:00:09. > :00:24.Tonight on BBC London News: The thousands of pounds, illegally
:00:24. > :00:37.looking at £25 million of potential Our investigators have talked for
:00:37. > :00:39.looking at £25 million of potential years of a figure. We will hear
:00:39. > :00:41.looking at £25 million of potential one council which claims it has
:00:41. > :00:45.looking at £25 million of potential millions and is powerless to get the
:00:45. > :00:45.After yesterday's fire, London Duck Tours are suspended from any further
:00:45. > :00:55.moaning Londoners for the opposition Tours are suspended from any further
:00:55. > :00:59.moaning Londoners for the opposition Am I very disagreeable to you?
:00:59. > :01:13.Why this stage adaptation of a Dickens story has taken almost
:01:13. > :01:19.Good evening and welcome to the report. The BBC has been given
:01:19. > :01:22.exclusive access to a benefit—fraud team clamping down on those who
:01:22. > :01:26.cheat the system out of millions of pounds. Westminster City Council has
:01:26. > :01:30.discovered some people earn up to £1,000 per week by claiming rent for
:01:30. > :01:39.plush properties which they then offenders are caught, it is almost
:01:39. > :01:42.impossible to recover any of the money that they illegally claimed.
:01:42. > :01:49.Mark Jordan, from BBC London's Inside Out programme, reports.
:01:49. > :01:53.Unlike many great cities in the world, in London, you can be on
:01:53. > :01:59.benefits all live in a council house and have very wealthy neighbours.
:01:59. > :02:05.For critics of welfare, this is absurd but for others, it is part of
:02:05. > :02:11.the rich tapestry of London. But for the dishonest, it is a while since
:02:11. > :02:16.—— a license to make thousands. Police and fraud officers gather for
:02:16. > :02:20.a raid of the edge of the Edgeware Road. —— near the edge. Even with
:02:20. > :02:26.the controversial housing benefit cap in place, millions of being
:02:26. > :02:28.the controversial housing benefit out for people to live in private
:02:28. > :02:37.apartments like this. Westminster has appointed an anti czar. Our
:02:37. > :02:43.potentially looking at £25 million investigators have talked for years
:02:44. > :02:49.potentially looking at £25 million of potential fraud in one local
:02:49. > :02:59.subletting to the wealthy Edgeware dishonest asylum seekers from the
:02:59. > :03:11.subletting to the wealthy Edgeware Road Arab community. Someone is
:03:11. > :03:13.subletting to the wealthy Edgeware curtains. —— she shot. In some
:03:13. > :03:21.answer the door to the police or to parts, you see a notice on the back
:03:21. > :03:23.answer the door to the police or to say you are a family member. Only a
:03:23. > :03:28.couple prosecuted, it takes over a year and costs thousands. This woman
:03:28. > :03:33.was taken to court. She came to Britain as an asylum seeker and
:03:33. > :03:35.was taken to court. She came to gave her the right to claim state
:03:35. > :03:40.benefit from the UK government. She picked an address in a luxury
:03:40. > :03:45.waterside complex on Edgware Road. Housing benefit paid the rent. We
:03:45. > :03:48.went round to the property she was meant to be in and there was a
:03:48. > :03:54.different person who had been living there for two years, and the council
:03:54. > :04:00.had paid out £45,000 for the period she said she was living in that
:04:00. > :04:08.flat. And she had never lived there. It took 14 months to process the
:04:08. > :04:17.case and find her —— and to find her Anything to say about £45,000 taken?
:04:17. > :04:26.magistrates decided to sentence Anything to say about £45,000 taken?
