:00:00. > :00:00.has been hit by a missile in northern Gaza. That's all from the
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC News at Six. It is goodbye from me. We can enjoy the BBC News teams
:00:00. > :00:08.where you are. Concern that Scotland Yard is
:00:09. > :00:13.struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in the number
:00:14. > :00:23.of child sex abuse cases. It only takes one case, such as baby
:00:24. > :00:27.Peter, to make everything unravelled.
:00:28. > :00:30.Allegations increased by more than 60%, but the Mdt says
:00:31. > :00:32.more officers are being recruited to deal with the workload.
:00:33. > :00:37.In the wake of the Malaysia Airlines disaster we assess the impact
:00:38. > :00:41.of Russian sanctions on London's economy.
:00:42. > :00:48.What we are trying to do is to take account of the gradual action of
:00:49. > :00:51.sections backed by Russia and Vladimir Putin.
:00:52. > :00:53.Plus attempting to win over support for a second runway.
:00:54. > :00:56.Gatwick bosses pledge ?250 lillion as it puts its case for expansion.
:00:57. > :01:04.Almost two years after the London games the Olympic cauldron finds
:01:05. > :01:23.There are fears that Scotland Yard is struggling to cope with
:01:24. > :01:26.a huge increase in child abtse allegations across the capital.
:01:27. > :01:31.According to a report published today the number of alleged child
:01:32. > :01:35.rapes has increased by more than a half over the past six years.
:01:36. > :01:38.But the London Assembly claims the Met's sex crime squad is under
:01:39. > :01:42.resourced, putting a serious drain on the unit.
:01:43. > :01:49.Our home affairs correspondhng to Guy Smith reports.
:01:50. > :01:54.It is one of the most difficult and stressful areas of investig`ting,
:01:55. > :02:00.stressful areas of investigating, but please have a statutory duty to
:02:01. > :02:05.protect children from abuse. Today London's police and crime committee
:02:06. > :02:09.published a report. It shows a dramatic rise in the number of
:02:10. > :02:13.allegations, bringing new pressure that act is struggling to meet.
:02:14. > :02:16.Since 2008, there has been lore that act is struggling to mdet.
:02:17. > :02:18.Since 2008, there has been lore than a 50% increase in alleged child
:02:19. > :02:21.rapes. Over the same six`year a 50% increase in alleged child
:02:22. > :02:23.rapes. Over the same six`ye`r period the number of sexual assaults
:02:24. > :02:29.against children has risen by 6 %. against children has risen by 6 %.
:02:30. > :02:35.The report suggests this is because of high profile cases like Jimmy
:02:36. > :02:39.Savile Rolf Harris. And also more confidence in the Met to properly
:02:40. > :02:41.investigate. They are just about coping at the moment, but it only
:02:42. > :02:44.takes one case, such as baby Peter, takes one case, such as baby Peter,
:02:45. > :02:47.to make everything unravelldd. takes one case, such as babx Peter,
:02:48. > :02:48.to make everything unravelled. It is to make everything unravelldd. It is
:02:49. > :02:52.important they properly resourced child safety in London. We `re
:02:53. > :02:56.child safety in London. We are seeing a massive increase in child
:02:57. > :02:59.abuse and the police have to keep up to make sure every case is
:03:00. > :03:03.investigated. Those police numbers have gone up to almost 1000
:03:04. > :03:04.officers, 22% more than five years officers, 22% more than fivd years
:03:05. > :03:09.ago. But the report shows some 50 ago. But the report shows some 50
:03:10. > :03:17.posts were not filled last September. There are many positive
:03:18. > :03:21.comments here about how the Met deals with child protection, but
:03:22. > :03:25.this report is a warning shot not to repeat the mistakes of the past The
:03:26. > :03:30.repeat the mistakes of the past. The case of baby Peter in Haringey in
:03:31. > :03:35.2007 highlighted failures around not having enough staff and lack of
:03:36. > :03:37.supervision. High vacancy r`tes and poor are sharing of information
:03:38. > :03:44.between the police and other agencies. This report says there is
:03:45. > :03:50.no room for complacency. We are not going to take our eye off the ball.
:03:51. > :03:51.The Met police considers the protection of our young and
:03:52. > :03:56.foreign`born people to be vdry foreign`born people to be vdry
:03:57. > :04:00.important. We welcome the rdport. The amount of crimes are increasing
:04:01. > :04:03.and they are becoming more complex and it is important we resize it
:04:04. > :04:09.appropriately and that is what we are looking to do. The Met claims
:04:10. > :04:11.both charges and convictions have increased. The police and crime
:04:12. > :04:14.committee says it will be reviewing committee says it will be rdviewing
:04:15. > :04:18.Scotland Yard's progress later in the year.
:04:19. > :04:21.Lots more to come including helping to free up homes for families.
:04:22. > :04:32.Why ageing Londoners should be encouraged to downsize.
:04:33. > :04:34.London is a prime destination for not only
:04:35. > :04:37.Russian businesses, but also oligarchs owning multi`million pound
:04:38. > :04:41.properties. But there are growing calls for tougher sanctions against
:04:42. > :04:45.wealthy Russians who have close relations with President Putin. The
:04:46. > :04:50.EU is considering what action to take in response to claims that
:04:51. > :04:53.Russia has supported armed rebels in eastern Ukraine who are accused of
:04:54. > :04:57.shooting down the Malaysian airliner MH17. Let's get more now from Sonja
:04:58. > :05:11.Let's remember many wealthy Russians have had something of a lovd affair
:05:12. > :05:16.have had something of a love affair with London in recent years. We hear
:05:17. > :05:19.about them buying properties, Chelsea football club, the Dvening
:05:20. > :05:23.Chelsea football club, the Evening Standard newspaper. But now there is
:05:24. > :05:29.concern the latest sanctions could make the city of London suffered. It
:05:30. > :05:34.is home to much of the ?27 billion worth of Russian investment. In
:05:35. > :05:39.2012, the financial services trade was worth just under 900 million.
:05:40. > :05:43.Some experts were saying London should not be worrying just yet.
:05:44. > :05:46.Oligarchs may be getting nervous, but we should not overestimate
:05:47. > :05:49.Oligarchs may be getting nervous, but we should not overestim`te the
:05:50. > :05:55.impact they have on London. They have property in London is the
:05:56. > :06:01.perception, but it is not the case. It is less than 10% of the high`end
:06:02. > :06:05.market. Cash assets you can take out quickly, but with housing it is much
:06:06. > :06:09.less liquid. We spoke to one journalist who has been working on
:06:10. > :06:15.documentaries about wealthy Russians living in London. Many of them do
:06:16. > :06:17.not have anything to do with Vladimir Putin or his regime.
:06:18. > :06:18.not have anything to do with Vladimir Putin or his regimd. They
:06:19. > :06:20.Vladimir Putin or his regime. They have not made their money bdcause
:06:21. > :06:20.Vladimir Putin or his regimd. They have not made their money because of
:06:21. > :06:24.have not made their money bdcause of their closeness to the regime. Some
:06:25. > :06:28.of them made money because of their talent. So they might not think it
:06:29. > :06:38.is fair to impose blanket sanctions is fair to impose blanket s`nctions
:06:39. > :06:41.against everybody. London's Mayor, Boris Johnson, has been in the
:06:42. > :06:44.headlines because of his links to a wealthy Russian family. That is
:06:45. > :06:50.right. There woman in question is right. There woman in questhon is
:06:51. > :06:56.married to a former minister in President Putin's Government and she
:06:57. > :07:03.paid ?160,000 at a Conservative Party fundraiser for a game of
:07:04. > :07:07.tennis with Boris Johnson and David Cameron. Today Boris Johnson denied
:07:08. > :07:14.that the nation was hypocritical. What we are trying to do is to take
:07:15. > :07:17.account of the dreadful at by separatists backed by Russia and
:07:18. > :07:23.Vladimir Putin ultimately, so the attempt is to tighten the screws on
:07:24. > :07:25.that regime. It is important that people who are not associated, or
:07:26. > :07:28.people who are not associatdd, or who are hostile to that regime,
:07:29. > :07:28.people who are not associated, or who are hostile to that reghme, are
:07:29. > :07:32.who are hostile to that regime, are not caught in the general b`cklash.
:07:33. > :07:36.not caught in the general backlash. There is growing pressure on David
:07:37. > :07:41.Cameron to take tougher acthon on oligarchs who are close to President
:07:42. > :07:43.Putin. Exactly who will be targeted under these new sanctions and how
:07:44. > :07:47.will be revealed soon. A manhole cover exploded in a road
:07:48. > :07:50.in north`west London this afternoon. No`one was injured
:07:51. > :07:54.and the cause is not yet known. There has been a steep rise
:07:55. > :07:56.in the number of so`called pavement explosions
:07:57. > :08:08.over the past year in London. announced a series of plans to limit
:08:09. > :08:11.the impact on the area. The cost would be more than ?25
:08:12. > :08:14.million, but the airport's owners say expansion
:08:15. > :08:19.will create around 120,000 jobs. And they are prepared to pay 25%
:08:20. > :08:23.above the market value for homes They also say other homeowndrs
:08:24. > :08:45.could benefit from a ?50 million Gatwick airport from the skx, the
:08:46. > :08:46.busiest single runway airport in the world and the campaign for `
:08:47. > :08:46.busiest single runway airport in the world and the campaign for a second
:08:47. > :08:52.world and the campaign for ` second runway here is hotting up. ?256
:08:53. > :08:57.million pledged to help easd local million pledged to help easd local
:08:58. > :09:01.communities' concerns. A second runway would stretch out before me,
:09:02. > :09:07.running parallel with the existing one and nearly one mile to the
:09:08. > :09:12.south. It would cross Greenland industry and industry and 160 homes
:09:13. > :09:17.would have to be compulsorily purchased. Landscape around would be
:09:18. > :09:21.affected as well. There has been consultation with local people. The
:09:22. > :09:25.airport wants to be seen to be listening. We have made changes to
:09:26. > :09:30.reflect what people have sahd and we have added to the pledges we have
:09:31. > :09:37.already made to make it possible for local people to see they will share
:09:38. > :09:40.in the benefits. Among the pledges ?46 million for community
:09:41. > :09:42.infrastructure like schools and hospitals. Owners of homes that need
:09:43. > :09:44.to be demolished would recehve hospitals. Owners of homes that need
:09:45. > :09:44.to be demolished would receive 25% to be demolished would recehve 5%
:09:45. > :09:52.above the market rate. And a ?50 above the market rate. And ` ?5
:09:53. > :09:58.million noise compensation fund. Campaigners say it is not enough. It
:09:59. > :10:01.is nothing in the scale of things. They will be making substantially
:10:02. > :10:06.more profits and the impact of those profits will be felt by the
:10:07. > :10:10.shareholders' bonuses and not the local community. There seems to be
:10:11. > :10:17.mixed views over where a new runway should go. It is good for the market
:10:18. > :10:20.area, it creates jobs, people coming into the local area and it hs
:10:21. > :10:22.positive. Stansted because it into the local area and it is
:10:23. > :10:27.positive. Stansted because ht is 25 minutes from where I live. Gatwick
:10:28. > :10:34.would be my choice. I know the Thames estuary. It is wide open
:10:35. > :10:37.space, they have got power stations, it is not exactly pretty. G`twick
:10:38. > :10:41.it is not exactly pretty. Gatwick says if it gets the go`ahead a
:10:42. > :10:45.second runway could be built by 2025.
:10:46. > :10:52.More on today's report which has criticised Scotland Yard
:10:53. > :10:54.for keeping information abott campaigns run by bereaved families.
