:00:00. > :00:00.and humid. That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:12.Six. Goodbye from me. We reveal how some councils
:00:13. > :00:16.in the capital are refusing to tax homeowners with empty properties
:00:17. > :00:21.despite having the power to do so. This shows the scandal of elpty
:00:22. > :00:24.homes and we need to act. But councils say enforcing
:00:25. > :00:27.the tax would deter crucial foreign Under investigation,
:00:28. > :00:29.the primary school where te`chers claim they were forced to buy
:00:30. > :00:32.equipment out of their own pockets. Damaged during last night's
:00:33. > :00:45.electric storm ` one south We heard thunder and saw thd
:00:46. > :00:46.lightning intermittently, but it wasn't for a few minutes th`t we
:00:47. > :00:48.wasn't for a few minutes that we realised what had happened.
:00:49. > :00:51.Plus, From Sunday services to postal services ` how a north London church
:00:52. > :01:04.Good evening, welcome to the programme.
:01:05. > :01:08.First tonight, local authorities who have the power to tax home owners
:01:09. > :01:12.who leave their properties dmpty but are refusing to do so.
:01:13. > :01:16.BBC London has discovered that seven councils in the capital are failing
:01:17. > :01:19.to use a flagship Government policy which allows them to charge an extra
:01:20. > :01:24.50% of council tax on homes left unoccupied for at least two years.
:01:25. > :01:28.Labour leader Ed Miliband has called it a "housing scandal"
:01:29. > :01:44.The government promised to bring empty homes back into use, to raise
:01:45. > :01:46.money for more affordable housing and ease the housing crisis. In
:01:47. > :01:50.London, that meant foreign hnvestors London, that meant foreign hnvestors
:01:51. > :01:51.who failed to rent out propdrties would be targeted. But we have
:01:52. > :01:55.would be targeted. But we h`ve learned that the empty homes premium
:01:56. > :01:57.has been completely ignored, overlooked and written off across a
:01:58. > :02:02.swathe of central London. Sdven swathe of central London. Seven
:02:03. > :02:05.councils have so far refused to use the premium. Six of them ard
:02:06. > :02:10.the premium. Six of them are Conservative`run, prompting this
:02:11. > :02:12.rebuke from the leader of the Opposition. I am deeply concerned
:02:13. > :02:14.about this and I think it is essential not that the `` not only
:02:15. > :02:16.that the empty homes premiul essential not that the `` not only
:02:17. > :02:18.that the empty homes premiul is used to avoid the scandal of empty homes
:02:19. > :02:21.and people not paying a fin`ncial and people not paying a financial
:02:22. > :02:27.penalty for that, but that we extend the power. At the moment it is a
:02:28. > :02:30.power to charge only 50% of council tax. We believe it should bd 10 %.
:02:31. > :02:32.tax. We believe it should be 100%. This is an important investhgation
:02:33. > :02:38.This is an important investigation and it shows the scandal and that we
:02:39. > :02:42.need to act. There are more than 80,000 empty properties in the
:02:43. > :02:46.capital and the empty homes premium was levied on just over 4000. The
:02:47. > :02:48.biggest individual charge w`s was levied on just over 4000. The
:02:49. > :02:51.biggest individual charge w`s an extra ?4700 in council tax on a
:02:52. > :02:54.property in Richmond. What is extra ?4700 in council tax on a
:02:55. > :02:56.property in Richmond. What hs most property in Richmond. What hs most
:02:57. > :03:01.surprising is that seven cotncils have so far refused to use the empty
:03:02. > :03:06.homes premium at all, including boroughs with the highest property
:03:07. > :03:10.prices, like Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. Rupert panders to
:03:11. > :03:12.the privileged. His company will, fill the fridges, arrange flowers in
:03:13. > :03:15.preparation for when the owner preparation for when the owner
:03:16. > :03:16.annual shopping or business trip. annual shopping or business trip.
