:00:00. > :00:26.The Met Police's attempts to get more recruits.
:00:27. > :00:39.Critics say the policy is unfair. The hit man who murdered a gang
:00:40. > :01:01.leader. The businesses losing to to poor broadband.
:01:02. > :01:18.craze from Japan coming to the capital.
:01:19. > :01:21.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:01:22. > :01:24.Plans to make the Met more reflective of the city it serves
:01:25. > :01:27.have today been outlined by the Mayor and the Police Commissioner.
:01:28. > :01:29.For the first time in Scotland Yard's history, new
:01:30. > :01:42.recruits will be hired excltsively from around the capital.
:01:43. > :01:46.On parade this afternoon, tomorrow, they will be taking their fhrst
:01:47. > :01:50.they will be taking their first steps on the capital 's strdets
:01:51. > :01:54.They are the latest batch of new recruits, starting what will be
:01:55. > :01:55.they hope, a long career with The Met. The Mayor of London promised to
:01:56. > :02:00.keep numbers up to 32,000 but Met. The Mayor of London promised to
:02:01. > :02:01.keep numbers up to 32,000 btt he has a problem, London has a population
:02:02. > :02:06.a problem, London has a poptlation of more than 8 million, 40% of which
:02:07. > :02:10.are from a black woman oratory ethnic background but The Met has
:02:11. > :02:16.just 11%. Today he announced a new recruitment policy, and in `nyone
:02:17. > :02:18.from outside of London from joining. Are you in danger of being
:02:19. > :02:19.challenged by the courts? We Are you in danger of being
:02:20. > :02:19.challenged by the courts? Wd will challenged by the courts? We will
:02:20. > :02:21.see about that, we have dond a lot see about that, we have done a lot
:02:22. > :02:24.of work with friends to makd see about that, we have dond a lot
:02:25. > :02:30.of work with friends to make sure that it is OK and I think it will be
:02:31. > :02:33.fine. It is for a couple of years to encourage Londoners, people from all
:02:34. > :02:35.across the city, to think of themselves as potential polhce
:02:36. > :02:40.themselves as potential police officers. Earlier this year The Met
:02:41. > :02:43.Police Commissioner called for a temporary change in the law to allow
:02:44. > :02:46.for positive discrimination, new wanted one recruit from an dthnic
:02:47. > :02:47.minority to every white recruit, so minority to every white recruit so
:02:48. > :02:53.finally does not have his way, this finally does not have his w`y, this
:02:54. > :02:56.policy is halfway to achieving that. We want people from London to want
:02:57. > :02:59.their children to join the Metropolitan Police, this is a
:03:00. > :03:02.fantastic organisation, we police one of the world great citids. You
:03:03. > :03:03.one of the world great cities. You are originally from Yorkshire, under
:03:04. > :03:08.these rules you would not bd able to these rules you would not be able to
:03:09. > :03:09.join. What we are saying is that if we have a narrow pall of skhlls
:03:10. > :03:10.join. What we are saying is that if we have a narrow pall of skills, we
:03:11. > :03:13.we have a narrow pall of skhlls we will still take people from if you
:03:14. > :03:14.want to be a firearms officer, will still take people from if you
:03:15. > :03:17.want to be a firearms officdr, a want to be a firearms officer, a
:03:18. > :03:21.detective, a chief officer, then we are still prepared to take people
:03:22. > :03:23.from elsewhere. The Met has a huge challenge, ever since it was branded
:03:24. > :03:26.institutionally racist 15 years challenge, ever since it was branded
:03:27. > :03:28.institutionally racist 15 ydars ago institutionally racist 15 years ago
:03:29. > :03:31.it struggled to look like the people it serves and with London becoming
:03:32. > :03:37.ever more diverse, the problem may only get worse. So the new policy
:03:38. > :03:37.which starts next month means that only get worse. So the new policy
:03:38. > :03:40.which starts next month means those living in the capital for at least
:03:41. > :03:47.three of the last six years will be able to apply. It has the potential
:03:48. > :03:49.to increase diversity, not just by way of colour, but by way of
:03:50. > :03:54.thinking. That has got to be good thinking. That has got to be good
:03:55. > :03:59.for the police and for our communities. Others are not so
:04:00. > :04:01.convinced. I think it is a snub to the officers who work in Thd
:04:02. > :04:02.convinced. I think it is a snub to the officers who work in The Met
:04:03. > :04:03.convinced. I think it is a snub to the officers who work in Thd Met get
:04:04. > :04:07.back into those communities, work hard at convincing them that this is
:04:08. > :04:12.the job for them, that is the better way to go, rather than in force.
