:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:07. > :00:08.Tonight on BBC London News. Jailed:
:00:09. > :00:10.the smash`and`grab gang who dressed in burqas to rob luxury goods
:00:11. > :00:22.from Selfridges. They hid their weapons in their
:00:23. > :00:23.close and stole ?1.5 million worth of designer watches. Now the gang is
:00:24. > :00:25.of designer watches. Now thd gang is behind bars.
:00:26. > :00:28.from Selfridges. Also tonight.
:00:29. > :00:31.Guns, drugs and cash are sehzed in a series of raids ahead
:00:32. > :00:33.of the Notting Hill Carnival. Plus, a warning of disruption
:00:34. > :00:40.at London Bridge ` a multi`billion pound transformation
:00:41. > :00:42.will see services affected. I've taken to the skies
:00:43. > :00:53.for a bird's eye view of the lines which will be closed.
:00:54. > :00:58.Transport bosses hope the g`in for commuters will be worth the pain.
:00:59. > :01:02.Good evening and welcome to the programmd.
:01:03. > :01:05.I'm Victoria Hollins. It was an audacious attempt to steal
:01:06. > :01:08.thousands of pounds worth of luxury goods
:01:09. > :01:12.from a leading department store. Now the gang who carried out
:01:13. > :01:15.the smash`and`grab raid in full view of shoppers
:01:16. > :01:18.at Selfridges have been jailed for a total of nearly 60 ye`rs.
:01:19. > :01:22.The men disguised themselves in burqas and stole designer
:01:23. > :01:25.watches worth ?1.5 million before fleeing on mopeds.
:01:26. > :01:33.Katharine Carpenter has more on this.
:01:34. > :01:40.It was on six June, last ye`r, just before closing time, that the rain
:01:41. > :01:45.happened. The men entered the store, dressed as apt to win shoppdrs,
:01:46. > :01:48.clutching expects of handbags. `` affluent shoppers. They left
:01:49. > :01:53.clutching expensive designer watches, around 140 of them.
:01:54. > :01:56.Selfridge's was packed at the time and terrified shoppers spilled out
:01:57. > :02:03.onto the pavement as the men produced their weapons.
:02:04. > :02:06.Dressed in burqas, the thieves run to the exit, concealing thehr
:02:07. > :02:11.identities and their stolen goods beneath the clothes. Their target
:02:12. > :02:14.had been the store's luxury is one the room, where they attempted to
:02:15. > :02:18.blend in with other wealthy shoppers before smashing the display cabinets
:02:19. > :02:24.with axes and sledgehammers they had hidden underneath their disguises.
:02:25. > :02:28.`` wonder room. There was a real scramble, rails of clothes knocked
:02:29. > :02:33.on the floor, shoes knocked over. It was an absolute mess and very scary.
:02:34. > :02:35.The police arrive to find two gang members being held down by
:02:36. > :02:42.passers`by, after their getaway passers`by, after their getaway
:02:43. > :02:46.mopeds crashed. Two of them started their prison terms last year but
:02:47. > :02:48.yesterday, curtain was also sentenced for his part in planning
:02:49. > :02:52.to burglar jewellers in Windsor weeks before. Richie Gray from
:02:53. > :02:58.Dalston was also found guilty of involvement in both incidents.
:02:59. > :03:01.Vincent Bellamy was sentencdd to 15 years for his part in the
:03:02. > :03:06.Selfridge's robbery, and Chris Monica and Ian Rawlings werd given
:03:07. > :03:09.ten years. `` Chris Monaghan. The judge described their plan `s
:03:10. > :03:12.judge described their plan as carefully executed but Selfridge's
:03:13. > :03:16.was not the end for Rawlings. In September last year, he was in the
:03:17. > :03:21.driving seat of this BMW, dropping off another gang to a smash and grab
:03:22. > :03:22.in the Westfield shopping cdntre in Stratford. This time they attached
:03:23. > :03:25.and the `` attacked a luxury Stratford. This time they attached
:03:26. > :03:26.and the `` attacked a luxurx brand, Breitling, but were caught at
:03:27. > :03:30.and the `` attacked a luxury brand, Breitling, but were caught `t the
:03:31. > :03:34.scene. Selfridge's did not want to discuss the incident when I spoke to
:03:35. > :03:38.them today but The Met police were keen to point out this kind of crime
:03:39. > :03:40.is not victimless. They say that today, they hope the sentences
:03:41. > :03:47.handed to the gangs reflect that. Lots more to come including.
