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:00:08. > :00:14.Tonight, on BBC London News. Calls vulnerable single mothers is jailed.

:00:14. > :00:18.There are more people round now vulnerable single mothers is jailed.

:00:18. > :00:22.are desperate, and will go to these people who are not licenses to lend

:00:22. > :00:30.money and charge enormous amounts of interest and will threaten people,

:00:30. > :00:36.The widow of ex—KGB spy Litvinenko lit on her fight to know the truth

:00:36. > :00:43.about her husband's death. Also tonight. Becks is back, inspiring

:00:43. > :00:51.East End kids to get into sport I used to canoe two minutes from here,

:00:51. > :00:56.district, so it means a lot to me. And dressing Diana, we meet the

:00:56. > :00:56.district, so it means a lot to me. whose designed for three generations

:00:56. > :01:17.Good evening and welcome to the For year, Julian Douglas was a loan

:01:17. > :01:20.shark, charging what a judge today described as mind—boggling amounts

:01:20. > :01:23.of money to people in London, and His victims were mainly single

:01:23. > :01:28.mothers, who borrowed thousands His victims were mainly single

:01:28. > :01:34.pounds that but were forced to pay Today he was sentenced to less than

:01:34. > :01:43.two years in prison and there are calls for tougher pinnishments for

:01:43. > :02:03.He is working at a debt collector, an undercover reporter has borrowed

:02:03. > :02:05.£1,000 but says he can't pay it back. It is illegal to intimidate

:02:05. > :02:34.investigating that footage but it took a specialist team to bring

:02:34. > :02:45.investigating that footage but it to justice He provided paperwork

:02:45. > :02:49.advertised in local paper, saying he was a legitimate lender and he

:02:49. > :02:54.wasn't. Julian Douglas's victims were mainly single mother, he would

:02:54. > :02:57.loan out £1,000 and repayments would be £50 a week, over 40 weeks. So

:02:57. > :03:06.£2,000 in all. An A PR of 642%. be £50 a week, over 40 weeks. So

:03:06. > :03:14.judge at Croydon Crown Court said Douglas was a loan shark engaged in

:03:14. > :03:19.someone who profited from the most straightened. People who had barely

:03:19. > :03:23.two pennies to rub tolling. There are concerns more people are going

:03:23. > :03:29.to loan sharks to tide them over. The Citizens Advice bureau says

:03:30. > :03:33.to loan sharks to tide them over. have seen a rise. Loan sharks have

:03:33. > :03:38.school, and making it obvious they are there to enforce a debt against

:03:38. > :03:42.a mum while she is picking up her children. She has had threatening

:03:42. > :03:47.text, threats to shame her in front of the community. The council says

:03:47. > :03:52.it is investing in support for victims but wants tougher treatment

:03:52. > :03:55.for the loan sharks The police are responsibilitiesable for stopping

:03:55. > :03:59.them and so are the courts. That is something that should be looked

:03:59. > :04:03.them and so are the courts. That is Legal payday lenders who can charge

:04:03. > :04:07.very high interest rates were warned yesterday tougher regulation is

:04:07. > :04:08.very high interest rates were warned the way to protect consumers but

:04:08. > :04:11.regulators don't want people to the way to protect consumers but

:04:11. > :04:16.using them and turning to the likes of Julian Douglas. He was finally

:04:16. > :04:18.confronted by the BBC, in 2008. Do you get off on intimidating people?

:04:18. > :04:24.Do you get something out of it? you get off on intimidating people?

:04:24. > :04:26.you know it is illegal? He has a 20 month prison sentence to reflect on

:04:26. > :04:42.river crossings will make pollution month prison sentence to reflect on

:04:42. > :04:54.river crossings will make pollution levels in the capital even worse.

