04/08/2014 BBC London News


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Commemoration events have been taking place

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across the capital marking the day 100 years ago Britain went to war.

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And as we've been hearing, it?s culminated in a mass act

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of remembrance at ten o'clock as lights are dimmed for an hour.

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This is the moment the Houses of Parliament paid its respects.

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Further down the river, like many other London landmarks, the

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At Piccadilly Circus, the famous neon lights on the giant

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advertising hoarding displays a roll of honour, as a tribute to

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some of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who lost their lives.

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This is the picture over the capital right now, the darker`than`usual

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scene a sombre reminder of the night this country went to war in 1914.

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Let's cross now to Asad Ahmad at City Hall with

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a clear vantage point of London's skyline, including Tower Bridge.

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It is here here this evening. It makes you think what it must have

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been like 100 years ago when Britain found itself reluctantly going into

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World War I. You may not be able to see the Tao of London, plunged into

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darkness. And modern London here. `` the tower of London. There are some

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lights on, but generally it is again quite dimly lit. This is the

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culmination of a whole day's events which have been taking place around

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London remembering those who died in 1914 during the First World War. I

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have been looking at some of the events which have been taking place.

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The smell of fuel was sick in the air. The Chelsea pensioners waited

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to climb aboard their carriages, Edwardian vehicles all of which were

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on the road during the great War. Some were more mobile than others.

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There was no shortage of photo opportunities. My father was in the

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Royal Marines. I had an uncle in the trenches. They didn't talk about

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their experiences a great deal. Those people gave the ultimate.

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Nothing can beat that. If they bring you home in a box, that's it

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finished. With military precision, the remainder of the cars were

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started and the great War centenary procession on its way, stopping

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first at Lancaster house for a private viewing of war paintings and

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then... Greeted by crowds at the Imperial War Museum, where they

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stayed for the rest of the afternoon. They shall not grow old

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as we that are left to grow old... But it was not just soldiers

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remembered today. A two`minute silence marked the memory of

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London's Underground staff also killed during the war. Over 1000

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underground staff lost their lives in the 1914`18 war, but as well as

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that, London transport has a huge role to play in getting troops to

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the Western front. A huge number of buses were commandeered by the

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government. And of course it was also important that we capped London

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moving even as the war progressed. Westminster Abbey is just one of the

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landmarks plunged into darkness, drawing on Sir Edward Grey's famous

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words about the lights going out all over Europe.

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There is one candle remaining at Westminster Abbey, on the grave of

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the Unknown Soldier. That will go out at exactly 11 o'clock, the exact

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time Britain found itself going to World War I. London found itself

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playing a pivotal role during the war effort, not only because of the

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thousands of men and women who joined the effort, not just because

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of the strategic role London play during the war effort, but also much

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of the weaponry made in London and sent out to the front line. Not just

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in Woolwich, but also in Enfield, home to the Lee Enfield rifle. Our

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reporter has been to Enfield to attend some of the commemorations

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and visit the factories were those famous rifles were made.

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A service in Broomfield Park, to remember the sacrifice Enfield's men

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made 100 years ago. They remain in our thoughts for ever. The entire

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nation came together to assist the war effort, but Enfield played one

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of the most important roles. It was home to the factory that made these.

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This is the classic World War I Lee Enfield rifles. Many historians

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believe this site was the home of mass production in the UK. Today it

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is made up of mostly offices and houses, but during the First World

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War 20,000 men and women from Enfield worked here and produced 2

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million Lee Enfield rifles. It was used by every British soldier. It

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was designed in this factory. You have the D and the E combined

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denoting it was made in Enfield. Local people were brought in at the

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start of the war to deal with the increased demand for weapons. You

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had people at 14 who could get 18 shillings a week, a very good

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starting wage for a youngster. Some men had been in the factories for 30

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years when the war started, so you had people of all ages. During the

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war they started using women in ever larger numbers. Many of the women

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were replacing men who were sent to fight. 3000 Enfield soldiers never

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made it back home. Just across the river, you could see

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a very dark looking tower of London. That is where an amazing tribute is

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being paid. 120,000 ceramic poppies have been laid in the moat around

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the tower of London. They will continue being laid until Armistice

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Day, when a final total of 888,246 copies will exist, one for every

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British soldier who died during the First World War. `` poppies. 100

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years since the start of the First World War.