:03:17. > :03:17.For a fee, he will spend thd rest For a fee, he will spend thd rest of
:03:18. > :03:21.the year managing a deserted property, and he cannot unddrstand
:03:22. > :03:26.why we would want to deter rich foreign investors. Foreign owners
:03:27. > :03:30.have a right to live here and we need their investment in London We
:03:31. > :03:35.need the money they bring in, the contributions they make in stamp
:03:36. > :03:39.duty, for example. By raising council tax, it's just another
:03:40. > :03:44.reason, potentially, not to invest in the city. But how can cotncils
:03:45. > :03:48.like Westminster claim they cannot afford to build the number of
:03:49. > :03:51.affordable homes London needs, while at the same time refusing to use a
:03:52. > :03:55.power designed to give them the money to do so? We are a low tax
:03:56. > :03:56.borough. We are proud of that money to do so? We are a low tax
:03:57. > :03:56.borough. We are proud of th`t and money to do so? We are a low tax
:03:57. > :03:58.borough. We are proud of that and we borough. We are proud of that and we
:03:59. > :04:02.think you need to tax efficiently and properly. We do not think this
:04:03. > :04:05.would raise enough money to make any meaningful difference in the city.
:04:06. > :04:08.meaningful difference in thd city. We make significant amounts of money
:04:09. > :04:13.through developers investing in the city, building in the city, that
:04:14. > :04:18.allows us to deliver over 5000 new homes over the last few years. That
:04:19. > :04:22.is of little comfort to anyone struggling to get on the property
:04:23. > :04:25.ladder, who will ask why a tax designed to raise money for more
:04:26. > :04:27.affordable homes is being ignored by the same councils that have the most
:04:28. > :04:30.unaffordable property anywhdre in the country.
:04:31. > :04:34.And this isn't a Tory versus Labour issue.
:04:35. > :04:44.Has the Mayor got strong vidws on this?
:04:45. > :04:55.He has said he will write to those councils to demand why they are not
:04:56. > :04:59.using these powers. The mayor has gone even further, demanding that
:05:00. > :05:02.the government increased thhs premium to ten times council tax. He
:05:03. > :05:07.is critical of some foreign investors who he says are using the
:05:08. > :05:11.London property market as a stock market, which is completely
:05:12. > :05:14.inappropriate. And he is mindful of how removing property from the
:05:15. > :05:16.rental market increases prices throughout the market. The councils
:05:17. > :05:20.for their part have put up a robust for their part have put up ` robust
:05:21. > :05:24.defence, the councils which are not using the premium. They say it
:05:25. > :05:26.raises relatively low levels of revenue and not all of the dmpty
:05:27. > :05:30.revenue and not all of the empty properties that I mentioned are
:05:31. > :05:35.actually eligible for this tax. Above all, they say this is a pan
:05:36. > :05:39.`London problem and requires a pan`London solution, and not all the
:05:40. > :05:49.blame should be levelled at them. Thank you. I meet someone from this
:05:50. > :05:51.Bowls club in Reading who h`s Thank you. I meet someone from this
:05:52. > :05:53.Bowls club in Reading who has been Bowls club in Reading who h`s been
:05:54. > :05:54.selected to represent England in the Commonwealth games. And he is really
:05:55. > :06:00.Commonwealth games. And he hs really rather good.
:06:01. > :06:02.An investigation's been launched into the finances of a failhng
:06:03. > :06:07.It comes after teachers clahmed they were forced to buy basic equipment
:06:08. > :06:12.BBC London has seen a confidential letter sent to
:06:13. > :06:14.governors at St Mary's Catholic Primary listing alleged failings.
:06:15. > :06:29.Teachers first started raising concerns a year ago. Initially, they
:06:30. > :06:31.put their worries into a letter. put their worries into a letter
:06:32. > :06:32.Signed by the majority of staff, put their worries into a letter.
:06:33. > :06:33.Signed by the majority of staff it Signed by the majority of staff, it
:06:34. > :06:35.was confidentially sent to the governors and we have seen ` copy.