:04:13. > :04:16.Restrictions. It is hoped the restrictions will mean a more
:04:17. > :04:18.diverse workforce and in turn, boost confidence in policing, or at least
:04:19. > :04:22.confidence in policing, or `t least that is what he thinks.
:04:23. > :04:28.To discuss this I'm joined hn the studio by the chairman of the
:04:29. > :04:30.monitoring group. And search in Haringey, and also by a forler
:04:31. > :04:33.Haringey, and also by a former Metropolitan Police officer, and
:04:34. > :04:38.Yorkshireman, who is in the Leeds studio. Good evening. Turning to you
:04:39. > :04:42.first, this has already raised eyebrows. You welcome this love
:04:43. > :04:42.first, this has already raised eyebrows. You welcome this move. It
:04:43. > :04:45.eyebrows. You welcome this love It is a good initiative coming from The
:04:46. > :04:50.Met, it is something I have been personally campaigning for, for
:04:51. > :04:54.quite a number of years, to have the police, the Metropolitan Police
:04:55. > :04:57.force reflect the community it serves. Since you will find that
:04:58. > :05:00.black and Asian makes up ond third black and Asian makes up one third
:05:01. > :05:01.of Londoners come of 8 millhon of Londoners come of 8 million
:05:02. > :05:05.Londoners, I believe it is `bout Londoners, I believe it is `bout
:05:06. > :05:06.time that the police force was reflecting that diverse comlunity
:05:07. > :05:14.reflecting that diverse community which it serves. You served in as
:05:15. > :05:19.Ken has said, it is trying to reflect the people it serves, but it
:05:20. > :05:22.does also I suppose right of thousands of people who do not live
:05:23. > :05:25.in London, what do you make of that. First of all, I should never
:05:26. > :05:30.have been in the Metropolit`n have been in the Metropolitan
:05:31. > :05:33.Police, I had ten fantastic years, I worked in diverse communitids in
:05:34. > :05:35.Battersea, and got to know the community very well, it dis`ppoints
:05:36. > :05:39.community very well, it disappoints me they are taking this verx narrow
:05:40. > :05:44.view, within recruitment terms. Looking at just the recent
:05:45. > :05:50.recruitment, the big questions are, 60% of the people that successfully
:05:51. > :05:56.applied to join the Metropolitan Police, out of those 60%, 60% were
:05:57. > :05:58.outside of London, and out of those 60%, 10% of them were people
:05:59. > :06:00.outside of London, and out of those 60%, 10% of them were peopld from
:06:01. > :06:04.60%, 10% of them were people from black and ethnic minority
:06:05. > :06:07.backgrounds. I have spoken today to people from different backgrounds in
:06:08. > :06:13.Manchester, Birmingham, in Liverpool. They would love to join
:06:14. > :06:17.the Metropolitan Police, but now they are restricted. We are already
:06:18. > :06:18.writing off hundreds of the very people that the Metropolitan Police
:06:19. > :06:23.are looking to recruit. It hs a good are looking to recruit. It is a good
:06:24. > :06:27.point, not only current serving officers who are doing a good job,
:06:28. > :06:29.Mike would not have been in the force had these restrictions been in
:06:30. > :06:35.place, shouldn't we be going for the best person for the job? I work
:06:36. > :06:40.around stop and search, 1.2 million are done, we are all well aware of
:06:41. > :06:44.the disproportionality levels, if you are black or from a
:06:45. > :06:48.minority`owned unit you are disproportionately targeted. What my
:06:49. > :06:55.thing is about this is what we are doing, we are giving inexperienced
:06:56. > :07:00.police officers the most intrusive power to go and stop and search
:07:01. > :07:04.people. And what has happened, if you have a background from outside
:07:05. > :07:08.of the London area, you will find they are not really aware of the
:07:09. > :07:09.sensitivities and the different cultures and the different needs and
:07:10. > :07:13.experiences within the community. experiences within the community.
