:00:00. > :00:09.Going through the roof ` there's a record annual risd
:00:10. > :00:22.It is astonishing, it makes it difficult for first`time buxers as
:00:23. > :00:24.well as those that want to move difficult for first`time buyers, as
:00:25. > :00:28.well as those that want to love on, it is a ripple effect.
:00:29. > :00:31.We'll hear from the Mayor who's been criticised for failing to
:00:32. > :00:35.Guilty of discrimination ` a top London Catholic school is criticised
:00:36. > :00:50.The schools watchdog says the London oratory has discriminated on social
:00:51. > :00:54.and ethnic grounds. A shot in the arm for
:00:55. > :00:57.the fight against prostate cancer. How trials of a new therapy is
:00:58. > :01:00.already improving survival rates. Seaside fun with a difference `
:01:01. > :01:02.as Southend gets Good evening
:01:03. > :01:17.and welcome to the programme. House prices in London have risen
:01:18. > :01:22.by a record annual rate of 20.1 . That's according to official figures
:01:23. > :01:26.released by the Office for National Statistics, it's the
:01:27. > :01:29.sharpest increase in prices since It means an average home in the
:01:30. > :01:38.capital now costs almost ?500,0 0. It comes on the day that Layor
:01:39. > :01:41.Boris Johnson unveiled a scheme But critics say he's failed to do
:01:42. > :01:58.enough about the soaring cost Original fireplace. It is a ground
:01:59. > :02:02.floor flat for sale in Catford, and even here, in one of London's
:02:03. > :02:09.poorest boroughs, the prices are rising fast. It is a garden flat.
:02:10. > :02:17.?260,000 will stop it is up ?60 000 ?260,000 will stop it is up ?60,000
:02:18. > :02:20.in one year. It is astonishing. It is difficult for first`time buyers
:02:21. > :02:24.to get onto the market, as well as those wanting to move on. Wd now
:02:25. > :02:27.those wanting to move on. We now know Catford is feeling the effects
:02:28. > :02:36.of a property boom affecting almost all of London. According to the
:02:37. > :02:41.latest official figures. The price increases state agents are seeing
:02:42. > :02:45.here, are just typical. In the last 12 months we've seen a 20%
:02:46. > :02:47.increase, average price, three`bedroom flat, three`bddroom
:02:48. > :02:51.three`bedroom flat, three`bedroom house one year ago, now it hs
:02:52. > :02:51.three`bedroom flat, three`bddroom house one year ago, now it is about
:02:52. > :02:57.475. What do you think? It hs good 475. What do you think? It hs good
:02:58. > :03:04.for business. Not so good that people who do not yet own homes.
:03:05. > :03:08.Today, the mayor was in Catford. Helping to lay the foundations for a
:03:09. > :03:12.development on the site of the old dog track. He wants more power to
:03:13. > :03:17.release land like this for development. Which he says will help
:03:18. > :03:22.increase the supply of homes and it will mean more affordable housing.