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Councils in East London are trying to crack down

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on street sellers offering the legal high nitrous oxide, or laughing gas

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Drug charities warn that abusing the substance can lead to serious

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The men with balloons have just inhaled nitrous

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It makes you high for a few minutes and is readily

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available from street vendors who fill a balloon from their canisters

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Recently more and more people are lining up to try it out.

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Dizzy high, your eyes go kind of blurry.

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When you do it, it's the best feeling.

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Nothing special, I mean you are dizzier but I don't like it.

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It restricts oxygen to the brain and can cause serious injury or

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Police have been pretty powerless to act until now.

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Local councils have found a way to clamp down.

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Here in Hackney, they are preventing illegal street trading.

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In a single night recently, they managed to confiscate more

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One of the issues for us is the antisocial behaviour

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The nightlife we want to encourage, but not

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if it means residents are upset and can see the litter from the nitrous

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Charities are worried. Home Office figures show last year 350,000 young

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people between 16 and 24 admitted trying nitrous oxide

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recreationally. People will be tempted to keep reusing it over a

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prolonged period, which does increase the risks of asphyxiation.

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Or they could have an accident while they are unconscious. The government

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told us they had written to organisers of festivals and the

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Notting Hill Carnival urging them to take steps preventing it being sold

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at events, but at the moment nitrous oxide is easy to find. The growth on

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London streets is difficult to stop. A mother from Surrey whose

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five`year`old daughter has type one diabetes has won her fight to

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be able to send her to school. Teresa Dodson says her daughter had

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to stay home after Surrey County Council refused to provide the

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medical help she required at school. Imagen needs her blood sugar levels

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tested up to 15 times a day to work out what you should eat and when she

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needs her insulin. 6.6. Perfect. During her first day at school she

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wasn't tested enough and her blood sugar plummeted. When I collected

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her, she was in a hypoglycaemic state. She was 3.4. I could see

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straightaway. Her mother then took on the role of teacher while she

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applied for her daughter to be granted special needs status so she

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would get one`to`one care. Every minute, every hour, every second,

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you have to manage them to keep them safe. Her having the support in

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school, it's vital. She can't go to school without it. But Surrey county

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council refused and two other families funding on the grounds that

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their children's needs were medical, not educational, a view

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they challenged. If they don't have the condition managed, they have

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problems with concentration, behaviour and some cognition

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difficulties, so it does affect their education if their condition

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isn't managed appropriately in school. A tribunal agreed, and

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Surrey county council has now granted all three children special

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needs status, meaning Imagen can finally get excited about starting

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school. Being at home and keeping her save is all well and good but

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it's not a normal life for a five`year`old child. They need to be

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out exploring the world and enjoying everything that is out there. I am

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early excited for her. There is hope parents will soon face fewer

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obstacles. From next term, schools must follow new rules to make sure

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children with medical conditions are children with medical conditions are

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properly supported. They are rules that Surrey county council says it

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is looking at closely. Time for me to wish you

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a very good night. We have some parched parks and

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thirsty gardens so some rain would not go amiss. That is what we will

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have. It will become Brian Clay overnight, so it would be quite cool

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tomorrow. `` it will become dry and clear overnight. Some cloud will

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move in from the west through the afternoon. The sunshine will hang on

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in the east and we will see temperatures up to 23, with perhaps

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24 in a few places. As for the rain, Wednesday morning it looks like it

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will clear during the afternoon. A breezy day. Fine on Thursday, rather

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unsettled towards the weekend. Thomas Chaffin at has more detail,

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but we will leave you with some pictures over London, with the

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lights out to remember the day that Britain went to war 100 years ago.

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Quite a fresh evening out there this evening. It's going to turn chilly

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in a few spots by the early hours of Tuesday. Underneath the clear,

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calm, tranquil conditions... Not completely clear because there are a

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few showers. You may have been caught out in some across the South

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today. After midnight, you can see the vast majority of the UK has dry

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weather, whereas Cornwall, Devon, just about nudging into Wales,

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possibly Northern Ireland and the south-west of Scotland, a few

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showers. But clear skies is the story tonight. Colder in rural

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spots. The Glens of Scotland, really nippy first thing on Tuesday. It

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starts off sunny for many of us. Tuesday is going to be a bit of an

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East-West split. In the afternoon, across the south-west we will see a

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few showers, a bit of sunshine too, not such a bad day. There might be

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the odd heavy burst of rain here and there, but effectively it is

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