:00:00. > :00:13.That's all from us. Now on BBC One, time for the news where you are
:00:14. > :00:19.Good evening and welcome to BBC London with me, Asad Ahlad.
:00:20. > :00:24.BBC London with me, Asad Ahmad. Hundreds of criminal convictions
:00:25. > :00:25.could be overturned as a review into cases involving undercover officers
:00:26. > :00:28.is launched by the Home Office. is launched by the Home Office.
:00:29. > :00:29.BBC London has been told around 50 cases have alreadx
:00:30. > :00:30.BBC London has been told around 50 cases have already been
:00:31. > :00:32.around 50 cases have alreadx been quashed ` after undercover activity
:00:33. > :00:35.took place, which wasn't disclosed in court.
:00:36. > :00:44.Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent, Guy Smith.
:00:45. > :00:54.He was known as Mark Stone. But in fact, he was PC Kennedy of the met
:00:55. > :00:59.police. He infiltrated environmental organisations. A criminal trial
:01:00. > :01:01.against protestors, accused of planning to break into this power
:01:02. > :01:04.station in Nottingham, coll`psed planning to break into this power
:01:05. > :01:07.station in Nottingham, coll`psed in 2011 as the undercover officer,
:01:08. > :01:10.offered to give evidence on their behalf. Since then, 50 crimhnal
:01:11. > :01:17.behalf. Since then, 50 criminal convictions have been overttrned,
:01:18. > :01:22.the majority linked to PC Kdnnedy. Today, the Home Secretary, `nnounced
:01:23. > :01:29.a review to identify potenthal situations of injustice.
:01:30. > :01:33.The SDS, the Special Demonstration Squad, is said to have spied on the
:01:34. > :01:37.Stephen Lawrence family. The picture that emerges from the
:01:38. > :01:44.SDS about this report, and from other material in the public domain
:01:45. > :01:48.is of significant failings of judgment, intrusive supervision and
:01:49. > :01:51.leadership over a sustained period. This afternoon, the lawyer that
:01:52. > :01:54.represents many of the green campaigners, told us that the
:01:55. > :01:55.implications of the review `re implications of the review are
:01:56. > :02:00.serious. I have no doubt that the 50
:02:01. > :02:07.miscarriages of justice exposed is just the tip of the iceberg.
:02:08. > :02:11.This is the first time that this announcement today, for there to be
:02:12. > :02:13.independent`ish, scrutiny by announcement today, for there to be
:02:14. > :02:14.independent`ish, scrutiny bx people independent`ish, scrutiny bx people
:02:15. > :02:16.with proper resources having access to the files.
:02:17. > :02:20.A human rights charity is calling A human rights charity is calling
:02:21. > :02:24.for the judges to approve undercover operations.
:02:25. > :02:28.The operations are authorised by the colleagues of people carrying out
:02:29. > :02:31.the operations. There is no external supervision. We have seen that this
:02:32. > :02:38.has led to grave abuses. This is the man leading the review.
:02:39. > :02:42.He is Mark Elson, the senior barrister, who published a damning
:02:43. > :02:45.report into corruption in the initial Lawrence murder
:02:46. > :02:47.investigation and the role of undercover officers. A day later,
:02:48. > :02:50.the Met Commissioner admittdd the Met Commissioner admitted
:02:51. > :02:53.mistakes had been made. This is an awful outcome. A terrible
:02:54. > :03:00.day yesterday. We are obviously, day yesterday. We are obviotsly
:03:01. > :03:03.where obviously the results of Mark Elson's enquiry has told us awful
:03:04. > :03:09.things about the past. What I have to do is to ensure that people trust
:03:10. > :03:12.in the Met of today and the future. Tonight, the Met said it will
:03:13. > :03:14.co`operate with the new review Tonight, the Met said it will
:03:15. > :03:19.co`operate with the new revhew to look at unsafe convictions.
:03:20. > :03:23.The Metropolitan Police is now the owner of three water cannons.
:03:24. > :03:26.They've paid over ?200,000 for the second`hand machines which
:03:27. > :03:27.were owned by the German police Although water cannon have been used
:03:28. > :03:30.in Northern Ireland in the past, in Northern Ireland in the past
:03:31. > :03:32.authorisation still needs to be given by the Home Secretary to
:03:33. > :03:34.legally use it here. Despite that `
:03:35. > :03:45.the Mayor's office believes its right to buy water cannon now.
:03:46. > :03:52.Clearly there is a view that these will be adequate for the task. Not
:03:53. > :03:56.for as long as a new water canon but they are second`hand. There are
:03:57. > :04:00.second`hand markets for many things. This is somewhat limited. As the
:04:01. > :04:02.deputy commissioner pointed out this was an opportunity to get great
:04:03. > :04:11.value for money. Publicly owned land and buildings `
:04:12. > :04:13.including a disused police station ` are to be used to house London's
:04:14. > :04:16.newest schools. Boris Johnson says the move will
:04:17. > :04:18.create thousands of school places ` most of them in free schools `
:04:19. > :04:21.in London's most deprived areas. in London's most deprived areas.
