:00:16. > :00:22.Good evening. Welcome to BBC London News.
:00:23. > :00:27.Three men have been found gtilty of the murder of Sabrina Moss, a
:00:28. > :00:31.nursery teacher shot dead while out celebrating her birthday last year.
:00:32. > :00:37.The 24`year`old got caught hn the crossfire of a North London gang
:00:38. > :00:42.war. Her friends suffered life`threatening injuries.
:00:43. > :00:49.A happy young woman. Sabrin` Moss, celebrating her 24th birthd`y. Soon,
:00:50. > :00:56.she would lose her life. According to police, caught in the crossfire
:00:57. > :01:00.of a gang over drugs. Today, Scotland Yard this footage. It shows
:01:01. > :01:06.two men who armed themselves with a machine gun and a shotgun. But they
:01:07. > :01:10.killed a completely innocent by`stander. We can see them running
:01:11. > :01:16.up to the road and then thex open fire.
:01:17. > :01:23.Sabrina is gone and her son has been left without a mother. Sabrhna was a
:01:24. > :01:27.completely innocent victim of a totally senseless and callots crime.
:01:28. > :01:33.She was out celebrating. Whdn it started to rain she joined ` group
:01:34. > :01:40.of people sheltering under ` shop. Standing nearby were members of the
:01:41. > :01:47.South Kilburn gang, who werd being hunted by some rivals. Huss`n
:01:48. > :01:54.Hussein opened fire. Yassin James used a shotgun. Sabrina Moss died
:01:55. > :02:01.later in hospital and her friend was lucky to survive. After being hit by
:02:02. > :02:06.more than 50 shotgun pellets. There was no warning as to what w`s
:02:07. > :02:12.happening. I thought it was fireworks. I did think it w`s
:02:13. > :02:18.fireworks. Sabrina was stood in front of me. That was when H heard
:02:19. > :02:23.her say that she'd been shot in her heart. In Kilburn High Road they
:02:24. > :02:28.have not forgotten A neighbouring shopkeeper believes this is a bullet
:02:29. > :02:36.hole left by the attack. Today, at the Old Bailey, three men wdre
:02:37. > :02:41.convicted of murder and the attempted murder of rival g`ng
:02:42. > :02:48.members. This was a callous act committed by individuals who are
:02:49. > :02:52.willing to fire a MAC`10 machine pistol, double barrel shotgtn at a
:02:53. > :02:56.group of people out celebrating They had no regard as to who was
:02:57. > :03:00.present and who would be catght up. They wanted to injure, maim or kill
:03:01. > :03:05.as many as possible. The police are pleased with these verdicts. All the
:03:06. > :03:07.defendants guilty of all ch`rges and they will be sentenced here at the
:03:08. > :03:18.Old Bailey next month. London should be split into five
:03:19. > :03:22.megaboroughs to speed up pl`nning decisions and enable development.
:03:23. > :03:27.That is according to a new report put together by a City law firm
:03:28. > :03:34.Critics claim giant boroughs are costly to run and are insensitive to
:03:35. > :03:39.local opinion. The constituencies ` millions of
:03:40. > :03:43.ballot papers are being counted .. As the political state of the nation
:03:44. > :03:47.comes up for decision. This was the last time that the set`up of
:03:48. > :03:51.London's boroughs changed, back when Harold Wilson was winning the 1 64
:03:52. > :03:55.election. The map of London Government was being drawn hnto
:03:56. > :03:59.something like we see today, without the mayor, of course. Since those
:04:00. > :04:03.black and white days, many have documented the changes in otr city.
:04:04. > :04:07.Many have called for them. @ smaller number of boroughs with far greater
:04:08. > :04:13.expertise and resources will have greater fire power and abilhty to
:04:14. > :04:18.make schemes happen. To bring forward compulsory purchase orders,
:04:19. > :04:24.to forge partnerships, to bring forward housing developments. Before
:04:25. > :04:28.1965, there were 91 separatd authorities running London. They
:04:29. > :04:31.were joined up to form the current 32 boroughs and the City of London
:04:32. > :04:36.Corporation. That is more than Paris, which has 20. They all have
:04:37. > :04:41.their own mayor and Town Hall as well as a city`wide authority and
:04:42. > :04:47.mayor. New York has five boroughs, but a mayor with more powers than
:04:48. > :04:51.the one in London. This was a pep project of Ken Livingstone hn the
:04:52. > :04:55.old days. It was rejected bdcause it will make the huge boroughs too
:04:56. > :04:59.remote from the people they serve on a day`to`day issue. London has seen
:05:00. > :05:04.councils joining up some services already. These three West London
:05:05. > :05:07.boroughs, saving through sh`ring things like their libraries. Even
:05:08. > :05:12.that agreement is under revhew, after Labour won one of the councils
:05:13. > :05:16.at the recent elections. Thdre is scepticism in Hammersmith over the
:05:17. > :05:21.report from the City law firm. I would like to see mechanisms
:05:22. > :05:26.focussing on making councils more efficient, focussing on affordable
:05:27. > :05:30.housing. This seems to be a wrong mechanism, at the wrong timd, be I
:05:31. > :05:36.the wrong people. Any changd would need a change in the law and it is a
:05:37. > :05:48.change that's not on the cards just yet. Crystal Palace have bedn fined
:05:49. > :05:55.by the Premier League for allegedly providing a team's line`up before
:05:56. > :06:05.the game. This was known as "spy gate. Cardiff
:06:06. > :06:09.played palace. They said a lember of their staff had used contacts back
:06:10. > :06:13.at Cardiff to get a sneak pdak ot their team sheet 24 hours bdfore the
:06:14. > :06:18.game. It did not change the outcome of the season. The Premier League
:06:19. > :06:24.investigated. Tonight, we ldarn they will fine palace. We don't know how
:06:25. > :06:28.much. The maximum would be ?25, 00. Neither club has commented tonight.
:06:29. > :06:33.That is a small amount, really. We are in unchartered waters at the
:06:34. > :06:40.idea of a club spying against another as far as I know th`t sun
:06:41. > :06:44.heard of. Palace lost their manager and first game. Right, that is it
:06:45. > :06:50.for now from me. Let's find out what the weather has in store with Wendy.
:06:51. > :06:56.It sets the tone for the wedk. Fine weather, but cool. That is what is
:06:57. > :07:00.happening out there at the loment. Most of the showers we've h`d this
:07:01. > :07:03.evening are clearing away now. There will be clear, dry conditions
:07:04. > :07:07.behind. It will be nippy. Ott in the countryside, we will be in single
:07:08. > :07:11.figures easily. It will be a slightly crisp start to
:07:12. > :07:15.the day tomorrow for August, at least. We'll have some sunshine
:07:16. > :07:18.through the morning. Spells into the afternoon as well. One or two
:07:19. > :07:23.showers dotted around on thd breeze through the afternoon. Tempdratures,
:07:24. > :07:27.well, look at those. 17`18 Celsius at best for some of us. That is
:07:28. > :07:32.below where it should be for this time of year. Similar for Wddnesday
:07:33. > :07:34.and Thursday as well. A bit of rain around on Friday. And with lore on
:07:35. > :07:37.around on Friday. And with more on all of that, of course, here is
:07:38. > :07:43.Alex. Good evening. There's no sign of
:07:44. > :07:44.things warming up any time soon It will stay