:04:26. > :04:34.to 11 weeks in Britain. She does not have any assets the council can
:04:34. > :04:41.decisions are totally to borrow rising. Even if you go to prison for
:04:41. > :04:50.12 weeks, and you have kept several hundred pounds worth of money! A
:04:50. > :04:54.And you can see Mark's full report on Housing Benefit fraud, on Inside
:04:54. > :04:58.Out London, tonight at 7:30 on BBC Plenty more ahead this evening,
:04:58. > :05:03.including: The rise in diabetes Plenty more ahead this evening,
:05:03. > :05:16.how thousands of Londoners may not A tourist boat firm has had its
:05:16. > :05:23.rescued from the London Duck Tours tours on the River Thames suspended
:05:23. > :05:45.This is where the incident happened craft on Sunday afternoon by the
:05:45. > :05:45.This is where the incident happened in front of Lambeth Bridge. The
:05:45. > :05:48.Maritime and coastguard agency or in front of Lambeth Bridge. The
:05:48. > :05:51.Maritime and coastguard agency or investigating and they are looking
:05:51. > :05:58.appropriate action against the company. Three people were injured,
:05:58. > :06:05.They have been discharged from To escape the fire, they jumped
:06:05. > :06:09.They have been discharged from the River Thames. 30 people had
:06:09. > :06:11.They have been discharged from on board this duck tour when it
:06:11. > :06:14.burst into flames near the House of We saw the tour guide and captain
:06:14. > :06:22.looked at each other, this is a We saw the tour guide and captain
:06:22. > :06:24.trouble! And then they encouraged us to put life jackets on and to jump
:06:24. > :06:30.I spoke to one gentleman and he to put life jackets on and to jump
:06:30. > :06:35.getting the life jacket out was to put life jackets on and to jump
:06:35. > :06:39.difficult that they just escaped the boat because their safety was more
:06:39. > :06:45.Nearby boats and pleasure crafts helped with the rescue which was led
:06:45. > :06:53.by firefighters from London 's only incident, they were faced with a
:06:53. > :06:58.double challenge of extinguishing the fire and rescuing the people
:06:58. > :07:05.from the river. We have specialist equipment to suck water up from
:07:05. > :07:10.from the river. We have specialist at the same time, we had to drag
:07:10. > :07:16.The tour company takes visitors around the centre of Britain ——
:07:16. > :07:20.London by road and river. They use upgraded and modernised World War II
:07:20. > :07:27.landing crafts deployed by the troops on D—day. London Duck Tours
:07:27. > :07:31.said that it operates to the highest safety standards and it is not yet
:07:31. > :07:36.possible to speculate on the reason for the incident. Until the cause is
:07:36. > :07:43.established, the company will not be And tourists were back on board
:07:43. > :07:52.Thames. Hopefully, the vehicle has again today, seemingly not concerned
:07:52. > :07:57.reassured about it from the company been checked for safety. You feel
:07:57. > :08:19.I read the information they gave so we will have a good time. It
:08:19. > :08:23.I read the information they gave international business and when
:08:23. > :08:23.I read the information they gave biggest in the country, with such an
:08:23. > :08:29.incident on television, it does biggest in the country, with such an
:08:29. > :08:36.The agency who granted the company a licence say they are investigating
:08:36. > :08:40.There have been previous warnings against these unusual vehicles.
:08:40. > :08:42.There have been previous warnings have seen a report from 2008 in
:08:42. > :08:49.which a fire on board another doctor or vessel was detailed and a safety
:08:49. > :08:53.review was demanded —— duck tour vessel. And there have been two
:08:53. > :08:58.boats sunk, but that was not the separate incidents in which the
:08:58. > :09:02.boats sunk, but that was not the same company here —— is here in
:09:02. > :09:08.London. As for the tours here, while the investigation is ongoing, they
:09:08. > :09:12.A man has been convicted of stealing a car after he was sprayed with
:09:12. > :09:13.A man has been convicted of stealing is known as SmartWater while he
:09:13. > :09:14.A man has been convicted of stealing inside the vehicle. Yafet Askale was
:09:14. > :09:17.sprayed by the traceable liquid inside the vehicle. Yafet Askale was
:09:17. > :09:21.Harlesden earlier this year when he broke into the car which police
:09:21. > :09:23.Harlesden earlier this year when he set up as a trap. He was later found
:09:23. > :09:26.with stolen property from the car, when ultra—violet lights showed
:09:26. > :09:29.with stolen property from the car, he was covered in the SmartWater
:09:29. > :09:31.The cost of the investigation into the so—called plebgate affair has
:09:31. > :09:34.reached nearly £250,000. The former Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, was
:09:34. > :09:43.accused of calling a Metropolitan Police officer a "pleb" outside
:09:43. > :09:53.Downing Street last year. The Met has confirmed the mounting cost
:09:54. > :09:55.Downing Street last year. The Met Small businesses in London are
:09:55. > :09:58.spending thousands keeping on top of their taxes. According to research
:09:58. > :10:02.Businesses, a quarter spend more their taxes. According to research
:10:02. > :10:08.Businesses, a quarter spend more than five thousand pounds a year on
:10:08. > :10:10.professionals or buying software to help calculate the correct amount.
