:00:00. > :00:15.Tonight on BBC London: Calls for an urgent review of cycle superhighways
:00:16. > :00:24.after yet another death brings the total to five cyclists in just nine
:00:25. > :00:27.days. I saw him on his bicycle and his belongings in the street
:00:28. > :00:32.scattered around and it looked like it was quite serious. We will be
:00:33. > :00:38.asking London's Cycling Commissioner whether it is safe to ride your
:00:39. > :00:42.bicycle in the capital. Also tonight, a gang of online fraudsters
:00:43. > :00:48.jailed for stealing money from online bank accounts. The Lord with
:00:49. > :00:53.royal connections who is asserting his ancestral rights over
:00:54. > :01:07.householders in Hertfordshire. And we will be talking to Lily Allen as
:01:08. > :01:16.she flies high over London. Good evening. The former Transport
:01:17. > :01:20.Secretary, Lord Adonis, has called for an independent review into cycle
:01:21. > :01:25.superhighways after another cyclist died this morning. The man collided
:01:26. > :01:29.with a double`decker bus in Aldgate and it brings the number of
:01:30. > :01:34.cyclists' deaths on London's roads to five in just nine days. I will be
:01:35. > :01:39.questioning the Cycling Commissioner in a moment.
:01:40. > :01:46.This is the latest death in a spate of killings on our roads. Aldgate
:01:47. > :01:49.East at midnight last night and what remains of the bicycle involved.
:01:50. > :01:49.East at midnight last night and what remains of the bicycle involved All
:01:50. > :01:52.remains of the bicycle involved. All the fatalities involved collisions
:01:53. > :01:58.with large vehicles and last night was no different. This is the second
:01:59. > :02:03.cyclist who has been killed in under 24 hours on the cycling
:02:04. > :02:08.superhighway. At 11:30pm the cyclist was here at this junction when he
:02:09. > :02:14.was in a collision with a bus. He was treated at the scene but later
:02:15. > :02:20.died in hospital. Anthony Hill was walking near by and saw the
:02:21. > :02:24.aftermath. I saw the wreck of the bicycle and it looked quite a mess
:02:25. > :02:28.and there were some of the guy's belongings scattered on the
:02:29. > :02:32.streets. It looked quite serious, but I thought he might be able to
:02:33. > :02:38.walk away from it, but I found out this morning he died and it is
:02:39. > :02:44.upsetting. This is the second cyclist to die here in a year. We do
:02:45. > :02:47.not know if anyone was to blame for this latest death. But it is easy to
:02:48. > :02:52.see why it is so dangerous here. Not see why it is so dangerous here Not
:02:53. > :02:58.just because motorists ignore the cycle highway, but because they
:02:59. > :03:04.flout the law sometimes at their own expense. There is a sense of
:03:05. > :03:09.something needing to be done. People have no care for other road users
:03:10. > :03:16.and often buses are driven like taxis. That is the nature of cycling
:03:17. > :03:22.in London. It is not like cycling in a park. The council have joined in
:03:23. > :03:29.the debate calling for all HGVs to be banned. We need to be doing
:03:30. > :03:35.something about it and a cycle save our banning HGVs in the morning and
:03:36. > :03:44.the evening is one way to make cyclists safer. The Mayor says he is
:03:45. > :03:49.improving safety for cyclists. In 2007 there were 15 deaths. Four
:03:50. > :03:57.years later there was one more death, but there were many more
:03:58. > :04:02.cyclists on the roads, 500,000. He says we need to take more
:04:03. > :04:09.responsibility ourselves. No traffic engineer in the world can budget for
:04:10. > :04:16.cyclists or motorists who do things that are unpredictable and risky. I
:04:17. > :04:20.urge everybody on our roads to take care and to think of other road
:04:21. > :04:25.users and to think of themselves when they are making these
:04:26. > :04:28.split`second decisions. And tonight if a reminder was needed of the cost
:04:29. > :04:37.of these accidents, the first photograph was released of the women