:10:55. > :10:57.An undercover police unit collected information on 18 families,
:10:58. > :10:59.including the relatives of Stephen Lawrence and
:11:00. > :11:03.Scotland Yard has apologised to the families involved, but stresses that
:11:04. > :11:15.they and their campaigns were not the focus of undercover operations.
:11:16. > :11:21.Our officers were directly gathering information, no officers were sent
:11:22. > :11:27.out to gather information about the families or those who were trying to
:11:28. > :11:31.help their cause. This activity was into groups who were bilin groups
:11:32. > :11:33.who wanted to create violence and disorder in London. The officers
:11:34. > :11:36.disorder in London. The offhcers also picked up information about
:11:37. > :11:43.those families as a result of that. One of the campaignS subjected to
:11:44. > :11:46.information gathering according to the report was the Justice for
:11:47. > :11:48.Harry Stanley campaign. Harry Stanley was mistakenlx
:11:49. > :11:49.shot dead by police in 1999. Terry Stewart has been secretary
:11:50. > :11:51.for that campaign ever sincd. for that campaign ever since.
:11:52. > :11:58.He joins me now. Harry was shocked by the police in
:11:59. > :12:03.1999 and the police were tipped off an Irishman was carrying a gun, but
:12:04. > :12:05.Mr Stanley was carrying a wooden table leg that had just been
:12:06. > :12:07.repaired. How do you do about table leg that had just been
:12:08. > :12:09.repaired. How do you do about the fact you were under surveillance?
:12:10. > :12:13.Festival, the Stanley familx fact you were under surveillance?
:12:14. > :12:17.Festival, the Stanley familx are devastated by the news today.
:12:18. > :12:24.Festival, the Stanley family are devastated by the news todax. The
:12:25. > :12:29.idea that a small community campaign, similar to the other
:12:30. > :12:32.campaigns, led by families, organised by local communitx
:12:33. > :12:36.organisations, there is no reason why they should have been
:12:37. > :12:41.scrutinised. There were public events and everything was open and
:12:42. > :12:45.transparent. I do not understand why they were carrying out this work.
:12:46. > :12:49.They talk about collateral intrusion. Language like th`t means
:12:50. > :12:54.intrusion. Language like that means absolutely nothing. The Metropolitan
:12:55. > :13:03.Police have apologised. Is that enough? No, I do not think ht is
:13:04. > :13:07.enough. The devastation caused to the families by the initial act of
:13:08. > :13:12.killing of their loved ones, then they had to go through court and
:13:13. > :13:19.they still got no justice for their loved ones. For them now to turn
:13:20. > :13:23.around and say we had been tnder surveillance is a terrible shock to
:13:24. > :13:32.the families. It is a bigger shock to the rest of the communitx because
:13:33. > :13:35.we are talking about a country that prides itself in transparency and
:13:36. > :13:39.democracy, not a Stasi like operation which we are more akin to
:13:40. > :13:48.seeing in Eastern European countries. Still to come: Lxing
:13:49. > :13:48.seeing in Eastern European countries. Still to come: Lying on
:13:49. > :13:53.countries. Still to come: Lxing on the sea bed of South end for more
:13:54. > :14:00.than 350 years. The efforts to save an historic shipwreck. And Berkshire
:14:01. > :14:09.swimmer Andrew Willis wins a place in the 200 metres breaststroke final
:14:10. > :14:11.at the Commonwealth Games. This week we have been looking at radical
:14:12. > :14:11.at the Commonwealth Games. This week we have been looking at radhcal ways
:14:12. > :14:13.we have been looking at radical ways to help solve London's houshng
:14:14. > :14:19.crisis through the eyes of experts. crisis through the eyes of dxperts.
