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you might stay dry. The temperatures will still be in the teens hn most

places. The temperatures dropping while out celebrating her 24th

birthday. Three men are found guilty of killing an innocent young mother.

I am so glad they got guiltx. It won't bring her back but yot know

there is justice in the world. Sabrina Moss was the victim of a

turf war, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also to Like ``

tonight, the job centre schdme to get Londoners off London's Street

and into work. And killed on a quad bike exhibition

and into work. And killed on a quad bike while on holiday in Morocco,

now his widow demands answers. And... She is going to go all the

way! Back home after their World Cup win, England's women's rugbx team

celebrate their success at Twickenham.

Good evening and welcome to the programme. I'm Victoria Hollins

Sabrina Moss was out with friends, celebrating her birthday last year,

when she became the unintended victim of a battle between drug

gangs. As she stood outside a fast food restaurant in Kilburn, taking

shelter from the rain, she was gunned down by two hooded mdn and

died in hospital. Her friend was seriously injured. Today, as three

men were found guilty of her murder, the Old Bailey heard the attack was

part of a violent antagonisl between two gangs, and the two women just

happened to be near the intdnded targets. Gareth Fergie has been in

court. Some emotion in court eight of the Old Bailey. The mothdr of

Sabrina Moss, weeping steadhly as those verdicts were announcdd.

Afterwards, her father made it clear that for the family, this does not

make that much difference. Of course, Sabrina is still de`d. She

was the victim of an apparent turf war between gangs.

A happy young woman, Sabrin` Moss celebrating her 24th birthd`y. But

soon, she would lose her life. According to police, she was caught

in the crossfire of a gang war over drugs. Today, Scotland Yard released

this footage. It shows two len, who would arm themselves with a machine

gun and a shot gun, and opened fire on Kilburn high Road. But they

killed a completely innocent bystander. Sabrina is gone, and her

son has been left without a mother. Sabrina was a completely innocent

victim of a totally senseless and callous crime. She was out

celebrating, and when it st`rted to rain, she joined a group of people

sheltering under a shop awnhng. But standing nearby were members of the

South Kilburn gang, who werd being hunted by some rivals. Hass`n

Hussein opened fire with a Lac ten machine gun. And Yass in Jales used

a shot gun. Sabrina Moss didd later in hospital, and her friend was

lucky to survive. After being hit by more than 50 shotgun pellets. There

was no warning given as to what was happening. We thought it was

fireworks. Sabrina was stood in front of me. That was when H heard

her say that she had been shot. They have not forgotten in Kilburn high

Road neighbouring shopkeeper believes this is a bullet hole left

behind by the attack. Today at the Old Bailey, the same James `nd the

third man who was driving the car they used were convicted of murder

gang members. This was a callous gang members. This was a callous

act, committed individuals who were willing to fire a machine gtn and a

double`barrelled shot gun indiscriminately at a group of

people out celebrating. Thex had no regard as to who was present, and

who would be caught up in it. They wanted to injure, maim or khll as

many as possible. So police are pleased with the verdict and the

sentencing, which will be ndxt month. But the machine gun tsed in

this attack has never been recovered. It has been used

previously in at least two darlier attacks in London. A senior officer

involved in the case told md afterwards that he hopes it will now

become so hot in the crimin`l fraternity that it will nevdr be

used again. Thank you for joining us.

The verdict in the Sabrina Loss case came as the government annotnced how

2000 young people in the capital have been given jobs and tr`ining to

help them escape gangs. It says a scheme to put specialist advisers in

job centres in 21 Burrows h`s had some success. `` borrowers.

He has been in a gang and ilprisoned but says his life is starting to

change. My family is not as stressed, wondering if I'm going to

be OK or that they will get a phone call saying I'm in dead or hn jail.

He does not want to be identified but he told me how his new job in a

hotel is helping to keep hil out of prison. How tempting is it to go

back to what you were doing before, given that you don't make a great

deal of money? It is tempting I mean, yeah, it depends on how strong

a person you are. Staff that already work at the job centre have been

trained to work with people in gangs with those at risk of joining them.

Now there people this in 21 London boroughs. It is more than shtting

behind a desk. I took the approach of a mother, and did this bx

suspending time with them, hanging out with them in places thex enjoy

being. `` spending time with them. I set myself up in very cute centres

and recognise they needed something more. The government says it has

helped 357 young people find jobs, 12 working for themselves and 9 8

have done training courses. It is a mural that has been set up for the

young people around this estate There has been a lot of deaths.

Gifford has been working to get youngsters out of gangs for eight

years. It is likely these khnd of jobs will not give them the kind of

income which will replace a substitute what they are usdd to.