:07:14. > :07:17.That is an interesting point, because as we heard the
:07:18. > :07:21.commissioners say, this onlx applies to new recruits, and if this is the
:07:22. > :07:23.only way to change the make up of the force, it has been crithcised,
:07:24. > :07:31.the force, it has been criticised, time and time again, about his
:07:32. > :07:34.relationship with black and ethnic communities. `` its relationship.
:07:35. > :07:39.The Metropolitan Police havd moved The Metropolitan Police havd moved
:07:40. > :07:41.forward very quickly. `` thd Metropolitan Police have moved
:07:42. > :07:45.forward very quickly, we were talking about institutional racism
:07:46. > :07:52.recently, when we did that, there was a 3% make up, now it is 11%.
:07:53. > :07:54.Talking about stop and search, you simply cannot flick a switch and
:07:55. > :07:57.suddenly get a lot of peopld wanting suddenly get a lot of people wanting
:07:58. > :07:59.to join the police. The thing we need to do is get into those
:08:00. > :08:02.communities and ask why thex are need to do is get into thosd
:08:03. > :08:05.communities and ask why thex are not joining the police. I will tell you
:08:06. > :08:08.for why, there is a number of key issues: Number one, coming from a
:08:09. > :08:13.low income family, from a deprived low income family, from a deprived
:08:14. > :08:16.background, how are you going to afford what is called the bobby tax?
:08:17. > :08:18.Look at that, remove that. If afford what is called the bobby tax?
:08:19. > :08:22.Look at that, remove that. If you join the police, the other thing, if
:08:23. > :08:23.you join the police from a difficult community, where are you gohng to
:08:24. > :08:26.live? You cannot live in that community, where are you going to
:08:27. > :08:27.live? You cannot live in th`t very live? You cannot live in th`t very
:08:28. > :08:37.community that you are going to police. Thank you.
:08:38. > :08:44.It is an interesting topic `nd one we will discuss further.
:08:45. > :08:50.We would like to hear from you on this, do you support efforts to
:08:51. > :08:54.recruit people who reflect the ethnic diversity of London? Perhaps
:08:55. > :08:56.you would like to work for the Metropolitan Police but you cannot
:08:57. > :08:57.afford to live in the capit`l, an afford to live in the capital, an
:08:58. > :09:09.issue raised by Mike. Coming up: On the up in Farnborough,
:09:10. > :09:26.firms in the south`east gear up for a ?1 billion investment in defence.
:09:27. > :09:33.A hit man has been jailed for at least 38 years after murdering a
:09:34. > :09:36.gang leader and shooting his accomplice. Jamie Marsh`Smith was
:09:37. > :09:40.hired to kill the leader of the Tottenham Turks by a arrival gang.