:10:10. > :10:19.The Federation is calling on the government for a simpler taxation
:10:19. > :10:19.The Federation is calling on the criticised opponents of the proposed
:10:19. > :10:22.High Speed 2 Rail Link, calling criticised opponents of the proposed
:10:22. > :10:26."moaning London commentators." Conservative Party Conference he was
:10:26. > :10:37.country needed a new North—South proud to support HS2, saying the
:10:37. > :10:47.editor, Tim Donovan, his support for the project comes with conditions.
:10:48. > :10:52.Manchester suburb, they are making the destination signs you see on the
:10:52. > :10:56.front of a London bus. Another perfect illustration, he says, of
:10:56. > :11:03.how investment in London spreads benefits far a field. The Transport
:11:03. > :11:08.Secretary said connectivity would only be beast did by high—speed
:11:08. > :11:16.Secretary said connectivity would and he complained about moaning
:11:16. > :11:18.Secretary said connectivity would constituency and I am tired of the
:11:18. > :11:20.moaning London commentators who constituency and I am tired of the
:11:20. > :11:25.pleased enough about the billions we are spending on crossrail in London
:11:25. > :11:34.but cannot understand why the rest The Mayor said he was not one of
:11:34. > :11:39.those but he does want guarantees of investment in the London end of
:11:39. > :11:42.those but he does want guarantees of It is very much to the advantage of
:11:42. > :11:48.London to be better hopped up to the great cities of the North and we
:11:48. > :11:54.want better communications —— to be better attached to. I understand the
:11:54. > :12:00.arguments about capacity. That is He has already called for more
:12:00. > :12:06.tax—raising powers for City Hall but today he joined the leaders of other
:12:06. > :12:20.Birmingham and Leeds, a cross—party Is this about broadening your own
:12:20. > :12:22.politicians, accountable, elected public servants in the great cities
:12:22. > :12:26.of England more of a motive to run public servants in the great cities
:12:26. > :12:29.of England more of a motive to run policies that will generate jobs and
:12:29. > :12:31.growth and to use the money of the taxpayers that they are spending as
:12:31. > :12:41.conference tomorrow. Not the Cup of taxpayers that they are spending as
:12:41. > :12:50.conference tomorrow. Not the Cup of tea for everybody, but if he is
:12:50. > :12:51.conference tomorrow. Not the Cup of conference now, and the appearances
:12:51. > :13:03.of the Mayor are usually eagerly Certainly by many of the party
:13:03. > :13:08.appearances and what he says here leads to speculation about future
:13:08. > :13:12.leadership ambitions. But there leads to speculation about future
:13:12. > :13:16.feeling this will be more low—key this year and has been designed
:13:16. > :13:19.feeling this will be more low—key be more low—key. There were chaotic
:13:19. > :13:24.scenes here last year. Not only because it came after he had won a
:13:24. > :13:35.second term as London Mayor at also afterlife —— in the afterglow of the
:13:35. > :13:40.Conservative leadership, David Cameron will feel more relaxed
:13:40. > :13:44.potentially about Boris Johnson being here and he is more optimistic
:13:44. > :13:50.about the economy. And the Mayor have responded —— has responded
:13:50. > :13:52.about the economy. And the Mayor that. He will be a team player,
:13:52. > :14:00.Boyle, everybody moving forward together to the next election. And
:14:00. > :14:03.just addressing a rally here. He has very much concentrated his fire
:14:03. > :14:05.just addressing a rally here. He has Labour and the economic shipwreck,
:14:05. > :14:26.Still to come: How Karren Brady been giving junior West Ham fans a
:14:26. > :14:31.And I will be telling you how this renowned theatre in Islington won
:14:31. > :14:43.the right to adapt the work of two giants of 20th—century artist data.
