:00:00. > :00:15.inches of rain, gales are possible around the coast in
:00:16. > :00:25.The smell has been unbelievable. The house smells, you get it on your
:00:26. > :00:31.clothes, in your hair Work has begun to reduce the dump, but people
:00:32. > :00:34.living nearby say not enough is being done. Guilty on terror
:00:35. > :00:38.charges, the East Londoner who tried to flee the country on the Eurostar.
:00:39. > :00:40.to flee the country on the Durostar. Protesting in the Blackwall tunnel,
:00:41. > :00:42.how conflict in the Middle East Protesting in the Blackwall tunnel,
:00:43. > :00:44.how conflict in the Middle Dast is how conflict in the Middle Dast is
:00:45. > :00:49.being felt in London. And this is no ordinary shed. Find
:00:50. > :00:57.out what makes it the best in the country.
:00:58. > :01:03.Good evening and welcome to the programme. I'm Alice Bhandhtkravi.
:01:04. > :01:04.People living next to a mountain of waste in Bromley say not enough has
:01:05. > :01:08.been done to reduce the huge mound been done to reduce the huge mound
:01:09. > :01:11.which they say smells like "rotten corpses". Today the Environment
:01:12. > :01:15.corpses". Today the Environlent Agency began work to remove some of
:01:16. > :01:17.the rubbish piled up at the dump. But earlier on, a fire broke
:01:18. > :01:17.the rubbish piled up at the dump. But earlier on, a fire brokd out
:01:18. > :01:19.the rubbish piled up at the dump. But earlier on, a fire broke out at
:01:20. > :01:21.the site ` the 17th this year, according to London Fire Brhgade. It
:01:22. > :01:25.according to London Fire Brigade. It says it's now spent ?650,000
:01:26. > :01:36.tackling blazes there. Rebecca Williams is at the scene for us now.
:01:37. > :01:38.As you can see, you can makd out this mountain of waste behind me.
:01:39. > :01:43.Work has been going on all morning Work has been going on all lorning
:01:44. > :01:47.here. Contractors have been bring out the rubbish. Residents say they
:01:48. > :01:51.are glad that something is finally being done but they don't think the
:01:52. > :01:55.Environment Agency acted soon enough. They want the whole lot
:01:56. > :01:58.gone, not just part of it. This mountain of waste has now bden
:01:59. > :02:00.mountain of waste has now been towering over residents' holes
:02:01. > :02:00.mountain of waste has now bden towering over residents' homes here
:02:01. > :02:02.towering over residents' holes here in Orpington for three years. But
:02:03. > :02:04.after a lengthy legal battle in Orpington for three years. But
:02:05. > :02:05.after a lengthy legal battle the Environment Agency is taking action.
:02:06. > :02:07.Today they've started to relove some Today they've started to remove some
:02:08. > :02:15.of it. We have not been abld to open of it. We have not been able to open
:02:16. > :02:21.our doors and wind's becausd of the smell. It's been unbelievable. The
:02:22. > :02:28.house smells. You get it on your cloerkts you get it in your hair.
:02:29. > :02:32.It's been like rotting corpses pervading your house. It is not just
:02:33. > :02:34.the sight and smell. For residents there is also the fear of fhre.
:02:35. > :02:42.there is also the fear of fire. There's been one here today. One of
:02:43. > :02:46.17 in the last year. It had cost the London Fire Brigade in the region of
:02:47. > :02:49.?650,000. As you see from the size of the stack, it poses significant
:02:50. > :02:53.risks to our crews working hn the risks to our crews working in the
:02:54. > :02:58.local area. There is a significant risk of the stack collapsing. It is
:02:59. > :03:01.estimated that giant mountahn of waste amounts to 20,000 tonnes. The
:03:02. > :03:06.Environment Agency wants to remove some of it in the coming weeks.
:03:07. > :03:10.That, they say, will make it a safe level, but some want to see the
:03:11. > :03:14.whole thing gone. This is supposed to be green belt land. We w`nt it
:03:15. > :03:19.returned to a use that doesn't have a pile of waste which piles over
:03:20. > :03:22.people's houses and over the flyover it is so big. The site is rtn by
:03:23. > :03:28.it is so big. The site is run by Waste for Fuel. The company's aim
:03:29. > :03:30.was to return the rubbish, turning it into renewable income. But that
:03:31. > :03:35.it into renewable income. Btt that didn't happen. Today we took an
:03:36. > :03:40.environmental risk assessor along. It looks like a very dangerous pile
:03:41. > :03:47.that could collapse. It looks very unstable to me. I would worry about
:03:48. > :03:51.an avalanche of debris and waste hitting my house and my garden.
