04/04/2014

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:00:14. > :00:17.Good evening. Prince Harry and the mayor have spent the day at the

:00:18. > :00:21.Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on the eve of its official opening

:00:22. > :00:25.tomorrow. 18 months ago, the park was at the centre of the world as

:00:26. > :00:40.the opening ceremony of the 2012 Games got under way.

:00:41. > :00:45.Royal etiquette East End style. Prince marry doing as he was told by

:00:46. > :00:49.the kids this morning. He even got the hurry up on the rope bridge. All

:00:50. > :00:53.right! He wasn't the only one blocking up

:00:54. > :00:57.the bridge. This playground is part of the

:00:58. > :01:00.new`look Olympic Park. The amount of money this's been spent and the

:01:01. > :01:04.creativity, it's brought to it life. The members of the public get a

:01:05. > :01:08.chance to come through here and the kids obviously absolute absolutely

:01:09. > :01:12.adore it. In a way, this is the easy end of the job. True legacy will be

:01:13. > :01:16.judged on the homes and jobs that come to this part of town.

:01:17. > :01:22.This bike firm won a contract during the Games and has built up business

:01:23. > :01:26.near the park since. Been for a swim in the Aquatics Centre, inside the

:01:27. > :01:29.velodrome, so for me, the legacy of the 2012 Games starts now really

:01:30. > :01:34.because everything is open and we can start using it as a community

:01:35. > :01:38.and residents. Nearby perhaps a bigger example of the boost, the

:01:39. > :01:41.giant Westfield shopping centre and the Olympic village too is now

:01:42. > :01:46.starting to fill up. A new community starting to be born.

:01:47. > :01:52.I used to live in Hackney and it's got quite expensive now. It's very

:01:53. > :01:58.busy. At night`time there's a lot of noise. This is such a quiet peaceful

:01:59. > :02:04.area, a lot of green space. The shiny sides of legacy haven't

:02:05. > :02:10.reached all parts of Stratford. This area has not seen much regeneration.

:02:11. > :02:16.I said, let's be part of this legacy. Let us be the ones to say,

:02:17. > :02:26.you know, we were here when it was on. Don't destroy something that's

:02:27. > :02:33.good. You know? Because it is. I wouldn't live anywhere else. This is

:02:34. > :02:36.mine, this is where I'm staying. I'm going nowhere.

:02:37. > :02:40.The number of homes planned for the park has been cut by 1,000. Targets

:02:41. > :02:44.for affordable housing have also been cut, a price worth paying says

:02:45. > :02:48.the mayor to try and attract businesses instead. The trade`off is

:02:49. > :02:52.going to be, look, you could just max out on housing but, on the other

:02:53. > :02:56.hand, in this part of London, there are lots of good sites for housing.

:02:57. > :03:01.What you want is to capitalise on the success of the Olympics and

:03:02. > :03:03.drive forward job creation and create an economic pull of

:03:04. > :03:07.attraction. It may be that the youngster who is

:03:08. > :03:12.played in the park this morning will be the ultimate judges of Olympic

:03:13. > :03:15.legacy when they are look ing looking for homes and Joshing.

:03:16. > :03:21.Metropolitan police officers say they are living in a culture of fear

:03:22. > :03:26.because of the Draconian use of performance targets `` looks for

:03:27. > :03:32.homes and jobs. 250 officers said they felt under threat because of

:03:33. > :03:35.unrealistic and meaningless targets. Scotland Yard denies there is a

:03:36. > :03:39.culture of bullying. The serial killer who murdered Milly

:03:40. > :03:43.Dowler has been awarded a ?4,500 payout after being assaulted in

:03:44. > :03:48.prison. Levi Bellfield was attacked by a prisoner in 2009 before he went

:03:49. > :03:53.on trial for the murder to have 13`year`old. The Ministry of Justice

:03:54. > :03:58.says it's hugely disappointed by the judge's decision. The capital is

:03:59. > :04:02.still suffering moderate levels of air pollution. Data showed pollution

:04:03. > :04:06.levels dropped from the maximum ten on Thursday to mainly low and

:04:07. > :04:10.moderate levels. Yesterday, the London ambulance service saw a 34%

:04:11. > :04:15.increase in patients with breathing problems.

