:00:26. > :00:29.Tonight on BBC London News. New revelations about London's school
:00:30. > :00:36.places crisis. The areas with the biggest problems are revealed. Also
:00:37. > :00:40.tonight. The site has taken three years to build, and you can see
:00:41. > :00:53.why. Finally this morning the first ship came in, carrying hundreds of
:00:54. > :00:56.containers, all the City Hall calls for the Mayor to have greater powers
:00:57. > :00:59.over prisons and the probation service. And we talk to Strictly's
:01:00. > :01:08.Len on his childhood, and memories of east London. There was an
:01:09. > :01:15.atmosphere about London. I was working in Bethnal Green. It is
:01:16. > :01:25.almost like `` when I grew up in Bethnal Green Good evening. We know
:01:26. > :01:28.that London is facing a crisis of school places, and today we've
:01:29. > :01:31.learned the areas where the problem is most acute. A new website,
:01:32. > :01:34.launched by City Hall, reveals that in four years' time there'll be a
:01:35. > :01:38.100,000 more school age children in the capital. And several parts of
:01:39. > :01:42.London will see increases of more than 50%. One ward in Greenwich is
:01:43. > :01:46.expected to see a 73% increase in the number of young children over
:01:47. > :01:48.the next four years. There are now fears that the website will
:01:49. > :01:52.encourage so called "pushy parents" to buy houses in the best areas for
:01:53. > :01:53.schools whilst the fundamental problem, a lack of places, goes
:01:54. > :02:05.unaddressed. Here's Marc Ashdown. A new free school in Hackney with a
:02:06. > :02:12.music specialism catering for 100 music specialism catering for 100
:02:13. > :02:16.pupils and it has gone some way to easing the shortage of spaces in the
:02:17. > :02:28.borough, but the picture across the capital has been sketchy with some
:02:29. > :02:41.councils less than it depends on the borough. We are we hang on if we can
:02:42. > :03:28.share it in a transparent way, that will could this help, and it reveals
:03:29. > :03:36.catchment travel it also shows other big creases are expected in
:03:37. > :03:39.Colindale. It all adds up to a headache for it is hugely important
:03:40. > :03:48.because there are a big crisis in providing enough school Providing.
:03:49. > :03:51.It is also about parents being able to make informed decisions.
:03:52. > :03:55.Ultimately, it is places which are needed. Free schools are currently
:03:56. > :04:01.the favoured option, and this can only help. Any group wanting to set
:04:02. > :04:05.up a free school has to prove demand in their area, and this will help
:04:06. > :04:10.them do that, whether it be a lack of food laces, or information about
:04:11. > :04:16.how far pupils have to travel to their current schools. In places
:04:17. > :04:21.like Greenwich, parents are already desperate, stressing out over
:04:22. > :04:25.places. Definitely. With my daughter, she suffered. She was
:04:26. > :04:29.sitting at home for two or three months. I know of people who have
:04:30. > :04:33.had problems where literally there are cold calling until they find a
:04:34. > :04:37.place, it is that bad. This new information shows it is not getting
:04:38. > :04:43.any better. The problem is clear. Now, we need solutions. On that
:04:44. > :04:54.note, how much of a step is this, in addressing the crisis? education is
:04:55. > :05:00.about data. Parents, and into the Department for Education itself
:05:01. > :05:09.comic roles out to justify every policy. It is the first time we have
:05:10. > :05:12.had all the data in one access it without calling councils. And policy
:05:13. > :05:17.makers as well can target new places where they are most needed. That has
:05:18. > :05:25.been one of the criticisms of free schools always, opening places where
:05:26. > :05:35.they are this is the sort of thing estate agents will love. Letting
:05:36. > :05:39.parents and create housing bubbles. We knew about the 100,000 figure for
:05:40. > :05:41.a while, and it shows exactly where the problems are acute. The next
:05:42. > :06:17.step, what everybody wants to see is Today marked a new era for the River
:06:18. > :06:20.Thames, as the UK's newest deep`sea container port opened. London
:06:21. > :06:26.Gateway has been built by the Dubai owned company DP World, at a cost of
:06:27. > :06:30.?1.5 billion. It is claimed that the port will be capable of, dating 3.5
:06:31. > :06:35.million containers each year, and that the development will create
:06:36. > :06:39.27,000 jobs for the region. The company says the gateway will cut
:06:40. > :06:47.the cost of transporting goods to the south`east are significantly.
