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Tonight on BBC London News: Tommy Robinson quits the English Defence

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In his hometown of Luton, we ask if No! It is something that needs to be

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done. He shouldn't even come around here. We need the EDL. They stand up

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We'll be live at a press conference for us. The government doesn't.

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We'll be live at a press conference in the next half hour as Tommy

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Robinson explains his reasons. Also tonight: Tracey Connelly, the

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mother of Baby Peter, is to be She's currently served four years.

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How almost half of London's largest She's currently served four years.

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How almost half of London's largest And this house once belonged to

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Good evening and welcome to the It's an announcement that's taken

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many people by surprise. The leader of the English Defence League has

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decided to leave the controversial group he founded in Luton over four

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organised numerous marches and demonstrations in London and across

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recently it's been accused of being against Muslims generally. Tommy

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Robinson says it's still his aim to "counter Islamist ideology, not

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Robinson says it's still his aim to violence but with better, democratic

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ideas." Tonight he's giving a press conference in central London to

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affairs correspondent, Guy Smith, is I am outside a hotel in central

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London, which we have been asked not to name. We are waiting for a news

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conference to start in which Tommy has always claimed he is against

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radical Islam, against an extreme ideology, not against Muslims. In

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recent months, we understand he ideology, not against Muslims. In

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become disillusioned with the EDL, which he believes harbours extreme

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elements. Here is the background to It all started here in Luton in

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2009, a reaction to this. A group of Islamist extremists demonstrated as

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the Royal anger Regiment —— regiment toured through the town. —— Royal

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Anglian Regiment. From a smaller group, the EDL has grown into a

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national network with apparently thousands of supporters, some linked

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to football hooliganism. This film by BBC London shows its leader,

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of Muslims turning up. More commonly by BBC London shows its leader,

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control extremist elements. The known as Tommy Robinson come he

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We need the EDL. They stand up for reaction in Luton has been mixed.

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We need the EDL. They stand up for The government doesn't. No, Tommy,

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But who is he? He is that, born The government doesn't. No, Tommy,

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bred in Luton, and one—time owner of a tanning shop. His views have

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proved highly controversial and antifascist temporarily rubbed

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through police lines to confront him and fellow marchers on their way

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through Tower Hamlets, which is densely populated by Muslims. Any

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change like this is welcome. There is hesitation on my part, though. We

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have seen Tommy Robinson quite active over the last few days, both

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in terms of online, and the activity has been an team is in prejudice. ——

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and semen. What will this mean for We have already seen movements

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splinter off before this statement. movements, the end of the defence

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league in the UK and abroad. And so a new chapter for Tommy Robinson,

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anti—extremist think tank who are helping him apparently moved away

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from the EDL and perhaps onto a helping him apparently moved away

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The question tonight is whether helping him apparently moved away

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leopard can change its spots. As Tommy Robinson seen the light?

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Sceptics are questioning whether he significant moment in the history of

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the far right. They have greeted the news with both elation and caution,

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because now there is a vacuum at the news with both elation and caution,

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because now there is a vacuum at the top of the EDL. What happens next?

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That is the question, the fear. newspaper revealed he lives in a

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will replace Tommy Robinson and newspaper revealed he lives in a

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The mother of Baby Peter is to be released from jail, the Parole Board

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has today. Tracey Connelly was jailed in May 2009 for causing or

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allowing her son's death in north London. The toddler died at home in

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Haringey after suffering months London. The toddler died at home in

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abuse. Nick Beake is here now. Even with the passage of time, the

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details of what happens to Baby Peter were shocking. He was 17

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had 50 injuries, including a broken back. Social workers, the police and

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visited his help —— house 60 times in the eight months before he died.

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It was his mother's lies that kept the authorities at bay. She was

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built —— jailed indefinitely in 2009. It was recommended that she

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served five years. Last year, she became eligible for parole. The

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board decided against it but now we decided that she should be freed.

