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:00:09. > :00:18.Tonight on BBC London News, we expose the animal cruelty behind one

:00:18. > :00:25.coffees. I am absolutely certain that this coffee comes onto the

:00:25. > :00:30.London market. We investigate this lucrative end of the coffee trade.

:00:30. > :00:35.Also tonight: Thames Water faces opposition from the regulator over

:00:35. > :00:38.its proposed price rise. Plus, like thousands of others, this mother

:00:39. > :00:47.cannot afford to buy a home in London. Would a cap on lending help?

:00:47. > :00:49.And... How this humble bandstand in Beckenham launched the career of a

:00:49. > :01:13.Good evening and welcome to the programme. It is marketed as one of

:01:13. > :01:26.Consumers are told that Kopi Luwak expensive copies, so that sky—high

:01:26. > :01:30.Consumers are told that Kopi Luwak is produced from the droppings of

:01:30. > :01:31.wild civet cats. However, some are being intensively farmed with their

:01:31. > :01:44.coffee drinkers and we have been product being misleadingly sold

:01:44. > :01:48.told the coffee from caged animals and is up on the London market.

:01:48. > :01:52.These London coffee traders are copying, similar to wine tasters, to

:01:52. > :01:54.test the quality of rare coffee But there is one beverage this

:01:54. > :02:01.important refuses to deal with. But there is one beverage this

:02:01. > :02:13.is made from beans found in the droppings of wild animal. Anyone who

:02:13. > :02:15.scratches the of it will realise that the product is produced in

:02:15. > :02:27.fraudulently. It can cost up to that the product is produced in

:02:27. > :02:33.a cup in the capital. We head to India and easier to investigate

:02:33. > :02:41.a cup in the capital. We head to beverage was inspired by the story

:02:41. > :02:48.of Kopi Luwak. In the 18th century, it was discovered that the luwak had

:02:48. > :02:55.a taste for coffee berries. The digestive system of the civet cat

:02:55. > :02:59.could not buy just this. It would pass through the digestive system

:02:59. > :03:06.and produce a highly desirable coffee. Retailers are sure their

:03:06. > :03:11.collected from wild civet cats which forage freely in the jungle and

:03:12. > :03:13.collected from wild civet cats which animal is not harmed. The reality we

:03:13. > :03:19.found was this. Battery farmers animal is not harmed. The reality we

:03:19. > :03:25.exporters to reach global demand. We saw a dozen farms like this in

:03:25. > :03:30.northern Sumatra, the heart of the Kopi Luwak production. These animals

:03:30. > :03:39.are solitary in the wild, they do not want to be this close together.

:03:39. > :03:46.There is nowhere for them to climb high. —— climb or hide. This man was

:03:46. > :03:55.the first to bring this copy to written, a decision he now regrets.

:03:55. > :04:02.annually however, the London market They claim only 500 kilograms of

:04:02. > :04:02.annually however, the London market alone accounts for two tonnes of

:04:02. > :04:12.bosses of a big exporting company to alone accounts for two tonnes of

:04:12. > :04:14.bosses of a big exporting company to the UK. Its premium brand is sold in

:04:14. > :04:38.We wanted to know if their premium brand of coffee is really wild.

:04:38. > :04:57.But these photos taken in December 2010 show a different image, civet

:04:57. > :05:03.cats in some kind of enclosure. 2010 show a different image, civet

:05:03. > :05:10.importance we have spoken to, were not shown any captive civet cats and

:05:11. > :05:13.neither were we were. In their response to the BBC's investigation,

:05:13. > :05:18.the company later admitted they response to the BBC's investigation,

:05:18. > :05:19.have a civet cat enclosure on their estate but they save for scientific

:05:19. > :06:10.trust, along every part of the supply chain. While many retailers

:06:10. > :06:21.insist their coffee is ethical, supply chain. While many retailers

:06:21. > :06:27.Inside Out London at 7:30pm on is impossible to be that confident.