:03:48. > :03:48.Laser eye surgery ` concerns are raised over cut`price deals being
:03:49. > :03:55.offered on the high street. You certainly would not buy discount
:03:56. > :03:58.parachute. You should not bty parachute. You should not buy
:03:59. > :04:01.discount laser surgery, either. offered on the high street.
:04:02. > :04:04.Guns, drugs and cash have been seized
:04:05. > :04:06.drugs and cash have been sehzed in a series of raids ahead of this
:04:07. > :04:08.weekend's Notting Hill Carnival. weekend's Notting Hill Carnhval
:04:09. > :04:12.Police say the pre`emptive strikes are aimed at keeping gang
:04:13. > :04:14.members away from the event. But as Gareth Furby reports,
:04:15. > :04:18.the number of arrests during Carnival has steadily
:04:19. > :04:25.increased over the past ten years. So is the Met's strategy working?
:04:26. > :04:31.A small army of police, raiding about 170 addresses across London.
:04:32. > :04:37.Here in Lambeth, and the plan to Here in Lambeth, and the pl`n to
:04:38. > :04:43.target people who may have set out to disrupt this weekend's Notting
:04:44. > :04:48.Hill Carnival. The noise of an angle grinder, cutting through a door
:04:49. > :04:53.grill. Three people were arrested, here. At another address, again in
:04:54. > :04:59.Lambeth, police found three guns, two of the machine guns. Along with
:05:00. > :05:04.what appeared to be crack cocaine and a large amount of cash. The
:05:05. > :05:09.history of Carnival tells us that there would be those that would seek
:05:10. > :05:10.to disrupt the event, and otr proactive tactics seek to disrupt
:05:11. > :05:15.them. Certainly for some people, it them. Certainly for some people, it
:05:16. > :05:20.them. Certainly for some people it was an unpleasant awakening. Around
:05:21. > :05:23.1000 police officers were involved in the operation. But does this
:05:24. > :05:25.tactic works? Do pre`emptivd in the operation. But does this
:05:26. > :05:27.tactic works? Do pre`emptive arrests keep troublemakers away frol
:05:28. > :05:33.keep troublemakers away from Carnival? The figures for arrests at
:05:34. > :05:39.Carnival, going back to 2002, show a rising trend, from 158, up to 301
:05:40. > :05:47.rising trend, from 158, up to 3 1 last year. But The Met says this is
:05:48. > :05:52.not down to rising crime but because there policing of the event is more
:05:53. > :05:53.effective. Altogether, more than ?70,000 was seized today. More than
:05:54. > :06:00.120 people have been arrested. A 16 year`old has been arrested
:06:01. > :06:03.on suspicion of murder, after a teenager was stabbed to
:06:04. > :06:07.death in east London. It happened at around 4pm yesterday
:06:08. > :06:11.in Frampton Park Road in Hackney. Police say the 19`year`old victim
:06:12. > :06:12.suffered multiple stab wounds. Another teenager has also been
:06:13. > :06:13.Another teenager has also bden arrested on suspicion of murder
:06:14. > :06:20.and remains in custody. A large pile of fly`tipped rubbish
:06:21. > :06:22.that appeared in a south London park over the weekend is being rdmoved.
:06:23. > :06:25.over the weekend is being removed. The huge pile on Ashburton
:06:26. > :06:29.playing fields in Croydon contains building and household waste.
:06:30. > :06:31.The council has now started the clean`up, which will cost
:06:32. > :06:36.thousands of pounds. A man's been arrested this lorning
:06:37. > :06:39.after cycling along the track at Liverpool Street.
:06:40. > :06:42.Officers were called to the station at around 9:20al
:06:43. > :06:45.and found a 31`year`old man on the line.
:06:46. > :06:46.He was arrested for trespass and obstructing trains close
:06:47. > :06:47.He was arrested for trespass and obstructing trains closd to
:06:48. > :06:50.and obstructing trains close to Bethnal Green railway station.
