:00:00. > :00:00.Don't forget a first look at the papers over on the BBC News Channel.
:00:00. > :00:20.Now, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:21. > :00:26.Good evening from BBC London News. I'm Riz Lateef.
:00:27. > :00:28.A group of London Academies is trying to
:00:29. > :00:31.recover ?4 million from a former employee, after vast sums of money
:00:32. > :00:35.Samuel Kayodee was an accountant at Haberdashers' Aske's Federation,
:00:36. > :00:37.which runs three schools in south`east London.
:00:38. > :00:39.A High Court judgement detailed how millions was diverted to
:00:40. > :00:44.Our education reporter, Marc Ashdown, has the story.
:00:45. > :00:53.Back in 2007 it was the most oversubscribed state school in the
:00:54. > :00:54.country, as the then head showed us around the academy, one of its
:00:55. > :00:58.country, as the then head showed us around the academy, one of hts staff
:00:59. > :01:03.members was parentally removing millions of pounds from under her
:01:04. > :01:08.nose. Samuel Kayodee was born in Nigeria. The Trust runs three
:01:09. > :01:13.schools in south`east London. It was discovered over a six`year period 4.
:01:14. > :01:17.?4.1 million was paid into his own accounts. The Trust suspended and
:01:18. > :01:21.accounts. The Trust suspenddd and sacked him and wept to the High
:01:22. > :01:24.Court to try to recover the money. A summary judgment was granted to the
:01:25. > :01:25.trust in respect of the claim he summary judgment was granted to the
:01:26. > :01:28.trust in respect of the clahm he had trust in respect of the claim he had
:01:29. > :01:29.abused his position of trust. It detailed 148 transactions m`de to
:01:30. > :01:31.detailed 148 transactions made to his account over the six ye`rs.
:01:32. > :01:31.detailed 148 transactions m`de to his account over the six years. He
:01:32. > :01:35.his account over the six ye`rs. He and his late wife bought property,
:01:36. > :01:38.cars, luxury items and had apparently been living well beyond
:01:39. > :01:41.their means. The judge said based on the evidence he'd seen, there's no
:01:42. > :01:47.way they couldn't have known such a vast amount of money was flowing in.
:01:48. > :01:51.It's left parents concerned about how the schools are run and knock`on
:01:52. > :01:57.effects it might have. It's a huge amount of money. Our schools aren't
:01:58. > :02:00.particularly complex, our fhnancial particularly complex, our fhnancial
:02:01. > :02:03.institutions. It's a huge concern for parents. They're worried that
:02:04. > :02:09.their children's education will suffer. The academy Trust was
:02:10. > :02:14.frequently championed by thd former frequently championed by the former
:02:15. > :02:17.Education Secretary. Academhes do have more control over their
:02:18. > :02:19.finances than other state schools. Critics say this is a glaring
:02:20. > :02:25.example of the need for stricter example of the need for strhcter
:02:26. > :02:28.financial controls.. They c`n siphon away funds easily without anyone
:02:29. > :02:31.really knowing anything for a long time. The only people supervising
:02:32. > :02:35.them are the Department for Education. The Department for
:02:36. > :02:38.Education have thousands of schools to monitor. The department
:02:39. > :02:41.maintained academies alreadx have maintained academies already have
:02:42. > :02:45.tougher financial rules to follow. In court, Samuel Kayodee tried to
:02:46. > :02:50.argue all his transactions had been authorised. The judge said his
:02:51. > :02:51.explanation had a total air of unreality about it. We've not been
:02:52. > :02:55.able to locate him for a comment. able to locate him for a colment.
:02:56. > :02:56.The Trust say they're devastated and believe this constituted a
:02:57. > :02:57.sophisticated fraud. They're believe this constituted a
:02:58. > :02:59.sophisticated fraud. They'rd working sophisticated fraud. They'rd working
:03:00. > :03:04.as hard as they can to recover the money. It is, after all, ?4 million
:03:05. > :03:07.of public money, which should have been spent on pupils.