:03:52. > :03:55.Residents here say although they are pleased that some waste is finally
:03:56. > :04:06.being removed, they want thd whole thing gone, and soon. The company
:04:07. > :04:09.that owns this site, Waste for Fuel weren't contactable today. They ve
:04:10. > :04:12.told us they may well go into administration. The Environlent
:04:13. > :04:15.administration. The Environment Agency says it is looking for a
:04:16. > :04:18.long`term solution and they understand the frustrations of
:04:19. > :04:21.residents. I think residents and the local MP wants answers.
:04:22. > :04:26.Rebecca, thank you. Lots more to come, including.
:04:27. > :04:32.Including. I'm Huey Morgan, finding out why the West End of London was
:04:33. > :04:37.so important to American troops in World War I. Is
:04:38. > :04:43.A man found with bomb making plans on his laptop has been found guilty
:04:44. > :04:49.of terror charges. Afsor Alh, from east London, tried to flee the
:04:50. > :04:52.country on the Eurostar. He's been on trial at the Old Bailey. Chris
:04:53. > :04:58.Rogers joins us from there now. Chris, exactly what has been found
:04:59. > :05:01.guilty of? He was found guilty of three counts of possession of
:05:02. > :05:05.records containing a inform`tion of a kind likely to be useful to
:05:06. > :05:07.someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism. 27`year`old Afsor
:05:08. > :05:10.Ali was arrested outside the act of terrorism. 27`year`old Afsor
:05:11. > :05:15.Ali was arrested outside the US embassy in December 2011. Hd was
:05:16. > :05:20.leading a violent protest against drone bombing in Pakistan. When the
:05:21. > :05:24.police searched his home in Bethnal Green they found Al`Qaeda and
:05:25. > :05:27.bomb`making documents on his computer, and an MP 3 player. That
:05:28. > :05:33.included the Al`Qaeda magazhne, included the Al`Qaeda magazine,
:05:34. > :05:38.Inspire, and the terrorist lanual, 39 Ways to Participate in Jihad. The
:05:39. > :05:42.39 Ways to Participate in Jhhad The Old Bailey heard he was counselled
:05:43. > :05:45.by Omar Bakri, known locallx Old Bailey heard he was counselled
:05:46. > :05:48.by Omar Bakri, known locally as the by Omar Bakri, known locallx as the
:05:49. > :05:51.tie toll laugh. He was the official spokesman for a banned extrdmist
:05:52. > :05:53.spokesman for a banned extremist group, Muslims Against Crus`des
:05:54. > :05:53.spokesman for a banned extrdmist group, Muslims Against Crusades. In
:05:54. > :05:57.group, Muslims Against Crus`des In March this year he tried to escape
:05:58. > :06:05.the country using someone else's passport. He was arrested as he
:06:06. > :06:09.boarded the Eurostar at St Pancras which was heading to parts. Ali will
:06:10. > :06:13.be sentenced on Tuesday. Thank you: you:
:06:14. > :06:15.Police have recovered guns, including a machine`gun, from a back
:06:16. > :06:16.garden in South London. They including a machine`gun, from a back
:06:17. > :06:17.garden in South London. Thex were garden in South London. Thex were
:06:18. > :06:21.concealed underneath a paving slab surrounded by pot plants and garden
:06:22. > :06:24.gnomes. Two men have now be charged following the raid on the property
:06:25. > :06:26.in South Norwood. A man has been jailed for 13 years
:06:27. > :06:27.following his attempt to rahd a following his attempt to rahd a
:06:28. > :06:31.company which stores cash, using a company which stores cash, using a
:06:32. > :06:33.stolen digger. The plan failed because he knocked down the wrong
:06:34. > :06:34.wall. Raymond Betson was previously wall. Raymond Betson was prdviously
:06:35. > :06:38.in prison for trying to steal a in prison for trying to ste`l a
:06:39. > :06:52.diamond from the Millennium Dome in 2000. To become the first to join
:06:53. > :06:53.the Met at Superintendent ldvel without rise through the ranks
:06:54. > :07:00.first. They are joining on a without rise through the ranks
:07:01. > :07:02.first. They are joining on ` direct entry scheme which aims to attract
:07:03. > :07:05.entry scheme which aims to `ttract people from the City, the media and
:07:06. > :07:07.people from the City, the mddia and the armed forces. Next:
:07:08. > :07:11.How is the turmoil in the Middle How is the turmoil in the Middle
:07:12. > :07:12.East being reflected on the streets of London? Gaza may be 2,000 miles
:07:13. > :07:16.away but what's happening there as away but what's happening there, as
:07:17. > :07:19.well as events in Iraq and Syria, is finding expression here amongst the
:07:20. > :07:24.communities of the capital. Karl Mercer reports. It is maybe a sign
:07:25. > :07:26.of the sensitivity of the times Mercer reports. It is maybe a sign
:07:27. > :07:29.of the sensitivity of the thmes that a flag can get this many pressed
:07:30. > :07:29.of the sensitivity of the times that a flag can get this many prdssed to
:07:30. > :07:31.a flag can get this many pressed to a small council estate in E`st
:07:32. > :07:34.a small council estate in East London. Locals have found they'll
:07:35. > :07:37.quizzed on their attitudes to politics, the Middle East and Gaza.
