27/08/2012 BBC London News


27/08/2012

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That is it for now. On BBC One we Good evening. A disability rights

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group is holding a protest outside City Hall this evening against

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Paralympic Games sponsor ATOS. Demonstrators say the Government

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contractor, which assesses benefit claimants, it is unfairly judging

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some people as able to work, so that they lose benefits.

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After Patrick Lynch was assessed by ATOS, it was decided he was fit for

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work. I had limited mobility, I was on heavy medication which would

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make me very drowsy. I was three weeks out of hospital. He appealed

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and the decision was overturned. But he is shocked that ATOS is so

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prominent at the Paralympics as sponsor and IT provider.

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somebody down the line from the Paralympics becomes ill and does

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not fit enough to do what they are doing, they will be assessed by the

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very company that is responsible for the Paralympics. There will be

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no mercy shown. The Government introduced work he capability

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assessments to replace the system of incapacity benefits. They were

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seen as too easy to cheat. In a statement, the Department for Work

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But leading disability charities have voiced their concerns about

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the test as well. And the way in which ATOS staff deal with disabled

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clients. There is a particular issue about the training who work

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for ATOS that are undertaking the task. We feel that people doing the

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tests are not sufficiently skilled in specific issues like mental

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health. It has been a really big issue for disabled people for the

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last couple of years now. ATOS carries at 15,000 assessments every

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week. It told us it does not make decisions on who gets benefits, but

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it insures that the service it provides is compassionate as

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possible. Both ATOS and LOCOG say that its health care worker and

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Paralympic involvement are two separate things. But Patrick, who

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has another assessment in September, Now, it has been the busiest day of

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the Notting Hill Carnival. Police are hoping for a peaceful climax to

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the event with 7000 officers on patrol. Greg MacKenzie has spent

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Rows of Caribbean food stalls offering a jerk chicken, rice and

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peas, curried goat and even some rum punch. About to the dance

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stages and the huge sound systems and you could only be in one place.

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It's the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival. It's amazing, I'm

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really enjoying it. It's my second Carnival. I'm enjoying it, man. I'm

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enjoying every moment. It's amazing. It's really nice. First time this

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year. Wicked, awesome. By the end of today, more than 1 million

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people will have walked through the streets of Notting Hill Gate,

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making this Europe's biggest street festival. Despite a little rain

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earlier in the day, it has not dampened the spirits here, at the

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48th not in -- Notting Hill Carnival. There was a visible

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police presence, up 2001 yesterday when 98 people were arrested,

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mainly for drug and public order offences. The most serious

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incidents happened after carnival, with three stabbings in total. One

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victim in his early 30s is still in hospital. In general, yesterday was

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a very peaceful, lovely family day. We did have a number of arrests,

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but relatively comparable to last year. Organisers say that the

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timing of events, with the recent Olympics and Wednesday's Paralympic

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Games could not have been better for the capital. Yesterday was a

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great success. We were so proud to see the children come out and have

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a great time. The Olympic teenies in the air, but, as always, the

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Notting Hill Carnival always brings that great vibe and happiness.

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it winds down for another year, the focus will turn to clearing the

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streets of Notting Hill, which will occur at midnight.

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An investigation is continuing after a Metropolitan police officer

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was arrested on suspicion of theft. PC Richard Bent was held last month

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after property belonging to Scotland Yard went missing. The

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arrest has been linked to the theft of cash and jewellery from crime

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victims who have died. The Environment Agency is

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monitoring levels of toxic algae in rivers, lakes and canals. The

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Regent's Canal is badly affected, the LP covers the water, putting

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animals at risk and depleting fish stocks. Pet owners are warned that

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it can be harmful to dogs. Residents in one of Westminster's

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poorest neighbourhoods are fighting plans to turn a sports centre into

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flats. The council says the Jubilee Centre is under-used and it wants

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to build a new facility down the road.

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They want to build flats here? Whatever, our kids are not getting

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the flats. The local people who use the Jubilee Sports Centre in Queens

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Park say it is a hub for the community and provides much-needed

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facilities in this part of Westminster, next to the Mozart

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Estate, in one of the most deprived wards in London. Many people do not

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have transport, cars. There are lots of people that live on the

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Mozart estate and surrounding area who can walk here. It's very easy

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to access. The council is closing the sports centre, in favour of

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

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

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Local residents are up in arms. It hardly any surprise. There are not

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many swimming pools this side of Westminster. The they have no

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reason to build flats here. They could build it in bigger buildings

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that are just standing there. They could build it in wasteland. Taking

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on board some of the local descent, Westminster council has agreed to

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build a new sports facilities alongside the new housing on this

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very site. There are concerns, there is no doubt about that. We

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want to take gained extensive public consultation exercise. We

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have had a lot of positive feedback from people who recognise the huge

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new investment in community sport. Equally, people that live in this

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locality perhaps see the closure of the sports centre as being a

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concern. 47 properties could be built on the site where the sports

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understands. The project still A quick look at the weather now.

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Good evening, it will be turning rather wet overnight with a system

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spreading from the West. Out bricks of light rain for just about

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everywhere, turning quite breezy as well. A mild night ahead, 16 or 17

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Celsius. It could be dry by morning, and then a pretty decent day. Highs

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of 23 Celsius. Mostly dry, apart from a few light showers towards

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