:03:08. > :03:11.From September, eight new rdgional From September, eight new regional
:03:12. > :03:14.schools commissioners begin their role scrutinising academies, three
:03:15. > :03:16.of them here in London. I'm told they'll be more hands on, m`king
:03:17. > :03:20.they'll be more hands on, making more advise tights schools, going
:03:21. > :03:22.through the finances. Many will say this case shows how badly they're
:03:23. > :03:25.needed. A cyclist, involved
:03:26. > :03:28.in a collision with a rubbish truck The 40`year`old was taken to
:03:29. > :03:31.hospital suffering It's the eighth cyclist death
:03:32. > :03:39.on the capital's roads this year. Soaring rents coupled with
:03:40. > :03:41.the difficulty of getting onto the property ladder has led to calls
:03:42. > :03:45.for changes in the way London's In the second of our series this
:03:46. > :03:49.week 'Home Truths', looking at more radical solutions to the
:03:50. > :03:52.capital's housing crisis, P`tricia Brown, Chair of the London Festival
:03:53. > :03:55.of Architecture, explains why she thinks people should be able to rent
:03:56. > :04:02.better properties, for longdr. People often look to continental
:04:03. > :04:09.European cities and say why can t we European cities and say why can t we
:04:10. > :04:14.be more like continental Europe, where people say in Germany or in
:04:15. > :04:16.Paris live in rented accommodation for their entire lives. There's no
:04:17. > :04:18.stigma attached to it in thd for their entire lives. There's no
:04:19. > :04:18.stigma attached to it in the same stigma attached to it in the same
:04:19. > :04:21.way as there is here. At thd stigma attached to it in thd same
:04:22. > :04:25.way as there is here. At thd moment, I live in Leytonstone, to share with
:04:26. > :04:32.seven people. It's really slall to seven people. It's really small to
:04:33. > :04:38.live there. It's really dirty. I don't trust the landlord. It's too
:04:39. > :04:43.expensive. Why is it so different here? That's because many of the
:04:44. > :04:45.landlords that are around, providing the significant proportion of
:04:46. > :04:49.private rental sector in thd UK and private rental sector in thd UK and
:04:50. > :04:52.especially in London, are actually in it for the short`term. There s
:04:53. > :04:55.especially in London, are actually in it for the short`term. There's no
:04:56. > :04:57.security of tenure or reasons for people to feel vested in thdir
:04:58. > :04:58.security of tenure or reasons for people to feel vested in their home
:04:59. > :05:01.or their district. Here I al people to feel vested in thdir home
:05:02. > :05:01.or their district. Here I am in people to feel vested in their home
:05:02. > :05:04.or their district. Here I am in the eastville nadge Stratford, where
:05:05. > :05:06.they're trying to radically change the housing market. This is a good
:05:07. > :05:11.sized room. Due say you havd your sized room. Due say you have your
:05:12. > :05:13.own bathroom? Yeah, just around the corner. Initially I was on the hunt
:05:14. > :05:18.for a new job. I was recommended for a new job. I was recommended
:05:19. > :05:23.about this company. So I signed up and got the job. At such a time I
:05:24. > :05:24.was going to be moved over here in the Village. I thought it was
:05:25. > :05:24.was going to be moved over here in the Village. I thought it w`s a
:05:25. > :05:30.the Village. I thought it was a really good place to be. We signed
:05:31. > :05:34.up for a three`year contract. We had a clause that we can use after the
:05:35. > :05:36.six`month term. There is total security from a tenants' pohnt of
:05:37. > :05:40.view. There isn't one single view. There isn't one singld
:05:41. > :05:43.solution when it comes to London's housing market. There's lots of
:05:44. > :05:47.different ways that we need to take on to fix the problem. One of them
:05:48. > :05:49.is regulating the market and providing a better class of private
:05:50. > :05:53.rented landlord. The mayor is rented landlord. The mayor hs
:05:54. > :05:56.actually looking at this through something called the housing
:05:57. > :05:59.covenant, where he's setting the conditions for more rental housing
:06:00. > :06:03.to come onto the market. But regulated in a way to provide
:06:04. > :06:07.security and quality that Londoners deserve.
:06:08. > :06:11.Do send us your views on this and the other housing storids we'll
:06:12. > :06:23.You can get in touch via em`il or join in conversation on Twitter.
:06:24. > :06:31.That's all from me. I will wish you a very good night and we will have a
:06:32. > :06:34.look at the weather, which seems to be hot and getting hotter.
:06:35. > :06:36.That's true. Yes, hello, good evening. Today we were 27 ddgrees
:06:37. > :06:40.evening. Today we were 27 degrees again that. Makes it the eighth day
:06:41. > :06:44.in a row that somewhere in the London area has got at least 27
:06:45. > :06:45.which takes us into the 80s Fahrenheit. Staying warm for the
:06:46. > :06:49.next few days, plenty of drx weather next few days, plenty of dry weather
:06:50. > :06:51.around, but there will be the odd risk of a shower. In fact, we start
:06:52. > :06:52.with the risk tomorrow morning. risk of a shower. In fact, we start
:06:53. > :06:54.with the risk tomorrow mornhng. We with the risk tomorrow mornhng. We
:06:55. > :06:59.have cloud moving towards us from the east. It does give us a risk of
:07:00. > :07:02.some showers. Early showers, pretty light ones at first. But in the
:07:03. > :07:06.afternoon, you could see a sharp one, especially towards the south of
:07:07. > :07:14.London. Most place as voiding them, staying dry. Bit of a breezd
:07:15. > :07:17.tomorrow. It won't feel as hot as it has. And temperatures are wdll up in
:07:18. > :07:20.has. And temperatures are well up in double figures overnight. There say
:07:21. > :07:23.bit of a breeze. On Thursdax, out bit of a breeze. On Thursday, out
:07:24. > :07:24.towards the west, eventuallx, towards the west, eventually,
:07:25. > :07:27.there'll be the risk of somd there'll be the risk of some
:07:28. > :07:29.showers, but most places ard dry. I showers, but most places ard dry. I
:07:30. > :07:41.will leave you with the outlook: Good evening. I know some of us
:07:42. > :07:45.could do with a drop of rain for the gardens, and the hot weather doesn't
:07:46. > :07:49.suit us all, but it's within a warm one today. 20 degrees in many parts
:07:50. > :07:53.of Scotland and Northern Ireland, the warmest day of the year so far.
:07:54. > :07:57.It's been a hot one further south too. 30 degrees along the south
:07:58. > :08:01.coast of England. There's plenty more warmth to come through the rest
:08:02. > :08:07.of this week. A balmy night. Most of us dry. Low cloud and mist off the
:08:08. > :08:13.North Sea into central and eastern parts of the UK. The odd shower
:08:14. > :08:16.possible across the west of Northern Ireland, otherwise dry and humid.
:08:17. > :08:20.Temperatures in the midteens to start the day. Whoa might see the
:08:21. > :08:28.odd shower across eastern England early on. Most of us is dry. By the
:08:29. > :08:34.afternoon, we could see an isolated downpour. Further west, I must
:08:35. > :08:36.stress they will be isolated. Mauve of us will avoid