:04:54. > :05:04.bill of £40,000 to pursue her fight the Russian dissident who died

:05:04. > :05:07.bill of £40,000 to pursue her fight Litvinenko, who lives in Muswell

:05:07. > :05:10.Hill wants details of her husband's death to be published. She says

:05:10. > :05:13.Hill wants details of her husband's Home Secretary's decision to hold an

:05:13. > :05:17.inquest means many key facts will remain shrouded in secrecy. She

:05:17. > :05:19.inquest means many key facts will has to decide whether she can afford

:05:19. > :05:27.to jeopardise her own finances in Ashdown is at the High Court for us

:05:27. > :05:32.Yes, Marina Litvinenko described today, as the most shocking since

:05:32. > :05:34.her husband died. She wants the whole truth about how his death

:05:34. > :05:39.happened and how, in 2006, much whole truth about how his death

:05:39. > :05:42.London was on high alert over fears of radiation. Today, here at the

:05:42. > :05:49.High Court, judges total her just how much she will have to risk to

:05:49. > :05:54.Marina Litvinenko has shed many believes her husband was murdered,

:05:54. > :06:05.but her fight to pro—that could I was very shocked today, and first

:06:05. > :06:10.time since my husband's death. It was very disappointing, because

:06:10. > :06:14.time since my husband's death. It me it looks like British Government

:06:14. > :06:24.wants to protect, but what, I don't know yet. Alexander Litvinenko fell

:06:24. > :06:33.ill suddenly in 2006, a few weeks poisoned with radioactive polonium

:06:33. > :06:36.210. His family say he had been working for MI6. He had a history of

:06:36. > :06:40.criticising Vladimir Putin. On the day he fell ill he met with two

:06:40. > :06:44.criticising Vladimir Putin. On the at the millennium hotel in Mayfair.

:06:44. > :06:49.A government investigation named Andrei Lugovoi as one of the killer,

:06:49. > :06:53.he denies any involvement. I have lost faith in the very possibility

:06:53. > :07:01.of an unbiassed investigation of Traces of the poison were found

:07:01. > :07:02.of an unbiassed investigation of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium where

:07:02. > :07:10.Andrei Lugovoi watched CSK Moscow. Arsenal's Emirates Stadium where

:07:10. > :07:22.Andrei Lugovoi watched CSK Moscow. The Home Secretary Teresa May launch

:07:22. > :07:26.heard. Even the coroner wants a public inquiry. Theresa May said it

:07:26. > :07:32.Government's decision making but she Government's decision making but she

:07:32. > :07:34.maintains an inquest will go a substantial way to allaying public

:07:34. > :07:37.concern about this incident. It substantial way to allaying public

:07:37. > :07:41.up to Marina Litvinenko. She can challenge that with a judicial

:07:41. > :07:49.review, but judges today told her if In the meantime, an inquest is under

:07:49. > :07:56.way, what was said today? That is the inquest you were hearing about

:07:56. > :08:00.another court here today, postponed from May, because of delays in

:08:00. > :08:05.obtaining documents from the Russian and UK Government, and today, the

:08:05. > :08:08.coroner was hearing about a police investigation into whether witnesses

:08:08. > :08:11.would face threats from foreign intelligence service, now, they

:08:11. > :08:17.think that is unlikely but it does give you an indication of the nature

:08:17. > :08:21.of this saga. There is behind the scenes some delicate diplomacy at

:08:21. > :08:25.play. Relations between the two depending on what Marina Litvinenko

:08:25. > :08:35.decides, over whether to pursue depending on what Marina Litvinenko

:08:35. > :08:37.Transport for London has launched an investigation after a woman was

:08:37. > :08:41.seriously injured while getting investigation after a woman was

:08:41. > :08:48.the open rear platform of a new Routemaster—style bus. It happened

:08:48. > :09:00.in rush hour this morning in Kentish Town en route 24. Production has

:09:00. > :09:09.A councillor from East London has candidate after it emerged she owed

:09:09. > :09:13.£2,000 in parking fines in the borough she represents. Labour

:09:13. > :09:16.councillor Josie Channer accrued the penalties in Barking and Dagenham

:09:16. > :09:20.where she it ises on a committee expressed her regret she count

:09:20. > :09:25.devote the time and resources need expressed her regret she count

:09:25. > :09:28.devote the time and resources need There are warnings today, that

:09:28. > :09:34.pollution levels in London could get worse. Air pollution limits set