:09:41. > :09:44.On a night out in a bar, and looking relaxed, but just 24 hours earlier,
:09:45. > :09:48.relaxed, but just 24 hours darlier, Jamie Marsh`Smith had been hired to
:09:49. > :09:50.carry out a brutal murder. His victim, the boss of the Tottenham
:09:51. > :09:58.Turks gang. On April 18 last year, he w`s on his
:09:59. > :10:01.way back to his home in Southgate, it was early evening, as he went
:10:02. > :10:05.through this entrance into his block of flats, Jamie Marsh`Smith who was
:10:06. > :10:09.waiting nearby fired seven shots, three of which hit the man in the
:10:10. > :10:12.three of which hit the man hn the back and killed him. The gunmen then
:10:13. > :10:20.walked to his getaway car, driven by this man, just a few weeks later, he
:10:21. > :10:23.shot him in a part in south London because he knew the truth. His
:10:24. > :10:25.accomplished survived the attack and today they were both sentenced to
:10:26. > :10:28.life in prison. He was a member of a life in prison. He was a melber of a
:10:29. > :10:32.gang called the Tottenham Turks, his gang called the Tottenham Turks, his
:10:33. > :10:37.killer had been hired by rivals, known as the Hackney Turks. The
:10:38. > :10:41.conflict between Turkish gangs in north London has resulted in 26 acts
:10:42. > :10:47.of serious violence in the capital over the last five years. Today the
:10:48. > :10:54.judge referred to it as a medieval turf war. We are waiting a direct
:10:55. > :11:00.appeal to those who may know about the death of this man, and who hold
:11:01. > :11:02.the information, who ordered the contract on him? To make thd call to
:11:03. > :11:07.contract on him? To make the call to the incident room, there is a
:11:08. > :11:08.?30,000 reward. He was shot on his doorstep just metres from his
:11:09. > :11:11.?30,000 reward. He was shot on his doorstep just metres from hhs wife
:11:12. > :11:13.and three today his killer was ordered to serve a minimum of 38
:11:14. > :11:22.years in prison. A 35`year`old man from Enfield has
:11:23. > :11:24.pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to supplying cocaine to an
:11:25. > :11:35.undercover reporter from the sun on undercover reporter from the sun on
:11:36. > :11:44.Sunday. Michael Combs, also known as Mike GLC, is also on trial with a
:11:45. > :11:48.former X factor judge. It is London's fastest growing text zone,
:11:49. > :11:52.which the mayor hopes will one day rival silicon valley in the US.
:11:53. > :11:54.There are concerned that businesses around the so`called Silicon
:11:55. > :11:58.roundabout in east London are suffering from of all things
:11:59. > :12:01.Internet connection. The Federation of Small Businesses and that one
:12:02. > :12:08.third of businesses in the `rea are third of businesses in the area are
:12:09. > :12:11.without high`speed ball ran. `` are without high`speed broadband.
:12:12. > :12:16.Politicians have thrown thelselves at London's booming tech city
:12:17. > :12:20.businesses but here, at perseverance works, a creative hub of 89 small
:12:21. > :12:26.businesses in east London, they say they have suffered years of poor
:12:27. > :12:29.Internet service. Very good at PR, in the small businesses arotnd
:12:30. > :12:32.Silicon roundabout, but what they have not been good at is setting in
:12:33. > :12:37.place really good solid infrastructure. The businesses in
:12:38. > :12:48.this historic news range from marketing start`ups to `` mdws.
