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police operation across the UK has resulted in the arrest of up to 600

suspected paedophiles. Ireland boxer Alanna Audley`Murphy.

That's all from the BBC News at Six ` so it's goodbye from me.

And on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

Tonight, the new school squdeze as thousands of children face being

left without a school place by 018. This is a time bomb. We need to find

the school places otherwise there is going to be a lot of parents who

have children with nowhere to go. We will assess what is being done to

solve the problem. A former senior officer at

the Metropolitan Police offhcer says he was moved from his post when

he revealed plans to investigate he revealed plans to investhgate

politicians over child abuse he revealed plans to investigate

politicians over child abusd claims At the time I thought it was all too

uncomfortable to a lot of the people.

The Former X Factor judge Tulisa is

in court to deny she helped supply cocaine to an undercover reporter.

And white art should be for everyone,, two great London artists

went up to launch the nation 's biggest outdoor exhibition.

There are fears that thousands of children in London could be without

school places in a few years time.

London Councils is predicting a shortfall in places

of more than a hundred and 30 thousand within 4 years.

and 30 thousand within 4 ye`rs. But the Department for Education

But the Department for Educ`tion says it's spending billions

of pounds to tackle the problem. Here's Marc Ashdown.

Four new classrooms have been built on the playing field. When we had

the opportunity to expand to four classrooms, we took the opportunity,

even though we do not need the places until 2016, it has mdant

even though we do not need the places until 2016, it has meant that

we have been able to plan for expansion, rather than to fdel

overwhelmed, when the need came. expansion, rather than to feel

overwhelmed, when the need came A overwhelmed, when the need came. A

report to be published tomorrow by London Council shows that the baby

boomer of the last ten years has created a mini crisis. This data

shows that by 2018, London needs to create an extra 133,000 school

places across the board, ovdr the past year, 46,000 places have been

created, 33% of the entire growth in England. The government says free

schools will help enormously but schools will help enormously but

will they? This data shows that in 2010, five London boroughs had 44%

2010, five London boroughs had 4% of the overall need for primary

of the overall need for prilary places, over the past three years,

just three, 30 73 schools, opened in those boroughs. And for secondary

places, six boroughs had 86$ those boroughs. And for secondary

places, six boroughs had 86$ of the need, again, just three, out of 18

free schools, opened in those areas. The new schools network, whhch

helped to set up free schools, says they are now being better t`rgeted.

they are now being better targeted. 27% of free schools open and due to

open our in areas of shortage, just because the crisis is so bad, free

schools are part of the solution but they are not the only soluthon.

Funding is causing concern, the report says the money coming from

central government is only creating half the places needed. Councils are

having to raid coppers to make half the places needed. Councils are

having to raid coppers to m`ke up the difference. This is a time

having to raid coppers to make up the difference. This is a thme bomb

the difference. This is a time bomb school places, we need to fhnd the

money to deliver the 133,000 useful places. Otherwise, there will be a

lot of parents who have children with nowhere to go. Later on this

year I expect to be able to announce more money for the next year of this

three`year rolling programme said that London councils are able to

budget for the future and get that London councils are able to

budget for the future and gdt these budget for the future and get these

places. The debate over how to solve the problem continues, thesd figures

the problem continues, these figures lay bare just how problemathc the

lay bare just how problematic the situation could become.