:09:34. > :09:38.pollution levels in London could get breached in the capital, and now

:09:38. > :09:59.You cannot guarantee a breakfast to build two new river crossings

:09:59. > :10:00.You cannot guarantee a breakfast meeting. No way. And the, many a

:10:00. > :10:06.time I have had to make excuses meeting. No way. And the, many a

:10:06. > :10:10.not turning up. Those who live near the proposed new crossings say they

:10:10. > :10:18.increase traffic and pollution It seems natural to have another tunnel

:10:18. > :10:32.pollution that is going to be the Today environmental groups delivered

:10:32. > :10:36.their findingsings they found many breached legal littles and they

:10:36. > :10:40.their findingsings they found many proposals for a tunnel at silver

:10:40. > :10:44.town, or a calls for a bridge up the every would just add to the poor air

:10:44. > :10:48.quality. The idea of adding to the problem is mad, we have vulnerable

:10:48. > :10:54.and disadvantaged people who are worst affected and we have to look

:10:54. > :11:04.at a proper package that do not pedestrian and cycling wrij, expert

:11:04. > :11:11.engines means the air quality in London isn't improving fast enough.

:11:11. > :11:17.They would be driving through. So the benefits to them are almost

:11:17. > :11:21.negligible. The disadvantages are you will take a bad situation and

:11:21. > :11:27.make it worse. Motoring groups though, say extra crossings would

:11:27. > :11:29.cut congestion and reduce pollution. They just, there just isn't that

:11:29. > :11:33.north south capacity, we can do They just, there just isn't that

:11:34. > :11:38.of things with tunnelling that makes it more environmentally sensitive,

:11:38. > :11:42.and I think it is better to have traffic moving rather than congested

:11:42. > :11:46.traffic spewing out pollution, so I think it is a capacity problem,

:11:46. > :11:52.traffic spewing out pollution, so I also it is a barrier to jobs and

:11:52. > :11:55.North and East London. Transport for London says extra crossings would

:11:55. > :11:58.have economic benefit, and would reduce the queues, these arguments

:11:58. > :12:09.are well rehearsed, and entrenched. reduce the queues, these arguments

:12:09. > :12:10.are well rehearsed, and entrenched. 9,000 new homes could be built on

:12:10. > :12:16.green belt land in Surrey. Waverley 9,000 new homes could be built on

:12:17. > :12:18.green belt land in Surrey. Waverley planning rules mean like many other

:12:18. > :12:25.councils it must build more new planning rules mean like many other

:12:25. > :12:34.may mean developing on protected Britain's countryside, the place

:12:34. > :12:38.the idea that 8,000 more homes should be built in this corner of

:12:38. > :12:44.Surrey, well few are prepared to consider the idea. I guess I am

:12:44. > :12:49.horrified, really. I think the local services are under enough pressure.

:12:49. > :12:52.It will affect the local area, the commuting, all, the concentration of

:12:52. > :12:55.traffic and what not, but at the end of the day I agree, housing is

:12:55. > :13:01.required. I would be chained to of the day I agree, housing is

:13:01. > :13:09.bulldozer so they can't do it. The check on urban sprawl has until

:13:09. > :13:14.Ministers statements that though days are over alarm many It would be

:13:14. > :13:19.criminal and it almost an act of vandalism when you look at some

:13:19. > :13:22.criminal and it almost an act of the areas earmarked, I mean, a

:13:22. > :13:26.village like this, Brook, is, you know, it its character will change.

:13:26. > :13:29.From a vantage point here on the edge of the Surrey hill, you can

:13:29. > :13:34.look out to London in the distance, with its landmarks, places like

:13:34. > :13:36.look out to London in the distance, Wembley Arch or the huge tower

:13:36. > :13:45.blocks of the city itself. Now the the green belt in all the counties

:13:45. > :13:51.surrounding London, from here in Surrey, to Hampshire, Berkshire

:13:51. > :13:54.surrounding London, from here in authority to have to rip up the

:13:54. > :14:01.protection for its open space, after water supply can't cope in the face

:14:01. > :14:06.of building now mooted fell on deaf ears in Whitehall The ministers