:03:23. > :03:23.The answer is not to hang around hoping for house prices to fall,
:03:24. > :03:24.The answer is not to hang around hoping for house prices to fall the
:03:25. > :03:26.answer is to increase supply. hoping for house prices to fall, the
:03:27. > :03:27.answer is to increase supplx. On answer is to increase supplx. On
:03:28. > :03:29.this side there will be almost 600 this side there will be almost 00
:03:30. > :03:33.new homes, 113, affordable rent, this side there will be almost 600
:03:34. > :03:35.new homes, 113, affordable rent, 64 shared ownership. But some say the
:03:36. > :03:41.mayor is not doing enough. Ht is mayor is not doing enough. It is
:03:42. > :03:45.very sad you have people working very hard, scraping together money
:03:46. > :03:50.every month to save for a deposit. And every month, the dream seems to
:03:51. > :03:55.get pushed further and further away. And how much can be made in a
:03:56. > :03:56.property boom? In this Islington Street, there's a house owned by
:03:57. > :04:03.Boris Johnson. A property v`luation Boris Johnson. A property valuation
:04:04. > :04:08.service suggested it has increased substantially in value. This house
:04:09. > :04:11.mentioned here which you know well has apparently gone up more than
:04:12. > :04:14.half ?1 million in one year. There are winners and losers. In this
:04:15. > :04:25.boom. The London house market is very
:04:26. > :04:30.strong at the moment. Prices have gone up by many multiples of people
:04:31. > :04:34.'s incomes. Things have changed in the last 20 years. The question now,
:04:35. > :04:36.is what will happen next? With some is what will happen next? Whth some
:04:37. > :04:37.people hoping for a continuing boom people hoping for a continuhng boom
:04:38. > :04:47.but others wanting only the bust. The BBC gets exclusive behind
:04:48. > :04:51.the scenes access to Crossrail ` as the Europe's largest constrtction
:04:52. > :05:01.project reaches its halfway mark. A top London Catholic school has
:05:02. > :05:03.been told it's guilty of discrimination
:05:04. > :05:07.when selecting its pupils. The Schools Watchdog says
:05:08. > :05:10.the admissions procedure at the London Oratory was unfair
:05:11. > :05:13.for children from certain ethnic The secondary
:05:14. > :05:17.in Fulham is where Tony Blair Sonja Jessup joins us
:05:18. > :05:31.from the school. What can you tell us? Well, this is
:05:32. > :05:37.a prestigious school, the choice of Tony Blair for two of his sons, Nick
:05:38. > :05:38.Clegg for his eldest. Today it has been changed to change the admission
:05:39. > :05:42.been changed to change the `dmission policy after a complaint by the
:05:43. > :05:48.British humanist Association. The watchdog, the office of the schools
:05:49. > :05:50.adjudicator look at the administering `` if looked `t
:05:51. > :05:51.adjudicator look at the administering `` if looked at the
:05:52. > :05:57.admission policy finding it had broken rules in 105 areas including
:05:58. > :05:59.favouring parents for giving practical support to the Catholic
:06:00. > :06:02.church, things like flower arranging. Not recognising parents
:06:03. > :06:04.who did not have any faith `t arranging. Not recognising parents
:06:05. > :06:07.who did not have any faith at all. who did not have any faith at all.
:06:08. > :06:11.It is probably in the area of ethnicity and economic background
:06:12. > :06:15.which will cause most concern. The watchdog looked, compared the school
:06:16. > :06:17.to 13 other Catholic schools across London. It found all of them, the
:06:18. > :06:21.London. It found all of thel, the London Oratory have the highest
:06:22. > :06:27.proportion of white British pupils, the lowest proportion of non`white
:06:28. > :06:29.pupils. The adjudicator said, I do not believe the school can claim the
:06:30. > :06:33.ethnic representation is that not believe the school can claim the
:06:34. > :06:34.ethnic representation is that of the Catholic children attending schools
:06:35. > :06:37.in the part of London in whhch it is in the part of London in whhch it is
:06:38. > :06:38.located. It also found while in the part of London in which it is
:06:39. > :06:40.located. It also found whild the located. It also found while the
:06:41. > :06:49.average number of schoolchildren that have free meals is 23%, in this
:06:50. > :06:53.case it is just 6%, the adjtdicator said this is creating social
:06:54. > :06:59.selection. What has the school had to say? We have asked the school to
:07:00. > :07:01.comment but they have not made any so far this afternoon. The British
:07:02. > :07:02.humanist Association, who m`de so far this afternoon. The British
:07:03. > :07:03.humanist Association, who made the humanist Association, who m`de the
:07:04. > :07:15.original com had this to say. The significant findings are that
:07:16. > :07:16.the school is socially and ethnically selective. We ard not
:07:17. > :07:17.ethnically selective. We are not aware of any school found
:07:18. > :07:21.discriminated in both of thdse ways discriminated in both of thdse ways
:07:22. > :07:25.before, we are very pleased the adjudicator is willing to look at
:07:26. > :07:33.these issues and the statistics and take it seriously. Today not really
:07:34. > :07:35.about whether faith schools can be selective, it is about whether they
:07:36. > :07:39.add here to those Administr`tion add here to those Administration
:07:40. > :07:41.rules. The mission rules. In this case they were found to have
:07:42. > :07:41.rules. The mission rules. In this case they were found to havd broken
:07:42. > :07:44.the rules and not be representative the rules and not be represdntative
:07:45. > :07:48.of the local community. Thank you for joining us.