The first full day as Education Secretary for Nicky Morgan, quite

and in tray that she has got to deal with. Yes, she went to school in

London, in Surbiton, now it is clear, the challenge ahead, to head

off the crisis. Squeezing a bit more money out of the Treasury m`y be a

start, despite what David Laws said about more money coming, thhs report

makes it clear that at the moment, makes it clear that at the moment,

funding from central governlent makes it clear that at the loment,

funding from central government will funding from central government will

only cover 52% of the places needed. More money would help. The free

school policy, will that help? It was the baby of Michael Govd, many

feel it has become a bit of an unruly toddler, in need of ` bit

more discipline. Now commonly was not one for turning, now he has left

the scene, perhaps we will see a bit of finesse, to try to win over

sceptics. One reason it has caused controversy, but that has bden

sorted out. Fulham boys school, that will now open as planned in

September, Michael Gove pulled the plug on it after a permanent site

fell through, hundreds of p`rents fell through, hundreds of p`rents

recently attended a meeting and expressed their anger and

frustration after they had put so much effort into it. The government

has performed a U`turn. Boris Johnson has come to the rescue, he

has guaranteed he will find a permanent site out of eight property

portfolio. It looks like there will portfolio. It looks like there will

be a happy ending. The school will be a temporary site for thrde years,

Boris Johnson has three years to fulfil his promise and the new

Education Secretary has a btsy time Education Secretary has a busy time

ahead of a. `` a busy time ahead of her. Facing a fine, the pardnts

her. Facing a fine, the parents ready to take their children out of

school in order to save money on ready to take their children out of

school in order to save mondy on a school in order to save mondy on a

summer holiday. The singer and former X`Factor

judge, Tulisa Contostavlos has appeared in court over charges she

helped supply cocaine to an undercover reporter.

The jury at Southwark Crown Court was told the reporter posed

as a film producer and promised he could help her break

into the movie business. Contostavlos denies the charge.

Daniel Boettcher is following the case

. The jury was sworn in and the barrister opened the case for the

prosecution. Tulisa Contostavlos prosecution. Tulisa Contost`vlos

faces a single charge of being faces a single charge of behng

allegedly concerned in the supply of a class a drug, prosecution alleges

she help to arrange to supply cocaine to an undercover reporter.

Jurors heard today that she had met a man she believed to be called Sami

Khan, a wealthy producer who could get her a role in an international,

get her a role in an intern`tional, possibly co`starring the another

DiCaprio. She had met him first in DiCaprio. She had met him first in

Las Vegas. `` co`starring Ldonardo Las Vegas. `` co`starring Ldonardo

DiCaprio. She had met him in May, 2013, and later that month spoke on

the phone with him about a night out she would be organising for him

That call was played to the court. There is at one point a mention of

"white suites" and the prosdcution "white suites" and the prosecution

allege that is code for cocaine, that in the call, Tulisa

Contostavlos is saying she can get drugs for him. In fact, Sami Khan

drugs for him. In fact, Samh Khan was an investigative journalist from

the sun, he gave evidence from behind a screen as a number of

recordings made by the newspaper including conversations of calls

made between him and the singer were played. The prosecution allege she

put the undercover reporter in touch with a friend of hers, Michael

with a friend of hers, Mich`el Combs, who bought half an ounce

with a friend of hers, Michael Combs, who bought half an otnce of

cocaine to the hotel of Mr Mahmud. cocaine to the hotel of Mr Lahmud.

Michael Combs has pleaded guilty cocaine to the hotel of Mr Mahmud.

Michael Combs has pleaded gtilty in Michael Combs has pleaded gtilty in

supplying cocaine to an unddrcover reporter. Tulisa Contostavlos denies

this charge. Great Ormand Street Hospital is to

open a research centre specialising open a research centre specialising

in the treatment of rare diseases in children.

The centre will be the first of its kind in the world

and it's being paid for by ` its kind in the world

and it's being paid for by a 60 and it's being paid for by ` 60

million pound donation from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bin

Mubarak, who's the wife of the man who

founded the United Arab Emirates. A new state of the art laboratory

will be built next to the hospital. Plans have been announced for the

creation of a new town at Heathrow, if the airport was to close. It is

claimed the redevelopment could see 90,000 new jobs and add ?7.4 billion

90,000 new jobs and add ?7.5 billion to the UK, `` UK economy. The mayor

is backing the idea as he is in favour of building an airport on the

Thames estuary instead of expanding Heathrow. Would you like to your

child's school to get them out during term time so you could go on

holiday? It is a dilemma th`t during term time so you could go on

holiday? It is a dilemma th`t many parents are facing. In Reigate,

packing for another day of lessons, a few months ago, this family were

packing for a holiday to Mexico, they knew that it would eat into a

couple of days of term time so they asked the school of grace and then

for permission. They approved to for permission. They approvdd to

leave and then we got a letter saying, "you must be aware xou could

saying, "you must be aware you could be fined" we took the risk `nd I do

not regret it, it was fantastic and we have not been fined, it was worth

the risk. Louise works for a travel the risk. Louise works for a travel

company, she knows only too well operators can charge much hhgher

prices during the school holidays. Since last September, parents have

faced a fine of ?120 for taking children out of lessons. A new

survey suggests London parents are more likely to take their children

on holiday during term time and then they will tell lies to the school

about the reason for their absence. about the reason for their `bsence.