:06:36. > :06:39.governors and we have seen a copy. They say it was not clear how the
:06:40. > :06:42.pupil premium money for disadvantaged pupils, running to
:06:43. > :06:45.tens of thousands of pounds, was spent. There was apparently no
:06:46. > :06:48.budget for Supply teachers and budget for Supply teachers `nd
:06:49. > :06:51.teaching assistants were left covering lessons. Support for
:06:52. > :06:53.children with special educational needs was sporadic, if at all, and
:06:54. > :07:02.staff say they had to buy basic staff say they had to buy b`sic
:07:03. > :07:03.resources themselves, pens, printer ink, Staples, glue, out of their own
:07:04. > :07:06.pockets. Managers often became pockets. Managers often bec`me
:07:07. > :07:09.confrontational and defensive. They list numerous issues. We have seen a
:07:10. > :07:14.letter back from the governor is pretty much dismissing their
:07:15. > :07:16.concerns. Many of the staff have now left. I met with a group today who
:07:17. > :07:17.were too scared to go on calera left. I met with a group today who
:07:18. > :07:19.were too scared to go on calera but they painted a picture of fear
:07:20. > :07:19.were too scared to go on camera but they painted a picture of fdar and
:07:20. > :07:23.they painted a picture of fear and intimidation. That appears to have
:07:24. > :07:26.spread to parents, too. This lady who have a child at the school
:07:27. > :07:31.agreed to speak on condition of anonymity. It came to my attention
:07:32. > :07:35.that children were shouted at, that children were shouted `t,
:07:36. > :07:39.intimidated, even little chhldren, and that is heartbreaking. Lots of
:07:40. > :07:43.people thought the same? Many parents feel the same, yes, and have
:07:44. > :07:48.lost confidence in the school, saying it is not the school it used
:07:49. > :07:50.to be. The National Union of Teachers says that staff did
:07:51. > :07:52.everything by the book and they are concerned that the use of teaching
:07:53. > :07:55.concerned that the use of tdaching assistants to take classes alone.
:07:56. > :07:59.Only qualified teachers shotld be Only qualified teachers should be
:08:00. > :08:03.teaching classes in school. It is not lawful. They should not be
:08:04. > :08:08.teaching. They are entitled to supervise on certain occasions, but
:08:09. > :08:14.not to teach. In March, Ofsted stepped in, and its report rated the
:08:15. > :08:15.school as inadequate. Among the failings it says the provision
:08:16. > :08:16.school as inadequate. Among the failings it says the provishon for
:08:17. > :08:21.pupils with special educational needs is weak, and even the
:08:22. > :08:24.governors don't appear to know where the pupil premium funding is spent.
:08:25. > :08:29.It recommends the school be put into special measures. Brent Council has
:08:30. > :08:33.launched a forensic audit of the school's finances and would not
:08:34. > :08:35.comment further. The diocesds of Westminster is aware of the
:08:36. > :08:38.allegations and is cooperathng with allegations and is cooperating with
:08:39. > :08:40.the investigation. The headteacher and governors would not comlent
:08:41. > :08:43.and governors would not comment. These were Ofsted's findings and
:08:44. > :08:44.knowing that teachers raised this a year ago and this could have
:08:45. > :08:45.knowing that teachers raised this a year ago and this could havd been
:08:46. > :08:50.year ago and this could have been prevented, we were disappointed
:08:51. > :08:55.sad, angry. They failed our children. Things could get worse.
:08:56. > :08:57.Parents claim that year six exams have been withheld. The Dep`rtment
:08:58. > :09:00.have been withheld. The Department for Education has confirmed a review
:09:01. > :09:05.is being carried out into how the tests were conducted at the school.
:09:06. > :09:09.We understand the head has resigned. The welfare of 400 young children is
:09:10. > :09:12.at stake and the search for answers continues into how this oncd
:09:13. > :09:13.successful school collapsed so badly.
:09:14. > :09:16.A pensioner has been jailed for raping a three`year`old boy he
:09:17. > :09:19.was babysitting, after befriending a family to gain their trust.
:09:20. > :09:22.Barry John Britton from Westminster admitted four counts of sexual
:09:23. > :09:32.He received a life sentence with a minimum term of five years.
:09:33. > :09:35.A south London man has been found not guilty of supplying drugs
:09:36. > :09:37.following the death of a 16`year`old boy at a rave.
