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Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka. That is all from the BBC News at

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six. On BBC One tonight on BBC London News: After

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five deaths in nine days pressure mounts on the Mayor to take urgent

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action over cycling safety. It is a leadership crisis for Boris

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Johnson. He has been encouraging people to cycle in London for five

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years and in that time nearly 80 people have been killed. We will

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hear from the Mayor's Cycling Commissioner. Also tonight, why

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walking and not jogging is key if older men are to avoid strokes.

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Forget dot.co.uk, how you can have dot.London after your web address.

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Plus Jude Law on why his latest film role as a criminal is his bravest

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yet. Good evening and welcome to the

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programme. After five deaths in nine days there is growing pressure on

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the Mayor to take urgent action to deal with the number of cycling

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accidents on London's roads. Some critics say Boris Johnson's cycling

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policy is in crisis. It comes after he suggested cyclists are partly to

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blame because of decisions which put their lives in danger. She died at

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Bow roundabout on Wednesday morning in rush hour on one of the Mayor's

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flagship superhighways. This morning her family released this video. They

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say her death should be a catalyst for improving road safety. I have

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been in Amsterdam recently and there is a separate lane for bicycles.

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That is what should be done. 's five cyclists have died in a nine`day

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period. Campaigners say they warned the Mayor it was inadequate.

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Yesterday he said it was up to the cyclist to obey the law. I urge

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everybody on our roads to take care and to think of other road users and

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also themselves when they are making these split`second decisions. At

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this cycling cafe that went down extremely badly. They say the Mayor

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is trying to shift the blame and is being grossly insensitive. , he says

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cyclists are not to blame, but then he blames them. Cyclists are

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vulnerable road users. It is a more complex issue than just saying

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people jump red lights. There is a whole series of other things that

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need to be done and it is not just one of education, but making the

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transport infrastructure is there to support cyclists. Cyclists have

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responsibility for themselves and other road users. I think other road

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users need to be aware of how invisible cyclists can be. Today

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campaigners started an online petition to get the Mayor to speed

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up his improvements. People in London are furious. This is a

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leadership crisis. Boris Johnson has been encouraging people to cycle in

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London for five years and in that time nearly 80 people have been

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killed. People are not throwing themselves into the path of danger

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for fun. It is a problem with large vehicles and specific judges we know

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to be dangerous. Tonight there is little sign anger is subsiding. And

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for the cycling Mayor it is safety that is an issue that will not go

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away. In a moment we will be speaking to former Transport

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Secretary Lord Adonis, but first our political correspondent Karl Mercer

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has been looking at the Mayor's cycle superhighways, special lanes

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aimed at improving safety, but which have seen six cyclists killed since

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they were introduced in a blaze of publicity. Barclays' superhighways

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is a cornerstone of the revolution. They were launched in the summer of

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2010, the promise a clear one. They provide cyclists with safer, faster

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and more direct during this `` journeys into the city. This was the

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Bow roundabout today were three cyclists have been killed. It

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illustrates the problems of having a cycling lane that is not separate

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from the rest of the road. This cyclist has two pull out and ride

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around the lorry driver. The deficiencies of the cycle

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superhighways have been pointed out on several occasions to the Mayor.

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Those deficiencies are particularly notable at junctions where there is

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no suitable space for cycling. Cars parked here which makes it more

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useless. Peter Walker writes a cycling blog and yesterday used the

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superhighway which is at the centre of many deaths. It is a waste of

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time. The curious thing about Boris Johnson is he is the one who gets

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cycling more than most and his vision is very bold. It is just as

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is sometimes the case with Boris, the attention to detail is not

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there. This could be what superhighways of the future look

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like. This one is totally segregated from the rest of the traffic. That

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has not stopped calls today for an urgent summit on cycle safety. The

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Mayor has got long`term plans to improve safety and we are behind

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that, but five deaths in nine days is absolutely awful. The Mayor's

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office says it has learned lessons and will make improvements. Before

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this incident happened we recognised that cycle superhighway was not up

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to standard and had plans to improve it. We are not dodging the issue. It

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will be fully or semi`segregated on its entire length. We are going to

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do everything in our power to make that superhighway and all the others

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better and safer. A promise that London cyclists will be keen to keep

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him too. We can speak to the former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis who

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has called for a rapid independent review into cycle superhighways.

