:00:14. > :00:25.Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad. There is anger in Tower Hamlets after the
:00:26. > :00:28.borough's Mayor, is anger in Tower Hamlets after the
:00:29. > :00:35.borough's decided to fly the Palestinian flag from the Town Hall.
:00:36. > :00:36.But ply flying the flag led to criticism within the borough and on
:00:37. > :00:40.the outside. Some of the ophnion the outside. Some of the ophnion
:00:41. > :00:47.that the Mayor is showing sport for the Palestinian organisation. An
:00:48. > :00:51.accusation he denies. In a single tweet, the Tower Hamlets
:00:52. > :00:54.Mayor, dragged an East London borough, into the controversy of the
:00:55. > :00:55.Gaza conflict. He tweeted a photograph of the Palestini`n
:00:56. > :00:57.Gaza conflict. He tweeted a photograph of the Palestinian flag
:00:58. > :01:02.flying at Town Hall. Explaining it is a move in solidarity with Gaza
:01:03. > :01:07.and in support of a ceasefire and peace. Overnight, the flag pole was
:01:08. > :01:11.vandalised and removed, igniting vandalised and removed, igniting
:01:12. > :01:13.fears that tensions could spill over in the borough. Jewish leaders,
:01:14. > :01:18.in the borough. Jewish leaddrs, accused the Mayor of Effectively
:01:19. > :01:20.siding with the Palestinian group, Hamas, that controls Gaza. Hn
:01:21. > :01:24.siding with the Palestinian group, Hamas, that controls Gaza. In a
:01:25. > :01:26.statement it was said: It is totally inappropriate. And destructhve of
:01:27. > :01:30.inappropriate. And destructive of relations between the communities
:01:31. > :01:34.that make up our capital city. But tonight, the Mayor defended his
:01:35. > :01:36.actions, saying it is a humanitarian, not a politic`l
:01:37. > :01:40.statement. We have a large constituencx.
:01:41. > :01:46.We have a large constituency. 260,000 people in the borough. A
:01:47. > :01:48.constituency that feels strongly that the violence should cole
:01:49. > :01:48.constituency that feels strongly that the violence should come to
:01:49. > :01:51.constituency that feels strongly that the violence should cole to an
:01:52. > :01:56.end. And the suffering of ordinary folks
:01:57. > :01:58.should come to an end it is our solidarity with the people of that
:01:59. > :02:01.region. Also in your constituency, xou
:02:02. > :02:04.region. Also in your constituency, you have
:02:05. > :02:09.a Jewish community as well, did it cross your mind that flying the
:02:10. > :02:11.Palestinian flag would upset your community? I am grateful th`t we
:02:12. > :02:15.community? I am grateful that we have a diverse community in Tower
:02:16. > :02:21.Hamlets. I have a good relationship with the Jewish community.
:02:22. > :02:22.You haven't now, though, have you? I have visited the synagogue in
:02:23. > :02:25.Whitechapel a number of timds. have visited the synagogue hn
:02:26. > :02:29.Whitechapel a number of times. I believe that the decent people, the
:02:30. > :02:36.like`minded people will see the need for the violence to come to an end.
:02:37. > :02:41.More than 2,000 miles away, the suffering of Palestinian falilies is
:02:42. > :02:43.in no doubt. But home support among Israelis to defend itself from
:02:44. > :02:49.militant attacks is bolstering. militant attacks is bolsterhng.
:02:50. > :02:51.Senior politicians condemned the protest as unhelpful flag w`ving
:02:52. > :02:53.Senior politicians condemned the protest as unhelpful flag waving as
:02:54. > :02:57.international efforts continue to persuade Hamas and Israel to agree
:02:58. > :02:59.to a ceasefire. This is gesture politics that
:03:00. > :02:59.to a ceasefire. This is gesture politics th`t gets
:03:00. > :03:03.This is gesture politics that gets you nowhere, playing up to one side
:03:04. > :03:05.of the community, dividing the whole of the community.
:03:06. > :03:08.Do you think that the flag will be back? I hope not.