:06:51. > :06:55.Concerns have been raised over cut`price laser eye surgery deals
:06:56. > :06:58.being offered on the high street. An investigation
:06:59. > :07:02.by the consumer group, Which found potential risks of the procddure are
:07:03. > :07:05.often played down to patients. And a leading London NHS expert has
:07:06. > :07:07.raised concerns that much of the surgery is carried out
:07:08. > :07:09.raised concerns that much of the surgery is carried ott by
:07:10. > :07:20.doctors who aren't eye spechalists. Emilia Papadopoulos reports.
:07:21. > :07:27.Reading, distance. Three years ago, Londoner Sasha underwent laser eye
:07:28. > :07:33.surgery. It was meant to improve her vision. Instead, she claims it has
:07:34. > :07:34.left her with many other problems. I get very painful eyes. They are very
:07:35. > :07:38.dry. The dryness is not like people dry. The dryness is not like people
:07:39. > :07:43.think of as dry eyes, just tse some think of as dry eyes, just tse some
:07:44. > :07:49.eyedrops. Sometimes, you literally have to peel your eyelid off. The
:07:50. > :07:52.report, published this week by the consumer group which, found that a
:07:53. > :07:55.third of laser eye surgery consultations are poor qualhty, and
:07:56. > :07:59.potential convocations were not clearly explain to patients, and
:08:00. > :08:04.high street providers came bottom, with optical express failing to
:08:05. > :08:08.explain convocations to the undercover researchers on every
:08:09. > :08:11.visit. I'm very disappointed with the report. A handful of patients
:08:12. > :08:13.does not reflect the high qtality the report. A handful of patients
:08:14. > :08:13.does not reflect the high quality of does not reflect the high quality of
:08:14. > :08:14.care that we routinely provhde does not reflect the high qtality of
:08:15. > :08:19.care that we routinely provide to the patients. We want to make sure
:08:20. > :08:28.every patient we treat understands the risks of surgery. Sasha was not
:08:29. > :08:32.treated by optical express but had her surgery at another high`street
:08:33. > :08:36.provider. She has started an online campaign, and through that, found
:08:37. > :08:39.hundreds of other people who have experienced problems after surgery.
:08:40. > :08:41.Last week, some of them staged a protest outside the optical express
:08:42. > :08:43.clinic in Harley Street. They protest outside the optical express
:08:44. > :08:43.clinic in Harley Street. Thdy want clinic in Harley Street. They want
:08:44. > :08:48.tougher regulations in the hndustry. tougher regulations in the hndustry.
:08:49. > :08:53.Their concerns were brought up in Parliament last year. The industry
:08:54. > :08:58.needs statutory legislation. Voluntary mechanisms have failed.
:08:59. > :09:05.All surgeons must be qualified, certificated and regularly
:09:06. > :09:06.assessed. While all laser strgeons must be qualified doctors, they are
:09:07. > :09:07.not legally required to have any not legally required to havd any
:09:08. > :09:09.specialist qualifications. A lot of specialist qualifications. @ lot of
:09:10. > :09:14.the time, consultations are not carried out by doctors. One expert
:09:15. > :09:17.says that has to change. Patients are often initially seen by an
:09:18. > :09:22.optometrist, not a doctor. Optometrists are trained to assess
:09:23. > :09:26.people preoperatively but it is not the same thing as proper continuity
:09:27. > :09:31.of care. I would like to sed high`street industries sticking with
:09:32. > :09:33.corneal specialists, people trained to a high level. The Care Quality
:09:34. > :09:37.to a high level. The Care Qtality Commission told us they will look
:09:38. > :09:41.into the findings in the report Meanwhile, the Department of Health
:09:42. > :09:42.say they are working with the Royal College of surgeons to tighten
:09:43. > :09:43.standards and training on l`ser College of surgeons to tighten
:09:44. > :09:46.standards and training on laser eye standards and training on l`ser eye
:09:47. > :09:48.surgery and improve the way patients are given information. Laser eye
:09:49. > :09:50.surgery is not routinely available surgery is not routinely av`ilable
:09:51. > :09:55.on the NHS. Sasha, like thousands of on the NHS. Sasha, like thousands of
:09:56. > :10:05.others, was tempted by a cut`price deal. You certainly would not buy a
:10:06. > :10:06.discount parachute. You shotld not buy discount laser surgery either. I
:10:07. > :10:08.buy discount laser surgery dither. I disagree with that. We take great
:10:09. > :10:10.care to provide good care. Laser eye surgery is generally a very safe
:10:11. > :10:14.practice but as with also Depor practice but as with also Ddpor
:10:15. > :10:15.procedures, there are risks. Campaigners want future pathents to
:10:16. > :10:18.Campaigners want future patients to be made fully aware of them.
:10:19. > :10:22.Commuters using London Bridge can expect disruption to their travel
:10:23. > :10:24.plans in the coming weeks. The station `
:10:25. > :10:28.which is used by around 50,000 passengers each day ` will partially
:10:29. > :10:31.close from this Friday. Network Rail says the closure is
:10:32. > :10:33.necessary for a ?6 billion programme to improve travel in the south
:10:34. > :10:34.necessary for a ?6 billion programme to improve travel in the sotth east.
:10:35. > :10:41.to improve travel in the south east. Here's Alice Bhandhukravi.
:10:42. > :10:48.From the air, you can see the scale of the Thames Link programmd, which
:10:49. > :10:52.promises to transform North` South travel through London. London Bridge
:10:53. > :10:58.is at the centre of the project. It is one of the country's biggest
:10:59. > :11:04.stations. Upgrading it, whilst passengers continue to use ht,
:11:05. > :11:05.certainly a challenge. You can see a lot of development going on at
:11:06. > :11:06.London Bridge, including the lot of development going on at
:11:07. > :11:06.London Bridge, including thd roof lot of development going on at
:11:07. > :11:09.London Bridge, including the roof of London Bridge, including thd roof of
:11:10. > :11:13.the new concourse will stop when it's finished, it will be as big as
:11:14. > :11:16.when the stadium. But it is all going to come at a cost to
:11:17. > :11:20.commuters. `` Wembley Staditm. Next commuters. `` Wembley Staditm. Next
:11:21. > :11:24.week, the station will be partly closed from nine days. From this
:11:25. > :11:28.Saturday, to the 31st of August, there is no First Capital Connect or
:11:29. > :11:33.Southern services calling at London Bridge. There will be no direct
:11:34. > :11:38.train to Gatwick or Luton airports. 50,000 commuters use these routes
:11:39. > :11:40.every morning rush`hour. Thdy are going to be directly affected. But
:11:41. > :11:45.going to be directly affectdd. But it is expected the knock`on effect
:11:46. > :11:49.on other routes will also affect 250,000 people. For what yot pay,
:11:50. > :11:56.sometimes you feel there is a fair amount of inconvenience. It would be
:11:57. > :12:00.better to serve the customer better. We will have to find an alternative
:12:01. > :12:04.route but nine days is a long time. We know this is challenging work,
:12:05. > :12:06.for us and them but bear with us because it will be worth it in the
:12:07. > :12:09.end. Sign that read this st`tion because it will be worth it in the
:12:10. > :12:12.end. Sign that read this st`tion and the routes into London Bridge are
:12:13. > :12:16.heavily congested, one of the most congested routes in Europe. The
:12:17. > :12:19.passengers who use this station every day know that which is why
:12:20. > :12:23.they sit in carriages on delayed trains. We are freeing up the
:12:24. > :12:27.capacity, so people can havd a capacity, so people can have a
:12:28. > :12:32.reliable journeys into London Bridge and be stationed at London Bridge
:12:33. > :12:35.serve. The overall project will be completed in 2018 so there hs still
:12:36. > :12:36.a way to go before passengers begin to seek a bigger, better London
:12:37. > :12:39.Bridge. Here's Alice Bhandhukravi.
:12:40. > :12:41.Alice joins me now ` and passengers are being urged to find altdrnative
:12:42. > :12:45.routes. They certainly are. Network rail
:12:46. > :12:50.have chosen to do the work in the have chosen to do the work hn the
:12:51. > :12:53.last week of August because that is when the fewest people use the rail
:12:54. > :12:56.network but a huge number of passengers are going to be hmpacted.
:12:57. > :13:02.It is going to have a knock`on effect on other services.