:07:49. > :07:50.Michael Adebowale, one of the men convicted
:07:51. > :07:53.of the Woolwich murder of soldier Lee Rigby has been given permission
:07:54. > :07:57.Adebowale was imprisoned for his part in initially running
:07:58. > :08:00.over the young soldier and then hacking him to death along with
:08:01. > :08:09.Firefighters from across East London tackled a fire at a recycling centre
:08:10. > :08:12.Large plumes of smoke drifted from the blaze in Canning Town after
:08:13. > :08:17.70 fire fighters brought the flames under control, preventing the fire
:08:18. > :08:23.The cause is not known at this stage.
:08:24. > :08:26.A man sparked a security sc`re at Gatwick Airport this morning
:08:27. > :08:29.after he managed to get through customs without a ticket.
:08:30. > :08:32.He walked through with his family and it was only when he
:08:33. > :08:36.tried to buy something at duty free that staff realised the mistake
:08:37. > :08:38.Gatwick airport said the man had still passed through
:08:39. > :08:45.security checks and they ard investigating the incident.
:08:46. > :08:47.It's a new therapy that could potentially
:08:48. > :08:52.increase the life of a patient with advanced prostate cancer.
:08:53. > :08:54.The treatment is being trialled at the University of Surrey, where
:08:55. > :08:58.doctors say it also offers ` less harmful alternative to chemotherapy.
:08:59. > :09:00.Every year around 40,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with
:09:01. > :09:05.Yvonne Hall has been speaking to one man from Surrey taking part
:09:06. > :09:15.Nigel Lewis Baker has Advanta and incurable prostate cancer, hnitially
:09:16. > :09:18.incurable prostate cancer, initially there was no symptoms. It w`s
:09:19. > :09:21.there was no symptoms. It was discovered to latest. It from
:09:22. > :09:30.spreading. `` he has prostate cancer. Now Nigel, who lives near
:09:31. > :09:35.Guildford, has agreed to take place in medical trials which he hopes.
:09:36. > :09:39.Others from suffering. Is a patient I did not want to be a passenger on
:09:40. > :09:45.this journey, this is an opportunity to help signs go forward and maybe
:09:46. > :09:49.myself `` is a patient. It puts me back to a person with a sense of
:09:50. > :09:50.responsibility and something to be done rather than just a number on a
:09:51. > :09:57.file. Inside Surrey University 's file. Inside Surrey Univershty s
:09:58. > :10:02.clinical research Centre, nurses prepare Nigel for his part hn a
:10:03. > :10:04.unique international trial. It is aiming to find a vaccine whhch can
:10:05. > :10:10.treat and possibly prevent an treat and possibly prevent an
:10:11. > :10:15.advanced prostate cancer. The trial involves some patients being given
:10:16. > :10:19.regular injections containing a mixture of a type of smallpox and
:10:20. > :10:23.genetically modified human DNA, it is the crucial third stage hn the
:10:24. > :10:26.trial, research so far shows it has the potential to double pathents
:10:27. > :10:37.survival rate. This trial uses a parent viruses,
:10:38. > :10:42.genetically modified to try to evolve a very powerful immune
:10:43. > :10:45.reaction against the viruses themselves and the knock`on effect
:10:46. > :10:49.is that the immune response will fight the cancer cells as well.
:10:50. > :10:52.fight the cancer cells as wdll. Trials are also underway to see
:10:53. > :10:59.whether in unitary using experimental drugs can treat other
:11:00. > :11:00.cancers. `` to see whether this type of drug can treat other cancers.
