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:00:00. > :00:14.That is all from us. Don't forget, first look

:00:15. > :00:22.Good evening. A 15`year`old boy has appeared in

:00:23. > :00:25.court charged with the murder of schoolgirl Shereka Marsh at the

:00:26. > :00:30.weekend. Shereka, who was also 15, was shot in the neck at a house in

:00:31. > :00:33.Hackney in East London. Jo Black reports.

:00:34. > :00:41.Shereka Marsh was a typical teenager. Her friends say she was

:00:42. > :00:45.bubbly, fun and loved by everyone. But the 15`year`old was killed after

:00:46. > :00:48.she was shot in the neck at this house in Hackney on Saturday

:00:49. > :00:51.afternoon. Just before 4pm, the emergency services were called to

:00:52. > :00:56.this house. The caller said a female had been shot. When medics arrived

:00:57. > :01:00.they tried to resuscitate Shereka, but she died at the scene. We now

:01:01. > :01:05.know that caller was a 15`year`old boy, the very person charged with

:01:06. > :01:09.her murder. After the shooting, detectives recovered a gun and at

:01:10. > :01:16.court today the boy was remanded into youth detention. He'll appear

:01:17. > :01:19.before a Crown Court on Wednesday. Today at the school where Shereka

:01:20. > :01:26.was studying for her GCSEs, prayers were said at an assembly by teachers

:01:27. > :01:30.and school friends. Shereka was one of our shining stars. She was an

:01:31. > :01:36.engaging, bubbly personality. She would have done really well in her

:01:37. > :01:39.GCSEs this year. She was well liked by everyone in the community and

:01:40. > :01:46.this has just become the most devastating loss for us. Shereka was

:01:47. > :01:49.such a model pupil, she was even chosen to show guests around her

:01:50. > :01:57.school, including the Jamaican High Commissioner. A short life full of

:01:58. > :02:01.promise, tragically cut short. It's emerged the ceiling collapse at

:02:02. > :02:06.the Apollo Theatre which injured nearly 80 people was caused by the

:02:07. > :02:10.deterioration of materials. A letter seen by the BBC reveals the ceiling

:02:11. > :02:14.was held together with 100`year`old hessian sack`cloth and plaster,

:02:15. > :02:17.which had weakened over time. Westminster Council has now written

:02:18. > :02:22.to other venues urging inspections. Here's Tarah Welsh.

:02:23. > :02:26.It was a dramatic scene. But what happened here in December wasn't

:02:27. > :02:30.part of the show. As a packed audience watched a performance,

:02:31. > :02:34.parts of the ceiling fell in. Dozens of people were taken to hospital,

:02:35. > :02:38.even buses were used to take them there. Westminster Council is still

:02:39. > :02:41.investigating but a letter sent from its health and safety team said it

:02:42. > :02:45.appears hessian wadding mixed into the plaster in the ceiling became

:02:46. > :02:49.weak over time and that led to the sudden collapse. Suspended ornate

:02:50. > :02:53.ceilings it said should be inspected at as a matter of urgency by a

:02:54. > :03:03.historic plaster specialist and structural engineer. There are a

:03:04. > :03:06.number of roofs of a similar construction since the late 1800s,

:03:07. > :03:08.this has been the standard model for constructing decorative plaster

:03:09. > :03:11.ceilings. But they are all very different, they are all different

:03:12. > :03:15.sizes spans and numbers of panels numbers are panels and all subject

:03:16. > :03:18.to an inspection both on the part of the owners but also something we

:03:19. > :03:22.require every three years. So there is a high level of confidence these

:03:23. > :03:27.things are being looked at and made sound. And the warning doesn't mean

:03:28. > :03:32.all old ceilings need to be pulled down. People have to remember this

:03:33. > :03:35.material has stood up for a very long period of time and there's no

:03:36. > :03:38.reason to destroy many of our country's heritage assets just

:03:39. > :03:41.because there is a process that needs to be taking place about

:03:42. > :03:44.renewal and strengthening. So there's no reason why sometimes with

:03:45. > :03:49.a limited amount of work, the ceilings can carry on their lives

:03:50. > :03:54.for many hundreds of years in the future. The owner of the Apollo did

:03:55. > :03:57.not want to comment on the letter, but the theatre has now been

:03:58. > :04:01.refurbished and will reopen on Wednesday. The question is will the

:04:02. > :04:04.cost of all this work be added to the price of our theatre tickets. I

:04:05. > :04:08.spoke to one theatre critic earlier and he said it absolutely shouldn't

:04:09. > :04:12.because this is an industry that makes plenty of money. Westminster

:04:13. > :04:15.Council has said this is a safety precaution and people should

:04:16. > :04:21.continue going to theatres in the capital.

:04:22. > :04:26.Thousands of people turned out for the funeral of RMT Union Leader Bob

:04:27. > :04:29.Crow, who died earlier this month. His coffin was carried by a

:04:30. > :04:33.horse`drawn carriage through the streets of east London. Our

:04:34. > :04:45.Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards reports.

:04:46. > :04:50.Thousands lined the road to the cemetery with their flags and

:04:51. > :04:53.banners to pay their respects to one of their most well`known leaders,

:04:54. > :05:02.Bob Crow. They came from all over the country. Bob Crow was many

:05:03. > :05:05.things. He fought for the people, his own people but a lot of other

:05:06. > :05:15.people as well. He was a very nice man. His legacy, he built the union

:05:16. > :05:19.up from 50,000 members to 80,000 plus members and it will carry on

:05:20. > :05:24.after he has gone. Do you think the RMT will still have a strong voice?

:05:25. > :05:30.Absolutely. On the London Underground, many posters at the

:05:31. > :05:34.stations and many workers wore black ties and at 1:30pm there was a

:05:35. > :05:41.minute's silence. The funeral procession started at midday in

:05:42. > :05:44.Woodford Green where he lived. One of the most well`known union

:05:45. > :05:50.leaders, in London his strike tack ticks on the tube were divisive

:05:51. > :05:53.uncontroversial, but his members benefited and today they paid

:05:54. > :05:57.tribute. He was passionate about looking after working people and

:05:58. > :06:01.their families but also about the travelling public. They will miss

:06:02. > :06:08.him. It is not just his own members and the movement, because he is

:06:09. > :06:12.irreplaceable as an union leader, but he was a passionate campaigner

:06:13. > :06:19.for transport, working people and for a decent, safe underground

:06:20. > :06:23.system. The funeral service was this afternoon private. Tributes will be

:06:24. > :06:29.paid to Bob Crow on May Day, with a special event planned for the

:06:30. > :06:34.capital. Just before the weather, quick

:06:35. > :06:40.reminder that late kick`off has a round`up of the football action at

:06:41. > :06:43.1125 p.m.. That's it from me, I will wish you a good night and hand you

:06:44. > :06:53.for the weather. It is spring but it won't always

:06:54. > :06:57.feel like that. There will be a cold wind whipping to the North Sea to

:06:58. > :07:04.the Thames Estuary in the second part of this week. At the moment we

:07:05. > :07:07.have rain edging in. It is just getting onto the M25 at the moment

:07:08. > :07:13.and will dress onto the rest of us as we go through the night, with

:07:14. > :07:16.temperatures down to four or five degrees, but not as cold as last

:07:17. > :07:22.night. As we go through the rush hour tomorrow, there will be

:07:23. > :07:26.moderate bursts of rain. This weather front will recede to the

:07:27. > :07:31.West again so there could use some brightness to the east of London in

:07:32. > :07:32.the second part of the day. Feeling cool with temperatures