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devices have been introduced for all devices have been introduced for all

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flights at UK airports. That is it. Should City Hall set some

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of the capital's tax rates? A group of MPs backs the Maxor's

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idea for this new power. I think what the committee has said

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is fantastic. We look at whether the plans to give

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the Mayor more powers stack up. The mother of Mark Duggan challenges

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the inquest's verdict that he was A new call for more organ donors

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from ethnic minority familids. There are many black people in this

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situation who are passing away because of a great shortage.

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Plus: what next for the historic Smithfield market after

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the latest re`development plans are rejected by the Government?

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And making a splash in more ways than one as

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Prince William takes over at the helm of the British Sub`Aqu` club.

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Good evening and welcome to the programmd.

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Who should decide how much Londoners pay in tax?

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That's currently a decision for the Chancellor in Downing Street.

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But there are growing calls for City Hall and the Mayor to have

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a say in levels of tax, such as business rates

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Today a committee of MPs added their voice, saying the change wotld

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improve local economies not just in London but across the cotntry.

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Our political editor Tim Donovan has the story.

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The Mayor today at the finals of the London's schools quiz. One puestion

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understandably not asked here, how much of London's income comds from

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taxes London raises. Although he knows the answer. It is onlx about

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7%. We would like to push it up to 12%. That is why the verdict of MPs

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today is welcomed. They are the motors of the economy saying this is

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a way we can devolve some fhscal power to use, to use it to raise

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money for infrastructure schemes, for new housing that is desperately

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needed, and a way of encour`ging local politicians to go for broke.

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But what exactly should be fiscally devolve? That is given to London to

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raise and spend. A committed of MPs say property taxes, for a start

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That is what is raised from business rates. The proceeds of stamp duty

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charged on London's homes and full unrestricted freedom over council

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tax. If it is property taxes, that money will go up over the ydars

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Then London can retain the hncrease in income. Then it can spend it on

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things London needs. This whll not pay for a new Crossrail but it may

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pay for some new planning work to be done. With new powers for t`x being

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considered for Scotland and Wales, shouldn't London have some freedom?

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Probably stay centralised, `t least you can account for the mondy. If it

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means all the money on London goes to London the rest of the country

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will be struggling and that does not seem fair because London dods suck

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in all the jobs. No anything that gives more powers and less to the

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politicians would be great. Does it do that if you are just passing it

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from central government to the Mayor? Do we trust the Mayor more

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than the MPs? You are leaving the question hanging, try and answer it.

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The jury is out! But Acclail today will was this could lead to higher

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taxes. He has eyed the prize, the case has

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been made, but the argument is yet to be won.

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Tim is here. On that note, `n interesting case which has been

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mentioned before, let's talk about how realistic it is. No exchequer

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wants to relinquish control of the reins. Labour have started saying

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this, we would devolve a lot more power and let people raise lore

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money locally and so on. Thhs government has gradually st`rted to

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do that, recently on aspects such as housing etc. We heard from the

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Department for Communities `nd Local Government but the Treasury said we

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will keep this under review but there is no immediate sign of

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changing the tax composition, it is very consecrated. Stamp dutx,

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council tax, business rates in particular, these are national taxes

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which are important to set nationally because it is only

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central government which can decide where around the country whdre needs

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the money and when. But cle`rly the signs of debate are shifting.

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Someone like Mark Field, an MP in central London will say the genie is

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out of the bottle. He will say going into the next mayoral electhon in

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2016, he would expect candidates of all political hue to say and push

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for this. You start to wonddr how long it is before central government

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can hold out, if you like, without making some concessions tow`rds

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this. Thank you, our political editor Tim Donovan.

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A closer look at the plans to improve one

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of the worst junctions in London for pedestrian and cyclist safety.

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The mother of Mark Duggan ` whose shooting by police sp`rked

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the London riots in 2011 ` is challenging the verdict of

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It concluded that the 29 year`old was ?lawfully killdd?.

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Nick Beake joins us from thd High Court.

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They want that verdict quashed. Today, Mark Duggan's mother and

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friends and family were in ` packed courtroom to hear what was hn the

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most part some pretty compldx legal argument. The coroner at thd inquest

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misdirected the jury. It was back in January when the jury concltded that

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Mark Duggan was not holding a gun when he was shot dead by a

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Metropolitan Police officer, and yet they recorded a verdict of tnlawful

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killing. Michael Mansfield PC, the barrister for the family, asked the

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question that how can it be that a man who is manifestly an arl to be

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lawfully shot? Lord Leveson said this afternoon he accepted that

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there was grave room for misunderstanding of the verdict

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Once again, we heard about the events of the 4th of August 201 .

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Mark Duggan was in a mini c`b which was intercepted by police officers.

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He got out and was shot by ` police marksman. He was shot twice by the

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officer because he thought Lark Duggan was holding a gun in a black

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sock. Who else did the court hear from? We heard from Ashley Tnderwood

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QC. He said the coroner had been right to give the jury the option of

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unlawful killing and he had not misdirected them. There was much

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argument about what constittted self defence, particularly when

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someone's life was in dangerous In legal papers Ashley Underwood said

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the officer innocently convhnced himself after the shooting that Mark

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Duggan had a gun. We can expect more legal argument tomorrow. Basically,

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the family want this verdict to be quashed. Lord Leveson said this was

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in the public interest to a large extent but he did warn that it might

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not be until the autumn that we get a result in this hearing. Thank you.

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Kash Ryan waited more than four years for a kidney transplant

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and saw her sister die while waiting for one.

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She's now part of the campahgn to encourage more people from dthnic

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In the capital two`thirds of patients on

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the transplant waiting list are from the black and Asian communities

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Once upon a time, feeding the birds would have been beyond Kash Ryan. To

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be honest, she is still not much of a fan but these are her husband s

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hobby. Four years ago she w`s spending time in hospital on

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dialysis waiting for a kidndy transplant. Then the call fhnally

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came. My daughter was in thd background and she knew somdthing

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exciting was happening. I r`ng my husband and asked how quickly he

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could get home to look after our daughter. I do not know how he got

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here, on a flying carpet it seemed! Cash was lucky. Ethnic minority

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donors are hard to come by. My sister was in need of a kidney

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transplant and a bone marrow transplant and she got neither. It

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was after her passing in December, it was then in February her birthday

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that I got this wonderful c`ll for my own gift of life. A lot of people

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will never get round to filling out the forms... Although the ntmbers

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for organ donation are up, the case for black and Asian people hs

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tougher. 66% of people on the organ donor register are from ethnic

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minorities. It is important that people from those groups and

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communities should talk abott organ donation. The black and Asi`n

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community are more prone to hypertension and diabetes and that

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leads to organ failure. Those communities will potentiallx need

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organ transplants. It is a wonderful blessing that I am

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here today, talking to you `nd I have also got my daughter... Cash

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Ryan says her daughter is already signed up for when she is old

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enough. Three men have been arrested

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on suspicion of terrorism offences Counter terrorism officers `rrested

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two men in Slough and one in Buckinghamshire.

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They've been bailed until Atgust. The spending regulator has

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criticised the way the Government handled

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the new Thameslink train contract. The National Audit Office s`ys

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the ?2.8 billion contract for the commuter service was awarded

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by the Department for Transport despite not having led

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a major rolling stock deal before. The Rail Minister and Wimblddon

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MP Stephen Hammond said the deal It's one

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of the most dangerous juncthons And today we got to see plans

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for how Vauxhall gyratory The plans include creating

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the first segregated super`highway Let's get more

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from our transport correspondent If you know this area, you will know

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Vauxhall directory is appalling if you are a pedestrian or a cxclist

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trying to get through here `` gyro to re`. It is `` this is ond of the

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worst junctions in London for cyclists and pedestrians. L`st

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month, a cyclist died here. I think it is awful, horrendous. It is very

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tricky. It is very scary. Now the plan is to change it from this, to

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this. Under this bridge, coling across here, onto Vauxhall Bridge.

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You will be able to cycle in both directions in a protected L`ne

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without ever having to deal with the traffic. The proposal segregates

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cyclists from the traffic to make it safer, borrowing ideas from Holland.

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This is just the start of some long`awaited changes to London's

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streets. Because it is the first junction to be re`done, it will come

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under huge scrutiny from cyclists and also motorists who fear it will

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increase congestion. The amount of road space we are removing hs tiny.

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There will be slight increases for some users at busy times but that is

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really necessary because thd 30 0 cyclists are using this junction and

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it is one of the most dangerous and deadly in London. So far, most

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campaigners have welcomed the plans but there is frustration at the rate

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of change. I think TFL need to do something about the central area in

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Vauxhall. There is conflict there. Overall, a huge improvement on

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anything that was planned, dven four years ago. The most difficult bits

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in terms of engineering but it is not impossible and we need that work

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to crack on so we can start creating a genuine pedestrian and cycle

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friendly area in London. Work could start by the end of the year. This

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might be the start of big changes on the capital's streets but the

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transformation could take m`ny years.

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These were not the only plans published today. There were also

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some junction improvements published on oval site `` superhighwax seven.

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They have also gone down prdtty well with cycling groups.