:06:48. > :06:52.The first time a ship has docked at the London Gateway, a big day for
:06:53. > :06:56.the new port, and for the old River. Large ships could never get this far
:06:57. > :07:02.down the Thames before, but this is now the deepest terminal in the UK.
:07:03. > :07:07.We are an island nation, 90% of our trade it is sometimes a bit of a
:07:08. > :07:12.mystery, how the supermarkets get full, but if we cannot handle the
:07:13. > :07:18.biggest container ships in the world, we will become dependent on
:07:19. > :07:26.somebody else's help. 100 kilometres of river has had to be dredged to
:07:27. > :07:30.make the terminal 23 metres deep. `` hub. It has taken three years to
:07:31. > :07:57.build, and you can see why. It is absolutely huge. Finally this
:07:58. > :08:01.morning, the first ports, and the containers were brought to London by
:08:02. > :08:06.Laurie. It is hoped the new site will reduce fuel costs. That has led
:08:07. > :08:12.to concern that the London Gateway could bring business away from other
:08:13. > :08:16.ports. Those behind the project say today is about more than a photo
:08:17. > :08:22.opportunity. It is a new start for some of its 2000 employees. I used
:08:23. > :08:27.to work in an office in freight forwarding. I have done the same job
:08:28. > :08:32.since I left school. I wanted a career change, working outside,
:08:33. > :08:36.instead of sitting typing away. And this is just the start of change.
:08:37. > :08:40.There are going to be six terminals here. There will be other
:08:41. > :08:49.developments along the Thames as well. This means more jobs on the
:08:50. > :08:52.horizon. A man has been convicted of murdering his partner's
:08:53. > :08:57.three`year`old nephew after he wet the bed they were sharing. The man
:08:58. > :09:01.from Bromley left the victim with injuries to his ribs so severe, it
:09:02. > :09:07.looked as if he had been in a car crash. He will be sentenced later
:09:08. > :09:10.this month. Letting agents prepared to disconnect against tenants on
:09:11. > :09:16.racial grounds must be stamped out by the Office of Fair Trading, says
:09:17. > :09:21.a local council. Street protests erupted after a BBC investigation
:09:22. > :09:24.found numerous firms which were prepared to discriminate against
:09:25. > :09:27.Afro`Caribbean tenants on behalf of landlords. The OFT has now been
:09:28. > :09:32.urged to take action. The estate agents deny wrongdoing. A man dubbed
:09:33. > :09:37.the M25 rapist, Antoni Imiela, has lost his bid to appeal against his
:09:38. > :09:42.conviction for a rape on Christmas Day 1987. He was convicted using
:09:43. > :09:47.improved DNA techniques. At the Court of Appeal, is barrister argued
:09:48. > :09:50.that evidence about earlier convictions had been prejudicial to
:09:51. > :09:51.jurors, but the judge said evidence of the convictions was probably
:09:52. > :10:00.admitted. `` properly admitted. The Royal Brompton Hospital trying
:10:01. > :10:24.to Bridger has spent another birthday
:10:25. > :10:32.at the Royal Brompton. She lives with cystic fibrosis and has been a
:10:33. > :10:38.hospitals are the best part of a `` has been in the hospital. The unit
:10:39. > :11:07.is a life`saver it is no longer the best place to carry the team
:11:08. > :11:12.In the old days, this was how they raised money for hospitals, but no
:11:13. > :11:17.amount of charity balls will work this time. Instead, the Brompton is
:11:18. > :11:21.to sell off some of its land and sites. This wing will go, and the
:11:22. > :11:26.aim is to raise half ?1 billion to pay for the new hospital. We are
:11:27. > :11:30.fortunate that we have assets in a valuable location such as Chelsea,
:11:31. > :11:35.which will enable us, hopefully once we get the planning consent, to
:11:36. > :11:39.be able to reinvest back every penny of it into the hospital facilities.