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He joins us from Westminster. Should cycle superhighways be suspended? I

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do not think they should be suspended, but this is the moment

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for an urgent review. Four are in operation and there are another

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eight planned in the next two years and it is important we take a rapid,

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independent look at the causes of the serious accidents. 13 deaths

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this year, there are issues to be addressed. It is not a good idea to

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begin by blaming the cyclist. The evidence from Transport for London

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is that fewer than 8% of cycle deaths historically have been caused

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by cyclists breaking the law. Would you not admit that Boris Johnson has

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made more popular? Lots of people would say he has done a lot more for

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cycling and his Labour predecessor. I strongly support the promotion of

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cycling, but cyclists have got to be safe. In Copenhagen and Amsterdam

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they have a similar number of cyclists, but fewer than half the

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number of deaths. What would you do if you were in his position? What

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are the practical, concrete solutions? The issues that need to

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be looked at our segregation, priority for cyclists and the

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traffic. As I say, I am not prejudging and I am not casting

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blame. The big priority is to get more people cycling and for cyclists

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to feel safer and we examined very carefully the causes of these three

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accidents, particularly on the cycle superhighways and learn the lessons

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as we roll out the next aid over the next two years. There has been a lot

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of criticism of the Mayor. Is this a crisis in his leadership? I am not

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criticising the Mayor for encouraging cycling, he is doing the

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right thing. But he needs to be very attentive to the problems that have

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developed over recent days. Thank you very much for your time, Lord

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Adonis. Lots more to come including: Join us later for our Pudsey party

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at the tower of London when we will be meeting some of our fundraising

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heroes. Older men can dramatically reduce

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the risk of having a stroke by walking every day according to new

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research from University College London. The study of men aged

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between 60 and 80 found that those who walked for at least an hour or

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two a day reduced their risk considerably. We all know a stroll

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in the fresh air is a good way to clear your head, but can a relaxed

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walk make a difference to your health?

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It is very beneficial because I have regular checkups. At my mature age I

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have checkups and I know my heart is in good shape. But new research

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confirms walking is particularly beneficial to older men. As the

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amount of time spent walking increase, the risk of stroke

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decreased. We looked at just over 3000 men and we found among men who

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reported walking more than an hour a day compared to less than half an

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hour, there was a reduction in the risk of stroke of around one third,

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regardless of what pace they walked out. While the study looked at men

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research predicts women would get similar results. The research shows

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it is not about the speed you walk out, but the amount of time you walk

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for and it does not have to be a block hour. It could be half an hour

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on the way to work and another half an hour going around the shops.

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There are approximately 152,000 strokes in the UK every year, more

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than once every five minutes. One in five are fatal. You can imagine

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physically one could find it difficult to perform day to day

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activities, it can affect your limbs. Whilst walking could prevent

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a stroke, researchers say more strenuous exercise can help to

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protect against other conditions. The message is to keep moving. One

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week on from the devastation caused by the typhoon in the Philippines

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Londoners have been organising donations for the relief effort.

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Tonight a special service is being held for the victims at Westminster

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Cathedral. Ayshea Buksch is there now. The service is slowly coming to

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an end. The cathedral has been packed full

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of people. Among the congregation was the Secretary of State for

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International development as well as the Filipino ambassador and hundreds

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of people from the Filipino community in London. Hymns were sang

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and prayers were said for the victims of the disaster and also

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those who are still suffering in its aftermath. While the death toll

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increases in the Philippines aid supplies for the survivors of the

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typhoon are desperately needed. At the Filipino embassy in central

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London donations such as food, water and blankets are being collected. It

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is being organised by an A nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in

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Woolwich. As a nurse belonging to a caring profession who is trained in

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trauma, I felt helpless not being able to provide my servers to my

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countrymen and I was thinking of ways of how I could help. Not being

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able to be there physically to contribute my expertise in the

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field, I thought of different ways and this came up. There are other