:06:27. > :06:28.Inside Out London at 7:30pm on Monday here on BBC One. Lots more to

:06:28. > :06:36.the start of London Fashion Week to Monday here on BBC One. Lots more to

:06:36. > :06:37.the start of London Fashion Week to find out if computers could take

:06:37. > :06:49.Thames Water is being challenged find out if computers could take

:06:49. > :06:52.Thames Water is being challenged over its proposed price rise by

:06:52. > :06:55.Thames Water is being challenged regulator Ofwat. The water company

:06:55. > :07:02.wants to increase all household increasing costs and bad debts.

:07:03. > :07:08.Warren Nettleford is here. In terms of price increase, or how much are

:07:08. > :07:19.we talking? The average water bill That 8% equates to £29 a year on a

:07:19. > :07:22.bill. Ofwat sets a limit on a price which water companies can charge for

:07:22. > :07:29.current level was increased in which water companies can charge for

:07:29. > :07:33.Thames Water are asking to increase prices in year early. What are the

:07:33. > :07:43.increases in cost Thames Water are talking about? They have spent

:07:43. > :07:43.increases in cost Thames Water are million on land for the new super

:07:43. > :07:49.sewer. They have also got quite million on land for the new super

:07:49. > :07:53.lot of debt, around £400 million and they are servicing that debt I

:07:53. > :07:56.paying the interest on it. You have to bear in mind Thames Water are

:07:56. > :08:00.private company. They made a profit last year and Ofwat and the consumer

:08:00. > :08:04.Council Britain said they think last year and Ofwat and the consumer

:08:04. > :08:10.is about time they started spending their own money rather than asking

:08:10. > :08:17.customers for more. Apart from the proposed increase and a next planned

:08:17. > :08:22.increase, there will be inflation increases and additional to that,

:08:22. > :08:32.the attempts for the tunnel which have to be accommodated at some

:08:32. > :08:34.decision? The decision is expected next month. Thames Water have put

:08:34. > :08:38.out a brief statement saying they next month. Thames Water have put

:08:38. > :08:42.out a brief statement saying they are waiting for the decision. We

:08:42. > :08:54.will follow that story. Thank you. A murder investigation is underway

:08:54. > :09:04.the late Sir Cyril Smith visited a 43—year—old man and said they would

:09:04. > :09:04.the late Sir Cyril Smith visited a guesthouse linked to a child sex

:09:04. > :09:14.Guest House in Barnes. The Crown guesthouse linked to a child sex

:09:14. > :09:18.Guest House in Barnes. The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted the

:09:18. > :09:28.prosecuted over abuse allegations in Rochdale in the 1960s. Sir Cyril

:09:28. > :09:31.departmental dithering are the biggest threats to building the

:09:31. > :09:36.departmental dithering are the Speed Two rail project, that is

:09:36. > :09:41.departmental dithering are the influential business group London

:09:41. > :09:48.failure by the government to commit to HS2 would send the wrong message

:09:48. > :09:55.Valentine. A number of MPs have voiced their opposition to the

:09:55. > :09:59.project. I think additional capacity coming down that route is a highly

:09:59. > :10:03.positive thing. If you think about the congestion coming into London,

:10:03. > :10:04.there are people on commuter rail lines were any additional capacity

:10:04. > :10:11.is a help to London. As you may lines were any additional capacity

:10:11. > :10:16.heard today, there are calls for the Bank of England to cool the housing

:10:16. > :10:27.The body, RICS, says it should force the housing market in how much they

:10:27. > :10:34.lend. When Lucy and their husband moved into their rented flat in

:10:34. > :10:43.But then Lily came along. They want to buy a house but despite having a

:10:43. > :10:50.incomes, their mortgage application was rejected. The housing prices

:10:50. > :10:56.Honestly, I cannot see us staying in London. It is near impossible and if

:10:56. > :11:00.so it would be in a home that is not suitable for a young child. We are

:11:00. > :11:05.further out. The Royal Institution considering possibilities of moving

:11:05. > :11:05.further out. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has predicted

:11:05. > :11:09.that things will only get worse of Chartered Surveyors has predicted

:11:10. > :11:13.first—time buyers. It says house prices in London are expected to

:11:13. > :11:44.bubble will burst. RICS wants the rise by 8% in London for the next

:11:44. > :11:47.reducing boom and bust. House price growth in London is much stronger

:11:47. > :11:50.than the rest of the country and more importantly, house prices are

:11:50. > :11:55.expected to grow at a much faster rate than the rest of the country.

:11:55. > :12:02.Similar controls were imposed in Canada, as a way of bringing prices

:12:02. > :12:06.down. Sellers were willing to wait for the right buyer who was willing

:12:06. > :12:11.to pay the asking price, so as a result, housing prices did not come

:12:11. > :12:18.down. This expert says building homes is the only way to ensure

:12:18. > :12:24.affordable housing in the capital. Mortgage ability is already scarce.

:12:24. > :12:32.The fundamental problem is a lack of supply, of stop, houses for people

:12:32. > :12:39.who want them. There may be an argument over the solution but most

:12:39. > :12:50.question is, how to solve it and The Liberal Democrat leader Nick

:12:50. > :12:55.disappointment that one of his MPs has decided to stand down at the

:12:55. > :13:01.next election. Sarah Tether, the MP for Brent Central was first elected

:13:01. > :13:05.in 2003. She was recently quoted as saying she disagreed with a whole

:13:05. > :13:11.range of welfare and immigration policies, some of which he said

:13:11. > :13:12.range of welfare and immigration depressed. Clearly she had been

:13:12. > :13:15.disillusioned for some time and depressed. Clearly she had been

:13:15. > :13:19.was aware of that but of course depressed. Clearly she had been

:13:19. > :13:24.disappointed. I do not agree with the reasons she has given. I wish

:13:24. > :13:29.her luck for whatever she goes on to do after politics. You can hear

:13:30. > :13:37.her luck for whatever she goes on to full interview with Nick Clegg on

:13:37. > :13:42.Burberry, Tom Ford, Nicole Farhi, some of the 58 designers who will be

:13:42. > :13:48.underway at Somerset house where we some of the 58 designers who will be

:13:49. > :13:52.underway at Somerset house where we can join Sarah Harris. Over to you.

:13:52. > :14:11.far. The critics have gathered from Lots of people wandering around

:14:11. > :14:13.far. The critics have gathered from all over the world. They need to

:14:13. > :14:16.watch their back because scientists at a London University have found a

:14:16. > :14:32.way to programme a computer to tell us what is in and what is out.

:14:32. > :14:36.At Imperial College, specialists have developed a camera that mimics

:14:37. > :14:41.the human brain and can predict what we might choose to wear. If

:14:41. > :14:48.you take a picture of anything you would like, a dress of a top, we

:14:48. > :14:52.would find it on the internet and find in retailers Infantry similar

:14:52. > :15:03.clothing that you Mike Pyke and offer that to you. —— in the Tories.

:15:04. > :15:15.We have a system at back of our working. It is not taste. It is

:15:15. > :15:17.perception. Some designers have done a whether sketching pads and

:15:17. > :15:25.pencils to create on computers. done a whether sketching pads and

:15:25. > :15:28.done away with sketching pads. At Westfield shopping centre, people

:15:28. > :15:37.can see what is available Amman before they hit the shops was dug

:15:37. > :15:48.it is about moving the ownership of fashion. —— available online before

:15:48. > :16:04.not great when it comes to some aspects of appreciating beauty and

:16:04. > :16:12.the organisers. Should we be afraid that computers will take over of

:16:13. > :16:14.online retailers will be on the front row in about an hour's time —

:16:14. > :16:33.department store retailers. You collections they're going to be

:16:33. > :16:36.department store retailers. You might have bought your clothes on

:16:36. > :16:43.mine Aqaba you have had an expert looking at it up close and personal.

:16:43. > :16:48.—— online but you have had. They have that knowledge was that they

:16:48. > :16:58.know what is going to sell. Tell us again how much money is at stake?

:16:58. > :17:03.billion to the economy each year. All of these customers and clients

:17:03. > :17:12.that cumin and visit fashion Week, the media and retailers, generate

:17:12. > :17:22.about 30 million in the first bend. It is the birthday of fashion Week.

:17:22. > :17:47.A campaign to save the bandstand stardom of David Bowie. To the

:17:47. > :18:05.Following the international break, the Premier League is back, and

:18:05. > :18:09.plenty of reason to wake up from performance in Ukraine because it

:18:09. > :18:14.is a first chance for many of the players signed in the closing days

:18:14. > :18:27.of the transfer window. It has been quite a summer of spending. Chelsea

:18:27. > :18:37.have 60 billion shelled out £60 million. Best day, it was a decent

:18:37. > :18:40.first attempt at English by the German international. That is all

:18:40. > :19:15.the attributes. Chelsea splashed German international. That is all

:19:16. > :19:21.the attributes. Chelsea splashed signing. Samuel Netto fell out with

:19:21. > :19:34.Jose Mourinho and put that is all in the past. It was hated but it

:19:34. > :19:40.respect. —— Jose Mourinho. He is more than just a manager. He is

:19:40. > :19:51.respect. —— Jose Mourinho. He is mum — a real man. With Gareth Bale

:19:51. > :19:58.leading, Tottenham broke their transfer record. Spurs prepared

:19:58. > :20:02.leading, Tottenham broke their start the post Gareth Bale era in

:20:02. > :20:08.earnest. We have lost a wonderful footballer and we wish him all the

:20:08. > :20:11.parents. The have to move on. The Premier League's brightest star

:20:11. > :20:18.parents. The have to move on. The be gone but in his plays plenty

:20:18. > :20:19.parents. The have to move on. The new talent to light up the capital.

:20:19. > :20:23.Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway signed 15 new players in the summer

:20:23. > :20:28.to help boost their chances of staying up in their first season

:20:28. > :20:31.daunting task — they are away to Manchester United in the lunch—time

:20:31. > :20:34.kick—off. It is a fixture which brings back memories of their shock

:20:34. > :20:38.win at Old Trafford in the League Cup two seasons ago but their co—

:20:38. > :20:47.chairman knows to get a result in the Premier League will be far

:20:47. > :20:57.players. There are a wonderful club. They have won a bomb burst old boys.

:20:57. > :21:03.—— they have one of our old boys. They have won a bomb burst old boys.

:21:03. > :21:05.—— they have one of our old boys. There could be British success in

:21:05. > :21:08.Hyde Park this weekend. Triathlon Brownlee are both in with a chance

:21:08. > :21:13.Grand Final of the World Triathlon of being crowned World Champion

:21:13. > :21:13.Grand Final of the World Triathlon Series. Older brother Alistair

:21:13. > :21:21.in the same race, is the defending Series. Older brother Alistair

:21:21. > :21:23.in the same race, is the defending world champion and it could be the

:21:23. > :21:40.him. This year he has had injuries closest challenge yet between the

:21:40. > :21:44.him. This year he has had injuries in the middle of the season. I do

:21:44. > :21:47.not often beat him. It is very tight. There could be home success

:21:47. > :21:50.too in the women's race tomorrow, with Non Stanford flying the flag

:21:50. > :21:53.for GB, she could take the world title. Highlights on BBC One at

:21:53. > :21:55.2:30pm. And the men's race is live on BBC Two at 1pm on Sunday. That's

:21:55. > :22:04.biggest stars but David Bowie's musical career was launched from a

:22:04. > :22:10.bandstand in Beckenham. He grew musical career was launched from a

:22:10. > :22:18.in the area and, in 1969, put on a Recreation Ground. But since then,

:22:18. > :22:20.disrepair. A local campaign is now under way to restore it to its

:22:20. > :22:36.It may look pretty on the outside but this Victorian bandstand in

:22:36. > :22:41.Beckenham has Deveney seen better days. Back in the late 60s, it was

:22:41. > :22:47.the venue for a festival which helped to launch the career of one

:22:47. > :22:56.musicians. David Barrie organise the first double with a friend to

:22:56. > :23:04.raise money for a local arts centre. —— organised the festival. The park

:23:04. > :23:10.was full of people. There were people with flowers in their hair

:23:10. > :23:16.and wearing kaftans and stuff like that. Sitting around on the grass.