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Football has Wembley, rugby ? Twickenham.

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Now there's a new home for Dngland's hockey players in Lee Vallex.

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And one of the last century's most influential novelists is honoured

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with a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Next, Smithfield ` a tale of two markets.

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While the meat market has prosperdd.. the

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area where fish, fruit and veg were once sold has

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And now the latest plans to redevelop it have been rejected by

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the Government despite having the backing of some heritage groups

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So what does the future hold for the historic site?

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It once lay at the heart of the city, built by the same man who

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designed London Bridge. While everywhere else is still full of

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fresh life, not much moved here This end of Smithfield markdt has

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become a windy, forgotten corner of finding. It is not doing local

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business any good. Dell Athdre is no place to sit down. `` there is no

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place to sit down. There is nothing here. The latest plan would have

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kept the shell of the market. It was rejected because there were fears it

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would harm the building and the area. It is putting two small

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conservation organisations `gainst the might of the city of London and

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some very powerful developers. Why do you think you won? These are

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really good buildings. Their future is important for the whole of this

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area and the proposals were very damaging. Developers are furious.

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They say the scheme would h`ve saved Smithfield. The decision will

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condemn the buildings to continued decay and uncertainty. The battle

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raises important questions `bout what should happen to places like

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Smithfield market. Regeneration of places like Common Garden show what

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can be done. The city of London argues it has even more pressing

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economic needs it cannot ignore We're not in the business of

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recreating Victorian London. We re here to have new, upmarket, good

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quality office accommodation, respect for a conservation `rea not

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to be dominated by it. We think we have a balance here. Not only has

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this caused a division betwden heritage groups who work together,

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it has highlighted that plans that seem to be a certain success can

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fail. The leaseholders have until 2020 to come up with another plan.

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Until then, Smithfield stands untouched.

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It might not be as big as Wembley or Twickenham,

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but the sport of hockey now has its very own home in the capital.

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England's men's and women's teams are playing their

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first matches at the Lee Valley site on the Olympic Park today.

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Our sports reporter Chris Slegg went along.

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The honour of playing the fhrst`ever international match at the new home

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of England hockey went to... Scotland. Their women's teal took on

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South Africa in the London cut this morning and despite a 2`0 ddfeat,

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they seemed pretty impressed with the new venue. It is fantastic. It

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is a brilliant the solidity. You can see the pitch. It plays really well.

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It is eight great legacy facility. It is exciting that have cole into

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play after the Olympic Games. Hockey was held at the river bank `rena for

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the Olympics. That was a telporary venue. The new permanent hole is the

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lead value `` believe Vallex hockey centre. We may be on a diffdrent

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part of what was the Olympic Park but big blue theme remains. There

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will be plenty of international hockey played on it. Four

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international tournaments and the next four years. The most

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significant is next year 's Euro hockey for men and women and in 2018

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the hockey women's World Cup will be staged here in London. Tonight,

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England's men play Scotland. This afternoon, England 's women took to

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the pitch for the first timd. They come to be beat Wales in a latch

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that became hockey 's equiv`lent of Brazil against Germany. There was

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not just the scoreline may dnjoy but their new surroundings as wdll. It

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is amazing. It brought me b`ck to the pics two years ago. It hs such a

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fantastic venue. `` the Olylpics. We can host future tournaments here.

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The picture looks fantastic with a Great Britain flag around it. It is

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great to see so many people supporting. When the Commonwealth

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Games begin in Glasgow, the English team might not get such a w`rm

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reception. Now they can enjoy the new home comforts of their venue.

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She was a leading member of the Bloomsbury Group and one

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of the most significant writers of the 20th century.

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Tomorrow, the National Portrait Gallery presents

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a new exhibition celebrating the life of Virginia Woolf.

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Our arts correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, went to take a look.

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These portraits were taken hn 1 02. The image on the left has bden one

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of the bestselling postcards of the National Portrait Gallery for over

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25 years. Now it boasts a m`jor exhibition exploring the life and

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achievements of this great, modernist writer. She was a woman

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like of us, who was honourable. We know about her mental illness. Next

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to the photograph of her, wd have included an image of her hotse in

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Bloomsbury. She lived here between 1924 and 1939. In October 1840, she

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came up from the country and found that it had been completely gutted,

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completely bombed and destroyed Featuring paintings, photographs and

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where archive material, vishtors are given an insight into the e`rly life

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of Virginia Woolf, her soci`l and literary interests, have felinist

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and political views and her fascination with London. For a

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period, her husband and herself lived in Richmond, which was quite a

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way from the centre of London and she became irritated by that. She

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wanted to get into London properly. These letters written by Virginia

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are on display. The first w`s to her husband and the second to hdr

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sister, Vanessa. This is thd first time they have been on publhc

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display in this way because of the sensitive nature of the content

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This exhibition touches on Lariette `` many areas of her life and work.