:04:38. > :04:42.cycling in Bow on Wednesday. She was 24 and the 12th cyclist killed this
:04:43. > :04:45.year. The London Cycling Commissioner,
:04:46. > :04:52.Andrew Gilligan, joins beef from Westminster. A terrible nine days
:04:53. > :04:58.for cyclists. Now you are under pressure from politicians, cycling
:04:59. > :05:03.groups and drivers to think about London's cycling superhighways. Will
:05:04. > :05:08.you do that? We have already had the review and we announced all the
:05:09. > :05:12.existing superhighways will be substantially upgraded, starting
:05:13. > :05:17.with the one where the deaths have occurred recently. They will be
:05:18. > :05:21.fully segregated and semi`segregated lanes on the entire length of the
:05:22. > :05:28.superhighway, so cyclists will be segregated from traffic. There will
:05:29. > :05:36.be a concrete curb at the Aldgate and and there will be
:05:37. > :05:42.semi`segregation. Somewhere in some places we cannot do. Credit. All the
:05:43. > :05:48.superhighways will get substantially upgraded. What about the suggestion
:05:49. > :05:54.that HGVs should be banned during peak hours in London to keep
:05:55. > :06:01.cyclists say? That is something we are studying already. We started
:06:02. > :06:05.that study and I can see pros and cons to that. If lorries were banned
:06:06. > :06:10.from coming in in the morning rush hour, they might come in during the
:06:11. > :06:16.night and wake people up. That might not be popular. But equally the
:06:17. > :06:22.lorries, although they comprise a small proportion of the traffic
:06:23. > :06:27.they account for a large proportion of deaths of cyclists. We are
:06:28. > :06:34.looking to penalise any lorry that comes into London without safety
:06:35. > :06:37.equipment. When we are looking at the cycling policy by the Mayor,
:06:38. > :06:44.this massive push since he was elected, do you think the scheme has
:06:45. > :06:49.been a victim of its success? Too many people have taken to the roads
:06:50. > :06:53.on their bicycles in London. The infrastructure has got to catch up
:06:54. > :06:59.with the number of cyclists using it. That is why we announced two new
:07:00. > :07:07.superhighways, fully segregated, across central London. That is why
:07:08. > :07:13.we are doing backstreet routes for less confident cyclists. We are
:07:14. > :07:20.doing dozens of new junctions. This is one of our topmost priority is.
:07:21. > :07:26.The top people in the Mayor's office are working on it. As things stand
:07:27. > :07:33.at the moment, would you be happy for your family to ride around
:07:34. > :07:40.London? I wrote to this interview on my bicycle and I am going to write
:07:41. > :07:49.home. Cycling in London is safe. We need to dramatically reduce cycling
:07:50. > :07:58.fatalities. There are 110 million journeys in 2002. The rate of deaths
:07:59. > :08:04.has halved in the last ten years. This terrible tragedy has obscured
:08:05. > :08:11.that, that that is the good news this news should not obscure. There
:08:12. > :08:14.is more to come tonight including, the Police Commissioner who would
:08:15. > :08:25.like to see his Surrey force merge with a neighbouring county.
:08:26. > :08:31.A gang of fraudsters has been jailed for more than 28 years for posting
:08:32. > :08:34.fake online adverts to work in Harrods and other stories before
:08:35. > :08:38.sending a computer virus to applicants which copied their bank
:08:39. > :08:44.details. The gang, all from south`east London, still thousands
:08:45. > :08:49.of pounds at a time, with the scam only coming to light when applicants
:08:50. > :08:53.complained directly to Harrods. It was a case that involved hundreds
:08:54. > :09:01.of thousands of pounds, fraudulently taken from innocent people. Tonight
:09:02. > :09:06.the gang are behind bars. We are pleased with the sentence given out
:09:07. > :09:12.today. This organised crime network preyed on people seeking employment.
