26/02/2014 BBC London News


26/02/2014

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 26/02/2014. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Good evening. Scotland Yard says it was its

:00:13.:00:17.

biggest ever operation against a suspected criminal gang. A series of

:00:18.:00:20.

early morning raids across north London on people they believe work

:00:21.:00:23.

with the Adams family ` alleged to be a criminal network. 200 officers

:00:24.:00:27.

were involved and 15 people were arrested on suspicion of money

:00:28.:00:30.

laundering, fraud and conspiracy to assault. Our reporter, Nick Beake,

:00:31.:00:38.

joined the police operation in the early hours.

:00:39.:00:42.

5:00am, in Highgate, north London, a secret operation, months in the

:00:43.:00:48.

planning is coming to a head. Much of the capital is still sleeping.

:00:49.:00:53.

Including here. Not for much longer. Go, go, go! Police! As the police

:00:54.:01:03.

pile in, a dog escapes and disappears through the deserted

:01:04.:01:06.

streets. Inside the one`bedroom basement flat, a detailed search is

:01:07.:01:10.

under way. The police have been inside for about five minutes.

:01:11.:01:15.

They're looking for cash, passports and any documentation. It's not yet

:01:16.:01:20.

6:00am and this is one of 20 locations they're raiding. The Met

:01:21.:01:24.

say they're hitting a group they suspect of being one of London's and

:01:25.:01:26.

the country's longest established organised crime gangs. The police

:01:27.:01:31.

haven't named them, but it is believed they're the Adams family,

:01:32.:01:35.

said to be one of the most feared crime families during the 80s and

:01:36.:01:39.

90s. Officers say accountants, mortgage brokers and property

:01:40.:01:41.

developers were among those taken into custody after detectives

:01:42.:01:49.

followed a money trail. We're using the Proceeds of Crime Act to seize

:01:50.:01:54.

their illegally obtained assets Assets that we believe have heaped

:01:55.:02:01.

misery on to communities. We will look at the high value goods,

:02:02.:02:04.

property, vehicles and cash in particular. Police say in the past

:02:05.:02:09.

24 hours 200 police officers have seized firearms, expensive watches

:02:10.:02:17.

and around ?150,000 in cash. Among those arrested this morning a

:02:18.:02:23.

57`year`old man and his wife. He was detained on suspicion of money

:02:24.:02:27.

laundering. Back in Highgate, a suspect is brought out and taken

:02:28.:02:31.

away for questioning. So far no one arrested today has been charged But

:02:32.:02:38.

the police claim this represents an important moment in their ongoing

:02:39.:02:44.

fight against organised crime. A four`year sentence handed to a

:02:45.:02:48.

south London man who killed someone with a single punch is being

:02:49.:02:52.

reviewed by the Attorney`General. 20`year`old Lewis Gill from Sutton

:02:53.:02:55.

hit Andrew Young in an unprovoked attack in Bournemouth in November

:02:56.:03:01.

last year. Mr Young who had Asperger's Syndrome, suffered a head

:03:02.:03:05.

injury and died later in hospital. 40 complaints have been made,

:03:06.:03:06.

criticising the sentence as too lenient.

:03:07.:03:11.

Work to increase capacity on one of the region's busiest rail routes is

:03:12.:03:14.

running nearly a year behind schedule. South West Trains is

:03:15.:03:16.

refurbishing and adding more carriages to its services in

:03:17.:03:21.

Berkshire. While the company blames contractors for missed deadlines and

:03:22.:03:24.

faults, South West Trains is being accused of being over ambitious

:03:25.:03:31.

30 of London's worst junctions for cyclists and pedestrians are to be

:03:32.:03:36.

transformed to make them safer. ?300 million will be spent ripping out

:03:37.:03:39.

some of the capital's most famous roundabouts and gyratory systems.

:03:40.:03:44.

Tarah Welsh is at Elephant and Castle with more.

:03:45.:03:56.

This announcement means the end of what Boris Johnson describes as a

:03:57.:04:02.

London's nastiest and biggest junctions. He describes them as

:04:03.:04:07.

relics of the 60s. At this roundabout here at elephant and

:04:08.:04:11.