:09:38. > :09:39.Daniel Spargo`Mabbs died after taking ecstasy in Hayes
:09:40. > :09:45.Ryan Kirk from Beckenham was cleared of three counts of supplying class A
:09:46. > :09:50.Sentencing of Nicqueel Pitrora from Croydon is due to take place
:09:51. > :09:53.in August after he earlier pleaded guilty to supplying
:09:54. > :09:56.High Court judges have taken the rare step
:09:57. > :10:00.of ordering a third inquest, following the death of a woman at a
:10:01. > :10:04.Carmel Bloom died after a routine kidney stone operation at
:10:05. > :10:07.the Roding Hospital in Ilford, which was managed by BUPA at the time.
:10:08. > :10:10.It's now run by Spire Healthcare, and met all key standards
:10:11. > :10:15.Ms Bloom's family requested a further inquest
:10:16. > :10:26.This gives some indication of the storms overnight
:10:27. > :10:29.which lit up London's skyline in the early hours of this lorning.
:10:30. > :10:32.It left one home in south London devastated.
:10:33. > :10:43.Tarah Welsh is in Streatham this evening.
:10:44. > :10:50.Just look at the damage caused by the lightning. It struck at about
:10:51. > :10:54.2am and has completely destroyed this roof. The chimney collapsed,
:10:55. > :11:00.bricks went through the conservatory, and you can still see
:11:01. > :11:04.debris on the floor. It took 30 firefighters two hours to put out
:11:05. > :11:07.the fire in the roof. London Fire Brigade have told me the falily had
:11:08. > :11:15.a lucky escape. They all got out unhurt. Terrifying for them and for
:11:16. > :11:20.neighbours. The first thing was the noise. It was an almighty crash.
:11:21. > :11:27.noise. It was an almighty crash Then we heard thunder and saw the
:11:28. > :11:34.lightning, intermittently. But it wasn't for a few minutes th`t we
:11:35. > :11:39.realised what had happened. After a few minutes, smoke came out. After
:11:40. > :11:44.the smoke, you saw flames come out. And then very big smoke. All of the
:11:45. > :11:56.people were leaving, they started to run out, screaming. Everybody woke
:11:57. > :11:58.up around here. Serious implications the storm had for the familx
:11:59. > :11:59.up around here. Serious implications the storm had for the family here.
:12:00. > :12:03.They have told me they don't know when they will be able to go home,
:12:04. > :12:05.but many of you will have seen, heard and being woken by thd storm.
:12:06. > :12:10.You have been sending us photos, You have been sending us photos
:12:11. > :12:13.because the sky was lit up for about an hour. It was caused by a mixture
:12:14. > :12:15.of heat and humidity. Weathdr of heat and humidity. Weather
:12:16. > :12:18.experts have told me that whll only experts have told me that whll only
:12:19. > :12:21.get worse tonight because it has been so hot today. London Fhre
:12:22. > :12:23.been so hot today. London Fire Brigade have given out some
:12:24. > :12:26.warnings, asking people to unplug warnings, asking people to tnplug
:12:27. > :12:31.any unnecessary appliances. What happened here, when the lightning
:12:32. > :12:34.hit the area will it caused a fire in the electrical appliances in the
:12:35. > :12:39.house. They do not want to panic people, but if you unplug anything
:12:40. > :12:45.unnecessary, particularly the television, it is better to be safe
:12:46. > :12:47.than sorry. We will have more on the weather later.
:12:48. > :12:52.children out of school without permission, have told a court the
:12:53. > :12:55.decision to prosecute them is a breach of their human rights. In
:12:56. > :12:58.what's being considered a ldgal test case James Haymore and his wife
:12:59. > :13:00.Dayna took their three children on holiday to America earlier this
:13:01. > :13:12.James and his wife, in the coloured blouse, leaving the Magistr`tes
:13:13. > :13:16.blouse, leaving the Magistrates' Court with a legal representative.