:11:40. > :11:43.This blog will eventually make way for the new hospital. The decision
:11:44. > :11:48.to build here came after bosses looked at more than 40 sites. But is
:11:49. > :11:52.there another obstacle in the wake as the NHS is currently deciding if
:11:53. > :11:56.Brompton should be allowed to carry on doing congenital heart surgery,
:11:57. > :12:00.as part of a national review. If the Government comes back and says, we
:12:01. > :12:07.do not think you should be doing children's heart surgery here, does
:12:08. > :12:14.it still holds true, does it make the plan in viable? It does, but we
:12:15. > :12:18.hope and we do not expect that it will not happen. What he does expect
:12:19. > :12:24.is a better future for his hospital and for his patients. The mayor
:12:25. > :12:27.wants new powers over the capital's Krul justice system. At the moment
:12:28. > :12:32.he has oversight over the Metropolitan Police, Boris Johnson
:12:33. > :12:41.believes he would have more impact on crime reduction if you have more
:12:42. > :12:46.powers. City Hall are presenting this as a kind of logical extension
:12:47. > :12:50.of what happens now. Crime reduction strategy is not just about solving
:12:51. > :12:56.crime and putting criminals behind bars, it is about ensuring there
:12:57. > :13:03.will not make crime in the future. And what Stephen greenhouse, the
:13:04. > :13:07.deputy mayor for the, has suggested today, is that there should be an
:13:08. > :13:12.enhanced role for City Hall, there should be oversight and budgetary
:13:13. > :13:17.control given to the mayor and his dignity over the courts, over the
:13:18. > :13:23.probation service and over the whole issue of criminal justice. It has
:13:24. > :13:29.been suggested in some quarters that this could one day lead to hiring
:13:30. > :13:32.and firing of prison governors or the right of the mayor to open his
:13:33. > :13:38.own units for young offenders and so on. The deputy is stressing, it is
:13:39. > :13:48.not about directly running things, it is about providing a strategic
:13:49. > :13:53.oversight. `` the deputy may. `` the deputy mayor. That is the way that
:13:54. > :13:57.you get good governance. We have it for the Met, and we are requesting a
:13:58. > :14:03.similar role for the wider criminal justice system. How is this going
:14:04. > :14:06.down with government? The response from the Home Office today was the
:14:07. > :14:09.kind of response we have been getting used to, when the mayor is
:14:10. > :14:16.proposing further territorial grabs, if you like ` not ruling it
:14:17. > :14:19.out, by any means. They are saying that the Police and Crime
:14:20. > :14:24.Commissioners, along with the mayor and his deputy, have been doing good
:14:25. > :14:29.work. The Home Office says it is prepared to look at examples where
:14:30. > :14:37.those powers might be extended, and where it might well work. Still to
:14:38. > :14:42.come before seven o'clock ` I will be speaking to the lovely Len
:14:43. > :14:55.Goodman. I will be speaking about my new book about London.