:14:20. > :14:22.Today in the last of our series we ask if elderly people should be
:14:23. > :14:29.encouraged to downsize to free up larger properties for familhes. The
:14:30. > :14:34.chairman of a company which builds homes, including retirement flats,
:14:35. > :14:37.certainly thinks so. He thinks building more accommodation for
:14:38. > :14:48.older Londoners can make a real difference. If we can find a
:14:49. > :14:49.older Londoners can make a real difference. If we can find ` flat
:14:50. > :14:53.difference. If we can find a flat for people in the early 60s and 70s
:14:54. > :14:59.and if we can get them to move to a flat, we solve all sorts of problems
:15:00. > :15:04.at the same time. We free up family housing and they are not family flat
:15:05. > :15:09.on the fifth floor, they are houses with gardens, and we look after
:15:10. > :15:15.ourselves when we are older. Sooner or later those family houses will be
:15:16. > :15:19.too much for us. It is not specialist retirement for old people
:15:20. > :15:36.kind of housing. It is ordinary housing in
:15:37. > :15:39.It is not specialist retirement for old people kind of houshng, it
:15:40. > :15:43.Everybody else is living all around and do our part of everything.
:15:44. > :15:45.It is the modern flat that city people `
:15:46. > :15:49.Londoners ` know how to deal with and will enjoy in their old age
:15:50. > :15:51.I have got one bedroom, one bathroom and one sitting room
:15:52. > :15:56.We have lovely views outsidd of the garden ` and the pub.
:15:57. > :15:58.It is us that I think is the target.
:15:59. > :16:01.Getting people while they still have their wits fully about them to
:16:02. > :16:06.If just 2% of people who ard over pension age with two empty spare
:16:07. > :16:09.rooms moved every year and downsized that would produce an enormous
:16:10. > :16:13.What have you got in your photograph, Peter?
:16:14. > :16:18.For some older people the khnd of social life that goes with being
:16:19. > :16:20.further into the centre in apartments with facilitids all
:16:21. > :16:22.around, not far from where you were before.
:16:23. > :16:26.It's no bigger than what I had before.
:16:27. > :16:29.It can be something vibrant and new and you can walk evdrywhere
:16:30. > :16:36.It is a trade`in but it can be a trade`up.
:16:37. > :16:42.If you've got something to say on the subject you've just heard
:16:43. > :16:45.about ` why don't you join the conversation
:16:46. > :16:49.taking place on our Facebook site, or Twitter ` using #BBCHomeTruths?
:16:50. > :16:52.Or if you'd rather e`mail us ` the address is yourlondon@bbc.co.uk
:16:53. > :16:55.Let me just tell you, that this time tomorrow, my colleague Riz Lateef
:16:56. > :16:58.will introduce a special programme looking at housing
:16:59. > :17:12.in London with a panel of experts ` and the Mayor's housing advisor.
:17:13. > :17:15.HMS London was a ship which helped to escort Charles
:17:16. > :17:18.the second back from Holland to England over 350 years ago.
:17:19. > :17:21.A few years later ` it was accidentally blown up in the Thames
:17:22. > :17:24.Estuary where it lay undiscovered until just a few years ago.
:17:25. > :17:27.But now, there are real fears of the wreck being lost for good.
:17:28. > :17:38.In 1665 it wasn't cargo vessels here but warships preparing to fight
:17:39. > :17:43.And one of those ships, the London, now lies at the bottom
:17:44. > :17:46.of the Thames, preserved under layers of silt.
:17:47. > :17:48.It is probably the most important shipwreck site
:17:49. > :17:54.It was only one of three warships built under Cromwell
:17:55. > :17:57.in the late 17th century but the only survivor of those thred boats.
:17:58. > :18:03.The flagship of the boat, the London, was on its way
:18:04. > :18:05.from Chatham to Gravesend to pick up Admiral Sir John Lawson.
:18:06. > :18:08.On board were his family and friends and other guests.
:18:09. > :18:11.The idea was that they would greet the Admiral and then disemb`rk
:18:12. > :18:15.But the ship never reached the Admiral, somehow the gunpowder
:18:16. > :18:18.on board was ignited and a huge explosion split her in two.
:18:19. > :18:27.Today, marine archaeologists were searching for artefacts.
:18:28. > :18:30.They have already retrieved pipes and pots as well as ammunition
:18:31. > :18:42.It is extremely difficult, we have strong tides and bad visibility
:18:43. > :18:44.because of all the suits and sediments in the water. For the
:18:45. > :18:47.first 45 minutes of the dive sediments in the water. For the
:18:48. > :18:48.first 45 minutes of the divd it is first 45 minutes of the dive it is
:18:49. > :18:52.very black and you cannot sde your very black and you cannot sde your
:18:53. > :18:54.hand in front of your face. But the silks and the sediments have
:18:55. > :18:54.hand in front of your face. But the silks and the sediments havd also
:18:55. > :18:57.silks and the sediments have also saved this ship. When timber remains
:18:58. > :19:03.and organic remains settle into this and organic remains settle into this
:19:04. > :19:04.mode they get preserved into an organic environment which does not
:19:05. > :19:08.allow it to be eaten by organic allow it to be eaten by org`nic
:19:09. > :19:11.creatures. The lack of creatures means good archaeology which is what
:19:12. > :19:15.we have got. The divers can only reach the wreck when the tide is
:19:16. > :19:18.perfect and now that part of it is exposed it is starting to
:19:19. > :19:23.disintegrate, which means it is a race against time. There is no
:19:24. > :19:25.intention to raise the wreck, only the artefacts found on it. Hnstead
:19:26. > :19:29.the artefacts found on it. Instead it will be preserved for future
:19:30. > :19:46.generations to dive and explore From its original home
:19:47. > :19:48.in a small bookshop in 1980s, the Black Cultural Archives now has
:19:49. > :19:51.a permanent home in the heart The ?7 million redevelopment
:19:52. > :19:54.of a heritage site was officially opened today
:19:55. > :19:56.and will be dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating
:19:57. > :19:58.the histories of people of African Last night,
:19:59. > :20:05.competitors at the Commonwealth Today, they squared up to e`ch other
:20:06. > :20:09.to compete ` as the Games first day in Glasgow
:20:10. > :20:12.got off to an exciting start. It was a great start and within the
:20:13. > :20:16.last few moments that has been It was a great start and within the
:20:17. > :20:17.last few moments that has bden a last few moments that has been a
:20:18. > :20:20.great result for the West London judo player Ashley McKenzie because
:20:21. > :20:25.he has won a gold`medal beating the Indian in the final. He had a really
:20:26. > :20:28.disappointing London 2012. He had a troubled upbringing. He says that
:20:29. > :20:30.judo saved him from going to prison, so this is a too rhythmic result
:20:31. > :20:30.judo saved him from going to prison, so this is a too rhythmic rdsult for
:20:31. > :20:32.so this is a too rhythmic result for him. He would have been chedred on
:20:33. > :20:34.him. He would have been cheered on by his team`mates and the C`mberley
:20:35. > :20:41.judo club in Surrey. Terrific result judo club in Surrey. Terrifhc result
:20:42. > :20:48.for Ashley McKenzie. Later the fighter from forest gate is in the
:20:49. > :20:52.women's final so they could be another gold. Disappointment for Sir
:20:53. > :20:55.Bradley Wiggins after he mist out on the Tour de France team and returned
:20:56. > :20:59.to the track but the England men's team assumed were beaten by
:21:00. > :21:05.Australia, the world champions. `` missed out. They set a new
:21:06. > :21:09.Commonwealth Games world record. So no Commonwealth gold for Sir Bradley
:21:10. > :21:17.Wiggins. I understand they could do better in the pool tonight. Andrew
:21:18. > :21:25.Willis is there and he is from Frimley. We just heard a word from
:21:26. > :21:27.him. We did just hear a word from Andrew Willis. He is in the
:21:28. > :21:31.breaststroke final but it whll be a breaststroke final but it whll be a
:21:32. > :21:32.tall order because three Scottish swimmers swum faster than him in
:21:33. > :21:32.tall order because three Scottish swimmers swum faster than hhm in the
:21:33. > :21:35.swimmers swum faster than him in the heats, among the Michael Jaleson,
:21:36. > :21:38.heats, among the Michael Jameson, home favourite, and Willis knows
:21:39. > :21:39.later he will have to put in a really fast time if he is going to
:21:40. > :21:41.get a medal and hopefully we really fast time if he is going to
:21:42. > :21:46.get a medal and hopefully we can hear from him now. It is gohng
:21:47. > :21:46.get a medal and hopefully wd can hear from him now. It is going to
:21:47. > :21:49.get a medal and hopefully we can hear from him now. It is gohng to be
:21:50. > :21:50.very quick tonight so just go back and relaxed and comeback focused.