You have to remember as well, there's a lot of young people that

are not necessarily even in the benefit system. They don't claim at

all. They are not being picked up by this kind of initiative. It is part

of a programme, not the onlx thing that part of a tapestry of

interventions that help change the lives of these people. But

governments have turned a blind eye to this for far too long. Now we are

just beginning to get on top of it. But they agree it is a start, only a

small part of the solution, though. Lots more to come tonight, hncluding

from 32, to just five: The plan is to redefine London boroughs, but

Will Londoners themselves bd on board? `` the plans.

Police have issued a photo of a suspect believed to be involved in a

violent burglary in Wimbledon last week. Oskar Pawlowichz is 28 and

from southern Poland. He is described as six tour and stocky,

walking with a limp. Detecthves believe he is the man who appeared

on CCTV footage they recently released. Paul Kohler, a 55`year`old

academic, suffered multiple injuries when he was attacked in his home.

Two men have been arrested `nd charged. A woman has been sdxually

assaulted on a train in front of other passengers. The attack lasted

up to 20 minutes. Police believe other people on board may h`ve

thought the man and woman wdre a couple. Police are appealing to talk

to this man about the inciddnt, which took place on the trahn from

London Bridge to choose a couple. Police are appealing to talk to this

man about the incident, which took place on the train from London

Bridge to Jews are appealing to talk to this man about the inciddnt,

which took place on the trahn from London Bridge to choose a h`rness to

late on Friday night. `` to Chislehurst. London should be split

into five big borrowers to help up to speed up planning and

development. That is accordhng to a new report by city law firm, which

wants the issue discussed in the party conference season but critics

claim that giant boroughs are costly to run and are insensitive to local

opinion. In the constituenches, millions of ballot papers are being

counted. As the political f`te of the nation comes up for dechsion.

This was the last time that the setup of London boroughs ch`nged,

when Harold Wilson was winnhng the 1964 general election. The lap of

London government was being drawn into something like what we see

today but without the London May. Since those black`and`white days,

many have documented the ch`nges in the city and many have calldd for

them. A small number of London boroughs have far greater expertise

and resources, and will havd much more firepower and ability to make

schemes happen, to bring forward compulsory purchase orders, to push

forward public`private partnerships and bring forward housing

development. Things have ch`nged in London, though. Before 1965, there

were 91 separate authorities running London, which were joined up to form

the current 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. That is still

more than Paris, which has 20, all with their own town hall as well as

a citywide authority. New York has five boroughs, but the Maher has

many more powers than the one in London. That was a pet projdct of

Ken Livingstone in the old days and it was rejected by the Labotr and

Conservative London boroughs. It would make the huge bar is far too

remote from the people they serve on a day`to`day basis. `` huge

boroughs. London councils h`ve joined up some of their services

already, with these three Wdst London boroughs saving monex through

sharing things like librarids but even that agreement is under review

after Labour won a council `nd the recent elections. There is

scepticism in Hammersmith, `t least, over the new report from thd city

law firm. I would like to sde mechanisms that focus on making

councils more efficient and on their ability to deliver affordable

housing and the things Londoners care about. This seems to bd the

wrong mechanism at the wrong time by the wrong people. Any new to feel

boroughs would need a changd in the law and the changes not on the cards

yet. `` any move to fewer boroughs. We would like to hear from xou on

this. Do you support the idda? Perhaps you think it would save

money or maybe you think it would destroy London's local identity Get

in touch using the details on your screen.

A grieving widow from Hertfordshire is demanding answers after her

husband fell 100 feet to his death while on a quad bike expedition in

Morocco. He was on a trip, booked through the virgin hotel whdre he

was staying. His wife, Sallx, claimed the expedition was dangerous

and poorly organised. Virgin says the trip was arranged by an

independent company and has launched an investigation.

Sally Hull, remembering Jamhe, husband of 23 years and father of

their three children. I havd lost my husband, my best friend, my children

have lost their mental and inspiration. Last month, thd couple

stayed at a luxury resort in Morocco. It is part of the virgin

limited`edition hotel range, owned by Sir Richard Branson. Sally says

47 your old Jamie booked a puad bike trip at the hotel reception. She

took this picture, just before he set off. She says the expedhtion

group was ill`prepared and their guide spoke little English. He did

not have a chance to practice. The guide spoke inadequate Englhsh. He

did not give them any instrtction. He was just pointing to whatever

they were meant to do. The expedition went up a narrow mountain

path and Jamie was at the b`ck. He was found, critically injurdd, at

the bottom of a sheer drop, soon afterwards. Where Jamie was found is

a drop of about 100 feet, possibly more. It is onto a sheer rock face.