:23:16. > :23:23.I think there was a bit of a tinge of the smell of marijuana probably

:23:23. > :23:25.in the air at the time. It was very relaxed in mood. It was a lovely

:23:25. > :23:45.memories of that day. You felt like Bill was united by David to play at

:23:45. > :23:46.memories of that day. You felt like you were on a merry—go—round on

:23:46. > :24:09.After playing the festival, David that stage was are playing away

:24:09. > :24:09.After playing the festival, David left Beckenham and went on to have

:24:09. > :24:24.decades. The bandstand was left left Beckenham and went on to have

:24:24. > :24:31.rot. The roof is leaking. We would like to bring it back to its former

:24:31. > :24:39.another festival at the bandstand 40 years on to help raise money

:24:39. > :24:47.another festival at the bandstand personal backing by donating to

:24:47. > :24:54.Now for a look at the weather. It is absolutely pouring. When it last

:24:54. > :24:58.weekend? Well, not quite. Not much mist and manage free from us at

:24:58. > :25:06.weekend? Well, not quite. Not much moment, just lots of rain. This

:25:06. > :25:13.weekend we are in full some strong winds as well. On Sunday it will be

:25:13. > :25:21.weekend there will be a distinct autumn chill in the air. It is

:25:21. > :25:27.everywhere. Most of us will get between 10 to and 15 mm of rain

:25:27. > :25:32.Macro. And a few places, there could be 20 to 25 mm of rain Macro.

:25:32. > :25:41.Brand about half an inch to an inch Temperatures will fall to about

:25:41. > :25:44.Brand about half an inch to an inch 11 Celsius by the end of the night.

:25:44. > :25:48.It will be a dull start tomorrow. We would get more rain during the

:25:48. > :25:53.morning. It will get pushed across the London area by a rather chill

:25:53. > :26:00.north north—westerly breeze was that it will eventually bring us

:26:00. > :26:06.afternoon. —— north—westerly breeze. We will be lucky to see 15 Celsius

:26:06. > :26:12.tomorrow. The skies were clear completely and it will be quite

:26:12. > :26:14.cold — single figures. Gardeners, growers, we're not very far away

:26:14. > :26:26.frost. It will be a bright, cold growers, we're not very far away

:26:26. > :26:28.frost. It will be a bright, cold start on Sunday. That is courtesy

:26:28. > :26:32.of this ridge of high pressure which will get swept out of the

:26:32. > :26:35.of this ridge of high pressure by these weather fronts steaming in

:26:35. > :26:39.from the West. By Sunday afternoon it will be chucking it down again

:26:39. > :26:45.and the winds will be quite strong. By the end of the weekend, we could

:26:45. > :26:49.have gales along the south coast. And the Thames estuary. More wet

:26:49. > :26:56.and windy autumn weather next week. Indoor weather. Thank you. Now a

:26:56. > :26:59.look at the main headlines. Police and Lester said they are treating

:26:59. > :27:04.the death of a woman and three teenagers in a house fire this

:27:04. > :27:12.morning as murder. —— in Leicester. It may have been a revenge attack.

:27:12. > :27:17.England's Children's Home are in places far from their families.

:27:17. > :27:19.England's Children's Home are in children's homes. Some councils

:27:19. > :27:22.England's Children's Home are in placing all their children outside

:27:22. > :27:25.their local authority areas. 12 people are being questioned by

:27:25. > :27:35.police investigating an alleged plot to steal millions of pounds

:27:35. > :27:40.and Santander. Animal cruelty has been exposed behind one of the

:27:40. > :27:46.world's most expensive coffees. That is it. I will be back later

:27:46. > :27:46.during the 10 o'clock News. Have a