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ways I can help. Michael is one of thousands of people from the

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Philippines who now work in the UK. Many of them want to help in any way

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they can. All of them want to help and they are all in different parts

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of the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, and groups have been coming

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up with these events. We are in touch with many of them and we are

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trying to get all the information of what is going on and we are putting

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that to get the daily and sending it back to the Philippines. James from

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north London works for the charity VSO. These are pictures he took

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while riding on his motorbike to Tacloban, one of the worst hit

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areas. They need food, water and medication and more long`term there

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will be thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people who will need

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to rebuild their lives and their houses. Hopefully the aid will

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continue after the initial aid finishes. The supplies will be

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shipped out next week and sent to the Filipino Red Cross. Donations

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are still needed as you saw in that report. That local relief effort is

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being organised at the embassy and there is more information on that on

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the Facebook page of the Filipino nurses Organisation. The

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international effort has been organised and information on that is

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on the website. Thousands of businesses stand to benefit from a

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new domain name which will allow companies to end their web address

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with dot London rather than dot.co.uk. Thousands have already

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expressed an interest in using the London branding. London, not just a

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big city but the big land. Soon, along with .com and .co .uk, we will

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soon have. London. It is a great marketing tool. You will be doing

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your bit to help promote London. There is a big PR push to get

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businesses on board. The body that governs the `` domain names has

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given it the go`ahead. Tens of thousands of businesses have

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registered an interest. Internet is changing the way people will use

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website URLs. We hope it will reinforce our London heritage and

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help people wanting to invest in London and to know we are the key

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players. Others signing up our Selfridge's and Carnaby Street. With

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such a strong association with London already, what is in the

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domain name? . More businesses operating only in the capital, it

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does offer some advantages. On the negative side, people behind the

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move took about enhancing the London presence. It is one of the most

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searched for, referred to, discussed cities in the world. I am not sure

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it really needs a bigger online presence. Registration starts next

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spring. It is expected to cost from ?10 upwards. Anyone hoping to use

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mail. London or queen. London could be out of luck. Still to come... Why

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captaining England at Wembley tonight is a family affair for

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Chelsea's Frank Lampard. It is not long to go until a certain

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yellow bear takes to our screens. The tower of London ice rink is

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hosting the annual party. Riz Lateef and Marc Ashdown are there with some

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of this year's fund raising heroes. It is going really well. We have an

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ice rink and beefeaters. It has been a hive of activity, getting the

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tower of London ready. Let me introduce you to two of our hosts

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tonight ` our beefeaters. A very different evening for you here

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tonight. Absolutely. We're not used to this. There are 37 yeoman warders

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and 35 families live and work here in the tower of London. We are

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delighted to be hosting this tonight and to make as much money for the

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kids as possible. I know since last year, you have been giving Pudsey

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some beefeaters training. He has been working exceptionally hard on

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getting the particular skills he will require should he want to go

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for one of these jobs later on in life. What are the key skills? It is

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people skills. He clearly has those. He does look good. Preparations are

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all going very well out here. What about outside our Pudsey party tent?

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Mark is behind`the`scenes forecasts. Our backstage Pudsey party is really

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starting to get going. We have our fundraisers. Give us a cheer! We

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will be thanking them for all the hard work they have been doing for

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Children in Need. It has been wacky. Look at this cake! It has been baked

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by Mary Berry. Over here, we have lots of people, including our very

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own balloon man. What do you think of him? Is there anything you cannot

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make with a balloon? We have pirate swords and very ones. What do you

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think about Pepsi? I will let you get back to entertaining them. ``

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Pudsey. These are the Shobha Sisters. Why would you not cheering

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in! I have noticed he is in the warmth with the cake. Very smart

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indeed. Coverage starts in a few minutes time at 7pm. I hope you can

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join us then. Thanks, Riz. We'll be watching. And BBC London 94.9 FM

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will be auctioning off some very special prizes to raise money for

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this year's Children in Need. Here with all the details, here's our

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sports reporter, Sara Orchard. This is a Chelsea football shirt, signed

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by the `` by the whole blues first team squad. It is worth tuning in

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because there are tickets and tours of the London club 's The auction

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will take place on Saturday and Sunday and all the money raised goes

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to Children in Need. Training ground is up for grabs. Well, we mentioned

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Frank Lampard there. Tonight the Blues midfielder will lead England

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against Chile in a friendly at Wembley. It a special night for the

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35`year`old will be joined before the match by his daughters to lead

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out the squad.... Then his father ` Frank Lampard Senior ` will join Sir

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Geoff Hurst in presenting the long`serving England player with his

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100th cap. The midfielder said it was important his father was there.