:11:01. > :11:08.of drug can treat other cancers This image shows have to `` how
:11:09. > :11:10.after therapy, the tumours have strong. It could take five lore
:11:11. > :11:13.strong. It could take five more years for the vaccine to be
:11:14. > :11:17.available and Nigel knows it could come too late for him. But he
:11:18. > :11:18.believes it could offer the best hope for the 40,000 men diagnosed
:11:19. > :11:24.with the disease every year. Joining me here is Dr Matthew Hobbs
:11:25. > :11:33.from the charity Prostate C`ncer UK. Thank you for joining us. We know
:11:34. > :11:35.that prostate cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death
:11:36. > :11:38.in men in the UK. This is hugely in men in the UK. This is hugely
:11:39. > :11:42.significant? It could be. Wd need to significant? It could be. We need to
:11:43. > :11:49.see the results of the trial to savour the certain dash to see for
:11:50. > :11:55.certain, but this would suggest this is a positive step forward. As we
:11:56. > :12:01.heard, sadly Nigel's diagnosis came to late. This is the key, with
:12:02. > :12:04.prostate cancer, you need to get the diagnosis early, it is not
:12:05. > :12:09.automatically life`threatenhng. This automatically life`threatenhng. This
:12:10. > :12:11.is completely true, if you're prostate cancer is caught early
:12:12. > :12:12.prostate cancer is caught e`rly enough, the chances are it can be
:12:13. > :12:15.treated successfully. If you are not treated successfully. If you are not
:12:16. > :12:17.diagnosed until later when ht treated successfully. If yot are not
:12:18. > :12:20.diagnosed until later when it has gone outside the prostate, treatment
:12:21. > :12:25.is more limited and more difficult to cope with. It is most common
:12:26. > :12:27.is more limited and more difficult to cope with. It is most colmon in
:12:28. > :12:32.men over 50. In your view, hs that because of the lack of symptoms or
:12:33. > :12:35.perhaps men reluctant are to see a doctor for something like this? We
:12:36. > :12:39.think it could be a bit of both. One think it could be a bit of both One
:12:40. > :12:41.of the problems is that the symptoms are not always obvious. Thex can be
:12:42. > :12:43.are not always obvious. They can be linked to the ageing process.
:12:44. > :12:49.Knowing the risk factors, being over Knowing the risk factors, bding over
:12:50. > :12:54.50, over 40 if you are black, having a family history of frosted cancer,
:12:55. > :12:58.they would suggest you should get checked out more regularly ``
:12:59. > :13:02.prostate cancer. You need to go to chat to your doctor if you see any
:13:03. > :13:08.changes, if you are passing during more frequently, pain when xou do,
:13:09. > :13:12.you need to get checked out by the Doctor. You mentioned peopld which
:13:13. > :13:14.could be at risk, men over 50 Doctor. You mentioned people which
:13:15. > :13:14.could be at risk, men over 40 and could be at risk, men over 50 and
:13:15. > :13:16.black men, tell us about th`t. black men, tell us about that.
:13:17. > :13:31.Dellow one in eight men will get prostate
:13:32. > :13:33.cancer in their life, of people of black ethnicity, it is one hn four,
:13:34. > :13:37.black ethnicity, it is one in four, it is more prevalent in that
:13:38. > :13:40.population. Thank you for joining us. .
:13:41. > :13:43.Shops and off`licences in Islington have joined forces with the council
:13:44. > :13:47.` to put an end to the sale of cheap super strength alcohol in the area.
:13:48. > :13:50.They claim the strong beer and cider is often linked to
:13:51. > :13:53.The changes are being welcoled by alcohol charities who hope more
:13:54. > :14:08.You are totally disconnected, my only interaction with a human being
:14:09. > :14:13.was the off`licence. David started drinking heavily when he was just
:14:14. > :14:18.14. At his worst he was drinking 15`20 cans of high`strength lager
:14:19. > :14:23.every day. If you do not have a can of lager you wake up in the morning.
:14:24. > :14:26.I would vomit. You have nothing to vomit, you would be on all fours
:14:27. > :14:31.with tears coming down your eyes and choking. Life for David is now very
:14:32. > :14:37.different, he has been sober since 2009 and works for a charity,
:14:38. > :14:42.helping other alcoholics to overcome their addiction is at this centre in
:14:43. > :14:43.Vauxhall. Popular with stredt drinkers, cans of super`strength
:14:44. > :14:44.alcohol are highly addictivd drinkers, cans of super`strdngth
:14:45. > :14:46.alcohol are highly addictive and alcohol are highly addictivd and
:14:47. > :14:51.they are often blamed the anti`social behaviour on the streets
:14:52. > :14:55.of London. They come into the off`licence with cheap alcohol, very
:14:56. > :14:59.high`strength and they can get drunk very quickly, early in the day and
:15:00. > :15:04.it results in crime and disorder. People behaving as a nuisance.
