31/10/2013 BBC London News

Tonight on BBC London: Murdered at a funeral.

A ?20,000 reward to find the killer of Ronnie Khan two years after his

death. It has been devastating. It is the only way I can put it,

really. I hope nobody else is to go through the kind of suffering that

we have gone through. Police say Ronnie was an innocent

victim caught in crossfire. Also tonight:

Hand in your keys or face jail. Camden gets tough on those

sub`letting council homes. Futuristic surgery on the NHS. A

south London hospital pioneers the use of robots.

# So show me why your are strong. And Enfield's James Blake tells us

what it's like to beat David Bowie and the Arctic Monkeys to one of

music's top awards. Good evening. And welcome to the

programme. "Help us to heal and move on" ` an

appeal from the family of Ronnie Khan, who was murdered at a funeral

in East Dulwich two years ago. Police say he was an innocent

bystander caught in crossfire and are offering a ?20,000 reward for

information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible.

Secunder Kermani spoke to his brother, Pinto, as he asked anyone

who knows anything to come forward. Ronnie Khan was studying business

and hoped one day to own his own company. His brother told me about

the impact the murder had on the family. It has been devastating,

that is the only way I can put it, really. I hope nobody else has to go

through the kind of suffering that we have gone through in order to

understand what we are going through. Obviously, having my

younger brother at home one day and the next day, he has been murdered,

it has quite an effect on everybody. Ronnie had been at the funeral of an

old school friend who had died in a car crash. That friend reportedly

had some links to south London gangs and his mother requested a police

presence at the funeral, fearing possible violence. Police did not

attend, but there was violence. Ronnie was walking up this road

towards the cemetery when there was an exchange of gunfire between two

groups. One in front of him, one behind him. Ronnie and a 17`year`old

boy were both shot. The 17`year`old survived and Ronnie, despite efforts

I police and paramedics, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police

believe Ronnie was not the intended target. He was an innocent victim

caught in the crossfire. The Independent Police Complaints

Commission filed that the stakes were made by police regarding the

funeral but could not conclude whether Ronnie's death was

preventable. They suggested improvements to the police, which

they took on board. What would have happened if there were police

outside the cemetery at the time? It is not going to bring Ronnie back,

so we just want to get... Get the person caught, basically. This is a

witness appeal... Today, police officers turned to the scene of the

crime, appealing for information. I want people to contact me who were

in the area at the time people who know people who are part of these

groups. They are now two years older, they have matured, I want

them to think about their conscience, think about their own

lives and think about what this is done to Ronnie's family. Ronnie 's

family say they need those caught so they can move on with their lives

and so they cannot kill again. Still to come in the programme:

Failed by the asylum system ` the vulnerable children who come to the

capital in search of a better life. A two`month amnesty in Camden for

anyone illegally sub`letting their council home to hand over the keys

has been hailed a success. As it became a criminal offence this

month, seven tenants handed back their keys on the promise they

wouldn't face prosecution. But it's estimated that nearly 100,000

properties in England may still be rented out illegally. Gareth Furby

reports. Michael Eccles is a single father

with two children. He has been on the waiting list for a council

property for five years. It is really stressful, because you are

not secure and you don't know what is coming next. Now his counsel

Camden, has the keys to some vacant properties. A total of seven have

been handed back during an amnesty for tenants who were subletting.

for tenants who were subletting Under a new law, this is now a

criminal offence. This four`bedroom property is near Chalk farm, but the

tenant will not now be prosecuted. He moved somewhere else, he took the

opportunity to get money for these flats and now there is a four

bedroom on the market for ?500 a week, and he took the opportunity to

hand in the keys. What isn't yet known is how many council and social

housing tenants have been subletting. But a cancel ``casual

look in a window of an estate agents will show there is money to be made.

There the amnesty is over, councils will be getting tough. This is a

team from Camden. They are checking up on properties, to make sure that

people living there are named on the original tenancy agreement. If not,

a prosecution will follow. We do not tell people we are coming and

hopefully we can find people at home and we can close the case, or if

not, we keep doing the checks. But might not the council be

disappointed that only seven keys were handed in out of a total

council tenancy of 23,000 people? Are you pleased with just seven? I

Are you pleased with just seven I am very pleased with just this one!

It is tremendous, it is a three bedroomed flat which a family will

have as soon as we can get it into good condition. So seven is pretty

good going. I thought there might be two or three, but seven and 50 leads

is definitely real progress. It is beautiful. Other London councils and

housing associations have also had amnesties, although it is not yet

known how many keys have been handed in across the capital. This property

will come back into use once renovations are complete, and it

might just mean Michael Eccles moves up on the waiting list.