:13:03. > :13:07.Southeastern is running a normal service but may be busier. Southern
:13:08. > :13:12.services and First Capital Connect, south of Blackfriars, will be free
:13:13. > :13:13.busy. Interchange stations like East Croydon and Gatwick are expected to
:13:14. > :13:17.be busier than usual. The s`me for be busier than usual. The s`me for
:13:18. > :13:22.the southern end of the Northern line, the circle and district lines
:13:23. > :13:27.and certain sections of the London also going to be busier than usual.
:13:28. > :13:32.Some will not be operating to and from New Cross. It is a lot to take
:13:33. > :13:35.on board. It is a cliche but check before you travel. Thames Lhnk have
:13:36. > :13:43.a website with all the information. The best advice is to check before
:13:44. > :13:46.you travel. A toddler is in a critical condition after a collision
:13:47. > :13:51.involving an ice cream van in involving an ice cream van hn
:13:52. > :13:56.Harlow. Putin took place yesterday at 5:30pm. The 22`month`old was
:13:57. > :13:58.initially taken to the Princess Alexandra in Harlow but has been
:13:59. > :14:02.transferred to Adam Brookes in Cambridge. The road was closed for
:14:03. > :14:06.more than three hours while police carried out initial investigation.
:14:07. > :14:08.The head of transport for London says he will be recommending the
:14:09. > :14:10.mayor raises fares by 3.5% in says he will be recommending the
:14:11. > :14:15.mayor raises fares by 3.5% hn the mayor raises fares by 3.5% hn the
:14:16. > :14:19.New Year. He told BBC London radio 94.9 that TEFL's business plan
:14:20. > :14:23.assumes fares will be pegged to today's inflation rate. The mayor's
:14:24. > :14:27.opponents have criticised the decision to not keep fares down but
:14:28. > :14:33.Peter Hendy says they need the money for investment and the mayor has the
:14:34. > :14:39.final say. Our business plan assumes RPI plus 1%. That would be 3.5%. It
:14:40. > :14:41.is on that basis that we have projected a huge amount of spending
:14:42. > :14:43.on investment in the transport networks in the coming years, but
:14:44. > :14:45.the mayor makes his own dechsion. networks in the coming years, but
:14:46. > :14:45.the mayor makes his own decision. He the mayor makes his own dechsion. He
:14:46. > :14:49.will make a decision in the autumn. routes.
:14:50. > :14:53.A baby girl born with a "back to front" heart, who's had two
:14:54. > :14:54.major operations to keep her alive, has finally returned home.
:14:55. > :14:55.Chloe Bennett from Gravesend was first operated
:14:56. > :14:56.Chloe Bennett from Gravesend was first opdrated on
:14:57. > :15:08.from Gravesend was first operated on when she was just three hours old.
:15:09. > :15:14.Back home, scars the only visible sign of what baby Chloe has been
:15:15. > :15:15.through in her short life. Two operations which she needed simply
:15:16. > :15:20.to allow her to breathe. The morning to allow her to breathe. Thd morning
:15:21. > :15:26.of the surgery, absolutely petrified. I could not stop sobbing.
:15:27. > :15:33.You look at them, and it is almost like your heart is breaking, because
:15:34. > :15:37.you just want them to be well. She is pretty amazing. She is buried
:15:38. > :15:41.strong and tough. This is what a normal heart looks like. In Chloe's
:15:42. > :15:45.the vessel shown in purple is the vessel shown in purple hs
:15:46. > :15:47.plugged to the wrong way, a condition called transposithon of
:15:48. > :15:49.the great arteries. It means blood that does not have oxygen in it is
:15:50. > :15:52.pumped around the body instead of pumped around the body instead of
:15:53. > :15:56.oxygen which does. She had puite a oxygen which does. She had quite a
:15:57. > :15:58.small birth weight. She had a few other convocations before strgery.
:15:59. > :16:00.other convocations before surgery. She was less than three kilograms,
:16:01. > :16:05.about 2.5 kilograms, and shd had about 2.5 kilograms, and she had
:16:06. > :16:08.some bowel problems before we can undertake the surgery. We had to
:16:09. > :16:15.wait until she was 16 or 17 days old. Doctor has kept a book charting
:16:16. > :16:17.Chloe's recess. Congenital heart disease happens in seven in every
:16:18. > :16:21.1000 pregnancies. Her familx want 1000 pregnancies. Her familx want
:16:22. > :16:23.people to know there is help out there. The surgeons were brilliant.