:14:43. > :14:50.New figures show more than one in England. The findings from Diabetes
:14:50. > :14:58.UK indicate the cause is largely thousands of people across the
:14:58. > :14:59.capital may in fact have diabetes without knowing. Alice Bhandhukravi
:14:59. > :15:10.Breakfast time for this 62—year—old without knowing. Alice Bhandhukravi
:15:10. > :15:10.Breakfast time for this 62—year—old woman. She is careful about what she
:15:10. > :15:27.had to make if I want to live a eats because at the age of 40,
:15:27. > :15:31.had to make if I want to live a normal and healthy life. That is
:15:31. > :15:35.exactly what I did. It is believed there are 80,000 people living in
:15:35. > :15:39.London with type two diabetes and they don't even know it yet, because
:15:39. > :15:47.it hasn't been diagnosed. Ultimately the entire NHS budget is spent on
:15:48. > :15:51.treating the condition. People from the African Caribbean and South
:15:51. > :15:57.Asian communities are most at risk. Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin
:15:57. > :15:59.Asian communities are most at risk. six times more likely to develop
:15:59. > :16:08.diabetes than white people. In London, Brent has the highest rate.
:16:08. > :16:12.I think they should be very worried. Part of the problem is that within
:16:12. > :16:17.communities, if everyone you know has diabetes, or somebody knows
:16:17. > :16:22.somebody with diabetes, it becomes almost normal for that community. It
:16:22. > :16:28.is very important, probably the biggest public—health threat that we
:16:28. > :16:33.have in the 21st—century. An early diagnosis is key. First, fatigue and
:16:33. > :16:38.frequent visits to the toilet are This doctor treats patients in
:16:38. > :16:43.Lambeth and says people who are This doctor treats patients in
:16:43. > :16:47.risk of developing diabetes, diet and lifestyle changes can really
:16:47. > :16:51.help. If those people exercise and change their lifestyle they can
:16:51. > :16:57.reduce their risk of developing diabetes by as much as 80%, so
:16:57. > :17:02.lifestyle is really important. You should know your body and if you do,
:17:02. > :17:06.you know when changes take place. When changes take place, you should
:17:06. > :17:09.investigate it, don't leave it. Football — Arsenal manager Arsene
:17:09. > :17:13.Wenger says he believes the Gunners can win the Premier League this
:17:13. > :17:18.season — but insists it's ridiculous to talk about being title winners so
:17:18. > :17:19.early. The Frenchman was talking ahead tomorrow night's Champions
:17:19. > :17:22.League match at home to Napoli. ahead tomorrow night's Champions
:17:22. > :17:25.club return to European competition leaders, with 15 points after six
:17:25. > :17:36.games. The most important thing leaders, with 15 points after six
:17:36. > :17:40.to have a good balance between because of course we want to win,
:17:40. > :17:44.but humility as well. We have only because of course we want to win,
:17:44. > :17:45.but humility as well. We have only played six games. To speak today
:17:45. > :17:57.floodlights at their Edgware stadium played six games. To speak today
:17:57. > :18:01.specifications. The Council has issued the non—league club with
:18:01. > :18:03.specifications. The Council has enforcement notice. When it takes
:18:03. > :18:07.effect, the Bees will have six months to demolish the stand and
:18:07. > :18:08.three months to remove the lights or risk facing prosecution. The club
:18:08. > :18:14.Meanwhile, West Ham are gearing risk facing prosecution. The club
:18:14. > :18:20.for their big move to the Olympic started the process by giving junior
:18:20. > :18:24.fans the chance to have a say on ground. They've been telling the
:18:24. > :18:34.club's vice—chair, Karen Brady, their hopes for the future, as Sara
:18:34. > :18:36.This morning, Karen Brady was the warm up act for chancellor George
:18:37. > :18:45.Osborne at the Conservative Party conference. I am Karen Brady, I
:18:45. > :18:47.Osborne at the Conservative Party company director and a mother of