We met one father who is happy to admit that he has done just that. We

tell the school that the kids are unwell and they will not be able to

attend for a feud is. Do you feel attend for a feud is. Do you feel

bad? I do feel guilty, but we are parents and a family, we do a lot of

work with the children at home as well education wise. Teachers are

concerned even if it is just a few days off. It is going to disrupt the

rest of the class, when the children come back those children will have

to be helped to catch up and the others will lose out on the

attention of the teacher. Where do other parents stand? I have taken

them out in term time beford other parents stand? I have taken

them out in term time before the them out in term time beford the law

was changed but I have not done since the change. I am not saying I

would not do it but I have not. Why would tell lies, yes, obviously I

cannot now, if I'm going to be on television! Sometimes it is cheaper

to pay the fine, and go on holiday during term time. The government

told us today that it appreciated many parents struggle with high

holiday costs, but claimed that schools now have the freedol to

holiday costs, but claimed that schools now have the freedom to move

schools now have the freedol to move term dates, and so cheaper family

breaks could be on the horizon. The City of London's tallest tower,

standing 230 metres high, could be on the verge of creating an outcry

if it is renamed as part of a sponsorship deal. Heron Tower could

sponsorship deal. Heron Towdr could soon be known as sales force if

soon be known as sales forcd if permission is granted to officially

change its name. Already, the mere possibility of the name change has

left some tenants in`the`tower, furious. Alice Bhandhukravi can tell

us more about what's going on. I have got a great view over the city,

you may be able to see over my shoulder, Tower 42, formerlx

you may be able to see over my shoulder, Tower 42, formerly known

as the NatWest Tower. There are plenty of buildings around London

which have adopted commerci`l names. which have adopted commercial names.

The renaming of this building, Heron Tower, has caused quite a stir. The

owners have struck a deal with the owners have struck a deal with the

biggest tenant, a technologx owners have struck a deal whth the

biggest tenant, a technologx company called sales force. It is going to

be renamed, the sales force Tower. `` sales force.

We bought into the Heron Tower, it is a landmark in the City of London,

we had no idea that the landlord may change the name to a sponsor 's

name... The idea that any major name... The idea that any m`jor

landmark in the City of London can be bought or sold by an advertiser,

be bought or sold by an advdrtiser, just imagine... McDonald's gherkin,

Black and Decker shard... I find that idea of Orange, and I'l sure

that idea of Orange, and I'm sure many people would agree with me ``

many people would agree with me. `` I find that idea ab warrant. The

owners say that there is colpelling owners say that there is colpelling

commercial reasons to change owners say that there is compelling

commercial reasons to changd the name and they say that are well

within their rights to do so. `` I find that idea repugnant. It has got

Tower was named after it Paris and San Francisco, it employs more than

1000 people in the Tower, it attracts other companies of similar

nature to the City of London. We are delightful to be associated with it.

`` delighted. It is unfortunate that one of the tenant seems to be

rustling up criticism and dhspute as a result but the City of London says

that this complies with namd change regulations and we are sure they

would support this. The Citx of would support this. The City of

London Corporation will havd the London Corporation will have the

final say on the issue and will make its decision tomorrow. For the time

being, from what is still called the Heron Tower, back to you in the

studio. Thank you very much. The Imperial War Museum has been showing

off its new galleries as it prepares to reopen this weekend after a 40

million transformation. It now boasts new exhibition is telling the

story of the First World War using objects that have never been on

display before. Outwardly unchanged for nine

decades, near the Oval cricket ground, but behind the imposing

entrance, a transformation has taken place, a construction team has torn

the heart out of the old atrium creating area spaces and larger

galleries. `` airier. It is 25 years since we last opens new World War I

exhibitions. There has been a huge work towards conservation before

they even go on display. Thdse are they even go on display. Thdse are

the uniforms of some of the nations who faced one another in 1914, one

of the more conventional displays, but here, visual the picturd and is

but here, visual the picture and is of the men who wore the uniforms and

the sounds of what was going on around them. Digital technology runs

like a thread throughout thd museum, Wilmington together film, photos and

interviews from the archives. Originally, the Imperial War Museum

commemorated the endeavour of British and Commonwealth soldiers.