:13:17. > :13:19.They face legal action for failing to ensure that their son regularly
:13:20. > :13:24.attended school, after taking him to a family reunion in America. They
:13:25. > :13:25.pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned until November whdn
:13:26. > :13:29.pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned until November when they
:13:30. > :13:30.will face a two day trial. During the trial, they are expected to
:13:31. > :13:33.argue that the prosecution is the trial, they are expected to
:13:34. > :13:37.argue that the prosecution hs unfair under the European Convention on
:13:38. > :13:38.Human Rights. In particular, Article eight of the convention, which
:13:39. > :13:43.eight of the convention, whhch guarantees the right to a private
:13:44. > :13:46.and family life. Their three children go to school here `t
:13:47. > :13:49.Chancellor Park primary in Chelmsford, where the headtdacher
:13:50. > :13:53.did not authorise the trip to America. They were fined ?60 by
:13:54. > :13:58.Essex County Council but refused to pay. New rules brought in bx the
:13:59. > :14:03.former Secretary of State for education, Michael Gove, banned
:14:04. > :14:04.parents from taking children out of school unless circumstances are
:14:05. > :14:09.exceptional. At court, keephng her exceptional. At court, keeping her
:14:10. > :14:12.office up to date with developments, a legal officer from the
:14:13. > :14:20.organisation liberty which campaigns for Civil Liberties. Common`sense
:14:21. > :14:23.must prevail. Criminalising parents for taking children out of school,
:14:24. > :14:28.is that the best use of court money. The rules that led to this
:14:29. > :14:29.ordeal go no way to addresshng money. The rules that led to this
:14:30. > :14:29.ordeal go no way to addressing the ordeal go no way to addressing the
:14:30. > :14:32.deeper and more compact sochal deeper and more compact sochal
:14:33. > :14:37.problems that contribute to some children repeatedly missing school.
:14:38. > :14:47.If they lose their legal fight, they could each be fined ?1000.
:14:48. > :14:51.Still to come this Friday evening ` your full weekend weather forecast.
:14:52. > :14:54.Plus: The church where parcels now sit alongside prayers ` as ` vicar
:14:55. > :15:17.Time for the weekend sport ` and Sara Orchard is here with all
:15:18. > :15:20.Thanks, Riz, and it's this lan who takes top billing in the capital
:15:21. > :15:23.on Sunday as quadruple 2012 Paralympic champion David Wdir
:15:24. > :15:26.Whilst the Olympic stadium in Stratford continues
:15:27. > :15:29.its renovation into West Hal's ground, this year the Games take
:15:30. > :15:41.place in a very unique setthng as Chris Slegg explains.
:15:42. > :15:49.On Horse Guards Parade today, they were not just changing the guard,
:15:50. > :15:53.they were changing everything. Seats were installed and attract was laid
:15:54. > :15:59.to welcome some of the world's top athletes. I must say, the UK knows
:16:00. > :16:01.how to put athletics on the map What an amazing surroundings we have
:16:02. > :16:04.here. It is incredible and ht What an amazing surroundings we have
:16:05. > :16:08.here. It is incredible and it makes here. It is incredible and ht makes
:16:09. > :16:10.athletics fun. Sunday's event marks two years since the Olympics. Last
:16:11. > :16:15.year's first Anniversary Games were year's first Anniversary Gales were
:16:16. > :16:17.held at the Olympic Stadium. Impossible this year because it is
:16:18. > :16:22.Impossible this year becausd it is being rebuilt. They may not have the
:16:23. > :16:24.Olympic Stadium but they have brought the Olympic track whth them.
:16:25. > :16:28.brought the Olympic track with them. This is the exact servers that
:16:29. > :16:30.Jessica Ennis`Hill, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt won their medals on. That
:16:31. > :16:37.is the sound which will be used in is the sound which will be used in
:16:38. > :16:40.the long jump and shot put areas. There will be 20,000 fans inside
:16:41. > :16:43.this temporary arena. I havd There will be 20,000 fans inside
:16:44. > :16:46.this temporary arena. I have been to a lot of meets but this has to be
:16:47. > :16:51.one of the most amazing. Thd scenery one of the most amazing. The scenery
:16:52. > :16:57.is amazing. Just being able to be here and compete here, I have to say
:16:58. > :17:00.is really exciting. Tickets for the stadium are almost sold out but it
:17:01. > :17:03.is free to watch the long`distance is free to watch the long`distance
:17:04. > :17:10.events on the MoU which is where David Weir will compete. It is going
:17:11. > :17:16.to be raped on Sunday. The British public always support all the
:17:17. > :17:25.athletes from all over the world. `` it is going to be great on Sunday.
:17:26. > :17:28.Well, if you are going to the games I hope it stays dry.
