:00:00. > :00:00.effort to put people off smoking. That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:12.Six. Have a lovely evening `nd we joined the BBC's news teams where
:00:13. > :00:15.you are. A cyclist is killed after being hit by a lorry at the junction
:00:16. > :00:28.where six others have been seriously injured. It makes me nervous. I just
:00:29. > :00:31.started cycling into London. Is senior Metropolitan policem`n denies
:00:32. > :00:39.he disseminated against a colleague because she was black and a woman. I
:00:40. > :00:43.have been at a North London school where some pupils have been kept
:00:44. > :00:52.inside. The Ambulance Service has said it has seen a rise in dmergency
:00:53. > :01:04.calls. Prince Charles pays tribute to the charity work of cabbhes.
:01:05. > :01:11.Good evening. A cyclist has died at a Junction has a history of cycling
:01:12. > :01:15.accidents. The collision with a track happened this morning in that
:01:16. > :01:21.gate circus where it meets Fleet Street in the city of London. There
:01:22. > :01:27.have been six serious injurhes there since 2008. Captured on a mobile
:01:28. > :01:32.phone by a worker in a city office block, the aftermath of another
:01:33. > :01:38.cyclist death in London. Thd blue police tent masking the full horror.
:01:39. > :01:43.For much of the day, this p`rt of the city was sealed off. Thhs is an
:01:44. > :01:50.accident blackspot which worries commuters onto Wales. I am probably
:01:51. > :01:54.on This Road about five minttes before the collision. I think I
:01:55. > :02:04.actually spotted that lorry there. It must have been further bdhind me.
:02:05. > :02:10.A few of us cyclist talk about the Junction area being a danger zone.
:02:11. > :02:15.Six cyclists have been injured over the past few years. Campaigners are
:02:16. > :02:19.angry it is not on a City H`ll list announced in February of 33 specific
:02:20. > :02:29.junctions that will be redesigned. Really need action now. `` we really
:02:30. > :02:35.need action here. I am hoping they will get on and get this redesigned
:02:36. > :02:41.as soon as possible. These workers had the grim task of retrieving the
:02:42. > :02:45.victim 's possessions, as wdll as medical equipment. Only aftdr four
:02:46. > :02:49.and a half hours are they fhnally reopening this normally verx busy
:02:50. > :02:58.part of London. In terms of what exactly happened, it is not clear.
:02:59. > :03:04.Investigators will be studyhng CCTV from nearby roads. This lorry driver
:03:05. > :03:09.has been arrested on suspichon of causing death by dangerous driving.
:03:10. > :03:17.As a cyclist, it is really scary. Every time you hear of a de`th, it
:03:18. > :03:24.is typically a left turning lorry. Not enough is being done in terms of
:03:25. > :03:29.infrastructure. City Hall insisted this spot will be redesigned as part
:03:30. > :03:32.of a new route is cyclists. The cycling commissioner said this
:03:33. > :03:35.junction is one of the main junctions on the new super highways
:03:36. > :03:41.which will be consulted on this year and will be given a fully sdgregated
:03:42. > :03:44.junction as part of a fully segregated cycle route. For now
:03:45. > :03:52.though, for the third time this year, the family of London cyclist
:03:53. > :03:57.is tonight grieving. Our political correspondent joins me now. Any
:03:58. > :04:01.cycling death will inevitably lead to questions over what is bding done
:04:02. > :04:07.to improve safety. We saw that most clearly at the end of last xear In
:04:08. > :04:11.November, there were six cycling deaths over a two`week period. It
:04:12. > :04:17.led to a big campaign from the very vocal cycling lobby. We need to do
:04:18. > :04:22.something typically about HGVs. Lastly there were 14 cycling death
:04:23. > :04:27.in London. Nine of those involved HG views. That has led to the lan
:04:28. > :04:33.saying he may consider bannhng them from Central London if they do not
:04:34. > :04:40.have particular safety devices, something like side bars on the side
:04:41. > :04:45.to stop cyclists going under. As we heard in that report, this junction
:04:46. > :04:50.as part of a new segregated scheme. That is the keyword. It is what the
:04:51. > :04:53.cycling lobby has been pushhng for. There has been some sort of
:04:54. > :04:57.recognition and City Hall that perhaps some of the first
:04:58. > :05:00.superhighways that went in when not best designed and they have promised
:05:01. > :05:06.to say, when we put them in in the future, we will redo them and make
:05:07. > :05:12.them seven gated. They are `lso spending ?300 million at 33
:05:13. > :05:19.junctions in a campaign. Anx death like this again focuses on the
:05:20. > :05:28.actions of City Hall. Thank you 20 more to come tonight, including ..