:14:56. > :14:58.A group of charity volunteers from east London are calling on the
:14:59. > :15:02.Foreign Office for help after 33 Foreign Office for help after 33
:15:03. > :15:06.tonnes of food aid destined for Syrian refugees in Jordan has been
:15:07. > :15:11.held up for weeks by customs officials. The authorities dare say
:15:12. > :15:14.the food is damaged and out of date. But the group Food for Syria say it
:15:15. > :15:20.cannot all be unusable. Secunder Kermani reports. Hundreds of people
:15:21. > :15:25.volunteered their time and money to this project, collecting food for
:15:26. > :15:28.those fleeing the Syrian conflict. The food was meant to end up in
:15:29. > :15:33.refugee camps in Jordan, neighbouring Syria. It left the UK
:15:34. > :15:39.in August, passing through the Mediterranean, arriving in Jordan in
:15:40. > :15:44.early September. It has been stuck with Jordanian Customs ever since.
:15:45. > :15:51.There is more aid (London as well. There is tonnes of baby milk sitting
:15:52. > :15:57.here doing nothing. You can see these bikes, they should be with
:15:58. > :16:01.Syrian children. Photos from Jordan show some of the food is damaged or
:16:02. > :16:05.out of date. The authorities say this is the case with the majority
:16:06. > :16:09.of the goods, so they may have to be destroyed. The founder of Food for
:16:10. > :16:17.Syria has been asked to pay large fines. He thinks he has been taken
:16:18. > :16:21.advantage of. Most of the food items are proper, heavy duty tins.
:16:22. > :16:28.Inspection was carried out by Tower Hamlets council. The Jordanian
:16:29. > :16:32.authorities say they cannot take any risks with contaminated food being
:16:33. > :16:36.handed out. Those involved in donating and packing the food say
:16:37. > :16:41.they are hugely frustrated. We do not see why it should not get to the
:16:42. > :16:46.children who need it. I cannot say any more, but it is really, really
:16:47. > :16:53.disappointing. I have images of women, children, the elderly, giving
:16:54. > :16:59.me donations and money, and trusting me with all this stuff, and I
:17:00. > :17:04.haven't delivered their wishes because of bureaucracy. The charity
:17:05. > :17:08.have asked the Foreign Office for their help, although they have told
:17:09. > :17:12.us it is a matter for the Jordanian authorities. Food for Syria say all
:17:13. > :17:18.they want is for the aid they have collected to be given to the people
:17:19. > :17:22.who need it. Now, today is London Poppy Day, when people across the
:17:23. > :17:27.capital are urged to dig deep to raise money for the Armed Forces and
:17:28. > :17:31.war veterans. The aim is ?1 million in donations in a single day. Covent
:17:32. > :17:34.Garden is one of the focal points of the fundraising. Our special
:17:35. > :17:43.correspondent Kurt Barling is also there. You join me at Covent Garden,
:17:44. > :17:47.where it all started this morning at half past seven. We are in the midst
:17:48. > :17:55.of a rock concert which is bringing to the end a day which has been
:17:56. > :18:03.called London Poppy Day. People have been out in their thousands, trying
:18:04. > :18:11.to raise money for veterans. This morning, bright and early, Covent
:18:12. > :18:17.Garden was hosting a spectacular cast. It is London Poppy Day, and we
:18:18. > :18:23.are in Covent Garden, with the Army, the Navy, the air force, it is
:18:24. > :18:28.wonderful. We are going to raise ?1 million. We might get more. Do you
:18:29. > :18:35.think it matters that we come together as a community? Yes, Brits
:18:36. > :18:42.do, as you well know. A lot changed about Britain, but not our hearts,
:18:43. > :18:45.we still give. Today is not just about the commemoration of the
:18:46. > :18:49.fallen, but about providing the resources for veterans like David,
:18:50. > :18:55.whose journey to acquire the London cabbie's knowledge was supported by
:18:56. > :19:02.the British Legion. Without their support, I would not at one point,
:19:03. > :19:07.they purchased a new motorbike for me within days so that I could carry
:19:08. > :19:12.on with my transition back into civilian life. Always trying to find
:19:13. > :19:17.new ways of connecting with younger generations, the British Legion has
:19:18. > :19:22.been busy on the design front. This year you have got a bit of bullying
:19:23. > :19:29.going on. Do you want some? I would not mind. Yes, it we have got these
:19:30. > :19:34.different versions of the poppy. not mind. Yes, it we have got these
:19:35. > :19:37.different versions of the poppy. Some people, like my wife, love the
:19:38. > :19:44.glittery stuff, so you can buy it online, although time is running
:19:45. > :19:49.out. On it travels around the capital, the Poppy Appeal bus picked
:19:50. > :19:54.up some and expect the passengers. It was all a reminder that this day
:19:55. > :19:57.brings together all Britain's to remember those in the armed services
:19:58. > :20:07.who sacrificed their lives and those who still need support. Back at
:20:08. > :20:11.Covent Garden, you can see the rock concert is still going on. It has
:20:12. > :20:17.been a day of fundraising and fun, so how has it been? It has been
:20:18. > :20:20.fantastic. On behalf of everybody at London Poppy Day, I would like to
:20:21. > :20:27.say a big thank you to the general public of London, who have been
:20:28. > :20:31.phenomenal. Have you been surprised by the level of support you have
:20:32. > :20:34.got? Every year we think we cannot be surprised any more, but we are.