:15:05. > :15:13.Islington Council are the fhrst borough in the capital to encourage
:15:14. > :15:18.shops from stop selling alcohol with the content of more than 5.6%. One
:15:19. > :15:24.can of super`strength side or beer contains 4.5 units of alcohol, more
:15:25. > :15:28.than the recommended daily `llowance and it is affordable, costing as
:15:29. > :15:31.little as 59p. Any of the shops in Islington that have stopped selling
:15:32. > :15:37.it say they have noticed a huge difference `` many of them. We have
:15:38. > :15:40.stopped, there is no fighting in the area, nothing. The people, at night
:15:41. > :15:45.area, nothing. The people, `t night time it is quiet. Charities welcomed
:15:46. > :15:48.the move, but they want the government to do more to increase
:15:49. > :15:55.prices and ban super`strength alcohol altogether. We have
:15:56. > :15:59.introduced late night levies, the banning of alcohol below cost price
:16:00. > :16:00.and the voluntary agreement with the industry, dealing with some of these
:16:01. > :16:20.issues. free. I would get up in the morning,
:16:21. > :16:22.I would have a purpose. I could not put a figure on how it has changed
:16:23. > :16:34.my life. Still to come: Will Mo be a no`show,
:16:35. > :16:36.fitness concerns for the Commonwealth Games next week, but
:16:37. > :16:38.also for the anniversary gales Commonwealth Games next week, but
:16:39. > :16:43.also for the anniversary games here also for the anniversary gales here
:16:44. > :16:45.in the mall, on Sunday. And I shall be looking at how art and ctlture
:16:46. > :16:49.be looking at how art and culture will play a major part in this
:16:50. > :16:52.regeneration, with the riverfront festival on this stretch of the
:16:53. > :16:58.Thames estuary. It's Europe's largest
:16:59. > :17:05.construction project and is costing more than ?15 billion.
:17:06. > :17:08.Crossrail, which will run more than 70 miles across London,
:17:09. > :17:09.is due to open in 2018. The BBC has been given
:17:10. > :17:10.an exclusive look behind thd The BBC has been given
:17:11. > :17:12.an exclusive look behind thd scenes for a three part documentary,
:17:13. > :17:14.for a three part documentarx, including following the team
:17:15. > :17:19.driving the boring machine through Tottenham Court Road station.
:17:20. > :17:19.Our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards has more.
:17:20. > :17:22.And the first This is the moment the huge Talyllyn
:17:23. > :17:27.machine breaks through. It hs the machine breaks through. It is the
:17:28. > :17:31.largest engineering project in Europe, and it has been takhng shape
:17:32. > :17:35.Europe, and it has been taking shape below the capital. I have ndver
:17:36. > :17:36.below the capital. I have never worked on a train station lhke this
:17:37. > :17:40.worked on a train station like this before. The only option is to drive
:17:41. > :17:43.the Talyllyn machine through the tightest of gaps.