:05:29. > :05:37.`` plenty. Chelsea pensioners being moved into their new, 21st`century
:05:38. > :05:40.accommodation. A senior Metropolitan police officer has today denied
:05:41. > :05:46.treating a female colleague differently because she was black
:05:47. > :05:49.and a woman. There are clails he discriminated against her while she
:05:50. > :05:55.was working as a firearms officer in Central London. The tribunal today
:05:56. > :06:00.heard how Sergeant Kelly trdated Carol Howard like candy he could toy
:06:01. > :06:07.with. It is alleged he singled her out, targeting and intimidating her.
:06:08. > :06:12.She is one of only two black women out of 700 officers working in the
:06:13. > :06:16.Metropolitan police 's Diplomatic Protection Group. Part of hdr job
:06:17. > :06:24.was working as a firearms officer at the American Embassy. She is the
:06:25. > :06:35.only if the mouth police `` black female police officer she h`d `` he
:06:36. > :06:39.had ever managed. He denied being attracted to her. The hearing was
:06:40. > :06:44.told that Sergeant Kelly sent a marked police car to her hotse when
:06:45. > :06:50.she called in sick. Her lawxer said, what it looks like is harassment. An
:06:51. > :06:54.extraordinarily zealous approach to make her think she is being watched.
:06:55. > :06:59.Sergeant Kelly replied, I would have done the same for any colle`gue She
:07:00. > :07:04.went on to say, you treated her differently because she was black
:07:05. > :07:09.and/ or a woman. He said, I treat all officers the same. The tribunal
:07:10. > :07:13.heard how Sergeant Kelly wotld ask Ms Howard about her sex lifd
:07:14. > :07:16.questioned her ability at the job. The Met has said it will rebuff to
:07:17. > :07:23.defend itself against a clahm. The hearing continues. Next, how have
:07:24. > :07:27.Londoners been coping with the high levels of pollution. We havd heard
:07:28. > :07:31.today they have reached the maximum level with a mixture of loc`l and
:07:32. > :07:36.continental pollution and dtst from the Sahara said to be the c`use
:07:37. > :07:41.Let's get more on this now Sonia Jessop, who has a good advantage
:07:42. > :07:46.point. This guy is still looking little murky this evening. This
:07:47. > :07:51.morning, Londoners are waking up to this thick, grey smog. The warning
:07:52. > :07:57.is that even when the skies appeared to be fairly clear, London hs a very
:07:58. > :07:59.polluted city. It is thought poor air quality contributes to thousands
:08:00. > :08:07.of deaths in the capital evdry year. How have Londoners been farhng?
:08:08. > :08:13.Break time at this primary hn Enfield. A chance to play and enjoy
:08:14. > :08:19.being outside. Not for Toby. He has asthma and he is staying in because
:08:20. > :08:26.of high pollution levels. I felt dust in my throat. I drink ` lot of
:08:27. > :08:32.water and it has not helped much. Is it an uncomfortable feeling? Yes, it
:08:33. > :08:38.is. Yesterday, all the peoples were kept in as a precaution. We do have
:08:39. > :08:47.some official advice from the local authority and Defra that thd
:08:48. > :08:49.situation really only affects children with respiratory problems.
:08:50. > :08:52.Today we have kept children with asthma inside and everyone dlse is
:08:53. > :08:56.playing out as normal. Next door is the busy North Circular. Thd school
:08:57. > :09:00.is planning to plant treated to try to keep pollution levels down.
:09:01. > :09:05.Across the road, the car wash has been busy, cleaning of Saharan dust
:09:06. > :09:10.and general London grime. This is how Londoners saw the smoke will
:09:11. > :09:14.stop the shard is shrouded. Pollution levels were at thdir
:09:15. > :09:19.highest. The London Ambulance Service says it has a 14th dvent
:09:20. > :09:26.rise in emergency calls yesterday from people with breathing problems.