:12:49. > :12:50.marketing start`ups to `` mews. Affordable broadband is vit`l, this
:12:51. > :12:52.Affordable broadband is vital, this area has got more job creathon than
:12:53. > :12:58.area has got more job creation than anywhere else, as I underst`nd it,
:12:59. > :13:02.in the UK. The broadband is not available to small start`up
:13:03. > :13:04.businesses unless you are prepared to commit to a long`term contract at
:13:05. > :13:06.vast expense. Business lobby group vast expense. Business lobby group
:13:07. > :13:10.the Federation of Small Bushnesses the Federation of Small Businesses
:13:11. > :13:12.says the government is not being ambitious enough when it coles to
:13:13. > :13:17.superfast Internet access. It is superfast Internet access. Ht is
:13:18. > :13:22.vital for UK business and jobs. The government points to help the ``
:13:23. > :13:29.healthy competition, and a new government voucher, worth ?3000, to
:13:30. > :13:32.help with installation fees. We have allocated up to ?25 million to
:13:33. > :13:36.London and issued hundreds of vouchers to businesses in London and
:13:37. > :13:38.I would urge businesses to get in touch and find out about this
:13:39. > :13:39.touch and find out about thhs programme, to get the vouchers,
:13:40. > :13:40.touch and find out about this programme, to get the vouchdrs, if
:13:41. > :13:43.programme, to get the vouchers, if they do not think there are
:13:44. > :13:46.broadband is good enough and they think they cannot afford the
:13:47. > :13:49.connection charges. Silicon roundabout here in east London is at
:13:50. > :13:50.the heart of the city 's fast`growing tech start`up
:13:51. > :13:55.community, but some small businesses community, but some small businesses
:13:56. > :13:58.here and across the UK say they still cannot get access to
:13:59. > :14:03.affordable truly high`speed Internet. And that is preventing
:14:04. > :14:07.them from growing, innovating and employing.
:14:08. > :14:11.Police have begun a search for human remains in a garden in Finsbury Park
:14:12. > :14:16.in North London. It was prolpted in North London. It was prompted
:14:17. > :14:21.after officers were informed of allegations dating back 30 xears.
:14:22. > :14:23.allegations dating back 30 years. Why exactly have they startdd this
:14:24. > :14:28.Why exactly have they started this search now?
:14:29. > :14:36.Came one year ago, last Julx, they spent the last 12 months trying to
:14:37. > :14:42.firm up that information, it is only now that they say that it is
:14:43. > :14:44.appropriate to excavate the garden to find out if there could be human
:14:45. > :14:48.remains. You can see how the gardens remains. You can see how thd gardens
:14:49. > :14:53.have been sealed off with this friends attend but actually it is
:14:54. > :14:55.this property, number 11, that they are interested in. Police have
:14:56. > :14:59.stressed the current occupidrs are stressed the current occupidrs are
:15:00. > :15:02.not related to this enquiry. It is something they believe took place
:15:03. > :15:06.around 30 years ago. All day we have around 30 years ago. All day we have
:15:07. > :15:10.seen frenzied teams come and go bringing in metal fencing. They have
:15:11. > :15:13.also been trying to speak whth also been trying to speak whth
:15:14. > :15:15.neighbours to try to reassure them about the work they have been
:15:16. > :15:15.neighbours to try to reassure them about the work they have bedn doing
:15:16. > :15:20.and I have spoken with those and I have spoken with thosd
:15:21. > :15:26.neighbours: They asked what has been going on around here, and I said
:15:27. > :15:30.that they are looking for the gold, somebody has buried gold! L@UGHTER
:15:31. > :15:32.somebody has buried gold! LAUGHTER I did not want to explain what was
:15:33. > :15:35.happening. A friend drove p`st, I did not want to explain what was
:15:36. > :15:37.happening. A friend drove past, they happening. A friend drove p`st, they
:15:38. > :15:43.noticed loads of police outside, I said it is not very nice, I did not
:15:44. > :15:50.know what it is all about. Do we know how long this search is likely
:15:51. > :15:51.to we really do not know, police say they will review the situathon on a
:15:52. > :15:53.they will review the situation on a daily basis, they have not xet
:15:54. > :15:54.they will review the situathon on a daily basis, they have not yet said
:15:55. > :15:57.daily basis, they have not xet said whether it is one body or more than
:15:58. > :16:01.one body that they are searching for, and neighbours here, for them
:16:02. > :16:05.tonight, it remains something of a mystery. They will be wondering what
:16:06. > :16:07.may have happened behind the mystery. They will be wondering what
:16:08. > :16:18.may have happened behind thd door, may have happened behind the door,
:16:19. > :16:21.as this escalation continues. Coming to the capital from Japan, the
:16:22. > :16:32.excuse to dress up as favourite characters.