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Do we know when she will be freed? No, it is a matter for the justice

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secretary, Chris Grayling. There needs to be a plan for where she

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will live. We don't know if she needs to be a plan for where she

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identity. The failings led to a computer overhaul of the way child

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protection is carried out in this released on licence if she breaks

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the conditions of those —— will released on licence if she breaks

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conditions, she will be jailed Almost half of London's largest

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developments aren't meeting the affordable housing targets being set

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according to new figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

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That means her rent will be about The National Housing Federation

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can't believe how lucky I have been 30% lower than average prices in

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can't believe how lucky I have been to be offered something like this.

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If it was not for the scheme, I would not have been able to afford

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renting an apartment like this. A charity that aims to keep people

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living in central London has built these homes. The can see how many

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developers are in progress. Because there is such a demand for homes

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like this, when a developer submits a blank it has to commit to building

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a certain of affordable homes. Colindale. This 3,000 home estate

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promised to include affordable homes, and it has, but 283 fewer

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If you don't have the percentage of affordable homes unique, people

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If you don't have the percentage of to move outside London and it will

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make it more expensive for London is not only to live in London but to

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work in London. —— for Londoners. The council accepted the revision

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because the developer said building the homes wasn't financially viable

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and reflects changes to the housing By allowing this developer to drop

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the affordable homes, it would allow plans and then revising them and

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offering fewer. That, by and large, has not happened. It is not that

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somebody rings up and says, will you agree to this? This was a difficult

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New research shows six out of the 13 largest developments in the capital

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don't meet targets set by local authorities. It found that of more

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than 60,000 homes being built, about 25% were affordable. Council targets

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Targets are aspirational and not negotiation between a council and a

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developer. A local authority can approve plans with fewer homes than

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something that the local authority thinks the community needs. Given

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affordable housing should be the priority. Councils need to be clear

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about what is and what is not an example —— an acceptable level of

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says councils have to be make sure example —— an acceptable level of

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says councils have to be make sure the homes they need are delivered.

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But house builders say there's only the homes they need are delivered.

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But house builders say there's only so much money so it's up to councils

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They need to prioritise whether so much money so it's up to councils

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would rather have a affordable housing, infrastructure or other

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community benefits. You can't have affordable homes is a result of

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community benefits. You can't have lull in house—building in general.

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controversy when his" said to be predatory has had his sentence

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increased. He was originally given a 12 months suspended sentence after

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sexual activity with a 13—year—old girl. He will now serve two years in

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Child abuse, an issue that has been at the forefront of public debate

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13—year—old victim was described as predatory by both the judge and

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13—year—old victim was described as barrister. The girl's abuser is

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Niall Wilson, 40. Not in court today, this was him at an earlier

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hearing. Now a suspended sentence has been overturned and he has been

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given two years in prison. The jail term was handed down by three senior

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London. The original sentence was described as I'm duly lenient. The

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We are pleased at the NSPCC to see a gives an appropriate message to

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victims and an appropriate message The barrister in the original case

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is known on the prosecuting in such cases. This has been a high—profile

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case. —— are no longer prosecuting. Dominic Grieve said he was pleased

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Herne Hill. A water main burst, Dominic Grieve said he was pleased

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damage to shops. But that was two which caused millions of pounds

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damage to shops. But that was two months ago and still many business

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owners say they're unable to reopen, In August, this road looked more

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two months, but businesses are still dealing with the consequences. It

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Hopkins runs this practice. They have been relocated while builders

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I can't imagine how long it will devastating. Our insurance company

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I have counted 18 premises that remain closed as a result of the

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windows, you can see a lot of work is still going on to get things

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windows, you can see a lot of work to normal. While that is happening,

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traders are saying they are still It has been very stressful, because

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managed. Others, though, are feeling the pinch, waiting on insurance

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money and losing trade. Politicians are calling for Thames Water to

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money and losing trade. Politicians more hands on. I think they need to

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be matching what the council is doing. We set aside £100,000 to

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be matching what the council is people through in this difficult

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grants. Thames water should be matching that rather than relying on

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insurers. What has happened here is horrendous. We know that. It is

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insurers. What has happened here is fault. We are here to fix it. We

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have 20,000 water pipes. 10,000 fault. We are here to fix it. We

