:00:00. > :00:00.will go down to the wire. That's all from me and the team. On
:00:00. > :00:13.BBC1 it's time for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:17.Good evening and welcome. A three`day Tube strike which was
:00:18. > :00:21.due to begin just over an hour ago has been called off. Leaders of the
:00:22. > :00:23.RMT Union met Tube managers this morning and said they'd made
:00:24. > :00:34."significant progress" in their dispute over the closure of ticket
:00:35. > :00:38.offices, as Helen Drew reports. As the bank holiday weekend comes to
:00:39. > :00:42.an end the tube strike being called off as welcome news to commuters,
:00:43. > :00:47.that includes those enjoying The Sun this afternoon. I was thinking about
:00:48. > :00:51.how I would be planning my travelling and what extra time I
:00:52. > :00:55.would need to allow so an added bonus I can not have to worry about
:00:56. > :00:59.it. I am really happy. It is so inconvenient. I travel from
:01:00. > :01:06.Stratford to simples, it increases my journey. `` Saint Pauls. I had
:01:07. > :01:11.some meetings tomorrow and now I will be able to get them. With new
:01:12. > :01:15.technology we are making it easier for our customers to plan their
:01:16. > :01:19.journey. It was part of the ongoing dispute over plans to close all
:01:20. > :01:24.ticket offices and cut jobs. After just 90 minutes of talks between
:01:25. > :01:30.them and the union earlier decision was made not to strike. This doesn't
:01:31. > :01:36.mean the dispute is over. London Underground still plans to review
:01:37. > :01:44.potential station closures. We are going to continue with our station
:01:45. > :01:54.by station review. We will discuss our draft in fermentation plan ``
:01:55. > :01:56.implementation plan. The RMT still plans to combine against the
:01:57. > :02:01.closures. We have got clear understanding about how we are going
:02:02. > :02:04.to move forward in terms of the station by station review, allow us
:02:05. > :02:08.to further campaign and make sure we keep every booking office open. This
:02:09. > :02:13.was the transport disruption caused by last weeks 48`hour strike. For
:02:14. > :02:19.the next few days at least computers will not have two review the chaos.
:02:20. > :02:20.`` will not have to relive the chaos.
:02:21. > :02:24.Well, Helen is outside London Underground headquarters for us now.
:02:25. > :02:31.So, Helen, what happens next? The RMT and London Underground will
:02:32. > :02:36.get back together for talks. The station by station review will go
:02:37. > :02:40.ahead with the participation of all relevant trade unions. That is due
:02:41. > :02:44.to be completed by the 23rd of May. None of this eliminates the
:02:45. > :02:47.possibility of a future strike. A 13`year`old boy has appeared in
:02:48. > :02:53.court, charged with a man's murder in south west London. 39`year`old
:02:54. > :02:57.Martin Thomas was found stabbed to death at his home in Roehampton two
:02:58. > :02:59.weeks ago. The boy, who can't be named because of his age, was
:03:00. > :03:06.remanded in custody. Another teenager, aged 15, is also charged
:03:07. > :03:09.with murder. Now, with immigration a central
:03:10. > :03:12.issue in the current European election campaign, some people are
:03:13. > :03:15.asking how best to teach children who don't have English as their
:03:16. > :03:19.first language and what impact it has on the rest of the class. The
:03:20. > :03:28.BBC's Mike Sergeant, has been to Brent, one of the most diverse
:03:29. > :03:30.boroughs in Britain. Byron Court in north`west London,
:03:31. > :03:36.one of the most multicultural and multilingual schools in the country.
:03:37. > :03:42.600 children, 42 different languages. Many of these children
:03:43. > :03:47.spoke no English at all when they arrived aged five, six, seven or
:03:48. > :03:53.eight. Now, a few years later, their confidence is growing. It was rarely
:03:54. > :04:00.hard but entered into months. Not all the words. `` learnt it in two
:04:01. > :04:03.months. When I was two years old I went to nursery and read a bit of
:04:04. > :04:08.English there, and then when I came here I got to learn all my English.
:04:09. > :04:13.This part of London has more than wood is spoken than almost anywhere
:04:14. > :04:17.else in the UK. What is the impact of this diversity on educational
:04:18. > :04:21.standards? The guiding principle here is to treat all children
:04:22. > :04:30.equally. Success requires plenty of support and funding. Click on one of
:04:31. > :04:36.those and tell me if it is a source of light. There needs to be enough
:04:37. > :04:40.good teachers. The local council says the large number of migrant
:04:41. > :04:44.families in issuing the lower school standards but not for long. Our
:04:45. > :04:50.Jordan performed just below national averages, when they are assessed at
:04:51. > :04:54.seven years old. But by the time they are in effect they have caught
:04:55. > :05:01.up with national standards, and a 16 they are flying. There is lots of
:05:02. > :05:05.free search to show being bilingual is ultimately an advantage. What if
:05:06. > :05:09.your child is not from a migrant family? Some education experts have
:05:10. > :05:13.their concerns. The problem is not really migrant children, the problem
:05:14. > :05:16.of the children who are native speakers of English being taught
:05:17. > :05:20.alongside non`native speakers and in my experience and talking to parents
:05:21. > :05:22.there were many parents whose children are in classes where the
:05:23. > :05:27.majority of children don't speak English and they feel their English
:05:28. > :05:31.speaking child is at a disadvantage. This could have long`term serious
:05:32. > :05:35.social consequences. And with immigration and increasingly
:05:36. > :05:38.important political issue the educational challenge is making the
:05:39. > :05:39.system work for all children, whatever their background is.
:05:40. > :05:46.And now a quick look at the weather. Tomorrow may start off rather grey
:05:47. > :05:50.but the cloud will soon clear to leave a warm day with sunny spells,
:05:51. > :05:52.the odd sharp shower is possible but mostly it'll stay dry.
:05:53. > :05:54.That's all from us tonight. We're back in tomorrow morning in
:05:55. > :06:09.Breakfast. From everyone here, goodnight.
:06:10. > :06:14.If you have enjoyed an entire weekend of fine weather it is highly
:06:15. > :06:18.likely next weekend you will not. The weather is changing, it is
:06:19. > :06:22.turning more unsettled. Breezy this week, especially in the West.
:06:23. > :06:25.Showers but not raining all the time. Occasionally it will be dry
:06:26. > :06:32.and bright. Rain has been touring with part of the UK through the
:06:33. > :06:36.weekend. Some heavy bursts pushing eastwards across the UK for the rest
:06:37. > :06:44.of the night. Some clear spells developing in the west later.
:06:45. > :06:47.Nowhere is particularly cold. The North East Scotland Scotland will
:06:48. > :06:54.push away, though it was still remain in Sheffield in the afternoon
:06:55. > :07:00.-- Shetland. Some of the overnight rain is lingering for a few more
:07:01. > :07:06.hours in the South. They could stay cloudy in coastal Sussex and Kent.
:07:07. > :07:08.Midlands, Wales and south-west England getting off to a fine,
:07:09. > :07:09.promising start. Then it