:07:38. > :07:39.Photographers have come to take these imagitos a wider audidnce
:07:40. > :07:43.Until last night there was a black Until last night there was a black
:07:44. > :07:48.flag here too. Some said it was like those waved byied haddist fighters.
:07:49. > :07:53.It has since been removed. One of the locals who could talk, who would
:07:54. > :07:56.talk, said the area could do without the attention. I don't want to say
:07:57. > :08:05.that it is a divided community. And that it is a divided communhty. And
:08:06. > :08:09.also myself I don't know wh`t is behind it. I don't know what the
:08:10. > :08:11.meaning of it. I just noticdd behind it. I don't know what the
:08:12. > :08:17.meaning of it. I just noticed a flag. Some of the protests lisplaced
:08:18. > :08:20.as far as locals are concerned, others just misspelt. But this is
:08:21. > :08:28.just the latest incident in the capital. This video was posted on
:08:29. > :08:33.YouTube last week. Dozens of pro`Palestinian demonstrators
:08:34. > :08:38.stopping and waving flags in the middle of the Blackwall tunnel. Just
:08:39. > :08:44.night another demonstration, this time people angry at the Tricycle
:08:45. > :08:51.Theatre, who wouldn't host ` Film Festival because it was backed by
:08:52. > :08:58.Israeli money. Free Palestine. I'm against anyone who kills kids. There
:08:59. > :09:01.has been an increase in anth`Semitic attacks in recent weeks. Relation
:09:02. > :09:03.which have been built between the which have been built between the
:09:04. > :09:06.two communities for many ye`rs which have been built betwedn the
:09:07. > :09:14.two communities for many ye`rs are under strain. People become
:09:15. > :09:20.emotional. People become concerned, and therefore it spills over into
:09:21. > :09:26.not wanting to co`operate pdrhaps. I'm preparing for Shabbat for the
:09:27. > :09:32.Sabbath, which begins at dusk tonight. It is a time of reflection
:09:33. > :09:33.in the Jewish week. Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg's congregation h`s
:09:34. > :09:35.in the Jewish week. Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg's congregation has been
:09:36. > :09:37.worried by recent events but he says London is coping better than other
:09:38. > :09:39.parts of Europe, where therd's London is coping better than other
:09:40. > :09:41.parts of Europe, where therd's been much more violence. I think London
:09:42. > :09:43.has developed a broad toler`nce much more violence. I think London
:09:44. > :09:45.has developed a broad toler`nce and understanding that we need to live
:09:46. > :09:47.together, that we need to get understanding that we need to live
:09:48. > :09:51.together, that we need to get on together, whatever the world picture
:09:52. > :09:53.people are concerned with their neighbour and their fellow
:09:54. > :10:00.communities. That's something we have to work at. And London has a
:10:01. > :10:04.great history at doing just that. A group of families in North London
:10:05. > :10:06.have found their own solution to London's housing crisis. They've
:10:07. > :10:11.London's housing crisis. Thdy've clubbed together to build their own
:10:12. > :10:15.housing project in Stoke Newington, sharing gardens and even washing
:10:16. > :10:22.machines. They say it has saved them a significant amount of mondy.
:10:23. > :10:27.Cressida finally owns her dream home. House prices in London are so
:10:28. > :10:32.crazy I had to think of a different way of doing it. And that's what she
:10:33. > :10:35.did. She joined forces with I've other families and together they
:10:36. > :10:41.came one a more affordable solution. And here it is. Tucked away behind a
:10:42. > :10:45.row of Victorian houses on this street in Stoke Newington. The six
:10:46. > :10:48.families came together to bty this plot of land. They commissioned an
:10:49. > :10:52.architect to design their homes. architect to design their homes.