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in London. Many are over 100 years old. Sometimes, they burst. The

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in London. Many are over 100 years way we can't guarantee the water

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will come out of the pipes is if we don't run water through them, which

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Thames Water are set to meet with traders again at the end of the

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week, many of them hoping to be traders again at the end of the

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remembering the pioneers of the trade union movement, the London

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Matchgirls. At the battle to save the former home of JMW Turner, one

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David Weir became the face of the the former home of JMW Turner, one

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use the bathroom. The 34—year—old lives in Sutton with his fiancee had

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three children but needs a home lives in Sutton with his fiancee had

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but has a home with the —— but needs wheelchair racer has been living in

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the house without a downstairs toilet. It means he has to drag

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himself on his arms upstairs to toilet. It means he has to drag

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the bathroom. However, his story is not unique. We are surprised and

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shocked but these cases are not unusual. I met a wonderful lady

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shocked but these cases are not was having to live with two young

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children, confined to alone should. Her lounge became her bedroom,

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bathroom. She had to be transported back to the hospital just to have a

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shower. It was David's mother and fiancee who highlighted the issue.

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association that deal with the parties here in Sutton were unable

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to provide the family with a three bed home with a downstairs toilet

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for fear of favouritism. With four without a golden postbox. We could

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Russell Osborne lives in an adapted envelope and knows only too well the

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difficulty of finding suitable accommodation. —— adapted bungalow.

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I was waiting for six months to accommodation. —— adapted bungalow.

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a place to live. And then six months for them to adapt the place. It

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a place to live. And then six months waiting. For anybody suffering from

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a disability, you should not have to debilitating. In David's case, the

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result in the loss of upper limb function. The long—term cost to

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We're talking about a national hero. function. The long—term cost to

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We're talking about a national hero. In a statement, Sutton Council said

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resolving his housing requirements. that they had been working to meet

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industrial lesions in Britain. The 1400 women and teenagers walked

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industrial lesions in Britain. The of the Bryant and May factory in

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Hatay —— Bow, protesting inhumane working conditions. It is thought to

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be a catalyst for the trade union movement. A century later, one

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London MP is calling for the strike to be made part of the National

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Ted Lewis has lived in the East to be made part of the National

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of his life. His grandmother was a Matchgirls, working in the factory

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on her way to school. Today was Matchgirls, working in the factory

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proud one. I feel wonderful, to Matchgirls, working in the factory

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her spoken about in the House of Commons. Terrific. Likely, she would

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have said, all right, where is the nearest bar. The Matchgirls worked

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in preconditions. The software they used rotted their mouths and maybe

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he followed. In 1888, they marched out. The strike had a profound

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effect. Today, the factory is luxury was the bold actions of 1400 women

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and children all those years ago that brought about better working

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conditions for them and many others, but also effectively gave birth

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conditions for them and many others, the trades union movement and with

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it, the Labour Party. Today, a debate in the House of Commons

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sought to recognise this and push for a wider teaching of their tail

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as part of history in schools. The women's victory was a touch tone,

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landmark in the history of the women's victory was a touch tone,

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landmark in the history of the labour movement, and it should be

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not just the match women. They are And, dear SA, the curriculum. It

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not just the match women. They are representative of millions of men

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have played a part in history but and women across the country that

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encouraging wider coverage. This is have not been given the credit

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history they should be learning about. It is all about people that

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important. 125 years after they He is one of our greatest painters,

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landscapes and seascapes. Collectors pay millions for Turner's artwork

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but his country would tweet in Twickenham, designed nearly 100

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but his country would tweet in 20 years ago, is at risk of falling

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into disrepair. —— country retreat. It was a Sandycoombe Lodge that

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Twickenham and on it, Sandycoombe celebrated landscape painter, JMW

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designed by Turner as a retreat celebrated landscape painter, JMW

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himself and his father. It became a place for rest, recreation and

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inspiration. In the West End, he had a studio and gallery on Harley

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Street. And his lodgings and house. He had a lot of clients coming in,

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wanting paintings finished. He was always successful, even from his