:03:09. > :03:11.This is a borough used to gdtting This is a borough used to getting
:03:12. > :03:15.head lines for the wrong re`sons. This is a borough used to gdtting
:03:16. > :03:19.head lines for the wrong reasons. 24 hours later, an allegations, and
:03:20. > :03:20.controversial head lines ag`in. hours later, an allegations, and
:03:21. > :03:21.controversial head lines again. Are controversial head lines ag`in. Are
:03:22. > :03:26.you going to put the Palestinian you going to put the Palestinian
:03:27. > :03:30.flag back up? If it is supposed to be back up it should be, if that is
:03:31. > :03:33.the wish of the people of the bore rough.
:03:34. > :03:36.A public inquiry has opened into the death of the former Russian
:03:37. > :03:39.spy, Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in central London
:03:40. > :03:42.The former Russian intelligence officer, fell`out with his own
:03:43. > :03:44.government and came to Britain, gaining political asylum here.
:03:45. > :03:47.He died aged 43, after drinking tea laced with the radioactive hsotope,
:03:48. > :03:56.Gatwick Airport is bringing in dozens of
:03:57. > :04:00.its own staff to deal with luggage handling ` to avoid a repeat of
:04:01. > :04:03.the delays experienced last weekend when some passengers had to wait for
:04:04. > :04:06.The baggage handling firm, Swissport,
:04:07. > :04:08.claims the problems arose when some aircraft arrived "off`schedtle"
:04:09. > :04:22.It is meant to be relaxing, your two weeks in the sun or city break.
:04:23. > :04:22.It is meant to be relaxing, your two weeks in the sun or city brdak. But
:04:23. > :04:24.it comes unstuck when you have to it comes unstuck when you h`ve to
:04:25. > :04:26.wait five histories for them it comes unstuck when you have to
:04:27. > :04:28.wait five histories for thel to wait five histories for them to
:04:29. > :04:32.shift the luggage from the plane to the baggage belt `` shift.
:04:33. > :04:36.That was the night Mayor for these passengers last weekend it happened
:04:37. > :04:37.last month too. Some fear it will happen again.
:04:38. > :04:39.The airport is about to havd happen again.
:04:40. > :04:39.The airport is about to have one happen again.
:04:40. > :04:41.The airport is about to havd one of The airport is about to havd one of
:04:42. > :04:45.the busiest weekends of the year. All that the passengers card about
:04:46. > :04:49.is what is being done to ensure this does not happen again.
:04:50. > :04:54.You want to deliver the bags within less than 55 minutes. For 95% of the
:04:55. > :04:59.passengers that is true even last weekend. We expect it to be the same
:05:00. > :05:02.this weekend. If it goes off track, we will step in and shore the
:05:03. > :05:07.operation up. Gatwick's image has taken a dive as
:05:08. > :05:12.it bids for a new runway. Btt the airport insist it is is not their
:05:13. > :05:18.fault. The problems were down to Sweatport, one of the world's
:05:19. > :05:23.biggest backage handling firms. It admits it could not cope last week
:05:24. > :05:28.but call it is a one`off and says it is taking on more staff. A bit late
:05:29. > :05:33.for Richard Sergeant, a sportsman who travels the world. Stranded for
:05:34. > :05:36.five hours on Sunday as there was no`one to get his wheelchair to the
:05:37. > :05:40.airport. The biggest thing for me was the
:05:41. > :05:45.lack of freedom. I did not have the feeling of freedom to be able to
:05:46. > :05:50.move around. I was bursting for the toilet. I could not get that freedom
:05:51. > :05:57.and get that space. Monarch, will have more than 16
:05:58. > :05:59.Gatwick flights, it recently ended its contract with Sweat pords
:06:00. > :06:00.Gatwick flights, it recentlx ended its contract with Sweat pores it is
:06:01. > :06:05.its contract with Sweat pords it is one of the busiest times of the
:06:06. > :06:08.year. The airline has promised no more baggage nightmares.
:06:09. > :06:10.People in four areas of London ` who repeatedly commit crimes
:06:11. > :06:12.while drunk, will be forced to wear ankle
:06:13. > :06:13.while drunk, will be forced to wear ankld tags
:06:14. > :06:17.For the first time in Britahn, a pilot project is giving several
:06:18. > :06:20.courts the power to ban offdnders from drinking alcohol in order to
:06:21. > :06:30.Here's our Political Correspondent, Karl Mercer.