:10:53. > :10:55.While that sounds costly it was cheaper than them buying
:10:56. > :10:58.individually. That's mainly because the residents share facilities. I
:10:59. > :11:01.the residents share facilithes. I couldn't have afforded to buy a
:11:02. > :11:04.house this size in this are`. couldn't have afforded to bty a
:11:05. > :11:06.house this size in this are`. We've got two washing machines rather than
:11:07. > :11:09.six. These are probably about got two washing machines rather than
:11:10. > :11:14.six. These are probably about 20% cheaper. Because you are sh`ring
:11:15. > :11:16.facilities the houses can bd slightly smaller, so it is better
:11:17. > :11:21.land use. You can put fairlx land use. You can put fairlx
:11:22. > :11:23.generous houses on a small plot of land. In that way the econolics of
:11:24. > :11:31.it work. The families who were all it work. The families who wdre all
:11:32. > :11:33.friends beforehand formed a company which owns the freehold. The
:11:34. > :11:39.which owns the freehold. Thd individuals own the lease holds to
:11:40. > :11:44.their proper. For cress ka due and her neighbour, Lily, there is more
:11:45. > :11:46.to this than pure economics. They've created a community. I've been
:11:47. > :11:46.to this than pure economics. They've created a community. I've bden here
:11:47. > :11:50.created a community. I've been here three days and I've really dnjoyed
:11:51. > :11:53.meeting a lot of people and sitting out here and people come out.
:11:54. > :11:55.Because you can do that, if you want company, you park yourself at the
:11:56. > :12:00.company, you park yourself `t the table with a cup of tea and someone
:12:01. > :12:01.comes out. While finding suhtable plots of land for sale in London is
:12:02. > :12:04.rare, this model could address plots of land for sale in London is
:12:05. > :12:08.rare, this model could address some of the capital's housing issues
:12:09. > :12:13.People are constantly looking at ways of affording to live. That s
:12:14. > :12:18.the big pressure really. I think if we can start to build things that do
:12:19. > :12:23.make better use of the land, there is an economy of scale. The project
:12:24. > :12:29.took almost five years to complete, but for the families living here it
:12:30. > :12:35.was well worth the way. , worth the way.
:12:36. > :12:36.Still to come: The ride London cycling festival hits the c`pital
:12:37. > :12:40.and Surrey this weekend. Events on and Surrey this weekend. Evdnts on
:12:41. > :12:42.Saturday and Sunday featuring the likes of Laura Trott and Br`dley
:12:43. > :12:47.likes of Laura Trott and Bradley Wiggins, but the message is simple.
:12:48. > :12:51.If you are out and about do, check before you travel. I'm in Tottenham
:12:52. > :12:57.taking a look round the shed of the year and meeting the man who built
:12:58. > :13:06.it. He spends more time in here than he does in his actual house.
:13:07. > :13:08.All week our World War I at home series has been unearthing some
:13:09. > :13:13.extraordinary accounts from around the capital to mark the centenary of
:13:14. > :13:16.the first world 1. America fought on the side of Britain and her allies
:13:17. > :13:22.and thousands of US troops came to London on their way to the front.
:13:23. > :13:26.Huey Morgan from the band the Fun Lovin' Criminals and a former US
:13:27. > :13:34.marine has been founding out how London welcomed them. I've gotta
:13:35. > :13:38.confess as a New Yorker in London I can always find some place that
:13:39. > :13:43.reminds me of home. If you know where to look for it. 100 ydars ago
:13:44. > :13:49.if you were an American soldier you didn't have to look much further
:13:50. > :13:52.than the heart of London's West End. Because right here in a verx busy
:13:53. > :13:56.Because right here in a very busy part of London stood the Amdrican
:13:57. > :14:05.Eagle hut, where American troops could relax and enjoy the comforts
:14:06. > :14:10.of home. Run by the young mdn's Christian association, or as we know
:14:11. > :14:13.it better today, the YMCA, the Eagle Hut opened in the summer of 1917, a
:14:14. > :14:19.Hut opened in the summer of 191 , a few months after America entered the
:14:20. > :14:21.war. It was attended by the US ambassador and astonishinglx veteran
:14:22. > :14:26.ambassador and astonishingly veteran obvious the American civil war. The
:14:27. > :14:29.opening was big news. In an article published in the Graphic well known
:14:30. > :14:31.British society writer reported. published in the Graphic well known
:14:32. > :14:33.British society writer reported . British society writer reported .
:14:34. > :14:35.There's a delay spirit of freedom and good spirits over the whole
:14:36. > :14:37.place. America's home in London. place. America's home in London.
:14:38. > :14:38.Here masses of fresh fruit lay place. America's home in London
:14:39. > :14:43.Here masses of fresh fruit may be seen and the ceaseless fizz of the
:14:44. > :14:52.soda tap testifies to the popularity of the Eagle Bar. The streets would
:14:53. > :14:56.have been thronged the people. They are hugely welcomed. People had
:14:57. > :15:01.stars and stripes to wave to people as the troops marched past.
:15:02. > :15:06.Christina has been looking hnto the Christina has been looking into the
:15:07. > :15:12.hut's history. It was one of nearly 3 #2,000 huts and temporary dugouts.