:09:27. > :09:30.`` a 14% rise. They must make sure they have inhalers with thel and do
:09:31. > :09:35.not go out in the early morning when it is particularly dense. There are
:09:36. > :09:40.such concern about egg qualhty, the city of London Corporation has
:09:41. > :09:44.developed this app, advising people of the least polluted route to work.
:09:45. > :09:48.They are trying to persuade businesses to sign up to behng
:09:49. > :09:54.cleaner. It is about walking more and cutting down on taxes, tsing
:09:55. > :10:01.hybrid rather than ordinary taxes. Organising deliveries is very
:10:02. > :10:05.important. Boris Johnson saxs he is trying to tackle pollution. The
:10:06. > :10:09.capital could face European fines over poor air quality and
:10:10. > :10:15.campaigners say he needs to do more and more quickly. Although `ir
:10:16. > :10:20.pollution has measured at its highest in London today, thdre is
:10:21. > :10:24.some good news. The air is dxpected to play tomorrow. Some relidf
:10:25. > :10:27.hopefully the those who do suffer from breathing difficulties.
:10:28. > :10:30.Campaigners did call air pollution a silent killer and they say this
:10:31. > :10:35.episode should serve as a w`ke`up call to London. We will get the
:10:36. > :10:39.weather forecast later in the programme. Thank you. Supporters of
:10:40. > :10:44.the teenager from Enfield, who has been denied asylum in the UK, say
:10:45. > :10:48.they will fight to bring her back to London. The 19`year`old was put on a
:10:49. > :10:54.plain black to Mauritius just six weeks before she was due to sit her
:10:55. > :10:58.A`levels at an academy in Enfield. The Home Office says there was no
:10:59. > :11:03.compelling case for her to stay The principal has accused the Government
:11:04. > :11:07.of showing no compassion. A cyclist, who was left brain damage after
:11:08. > :11:10.being hit by a police car on an emergency call, has won his case
:11:11. > :11:15.against the magic Bullet and police at the High Court. He was rdturning
:11:16. > :11:19.home to Stoke Newington when the accident happened in Islington four
:11:20. > :11:28.years ago. He had been wearhng a helmet and hype is jacket. He was in
:11:29. > :11:31.a coma for several weeks and now needs round`the`clock care. The
:11:32. > :11:35.figures show there has been an estimated 75% increase in txpe
:11:36. > :11:40.diabetes in London over the past decade. The number of cases have
:11:41. > :11:44.been growing quicker in the capital than elsewhere in the country.
:11:45. > :11:52.People of South East Asian origin are more likely to develop the
:11:53. > :11:57.condition. New figures reve`l the mayor 's top aide ran up thd
:11:58. > :12:02.expenses of more than ?24,000 last year. Sir Edward Lister is the chief
:12:03. > :12:06.of staff. Labour has critichsed the amount, particularly at the time
:12:07. > :12:10.when he has provided over ctts in services. City Hall has defdnded the
:12:11. > :12:15.spending that night admitted that he may have breached rules on declaring
:12:16. > :12:21.gifts and hospitality. Our political editor has more details. Thhs is the
:12:22. > :12:29.record of his expenses, going back over the last year, revealed by the
:12:30. > :12:35.Standard newspaper. He has `nd the nickname at City Hall of air Miles
:12:36. > :12:39.Eddie. This may be the reason, this money spent on foreign travdl, trips
:12:40. > :12:46.to the golf, China, Malaysi`, New York, Moscow, nice. In a five`year
:12:47. > :12:52.period, there was only about seven days he was in the country. It was a
:12:53. > :12:56.busy time. Then there are more than 11,000 or other expenses, m`inly
:12:57. > :13:02.business lunches and dinners and accommodation juddering the foreign
:13:03. > :13:05.trips and also where he has headed up GLA delegations who are
:13:06. > :13:11.entertaining foreign business people or dignitaries. Finally, ne`rly
:13:12. > :13:16.?1000 on taxis in London. You have a total of over ?24,000 for the year,
:13:17. > :13:20.which has set Labour asking questions. Londoners will fhnd it
:13:21. > :13:24.astonishing that the chief of staff is on a salary of ?150,000, more
:13:25. > :13:39.than the Prime Minister and the Mayor, and six time what thd Lord
:13:40. > :13:43.Mayor of London burns. Talkhng to City Hall, that could well be an
:13:44. > :13:47.underestimate. It has emergdd there was another set of sites to China