:20:35. > :20:42.This year it has been just fantastic. You have seen us with the
:20:43. > :20:47.juke and Duchess of Cambridge. We are heading towards our first
:20:48. > :20:54.?500,000, and in terms of where we were last year, this puts us well on
:20:55. > :21:00.track for making ?1 million. We are really starting to drive through to
:21:01. > :21:07.the finish. Of course, that is cash, but you have got other pledges as
:21:08. > :21:10.well? Yes. Many people are saying, corporate people, that they will
:21:11. > :21:18.match what they collect in their offices today. It is going to be
:21:19. > :21:24.great. I would ask London just to go that last distance to get us there.
:21:25. > :21:29.October joining us. It has been a great day so far. The money is still
:21:30. > :21:38.rolling in. We will get the answers to how much tomorrow just ``
:21:39. > :21:41.tomorrow. . Thanks to his role on Strictly Come Dancing, he is now one
:21:42. > :21:46.of the most famous faces on television. Len Goodman started life
:21:47. > :21:50.in Bethnal Green, growing up in a family of greengrocers. He has put
:21:51. > :21:53.together a book of photographs and memories of the era. He has been
:21:54. > :21:58.telling Brenda Emmanus all about it. I must say, what you did, you
:21:59. > :22:01.did well, it is a tough times... it. I must say, what you did, you
:22:02. > :22:03.did well, it is a tough times.. He did well, it is a tough times... He
:22:04. > :22:09.is the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, but his passion is not
:22:10. > :22:15.eliminated limited to that. His new book is a personal journey of shared
:22:16. > :22:22.memories and archive photographs. I started looking at one time, every
:22:23. > :22:27.part of Britain, Streatham, Tottenham, Hammersmith, every part
:22:28. > :22:32.of London had a ballroom, so I started looking at them. When I left
:22:33. > :22:36.school, I worked in the docks, and I started looking at how the docks
:22:37. > :22:40.were and how they are now, and just going through it, it evokes so many
:22:41. > :22:44.wonderful memories of growing up. Seen here on the left, he spent his
:22:45. > :22:49.early childhood in the East end and early childhood in the East end, and
:22:50. > :22:54.relished its community spirit. There was an atmosphere about London back
:22:55. > :22:59.then. Back in Bethnal Green, it was almost like a village. The road I
:23:00. > :23:04.lived in, every door was always open and you could go in to one of your
:23:05. > :23:07.mates was now houses and you were five or six and have some bread and
:23:08. > :23:15.jam and they would come to your place. Every part was like a little
:23:16. > :23:18.village community. London's pubs, clubs and cinemas were central to
:23:19. > :23:24.his social life . for social nights out, all roads lead to the West End,
:23:25. > :23:29.but thanks to Strictly, he is now a jet set. What has made it so
:23:30. > :23:34.popular? It is like an old`fashioned variety show. There is dancing,
:23:35. > :23:42.singing, telling a few jokes. Outside of it is nice. But I think
:23:43. > :23:48.the viewers, and myself, you get to know the person more. How hard did
:23:49. > :23:53.you work when you were starting your career, were you as committed? Oh
:23:54. > :23:58.yes, once you turn professional it becomes like a job. You go in at
:23:59. > :24:03.nine, practised till 12, go and have a sandwich, then come back, then
:24:04. > :24:08.teach in the evenings. Now, his commitment is to strip Li. I have
:24:09. > :24:14.not been everywhere in the world, but I have been around a bit. This
:24:15. > :24:22.is sincere ` London is the best city in the world. I will drink to that!