:09:13. > :09:19.This is how they did it. They would post fake adverts on gumtree. When
:09:20. > :09:25.somebody applied for a job they would receive an e`mail with an
:09:26. > :09:28.application pack. That would install software on their computer and
:09:29. > :09:33.included every single keystroke they made. When they later went to log
:09:34. > :09:40.onto their online banking it would steal their bank details. This man
:09:41. > :09:54.was a central player and was sentenced to 11 years. The sentences
:09:55. > :09:58.ranged from 11 to two years. This woman had worked in Santander and
:09:59. > :10:03.have access to account details for the gang. She was given a sentence
:10:04. > :10:10.of 12 months. One victim had more than ?20,000 stolen. The bank turned
:10:11. > :10:22.round and said they thought we were responsible. I was worried whether
:10:23. > :10:29.the mortgage would be covered. The judge described the case as a
:10:30. > :10:34.prolific, online bank fraud and was an organised, planned and
:10:35. > :10:37.sophisticated crime. Today's case shows fraudsters are finding new
:10:38. > :10:44.ways to steal cash, but the punishment is still firm.
:10:45. > :10:47.A man who was detained under the mental health act has died in
:10:48. > :10:53.hospital after his condition deteriorated at a police station.
:10:54. > :10:58.30`year`old Terry Smith was taken to Saint Peter's Hospital in Chertsey
:10:59. > :11:04.after being held at Staines police station. The IP CC is
:11:05. > :11:09.investigating. The site of a former gasworks in South Pole is to be
:11:10. > :11:13.turned into a new neighbourhood. Developers are promising a new
:11:14. > :11:18.cinema and hotel on the side as well as 1000 new jobs for local people.
:11:19. > :11:24.The first homes will be ready in six years' time. There is a lot of
:11:25. > :11:29.commentary about Southall and the only way to understand it is to go
:11:30. > :11:35.and see it yourself. It is a vibrant community and it is good for the
:11:36. > :11:40.community. Hundreds of people living in Hertfordshire have received
:11:41. > :11:44.letters from the Marquess of Salisbury asserting his ancestral
:11:45. > :11:48.rights to extract minerals from under their homes. Not surprisingly
:11:49. > :11:54.the letters have not gone down very well with Les didn't `` residents,
:11:55. > :12:00.who have launched what they call a peasants revolt on Facebook. She may
:12:01. > :12:03.not look like a peasant, but that is what Kim Thomas feels like after
:12:04. > :12:09.being told there is a Lord of the Manor here in Welwyn Garden City and
:12:10. > :12:14.he has rights over her land. Hunting, shooting and fishing rights
:12:15. > :12:23.and rights to mine on the ground. He could come and fish in your pond?
:12:24. > :12:27.Yes, he could do. The row began after 300 people in Welwyn Garden
:12:28. > :12:30.City received letters from the land Registry saying the Marquess of
:12:31. > :12:36.Salisbury had registered his manorial rights following a change
:12:37. > :12:43.in the law. Angry and worried him and 100 others have now launched a
:12:44. > :12:48.peasants' revolt group. One of the local residents was remortgaging his
:12:49. > :12:53.house and that application was turned down because of these rights
:12:54. > :13:00.and he can no longer have it. He is extremely worried. Anybody trying to
:13:01. > :13:06.sell their house is worried as well. Lord Salisbury is one of hundreds of
:13:07. > :13:08.lords across the country who have written to about 80,000 people
:13:09. > :13:15.asserting their rights over their land. This is Hatfield house and has
:13:16. > :13:21.been the ancestral home for the Marquess of Salisbury for more than
:13:22. > :13:26.400 years. His estate is said to be worth about ?300 million. He does
:13:27. > :13:31.not want to be interviewed about his manorial rights, but solicitors say
:13:32. > :13:35.homeowners have got nothing to worry about. They insist all he is doing
:13:36. > :13:40.is trying to preserve his historical rights. The peasants' revolt group
:13:41. > :13:45.want him to give up his controversial rights as another Lord
:13:46. > :13:47.of the Manor has done in Bristol. They are also take `` threatening to
:13:48. > :13:55.take their fight to court. Scotland Yard could privatise
:13:56. > :13:59.services worth up to ?500 million a year, including finance, human
:14:00. > :14:02.resources and catering, in a bid to maintain the number of officers on
:14:03. > :14:07.our streets. The change could affect up to a third of the Met's civilian
:14:08. > :14:09.staff. Our home affairs correspondent Guy Smith has been
:14:10. > :14:20.looking at the figures. He's at Scotland Yard now. Guy.