:21:51. > :21:55.The Scots are getting a huge welcome The Scots are getting a huge welcome
:21:56. > :21:58.which is great. I have my friends and family up there as well and I
:21:59. > :22:02.can hear them so it is generally a great atmosphere. Good luck to him
:22:03. > :22:04.later on. The final takes place at about 9pm. There was a good result
:22:05. > :22:06.for England's women's hockey about 9pm. There was a good result
:22:07. > :22:06.for England's women's hockex team, for England's women's hockey team,
:22:07. > :22:11.the squad contains seven pl`yers who the squad contains seven pl`yers who
:22:12. > :22:14.play their hockey in the capital beating Wales, Alex Denson of
:22:15. > :22:17.wedding among the scorers `` Reading. Lots of exciting stuff
:22:18. > :22:20.going on. The Olympic Cauldron was probably
:22:21. > :22:23.the best`kept secret of the 201 Maybe apart from the Queen jumping
:22:24. > :22:31.out of a helicopter anyway! Well, two years on,
:22:32. > :22:33.the stems which converged to create the flame which burned throughout
:22:34. > :22:37.the Games ` has gone on display Jean Mackenzie has been takhng
:22:38. > :22:40.a closer look. It was the centrepiece
:22:41. > :22:42.of the opening ceremony. Hundreds of flaming copper petals
:22:43. > :22:45.rose to form a cauldron that It was a closely`guarded secret
:22:46. > :22:52.while it was being built but now it is out in the open, and some of
:22:53. > :22:56.those secrets have been revealed. We had to transport it undercover to
:22:57. > :22:58.the Olympic Stadium The codename for this project was
:22:59. > :23:04.Betty and the lift that lifted it was called Frank and we built both
:23:05. > :23:07.of those components All of the testing was done
:23:08. > :23:13.into darkness and there was a no`fly zone over the top so there was no
:23:14. > :23:16.chance of this thing leaking. Not all this cauldron is
:23:17. > :23:19.the original. The steel stems are the ones used
:23:20. > :23:24.in the stadium but the copper tips are the rehearsal set because that's
:23:25. > :23:32.the ones set alight during the ceremony have been sent to each
:23:33. > :23:36.of the 204 countries that competed. The one given to
:23:37. > :23:39.the British team has been loaned to Each of the petals is uniqud,
:23:40. > :23:42.moulded individually using these The cauldron is displayed
:23:43. > :23:45.in two halves, to show I think it is that chance to kind
:23:46. > :23:53.of see something that was so phenomenal, so large`scale, so kind
:23:54. > :23:57.of ceremonial, in a way that is much more intimate, it is a fabulous
:23:58. > :24:00.experience for people and wd hope that will kind of really get people
:24:01. > :24:03.excited and really give thel It is hoped the display will also
:24:04. > :24:10.recapture some of that magical It was a magical summer. Let's get
:24:11. > :24:22.the weather forecast with Peter. the weather forecast with Pdter
:24:23. > :24:33.This hot weather is continuing. Talking of cauldrons, 28, 20 9
:24:34. > :24:34.degrees again. It will tone down over the weekend but hot and sunny
:24:35. > :24:37.is the message again. You can tell is the message again. You can tell
:24:38. > :24:41.this picture wasn't taken today because the grass looks far too
:24:42. > :24:44.green. It will crisp up over the next couple of days. Clear skies
:24:45. > :24:46.across the region at the moment. It across the region at the moment. It
:24:47. > :24:50.is a fine evening with tempdratures is a fine evening with tempdratures
:24:51. > :24:53.well up into the mid`20s in most areas. There is a nice breeze from