:13:48. > :13:54.and Malaysia and back from Hong Kong business class and about 4500 which
:13:55. > :14:00.are not recorded. Plus, det`ils of another flight and hotel with
:14:01. > :14:04.accommodation in China. That appears to have been paid for by an
:14:05. > :14:10.insurance company, which have not been disclosed to the GLA, to the
:14:11. > :14:17.gift of register of gifts and hospitality. What is City H`ll
:14:18. > :14:23.saying about all of this? What they are saying festival is that it could
:14:24. > :14:28.well be a technical breach. `` first of all. They will rectify that get
:14:29. > :14:32.back on the website as soon as possible. The wider picture as to
:14:33. > :14:39.how much has been incurred by him, they say it has been an unusual year
:14:40. > :14:45.and he has had to be going out that as an advance party. The pl`nning
:14:46. > :14:48.for that often require travdl, accommodation and business
:14:49. > :14:51.entertaining head of the actual mayoral visit as well as thd mayoral
:14:52. > :14:57.visit itself. These visits `re designed to promote foreign
:14:58. > :15:01.investment into London antilarket London and the UK abroad. No word
:15:02. > :15:06.personally from Sir Edward Lister today. He is actually on le`ve. He
:15:07. > :15:13.is abroad, travelling abroad. Thank you. The family of a woman shot by
:15:14. > :15:18.police nearly three decades ago have handed in a petition to Downing
:15:19. > :15:22.Street supporting their bid for legal aid. Cherry Gross was left
:15:23. > :15:32.paralysed when officers shot her by accident, which sparked the Brixton
:15:33. > :15:36.riots. This all dates back to 1 85 when she was accidentally shot by a
:15:37. > :15:41.police officer and, shortly afterwards, we saw the riots in
:15:42. > :15:47.Brixton. She spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She fhnally
:15:48. > :16:06.died in 2011. Later this ye`r, we will see an inquest into her death.
:16:07. > :16:14.We are not prepared to leavd it in the coroner's hands. The
:16:15. > :16:18.Metropolitan police have representation. Hertfordshire police
:16:19. > :16:22.have representation, the falily I the only ones who do not have
:16:23. > :16:26.representation. We are the only victims here and what we ard asking
:16:27. > :16:33.for is a fair inquest and that that is not too much to ask. We think the
:16:34. > :16:36.decision not to award legal aid to this family in these circumstances
:16:37. > :16:41.is perverse and it is within his power to reverse it and revdrse it
:16:42. > :16:45.he should. We know there ard ongoing issues in respect of trust between
:16:46. > :16:51.the police and the Afro`Carhbbean community in particular. Thdre may
:16:52. > :16:56.now be some movement we are being told in this case. We are bding told
:16:57. > :17:01.by the legal aid agency that they are reconsidering currently dead
:17:02. > :17:10.decision. It may be that thd family has got some movement.
:17:11. > :17:15.Stay with us, still to come: this is Goldie and you will be hearhng about
:17:16. > :17:21.my stage debut at Stratford Royal Theatre. Looking forward to that.
:17:22. > :17:26.And you are never guess who I had in the back of my cab. Find out why
:17:27. > :17:34.Prince Charles swapped his tsual London transport for a Royal taxi.
:17:35. > :17:39.The Royal Hospital Chelsea has housed the Chelsea pensioners for
:17:40. > :17:43.more than 300 years. It was founded for soldiers by King Charles II and
:17:44. > :17:48.many of the rooms have barely changed until now. As part of a
:17:49. > :17:54.multi million pounds refurbhshment the pensioners are happily loving
:17:55. > :18:02.into the 21st`century. Please come in. Mine is 12 x 12. I have been
:18:03. > :18:05.moved out this morning. This room is bigger than average for a Chelsea
:18:06. > :18:11.pensioner. It has neither whndow, nor much headroom, that this has
:18:12. > :18:20.been home to Michael Allen since he moved into the Royal Hospit`l. Come
:18:21. > :18:23.on in, welcome to my new birth. Today he is upsizing, one of 80
:18:24. > :18:28.pensioners moving into new digs on the other side of the buildhng. But
:18:29. > :18:35.one feature remains, the emphasis on the corridors. The births are just
:18:36. > :18:41.for sleeping in, but the idda was to get you out and to stop londliness.
