10/02/2017 London News

This is what's coming up tonight on BBC London.

Under investigation in Shoreditch, for exam fixing -

one of highest-paid teachers in the country is suspended.

I am worried, specifically because I've got my kids coming to

I think it's going to affect a lot of families, a lot of concerns.

Other senior members of staff are also under investigation.

Five extremists from Luton who tried to radicalise children in a church

by supporting IS militants are jailed.

investigate how renting your home for a night, a week or longer could

be worsening the housing crisis. The headteacher at one of London's

top performing academies is under investigation for possibly fixing a

cat exam results. He has been suspended along with senior members

of staff. Allegations were linked to GCSE results over the past two

years. And the it's one of the top

performing schools in the country. BBC London understands a wide

investigation has been underway for some time into allegations some

examinations, this year and last On a salary of around

?220,000 a year, he is the We were tipped off about this last

night and this morning the trust which runs this academy confirmed

a number of members of staff including Mark Keary

have been suspended. They say it follows

an investigation into alleged misconduct

into examinations, which It has caused obvious

concern for parents. I am worried, specifically covers

I've got my kids coming to I think it's going to affect a lot

of families, a lot of Really I am disappointed about it

because my children go to With this these kind

of things you can't trust the education

in this kind of system. The Department for Education it told

us there is no place for cheating in our schools,

and while XML practice is extremely rare it

is right any allegations

are thoroughly investigated. Following an investigation,

exam malpractice has Resulting in disciplinary

action being taken. But some say a ruthless

results-based system has created unbearable

pressure on heads. We are aware that there seemed

to be a growing number of cases where either teachers

or schools are accused or found And we can't condone

that but we think it's a sign of the pressure

that schools are under. So that means that if you get a year

group with some children who find it hard to learn, they

might have special needs, it doesn't take many of those children

to completely distort your results. And on the basis of

those results school leaders and teachers can

and do lose their jobs. Green Spring used to be

Bethnal Green Academy - in 2015 three teenage pupils fled to Syria

to join so-called Islamic Mark Keary was praised

for his handling of the incident. The school retained its

outstanding Ofsted rating. But now it is under the spotlight

again, over what the Trust admits are serious allegations

of possible exam fixing. This is what's still

to come on the programme. A plumbing firm loses a key legal

battle over the employment rights of its workers,

with far-reaching consequences. There is a demand for quick action

to be taken to improve safety for cyclists in

London. There's a demand for quick action

to be taken to improve safety for cyclists in London,

after three deaths were recorded Mayor of London, Sadeeq Khan agrees

something has to be done, saying millions of pounds will be

invested - to do exactly that. Here's our Transport

Correspondent Tom Edwards. There are flowers by the side of the

road close to where a cyclist died yesterday. The words say a great

father and husband, sadly missed. Ben was one of three cyclist who

died over four days. Carla Morgan and Anita also died in collisions

with vehicles. Again it has raised questions about is enough being done

to protect cyclists. In two of these deaths there are similarities. Both

involved large to vehicles, a coach and an HGV. These in particular have

blindspots where they cannot see the cyclist. One eyewitness has told me

that what happened here was the cyclist came off his bike when he

slipped in the mud. Last year nine cyclists died in London. Millions

have gone into safe or segregated infrastructure, bike tracks, not

everyone likes it though. Campaigners say the mayor must now

speed up plans for safer lorries with better vision and more bike

lanes. On paper's the Maer commitments make sense. He wants to

increase the space for cyclists, you want to make lorries safer. But we

need the delivery to be accelerated. We need things to move off and that

is what is important to prevent more deaths. The mayor has a scheme where

only more lorries with better vision will be allowed on London roads. But

it won't start until 2020. He says he will also invest ?770 million in

cycling, and that includes more segregated lanes.

If you have been a victim of a road accident, if you're

a bereaved family member, then clearly it isn't.

The reality is we have to make it far, far easier and safer to cycle.

The good news is the number of people seek cycling is going up.

There is an appetite for cyclists to cycle. We have to make it as safe

and easy as possible. It's important. We recognise that with a

growing population we have to find other ways of getting people around

the city, and walking and cycling are two ways to do this. There will

be a demonstration by cyclists tomorrow. They cycling and walking

commission will start next week. Friends of those who died, tonight

say there is time for action. -- it is time for action.

