:00:15. > :00:18.Good evening. A Metropolitan Police whistle`blower is being investigated
:00:19. > :00:23.for gross misconduct after he appeared on TV and radio without
:00:24. > :00:25.permission from the force. PC James Patrick resigned after accusing the
:00:26. > :00:28.Met of manipulating crime figures, and he now feels Scotland Yard is
:00:29. > :00:32.being vindictive because of the embarrassment he's caused them.
:00:33. > :00:47.Here's our home affairs correspondent, Guy Smith.
:00:48. > :00:51.A report by the public affairs select committee looked into police
:00:52. > :00:56.crime statistics today. This is what has got him into more
:00:57. > :01:00.hot water for, appearing two weeks ago on a BBC TV programme and radio
:01:01. > :01:04.five, telling viewers and listeners about the way he has been treated
:01:05. > :01:09.since blowing the whistle on the Met police for apparently fiddling crime
:01:10. > :01:13.figures. Today it's revealed he is now being investigated for gross
:01:14. > :01:17.misconduct, although he's already resigned and leaves the force next
:01:18. > :01:18.month. On his website in an open letter to the commissioner, he
:01:19. > :01:45.writes: PC Patrick first appeared in front
:01:46. > :01:50.of MPs last November, informing them of how his own force allegedly
:01:51. > :01:53.massaged crime statistics. The Commissioner, Sir Bernard
:01:54. > :01:57.Hogan`Howe, later admitted there was a truth in the allegations, and a
:01:58. > :02:00.subsequent Parliamentary report was highly critical of the Met, but
:02:01. > :02:05.praising PC Patrick as a whistle`blower. The report's author
:02:06. > :02:10.this afternoon expressed concern about today's news. This underlines
:02:11. > :02:15.that the police do not seem to accept what we found in our report,
:02:16. > :02:18.that there is institutional denial in the Metropolitan Police about the
:02:19. > :02:25.Ms record in the police recorded crime. This former commander was
:02:26. > :02:29.jailed for perverting the course of justice. He wrote a highly critical
:02:30. > :02:32.book on the Met while serving as a senior officer, but faced no
:02:33. > :02:37.disciplinary action and was later promoted. The Met said he sought
:02:38. > :02:40.permission for his book. Busy Patrick, however, allegedly broke
:02:41. > :02:45.the rules by failing to seek the appropriate authority before talking
:02:46. > :02:48.to the media, and Scotland Yard confirmed the police constable is
:02:49. > :02:51.now being investigated for potential gross misconduct.
:02:52. > :02:55.Tributes have been paid to a businessman from Surrey who's been
:02:56. > :02:58.murdered in the Philippines. Tony Gilchrist, who opened a scuba diving
:02:59. > :03:03.centre on the island of Malapascua, was shot six times by a security
:03:04. > :03:05.guard who's admitted to the killing. He says he was angered by Mr
:03:06. > :03:07.Gilchrist's behaviour towards him. Mr Gilchrist's family say he loved
:03:08. > :03:15.the local community. The BBC has found that thousands of
:03:16. > :03:18.people in London are living in what's described as "hidden homes"
:03:19. > :03:21.because they can't afford to live anywhere else. People are paying to
:03:22. > :03:24.live in shop storerooms, above garages and on industrial estates,
:03:25. > :03:29.which the London Fire Brigade say is causing them "grave concern". Those
:03:30. > :03:35.living on makeshift sites say the capital is too expensive for them to
:03:36. > :03:38.afford a proper home. A mother from Eltham says all dogs
:03:39. > :03:42.should be muzzled in public places after her 11`year`old son saved his
:03:43. > :03:46.baby brother from a dog attack. Jack Mackay suffered deep bites to his
:03:47. > :03:50.face and arm when he rushed forward to protect his family earlier this
:03:51. > :03:56.month near his home. The dog has been destroyed, but Jack's mother is
:03:57. > :03:59.calling for a change in the law. A group which supports parents who
:04:00. > :04:03.work in the City of London says there needs to be a culture change
:04:04. > :04:06.to encourage men to take their full parental leave. A survey of fathers
:04:07. > :04:09.in the City found a need for them to have a better work/life balance.
:04:10. > :04:10.Currently, many fathers fear that taking paternity leave could harm
:04:11. > :04:23.their career. Here's Gareth Furby. Richard Gormley early this morning,
:04:24. > :04:31.before setting out for work in the city. It is his job to wake and feed
:04:32. > :04:34.his two children. Things depend on how corporative they are. Hamish
:04:35. > :04:38.didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Emily wants to wear
:04:39. > :04:44.something else. Who's getting you dressed? It is a tight schedule, but
:04:45. > :04:52.as his wife also works three days a week, he has to stick to a routine.
:04:53. > :04:57.I think these days, dads want to share a lot more in the upbringing
:04:58. > :05:00.of their kids. Then it's off to nursery, and all of this is only
:05:01. > :05:05.possible because his employer is flexible. This allows him to turn up
:05:06. > :05:12.at the office later than normal, and return home earlier. For many, male
:05:13. > :05:17.city workers `` for many male city workers, it can be a different
:05:18. > :05:21.story. The perception for many fathers is that if they do ask, it
:05:22. > :05:25.will be a black mark against them. The perception that they are not
:05:26. > :05:30.committed. Today was the first meeting of the new working group
:05:31. > :05:34.called City Fathers, which hopes to challenge that culture. I have
:05:35. > :05:41.certainly found that working full`time and being a father changes
:05:42. > :05:45.things. And may help tidy fathers take advantage of new rights next
:05:46. > :05:49.year for mothers and fathers to share up to 12 months of parental
:05:50. > :05:54.leave. But is it really likely that a city high`flyer will turn his back
:05:55. > :06:01.on a six`figure salary for several months to look after his children?
:06:02. > :06:04.Some made, and if they feel strongly enough that that is the right thing
:06:05. > :06:09.for their family, good luck to them. There is bound to be a limit. There
:06:10. > :06:13.are bound to be people who don't want to take it up because they are
:06:14. > :06:17.driven by the long hours. But for city dads who want more time at home
:06:18. > :06:21.with their children, there is now a way of seeking advice, and the
:06:22. > :06:26.founders hope that talking will soon lead to change.
:06:27. > :06:34.That's all from me for tonight, so after a warm day, I'll hand you over
:06:35. > :06:45.to over to Tomasz for the weather. We can't be sure it will be a
:06:46. > :06:53.completely dry day tomorrow, but mostly sunny. One or two sprinkles
:06:54. > :06:57.on the cards. The rain will splash its way out towards the east, so by
:06:58. > :07:02.the early hours of Thursday morning, it will be quite damp and misty. Not
:07:03. > :07:07.too cold in the centre of London, around 10 Celsius. Tomorrow starts
:07:08. > :07:11.grey and misty, but by the time we get to the end of lunchtime, sunny
:07:12. > :07:17.spells will begin to come through the cloud. These splodges of blue
:07:18. > :07:21.mean that there will be one or two showers around. And for the
:07:22. > :07:27.evening, it doesn't look too bad at all. Looking at the outlook over the
:07:28. > :07:29.next few days, by the time we get to Saturday, it does look as though the
:07:30. > :07:34.weather will turn a lot more unsubtle, so for the time being, the
:07:35. > :07:38.weekend doesn't look grey. Here's Nick Miller with the national
:07:39. > :07:42.outlook.