:18:42. > :18:45.By making people socialise ht stopped loneliness. You cannot be
:18:46. > :18:51.lonely here, it is very difficult. You check on each other. Thd move is
:18:52. > :18:57.part of a massive refurbishlent programme, constrained by the grade
:18:58. > :19:02.one listed status, but compdlled by the 21st`century needs of its
:19:03. > :19:08.residents. They will have rooms on view and ensuite bathrooms, instead
:19:09. > :19:11.of showers. I am stuck for words, it is heaven. The Royal Hospit`l is a
:19:12. > :19:18.charity and has raised the funding itself. They have all served our
:19:19. > :19:23.country, in many cases valu`bly from the 1940s through to the
:19:24. > :19:27.present time and our view is that there is a covenant between the
:19:28. > :19:31.nation and those who servicd it and we honour that covenant herd by
:19:32. > :19:36.looking after them to the bdst of our ability. There is great
:19:37. > :19:39.attention to detail here. The pensioners say they are looking
:19:40. > :19:45.forward to making their new home look shipshape.
:19:46. > :19:52.And maybe enjoy their new home. He is the gold to the street artist and
:19:53. > :19:57.DJ who became famous in the 90s is one of bass music. Now he is turning
:19:58. > :20:03.his hand to a more traditional art form, acting at the Theatre Royal in
:20:04. > :20:09.Stratford. Brenda Emmanus wdnt to meet him. He is a DJ, a mushc
:20:10. > :20:13.producer, a contemporary artist and a participant in numerous rdality
:20:14. > :20:17.shows. Now he has his stage debut `t the
:20:18. > :20:27.Theatre Royal Stratford East in Kingston, E 14. Why are you
:20:28. > :20:33.changing? You do not like Bdijing? It is a different form of energy.
:20:34. > :20:39.Kids are trying to find thehr way and they are trying to find
:20:40. > :20:44.something. That is why they look at music. In theatre people ard more
:20:45. > :20:49.grown up, they have got kids, they know what to expect to a certain
:20:50. > :20:55.degree and they want a performance. It is that kind of calibre. He is a
:20:56. > :21:00.self`confessed late starter. He did not make a record until he was 8
:21:01. > :21:05.and he has had a couple of film acting parts, conducted orchestras,
:21:06. > :21:10.and has seized every opporttnity that life has thrown at him. There
:21:11. > :21:16.is that aspect of wanting to do something different and that is what
:21:17. > :21:21.life is about for me. To most young people the message is clear, get out
:21:22. > :21:27.and do what you want. Try and aspire to different things. I have done so
:21:28. > :21:34.many different things. He rdfuses to state his name... Kingston 04 is the
:21:35. > :21:38.latest offering from Roy Williams. It is a gripping tale of police
:21:39. > :21:46.corruption and set in Jamaica with Goldie in the lead role of Joker, a
:21:47. > :21:52.gang leader both admired and feared. It is quite ironic that somdbody who
:21:53. > :22:02.has the capability to reallx hold a crowd is stuck behind a deck. It is
:22:03. > :22:05.very bizarre. It is great to put him in the foreground where his
:22:06. > :22:15.personality and his natural creativity and his love to work with
:22:16. > :22:18.people can seriously blossol. It is fair to say cabbies often boast
:22:19. > :22:24.about the passengers they h`ve picked up. Today it was a Royal one.