Tolu Adeoye is in Edmonton, where one of the victims died

earlier in the week and tributes are continuing to be paid.

There are flowers here at the junction where Anita was knocked off

her bike as she made her way home from work at the nearby warehouse in

the early hours of Monday. She was just 30 years old row. Only recently

married. Originally from Hungary. One of her colleagues has set up a

just giving page which has raised over ?7,000 for funeral costs back

home in Hungary. He describes her as an angel, friendly, per litre, and

will be dearly missed. Her death came as the result of a suspected

hit and run. Two men have been released on bail. Her colleagues

said many of her fellow workers feel too scared to cycle. They want

assurances from the Maer that there will be done to make roads safer to

cycle. Five men have been jailed

for spreading propoganda in support Undercover police recorded them

praising terror attacks Children were amongst those

attending their meetings held in a local church,

as Ayshea Buksh reports. In the back garden of a house in

Bedfordshire a group of men celebrate an unusual anniversary.

Around 80 people including children gathered inside a marquee a year on

from the declaration from so-called Islamic State. It was man of many

meetings held by a local Islamists group in Luton and captured on

camera by an undercover police officer. The five men who organised

the meetings have now been jailed for encouraging support of a banned

terrorist organisation. In his summing up the judge spoke of the

need to punish the men and deter others. He said although they did

not pose a significant risk of harm to the public, they had close

associates who were involved in acts of terror and the speeches they made

and meetings they held were highly influential on young minds. While

listening to the judge, one of the men held his head in his hand while

others at times smiled, one even laughed. That man was the group

leader, Mohammed Alamgir, who was sentenced to 60 is. He was described

by the judge as dangerous and deeply committed to a jihadi mindset. His

deputy was said to be highly intelligent and also committed to

extreme Islamists leafs. The men led the Luton chapter. He is currently

in Belmarsh prison, the man who started it,. Their spiritual leader

is in prison in Lebanon on terrorism charges. Meetings were also attended

by two men jailed last year for plotting to kill an American

soldier. The judge praised the undercover policeman who infiltrated

the group and both the Met and Bedfordshire forces who led the

investigation. But though for those working in Luton's Muslim community

this decision highlights the need for more grassroots work. The

community is looking for guidance, looking for reassurance, and looking

for support from institutions. And those institutions will be local,

local council, local councillors. As these men start their present time,

counterterrorism unit say they will continue to target anyone with

extreme views. A plumber from Dartford

has had his victory against London's Pimlico Plumbers

upheld by the Court of Appeal - which means he's entitled

to basic workers' rights - even though he's employed

as a freelance plumber. Gary Smith had already won

a tribunal hearing into his case, but today's decision at the Court

of Appeal - could have far reaching consequences for others too,

as John Moylan explains. Pimlico Plumbers is one

of London's best-known firms. It is claimed that plumbers

here can earn more than But they are also employed,

so they don't have the But when Gary Smith

took the firm to an employment tribunal it found that

his employment status amounted to that of a worker, legally entitling

him to basic rights including The tribunal found that he

was a worker because he provided a personal service

to Pimlico Plumbers. They control him, he had

to wear the uniform, he had to drive their van, and he was

tightly controlled by Pimlico Self-employment has soared in recent

years, with many people juggling several insecure jobs,

what some call the gig economy. And tribunals have ruled

against high-profile businesses, including Uber and CitySprint,

saying their business models which rely

on the self-employed are denying The Government has

launched a review of The founder of Pimlico Plumbers says

that Mr Smith wanted to have his This is a contract that we had

with Gary six years ago on a self-employed basis,

that was up to their word approved by the Inland Revenue,

approved by accountants and Gary was getting all the benefits

from being self-employed. Six years down the line he

unfortunately had a heart attack and then wanted the benefits

of being an employee. This is the highest court yet

to tackle the controversial issue of employment status,

but it will not be the last. There are a number of

legal cases pending, and more about to be launched, which

looks set to challenge firms over how they treat people

in the so-called gig economy. A military historian has been jailed

for two years for the theft of a Second World War logbook belonging

to a late dambusters airmen. The logbook which belonged to an RAF

Sergeant was led by his widow for research. It has not been recovered.