:16:33. > :16:37.A surgeon who was sacked after complaining about a lack of
:16:38. > :16:42.equipment at Basildon Hospital is seeking compensation. An employment
:16:43. > :16:43.tribunal found that the Dr was unfairly dismissed after rahsing
:16:44. > :16:45.concerns about one of his patients. concerns about one of his patients.
:16:46. > :16:51.It could reignite concerns `bout It could reignite concerns about
:16:52. > :16:57.whistle`blowers. It is four years since this Dr
:16:58. > :17:03.operated on a man at Basildon hospital without the specialist
:17:04. > :17:11.because he needed to stop the patient bleeding. The tribunal
:17:12. > :17:14.judgement was very clear in that he is a whistle`blower and he was
:17:15. > :17:17.subjected to a long and ardtous subjected to a long and arduous
:17:18. > :17:17.disciplinary investigation hn subjected to a long and ardtous
:17:18. > :17:20.disciplinary investigation in the disciplinary investigation in the
:17:21. > :17:24.process. It is the worst case I have seen in 17 years of an unfair
:17:25. > :17:24.process. It is the worst case I have seen in 17 years of an unfahr and
:17:25. > :17:28.seen in 17 years of an unfair and discriminatory dismissal. Hd
:17:29. > :17:28.seen in 17 years of an unfahr and discriminatory dismissal. He had
:17:29. > :17:31.seen in 17 years of an unfair and discriminatory dismissal. Hd had an
:17:32. > :17:32.unblemished record as a caddie or thoracic surgeon but in August 2010
:17:33. > :17:37.he performed the operation `nd thoracic surgeon but in Augtst 010
:17:38. > :17:41.he performed the operation and the he performed the operation and the
:17:42. > :17:42.patient later died. A report was changed to remove a sentence
:17:43. > :17:42.patient later died. A report was changed to remove a sentencd which
:17:43. > :17:44.changed to remove a sentence which absolved him of blame. The surgeon
:17:45. > :17:50.was on sick leave, hospitalhsed was on sick leave, hospitalhsed
:17:51. > :17:57.three times with ammonia and during that time he attended a job
:17:58. > :18:00.interview and lectures abro`d. The hospital began a disciplinary
:18:01. > :18:04.process would questioned his illness and inability to work. On the 19th
:18:05. > :18:09.and inability to work. On the 1 th of November he was dismissed. They
:18:10. > :18:12.wanted to tarnish my reputation to the maximum so there would be no
:18:13. > :18:14.credibility to the whistle`blowing which I brought out into the public
:18:15. > :18:20.which I brought out into thd public domain. I had not reached a single
:18:21. > :18:36.trust policy. Trust this boots that. `` the trust disputes.
:18:37. > :18:41.Last year the Health Secretary warned NHS bosses that
:18:42. > :18:45.whistle`blowers needed better whistle`blowers needed better
:18:46. > :18:54.protection in this case will likely raise concerns. I hope that having
:18:55. > :19:02.had the courage to come out and speak out it will safeguard other
:19:03. > :19:06.senior doctors. He has won his tribunal and will find out if he
:19:07. > :19:12.tribunal and will find out hf he will get compensation.
:19:13. > :19:22.Aircraft enthusiasts have bden heading down the' lead to the
:19:23. > :19:30.opening of the Farmborough Kershaw. `` Air Show.
:19:31. > :19:32.The Prime Minister was the warm up for what are the real stars of the
:19:33. > :19:35.Air Show. This is as close `s for what are the real stars of the
:19:36. > :19:38.Air Show. This is as close `s you are going to get to the real thing.
:19:39. > :19:40.This is due to be one of the are going to get to the real thing.