:17:44. > :17:47.For two years, filmmakers have been following those building thd ?1
:17:48. > :17:51.following those building the ?15 billion budget. It was a lot easier
:17:52. > :17:53.when I was five years youngdr billion budget. It was a lot easier
:17:54. > :17:56.when I was five years younger and when I was five years younger and
:17:57. > :17:59.two stone lighter! `` tunnelling machine. Journey times will be
:18:00. > :18:02.improved between the East and the West, it has been paid for hn part
:18:03. > :18:06.West, it has been paid for in part by businesses in London and higher
:18:07. > :18:12.fares, so far, it is on track to open in 2018. It is a big job,
:18:13. > :18:17.probably the biggest single rail project the UK has ever seen. Pretty
:18:18. > :18:24.much everything we do has an impact on somebody. The budget for
:18:25. > :18:25.Crossrail, ?14.8 billion, this is taxpayers money. It is important to
:18:26. > :18:30.remember that. The other thing I remember that. The other thhng I
:18:31. > :18:32.have got to sign, a ?21 million payment authorisation to ond of the
:18:33. > :18:36.payment authorisation to one of the tunnelling contractors and this one
:18:37. > :18:40.is OK... Building Crossrail in the middle of nowhere would be `ble big
:18:41. > :18:43.enough technical challenge but doing it right in the centre of London
:18:44. > :18:48.with all of these neighbours above and around... That makes it more
:18:49. > :18:49.complex still. This documentary records the huge engineering
:18:50. > :18:54.challenge, more investment is going challenge, more investment hs going
:18:55. > :18:57.to be needed in transport to match the capital 's growing population.
:18:58. > :19:00.Lobbying is already underwax for the Lobbying is already underway for the
:19:01. > :19:11.next big infrastructure project, Crossrail number two.
:19:12. > :19:16.And you can see the first of the three part documentary "The 15
:19:17. > :19:18.Billion Pound Railway" at 9pm tomorrow evening on BBC Two.
:19:19. > :19:21.Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has admitted he might miss
:19:22. > :19:24.the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Our sports reporter Sara Orchard is
:19:25. > :19:29.on The Mall where Farah is supposed to be racing this weekend.
:19:30. > :19:30.(OS) and that's in the Anniversary And that's in the Anniversary
:19:31. > :19:40.Games, Sara? For the anniversary games, larking
:19:41. > :19:44.two years after the end of the London 2012 Olympics and
:19:45. > :19:47.Paralympics. Stars like long jumper Greg Rutherford and sprinter Johnny
:19:48. > :19:49.Peacock are expected to takd Greg Rutherford and sprinter Johnny
:19:50. > :19:55.Peacock are expected to takd place, along with double Olympic champion
:19:56. > :19:59.from Teddington Mo Farah. `` expected to take part. However last
:20:00. > :20:01.weekend he pulled out of an event with abdominal pains, we have not
:20:02. > :20:04.had an update on his condithon other had an update on his condithon other
:20:05. > :20:08.than what we do know, team doctors have said that he can resume his
:20:09. > :20:11.training. That does not mean that we know whether he will be competing on
:20:12. > :20:16.Sunday or at the Commonwealth next week. Is there been an update today?
:20:17. > :20:20.There has not been any confhrmation There has not been any confhrmation
:20:21. > :20:23.from Mo Farah himself or his team but in the last hour work BBC London
:20:24. > :20:26.has spoken with the chief executive of British athletics, and he has
:20:27. > :20:28.of British athletics, and hd has confirmed that they are in constant
:20:29. > :20:35.contact with the Mo Farah c`mp and contact with the Mo Farah c`mp and
:20:36. > :20:36.we should hear more tomorrow. We are in contact with him all of the time,
:20:37. > :20:41.news one of the star athletes. He is news one of the star athletds. He is
:20:42. > :20:44.in his training base in full, he has a big session to do on Wednesday,
:20:45. > :20:48.that is going to determine whether he is fit to go to London and push
:20:49. > :20:50.forward to the Commonwealth Games and Europeans. I like everyone else
:20:51. > :20:55.in the country is hoping that he in the country is hoping th`t he
:20:56. > :20:59.will because he is a star athlete. Star athlete, knee this will be of
:21:00. > :21:05.concern to organisers of thd concern to organisers of thd
:21:06. > :21:10.Commonwealth Games. It will be. `` so this will be a concern. Glasgow
:21:11. > :21:11.2014 has already lost the lhkes of 2014 has already lost the likes of
:21:12. > :21:16.Chris Hoy, he retired last xear Chris Hoy, he retired last xear
:21:17. > :21:19.Jessica Ennis is expecting her first baby so she will not be competing,
:21:20. > :21:22.and two weekends ago Mark C`vendish and two weekends ago Mark Cavendish
:21:23. > :21:24.crashed out of the Tour de France and will no longer be competing. If
:21:25. > :21:27.and will no longer be competing If they were to lose Mo Farah as well,
:21:28. > :21:31.they were to lose Mo Farah `s well, it would be another little loss of
:21:32. > :21:34.stardust to what promises to be a special event starting in just eight
:21:35. > :21:42.special event starting in jtst eight days time.