:15:13. > :15:17.This was spread over 35,000 square feet and needing all of its 800
:15:18. > :15:20.volunteers, mostly women, to keep it running day and night. It h`d a
:15:21. > :15:22.running day and night. It had a Barber shot, a billiard rool,
:15:23. > :15:22.running day and night. It h`d a Barber shot, a billiard room, a
:15:23. > :15:26.Barber shot, a billiard rool, a concert hall. There were beds for
:15:27. > :15:30.450 troops to sleep every nhght It had just about everything you could
:15:31. > :15:35.think of. And every effort was made to give the troops a slice of home,
:15:36. > :15:38.especially in the canteen. Everything and anything deemed
:15:39. > :15:43.quintessentially American, so pancakes were popular, but there was
:15:44. > :15:49.also hash browns and chewing gum and chocolate. They even many a soda
:15:50. > :15:52.found table. On average 5,000 meals were served up every day. What I
:15:53. > :15:56.found interesting was the c`re the found interesting was the c`re the
:15:57. > :15:59.YMCA provided for the troops. Exactly. If they didn't know them,
:16:00. > :16:04.they took them on sight seehng tours they took them on sight seeing tours
:16:05. > :16:05.and they had a system where volunteer drivers toured the
:16:06. > :16:06.and they had a system where volunteer drivers toured thd streets
:16:07. > :16:08.volunteer drivers toured the streets of London looking out for soldiers
:16:09. > :16:12.who had too much to drink o`r were who had too much to drink o`r were
:16:13. > :16:16.getting involved in something they should not have been doing. The hut
:16:17. > :16:18.was meant to be a home away from home, tending to the physical,
:16:19. > :16:21.home, tending to the physic`l, emotional and spiritual needs of
:16:22. > :16:27.young man thousands of miles from their home. It was eventually closed
:16:28. > :16:33.in August 1919. A year after peace was declared. All that remains of
:16:34. > :16:35.Uncle Sam on the Strand is this memorial set into bush housd,
:16:36. > :16:38.memorial set into bush house, marking not just the sight of the Am
:16:39. > :16:48.Eagle Hut but in the hearts op Well, that's of course just one
:16:49. > :16:49.of many local stories unearthed by BBC London and the Imperial
:16:50. > :16:49.of many local stories unearthed by BBC London and the Imperhal War
:16:50. > :16:51.Museums to mark 100 years since by BBC London and the Imperial War
:16:52. > :16:51.Museums to mark 100 years shnce the Museums to mark 100 years since the
:16:52. > :16:54.outbreak of the First World War If you would like to find ott more,
:16:55. > :17:02.just go to the website. outbreak of the First World War
:17:03. > :17:04.Now for the sport with Sara Orchard, and football is back
:17:05. > :17:08.but cycling takes top billing, as far as I'm concerned!
:17:09. > :17:12.Yes, thanks Alice, this weekend London and Surrey will host
:17:13. > :17:17.a two`day cycling festival called "Ride London".
:17:18. > :17:20.On Saturday, ten miles of roads in the capital will be closed off for
:17:21. > :17:22.families to cycle on, and on Sunday there's a 100`mile race, whhch
:17:23. > :17:22.families to cycle on, and on Sunday there's a 100`mile race, which takes
:17:23. > :17:23.riders out through the Surrdy there's a 100`mile race, whhch takes
:17:24. > :17:26.riders out through the Surrdy hills. Laura Trott and Bradley Wiggins are
:17:27. > :17:27.the star attractions, and today I went to meet riders
:17:28. > :17:39.registering at the Excel. Last year, 16,000 riders took the
:17:40. > :17:45.London's streets for the evdnt dubbed the London Marathon on
:17:46. > :17:47.wheels. Demand to take part in ride London Sousa grow to 24,000 this
:17:48. > :17:50.year. A friend of mine signdd up London Sousa grow to 24,000 this
:17:51. > :17:52.year. A friend of mine signed up for year. A friend of mine signdd up for
:17:53. > :17:57.me and her, she did not get in and I did, so she has the hump but I am
:17:58. > :17:58.still doing it. London and Surrey is a fantastic place to ride our
:17:59. > :18:02.a fantastic place to ride otr bicycles and because we are really
:18:03. > :18:05.keen on promoting women of a certain age taking part in sport. Dhd 8
:18:06. > :18:07.age taking part in sport. Did 87 miles up in Yorkshire at thd
:18:08. > :18:09.age taking part in sport. Dhd 8 miles up in Yorkshire at the end of
:18:10. > :18:14.June which will be more dearly than on Sunday so hopefully it should be
:18:15. > :18:18.OK. With rain expected on Stnday, who better to advise the Lycra
:18:19. > :18:21.masses than Laura Trott, who also take part. Make sure you brhng
:18:22. > :18:25.take part. Make sure you bring enough clothing. People think it is
:18:26. > :18:26.going to be warm, at when it is wet and you have been going for 50
:18:27. > :18:32.miles, you will get cold. Ldt some miles, you will get cold. Ldt some
:18:33. > :18:37.air out of your tires. If it is chucking it down, you don't want
:18:38. > :18:40.your tyres to be rock hard. On Saturday, ten miles of roads in
:18:41. > :18:47.central London are closed for the free cycle. That area on Sunday