London Fire Brigade London Fire Brigade has warned

the public NOT to walk on ice after a woman was pictured crawling

towards her dog over frozen water. It happened on Connaught

Water in Chingford. London Fire and Rescue said

it was "incredibly risky", adding that the woman

could have died of hypothermia Scientists at the National Physical

Laboratory in Teddington have been awarded a huge grant

by Cancer Research UK to work on a project

which delivers a "map" of cancers. It'll allow researchers to visualise

tumours in unprecedented detail - giving them further clues

about the disease. Sarah Harris has been to the Lab

to see how it works. cancer free. Marie from West London

are so grateful to the research that led to her treatment for a breast

tumour that she has been running to raise money for the charity ever

sense. I just make the most of being here, and how lucky I am, and I

honestly think it is because of the trials, the new drugs, and

everything else. And the scanners as well. They are amazing. And this is

where some of the money raised by Marie and thousands of others goes.

Invented by London scientists, the only one of its kind

anywhere in the world. And with ?16 million worth

of the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, researchers believe

they are making big steps forward in the march

against cancer. responded to the challenge that

Cancer Research UK set out. They needed a

way of mapping in molecular So we have developed

methods and instruments This tumour image is seen

in the kind of detail not previously They say it is a pivotal

time to be working We are certainly at an exciting

point in cancer research today and it is because of research

that two in four people survive However we want to accelerate

that progress and see three in four people surviving

the disease by 2034. this really will help

us beat cancer sooner. Marie says she will keep running to

raise money for cancer Research. Much of the Pioneer will work on

tumour scanning is carried out by London scientists, leading the way

in making such a devastating disease treatable.

Hollywood star Kiana Reeves on his new film and his links to OS X.

It's called "homesharing", and it allows a spare room

or your whole property to be let out for a night, a week or longer.

And it's become so common in London that it's led to fears of it

worsening the housing crisis by taking away entire homes

Now there are calls for tougher laws, as Guy Lynn

Peter is welcoming tourists to stay overnight in his King's Cross flat.

He is chocker with bookings from Airbnb,

which lets travellers book people's homes rather than

When you are taking on short-term tenants you are probably getting

something like double the rental that you would have done from a

Great for him and his guests but what about the

New figures obtained from an independent website, which are not

always recognised, show the spread and scale. For homes on a B on

just one day in January. Increases in places like Brent and Lewisham to

nearly 6000 and thousands and thousands closer to London's tourist

attractions, Hackney, Camden, Westminster. More than 27,000 on

just one day alone. Overall a small percentage but affecting some areas

disproportionately like Kensington and Chelsea where

Daniel is struggling to find somewhere to rent

All the properties are overpriced - can't really afford it.

I'm pretty outraged about that because young people here are

looking for properties for the first time, they are going to the tourists

The population rising, more than 1 million people

added in London in the last ten years, and only 20,000 built so we

It used to be illegal to short-let without

planning permission, but the

government changed the law to allow Londoners

to do, so but only up to a

But the new 90-day rule was being widely ignored

and Siddique Khan put pressure on websites to crack down on offenders.

So Mohammed Alamgir made a dramatic announcement. -- Airbnb maiden at a

dramatic announcement. From this spring, home lets

that total more than 90 We asked five of

Airbnb's competitors like HomeAway and TripAdvisor

if they would automatically crack We were told no, it was

down to the landlord. Some landlords said they just ignore

the rules altogether and We asked all of London's

councils about Seven said it was not enough

and more still needs to be done to tackle

the growth of short-term lets. It's simply not enough, we need

the government to act on this point, we need legislation

which bans short-term letting, we need to follow the example

of New York and Berlin, who have effectively

banned short-term lets. But further lets would be

unpopular here even in a city grappling with an acute

affordable housing shortage. And you can see more on that story

on Inside Out London. That's on Monday

at 7:30pm on BBC One. Football, and these

are worrying times Despite a change of manager

there still hasn't been And with the team currently

in the relegation zone, Emma Jones has been finding

out if there's time A chirpy Sam Allardyce

at his press conference today. But it hasn't been a happy start

to life as Palace manager - just one league win since he took

over at the end of last year means the team are in

the relegation zone. At the moment there's a lot

of negativity around about us so you got to keep yourself focused

on here and what we are doing here. That will help you

to turn the corner. My disappointment is

the fact that I haven't been able to give others

many good results as I expected when I walked in here.