:21:43. > :21:49.It's better known for sandcastles and donkey rides but
:21:50. > :21:50.a new art gallery and museul and donkey rides but
:21:51. > :21:50.a new art gallery and museum could a new art gallery and museum could
:21:51. > :21:55.give Southend a It's better known for sandcastles
:21:56. > :21:57.and donkey rides but a new art gallery and museul could
:21:58. > :22:00.give Southend a major face lift. give Southend a major face lift.
:22:01. > :22:03.It's a proposal put forward by those behind a new arts festival to be
:22:04. > :22:05.held in the seaside town and the surrounding Thames Estuary area.
:22:06. > :22:06.Our Arts Correspondent Brenda Emmanus has the story.
:22:07. > :22:10.This festival in Southend, the annual weekend event attracting over
:22:11. > :22:16.30,000 people, but will now become part of an even more ambitious plan.
:22:17. > :22:20.A biannual festival has been proposed that will cover thd 40 mile
:22:21. > :22:27.stretch from Shoeburyness to Tilbury, on the London Essex border,
:22:28. > :22:32.working with local councils, at the heart of this new cultural drive.
:22:33. > :22:34.Talking about literature evdnts throughout the ages, writers have
:22:35. > :22:38.responded to the river in a very creative way, we are talking about
:22:39. > :22:43.exhibitions of curated existing pieces and new commissions. Talking
:22:44. > :22:44.about public art pieces and new permanent pieces along the way which
:22:45. > :22:51.will form a Trail. A huge r`nge of will form a Trail. A huge r`nge of
:22:52. > :22:53.all different types of things. As South Essex continue to work to
:22:54. > :22:57.reimagine its future through regeneration, housing and industry,
:22:58. > :23:01.culture has been placed at the heart of its thinking, and this
:23:02. > :23:11.multifaceted festival will play a significant part. The Thames estuary
:23:12. > :23:15.marries commuter towns with wildlife and beaches. A local author is
:23:16. > :23:20.currently writing a book about its history. We are here at Hadleigh
:23:21. > :23:24.Castle, Constable painted it in 1829, further down the road, further
:23:25. > :23:30.down river, Stanford Lee Hope, writer Conrad lived and wrote about
:23:31. > :23:33.the river. This area has always inspired artists and writers and
:23:34. > :23:36.thinkers. As well as the Thames thinkers. As well as the Thames
:23:37. > :23:37.estuary riverfront festival, long`term plans include a pdrmanent
:23:38. > :23:45.long`term plans include a permanent museum on the Southend seafront The
:23:46. > :23:50.arts have been a powerful ingredient always in making cities and rural
:23:51. > :23:52.spaces change for the better. All of those of us who worked on the
:23:53. > :23:55.Olympics, thinking about how you brought energy to the east of
:23:56. > :23:59.London, they realise that actually, you would not be stopping at
:24:00. > :24:05.Stratford, you should be carrying on through Thurrock and then onto
:24:06. > :24:08.Southend. Really, it is a project to make sure all of the British
:24:09. > :24:11.coastline, I think, is being rethought. With an annual 6 million
:24:12. > :24:12.tourist already drawn to Southend, tourist already drawn to Sotthend,
:24:13. > :24:14.this stretch of coastline has shown this stretch of coastline h`s shown
:24:15. > :24:19.a real appetite for culture. It's that time of the evening to get
:24:20. > :24:29.a check on the weather It is lovely out there but H'm
:24:30. > :24:37.guessing that the count is pretty high.
:24:38. > :24:44.and as we go through the wedk, it is going to become hotter and hotter.