Today's gallery have a very different message, they tell the

real and harsh stories of war. You real and harsh stories of w`r. You

do not just see a tank that fought on the D`Day beaches, you are able

to hear the voices of the frightened young men who were there. What we

have done with the use of contemporary narrative is to make

sure those peaceful still have a sure those peaceful still h`ve a

voice and so that people in the future can learn from the p`st. ``

make sure those people still have a voice. The higher in the Museum,

make sure those people still have a voice. The higher in the Museum the

more recent the conflict, snapshots of confrontation and suffering: The

of confrontation and sufferhng: The Falklands, Northern Ireland, Iraq.

And conflict to come will be housed And conflict to come will be housed

further above. Within the w`lls of further above. Within the walls of

what used to be an asylum, lementos what used to be an asylum, mementos

of what many see as the madness of war.

A former Lambeth councillor has described the authority as wicked

for failing to sack a convicted paedophile who was working in

for failing to sack a convicted paedophile who was working hn a

paedophile who was working in a children's home in the Bara in the

1990s. Anna Tapsell was

speaking`out ` the day after a former detective claimed he was

removed from his post when he revealed plans to investigate

politicians over child abusd revealed plans to investigate

politicians over child abuse in the area. Lambeth Council said tonight `

it would co`operate with all new inquiries into abuse. Our Home

Affairs correspondent Guy Slith reports.

She has campaigned for more than two decades to expose alleged sexual

abuse at children's homes in Lambeth. The former Labour

councillor was first alerted there could be a problem when she

discovered the council was employing discovered the council was dmploying

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

You'll macro a person who they knew `` a person, they knew he h`d

You'll macro a person who they knew `` a person, they knew he had a

conviction, they send him b`ck `` a person, they knew he h`d a

conviction, they send him back to conviction, they send him b`ck to

work in a children's home, that of children from a young age to their

teens, it was a big home. What do you think of that? It is wicked. He

you think of that? It is wicked He began working in Lambeth in

children's homes in 1978, in 1986 children's homes in 1978, in 19 6

the Council learned he had a the Council learned he had a

previous conviction for abuse, it came to light after he applhed to

foster two young boys. He was only foster two young boys. He was only

given a final warning, and continue to run children's whom is ``

children's homes until 1991. A highly critical report concluded the

risk of abuse to children in their care was identified and thex

risk of abuse to children in their care was identified and they chose

care was identified and thex chose not to eliminate it. Carroll was

eventually jailed for ten years in eventually jailed for ten ydars in

1999, over a string of child sex attacks in Merseyside and London.

The year before, though, thhs The year before, though, thhs

Metropolitan Police detective started investigating child abuse

claims in the south London borough. When he revealed some of the

suspects were politicians, he told the BBC Newsnight yesterday he was

taken off the investigation and subjected to a disciplinary. After I

did disclose, certainly I did, I did disclose, certainly I dhd, I

disclosed the suspects names, 1 0%, I was informed it was inappropriate.

In fact I would be moved. From my post. It was a terrible thing to do

for him. And for us it was appalling. It meant for reasons I

could only guess at, Clive was too good. He had to be taken off,

because he was an excellent detective. Who could get to the

bottom of this. The Metropolitan Police say they are looking into the

claims made, and therefore they are currently not prepared to discuss it

currently not prepared to dhscuss it further. However Scotland Yard

carried out an operation whhch led carried out an operation whhch led

to convictions and subsequently three people have been arrested.

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, we are also supporting ongoing

police enquiries and we would urge anybody with information to contact

Lambeth Council or the police. reports.

Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust has been taken out of special measures

Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust has been taken out of special mdasures `

been taken out of special measures ` just a year after the government

placed it on a list of failhng placed it on a list of failing

hospitals. The Trust is said to have m`de a

number of improvements, and its maternity services have now become

the first in the country to be rated 'outstanding'.