:18:47. > :18:52.two. I think I am most well known for my career in football. It might
:18:52. > :18:55.have been the Prime Minister in Manchester watching on but last
:18:55. > :18:58.have been the Prime Minister in it was a group of young West Ham
:18:58. > :19:03.fans at Upton Park, invited by the vice chairwoman to discuss the move
:19:03. > :19:07.to the Olympic Stadium. Thank you for coming. The purpose is to tell
:19:07. > :19:11.you about our plans. Much of the detail remains confidential but
:19:11. > :19:14.you about our plans. Much of the vice chairwoman was open to all
:19:14. > :19:19.ideas and answered all questions. Will there be a family stand? Will
:19:19. > :19:21.there be child tickets for executive seats? The most outstanding thing is
:19:21. > :19:26.they want to sit together, they seats? The most outstanding thing is
:19:26. > :19:31.to be safe, they want to enjoy the atmosphere and they want to come
:19:31. > :19:34.early and stay later. West Ham have been praised for their approach
:19:34. > :19:41.early and stay later. West Ham have young supporters with offers for
:19:41. > :19:47.kids for £1 and growing their under vegetarian food available? I am
:19:47. > :19:59.kids for £1 and growing their under vegetarian as of my religion, I
:19:59. > :19:59.kids for £1 and growing their under seat —— I am a Sikh, there is not a
:19:59. > :20:11.perspective, whether it be food seat —— I am a Sikh, there is not a
:20:11. > :20:18.how they thawed visually the stadium should look. —— how they thought. It
:20:19. > :20:21.is really exciting because of the history at the elliptic stadium
:20:21. > :20:31.already, it is amazing that we can build on that legacy. —— at the
:20:31. > :20:34.Olympic Stadium. The move is not until 2016 but West Ham want their
:20:34. > :20:43.young fans to grow up and move with them on the journey to Miles West.
:20:44. > :20:49.Now the tale of how we will finally adaptation of a Dickens novel after
:20:49. > :20:52.nearly 80 years. A Tale Of Two Cities was made into a production
:20:53. > :20:55.way back in 1935 by Sir Terence Rattigan and Sir John Gielgud. But
:20:55. > :20:59.when Gielgud abandoned the lead role, the playwright refused to
:20:59. > :20:59.when Gielgud abandoned the lead the work ever be shown. Now — thanks
:20:59. > :21:04.theatre director — that's about the work ever be shown. Now — thanks
:21:04. > :21:11.change, as our arts correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, reports. Won't you
:21:11. > :21:16.sit down? Dickens, a tale of two cities, staged in a north London pub
:21:16. > :21:21.with the characters in modern dress. This is the King said's latest
:21:21. > :21:25.offering, inspired by the adaptation of an 1859 novel by two of British
:21:26. > :21:30.theatre's great names, Sir John Gielgud and Terence Rattigan. The
:21:30. > :21:34.play was never published and that really is the route to reduction,
:21:34. > :21:41.having it out there. I stumbled across it in 2000 and 11 —— the
:21:41. > :21:45.route to production. I stumbled across it in 2011. The actor and
:21:45. > :21:50.playwright collaborated in 1935 across it in 2011. The actor and
:21:50. > :21:52.the production was aborted when across it in 2011. The actor and
:21:52. > :21:53.John Gielgud was asked to postpone it. Their production has never made
:21:53. > :22:05.it to the stage until now. What it. Their production has never made
:22:05. > :22:18.understood the importance of it being done for the first time and
:22:18. > :22:34.this part adaptation sees a company important venue. And my disagreeable
:22:34. > :22:37.this part adaptation sees a company of eight taking on 30 characters. I
:22:37. > :22:38.wanted to give you a small wedding present. I am afraid it hardly even
:22:38. > :22:47.deserves that now. Stephen Agnew present. I am afraid it hardly even
:22:47. > :22:48.deserves that now. Stephen Agnew am doing the part that was intended
:22:48. > :22:51.for Gielgud, he would have been am doing the part that was intended
:22:51. > :22:53.for Gielgud, he would have been playing the antihero that also would