:04:22. > :04:21.But the National Union of Tdachers is sceptical.
:04:22. > :04:32.Here's Karl Mercer. Good morning everybody. Do you know
:04:33. > :04:40.who I am? Not many did. But he likes opening stuff, the Mayor.
:04:41. > :04:42.So he got on with it.ment as it happens, the Mayor did not have much
:04:43. > :04:44.to do with this academy coming happens, the Mayor did not have much
:04:45. > :04:47.to do with this academy comhng into to do with this academy comhng into
:04:48. > :04:53.being. But when announcing plans for 11 new schools, this is as good a
:04:54. > :04:57.place as any to do it. # What a wonderful world. That's the
:04:58. > :04:59.spirit. The Mayor said that City Hall land
:05:00. > :05:04.and buildings will be used `re for and buildings will be used are for
:05:05. > :05:06.new schools. Bought by the government and handed to nine free
:05:07. > :05:09.schools. Six of the sites whll government and handed to nine free
:05:10. > :05:13.schools. Six of the sites will be schools. Six of the sites whll be
:05:14. > :05:18.used like this one in whet stone and this one in Hampstead to become a
:05:19. > :05:22.new primary. The sites will create more than 7,000 new school places
:05:23. > :05:25.but London needs more than 100,000 by 2016.
:05:26. > :05:28.This is not the whole solution. This is a part of the solution. H want
:05:29. > :05:28.This is not the whole soluthon. This is a part of the solution. I want to
:05:29. > :05:32.is a part of the solution. H want to see lots more schools in London.
:05:33. > :05:35.is a part of the solution. I want to see lots more schools in London We
:05:36. > :05:39.had 136 babies born in London alone last year.
:05:40. > :05:43.Critics admit that free schools are the answer to shortages.
:05:44. > :05:48.The local authorities are not able to open their own schools, so really
:05:49. > :05:51.it is only free schools and academies that can be opened. So
:05:52. > :05:57.that make it is difficult for the local authorities to plan.
:05:58. > :05:59.The head of Kingfisher says that the free schools are the only g`me in
:06:00. > :06:04.town. Free schools are best. It is what is
:06:05. > :06:08.on the table at the moment. It is what the present Government are
:06:09. > :06:22.enabling people like us to set up new schools. We knew there was a
:06:23. > :06:29.huge demand in this area of London. What is that? Oh, my God: I am the
:06:30. > :06:37.new Mayor of London! That's it from me for now,
:06:38. > :06:43.so time to hand you to John Hammond for the weather forecast.
:06:44. > :06:52.And a decent day for Wimbledon? It was. There will be some rain though.
:06:53. > :06:58.This eveningening the rain clearing to the north.
:06:59. > :07:03.Showers will be later isolated. The temperatures cooler, down to
:07:04. > :07:06.single figures. Double digits still in the larger cities. But tomorrow,
:07:07. > :07:11.you wake up to this. There is you wake up to this. There is
:07:12. > :07:17.downpour spreading across the London area. So be aware, there will be
:07:18. > :07:19.warnings in force. Some thunder and lightening and then hopefully,
:07:20. > :07:24.things should cheer up in Whmbledon things should cheer up in Wimbledon
:07:25. > :07:28.in the afternoon. A cool one. It could scrape 20 Celsius. Thd
:07:29. > :07:30.in the afternoon. A cool ond. It could scrape 20 Celsius. The low
:07:31. > :07:32.pressure lingers, then to look at the outlook, hopefully by Sunday
:07:33. > :07:38.most of us will be dry. Alex most of us will be dry. Alex has
:07:39. > :07:47.more detail now. If you have a barometer wowily have
:07:48. > :07:54.seen the pre low pressure moving in. There will be some sunny spells
:07:55. > :07:58.tomorrow but more downpours. There is a greater risk of seeing
:07:59. > :08:05.thunder and lightening. Here is the low pressure. Most of the showers
:08:06. > :08:09.have been on this wet weather front. Providing rain at Glastonbury and in
:08:10. > :08:12.the evening in London. This evening a damp night for
:08:13. > :08:17.Northern Ireland, pats of northern England and the Midlands. A few
:08:18. > :08:27.showers. A little warmer than last night. 10 Celsius in Scotland. The
:08:28. > :08:35.rural areas as low as four or five Celsius. Tomorrow a grey start. Then
:08:36. > :08:37.slow-moving heavy rain downpours over the Midlands, Wales