27/08/2012 BBC London News

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Now though it's time for the news Welcome to BBC London News. I'm

Alice Bhandhukravi. Over half a million people are

expected in west London for the second day of the Notting Hill

Carnival. Last night, three men were stabbed in the area, but the

Met Police says it will be maintaining a strong presence today

with 7000 officers on patrol. Police say there will be 7,000

officers patrolling the event. Police advice is that if anyone

wants to cause trouble, they should simply stay away. Last night there

were 96 arrests for drug and public order offences. Outside the

Carnival, three men were stabbed. A third man -- two men were released

from hospital but a third man remains in hospital. Joining us now

is Lewis then from Carnival. It is unfortunate about yesterday with

the stabbings. Years. Those events which took place were after the

route had finished so for us it was a celebration. Children came out in

their masses and had a fantastic time. Much more for today. What is

the theme today? Collaboration is one of the key things. We have the

involvement of an event manager today. Thank you. By the end of

today, more than a million people will have walked through the

streets of Notting Hill Gate making this Europe's biggest street

festival. The campaign group Disabled People

Against Cuts will protest outside City Hall later against the

Paralympic Games sponsor ATOS. Activists say the government

contractor, which assesses benefit claimants, is unfairly judging some

disabled people as fit to work forcing them to lose their benefits.

ATOS says its assessments are as compassionate as they can be.

A London council has been criticised over plans to close what

it calls an under-used sports centre and build a new �17 million

facility half-a-mile down the road. Westminster Council is proposing to

turn the Jubilee Centre in Queens Park into private housing. But

campaigners say local residents rely on the current facilities.

they want to build flats here, whatever, our kids are not getting

flak. The local people who use the community centre say it is a hub

for the community and provides much-needed facilities for this

part of Westminster, in one of the most deprived wards in London.

people do not have transport, cars. There are lots of children who live

on the Mozart estate who can just walk here. It is very easy for them

to access. But the council is closing the sports centre in favour

of what they say is a bigger and better one half a mile away. But

some of the people using it at the moment are yet to be convinced.

Local people are up in arms and I'm not surprised. There are not many

swimming pools this side of Westminster Orin to grant. They

have no reason to build flats here when they could build them in

bigger buildings and they could put on wasteland. Taken on board some

of the local descent, Westminster Council has agreed to build a new

sports facilities alongside the new housing on this very sight. There

are concerns, there is no doubt about that. We have undertaken an

extensive public consultation exercise. We have had lots of

feedback from people who recognise the new investment in community

sport will be good for the new area. But equally from people from this

locality who see the closure of the sports centre as a concern.

properties could be built on the site. The project still needs the

approval of the planners. Now a look at the weather with

Good afternoon, we have a band of rain on the way from the West. For

the rest of the afternoon, it should be a mostly dry picture. A

bit of brightness towards South Eastern areas. That is the best of

the temperatures. It will turn rather wet and breezy through this

evening but a lovely day tomorrow with some sunny spells. It should