One of Palace's biggest problems is the struggle to

On Saturday they were losing 4-0 by half-time against Sunderland.

One fan tried to confront a player on

Others expressed their views from the stands.

COMMENTATOR: "You're not fit to wear the shirt" reverberates around

Could the fan speed using patients not just with their

It's taking a little time for the Palace fans to warm to Sam

Other managers have come in, they've had their names

But Sam's been a bit slow on the uptake and of course

But they are a fickle bunch, a couple of wins or

But after another disappointing result

on Saturday, co-chairman Steve Parrish went into the dressing room

And he had every right to go and tell the players what he thought.

We know that so much in the Premier League.

And for me it was the right thing to do - go in,

tell the players what he thought - they've got to buck their ideas up.

Perhaps one of their new players can make a difference.

The club spent an estimated ?40 million on four new signings in

It has worked for big Sam before, he's never been relegated.

But when will we see that victory dance again?

Hollywood heart-throb, Keanu Reeves is in town for the UK

Premiere of his latest film 'John Wick, Chapter 2'.

It's on the big screen in Leicester Square tonight -

a place where Reeves is very at home, because of his

A few minutes ago, Wendy Hurrell spoke to him, but first let's take

If you don't do this, you know the consequences.

So you are reunited with Laurence Fishburne, your old Matrix buddy? It

was incredible to get the chance to work with him again. It was really

cool to hear that he likes the film, the first one, so I met with him, he

asked if there was anything he could do. The director sent him the script

and it was really great to work with him. And great to see you together

again. And the other link with the matrix was the director used to be

your stunt double! Yes! He was the double in the matrix trilogy. Then

he went on to stunt choreography and action design and John Wick was his

first film. Chapter two is his second film. As a result, all the

action looks exhausting. He works you hide! Well he likes to beat up

John Wick and that gives me the opportunity to bounce back. John

Wick is fighting for his life and the action in the film is pretty

extraordinary and it is very great to have the opportunity to try to do

as much as I can and connect the drama and the action of the

character and be there to communicate it to the audience. And

you are half English I believe? My mother is English. So is a little

bit of you coming home when you come here? It does. I always like to come

to London. I have some friends here so that makes it even more special.

It's really exciting to have the Premier here this evening. It's a

good day. I am grateful. It has been lovely to talk to you.

We saw some snow earlier. We've even had its settling over the Chilterns.

Reports of settling slow in places like high Wycombe. That is going to

be the theme for the week ahead. This wonderful picture behind me is

how the skies have been the last few days. No sunshine and it will rain

like this into the weekend. This evening and overnight we will

continue to see wintry showers. We could see dusting of snow over the

South Downs. There are yellow warning is in force for Kent and

into Sussex. But it will be London and into the Chilterns where we will

see snow. Tomorrow it will remain cold with further wintry showers.

They may even be down to lower levels in the morning and through

the afternoon it looks like it will be rain at lower levels with snow to

the higher ground. So probably just reserved for the South Towers and

the Chilterns. The wind is getting even stronger as we head into

Sunday. That feature brings heavy snow showers to central northern

parts of the UK. But for asked it is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow

showers, with the hills across the South and the Chilterns seeing the

worst of that sleet and snow with rain down to lower levels. Sorry

about the graphics, we're having some issues. The temperatures will

be five or 6 degrees. Adding in the strong easterly wind it will not

feel like that. Monday will be dry with some sunshine and the wind will

come from the east or South easterly direction. As we head into the rest

of the week we will start to pick up southerly winds so the temperature

slowly creeping up around the middle of the week.

Now for a reminder of Friday's main BBC news headlines:

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says it's "completely

unacceptable" that some patients in England are waiting

Figures show that waiting times are worse than at any time

A ?60 million Government investigation

into allegations of abuse by Iraq war veterans is to be shut down.

It follows a report by MPs which called the work of

the Iraq Historic Allegations Team an "unmitigated failure".

If you can, join me again at 10:30pm this evening

If you can't - join me tomorrow for the weekend