Lecturers and support staff at more than 30 of London's universities

went on strike today in a dispute over pay. Unions say there was

strong support for the action. But university employers say support for

the strike is not widespread and disruption has been minimal. Yvonne

Hall has been following events for us.

Well, the lights may be here `` may be on here at Birkbeck College, but

all lectures have been cancelled because of the strike disruption.

The students who would be turning up for evening courses are amongst the

hundreds across the capital affected by this dispute. Some lecturers and

support staff have walked out and about 35 colleges and universities

today. They say they are very angry at what they call a derisory pay

offer of 1%. The strike is about the struggle for fairness in pay in the

higher education sector in the UK. Since 2009, those in education have

lost 13% of their pay in real terms, and our members are telling us and

their employers that that is enough. Well, we have seen some students on

the picket lines and supporting their lecturers today, but obviously

others have been very much inconvenienced. And what more are

the employers saying about the impact of today 's strike action?

The employers are saying that from their point of view, it has mainly

been business as usual at most of the colleges and universities across

the capital. They say only about 5% of staff have voted for the strike

action and they say they believe their pay offer is reasonable in the

current economic climate. 1% is not the full picture in terms of what is

going in to pay this year. 1% is just the increase in value on the

pay points and our institutions will be putting anything between 1.5 `to

.5% in addition for incremental pay and merit payments. So in average

terms, about 3%. The employers are saying they hope the pay offer will

be reconsidered. There will be talks next week and union leaders say they

are happy to talk but there will be more industrial action, starting

with a work to contract beginning tomorrow. Other news now.

Police have been given more time to question the father of a

six`year`old girl who died in south London. Ellie Butler collapsed at

her home on Monday. Police have described her death as unexplained

and a postmortem is taking place this evening. 33`year`old Ben Butler

remains in custody. The family of the man who died with

his girlfriend in a gas explosion caused by Monday's storm have talked

of their devastation. Suhail Akhtar was found with his girlfriend of ten

years, Dorota Kolasinska, in the wreckage of their house in Hounslow

on Monday. His family says the loss has left an insurmountable void in

their lives. It's been revealed that Haringey

Council spent nearly ?200,000 trying to fight the former head of

Childrens' Services for unfair dismissal. Sharon Shoesmith was

sacked over the death of Baby Peter in Tottenham six years ago. The

Labour council's fight was unsuccessful `a court found she had

been wrongfully dismissed. Earlier this week, it emerged she may

receive around half ?1 million in compensation. `` ?500,000 in

compensation. Children are among the most

vulnerable people to come to our city, many escaping poverty and

danger. They often travel thousands of miles unaccompanied and are

supposed to be a priority in the asylum process. But according to the

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, children in London are

being failed by worrying inconsistencies and have less chance

of being granted asylum compared to other parts of the country. Kurt

Barling reports. Arriving in Britain as an

unaccompanied child can be a harrowing experience. Officially,

last year, there were over 1400 such arrivals. Many more went undetected.

For young asylum seekers like Cynthia, who arrived aged 15, it can

mean putting life on hold well into adulthood. The moment you don't have

a status and are waiting for your state is coming alive has come to an

end. Going back to my story, I was a big achiever in the community, used

to do volleyball, basketball, captain for this, captain for that,

and when I came to that point, everything I had worked hard for was

trashed in the bin. I had nothing. Despite praising staff for their

professionalism, the Chief Inspector's report highlights a lack

of consistency in the way individuals are dealt with and poor

record`keeping means it can be difficult to judge how well the

service is run. It recognises that in 60% of cases, for example, no

effort is made to trace family members. It is very difficult

dealing with these immigration issues and what the Home Office has

to do is redouble its efforts based on the recommendations I made, to

ensure greater consistency, to ensure its staff are trained

properly and know the guidance, though the powers in law and

evidence what they have done. The report highlights a target culture,

placing emphasis on speedy resolution of more cases, rather

than prioritising the welfare of the child. The government promised to

end child detention but with 25 children released this year from

adult detention centres, some worry mistakes will become more common. If

what they are doing now is only just meeting the standards in those

cases, and we see from the report that it is not always meeting their

standards, I think there is a a real worry that the good work the Home

Office has done in recent years regarding the safeguarding children

it works with will be undone. The Home Office has put on hold planned

changes to the way officers deal with young asylum seekers. It is

hoped it is an opportunity to implement the recommendations made

by the chief inspector. A new type of robotic surgery is

being pioneered at Saint Georges, in tooting. It is a procedure known as

firefly, identifying where healthy body tissue ends and eight cancerous

tumour begins. Robotic surgery is developing at a pace. It is

effective, but costly. So how will the NHS afforded in the future.