:17:29. > :17:31.Now onto football and last night QPR confirmed the signing
:17:32. > :17:33.of former England captain Rio Ferdinand, but could another
:17:34. > :17:37.The club have agreed a fee with Cardiff City
:17:38. > :17:40.for defender Steven Caulker, but the player is understood to
:17:41. > :17:43.QPR manager Harry Redknapp is keen for Caulker to
:17:44. > :17:52.Now one of the sports that you only really get to see when the
:17:53. > :17:56.Commonwealth Games is on ` hs Lawn Bowls, and it starts next week.
:17:57. > :17:59.A team of 15 athletes will represent Team England, with Tilehurst Bowling
:18:00. > :18:01.Club's Andy Knapper selected in the pairs and fours.
:18:02. > :18:06.His selection marks an incredible year for the Reading
:18:07. > :18:16.player who only got his first England call up last year.
:18:17. > :18:24.At Delhi 2010, the lawn Bowls athletes just had the heat, humidity
:18:25. > :18:28.and insects to contend with. In Glasgow it will be different. The
:18:29. > :18:38.Kelvingrove Bowls club has ` great Kelvingrove Bowls club has ` great
:18:39. > :18:42.backdrop. No doubt it will be one to remember. Selected in the pairs and
:18:43. > :18:44.remember. Selected in the p`irs and fours, this will be Andy Knapper's
:18:45. > :18:45.fours, this will be Andy Kn`pper's first Commonwealth Games. His
:18:46. > :18:48.first Commonwealth Games. Hhs passion for the sport started by
:18:49. > :18:51.passion for the sport startdd by watching his dad and grandad. Are
:18:52. > :18:52.used to play cricket. One d`y watching his dad and grandad. Are
:18:53. > :18:53.used to play cricket. One day I watching his dad and grandad. Are
:18:54. > :18:59.used to play cricket. One day I went down and watched him and got the
:19:00. > :19:03.bug. Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games will attract the most diverse
:19:04. > :19:07.athletes from all ages and backgrounds. Andy is 32 and only got
:19:08. > :19:16.his first call`up for England last year. To be selected was a highlight
:19:17. > :19:23.of my career. It just happened overnight. It definitely ch`nged my
:19:24. > :19:27.life dramatically! 2014 promises to be further life changing for Andy.
:19:28. > :19:31.His wife Laura will not beghn to Glasgow because she is expecting
:19:32. > :19:34.their first child and they both owe much to the sport. It is a massive
:19:35. > :19:39.much to the sport. It is a lassive part of our life. We met playing
:19:40. > :19:45.bowls. We both play outdoors and we enjoy it. We could not have asked
:19:46. > :19:47.for a better year. Everything is going right, thankfully. While
:19:48. > :19:51.going right, thankfully. Whhle winning a medal as a priority, the
:19:52. > :19:57.opportunity to enjoy everything that a multisport event offers is an
:19:58. > :20:00.added extra. The most excithng thing is the ceremonies and the
:20:01. > :20:04.opportunity to walk round the stadiums with the rest of the team
:20:05. > :20:10.and meet the other athletes. I would quite like to meet Usain Bolt. We
:20:11. > :20:11.are similar athletes obviously! Lawn bowls starts at Kelvingrove on
:20:12. > :20:14.Thursday. Good luck to Andy
:20:15. > :20:17.and the Bowls team and we'll have plenty more on London's Commonwealth
:20:18. > :20:19.Games athletes next week. That's all the sport, back to you,
:20:20. > :20:22.Riz. Next ` how one community saved
:20:23. > :20:24.their local post office. A vicar
:20:25. > :20:27.in Kilburn has allowed his church to be used for postal services after
:20:28. > :20:30.the post office was closed down. He says he believes it's part
:20:31. > :20:47.of the church's duty to serve Churches and post offices, both
:20:48. > :20:49.institutions which have suffered a fall in visitor numbers. In west
:20:50. > :20:52.Hamstead, they think they have fall in visitor numbers. In west
:20:53. > :20:54.Hamstead, they think they h`ve found Hamstead, they think they have found
:20:55. > :21:00.the solution. Today, the post office at Saint James 's welcomed hts first
:21:01. > :21:02.customers. I think it is a good idea because it is very sad to lose our
:21:03. > :21:05.post office. I think it is ` post office. I think it is a
:21:06. > :21:07.brunette idea but I wish thdy could brunette idea but I wish they could
:21:08. > :21:10.have separated the sales arda brunette idea but I wish thdy could
:21:11. > :21:14.have separated the sales area a have separated the sales arda a
:21:15. > :21:16.little bit more. Why is that? It is a church and you need that
:21:17. > :21:19.separation. I think it is fantastic separation. I think it is fantastic
:21:20. > :21:20.because it is different. Opdning separation. I think it is f`ntastic
:21:21. > :21:21.because it is different. Opening it because it is different. Opdning it
:21:22. > :21:25.out means there will be more people out means there will be mord people
:21:26. > :21:30.who do not necessarily come to our church but will walk through our
:21:31. > :21:35.church, because I love it. There is also a cafe and children's play
:21:36. > :21:39.area. It cost ?600,000 to sdt up with help from the council, the
:21:40. > :21:47.parish and a private donor. The idea that any profits from the btsinesses
:21:48. > :21:50.will pay for the businessoutreach work `` the Church's outreach work.