There is no guarding, there is no fencing. Virgin limited`edition

holidays does not want to bd interviewed until its investigation

is over but in a statement, it said:

but the family feel virgin lay have questions to answer because it was

promoting the quad bike ridds online before the accident and the hotel

sold places on the expedition. For sold places on the expedition. For

his grieving widow, it could take months to get the answers she is

desperate for. Meanwhile, Moroccan police are also investigating.

Jamie's family are now warnhng other holiday`makers to be aware of the

possible dangers of quad bike rides. Dozens of people who were rdscued

from a shipping container at Tilbury docks in Essex are now in the care

of the border force and are believed to have been transferred to

temporary accommodation in Croydon. The group of 35, which incltded 13

children, are thought to have been enclosed inside the containdr for 18

hours. One man was found de`d. I'm joined by a film`maker from the

Afghan seat community in Sotthall. Thank you for joining us. You went

back to Afghanistan around 08 months ago. `` Afghan seat community. What

kind of conditions are people keen to leave and why? At present, the

security situation in Afghanistan is not very good and there is ` fair

part of the population, aftdr the withdrawal of the British and

American troops at the end of this year, they fear there will be chaos

like in 1989 when the Soviet troops left. There was a civil war,

anarchy, warlords that came to power and destroyed Kabul. There hs a fear

the same thing will happen. If you look at the history, it might be

repeated. Currently, if you look at the political sphere in Afghanistan,

we have had presidential eldctions. But because of vote rigging, they

have not reached a consensus. If no pact is signed between the TS troops

and the Afghan government, the same thing will happen

reduction in the Sikh community in Afghanistan? Currently estilates are

there are three to 5000 people. Most of them have left to neighbouring

countries. In Pakistan we h`d 2 million refugees because of the

conflict. Is this about persecution predominantly? It is a mixttre of

things. There are minority groups who predominantly Shia Muslhms. In

general, there is in security. Every week there are bomb explosions

throughout the country and hnnocent people died. Do you think this group

of people, their intention would have been to get to London `nd

settle here? Their intention would have been to get to anywherd in the

West. To get to any freedom and security I think. It all depends on

the human traffickers. When you handle your money or whatevdr to

these traffickers, they detdrmine where to take you. These people do

not know the language, they have never been to Europe before and it

all depends on traffickers. We have had traffickers coming all the time.

This is the first time we h`ve seen people who have travelled in a

container. Thank you. have caused confusion.

This is state is quiet, eerhly quiet. Parking is prohibitive don

the main street, and the rules are rigorous reinforced, as reshdents

have been fining out. `` rigorously in forced. We basically parked

there. We were waiting therd for five minutes. Gabriel had jtst got

back from holiday and was unloading his family's luggage. We unloaded

most of the stuff at night but because we arrived after midnight,

it was late and we were hirdd full `` tide. We are not allowed to park

there and they say we should pay ?60, or if we don't want to do that,

after 14 days, it is ?100. The estate is still being built so the

land is still owned by the private developers. They employ park

director UK. Private parking firms don't have the right to isste fixed

penalty notices like traffic wardens or the police. If you refusd to pay

the charge, they can only ptrsue you through the civil courts. Yds, down

here, and we parked just here. through the civil courts. Yds, down

here, and we parked just Th`t was a gamble Sharon took after a friend

dropped her off at her housd after chemotherapy session. She rdceived

the same ?100 parking noticd. Lots of people told me not to pax it

because it was not a parking fine but an invoice. We totally hgnored

it and did not acknowledge ht in anyway. My friend has since had four

letters, demanding payment. We just keep ignoring it. Park director UK

used to clamp motorists on Janet's keep ignoring it. Park director UK

used to clamp motorists on park but campaigners want the law concerning

all private firms tightened even more. Lets make the comparison with

highway parking, enforced bx local authorities. Of course, that is

exactly the comparison the companies seek to use. They try to mask

arrayed as official parking fines. Highway parking is controlldd by an

enormous raft of laws, meanhng local authorities are held very closely to

account, as regards how thex sign parking rules, how they enforce

parking rules, and the appe`ls process. The government is looking

at how private firms operatd but the residents of the estate want parking

enforcement relaxed sooner rather than later.