:16:24. > :16:25.there. The surgeons were brhlliant. The nurses were magic. It has all
:16:26. > :16:28.The nurses were magic. It h`s all come together. We have got a
:16:29. > :16:34.come together. We have got ` beautiful granddaughter. Today, I'm
:16:35. > :16:40.very happy. And so is Chloe. LAUGHTER
:16:41. > :16:45.She is such a good baby. I really don't know what I would do without
:16:46. > :16:49.her. She is happy. She eats and sleeps. She's gaining weight. She is
:16:50. > :16:56.doing everything she should. She came home at fivelb six. But she is
:16:57. > :16:57.13lb today. She's definitely came home at fivelb six. But she is
:16:58. > :16:57.13lb today. She's definitelx gaining 13lb today. She's definitely gaining
:16:58. > :17:04.on lost time. may be uncomfortable with f`me, but
:17:05. > :17:07.critics believe she deserves all the attention she gets. Brenda Dmmanus,
:17:08. > :17:10.BBC London News. Still to come: We hear from the Gunners boss, Arsene
:17:11. > :17:17.Wenger, on his must win Champions Wenger, on his must win Chalpions
:17:18. > :17:23.League qualifier in Turkey. I will talk to Laura Mvula and her late
:17:24. > :17:35.Proms at the Royal Albert H`ll. The Chinese province of Jangsu has a
:17:36. > :17:39.permanent representative in. He is there to capitalise growing economic
:17:40. > :17:43.ties between the two regions. Today marks 25 years of business links
:17:44. > :17:50.with China. The hope is that those links will bring even more business
:17:51. > :17:55.to that part of Essex. Look closely here at Essex County Council at
:17:56. > :17:58.Chelmsford you can see hints of a longstanding international
:17:59. > :18:04.friendship is that is proving Evermore valuable. Now, permanently
:18:05. > :18:10.installed in an office in County Hall an official representative of
:18:11. > :18:18.Jangsu province in China helping businesses over here expand over
:18:19. > :18:21.there. Jiangsu and Essex have a longstanding relationship. 4,50
:18:22. > :18:28.longstanding relationship. 5,500 miles from Essex, Jiangsu province
:18:29. > :18:32.is an economic hotspot. How did it links with Essex begin. The daughter
:18:33. > :18:40.of a senior politician was studying at what was then the Chelmsford
:18:41. > :18:47.Technical College. They started a link. The University started a link
:18:48. > :18:49.with the province. Back in 2008 China lent these soldiers to
:18:50. > :18:57.Colchester Castle to displax as China lent these soldiers to
:18:58. > :19:02.Colchester Castle to display as the Colchester Castle to displax as the
:19:03. > :19:04.ties with Jiangsu strengthened. This medical equipment business hs
:19:05. > :19:07.medical equipment business is ex`standing into China and the links
:19:08. > :19:13.smoothed the way. Doors havd opened smoothed the way. Doors have opened
:19:14. > :19:14.for us. Previously a small business like yourselves it would be hard to
:19:15. > :19:16.open on our own. We flew ovdr like yourselves it would be hard to
:19:17. > :19:21.open on our own. We flew over there and we decided on a warehouse and
:19:22. > :19:26.workshop that was suitable for Do the us. Council have qualms about
:19:27. > :19:27.doing business with a country that has questions to answer abott
:19:28. > :19:29.doing business with a country that has questions to answer about human
:19:30. > :19:30.rights? That is for national governments and national le`ders
:19:31. > :19:31.rights? That is for national governments and national leaders to
:19:32. > :19:32.governments and national le`ders to have those conversations. We
:19:33. > :19:34.governments and national leaders to have those conversations. Wd are
:19:35. > :19:38.about getting business for our companies in Essex to help them
:19:39. > :19:41.expand and to help them to grow and create jobs. Entrepreneurs like
:19:42. > :19:43.Lewis help the bonds will hdlp create jobs. Entrepreneurs like
:19:44. > :19:45.Lewis help the bonds will help Essex Lewis help the bonds will hdlp Essex
:19:46. > :19:51.business wills grow alongside China's huge economy.
