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new Foreign Secretary will be Philip Hammond, moving from defence to the

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Foreign Office. Now on BBC One, time for the news where you are.

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London News. New recruits for the Metropolitan

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Police will only be considered if they have lived three of the last

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they have lived three of thd last six years in London. It is a

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they have lived three of the last six years in London. It is ` radical

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new attempt to increase the number of black and Asian officers to help

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the Met better reflect the people it serves. Critics say it is unfair on

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would be officers who happen to live outside the capital.

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On parade this afternoon. Tomorrow they will take their first steps on

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the capital's streets. They are the latest batch of new recruits,

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starting what will be, they hope, a long career with the Met. The Mayor

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of London promised to keep numbers up to 32,000. He has a problem.

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London has a population of more than London has a population of more than

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eight million. 40% of which are from a black or minority background. The

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Met has just 11%. Today, he announced a new recruitment policy,

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banning anyone from outside London from joining. ??FORCEWHITE REPORTER:

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Aren't you in danger of being challenged by the courts? We will

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challenged by the courts? Wd will see about that. We have done

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challenged by the courts? We will see about that. We have dond a

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challenged by the courts? Wd will see about that. We have done a lot

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of work with my learned fridnds to make sure it is OK. I think it will

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be fine. It is for a couple of years, basically to encourage

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Londoners, people from all across the city to think of themselves as

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potential police officers. Darlier potential police officers. Earlier

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this year t Met commissioner call ford a temporary change in the law

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to allow positive discrimin`tion. He wanted one ethnic minority recruit

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to every white one. So far he's not got his way. This new policx though

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got his way. This new policy though is halfway to achieving that.

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We want people from London to want their children to come and join the

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Met. This is a fantastic organisation. We police one of the

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greatest cities. You are orhginally greatest cities. You are originally

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from Yorkshire. Unther thesd rules you would not be ` oi under these

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rules you would not be able to join. We will still take people from

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outside London. If you be a firearms officer, a detective or a chief

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officer, then we are still prepared to take people from elsewhere. The

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Met has a huge challenge. Shnce to take people from elsewhere. The

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Met has a huge challenge. Since it was branded institutionally racist

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15 years ago it has struggled was branded institutionally racist

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15 years ago it has struggled to look like the people it serves. With

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London becoming ever more diverse, the problem may only get worse.

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So, the new policy, which starts next month, means only thosd

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So, the new policy, which starts next month, means only those living

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next month, means only thosd living in the capital for at least three of

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the last six years will be `ble in the capital for at least three of

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the last six years will be able to apply. I think it has the potential

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to increase diversity, not just by way of colour, but by way of

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thinking. That has to be good for the police and for our commtnities.

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the police and for our communities. I think it is a good initiative from

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the Met. It is something I have been personally campaigning for a number

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of years to have the police, the Met Police force reflect the colmunity

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it serves and since you will find that black and Asian makes tp

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one`third of Londoners of the eight million we have here, I belheve it

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million we have here, I believe it is about time that the police force

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was reflection of that community it was reflection of that commtnity it

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serves. Others are not so convinced. It is a bit of a snub to the

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officers who work in the Met at the moment. It is a better way to go

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than enforce false restricthons It than enforce false restricthons It

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is hoped it mean a more diverse is hoped it mean a more divdrse

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workforce. Or at least that is what he thinks.

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Officers have begun searching for human remains in a garden near

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human remains in a garden ndar Finsbury Park after a tip a off

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about allegations dating back 3 years. The remains may be buried in

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Surl place. It is London's fastest growing tech zone. There are

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concerns that businesses around the so`called Silicon Roundabout in

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London are suffering from all things a poor Internet connection.

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The conFederation of Small Businesses claims one`third of

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companies there are without high`speed Internet.

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Politicians have thrown themselves Politicians have thrown thelselves

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at London's booming tech city businesses. Here, a creative

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at London's booming tech city businesses. Here, a creativd hub of

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businesses. Here, a creative hub of 89 small businesses in East London,

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they say they have suffered years of poor Internet service. What they

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have not been very good at hs have not been very good at is

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placing and setting in placd really good, solid infrastructure. The

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businesses range from marketing start`ups to photographers `nd

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businesses range from marketing start`ups to photographers and film

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start`ups to photographers `nd film makers. They are all dependant

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start`ups to photographers and film makers. They are all depend`nt on

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digital technology. Creativd industries are now a leading area of

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employment for the capital. Affordable broadband is vital. This

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area has got more job creathon than area has got more job creathon than

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anywhere else, as I understand area has got more job creation than

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anywhere else, as I underst`nd it, anywhere else, as I underst`nd it,

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than in the UK. But, the broadband is not available to small start`up

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businesses unless you are prepared to commit to a long`term contract at

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vast expense. The confederation of small businesses say the Government

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is not being of ambitious enough when it comes to super fast

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Internet. The Government points when it comes to super fast

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Internet. The Government pohnts to Internet. The Government points to

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healthy competition for brand band `` broadband connection in London.

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We have allocated ?25 million to London. We have issued hundreds of

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vouchers to businesses in London. I would urge businesses to get in

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touch and find out about the touch and find out about thd

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programme to get these vouchers. If programme to get these vouchers. If

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they don't think their broadband is good enough and they don't think

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they can afford the connection charges. Silicon Roundabout is at

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the heart of the city's fast growing tech start`up community. Sole

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businesses here and across the UK say they still cannot get access to

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affordable, truly high`speed Internet and that is preventing them

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growing, innovating and employing. Of OK, time for me to wish you

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growing, innovating and employing. Of OK, time for me to wish xou a

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very good night and hand you over Of OK, time for me to wish you a

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very good night and hand yot over to Wendy for a look at the weather. Can

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we expect more of the same? very good night and hand you over to

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Wendy for a look we expect more of the same?

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Yes, we can. It will get more hot and humid. It is a close night out

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there at the moment. Temper`tures are only slowly edging back. We have

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a fine covering of cloud ovdr us. Around about midnight it will bring

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some patchy rain. I don't think it will do too much to water the

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gardens. Temperatures, 16`17 Celsius. Uncomfortable for sleeping.

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If you are up early tomorrow you may see some drizzle. The breezd

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If you are up early tomorrow you may see some drizzle. The breeze will

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see some drizzle. The breezd will have eased off. We will start off

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with a fair amount of cloud. During the afternoon there is the chance of

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a shower. Mostly it is drying out. Sunshine will break through.

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Temperatures in the town ard likely to get to 26 Celsius, with many

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other places at least 22`23 Celsius. On the outlook then, it continues to

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get hot and humid. As we go through the week we could hit 30 Celsius by

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Thursday. Of course, there is the week we could hit 30 Celsius by

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Thursday. Of course, there is more chance of seeing thundery downpours

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as a result. Good evening. The forecast will

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divide the nation in two camps, one where you are looking forward to

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what is coming and the other where you may not be too keen. For those

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on their summer break, good sunny spells. Heat and increasing humidity

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starting to build, which later in the week will lead to some nasty

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thunderstorms. So such thunderstorms out there at the moment. Breezy out

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there. Sporadic showers. If your gardens need a watering, I can not

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promise everywhere will see the showers. We could start with some

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showers over East Anglia. Of note are the temperatures - a very muggy

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night over southern areas of the UK. Plenty of cloud to begin with in the

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south. Sunnier spells further north. Fresher, particularly in the

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