:24:23. > :24:32.Len Goodman chatting to Brenda Emmanus. I might even gives you
:24:33. > :24:34.marks out of ten for the weather. Well, there is a bit of an autumn
:24:35. > :24:36.chill in the air this evening. Well, there is a bit of an autumn
:24:37. > :24:42.chill in There is a lot of them, I chill in There is a lot of them, I
:24:43. > :24:52.allowed, but not enough of it to stop it getting even colder tonight.
:24:53. > :25:02.`` hi cloud. It is likely to get cold enough in a few spots for a
:25:03. > :25:06.touch of frost. Tomorrow, a cold but bright start to the day. Cloudy
:25:07. > :25:12.skies by the afternoon. Maximum temperatures, around 11. That
:25:13. > :25:17.thickening cloud will bring us some rain, just in time for the early
:25:18. > :25:23.evening rush`hour on Friday. Some of it will be getting quite heavy.
:25:24. > :25:29.Tomorrow night, the skies will clear, and if anything, Friday night
:25:30. > :25:33.is going to be colder than tonight. Remember the numbers in the little
:25:34. > :25:36.boxes that I show you on the weather map come those are the air
:25:37. > :25:42.temperatures, about one metre above the ground. Down at ground level, I
:25:43. > :25:48.think temperatures will be close to or below freezing. And if there is
:25:49. > :25:51.any dampness left from that Wayne, then there could be the odd icy
:25:52. > :26:00.patch around. Yes, we have got to that time of year. Some of the
:26:01. > :26:05.showers on Saturday will be quite heavy. Last night I was suggesting
:26:06. > :26:10.that Sunday would be mild, dull and damp, well, things have slowed up
:26:11. > :26:14.out over the Atlantic, so the forecast for Sunday now is for
:26:15. > :26:16.Adrian, bright day, but it is likely to be rather cold at the Cenotaph at
:26:17. > :26:39.11. Just before we go, the main
:26:40. > :26:41.headlines... Britain's top spy chiefs say revelations by Edward
:26:42. > :26:46.Snowden have damaged the UK's security. Today's Parliamentary
:26:47. > :26:53.committee hearing was the first time the heads of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ have
:26:54. > :26:56.appeared together in public. A military court has released a
:26:57. > :27:00.recording of the moment three Royal Marines are alleged to have murdered
:27:01. > :27:04.an Afghan prisoner. One Marine can be heard offering to shoot the
:27:05. > :27:10.Afghan in the head. Afterwards, a gunshot is heard. All three have
:27:11. > :27:14.pleaded not guilty. Parts of London face soaring demand for school
:27:15. > :27:19.places, according to a new website from City Hall. It is estimated the
:27:20. > :27:25.number of school`aged children will rise by 100,000 in the next four
:27:26. > :27:29.years. And the UK's newest deep`sea container port has opened in Essex.
:27:30. > :27:34.The London Gateway is expected to reduce transportation costs and
:27:35. > :27:37.create thousands of new jobs. That is it for now. Thank you very much
:27:38. > :27:40.for joining us. We will be back during the Ten O'Clock News.