:14:06. > :14:09.won't speak to the local council, attempts have been made through

:14:10. > :14:10.won't speak to the local council, to speak to the minister, and he

:14:10. > :14:15.refused —— refuses. What do you to speak to the minister, and he

:14:15. > :14:19.of that? One can only assume that they are not really that interested

:14:19. > :14:23.and it's a policy of build, build, build. These fields could boost

:14:23. > :14:27.and it's a policy of build, build, economy more if turned over to the

:14:27. > :14:39.come: Keeping the Olympic spirit countryside. Critics say once it is

:14:39. > :14:53.alive — David Beckham returns to his alive — David Beckham returns to his

:14:53. > :14:55.children to take up sport. 60 years old sumptuous London fashion for

:14:55. > :14:58.celebrities, including Princess Diana. I talk about his glittering

:14:58. > :15:09.It's the world's greatest cache Diana. I talk about his glittering

:15:09. > :15:11.Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery. And for the first time in more than

:15:11. > :15:15.100 years it will be on show in And for the first time in more than

:15:15. > :15:18.entirety at the Museum of London. But the treasure trove would still

:15:18. > :15:29.be buried in a London cellar, were pickaxe. Gareth Furby explains.

:15:29. > :15:33.If you come down to the Museum of London in the next couple of months

:15:33. > :15:41.you may notice that security is tight. In this basement it now feels

:15:41. > :15:47.like entering a bank vault and for good reason. Only members of staff

:15:47. > :15:49.are allowed to handle what is inside these cases and they can be trusted,

:15:49. > :16:01.of course. We take it seriously these cases and they can be trusted,

:16:01. > :16:07.I have never been tempted. These hordes of treasure were found under

:16:07. > :16:16.a basement in the city. It was building somewhat like this, right

:16:16. > :16:18.underneath the cellar floor. That was back in the 17th century and

:16:18. > :16:27.Priceless, said the newspapers, was back in the 17th century and

:16:27. > :16:33.it became known as the Cheapside horde. What isn't known is how much

:16:33. > :16:37.the workmen were paid when they found the treasure. It was nothing

:16:37. > :16:45.like the full value but they were newspaper said a couple of years

:16:45. > :16:46.later that some of the workmen disappeared and were not seen for

:16:46. > :16:58.then acquired for the museum. What many months. The hordes ended up

:16:58. > :17:00.then acquired for the museum. What is not known is who buried it in the

:17:01. > :17:05.first place. There is a clue. It is a tiny family crest which was found

:17:05. > :17:24.comprises items owned by a Catholic mixed in with the witches. This

:17:24. > :17:27.comprises items owned by a Catholic family who fled England during the

:17:27. > :17:28.English Civil War. To have a claim on this find the family would need

:17:28. > :17:36.Cheapside is very different now on this find the family would need

:17:36. > :17:43.this reminder of the past lives on this find the family would need

:17:43. > :17:46.Sport now and, David Beckham has been busy this morning trying to

:17:46. > :17:51.inspire young Londoners to get fit. details. Thanks, Alice. Yes, East

:17:51. > :17:56.London's most famous son has been back in the place that he once

:17:56. > :18:00.With research from the Youth Sport Trust revealing that two thirds

:18:00. > :18:01.With research from the Youth Sport inspired by the Olympics, Beckham is

:18:01. > :18:04.backing a campaign that's aimed inspired by the Olympics, Beckham is

:18:04. > :18:05.capitalising on that feel—good factor. Tarah Welsh went to meet

:18:05. > :18:14.This might not be his game, but factor. Tarah Welsh went to meet

:18:14. > :18:17.true form, he gets it in the net. But David Beckham isn't here to

:18:17. > :18:23.true form, he gets it in the net. points, more the minds of children.

:18:23. > :18:27.I am a father of four myself and I know how important it is to keep

:18:27. > :18:34.kids active because it gives them a healthier lifestyle and being part

:18:34. > :18:38.of something like this is special. medalist. Swimming and Paralympic

:18:38. > :18:41.champion Ellie Simmonds was also here for this training session at

:18:41. > :18:51.Lea Valley. 170 children took part from schools across London. Getting

:18:51. > :18:56.important thing. It is not just keeping fit but sport, for me, I

:18:57. > :19:01.have loads of friends from it and it's improves your self—confidence.