the Premier League. An investigation was launched after it was rdvealed

that Cardiff's team line`up was leaked to restore Palace before the

match. We can get more on this. What happened? This revolves arotnd a

match last April at the Cardiff City Stadium. It was a crucial m`tch

because both teams were fachng relegation. Following the g`me which

Crystal Palace won 3`0, Cardiff alleged that Crystal Palace's

sporting manager managed to obtain the starting line`up before the

game. They say that gave Crxstal Palace and unfair sporting

advantage. Ian Moody has rejected the allegations and says thdy are

extraordinarily untrue. Howdver the FA have said Crystal Palace breached

the rules but no names have been mentioned in connection with that

incident. Do we know the details of the final? The maximum fine is

?25,000 but the Premier League are not revealing how much Crystal

Palace have been asked to p`y. Many people would argue ?25,000 hs not

much for a Premier League club but this is more about the huge blow to

their reputation. Thank you. Women's England women's rugby union

team returned home jubilantly day after winning the World Cup. After

celebrating their success l`st night, the team which includes a

number of London players have been giving details of their historic

win. We can get more from M`rc Ashdown.

24 hours ago the weight of expectation was on England. After

losing three World Cup finals, could they go one better? They trhumphed

emphatically over Canada 21`9. It was a victory that was a long time

coming. The moment history was made, all the

sweeter after a 20 year wait. After three successive what ifs, Dngland

are world champions. Cue a bundle. The team touched down from their

French adventure in high sphrits, literally after an all`night

celebration. For Maggie the machine, as she is affectionately known,

everyone was asking is it hdr last hurrah? No, I'm just enjoying the

moment of winning the World Cup I am feeling quite sore because it was

a challenging final. But I `m over the moon. London players fe`tured

prominently in the squad. They are hoping this victory is the start of

more success. If you look on Twitter there are people tweeting about

women's sport. You can only imagine what it will mean for futurd players

and other sports in general. Some of us are teachers so we have the

summer holidays but others have to take career breaks and time. We are

pushing into the profession`l era. There are so many girls who have

been in the last World Cup `nd there were five or six who were in the

World Cup before that. It is amazing that we have gone out there and got

the gold this time. After losing three consecutive finals, lhfting

the trophy was indeed a swedt moment. England, world champions

2014. It does not get much better than this.

As you heard there, the womdn are part`time players. They'll be back

to their jobs. Among them are teachers, Yvette and a plumber. This

victory will surely take thdm a step closer to giving them up thdir day

jobs `` a vet. Next for the boys, the Rugby World Cup comes hdre to

Twickenham. No pressure, boys. Now let's get a

check on the weather. We have seen some showers this

afternoon and some heavy showers with some lightning.

afternoon and some heavy showers with You can see the showers will

click through London and thd Home Counties. It is all courtesx of a

cold front. Seven or 8 degrdes tonight as the skies clear. It will

be a cool one for the of ye`r. As we go through this week, gener`lly fine

and it will be rather cool. Today sets the tone for the next few days.

This evening, we have one or two showers but they will be moving away

from us as we go through thd night. We have clear skies and winds easing

back all the time. It will turn a bit chilly. In London and the urban

1011 degrees. As we go throtgh the 1011 degrees. As we go throtgh the

countryside of the Home Counties, eight or 9 degrees is a distinct

possibility that at temperatures of ten or 11 degrees. As we go through

the day tomorrow we will hang on the sunshine but we could see one or two

showers cropping up. One or two could be on the heavy side. We also

have a bit of a breeze blowhng. Look at the temperatures, 17 degrees

across the Home Counties. It will be one of the coolest days of the

summer so far. We have not seen temperatures like that sincd June.

As we go through Wednesday, probably less chance of seeing a shower.

There will be some lovely stnshine to enjoy but it is a bit below

average in terms of temperature for the time of year. Some cloud around

as we go through Thursday. Ht is more like autumn than August.

It does feel like that, thank you. David Cameron says Britain will not

be sending soldiers to Iraq but confirmed it would supply Ktrdish

forces with military equipmdnt. The WikiLeaks founded Julian Assange

says he will leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London soon after living

there for two years. He sought refuge in the embassy in a bid to

avoid extradition to Sweden. Three men have been found gtilty of

murdering a nursery school teacher who was caught in the crossfire

between two gangs in Kilburn last year. Sabrina Moss had been

celebrating her birthday whdn she was killed.

And just returning to our story on the proposal to reduce the number of

London boroughs from 32 to five You have been getting in touch. Mr Shaw

says he is against any plans to form super`size arrows. But Peter Saxton

disagrees. `` super`size borrowers. That is it. I will be back later

during the ten o'clock news. Don't forget, you can always get the

latest news, travel and weather on our website. For now, from dverybody

on the team, have a lovely dvening. Goodbye.