:06:31. > :06:34.Could this, an alcohol sniffing ankle tag, be the answer to this? We
:06:35. > :06:37.could be about to find out in ankle tag, be the answer to this? We
:06:38. > :06:40.could be about to find out hn South could be about to find out in South
:06:41. > :06:42.London. With people being found guilty of crimes when drinking
:06:43. > :06:48.guilty of crimes when drinkhng alcohol, now in line to be tagged.
:06:49. > :06:51.It is a zero tolerance. So one drinks, it fires off. One drink, it
:06:52. > :06:56.drinks, it fires off. One drink it is detected.
:06:57. > :06:58.It is that simple, the device measures levels every half `n hour.
:06:59. > :07:00.measures levels every half an hour. A simple drink and the person could
:07:01. > :07:07.be back in trouble. . It monitors if that person is
:07:08. > :07:13.drinking again. If they drink, even if it is a glass of beer or wine, he
:07:14. > :07:19.will be in breach, back before the court and could face a custodial
:07:20. > :07:23.sentence. We have looked at the graph over the
:07:24. > :07:31.last few days, it shows continuous alcohol! This programme expects that
:07:32. > :07:33.150 people could be tagged for as long as four months at a tile.
:07:34. > :07:34.150 people could be tagged for as long as four months at a time. If
:07:35. > :07:37.they drink they could be gohng to they drink they could be going to
:07:38. > :07:42.prison. We know that half of recorddd crime
:07:43. > :07:46.is related to alcohol. This is a way of breaking the link between going
:07:47. > :07:51.out, getting plastered and committing acts of violence. So to
:07:52. > :07:56.that extent we support it. But we think it is not the only answer
:07:57. > :08:00.The idea comes from America. The American scheme that runs a firm
:08:01. > :08:02.there, does the scheme also. There is not a human right to drink
:08:03. > :08:07.alcohol, so we find the argument, alcohol, so we find the argument,
:08:08. > :08:13.that it is inhumane or not being consistent with human rights to be
:08:14. > :08:20.counter to the fact that thd communities expect to be safe.
:08:21. > :08:24.The pilot scheme is going on until next summer and it is expected that
:08:25. > :08:29.there will be more of these. That's it from me. Now let's get the
:08:30. > :08:33.weather forecast from Sarah. Another sunny warm day for us? Well as we
:08:34. > :08:38.head into August, things ard head into August, things ard
:08:39. > :08:40.changing. Through the day tomorrow, sunny spells but a risk of `
:08:41. > :08:42.changing. Through the day tomorrow, sunny spells but a risk of a few
:08:43. > :08:45.showers and more to come through the course of the weekend. Lookhng
:08:46. > :08:45.showers and more to come through the course of the weekend. Looking at
:08:46. > :08:49.course of the weekend. Lookhng at the satellite image, there is cloud
:08:50. > :08:54.filtering in from the north and the west. In that cloud there are one or
:08:55. > :08:59.two showers to be seen. Mainly to the north of London. For
:09:00. > :09:03.most of us staying dry for the overnight period. The winds are
:09:04. > :09:06.light. A little more comfortable, the temperatures down to 16 Celsius
:09:07. > :09:09.in the middle of town. So, Friday starts on a largdly
:09:10. > :09:11.in the middle of town. So, Friday starts on a largely dry
:09:12. > :09:18.note. Through the day a chance of one or two showers cropping up. The
:09:19. > :09:23.odd one around but between drier weather around too. Temperatures
:09:24. > :09:28.about 24 Celsius. Sunshine on Friday, now an outlook for the
:09:29. > :09:30.London weather for a couple of days. Rain for Saturday. Now to John who
:09:31. > :09:33.will take you through Rain for Saturday. Now to John who
:09:34. > :09:38.will take you through the national forecast across the UK.
:09:39. > :09:42.Hello there. You may have to find ways of occupying the children. A
:09:43. > :09:48.lot of rain for some, not so much for others. That was the way in July
:09:49. > :09:52.but overall whelmingly warm. Not as warm as last year but it continues
:09:53. > :09:57.the run of months with higher than average temperatures. The eighth now
:09:58. > :10:01.in a row. On to August, a few showers around. That is across the
:10:02. > :10:02.north and the west. Lots of