:18:48. > :18:53.remains closed around the ground pre`. `` the Grand Prix. Thd 10
:18:54. > :18:56.mile event start out at the Olympic Park before travelling out hn the
:18:57. > :19:02.Surrey. All roads should reopen before 8:30pm on Sunday. 19 pieces
:19:03. > :19:05.of paper printed off that represent all the road closures in London and
:19:06. > :19:10.Surrey over Saturday and Sunday. It Surrey over Saturday and Sunday. It
:19:11. > :19:15.includes 11 Bridge closes on Sunday. The message is simple, if
:19:16. > :19:17.you are out and about this weekend, check before you travel. Thdre
:19:18. > :19:17.you are out and about this weekend, check before you travel. There are
:19:18. > :19:17.you are out and about this weekend, check before you travel. Thdre are a
:19:18. > :19:21.check before you travel. There are a lot of improvements we have made
:19:22. > :19:25.this year in terms of the classic event, which Sir Bradley Wiggins is
:19:26. > :19:27.riding. That is going under a rolling road closure which will
:19:28. > :19:30.allow us to open the street earlier, so we really hope patience
:19:31. > :19:34.and understanding. Anyone with and understanding. Anyone whth
:19:35. > :19:38.access fears should contact the organisers for assistance, but the
:19:39. > :19:43.event is set to grow to 35,000 riders by 2016. It is not going
:19:44. > :19:47.away, as more and more people find their inner Sir Bradley Wiggins
:19:48. > :19:51.Good luck if you're taking part, and keep an eye on the weather.
:19:52. > :19:53.Now, the football season gets underway this weekend.
:19:54. > :19:56.And the traditional curtain`raiser to the start of the Premier League
:19:57. > :19:59.takes place on Sunday. FA Cup winners, Arsenal, take on
:20:00. > :20:02.league champions, Manchester City, in the Community Shield at Wembley.
:20:03. > :20:04.But the Gunners won't have defender Thomas Vermaelen in their spuad
:20:05. > :20:05.Thomas Vermaelen in their squad. The Belgian's expected to complete
:20:06. > :20:07.a move to Barcelona this weekend a move to Barcelona this wedkend
:20:08. > :20:12.in a deal worth around ?15 million. Whilst the regular Premier League
:20:13. > :20:15.season starts proper next wdek, season starts proper next wdek,
:20:16. > :20:16.the Championship, League One and Two are readx
:20:17. > :20:17.the Championship, League One and Two are ready to go.
:20:18. > :20:19.League One and Two are readx to go. For the first time in over a
:20:20. > :20:19.League One and Two are ready to go. For the first time in over ` decade,
:20:20. > :20:22.For the first time in over a decade, Fulham won't be playing
:20:23. > :20:26.in the top flight. There have been big changes at
:20:27. > :20:29.the club, as it bids to go straight back up to the Premier League.
:20:30. > :20:30.Emma Jones has been to Craven Cottage to speak to
:20:31. > :20:41.the players and the fans. Fulham's younger fans have only ever
:20:42. > :20:45.known their team as a top`flight side, but larcenies and, after 3
:20:46. > :20:49.years of competing is one of the 20 best clubs in the country, they were
:20:50. > :20:54.relegated. I don't like to think it but I think the lack of leaf or
:20:55. > :20:57.willpower was not in some of the players in the squad. Defensively,
:20:58. > :21:01.we did not look like we had any training or tactics. It is hmportant
:21:02. > :21:04.training or tactics. It is important we get straight back up, and I think
:21:05. > :21:08.many people would think we deserve to be in the Premier League, having
:21:09. > :21:12.been ever so long. Relegation has meant a major clear out the
:21:13. > :21:16.players, but one standout edition Isla season's top scorer in the
:21:17. > :21:21.Championship, Ross MacCormack, who reportedly cost ?11 million, a clear
:21:22. > :21:23.indication that the new look side does not intend to stay in `
:21:24. > :21:25.indication that the new look side does not intend to stay in a lower
:21:26. > :21:27.divisions along. I think Fulham is a really big club in England `nd they
:21:28. > :21:29.really big club in England and they have to be in the Premier Ldague,
:21:30. > :21:33.have to be in the Premier League, and we will do our best to be there
:21:34. > :21:36.next year again. While the fans got to know lots of new faces at this
:21:37. > :21:39.open training session, therd were open training session, there were
:21:40. > :21:43.some people they recognised. Rufus Brevet was part of the last Fulham
:21:44. > :21:47.team to win promotion. To get back at the first asking will be a
:21:48. > :21:48.difficult task, because in the Championship it is a differdnt ball
:21:49. > :21:53.Championship it is a different ball game. You have probably 15 teams
:21:54. > :21:58.vying for three places will be a difficult shout but I am sure with
:21:59. > :21:59.the young players in there, they will be there or thereabouts. Before
:22:00. > :22:03.a ball is even kicked, Fulh`m were a ball is even kicked, Fulh`m were
:22:04. > :22:05.one of the favourites to go up from the Championship. The long campaign
:22:06. > :22:11.kicks off tomorrow at Ipswich. the players and the fans.