:19:01. > :19:10.They're all here as part of drive to get kids moving. The Olympics has

:19:10. > :19:14.brought loads of facilities around London but it has created other

:19:14. > :19:19.opportunities around the country to have things like this. This was

:19:19. > :19:46.sports stars. I always watched him, But they seemed more taken with

:19:46. > :19:48.sports stars. I always watched him, Now to someone trying to shape their

:19:48. > :19:50.own Olympic legacy. Anthony Joshua makes his professional boxing debut

:19:50. > :19:54.tomorrow. He's setting out on a makes his professional boxing debut

:19:54. > :19:59.he hopes will one day lead to a plenty of people who will wish him

:19:59. > :20:11.well on that journey after his success at London 2012. There's

:20:11. > :20:13.well on that journey after his Olympic champion, Anthony Joshua!

:20:13. > :20:25.Standing tall as Olympic champion squaring up for the challenge of

:20:25. > :20:30.professional boxing. For this moment on, his life will change for ever.

:20:30. > :20:37.Every fight will take place in the full media glare. The risks will be

:20:37. > :20:44.greater and so will be potential awards. His opponent is the unbeaten

:20:44. > :20:50.Italian. How is he feeling? And little bit nervous, of course. It is

:20:50. > :20:54.a good nervous energy. To get in there on Saturday nights, it will be

:20:54. > :21:03.pumping. Thousands of fans will support me. The transition is not

:21:03. > :21:07.always easy. Many hope that Joshua can emulate Lennox Lewis, Olympic

:21:07. > :21:16.champion for Canada and then a British heavyweight champion. Most

:21:16. > :21:21.crucially, willpower, dedication and staying hungry. He discovered boxing

:21:21. > :21:24.very late and he has a desire to do very well in the sport. In a BBC

:21:24. > :21:32.campaign, Anthony voted his mum very well in the sport. In a BBC

:21:32. > :21:38.an unsung hero. It is a far riskier business, is it not? There are

:21:38. > :21:40.little things like everybody was eating pizza and I was dying for a

:21:40. > :21:55.heroes is in action this weekend. pizza but my mum said, no, you

:21:55. > :21:57.heroes is in action this weekend. Max Whitlock won two bronze medals

:21:57. > :22:11.pommel event where he has a really in gymnastics at the Games. Last

:22:11. > :22:12.pommel event where he has a really good chance of making it onto the

:22:13. > :22:14.podium. I am just looking forward to it now. I am happy with what I have

:22:14. > :22:19.done here and hope the league I it now. I am happy with what I have

:22:19. > :22:26.do well. I had a quick practice it now. I am happy with what I have

:22:26. > :22:29.and I will try again. There's live coverage of the World Gymnastics

:22:29. > :22:33.Championships on BBC One at half past two tomorrow. That's all the

:22:33. > :22:36.Now, high fashion for high society. Belinda Belville and David Sassoon

:22:36. > :22:39.designed clothes for the Royal Family over almost six decades,

:22:39. > :22:42.including some of the most eye catching dresses worn by Princess

:22:42. > :22:45.Diana. Now a new exhibition is showing off some of their most

:22:45. > :22:57.important pieces — and the stories behind them. Our reporter Wendy

:22:57. > :23:05.Sumptuous satin embroidered with hand—painted fabrics. These are

:23:06. > :23:08.dresses commissioned by the most stylish high society women. She

:23:08. > :23:16.attached so she understood what stylish high society women. She

:23:16. > :23:18.dress would look like. The designs are buying David Sassoon. He dressed

:23:18. > :23:22.all of the royal ladies, except are buying David Sassoon. He dressed

:23:22. > :23:29.the Queen. For Diana Princess of Wales, he made 70 four some of her

:23:29. > :23:37.most important appearances including William's christening. His designs

:23:37. > :23:41.also bore her notes. She would always write a little note saying