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I requested that my dad be involved because there are not many

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international fathers and sons. It is the sort of thing he would

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normally shy away from. With pressing he has managed to get

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himself out there and I think he will be a very proud dad. Harlequins

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Chris Robshaw will lead out the England rugby team as they conclude

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their Autumn International series against the All Blacks at Twickenham

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tomorrow. England pulled off a shock`victory in the same fixture

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last year and tickets for the match are changing hands on some website

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for hundreds of pounds over their face value. The New Zealanders are

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unbeaten this year making England the underdogs. Not everything will

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go perfect. Two good teams will go at it. We need to learn the lesson

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right at the top of international football. We need to execute under

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pressure and score the points ourselves. Can the team do it again?

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Of course we can. It would be a big task but we are looking forward to

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it. And lastly we leave you with rumours that Olympic diving star Tom

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Daley could be about to make the capital his new training base from

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2014. Until now, Daley, who won bronze at London 2012, has trained

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in his home city of Plymouth. But former Team GB diver Brooke Graddon,

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a friend of Daley's, has told the BBC she expects the 19`year`old to

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switch to the Olympic Park's Aquatic Centre when it reopens next year.

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That's all the sport. Good luck to anyone bidding for those shirts in

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the Children in Need auction. Alice... His career has spanned 20

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years but Jude Law has been in the headlines as much for his private

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life as for his professional achievements. Now the actor says

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he's taking on his bravest role to date in the film Dom Hemingway. Our

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arts correspondent went to meet him. I use a gun to hold up a place or

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threaten someone. Or rob them. In real life he maybe a heart`throb but

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in his latest film, he has few redeeming qualities. The question

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is, why is he like this? Are there redeemable qualities? Is there a

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heart in there? Can we improve him? All those very interesting

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questions. That is what I wanted to bring out in him. For what he

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perceives as his greatest role meant, he piled on the pounds and

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adopts the persona of this foul`mouthed crook, seeking revenge

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on his peers and forgiveness from his family. Do think it is the most

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liberating role you have played? Yes, I think so. Cathartic,

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liberating, emotional. Rewarding. I would not like to live like that but

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it was great being that unabashed, shameless, loud and physical for

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five, six months. Jude is back in the theatre playing Henry V. Watch

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him wax lyrical as the film makes the big screens today. Now let's

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check on the weather. Not too bad. It will feel quite

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chilly at the ice rink. A cold night to come. Some frost and fog as we

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head towards tomorrow morning. No isobars to talk of all stop it is

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pretty settled with a ridge of high pressure. `` to talk of. Under the

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clear skies, temperatures have fallen away very quickly. To the

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north of the city, to the Chilterns, there is bulk. It will be colder out

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towards the countryside. As low as `2, `3 by tomorrow morning and the

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fog to content with. In the west of London it could be slow to clear.

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Sunshine to come through in the south of the city. Tomorrow

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temperatures near double figures. We have clarity coming as we go through

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the afternoon to the north and west. `` we have cloud coming in. Not as

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cold as the night to come. As for tomorrow, maybe six, seven Celsius

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in central London. Sunday will be more cloudy. These when France will

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start to pull towards us on Sunday. `` weather fronts. It will turn

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colder next week. There will be colder air flooding south across the

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UK. We have a strengthening wind ` northerly wind ` and it will feel

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ever so much colder. It will be dry and there will be sunny spells. More

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cloudy on Sunday. Some rain on Monday and still in double figures.

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By Tuesday, quite a bit colder. Have a good weekend. That is it. I will

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be back later. Whatever you are doing, do have a lovely evening.

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