:14:21. > :14:24.Next year, the Metropolitan Police will be considering whether to put
:14:25. > :14:34.out a competitive tender, ?500 million of come `` services. There
:14:35. > :14:39.is nothing new about this. They already out source services like IT
:14:40. > :14:46.and transport. So why is this important? 4000 employees could be
:14:47. > :14:51.affected. They will have a chance to compete for these tenders but some
:14:52. > :14:56.may lose their job. The Metropolitan Police is keen to stress front`line
:14:57. > :15:03.roles will not be affected but kept in`house, like emergency response,
:15:04. > :15:10.investigation of crime, patrolling. A lot of people could be affected by
:15:11. > :15:14.these changes, why is it necessary? Like many public services, the
:15:15. > :15:21.Metropolitan Police faces budget cuts, half ?1 billion. It is selling
:15:22. > :15:27.200 buildings including its headquarters at Scotland Yard,
:15:28. > :15:33.moving to smaller premises on the Embankment. But keeping its promise
:15:34. > :15:40.it will maintain the same number of police constables on the beat,
:15:41. > :15:44.25,000. But this outsourcing idea, senior management at Scotland yard
:15:45. > :15:47.are saying this is not just about cost cutting but driving up
:15:48. > :15:50.performance and getting better value for money.
:15:51. > :15:54.Outside London, in the Home Counties, it's a year since the
:15:55. > :15:56.first wave of Police and Crime Commissioners were elected,
:15:57. > :15:59.admittedly, with not much enthusiasm, after a low voter
:16:00. > :16:03.turnout. Regardless, the government has made it clear that the post is
:16:04. > :16:06.here to stay. So, what impact has been made in the past 12 months? Our
:16:07. > :16:10.political editor Tim Donovan has been to Surrey to find out, where an
:16:11. > :16:18.ex`Metropolitan police officer is at the helm.
:16:19. > :16:24.Do you think young people are unfairly judged? The questions come
:16:25. > :16:31.thick and fast and he is happy to field them. I was out on the street,
:16:32. > :16:36.I was stopped and searched by the police. Here I am now as a
:16:37. > :16:41.politician. He was elected last year as an independent, a former police
:16:42. > :16:45.officer standing on a platform of zero tolerance. He says his biggest
:16:46. > :16:51.achievement so far has been building consensus that that approach among
:16:52. > :16:54.the local councils. We intend to have council enforcement officers
:16:55. > :16:58.working alongside the police, dealing with the neighbours from
:16:59. > :17:13.hell, anti`social fly tippers, people cycling on the pavement,
:17:14. > :17:16.people throwing rubbish. In Guildford, we found public
:17:17. > :17:19.appreciation of his work so far less apparent. I probably voted for him
:17:20. > :17:22.but I don't know his name or face. I haven't heard any more of him. Do
:17:23. > :17:24.you know what they do? They have been in place for a year, is there a
:17:25. > :17:28.change in policing? To be honest, they are always missing, the
:17:29. > :17:33.police. You know there is a Police and Crime Commissioner. Has made a
:17:34. > :17:37.difference? None, I can't see any difference. When I read the papers,
:17:38. > :17:44.I can't see what he has done. What was the point? Meetings are on the
:17:45. > :17:49.web so he can be seen holding the Chief Constable to account.
:17:50. > :17:53.Intriguingly she used to be his boss at the Metropolitan Police.
:17:54. > :17:59.Is it a problem you are holding to account and office are far more
:18:00. > :18:03.senior than you? Not at all, I am an independent politician and I say,
:18:04. > :18:12.this is what the public wants you to do, please do them. Isn't there a
:18:13. > :18:18.credibility issue? Not for me. I actually, on the half of the public,
:18:19. > :18:23.I say these are the priorities for the public, you are the Chief
:18:24. > :18:26.Constable, please do them. As to what the police themselves think
:18:27. > :18:32.about this arrangement, it is difficult to establish but we had a
:18:33. > :18:36.go. We are filming about the Police and Crime Commissioner, has made a
:18:37. > :18:42.difference to policing? I won't talk about anything myself. My residents
:18:43. > :18:47.pay more tax than anyone else in the country and we get the smallest
:18:48. > :18:52.policing grant. He says he is lobbying hard to get his force a
:18:53. > :18:56.better deal. Critics say he didn't start soon enough. We have been
:18:57. > :19:00.talking about this for four years in Surrey. It should have been a major
:19:01. > :19:05.plank in any election campaign and should have started instantly after
:19:06. > :19:09.the election. Sorry already collaborates closely with Sussex
:19:10. > :19:16.Police, they have a joint murder investigation team. My view is I
:19:17. > :19:22.would merge the two police forces immediately. We would save ?20
:19:23. > :19:26.million which is 500 extra police officers. Part champion, part
:19:27. > :19:30.critic, the role is taking shape but, in time, more people will
:19:31. > :19:38.surely come to know who he is, and what he does.