:19:41. > :19:47.This is due to be one of thd main aircraft additives not flying `` and
:19:48. > :19:55.it is not flying due to an dngine fire. The Typhoon is a regular
:19:56. > :20:00.performer. Part of the incrdasingly multinational aircraft business that
:20:01. > :20:06.dominates Farmborough, providing employment for thousands of people
:20:07. > :20:12.across the region. How important is the show to companies around the
:20:13. > :20:14.south`east? It is important to the aviation companies and to the local
:20:15. > :20:15.economy. People coming down the' economy. People coming down the'
:20:16. > :20:26.three, it brings in huge nulbers of three, it brings in huge numbers of
:20:27. > :20:29.people. You are also in the situation where might you do not
:20:30. > :20:33.just look at what happens for Farmborough, but the people who run
:20:34. > :20:37.the airport when it is a business airport. A lot of our business comes
:20:38. > :20:40.airport. A lot of our busindss comes from the United States, corporate
:20:41. > :20:45.America travelling again, which is good news. We had business from the
:20:46. > :20:51.Middle East. Business from emerging or emerged nations, China, Chinese
:20:52. > :20:56.private jets, corporate jets arriving at Farmborough. It is
:20:57. > :21:04.starting to reflect the global economy which is a good thing. It is
:21:05. > :21:09.also a reflection that this year's Air Show is going to be different.
:21:10. > :21:13.They have learned from a lot of big public events. Some of the people
:21:14. > :21:18.producing big entertainment in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Games
:21:19. > :21:24.will be down here later this week when the public get to come here.
:21:25. > :21:28.Able not just impressed with planes, they want more entertainment, so
:21:29. > :21:40.there will be big screens to keep the poll happy. `` people.
:21:41. > :21:43.It's a craze which first st`rted in Japan, where it's huge, and is now
:21:44. > :21:48.Cosplay, as it's known, involves dressing up
:21:49. > :21:51.as a superhero or science fhction character and meeting up with others
:21:52. > :22:03.Last weekend saw one of the largest events in London.
:22:04. > :22:09.They are not characters from a new sci`fi film,
:22:10. > :22:12.but Londoners swept up in a craze that's growing across the capital.
:22:13. > :22:15.I live in Crayford and I work for the railway.
:22:16. > :22:22.My name is Gina and I do graphic design.
:22:23. > :22:27.My real name name is Hayley and I am a student.
:22:28. > :22:29.Dressed as their favourite heroes from comics, animations
:22:30. > :22:33.and computer games they are fans of Cosplay, a form of popular
:22:34. > :22:41.Short for costume and play, those involved take it very seriotsly
:22:42. > :22:44.Even adopting their character's personality.
:22:45. > :22:47.This meet`up in East London is one of the Cosplay
:22:48. > :22:59.The hardest part when getting ready is to get your wig perfect.
:23:00. > :23:01.Rebecca is an office worker from Hainault.
:23:02. > :23:06.At the weekend she becomes a Japanese anime character.
:23:07. > :23:10.People do it, the main reason for fun, because they want to show
:23:11. > :23:18.Those who make their own costume want to test their skills
:23:19. > :23:27.Today I am going to a big Cosplay meet in Finsbury Park.
:23:28. > :23:30.Cosplayers from all over London are going to be therd.
:23:31. > :23:36.When I wear my costume on public transport sometimes you
:23:37. > :23:45.get a few odd looks but people wear weird things in London anyway.
:23:46. > :23:47.Organisers of this weekly meet`up say the scene
:23:48. > :23:57.There is hundreds upon hundreds of meet up people, meet up groups
:23:58. > :24:00.meet up hosts, it has gotten to the point where people are starting
:24:01. > :24:04.to do it in genres so you will find something on every weekend.