:21:51. > :21:54.We will do mother and Todd liquids and also some debt advice work, the
:21:55. > :21:58.anti`wonder work the Archbishop is keen on. `` we will do mother and
:21:59. > :22:02.keen on. `` we will do mothdr and toddler groups. I think we are
:22:03. > :22:06.returning to the medieval model of the church where the church is the
:22:07. > :22:11.centre of the community when the church was used for the people for
:22:12. > :22:13.markets, meetings, gatherings and social events. That is what we have
:22:14. > :22:15.returned to. We will be very much returned to. We will be verx much
:22:16. > :22:21.the centre of this local community. the centre of this local colmunity.
:22:22. > :22:30.With the post office open from am six days a week, the task now will
:22:31. > :22:37.be to convert customers into Congregational members.
:22:38. > :22:40.So after last night's storms, today, as predicted, was the hottest day of
:22:41. > :22:42.the year so far with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius.
:22:43. > :22:45.Whilst many Londoners have been out enjoying the weather, others have
:22:46. > :22:49.Not least the actors in Regents Park Open Air Theatre,
:22:50. > :23:02.If you cannot keep cool likd this on the hottest day of the year? What
:23:03. > :23:04.can you do? Children from St Pancras were in granary Square at King's
:23:05. > :23:07.Cross as an end of term tre`t. were in granary Square at Khng's
:23:08. > :23:09.Cross as an end of term treat. We Cross as an end of term tre`t. We
:23:10. > :23:14.cannot all chill out. Across the capital there are hot jobs to be
:23:15. > :23:16.done. It will be the glare of the sun rather than lights on the stage
:23:17. > :23:21.at Regents Park open`air stage this at Regents Park open`air st`ge this
:23:22. > :23:28.evening. We are out here, it is glorious and magical. Do you all
:23:29. > :23:32.your fellow actors share your opinion or will some die in the
:23:33. > :23:38.heat? I am sure there are a few going lord, get me out of this heat.
:23:39. > :23:40.Keeping cool in the sizzling kitchen is challenging enough. Harder
:23:41. > :23:40.Keeping cool in the sizzling kitchen is challenging enough. Harddr still
:23:41. > :23:42.is challenging enough. Harder still when you have been fasting `ll day
:23:43. > :23:50.for Ramadan. It is not hunger, when you have been fasting all day
:23:51. > :23:51.for Ramadan. It is not hungdr, for for Ramadan. It is not hungdr, for
:23:52. > :23:56.1819 hrs you do not have anything in 1819 hrs you do not have anxthing in
:23:57. > :23:59.your stomach, it is when it gets hot it is so difficult without drinking.
:24:00. > :24:02.We also value our open spacds it is so difficult without drinking.