:19:52. > :19:56.Arsenal are in Turkey as they begin their Champions League camp`ign Our
:19:57. > :20:01.their Champions League campaign. Our sports reporter, Sara Orchard is
:20:02. > :20:05.here. Explain why this match seems so early? We talk about the start of
:20:06. > :20:09.the Group stage. We aren't there yet. This is the play`off round that
:20:10. > :20:25.Arsenal are playing in this evening. They flew out to ice last nhght
:20:26. > :20:27.They will be taking on Besiktas. Although they haven't won the
:20:28. > :20:28.Champions League trophy they Although they haven't won the
:20:29. > :20:31.Champions League trophy thex have Champions League trophy they have
:20:32. > :20:38.pedigree in Europe? Incredible pedigree. Arsene Wenger in his 16th
:20:39. > :20:40.season in the Champions League. If you get into that Group stage it's
:20:41. > :20:47.worth around ?6. 8 million in prize worth around ?6. 8 million in prize
:20:48. > :20:52.money. Each subsequent match is ?2.4 million. Wenger said any financial
:20:53. > :20:53.reward is not important. It's about the prestige of playing in the
:20:54. > :20:55.tournament. He is aware they have tournament. He is aware thex have
:20:56. > :20:57.not won anything yet. I have tournament. He is aware they have
:20:58. > :20:57.not won anything yet. I havd a tournament. He is aware thex have
:20:58. > :21:05.not won anything yet. I have a good experience in the Champions League
:21:06. > :21:09.and I know that you have to be pragmatic and realistic and just go
:21:10. > :21:15.game by game. Before we spe`k about anything else, we have to produce
:21:16. > :21:22.big performances against Besiktas. To follow of their events in Turkey,
:21:23. > :21:39.full commentary on BBC Radio Five Live. Now to snooker. Ali C`rter
:21:40. > :21:47.will return to the game after lungs will return to the game after lungs
:21:48. > :21:48.cancer. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and began intdnsive
:21:49. > :21:54.cancer in May and began intensive treatment. He wrote on Twitter,
:21:55. > :21:58."I've finished my chee owe therapy, things are really positive. I'm
:21:59. > :22:02.feeling much better. It won't be long until I'm back playing."
:22:03. > :22:09.Fantastic news. Thank you. She's been nominated for sole
:22:10. > :22:12.of the biggest awards in the music industry including the Brits and the
:22:13. > :22:15.Mercury Prize for her debut album. But performing doesn't come without
:22:16. > :22:17.challenges for Laura Mvula, who Tonight, she's headlining a Late
:22:18. > :22:21.Night Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. Our entertainment correspondent,
:22:22. > :22:41.Brenda Emmanus, Her velvet smooth voice
:22:42. > :22:43.and poetic lyrics were showcased on her critically acclaimed debut
:22:44. > :22:46.album and saw Laura Mvula h`iled But the shy singer`songwritdr is
:22:47. > :22:50.a reluctant star who is still coming to terms with being thrust
:22:51. > :22:52.into the limelight. I don't really know what
:22:53. > :22:56.the hell is happening. I wrote some songs then ` BOOM,
:22:57. > :23:00.here I am. Laura has just released
:23:01. > :23:03.a new album featuring orchestral arrangements of the original songs
:23:04. > :23:07.on Sing To The Moon, recording at Abbey Road was like the most epic
:23:08. > :23:14.recording experience for me. I felt like
:23:15. > :23:19.the walls were alive with history. The album was recorded
:23:20. > :23:26.in collaboration with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra,
:23:27. > :23:28.led by London`born conductor, Seen here rehearsing,
:23:29. > :23:33.they'll support her tonight when she headlines a Late Night Prom
:23:34. > :23:36.at the Royal Albert Hall. It's dramatic and intense and I feel
:23:37. > :23:45.naked because these are my songs. they are quite emotive, but, at the
:23:46. > :23:54.same time, it's extremely exciting. Commitments mean the Birmingham`born
:23:55. > :23:59.talent is spending a lot of time in the capital and is currently
:24:00. > :24:02.house`hunting here. She may be uncomfortable with fame,
:24:03. > :24:32.but critics believe she desdrves Now a check on the weather now. It
:24:33. > :24:36.is feeling cool out there? @lmost autumnal a mix of sunshine and
:24:37. > :24:39.showers. The winds have been pushing the showers towards us. Thex have
:24:40. > :24:43.the showers towards us. They have been driving towards the London area
:24:44. > :24:47.and the Home Counties. More o to come on that this evening. The wind
:24:48. > :24:53.with the showers have temperatures cut back. We expect highs normally
:24:54. > :25:00.of 22 degrees for this year. Good news for the next couple of days,
:25:01. > :25:04.lighter winds, sunny spells and dry weather for Thursday. But there will
:25:05. > :25:06.be cool nights. Any showers will die away. We have a dry and clear
:25:07. > :25:07.be cool nights. Any showers will die away. We have a dry and cle`r night.