:24:05. > :24:07.With many more meets planned for the rest of 2014 and melbership
:24:08. > :24:11.tripling in the last 12 months could it be time for the rest of ts to
:24:12. > :24:45.It has been lovely. Lovely summer weather. We had gorgeous sunshine
:24:46. > :24:50.today. We have adopted a bit more cloud. There is a weather front
:24:51. > :24:52.working in from the west around an area of low pressure and that is
:24:53. > :24:53.area of low pressure and th`t is going to move through the night.
:24:54. > :24:54.area of low pressure and that is going to move through the nhght Not
:24:55. > :24:57.going to move through the night. Not very much rain left but a lhttle
:24:58. > :24:57.going to move through the nhght Not very much rain left but a little bit
:24:58. > :25:04.very much rain left but a lhttle bit here and there. We will see some
:25:05. > :25:10.brightness before sunset. As we go through the night we have that
:25:11. > :25:16.load. If you're hoping for a what's on in of the garden, I do not think
:25:17. > :25:19.there is much chance of that. The breeze will pick up as it goes
:25:20. > :25:22.through the night. Because we have the cloud drawing in humid `ir
:25:23. > :25:22.through the night. Because we have the cloud drawing in humid air it is
:25:23. > :25:29.the cloud drawing in humid `ir it is going to be a pretty uncomfortable
:25:30. > :25:37.night. Temperatures 14`16?. Some places mess they at 17. At the start
:25:38. > :25:40.date tomorrow, we will have a fair amount of cloud, some drizzle, but
:25:41. > :25:43.it is going to be breaking tp mid`morning and into the afternoon
:25:44. > :25:47.where there will be decent spells of sunshine. Temperatures lifting
:25:48. > :25:47.where there will be decent spells of sunshine. Temperatures lifthng to 23
:25:48. > :25:58.sunshine. Temperatures lifting to 23 degrees. London getting to 25 or 26.
:25:59. > :26:04.A similar picture to today. We have another warm evening to enjoy. We
:26:05. > :26:09.could get 30 degrees somewhere across London Thursday and Friday.
:26:10. > :26:11.It gets more hot and humid. Towards the end of the week we repl`ce
:26:12. > :26:12.It gets more hot and humid. Towards the end of the week we replace high
:26:13. > :26:15.the end of the week we repl`ce high pressure with low which means we are
:26:16. > :26:23.going to have potentially hdavy thundery showers to end the week.
:26:24. > :26:24.This is the British summerthme. It is three good days and a
:26:25. > :26:36.thunderstorm. Centuries of tradition have been
:26:37. > :26:42.overturned with a vote to allow and bishops. The Archbishop of
:26:43. > :26:48.Canterbury and the Prime Minister publicly supported the move.
:26:49. > :26:50.The former High Court judge appointed to lead a governmdnt
:26:51. > :26:57.appointed to lead a government inquiry into his Doric child abuse
:26:58. > :27:03.has stepped down. The Costa Concordia is being
:27:04. > :27:09.refloated. It capsized more than two years ago with the loss of 32 lives.
:27:10. > :27:14.New recruits for the Metropolitan Police will only be considered if
:27:15. > :27:19.they have lived for three off the last six years in London.
:27:20. > :27:23.Concerns have been raised bx the Concerns have been raised by the
:27:24. > :27:26.Federation of Small Businesses that around a third of businesses near
:27:27. > :27:29.the seller Conrad about in dast the seller Conrad about in dast
:27:30. > :27:30.London are suffering because the seller Conrad about in east
:27:31. > :27:31.London are suffering becausd of the seller Conrad about in dast
:27:32. > :27:35.London are suffering because of a lack of high`speed broadband.
:27:36. > :27:37.More on the day's stories on our website.
:27:38. > :27:40.And I'll be back later during the Ten o'clock News.
:27:41. > :27:53.Until then, from all of us on the team, enjoy your evening.
:27:54. > :28:32.MUSIC: "Edward Scissorhands Introduction" by Danny Elfman
:28:33. > :28:38.DRUMBEATS CONTINUE WITH SWELLING, DRAMATIC MUSIC