:24:54. > :24:57.the east but that will bring in moisture from the North Sea as we go
:24:58. > :25:06.through tonight. Some misty low cloud developing as the night wears
:25:07. > :25:07.on and temperatures down to about the mid to high teens. These are air
:25:08. > :25:09.the mid to high teens. Thesd are air temperatures and your house is
:25:10. > :25:11.probably warmer than that are building up the heat from the strong
:25:12. > :25:12.sunshine of the last few days which sunshine of the last few daxs which
:25:13. > :25:15.is making it feel uncomfortable at is making it feel uncomfort`ble at
:25:16. > :25:19.night. Bit of a great start for most of us but the cloud should break up
:25:20. > :25:23.fairly readily `` great start. But of cloud may pop up in the afternoon
:25:24. > :25:24.bringing one or two sharp showers from late afternoon but very
:25:25. > :25:25.bringing one or two sharp showers from late afternoon but verx hit and
:25:26. > :25:29.from late afternoon but very hit and miss and before that happens we are
:25:30. > :25:33.talking about temperatures getting up to 27 degrees and possibly 2
:25:34. > :25:37.Celsius, so another hot day. Hopefully the showers will hit my
:25:38. > :25:39.garden tomorrow evening before clearing away, because they will go
:25:40. > :25:44.and another fine evening ahdad. How and another fine evening ahead. How
:25:45. > :25:45.is the weekend looking? The change of wind direction will be qtite
:25:46. > :25:48.of wind direction will be quite important. On Saturday we c`n still
:25:49. > :25:53.talk about a largely dry day, some talk about a largely dry dax, some
:25:54. > :25:58.patchy cloud, and we still have warm air in place at this stage so some
:25:59. > :26:02.places will get up to 28 and possibly 29 degrees. So another very
:26:03. > :26:06.warm day. But we have a change on the way for the second half of the
:26:07. > :26:10.weekend. There is an area of low pressure across the north of the UK
:26:11. > :26:14.that will push this cold front southwards. You will notice a
:26:15. > :26:18.different feel to things by Sunday. Still up to the mid 20s and on
:26:19. > :26:21.Monday things back to near where they should be at this time of
:26:22. > :26:26.year, so gradually turning things down.
:26:27. > :26:28.Before we go, a reminder of tonights main news headlines.
:26:29. > :26:32.Officials in Gaza say 15 people have been
:26:33. > :26:34.killed and more than 200 injured after an Israeli strike
:26:35. > :26:41.on a school which had been turned into a United Nations sheltdr.
:26:42. > :26:43.So far at least 730 Palestinians have died
:26:44. > :26:48.It's emerged that the crash site of Flight MH17 has yet to bd secured
:26:49. > :26:50.` a week after the plane was shot down.
:26:51. > :26:53.A BBC team visiting the site this morning found the scene desdrted `
:26:54. > :27:02.A report has criticised Scotland Yard
:27:03. > :27:05.for keeping information abott the campaigns run by bereaved families.
:27:06. > :27:07.An undercover police unit collected information on 18 families `
:27:08. > :27:15.including the relatives of Stephen Lawrence.
:27:16. > :27:18.That's it for now, I'll be back with our next news at 10:25pm
:27:19. > :27:21.Enjoy the Commonwealth Games which is on next.
:27:22. > :27:59.Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?
:28:00. > :28:01.How do you know people are telling the truth?
:28:02. > :28:10.Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?
:28:11. > :28:18.I should never have done this. I should never have agreed to this.
:28:19. > :28:35.ECHOING HEARTBEATS LOW, THROBBING BUZZ
:28:36. > :28:39.I don't think I know who the Doctor is any more.