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I hope people will find this unexpected and present a different

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story to what has been told before. Many people might walk into here

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expecting to see familiar photographs, familiar painthngs

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Some of the Bloomsbury group are here as are the familiar pahntings

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and photographs. In among them are lots of surprises. This exhhbition

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runs at the National Portraht Gallery until October.

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Prince William is used to m`king something

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And today, he did it quite literally, as he took over

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at the helm of the British Sub`Aqua Club, following in the steps

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The BBC's Royal correspondent, Peter Hunt, reports.

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William, a prince who will one day in how it a kingdom, this morning

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inherited a presidency, an underwater one. He is enterhng

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waters once occupied by his grandfather and then his father the

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royal head of the British stb Aqua club. Under guidance but an old

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hand, William took to all of this at a young age. A love of the sea and

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water is in the winter blood. It is rare for a royal to be indulging

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their passion for this sport in a public summing pool. The hope is

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that with a younger were now at the helm, a new generation will be

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inspired to take on snorkelling and diving, including perhaps one day

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Prince George. This is bread`and`butter roxal work,

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supporting popular pursuits for a prince who is resisting doing it

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full`time just yet and he m`y become, in the meantime, an air

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ambulance pilot. This is thd hereditary principle in acthon. He

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is handing on a tidal, not with a crown but with a plastic cl`p.

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Despite encouragement, the future King has died down to historic

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wrecks and under the Arctic ice Time for a look at the weather with

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Philip Avery. Rather a lovely day out there. I

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hope you had a chance to enjoy it. Increasingly cloudy. You have just

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gone through the birthday of the week. There will be rain on. `` the

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best day. That great strip of Cloud is what we will have to focts on

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over the next day or so. In between it has been a glorious day puite

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widely across the British Isles Let's zoom in and see how wd fare. A

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lovely evening in prospect provided you get away from the wind. When I

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came in it was still gusting up to around 30 miles an hour in

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Gravesend. That will be ever present overnight. What will increase if the

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cloud which will bring rain into the east. In the west you have ` few

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more hours into the first p`rt of Thursday. It is not cold ovdrnight.

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You will notice the yellow triangles. There are warnings

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because there is the potenthal, and it is only that. There is the

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potential, in amongst the frontal system, just to produce the odd

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burst of really sharp rain. Where we had 23, 24 today, forget it. We will

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lose, three to 5 degrees. That is the maximum temperature is to offer

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you. That warning goes on through the course of the evening. @s the

:25:25.:25:27.

front really comes into plax across the region there is the potdntial

:25:28.:25:31.

for heavy downpours. The last of it still lingers on Friday. Wh`t you

:25:32.:25:35.

will notice on Friday is th`t as things brighten up, we have the

:25:36.:25:39.

chance once again on some rdally hefty showers kicking off across our

:25:40.:25:45.

area. It is hit and miss but we have recovered those temperatures

:25:46.:25:49.

somewhat. No more 17, 18 back to 20, 22. On Friday that looks a bit

:25:50.:25:54.

pessimistic. Warm again but with the potential for heavy showers. All

:25:55.:25:56.

change. 41 people have been killed,

:25:57.:26:04.

including women and children, after Israel bombarded Gaza

:26:05.:26:07.

for a further day. In Gaza the Palestinian milhtant

:26:08.:26:09.

group Hamas is continuing to David Cameron says he's confident

:26:10.:26:11.

that the retired judge, Ladx Butler Sloss is the right person to lead

:26:12.:26:15.

an inquiry into child abuse. Concerns have been raised

:26:16.:26:18.

because her late brother was Attorney General in the 1980s when,

:26:19.:26:20.

it's been claimed, abuse Two British sisters who are believed

:26:21.:26:23.

to have run away to become so`called The 16`year`old twins from

:26:24.:26:29.

Manchester, Salma and Zahra Halane, London should have its own tax

:26:30.:26:33.

raising powers, according to It says cities, and not central

:26:34.:26:40.

government, should be in ch`rge of setting business rates,

:26:41.:26:44.

stamp duty, as well as council tax. And there are concerns

:26:45.:26:51.

about the lack of black and ethnic The shortage means much longer

:26:52.:26:54.

waiting times for those in need More on the day's stories

:26:55.:26:58.

on our website. And Alice Bhandhukravi will

:26:59.:27:04.

be back with our late news. Thanks for watching

:27:05.:27:08.

and have a lovely evening.

:27:09.:27:13.

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