:19:39. > :19:42.Still to come before 7pm: the London Eye plays host to 30 capsules music
:19:43. > :19:47.parties. Lily Allen Bob perform live and we
:19:48. > :19:51.catch up with her, ahead of her performance.
:19:52. > :19:56.A 15`year`old girl who went missing while being treated for depression
:19:57. > :19:59.has been found safe and well. Ella Hysom hadn't been seen since Monday,
:20:00. > :20:06.close to where she'd been receiving treatment in east London. Yesterday,
:20:07. > :20:09.her parents appealed for her return. One of the first UK planes carrying
:20:10. > :20:13.emergency equipment to support the aid effort in the Philippines has
:20:14. > :20:15.left Stansted Airport. The cargo is destined for areas devastated by
:20:16. > :20:19.last week's typhoon. The supplies will allow the British Red Cross
:20:20. > :20:24.team to set up an aid distribution centre.
:20:25. > :20:28.We know how many of you generously give money on Children In Need
:20:29. > :20:32.night, but it's easy to underestimate just how much of a
:20:33. > :20:36.difference your money makes to young people's lives. Young people like
:20:37. > :20:38.the ones who go to the Whatever Theatre Project in Woolwich. The
:20:39. > :20:40.charity helps to support vulnerable children, and develop their
:20:41. > :20:44.confidence. Sonja Jessup went to take a look at the work being done,
:20:45. > :20:55.and meet the young people being helped.
:20:56. > :21:02.To hear Elisabeth saying, you might be surprised that just a couple of
:21:03. > :21:08.years ago, she struggled even to speak. I was extremely shy and
:21:09. > :21:12.couldn't talk to anyone. When she first came here to the whatever
:21:13. > :21:20.youth Theatre Project, she had been badly bullied. Slowly, she began to
:21:21. > :21:24.make friends. Everyone is different here. You don't have to be ashamed
:21:25. > :21:29.of anything, be scared of telling people anything, because they will
:21:30. > :21:33.accept you for it. The group was created with children
:21:34. > :21:38.in need money, for vulnerable young people. Some have been bullied, have
:21:39. > :21:42.behavioural difficulties or a mental health problem. They are referred
:21:43. > :21:47.here as part of their support. Drama gets people working in small groups
:21:48. > :21:51.where they have two interact. It gives them a chance to practise
:21:52. > :21:56.skills of talking, listening, being with others.
:21:57. > :22:03.I first started coming here because I had anger issues. I was sent here
:22:04. > :22:11.for a year. It lets me get rid of everything, to talk, calm myself
:22:12. > :22:16.down. I was a bit nervous at first because
:22:17. > :22:23.I didn't know who any of these people were. I actually started
:22:24. > :22:29.enjoying it. It helps me boost my skills, learning techniques with
:22:30. > :22:33.drama. The children in need funding includes a therapist giving extra
:22:34. > :22:37.support. They are so shy when they come in
:22:38. > :22:42.that to say their name in the group is a struggle. Over the weeks, you
:22:43. > :22:48.begin to see them interact, make friends, come out of themselves. It
:22:49. > :22:52.has changed me a lot, from a person who can't talk or stand up for
:22:53. > :22:58.myself, to being the person that everyone else goes to, to help them.