:04:16. > :04:20.Government inspectors are to examine allegations in Tower Hamlets of

:04:21. > :04:24.governance failure, poor financial management and fraud after a

:04:25. > :04:27.Panorama investigation into the East London borough scrutinised the work

:04:28. > :04:39.of its mayor. Pressure is mounting on Tower

:04:40. > :04:42.Hamlets controversial mayor Mr Rahman following scrutiny of his

:04:43. > :04:46.spending in a BBC Panorama programme this week. Investigators will

:04:47. > :04:51.examine allegations of governance failure, poor financial management

:04:52. > :04:55.and fraud since Mr Rahman became the First Directly elected Asian Mayor

:04:56. > :05:00.in October 2010. Inspectors reportedly arrived at the Town Hall

:05:01. > :05:10.at around 8am. Panorama obtained the council's spending records and claim

:05:11. > :05:16.they reveal that Bengali and Somali organisations have been benefitting

:05:17. > :05:20.unusually. Mr Rahman refuted all allegations that the council's

:05:21. > :05:25.spending is improper. You have more than doubled the grant recommended

:05:26. > :05:29.to Bengali and Somali recommendations and cut many others

:05:30. > :05:32.to pay for it. That's why the opposition say this is as much about

:05:33. > :05:35.electoral advantage as it may be about need. What do you say to that?

:05:36. > :05:41.Listen, we went through this process. So the allegation made

:05:42. > :05:45.by... Absolutely untrue. In a statement, the Communities Secretary

:05:46. > :05:50.Eric Pickles says serious concerns have been raise and Price Waterhouse

:05:51. > :05:54.Coopers is on site to carry out an inspection of the council. A file

:05:55. > :05:57.has been passed to the Metropolitan Police today. We have been told we

:05:58. > :05:59.are no longer allowed to film outside the Town Hall and security

:06:00. > :06:04.have asked us to leave the gated premises. We also understand that on

:06:05. > :06:08.Sunday, there'll be an anti`BBC demonstration held here. We have a

:06:09. > :06:13.statement from Tower Hamlets council which says that they welcome the

:06:14. > :06:16.opportunity to demonstrate that council processes have been run

:06:17. > :06:18.appropriately, insisting that to date there is no evidence to suggest

:06:19. > :06:23.otherwise. That's all from me. Good night. Here

:06:24. > :06:35.is Darren with the weather. We saw some clean air sweep across

:06:36. > :06:38.the east today as the wind direction changes.

:06:39. > :06:42.Overnight, it's going to stay dry. The cloud is thin actually, so

:06:43. > :06:47.there'll be some clear spells with the wind yet to pick up.

:06:48. > :06:52.Temperatures by the morning at sixes and sevens. Tomorrow, get up early,

:06:53. > :06:56.it's a dry, bright start with sunshine but it won't last. The

:06:57. > :07:00.cloud will increase and rain threatens probably no more than that

:07:01. > :07:04.mind you. Temperatures again up to around 15 or 16. I think it's on

:07:05. > :07:12.Sunday that we'll have some thicker cloud and more likely rain for the

:07:13. > :07:15.boat race. Cloud, rain and drizzle, no great amounts and probably a

:07:16. > :07:20.fresher breeze blowing and again we'll find the temperatures up to

:07:21. > :07:23.around 15 or 16 or so. A bit of a disappointing weekend on the way.

:07:24. > :07:28.I'll leave you with the summary and it is quite a cloudy one over the

:07:29. > :07:30.next few days even into Monday as well. The national weather forecast

:07:31. > :07:31.comes from well. The national weather forecast

:07:32. > :08:07.comes from Peter Gibbs. A few clear spells ahead of that for

:08:08. > :08:08.a time across the Midlands and eastern