:25:08. > :25:08.away. We have a dry and clear night. With the lighter winds tempdratures
:25:09. > :25:11.With the lighter winds temperatures will fall away. 11 degrees hn
:25:12. > :25:17.will fall away. 11 degrees in central London, seven or eight
:25:18. > :25:24.elsewhere. That does say fotr degrees in sheltered spots towards
:25:25. > :25:30.the Home Counties down into single figures. Fewer showers than we have
:25:31. > :25:34.seen. Perhaps a risk of one or two stray ones. Temperatures crdeping
:25:35. > :25:36.back up, 20 degrees in one or two spots. Over night, as we go through
:25:37. > :25:39.the night again into Thursday, it's the night again into Thursday, it's
:25:40. > :25:42.a rerun. Light winds and cldar a rerun. Light winds and cldar
:25:43. > :25:45.skies. Again, we are looking at another cool night, temperatures
:25:46. > :25:48.about hanging on in double figures in the centre of London. If we pull
:25:49. > :25:50.up and have a look at the m`p in the centre of London. If we pull
:25:51. > :25:50.up and have a look at the map of in the centre of London. If we pull
:25:51. > :25:54.up and have a look at the m`p of the UK as a whole. A lot of sunshine
:25:55. > :25:58.around. The cloud bubbles up in the afternoon. We are looking at a lot
:25:59. > :26:01.of dry weather. We change again as we go into Friday. The winds,
:26:02. > :26:02.north`westerly, they will pdp we go into Friday. The winds,
:26:03. > :26:04.north`westerly, they will pep up north`westerly, they will pep up
:26:05. > :26:09.once more. Showers around. Not all bad news. What will happen, if we
:26:10. > :26:10.can pull out, a ridge of high pressure knocking the showers out of
:26:11. > :26:11.the way as we go through the the way as we go through the
:26:12. > :26:15.second`half of Friday. Frid`y, the second`half of Friday. Frid`y, the
:26:16. > :26:18.showers will be around, the high pressure means as we move through
:26:19. > :26:22.the sweebgd, it is the Bank Holiday weekend, we are off to a dry and
:26:23. > :26:26.bright start on Saturday. Things going down hill towards Monday.
:26:27. > :26:31.Starts promising. Thank you very much.
:26:32. > :26:40.Rail passengers in England `re again to face an above`inflation increase
:26:41. > :26:44.Ticket prices will rise by an average of 3.5%.
:26:45. > :26:48.This latest rise means fares have gone up by a quarter since 2010
:26:49. > :26:51.UK house prices hit a record high in the 12 months to June,
:26:52. > :26:54.rising by over 10% nationally, and almost double that in London.
:26:55. > :26:58.A major aid operation is underway in Northern Iraq to help half
:26:59. > :27:01.a million refugees who've fled Islamic State fighters.
:27:02. > :27:04.Meanwhile, Iraqi government forces are attempting to push out militants
:27:05. > :27:14.Five men who carried out a smash and grab raid at Selfridges, disguised
:27:15. > :27:17.in burkhas, have been jailed for a total of nearly 60 ye`rs.
:27:18. > :27:20.The gang struck in front of late night shoppers, stealing designer
:27:21. > :27:25.Concerns have been raised over cut price laser eye surgery deals
:27:26. > :27:30.An investigation by the consumer group Which, found
:27:31. > :27:35.potential risks of the procddure are often played down to patients.
:27:36. > :27:38.I'll be back later during the 10.00pm news.
:27:39. > :27:41.For now, from everyone on the team, have a lovely evening.