fine weather on the w`y for the next few days. | :06:52. | :06:58. | |
Under the clear skies, we whll have temperatures of around ten or 1 | :06:59. | :07:12. | |
degrees in urban areas. Manx of us will be facing 6 degrees tolorrow, | :07:13. | :07:15. | |
so a bit of a nippy start. @ bit of mist will have developed, btt that | :07:16. | :07:19. | |
will burn away quickly. In the afternoon, we continue with the | :07:20. | :07:25. | |
sunny spells drive theme. `` sunny spells and the drive theme. | :07:26. | :07:30. | |
Temperatures are not bad for the time of year. | :07:31. | :07:43. | |
For much of the UK, this week will stay drier than average and warmer | :07:44. | :07:50. | |
than average. We normally expect temperatures of around 22 degrees, | :07:51. | :07:53. | |
but by the end of the week we could get into the low 20s. With clear | :07:54. | :07:58. | |
skies at this time of year, it does turn chilly through the evening | :07:59. | :08:03. | |
More cloud in the north, with a weak weather front producing patchy and | :08:04. | :08:04. | |
light | :08:05. | :08:05. |