:24:45. > :24:48.`` you were about to sneeze! The `` you were about to sneeze! The
:24:49. > :24:52.pollen count is very high. Lovely sunshine, patchy bits of cloud
:24:53. > :24:54.around, generally light winds as well, as we go through the night, it
:24:55. > :24:58.will not be quite as close `nd muggy will not be quite as close and muggy
:24:59. > :25:04.as it was last night, temperatures did not drop much further than 7
:25:05. > :25:05.degrees, but we will have lows of about 15 degrees across some parts
:25:06. > :25:10.of London, getting down to 01 and 13 of London, getting down to 11 and 13
:25:11. > :25:12.degrees across the Home Counties. May also be some mist of fog patches
:25:13. > :25:13.developing across parts of Essex, developing across parts of Essex,
:25:14. > :25:17.and through the Thames estu`ry. and through the Thames estuary.
:25:18. > :25:21.Starting the day tomorrow plenty of sunshine to begin with, and as we go
:25:22. > :25:23.through the afternoon, another week weather front that is going to drift
:25:24. > :25:28.in. It is going to introducd some in. It is going to introducd some
:25:29. > :25:33.cloud into the afternoon. It will also introduce a bit of stability.
:25:34. > :25:36.Because it is humid and heart and 27, perhaps 28 degrees in London
:25:37. > :25:39.tomorrow, there may also be one or two showers that crop up.
:25:40. > :25:40.Temperatures, 24, 20 5 degrdes Temperatures, 24, 20 5 degrees
:25:41. > :25:44.elsewhere. Pleasant out of town As elsewhere. Pleasant out of town As
:25:45. > :25:48.the share was, I will not be for the share was, I will not bd for
:25:49. > :25:55.anyone. They will just be affecting parts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire,
:25:56. > :26:06.may be Hertfordshire. `` 20 four, 20 five degrees. `` 24, 25 degrees. A
:26:07. > :26:07.five degrees. `` 24, 25 degrees A little more comfortable if you
:26:08. > :26:07.five degrees. `` 24, 25 degrees. A little more comfortable if xou are
:26:08. > :26:11.little more comfortable if you are going to the seaside, and then this
:26:12. > :26:14.happens, it is a plume of thundery rain, do not take it too literally!
:26:15. > :26:18.Just a representation of what may Just a representation of wh`t may
:26:19. > :26:21.happen. That could leave us with some very large puddles. At the
:26:22. > :26:28.moment The Met office has asked cover by early morning `` has us
:26:29. > :26:31.covered by an early warning. Could be a problem for aviation, ` bit of
:26:32. > :26:32.disruption to flights. We will watch disruption to flights. We will watch
:26:33. > :26:36.that, Friday night into Sattrday. that, Friday night into Saturday.
:26:37. > :26:39.Showers look like they will tail off:
:26:40. > :26:45.You do not have to worry about it just yet!
:26:46. > :26:53.Education Secretary Michael Gove is to become the new chief whip in the
:26:54. > :26:55.most wide`ranging cabinet reshuffle most wide`ranging cabinet rdshuffle
:26:56. > :26:56.of David Cameron's premiership. Treasury minister Nicky Morgan
:26:57. > :26:57.will replace him, as moe wolen will replace him, as moe women
:26:58. > :27:06.are promoted into top jobs. Israel has resumed its air strikes
:27:07. > :27:07.on Gaza, after continued rocket fire from Palestinian militants.
:27:08. > :27:09.fire from Palestinian milit`nts Israel had earlier accepted a
:27:10. > :27:10.proposed ceasefire but threatened to strike back if attacks continued.
:27:11. > :27:13.There's been a bigger than dxpected There's been a bigger than expected
:27:14. > :27:18.rise in the rate of inflation. The Consumer Price Index was
:27:19. > :27:18.1.9 % last month, compared with 1.5%
:27:19. > :27:25.in May. And the selection policy of one of
:27:26. > :27:27.London's top Catholic Schools has been criticised as discriminatory.
:27:28. > :27:29.The Schools watchdog says the London oratory has discriminated
:27:30. > :27:34.against pupils on the grounds of ethnicity and social background.
:27:35. > :27:39.That is all for now, I shall be back with you for the latest during
:27:40. > :27:39.That is all for now, I shall be back with you for the latest durhng the
:27:40. > :27:46.with you for the latest during the ten o'clock news. Have a lovely
:27:47. > :27:48.evening, goodbye.