:22:59. > :23:00.And, with money from Children In Need, they hope to take the theatre
:23:01. > :23:07.to more young people. Tomorrow is, of course, Children In
:23:08. > :23:10.Need night, and we'll have the chance to thank fundraisers who
:23:11. > :23:13.raise money for projects like the Whatever Theatre Project in
:23:14. > :23:19.Woolwich, during our live Children In Need coverage from the Tower of
:23:20. > :23:22.London, from 7pm. If you want to be there, come and join us. You can get
:23:23. > :23:24.tickets from the Tower of London Ice Rink box office. Tickets cost ? 0,
:23:25. > :23:26.Rink box office. Tickets cost ?10, with at least ?7.50 going to
:23:27. > :23:33.Children in Need. London is arguably one of the best
:23:34. > :23:38.places in the world for nightlife and, tonight, many of the capital's
:23:39. > :23:42.nightclubs are taking to the skies. Every pod on the London Eye has a DJ
:23:43. > :23:47.from a well`known club, and they'll be spinning their tunes for charity.
:23:48. > :23:57.Our entertainment correspondent Brenda Emmanus is there for us now.
:23:58. > :24:02.Yes, the London eye usually hosts 3.5 million people every year, with
:24:03. > :24:08.events from weddings, charity events. Tonight it plays host to 30
:24:09. > :24:13.capsules music parties hosted by the biggest names in dance. It's called
:24:14. > :24:19.the red Bull revolutions in love. It features DJs playing 90 minutes in
:24:20. > :24:24.these pods to an invited audience. Lily Allen has come out of her
:24:25. > :24:30.publicised retirement to perform live on one of those pods, with Mark
:24:31. > :24:36.Ronson. We asked how she felt about her time away from music.
:24:37. > :24:42.I think it was constructive. I've got two babies, I spent most of my
:24:43. > :24:46.time with them. But, yes, additionally have a slightly
:24:47. > :24:51.different outlook on life. The music, how would you describe what
:24:52. > :24:59.you are delivering now, how has it changed? It hasn't really. It is
:25:00. > :25:09.social commentary, with a wink and cheeky lyrics.
:25:10. > :25:17.I am assuming clubbing is not on your list of priorities, but in your
:25:18. > :25:22.music life, how are you coping? To plan anything would be presumptuous
:25:23. > :25:26.that the public will buy into it and it will be a success. I am seeing
:25:27. > :25:35.what happens and taking each day as it comes. But happy? Very happy.
:25:36. > :25:42.All 30 parties will be streamed live online across the world, and a host
:25:43. > :25:46.of after parties have been organised to ensure nocturnal activities
:25:47. > :25:52.continued long after these pods stop turning, to accommodate those
:25:53. > :25:53.dancing feet. You know what, I'm going to join them, just to keep
:25:54. > :25:56.warm! Let's check on the weather, with
:25:57. > :26:13.Peter. Above us, we have clear skies. Later
:26:14. > :26:18.on, that wind will fall light, and eventually temperatures will tumble.
:26:19. > :26:24.The air temperatures will stay just above freezing. But grass tinctures,
:26:25. > :26:28.they will fall below zero. So, you will see frost on the grass, you
:26:29. > :26:32.might have two scrape your windscreen in the morning. The other
:26:33. > :26:37.thing to watch out for our fog patches particularly in rural
:26:38. > :26:42.areas. The roads and pavements will be dry. The fog will be slow to
:26:43. > :26:45.clear away, then, another sunny day for all of us. Temperatures similar
:26:46. > :26:53.to today but with lighter winds If to today but with lighter winds If
:26:54. > :26:57.you are heading to the Tower of London tomorrow evening, you will
:26:58. > :27:03.want to wrap up warmly because it will be even colder than this
:27:04. > :27:09.evening. You will definitely need warm clothes. By Saturday morning,
:27:10. > :27:15.along with a widespread frost, we can also expect some fog. The
:27:16. > :27:19.forecast is for the day to Brighton on Saturday. Sunday could turn out
:27:20. > :27:24.to be a cloudy day with the odd drop of rain. Yes, the rumours are true,
:27:25. > :27:31.it could get cold enough for snow next week, perhaps a dusting over
:27:32. > :27:35.the hills. We will keep you posted. The short`term outlook is grey
:27:36. > :27:42.rather than white. Join us again during the ten o'clock
:27:43. > :27:45.News on BBC One. We hope you have a very good evening, goodbye.