:22:25. > :22:28.London's black cab drivers were given a royal seal of approval from
:22:29. > :22:33.the Prince of Wales for the service they provide and also for their
:22:34. > :22:38.extensive charity work. It was a day when the probldms of
:22:39. > :22:43.congestion, customers and cxclists could all be forgotten becatse today
:22:44. > :22:48.it was all about the cabbie. Out from behind the wheel in best babe
:22:49. > :22:52.and awarded a Royal Charter from a man not normally seen about town in
:22:53. > :22:59.a taxi, but nonetheless verx appreciative. I greatly admhred the
:23:00. > :23:10.way in which taxi driver not only drive around London, sometiles it
:23:11. > :23:13.can be slightly awkward, but nevertheless it is always
:23:14. > :23:21.interesting to hear so many people say that they obtain such good
:23:22. > :23:26.common sense... We had heavx traffic and with the wonderful out riders we
:23:27. > :23:32.had, the Metropolitan policd, we whizzed round and we did a journey
:23:33. > :23:37.that would normally take 40 minutes in ten minutes. Hackney cabs have
:23:38. > :23:42.been around since June, 1654, a month in which Oliver Cromwdll's
:23:43. > :23:47.parliament created the High Court and an act to regulate London
:23:48. > :23:51.drivers. Hackney cabs have since then gained a name for its
:23:52. > :23:57.charitable work. Every year they drive with a group of ill children
:23:58. > :24:02.to Disneyland in France. Ond of the children who benefit it was at
:24:03. > :24:07.today's service. What was it like meeting Prince Charles? It was a
:24:08. > :24:15.good experience and fun. Wh`t did he say? He said, thank you, Jales.
:24:16. > :24:19.After the service, the knees up The green gowns can only be worn by
:24:20. > :24:26.drivers who have passed the knowledge. While the Prince stuck to
:24:27. > :24:29.tea, this was an opportunitx for the others to enjoy themselves. All they
:24:30. > :24:37.need to do now is hail a colleague to get them home.
:24:38. > :24:38.Now it is time for the weather. What is going on with the polluthon
:24:39. > :24:48.levels? We are in for some respite over the
:24:49. > :24:53.next 24 hours and we will sde a shift in wind direction and the
:24:54. > :24:59.pollution will be improving. It will happen over night tonight. @ bit of
:25:00. > :25:04.light rain is possible. By the time we wake up tomorrow morning it will
:25:05. > :25:11.be less hazy and it will be fresher outside. We have had quite ` bit of
:25:12. > :25:16.cloud already. That will act as a blanket overnight, so temperatures
:25:17. > :25:21.will not fall too low. Notice these wind arrows as we head throtgh
:25:22. > :25:26.Friday and they come in frol the South West. That is introducing air
:25:27. > :25:32.from the Atlantic. It will not be a cold night. Tomorrow to start off
:25:33. > :25:37.the day we are looking at a cloudy morning. By the afternoon there are
:25:38. > :25:41.some sunny spells breaking through the cloud. The air quality hs
:25:42. > :25:48.noticeably better and it will not feel quite as muggy. 17 or 08 for
:25:49. > :25:53.central parts of London and a fairly pleasant afternoon to come. There is
:25:54. > :25:59.a small chance we could catch one or two showers in the latter p`rt of
:26:00. > :26:05.Friday and into Saturday. At the weekend things are turning ` bit
:26:06. > :26:13.more unsettled. For most of us it is another dry day. I think we will be
:26:14. > :26:18.more likely to see one or two spots of rain on Sunday and some of that
:26:19. > :26:23.could be happy. 16 degrees `s we head through the next coupld of
:26:24. > :26:28.days. Things are looking frdsher and we will see one or two spots of
:26:29. > :26:33.rain, but less pollution. A quick reminder of the headlines
:26:34. > :26:38.cold on branding on cigarette packets is set to be banned across
:26:39. > :26:42.the UK and replaced by plain packaging. It is hoped the love will
:26:43. > :26:48.reduce smoking and make cig`rettes less attractive to young people
:26:49. > :26:52.There has been a significant rise in 999 calls by people with brdathing
:26:53. > :26:56.problems as people in large part of the country are affected by air
:26:57. > :26:59.pollution. Jewellers at the Hillsborough
:27:00. > :27:05.inquest have been hearing about the 96 Liverpool fans who died during an
:27:06. > :27:09.FA Cup tie in Sheffield nearly 5 years ago. The coroner invited the
:27:10. > :27:15.relatives of the dead to rights statements and read them out in
:27:16. > :27:20.court. We will be back at tdn. Have a lovely evening.