There are some graphic images in this report.

A safe pair of hands, every surgeon need once, `` needs one, but whoever

thought a joystick would replace a scalpel? At St George's hospital,

they are pioneering robotic surgery for kidney tumours, called firefly.

We are trying to be selective and blocking off the blood supply to the

tumour alone, because blocking up the blood supply to any organ, the

kidney in this place, results in some permanent damage, so we are

trying to prevent any damage to the kidney and focusing on the tumour

itself, removing it safely and sparing the kidney. Using a luminous

die, they can highlight more accurately than ever before whether

great cancerous tumour ends and the healthy tissue begins `` where the

grey cancerous tumour ends. They believe the rest of the NHS should

follow their lead. It definitely is expensive, but as one becomes more

experienced than we realise there is more scope for this sort of

technology, we are finding that other surgical disciplines are

becoming involved and it will grow. There is no doubt about that. As a

result, they have a 96% cure rate for these types of tumour. 150

robotic operations a year up carried out at St George's and Bob was one

of them. He was amongst one of the first in the country to undergo this

technique and the benefits are obvious. I was up and walking on the

second day. I don't think I would have been doing that if I had had

major surgery. It would have taken quite a bit longer. And since then,

the recovery has been brilliant. quite a bit longer. And since then,

the recovery has been brilliant Clearly, he does not doubt the

effectiveness of this surgery, but at around ?2 million for each

robot, can the NHS afforded? As more competitors enter the marketplace,

it will reduce the cost. Also, here at the centre, we are developing

hand`held smart instruments, miniaturising the technology, which

will reduce costs further, and this will have benefits for the NHS.

Until then, is robotic surgery does not replace a surgeon, it is an

added and substantial cost. The judgement is needed is how much

robotic surgery will be worth in the long run. Still to come, after last

night 's surprise when, London James Blake tells me all about his Mercury

Prize Wimbledon tennis Champion Andy Murray remains hopeful he could make

the Australian Open in January after back`surgery nearly six weeks ago.

`` surprise The full forecast later in the

programme. Wimbledon tennis champion Andy

Murray remains hopeful he could make the Australian open in January,

despite having back surgery six weeks ago. The 26`year`old will miss

next week's ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, but he told our sports

reporter, Sara Orchard, he is looking forward to hitting a tennis

ball again to see how badly he is playing.

As November approaches, Andy Murray is almost always preparing for this,

going head`to`head with the best eight players in the world at the

ATP World Tour Finals in the O2 Arena. But he is staying off court

as he continues to recover from back surgery. I want to get healthy, that

is my goal. I have been playing quite a lot. I have been playing 18

months, I am looking forward to get back on the court and being

pain`free. He forget what that is like when you play with it for a

long time. His back surgery was six weeks ago

and he is going to start hitting tennis balls for the first time next

week, but it will be another ten, 14 days big `` before he knows when he

will be back competing on court. days big `` before he knows when he

will be back competing on court. It will be interesting to see how

badly I am playing. I will have lost some of the skill, I need to train

back again and hopefully it will not take too long.

He was at Queen's club today working with his sponsors while the press

pack reflected on his absence from the finals.

It is a shame not to see the Wimbledon champion in London but

there still great liars. We will see Roger Federer. `` great players. We

will see Rafael Nadal, there will be great players, but with a field like

that, it will be a great week. Just awarded an OBE, his visit to

Buckingham Palace nearly did not happen as drug testers blood ``

knocked on his door just hours earlier. With the rules, you have to

sit down for 15 minutes. I ended up leaving 40 minutes later than I was

meant to. Luckily, the taxi driver did a good job and made short cuts

and I got there on time. Once again, a London taxi driver

saves the day! Twenty five years ago, David Ross

was hired to take photos of a 14`year`old model from Croydon. Back

then, no`one could have imagined how famous Kate Moss would become. Now

fans of the British fashion icon will be able to see those shots from

her first`ever shoot at a new exhibition in London. Our arts

correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, reports.

She possesses one of the most famous faces in the world, with catwalk

queen and cover girl. Kate Moss, in queen and cover girl. Kate Moss, in

the last 25 years, has evolved from Croydon schoolgirl discovered by a

London model agency to an international star. These are images

from her first photo shoot, a freshfaced 14`year`old captured by

the lands of photographer David Ross. These previously unseen

pictures form the focus of a new exhibition. What were your first

impressions? She was not the look of the time

which was very refreshing. She has wonderful bone structure, but what

she had that was special was her attitude. I think that is the kind

of think you either have or would you do not.