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teens. It was an extraordinary, busy, hectic life. And here, it

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teens. It was an extraordinary, peaceful, a country retreat. What

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was his lifelike here? In a certain way, he was relaxed. —— his life

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like. His ideas about paintings way, he was relaxed. —— his life

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always in his mind. This part of the Thames is still very beautiful and

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it was absolutely inspirational Thames is still very beautiful and

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him. The house is now in a pure state of repair and the house trust

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has launched an appeal to say that. We would like to return the house to

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what Turner himself designed. In order to do that, it comes back

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what Turner himself designed. In money. We are going to need £2

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Heritage register of buildings at £600,000. We are on the English

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Heritage register of buildings at risk. That means that the project

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cannot wait indefinitely. We have risk. That means that the project

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had some funding to help us keep out had some funding to help us keep out

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excess of rainwater, because the house has been feeling neglected.

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Probably for half a century. This is house has been feeling neglected.

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Probably for half a century. This is a work by Turner. It cannot be

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financial support from the Heritage allowed to fall to pieces. So with

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financial support from the Heritage challenges on to raise the extra

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Sandycoombe Lodge will be opened to the public in 2016 as a monument to

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the great painter and a reminder of how this part of south—west London

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Peter is here with a look at the weather. And like other it is going

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I think you will be wearing winter boots by the end of the week! There

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is a chance of getting caught in the odd light shower this evening. We

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have a weak weather front crossing the London area. Through the rest of

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the week, a succession of these the London area. Through the rest of

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southwards across the British Isles. As each of them come south, the

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southwards across the British Isles. behind it will get colder. We're

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going to lose the heavy temperatures of the last few days. By Thursday,

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just 10 Celsius. The first of those weak weather fronts is just pushing

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across at the moment. Wanted clears away, most of the night will be

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across at the moment. Wanted clears and we will have a fair amount of

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cloud. It will not be too chilly. The lowest imager likely to be

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cloud. It will not be too chilly. Celsius. Onto tomorrow, and the

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skies will be brightening during the morning. But as the north—westerly

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breeze starts to freshen, we will get some more showers across the

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northern areas. The top temperatures Celsius. And then the skies were

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clear tomorrow night. —— will clear. particularly cold. In a moment,

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clear tomorrow night. —— will clear. will see the minimum temperatures,

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computer hinting at a touch of will see the minimum temperatures,

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computer hinting at a touch of frost. So the end of the week,

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to feel cold. The wind will be frost. So the end of the week,

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the EDL. He has been giving a press Robinson announced that he has

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the EDL. He has been giving a press conference while we have been on

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photography coming up. Let's join our Home Affairs Correspondent who

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In the last few moments, we have heard from Toby Robinson, who has

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joined up with the anti—extremist group who is made up —— who are

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joined up with the anti—extremist up of a number of former Islamists,

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professes to dislikes much. What has happened with the EDL has had to

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happen. I believe that the debate has had to be had and I believe

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happen. I believe that the debate for the last four years, I have

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happen. I believe that the debate it as part of the solution. I think

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the feeling has had to get out there. I am now of the belief that

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progressing, instead of being part of the solution, it might be part of

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the problem. That is not what I of the solution, it might be part of

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wanted. Tommy Robinson speaking of the solution, it might be part of

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central London. The question tonight is what are the applications of

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central London. The question tonight resignation? Clearly, people will be

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keeping a close eye on what the resignation? Clearly, people will be

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does next and on other far right Thank you for that update. And now

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to the other headlines. A major 24—year—olds in England and Northern

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Ireland lagged behind young people in other industrialised countries.

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numeracy. Some of Britain's banks mortgages they will offer under

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numeracy. Some of Britain's banks scheme. RBS, NatWest and Halifax

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week. HSBC and virgin Money will will start taking applications this

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week. HSBC and virgin Money will And the mother of Baby Peter is

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week. HSBC and virgin Money will be released from prison. That is the

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recommendation from the parole board. But they have not said when.

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indefinitely in May 2009 for causing board. But they have not said when.

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indefinitely in May 2009 for causing o'clock news. From all of us, thank

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