:23:41. > :23:48.thank you. She had a great sense of humour and was fun. Being so popular

:23:48. > :23:55.difficulties. I can remember sending for ladies to Windsor to stay with

:23:55. > :24:01.the Queen and they all arrived and came down to dinner wearing the

:24:01. > :24:03.the Queen and they all arrived and dress. One was the Queen's Lady

:24:03. > :24:08.the Queen and they all arrived and waiting. The Queen new wedding

:24:08. > :24:10.dresses had come from. His fashion House became well known and the

:24:10. > :24:17.exhibition traces the changes in House became well known and the

:24:17. > :24:17.exhibition traces the changes in swinging 60s, London came into its

:24:18. > :24:35.and the shop is closed but the name like their mothers but then the

:24:35. > :24:41.and the shop is closed but the name lives on with another designer.

:24:41. > :24:45.and the shop is closed but the name could buy one and knock up a dress

:24:45. > :24:50.like this yourself. For aspiring fashion designers, there is plenty

:24:50. > :24:55.of inspiration. It is on at the museum until January next year.

:24:55. > :24:59.of inspiration. It is on at the fascinating retrospective of British

:24:59. > :25:13.culture which all started in London. Now let's check on the weekend

:25:14. > :25:17.flashing in the sky. I am glad to report that the weather will be

:25:17. > :25:20.flashing in the sky. I am glad to lot quieter this weekend. Yes, we

:25:20. > :25:27.will have some chilly mornings but there should be plenty of warm

:25:27. > :25:32.autumn sunshine in the afternoon. For the next few hours, you might

:25:32. > :25:40.feel the drop of rain but for most of us it will stay dry. There will

:25:40. > :25:44.be clear spells but by morning the mist will start to develop. The

:25:44. > :25:46.be clear spells but by morning the will go quite quickly in the morning

:25:46. > :25:53.and the skies will start to brighten up. Again, tomorrow, there is the

:25:53. > :25:58.chance of some light showers but we should see some sunshine breaking

:25:58. > :26:02.temperatures will get into the high teens. Tomorrow night, a lot of

:26:02. > :26:07.temperatures will get into the high cloud would disappear entirely.

:26:07. > :26:10.temperatures will get into the high clear skies tomorrow night it will

:26:10. > :26:15.be cold. We may well find that temperatures in urban areas stay in

:26:15. > :26:22.countryside we will be down into single figures, but not quite cold

:26:22. > :26:24.enough for frost on the grass. It will be cold enough for some fog

:26:24. > :26:31.patches. By Monday morning, the will be cold enough for some fog

:26:31. > :26:35.will clear away and temperatures will rise to 18 or 19 Celsius. The

:26:35. > :26:43.will be dry for most of us to start will rise to 18 or 19 Celsius. The

:26:43. > :26:45.will be dry for most of us to start off with. Before it turns grey,

:26:45. > :26:48.there will be plenty of sunshine. Enjoy the autumn colours. Make the

:26:48. > :27:04.death, and left his body in a cot, most of it. The main headlines:

:27:04. > :27:06.death, and left his body in a cot, of her other children. Rescuers

:27:06. > :27:08.death, and left his body in a cot, Italy now fear up to 300 people

:27:08. > :27:13.drowned when a boat carrying African migrants sank yesterday. Divers

:27:13. > :27:14.drowned when a boat carrying African conditions at sea. The publicist Max

:27:14. > :27:17.Clifford has pleaded not guilty conditions at sea. The publicist Max

:27:17. > :27:20.eleven counts of indecent assault on teenage girls aged between fourteen

:27:20. > :27:29.and nineteen. The offences are alleged to have taken place between

:27:29. > :27:32.1966 and 1984. There are calls for tougher punishments for loan sharks

:27:32. > :27:35.after a man was sentenced to less than two years in prison for illegal

:27:35. > :27:36.lending. Julian Douglas preyed mainly on single mothers in south

:27:36. > :27:43.east London. That's it. I'll be mainly on single mothers in south

:27:43. > :27:45.later during the ten o'clock news, but for now from everyone on the