:22:12. > :22:14.And, of course, where else to keep up to date with all London's
:22:15. > :22:17.football clubs this weekend than our radio station, BBC London 94.9 FM.
:22:18. > :22:18.Tomorrow, you can follow Brdntford's return to the Championship at
:22:19. > :22:20.Tomorrow, you can follow Brentford's return to the Championship `t three
:22:21. > :22:24.o'clock against Charlton, whilst on Digital Radio at 5.15 pm, Fulham
:22:25. > :22:26.open their season away at Ipswich. Good luck to all our teams,
:22:27. > :22:35.that's all the sport, Alice. And of course Alice, I hope you win
:22:36. > :22:38.on Sunday. It is the taking part that counts! Thank you very much.
:22:39. > :22:40.that's all the sport, Alice. Now, what makes Britain's best shed?
:22:41. > :22:41.Now, what makes Britain's bdst shed? Well,
:22:42. > :22:45.a man in Tottenham seems to have the answer; he's built what is now
:22:46. > :22:47.officially the "Shed of the Year". It's made from recycled odds
:22:48. > :22:50.and ends that he's collected over the last few years.
:22:51. > :22:53.It's powered by solar panel and wood burner, which makes it eco`friendly.
:22:54. > :22:56.What's even more curious is what's inside, and what's on its roof.
:22:57. > :23:01.Wendy Hurrell has been to investigate.
:23:02. > :23:08.Lets face it, you are not going to find broken plant pots and cobwebs
:23:09. > :23:12.in Britain's best shed, but this exceeds all expectations. This is a
:23:13. > :23:16.music studio filled with musical instruments. If you come thhs way,
:23:17. > :23:17.we have an artist's studio with everything laid out that you could
:23:18. > :23:24.everything laid out that yot could need to be as creative as possible.
:23:25. > :23:28.It is all housed in a shed that cost between ?500 and ?1000 to m`ke,
:23:29. > :23:29.because it is also all that is it is an eco`shed, and you have not even
:23:30. > :23:34.seen the best that yet, because on seen the best that yet, because on
:23:35. > :23:38.the top is an allotment with tomato plants and rhubarb, and herbs and
:23:39. > :23:42.all sorts of things growing, and the man who has made all of this happen
:23:43. > :23:45.is Joel Ward Bird. Congratulations on getting shed of the year. Do you
:23:46. > :23:49.spend any time in your own home I spend any time in your own home I
:23:50. > :23:55.literally spend more time in the shed than I do in the house, so yes.
:23:56. > :23:57.Every square inch is used, which is important. I used the front as an
:23:58. > :23:59.artist studio, the back as a important. I used the front as an
:24:00. > :24:01.artist studio, the back as ` music artist studio, the back as ` music
:24:02. > :24:04.studio, and then the allotment on the, yes. And you collect r`inwater
:24:05. > :24:09.the, yes. And you collect rainwater off the top as well. I do actually,
:24:10. > :24:11.yes, and it waters the plants on the way down as it filters through. It
:24:12. > :24:16.way down as it filters throtgh. It is powered by a solar panel and in
:24:17. > :24:18.the winter I use a wood burner to heat it. How does it feel to have
:24:19. > :24:20.the best shed in progress? It heat it. How does it feel to have
:24:21. > :24:21.the best shed in progress? Ht was heat it. How does it feel to have
:24:22. > :24:21.the best shed in progress? It was a the best shed in progress? It was a
:24:22. > :24:25.great surprise to win, and ht has great surprise to win, and it has
:24:26. > :24:34.been great. It was just nicd to meet been great. It was just nice to meet
:24:35. > :24:38.all the other shed holders,. Is it about the man shed now or is it all
:24:39. > :24:41.changing? I think things ard changing, it is no longer a place
:24:42. > :24:44.for middle age men to escapd, although I am a middle`aged man!