A new campaign has been launched to make families more aware of fire

safety in high`rise flats, to make sure there is not a repeat of a fire

which killed six people in south London, five years ago. The London

Fire Brigade will teach teenagers what to do in the event of a fire,

what to do in the event of ` fire, by speaking to around 100,000

children every year. It's the UK's biggest

outdoor exhibition. Art Everywhere is a nationwhde

display which will see works by British artists exhibited on

over 30,000 billboards and outdoor Today the sculptor behind Angel

of the North, Antony Gormley, was on hand together with

Grayson Perry for a new artwork Our Arts Correspondent Brenda

Emmanus has more. Out of their studios and on Waterloo

station, artists Grayson Perry and Antony Gormley were on hand to

reveal the works of art chosen by the public to go on show as part of

art everywhere, selection of work by British artists will be displayed

digitally, on billboards and outside across the UK. What impresses you

about this initiative? I like the fact people on their way to work, on

their way to school, when they are out in the evening, they will come

across this just a position of adverts and there will be a nice

artwork. Work of art. It will make them think. Hopefully they will

notice it. It is their art. There were over 38,000 public votds to

were over 38,000 public votes to select the nation 's favourhte

works, David Hockney 's painting wrote Dana do most votes. Grayson

Perry was fourth, with his work `` Perry was fourth, with his work. ``

garnered the most votes. Antony Gormley also unveiled a digital

artwork. Art is made to be seen. It is made to be shared. Nobodx asked

to be privatised, it is an extraordinary idea. Art is public,

it is there to be enjoyed and and lived with. This idea somehow

actually, it only belongs in museums and rich people 's houses, ht is

and rich people 's houses, it is rubbish. Out of the posh hotses

these great works will be on show around the capital. You feel we can

appreciate art, or is it a language you can learn? Cala some people ``

some people you can go into an art gallery `` they think you c`n go

gallery `` they think you can go into an art gallery, and yot can see

it, you have to see what you like it, you have to see what yot like

and don't like, Alan Bennett once said there should be a big sign

outside the National Gallery saying outside the National Gallerx saying

you don't have to like all of it. You know. This is what people need

to learn. Some, they will not like. It is only a proportion of `rt,

to learn. Some, they will not like. It is only a proportion of art, it

is my business. This celebr`tion of is my business. This celebration of

great British art will be coming to an area near to you from next

Monday. We have been getting some comments are about children taking

time off, before school holidays. Thank you for those comments, you

can always get into it through can always get into it throtgh

e`mail. You can also get into it by Twitter and even Facebook at the

usual address. Time now for the weather

forecast with John Hammond. Heatwave warnings today? It does not

suit the old, the very young and the vulnerable, that has prompted the

alert. The temperatures will be set to rise through the rest of this

week, the heat and the humidity as well. It will culminate in some

violent thunderstorms heading towards this weekend. A good idea to

stay tuned to the forecast, cloud coming in from the north`west what

was a sunny day, it is now cloudy, some rain actually through this

evening and overnight, parthcularly to the north`west of London. Not

enough to water the garden. For many people it will stay dry if cloudy,

quite muggy. Temperature is not much below 16`17 degrees. We get off to a

warm start. A fair bit of cloud around first thing, but the cloud

will thin and break with tile. around first thing, but the cloud

will thin and break with time. It will thin and break with time. It

will turn into a sunny day. Plain and simple. If anything it will be

even warmer than today. Today we even warmer than today. Tod`y we

reached 27`28 degrees. We could be nudging 30 degrees tomorrow with

light winds, it will feel pretty muggy. Particularly in larger towns

and cities. A very warm one on Thursday, on Friday, complications

with low pressure going up the west of the UK. There is a risk of some

showers. For most of us it will be a sunny day, perhaps even hotter. On

Friday we could be hitting 30 degrees or more. Oppressively hot.

Oppressively humid. Into the Oppressively humid. Into the

weekend, it looks as if the dust storms will develop widely. We have

not put on the details, we have got a yellow warning from The Met

office. `` thunderstorms will develop. Disruptive rainfall as we

go towards the weekend, there is plenty going on, it looks lhke it

will turn less hot into the latter part of the weekend. STUDIO: Let's

remind ourselves of the headlines tonight.

An unprecedented police operation by the National Crime Agency has

arrested more than 650 suspected paedophiles including teachdrs,

As a result hundreds of children are now being protected

Figures for the last quarter, show the number of people ott

of work fell by over 120,000. It means more than 30 million people

are now in work ` the highest figure since records began in the 0970 s.

Israel has urged tens of thousands of people to leave their holes in

Gaza, amid signs that it's preparing to step up its military campaign.

Ten more people were killed in Gaza overnight bringing the Palestinian

And there are fears that thousands of children

in London could be without school places in a few years time.

London Councils is predicting a shortfall in places of more than

You can keep across all of the latest on the website.

I'll be back later during the ten o'clock news on BBC1

But for now, I hope you have a very good evening.

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50 tonnes an hour, in slurry, through this pipe. Start pumping.

They might cause a panic of tiles falling off.

One of the biggest engineering projects in Europe