:22:53. > :23:02.have been playing the villain of the police. —— of the peace. They are
:23:02. > :23:06.two very different characters. John Gielgud had never written a play and
:23:06. > :23:08.this was only Terence Rattigan's second effort. Do you think they
:23:08. > :23:13.would have been pleased with what you have done? Yeah, I reckon. I
:23:13. > :23:17.do, actually. Acknowledging the you have done? Yeah, I reckon. I
:23:17. > :23:22.that this gritty 78 years old and theatrical traditions have moved on
:23:22. > :23:28.so much, pub theatre did not exist when they wrote it, I think they
:23:28. > :23:44.Let's get a check on the weather with Sara. At least we are far from
:23:44. > :23:51.Dickensian weather. We do have a change as we go through the next few
:23:51. > :23:57.days. We had quite an east—west split through the day. Always more
:23:57. > :24:02.sunshine towards the east, always cloudier towards the West. That
:24:02. > :24:04.sunshine towards the east, always because we have low—pressure waiting
:24:04. > :24:10.in the Atlantic, trying to move towards us. At the moment it is
:24:10. > :24:14.pressure. It is bringing us some quite warm weather from the near
:24:14. > :24:18.continent and we will continue to feed that towards us in the coming
:24:18. > :24:22.days, although we will lose the benefits of the high pressure and be
:24:22. > :24:29.low—pressure will work towards us. We are in for some rain in the
:24:29. > :24:34.middle of the week. There are not continue with the east—west split in
:24:34. > :24:40.terms of cloud amounts. Always continue with the east—west split in
:24:40. > :24:45.terms of cloud amounts. Always Temperatures staying in double
:24:45. > :24:49.figures. Maybe around nine degrees towards the countryside. Tomorrow,
:24:49. > :24:56.amounts. Most will turn hazy and it the split is nicely on the cloud
:24:56. > :25:09.announce itself. A spell of rain in tries to moving from the south—west.
:25:09. > :25:12.announce itself. A spell of rain in the middle part of the week but
:25:12. > :25:17.dry again. Although we will start to towards the end of the week we turn
:25:17. > :25:20.dry again. Although we will start to see chilly nights. As we go through
:25:20. > :25:24.tomorrow night into the start of things on Wednesday, rain sweeps
:25:24. > :25:28.up. For the rush—hour on Wednesday morning, we could have a lot of
:25:28. > :25:33.heavy rain around. It is clearing all the time as we go through the
:25:33. > :25:37.afternoon. Things will start to Brighton before we see the rest
:25:37. > :25:40.afternoon. Things will start to the rain again —— will start to
:25:40. > :25:50.brighten up. This rain could be quite heavy. No warnings in force
:25:50. > :25:54.but we will keep you posted. For tomorrow, a really nice day in
:25:54. > :25:59.prospect, make the most of it, we will start with rain first thing on
:25:59. > :26:01.Wednesday. Then we have the spell of very wet weather on Thursday. On
:26:01. > :26:14.Friday, things start to dry out A quick reminder of the headlines.
:26:14. > :26:19.Conservative Party conference that he aims to build a budget surplus in
:26:19. > :26:23.deficit had been paid off. The Chancellor also said he wanted to
:26:23. > :26:25.freeze duty on fuel until the next The racing pundit, John McCririck,
:26:25. > :26:36.discrimination against Channel and her former boyfriend, for the
:26:36. > :26:40.murder of the 21—year—old British student Meredith Kercher. The two
:26:41. > :26:45.but Italy's Supreme Court ordered the retrial. The racing pundit John
:26:45. > :26:50.McCarrick has begun a case for age disc nation against Channel 4,
:26:51. > :26:55.telling reporters he is fighting for people in via the sack because they
:26:55. > :26:58.are growing older. —— people who New figures show more than one in
:26:58. > :27:04.highest rate than anywhere else New figures show more than one in
:27:04. > :27:06.England. The findings from Diabetes UK indicate the cause is largely
:27:06. > :27:23.And a tourist boat firm has had UK indicate the cause is largely
:27:23. > :27:26.O'clock News. Until then, from all tours on the River Thames suspended