:24:03. > :24:08.We also value our open spaces on days like this, something not lost
:24:09. > :24:12.on the city planners. There is a bit of shade if you want to sit in the
:24:13. > :24:17.shade. There is water and sunbathing. It has proved more
:24:18. > :24:21.popular than we thought it would. Resourceful Londoners will always
:24:22. > :24:27.Resourceful Londoners will `lways keep cool. Thanks for your Twitter
:24:28. > :24:32.tips. Loiter around the chilled aisle in the supermarket. Stick your
:24:33. > :24:34.pillow in the freezer. Get out of town or sleep with a hot water
:24:35. > :24:38.bottle filled with cold watdr. town or sleep with a hot water
:24:39. > :24:41.bottle filled with cold water. Just bottle filled with cold water. Just
:24:42. > :24:46.as it snows in winter, it always gets hot in summer and it is always
:24:47. > :24:50.a challenge. On that note, let's get a check on
:24:51. > :24:57.the weather with John Hammond. More storms?
:24:58. > :25:04.Yes, indeed. Many of us were woken up last night and we could get woken
:25:05. > :25:07.up tonight. The Met Office had issued an amber warning. We had this
:25:08. > :25:12.line of storms that pushed `way line of storms that pushed `way
:25:13. > :25:18.northwards. Then a gap, the sun came out. We got as high as 32 ddgrees in
:25:19. > :25:20.one or two places. Now we h`ve more cloud looming down over northern
:25:21. > :25:24.France. That is heading tow`rds us. France. That is heading towards us.
:25:25. > :25:26.It will give us a repeat performance. It will not be as
:25:27. > :25:33.straightforward as that. Thd straightforward as that. The
:25:34. > :25:35.position of the storms will be different. The potential is there
:25:36. > :25:38.for further quite violent storms as we go through tonight. A lot of rain
:25:39. > :25:44.locally which could cause some issues. Are the places locally will
:25:45. > :25:46.avoid the showers. A steamy night. Temperatures staying in a hhgh
:25:47. > :25:49.avoid the showers. A steamy night. Temperatures staying in a high teens
:25:50. > :25:52.all night. Tomorrow could start off under it. We will see some hazy
:25:53. > :25:56.sunshine developing. Don't be fooled. We will see more storms
:25:57. > :26:00.developing as we get into the afternoon. The distribution will be
:26:01. > :26:09.difficult to nail down. The potential is there for the heat and
:26:10. > :26:12.humidity. That clutch of storms clears away northwards. This is
:26:13. > :26:18.going into tomorrow night. It will probably be dry, another muggy one.
:26:19. > :26:25.Then we will get into Sundax. The main focus will be on the eastern
:26:26. > :26:30.side of the region. The distribution of the storms could be subtly
:26:31. > :26:32.different. The potential for some lively showers. Not just as hot but
:26:33. > :26:34.in the sunshine feeling very lively showers. Not just as hot but
:26:35. > :26:37.in the sunshine feeling verx warm in the sunshine feeling verx warm
:26:38. > :26:41.and humid. Few showers we think as we head into the early part of next
:26:42. > :26:44.week. Still quite warm and luggy. Hopefully, we will see some sunshine
:26:45. > :26:49.at times. Thank you.
:26:50. > :26:52.The United Nations has called for a full and independent
:26:53. > :26:54.investigation into the Malaxsian plane crash that killed 298 people,
:26:55. > :26:59.Air crash experts are heading to the rebel held site in Eastern Ukraine
:27:00. > :27:03.The Israeli Prime Minister says he's prepared for a significant dxpansion
:27:04. > :27:06.into Gaza ` less than 24 hotrs after Israel began a ground offensive.
:27:07. > :27:08.The UN estimates the number of people who've fled
:27:09. > :27:11.their homes over the last day has almost doubled to 40,000.
:27:12. > :27:13.A leaked draft of the offichal report into the so`called
:27:14. > :27:16.Trojan Horse plot has found there is evidence of a sustained `ttempt
:27:17. > :27:25.to impose a hardline Islamist agenda in some Birmingham schools.
:27:26. > :27:29.BBC London has discovered that seven councils are failing to use a
:27:30. > :27:34.flagship policy which enables them flagship policy which enables them
:27:35. > :27:35.to charge tax on homes left unoccupied for two years.
:27:36. > :27:38.That is all we have got time for. That is all we have got time for.
:27:39. > :27:41.Thank you for joining us. Vhctoria Thank you for joining us. Vhctoria
:27:42. > :27:47.Hollins will be back with the late news. From me and the team, whatever
:27:48. > :27:49.you are up too, have a lovely weekend. Goodbye.