Kate Moss has moved beyond the catwalk to become a brand. Endorsing

everything from Percy into fashion minds, and is now known as much for

her lifestyle as life skills `` everything from perfume. The

exhibition charts the start of her career.

There are a lot of different expressions and it was not really

that she was doing very much. You either have it or you don't. And I

think that these pictures are certainly a display, a wonderful

display of it, and a great piece of history.

She certainly has something. In an industry this fickle, hate has

sustained a successful and long career. Kate Moss has been the most

successful British model because she is versatile and she can embody any

vision of any designer and she captures it industry `` instantly,

the best skill a model can have. the best skill a model can have.

Everybody has a bit of themselves that would like to be heard, a

rebellious girl that is beautiful and seems to float through life and

does not age. Taken on the 26th of October 1988 in

a two`hour shoot, David Ross 's debut exhibition displays photos

that showed the star quality that blossomed into a multi`million pound

face of fashion. The show runs at the gallery until Sunday.

When you are up against the likes of David Bowie, Arctic Monkeys and

Laura Mvula, it is hard to imagine taking home a top music prize. But

last night, 25`year`old James Blake, from Enfield, did just that. He was

the surprise winner of the prestigious Mercury Prize for the

Best British or Irish Album of the Year. Tarah Welsh caught up with

him, when he finally got out of bed today!

The winner of the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize is James Blake!

It was a moment that surprised everyone, especially the winner.

It was a moment that surprised everyone, especially the winner

I just looked around because on the next table were acts like capital

letter disclosure. `` disclosure. If I had to put money on it, I would

have put money on that. His album was up against records

from industry giants. And his odds were not good. My mum one ?600, so

well done! But she should have bet more on it. She could have had a

really nice long holiday in Australia. If she had coughed up a

bit more. Had a bit more faith! What about your dad? He is a bit `` he is

a musician, what influence has he had? A massive influence, he was

from a generation that took inspiration from black American

music so that is what we had in the House, and his music. He was one of

the first people in England to make his own record in his room. With his

own dear. Did not make a massive amount of money out of it, but it

certainly fed me. And himself! How much of your early writing,

music`making was done in your bedroom in Enfield? It was a

nightmare for my neighbours. I was trying to make tunes and having the

kind of regard that an 18`year`old does for the neighbours and their

hearing sleep patterns! You go all over the world, what is it like

winning here? I always wanted to come home and feel like I am at home

and people are receptive at home. You cannot beat that.

Well done to James. Now the weather, with Peter. How is it looking for

the Trick`or`Treaters this Hallowe'en?

You might want a black umbrella this evening. It is rather cloudy and

overcast and damp. It will stay that way overnight

tonight. It will be another relatively mild night for this time

of year. For most of us, minimum temperatures tonight will be close

to 10 Celsius. Tomorrow, and Friday is going to be cloudy. It will be a

pity wet day. At first, the rain is light and patchy. `` it witty wet

today. Temperatures up to 14 Celsius. Into the afternoon and

evening, brain is more widespread and it will become heavier. The Met

Office warning of local flooding. `` rain. About an inch of rain. There

could be as much as 14 millimetres. That weather will clear away by dawn

on Saturday. A chilly start to the weekend, there should be plenty of

sunshine around for the first part of Saturday. The breeze will freshen

through the day and that will ring some cloudy skies and by Saturday

night, there is likely to be some rain around. Showery rain. It should

not spoil bonfire parties but you do need to wrap up warm. And you need

to be waterproof if you are heading out to a big display on Saturday

night. That should clear away on Sunday. There could be light showers

but it will be generally drive. A bright and breezy day. `` generally

drive. Into the evening, the cloud. To thicken. This is an early warning

`` the cloud will they and this is an early warning of wet weather from

Sunday night into Monday morning. It could be a wet start to next week.

The outlook is still witty unsettled. If you are heading to

fireworks on Saturday, you could be working. `` pretty unsettled. The

breeze will load the smoke around and fireworks will shoot off.

You were warned! The main headlines: The phone hacking trial of the

former News of the World editors, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson has

been told they had an affair for at least six years. The prosecution

said the affair proved that "what Mr Coulson knew, Ms Brooks knew too".

The Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, has said the Government will make it

quicker to change energy suppliers. Mr Davey said his ambition was to

reduce the process to 24 hours. Police are offering a ?20,000 reward

for information leading to the arrest of the killer of 21`year`old

Ronnie Khan, who was shot dead in Forest Hill two years ago.

Camden Council says its key amnesty has been a success. Seven tenants

handed in the keys to their council property to avoid being prosecuted

for illegally subletting. That is it. Riz will be back later

during the ten o'clock news, but for now, from everyone on the team, have

a lovely evening. Goodbye.