Castle, it will be going along with seven others in a bid to make

:04:12.:04:18.

London's roads safer for cyclists. Civilised places for cyclists and

:04:19.:04:22.

pedestrians is what the mayor said he wanted today. They will probably

:04:23.:04:28.

look something like this. But instead, here is the reality for

:04:29.:04:32.

many cyclists on their daily commute, crossing busy junctions

:04:33.:04:37.

with cars and heavy goods. The elephant and Castle roundabout has

:04:38.:04:42.

the highest cycle casualty rate in London, but it will be removed along

:04:43.:04:48.

with several others. There is a ?300 million programme to improve safety

:04:49.:04:55.

and improve the lives of cyclists and pedestrians at Aldgate, Swiss

:04:56.:04:59.

Cottage and Wandsworth, amongst other places. Across London, 33

:05:00.:05:06.

junction will be transformed. As well as elephant and Castle, other

:05:07.:05:09.

areas like Archway, Aldgate, Swiss Cottage and Wandsworth will have

:05:10.:05:15.

their systems replaced with two`way roads and segregated cycle tracks.

:05:16.:05:19.

But more junctions were earmarked and there is criticism not including

:05:20.:05:25.

them in the programme is a mistake. Sadly there is over 80 junctions

:05:26.:05:29.

that were previously identified as danger hotspots in London. They are

:05:30.:05:37.

not being included. If the mayor had not been underspending on his

:05:38.:05:41.

cycling budget every year, it is up to ?150 million underspent, that

:05:42.:05:46.

money could have been used to get on with the work and we could have had

:05:47.:05:51.

those junctions made safe by now. But City Hall says spending the most

:05:52.:05:56.

money on fewer difference `` fewer junctions will make the most

:05:57.:06:00.

difference. Exactly when will be in the detail and that will not be

:06:01.:06:05.

published until next month. That lack of detail makes it very

:06:06.:06:11.

difficult to cyclists to scrutinise the plans. But campaigners have

:06:12.:06:16.

welcomed the announcement. It is so important, because last year in a

:06:17.:06:21.

two`week period, six cyclists were killed. They say anything to improve

:06:22.:06:26.

London's roads for cyclists is a step in the right direction.

:06:27.:06:30.

That's it from me, so I'll wish you a very goodnight and hand you over

:06:31.:06:32.

to Wendy for the weather. We have tricky weather to forecast

:06:33.:06:44.

on Friday and Saturday. But that the end of the week it is turning

:06:45.:06:48.

colder, windier and wetter. There might be wet snow in the mix and

:06:49.:06:52.

gusty winds in places. Straightforward at the moment, clear

:06:53.:06:57.

skies to be replaced by cloud and eventually comes the rain as well.

:06:58.:07:02.

That will be heavy in places, but it goes through quickly and

:07:03.:07:07.

temperatures will fall down to four to six Celsius. If you are up early,

:07:08.:07:11.

the rain will clear through the rush hour quickly. Then there is a lull

:07:12.:07:14.

in proceedings with wheezy conditions. That Breeze will bring

:07:15.:07:19.

showers through in the mid afternoon. Haps the odd rumble of

:07:20.:07:24.

thunder and hail. Temperatures around 10 degrees. It will be a wet

:07:25.:07:30.

day on Friday, wet snow around and a breeze blowing as

:07:31.:07:31.

day on Friday, wet snow around and a breeze blowing as well. Tricky into

:07:32.:07:37.

the weekend. And now we have the national forecast.

:07:38.:07:40.

Good evening. We know it has been a wet winter but it has also been mild

:07:41.:07:44.

and across England and Wales, lacking in snow. The last day of the

:07:45.:07:51.

season which we measure on Friday, might provide a bit of it. Friday's

:07:52.:07:56.

weather is coming from the small area of low pressure. These tiny

:07:57.:08:02.

low-pressure systems are difficult to track and a subtle change in

:08:03.:08:07.

position could have a big impact. Tonight we have more

:08:08.:08:11.

straightforward, a weather front spreading out rakes of rain across

:08:12.:08:14.

most areas. Turning windy as well. The rain will be heavy but will move

:08:15.:08:20.

through quickly because of the strength of the wind and it will be

:08:21.:08:21.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS