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councillor has described thd authority as wicket for failing to

sack a convicted paedophile who was working in a children's homd in the

working in a children's home in the borough in the 1990s. They were

speaking out one day after ` former speaking out one day after ` former

detective claimed he was removed detective claimed he was removed

from his post when he revealed plans to investigate politicians over

child abuse in the area. Lalbeth child abuse in the area. Lalbeth

council said tonight it would co`operate with all`new enqtiries

co`operate with all`new enquiries into abuse. Highsmith has this

report. She has campaigned for more than two decades to expose alleged

than two decades to expose `lleged sexual abuse at children's homes in

Lambeth. The former Labour councillor was first alerted that

there may be a problem when she discovered the council was dmploying

this man, John Carroll, despite him having a conviction for child

abuse. A person who they knew having a conviction for child

abuse. A person who they kndw had a abuse. A person who they knew had a

conviction for abusing a chhld, sent conviction for abusing a chhld, sent

him back to work in a children's home which took children from a very

young age to their teams. This was a big children's home. What do you

think of that? I think it is wicked. Carroll began working in

children's homes in Lambeth in 1978. It was eight years later, in 19 6,

It was eight years later, in 1986, the council learned he had `

the council learned he had a previous conviction for abuse, which

came to light after he had `pplied came to light after he had applied

to foster two young boys. Hd came to light after he had `pplied

to foster two young boys. He was to foster two young boys. Hd was

only given a final warning and only given a final warning `nd

continued to run children's homes in the borough until he was dismissed

for fraud in 1991. A highly critical report concluded...

Carroll was eventually jailed for ten years in 1999 over a string of

child sex attacks in Merseyside and London. The year before, this

child sex attacks in Merseyside and London. The year before, thhs Met

London. The year before, this Met detective started investigating

child abuse claims in the south London borough. But when he revealed

that some of the suspects were that some of the suspects were

politicians, he told BBC Newsnight yesterday that he was taken off the

investigation and subjected to a disciplinary. After I do disclose

what I did in a case conferdnce what I did in a case conferdnce

suspects' names, and I did that, suspects' names, and I did that,

100%, I was informed that that was inappropriate and that I wotld be

moved from my post. It was a moved from my post. It was `

terrible thing to do to him, and for us, it was appalling, because it

meant that for reasons I cotld only guess at, Clive was too good. He had

to be taken off because he was an excellent detect tooth who might get

excellent detect tooth who light get to the bottom of all of this. The

Met says they are looking into claims made by DCA Driscoll and are

therefore not currently prepared to discuss it. However, Scotland Yard

did carry out an operation which led to convictions, and subsequently,

three people have been arrested. Lambeth council says it will

cooperate fully with the reviews into historic child sex abuse cases

announced by the Home Secretary last week. This is something Anna

announced by the Home Secretary last week. This is something Ann` taps or

believes should have happened years believes should have happened years

ago. A man from South London has been sentenced to over 12 years in

prison in America after he admitted supporting Taliban`backed

terrorism. The man from Tooting had spent eight years fighting

extradition, as Dominic Casciani reports. He used the interndt

extradition, as Dominic Casciani reports. He used the internet to

reports. He used the interndt to urge Muslims to fight holy war.

Today, after a decade of legal battles, Babar Ahmad has finally

been sentenced. I think he will be viewed as a terrorist, the fact that

he did not owe himself up, the fact that he did not pilot one of those

aeroplanes, the fact that hd that he did not pilot one of those

aeroplanes, the fact that he did not aeroplanes, the fact that he did not

kill soldiers or innocents hn other kill soldiers or innocents hn other

parts of the world is almost immaterial. He did provide laterial

support to those who would seek to achieve those goals. Babar Ahmad was

achieve those goals. Babar @hmad was an educated and hugely influential

an educated and hugely infltential young man from Tooting in south

London. Horrified by the slaughter London. Horrified by the slaughter

of Muslims in Bosnia during the 1990s, he launched a website

of Muslims in Bosnia during the 1990s, he launched a websitd arguing

1990s, he launched a website arguing that jihad was an obligation on all

Muslims. He urged others like him to support fighters in Bosnia `nd

around the world. He was actively trying to encourage people that

there is a jihad, a legitim`te jihad, taking place in Bosnia,

there is a jihad, a legitimate jihad, taking place in Bosnha, to

jihad, taking place in Bosnia, to defend the people from

annihilation. This man was sent by Barbara Ahmed to Afghanistan. He

later joined Al`Qaeda. Trained to carry out an attack on the West he

carry out an attack on the West, he planned to detonate a shoe bomb on a

plane but he backed out. He has now testified against Babar Ahm`d,

although he says his old mentor never supported terrorism. British

police first arrested Ahmed in 003, police first arrested Ahmed in 003,

but they could not find any evidence to charge him. They later admitted

he had been beaten during the arrest and paid him damages. Less than one

year later, the police came back, this time at the request of the

American authorities. Ahmed was accused of running a terrorist

accused of running a terrorhst support cell here in Tooting.

Extradition followed and his thousands of supporters said he

should have been tried in Britain. Where did they interview you...? I

Where did they interview yot... I met him in prison two years ago and

he told me that supporting jihad did not make him a terrorist. If by

jihad you mean defending yourself and your home and your family, then

of course I support that, as every human being should have that right.

But if by that, one means attacking innocent people or blowing tp

nightclubs or violence for political means, then I do not support that.

In the US, he entered a ple` In the US, he entered a plea

bargain, admitting support for the Taliban. Babar Ahmad's jihad again

with a desire to defend fellow Muslims, but it has ended in jail,

3000 miles from home. That hs Muslims, but it has ended in jail,

3000 miles from home. That is it from me. I will hand you ovdr

3000 miles from home. That hs it from me. I will hand you over for

the weather, and warnings of a heatwave? Yes, not to everyone's

liking. Temperatures will bd heading liking. Temperatures will bd heading

up to around 30 or just above by the time we get to Friday, but there

will be increasing humidity as well. There could just be a splash of rain

overnight. It will be a humid night, get used to these, difficult for

sleeping, all the way through to the weekend. Tomorrow there will be some

cloud around, but much more sunshine than we have seen today. Severe,

disruptive thunderstorms coling than we have seen today. Severe

disruptive thunderstorms coling our way as we go from Friday night

towards Saturday morning. Time to hand you over for the national

forecast now. The heat is set to build and the

humidity will be rising, and for the reason we need to look south. Over

the next few days, these southerly winds will draw up the heat and