:24:45. > :24:48.for middle age men to escape, although I am a middle`aged man In
:24:49. > :24:52.London, it is nice, it feels like a little tiny countryside really.
:24:53. > :24:54.Thank you very much, and well done. Here is the trophy to prove it, the
:24:55. > :25:00.golden shed. Now for the weather golden shed. Now for the weather
:25:01. > :25:02.with John Hammond. Possibly good for allotments, not great for Rhde
:25:03. > :25:07.allotments, not great for Ride London.
:25:08. > :25:12.Yes, good growing weather, xou won't have to water the garden over the
:25:13. > :25:15.next few days because there has been plenty of the wet stuff. We had some
:25:16. > :25:18.really serious storms this afternoon really serious storms this `fternoon
:25:19. > :25:26.to the east of London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
:25:27. > :25:28.torrential downpours. Some of this rain will sweep right the w`y across
:25:29. > :25:31.rain will sweep right the way across the London area. Quite a lot of
:25:32. > :25:35.surface water around later this evening. That will play awax
:25:36. > :25:40.overnight and then we will settle into a fine dawn, quite a cool Dawn
:25:41. > :25:44.in actual fact, temperatures in some rural spots dipping down to single
:25:45. > :25:47.figures. A nice fresh start to the weekend. Saturday is the dax to
:25:48. > :25:48.weekend. Saturday is the day to enjoy the sunshine, it will be
:25:49. > :25:50.lovely, bright and breezy, H enjoy the sunshine, it will be
:25:51. > :25:50.lovely, bright and breezy, I am enjoy the sunshine, it will be
:25:51. > :25:50.lovely, bright and breezy, H am not lovely, bright and breezy, I am not
:25:51. > :25:53.ruling out the odd shower btt it ruling out the odd shower but it
:25:54. > :25:57.will be fleeting, basically a nice day. There will be a breeze out
:25:58. > :25:59.there but out of the breeze and the sunshine it will be very pleasant
:26:00. > :26:02.sunshine it will be very pldasant indeed. Temperatures should be
:26:03. > :26:05.getting up into the low, possibly mid 20s, a nice day to come. It is
:26:06. > :26:07.not going to come. As you m`y mid 20s, a nice day to come. It is
:26:08. > :26:12.not going to come. As you may be aware, we have the warning triangles
:26:13. > :26:13.out, be aware of potential for some significant disruption as we
:26:14. > :26:13.out, be aware of potential for some significant disruption as wd go
:26:14. > :26:20.significant disruption as we go through the second half of the
:26:21. > :26:25.weekend. Ex`birth, `` ex`hurricane Bertha. Don't take this bolts on,
:26:26. > :26:29.Alice, and I know you have a vested Alice, and I know you have ` vested
:26:30. > :26:32.interest in this one, but it looks like a wet start of the day but it
:26:33. > :26:36.might not rain all day long. It could well clear of the way through
:26:37. > :26:40.Amicus is sunshine in the afternoon. The blustery wind will be a
:26:41. > :26:44.feature, it will feel quite cool out there despite some sunshine later in
:26:45. > :26:46.the day for stop 21 degrees. Good luck if you are on a bicycld on
:26:47. > :26:48.luck if you are on a bicycle on Sunday. Looking further ahe`d,
:26:49. > :26:50.luck if you are on a bicycld on Sunday. Looking further ahead, well
:26:51. > :26:54.come once the rain has cleared on Monday we are back to sunshine and
:26:55. > :26:55.blustery showers but it will feel a good deal cooler than it has done
:26:56. > :27:05.recently. The US has carried out
:27:06. > :27:07.its first air`strikes on Islamist militants in northern Iraq.
:27:08. > :27:10.President Obama had warned that it would target the group
:27:11. > :27:12.if they threatened American forces in the area.
:27:13. > :27:12.A 12`year`old boy has died in Gaza, after
:27:13. > :27:15.a ceasefire ended this mornhng. a ceasefire ended this morning.
:27:16. > :27:18.Israel accused Palestinian lilitants of breaking the truce by firing
:27:19. > :27:26.rockets into southern Israel. Hamas has denied the claim.
:27:27. > :27:28.Work has begun to remove part of a 20,000 tonne pile of waste
:27:29. > :27:31.in Orpington. The Environment Agency has been
:27:32. > :27:36.involved in a lengthy legal battle to try to cut down the pile.
:27:37. > :27:39.That's it. We will be back later during the
:27:40. > :27:42.Ten O'Clock News, but for now, from everyone on the team,
:27:43. > :27:57.have a lovely evening. Goodbye.
:27:58. > :28:05.Martin Freeman presents a Gaza Crisis appeal on behalf of the
:28:06. > :28:06.Disasters Emergency Committee. Over