:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six ` so it's goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:10.On BBC One we Campaigning for a safer
:00:11. > :00:12.Thames River. 25 years after the Marchioness
:00:13. > :00:15.accident, families and relatives None of the parents,
:00:16. > :00:19.myself or the rest, dreamed we would succeed, but I know they are all up
:00:20. > :00:22.there saying thank you. The health watchdog criticises staff
:00:23. > :00:30.shortages and highlights poor critical care at Northwick Park
:00:31. > :00:34.and St Mark's hospitals. The parents of
:00:35. > :00:38.an Essex schoolboy fined for taking him on holiday during term`time to
:00:39. > :00:54.see his dying grandfather. The comedian ending sermons with a
:00:55. > :01:02.punch line. Good evening
:01:03. > :01:07.and welcome to the programme. 25 year ago today,
:01:08. > :01:10.a disaster on a boat on the Thames The Marchioness had been hosting
:01:11. > :01:17.a party when it collided with Since then,
:01:18. > :01:21.a campaign to improve safetx has meant a lifeboat service is on call
:01:22. > :01:26.24 hours a day on the Thames. Our reporter Emma North is by the
:01:27. > :01:43.river this evening and joins us now. Behind me is Cannon Street Ridge,
:01:44. > :01:54.the Fat Reg, that is where the dredger struck. Scandal followed
:01:55. > :01:58.about the treatment of the bodies of the victims and the communication
:01:59. > :02:04.with the bereaved and about the state of the rescue facilities on
:02:05. > :02:07.the water. Today's remembrance service was not only about
:02:08. > :02:22.remembering those who died 25 years ago, it was about asking qudstions
:02:23. > :02:24.about how safe the water is. 51 people who a quarter of a cdntury
:02:25. > :02:26.ago died on the Thames. Many of people who a quarter of a century
:02:27. > :02:31.ago died on the Thames. Many of them were young, enjoying a night out,
:02:32. > :02:40.and tipped into freezing fast flowing waters. Name of the boards
:02:41. > :02:41.they were on edge into London `` London's recent history. What
:02:42. > :02:43.they were on edge into London `` London's recent history. Wh`t should
:02:44. > :02:45.have been all night celebrations turned into terror soon aftdr
:02:46. > :02:49.have been all night celebrations turned into terror soon after the
:02:50. > :02:56.crews got under way. The owners said the collision was like a bicycle
:02:57. > :03:01.being run over by a lorry. The people downstairs, there is no way
:03:02. > :03:07.they would have got out. I had only had about two beers. The Marchioness
:03:08. > :03:08.took 30 seconds to be pushed completely under by the dredge of
:03:09. > :03:13.the boat. It exposes the Thames as completely under by the dredge of
:03:14. > :03:13.the boat. It exposes the Th`mes as a the boat. It exposes the Th`mes as a
:03:14. > :03:15.place in ill`equipped to deal the boat. It exposes the Thames as a
:03:16. > :03:20.place in ill`equipped to deal with an emergency, no lifeboats, nowhere
:03:21. > :03:26.to cling onto in the dark. The momentum grew for change and
:03:27. > :03:32.transparency. This control room is what protects us in two ways. New
:03:33. > :03:37.technology allows vessels to be seen in the water. 43 new bylaws govern
:03:38. > :03:41.their movements. The cameras are linked to the emergency services.
:03:42. > :03:45.There is much more focus on doing these things formally, going through
:03:46. > :03:46.a process, rather than relyhng these things formally, going through
:03:47. > :03:50.a process, rather than relying on a process, rather than relyhng on
:03:51. > :03:55.someone's opinion or the advice of a sea dog. Out of the water you can
:03:56. > :04:02.see the solutions. Three lifeboat stations. Warning lights. Some
:04:03. > :04:08.comfort perhaps to those at the Cathedral today. One of the
:04:09. > :04:13.victim's mothers has spearhdaded Cathedral today. One of the
:04:14. > :04:13.victim's mothers has spearheaded the victim's mothers has spearhdaded the
:04:14. > :04:16.campaign. A legacy for those victim's mothers has spearheaded the
:04:17. > :04:26.campaign. A legacy for those killed. None of us deemed that we would
:04:27. > :04:32.succeed `` creamed, but I know that we `` they are all up their fleeing
:04:33. > :04:39.thank you. It took a tragedx for anything to be done.
:04:40. > :04:43.25 years since the tragedy. The water itself has moved on. Ht is
:04:44. > :04:48.much busier. 2.5 million passengers were on the Thames, last year
:04:49. > :04:48.much busier. 2.5 million passengers were on the Thames, last ye`r it was
:04:49. > :04:54.were on the Thames, last year it was 8 million. The mayor wants 02
:04:55. > :04:56.million people to be on the Thames by 2020. That is a lot of pdople and
:04:57. > :05:03.by 2020. That is a lot of people and a lot of planning and a lot of
:05:04. > :05:08.precautions to be taken. Still to come, the office blocks
:05:09. > :05:09.being turned into flats to help the capital's housing shortage, but at
:05:10. > :05:16.what cost? Staff shortages
:05:17. > :05:18.and poor quality care in A That's the verdict on
:05:19. > :05:20.Northwick Park Hospital aftdr an The publication of the
:05:21. > :05:24.Care Quality Commission report comes ahead of next month's closure
:05:25. > :05:29.of two nearby A units. Critics claim this will put
:05:30. > :05:32.Northwick Park Hospital under even more pressure at a time
:05:33. > :05:40.when it's already failing p`tients. No A can afford to fail, not this
:05:41. > :05:43.one that has been expanded `s No A can afford to fail, not this
:05:44. > :05:50.one that has been expanded as others Nearby close. Today's report paints
:05:51. > :05:54.a picture of a department mtch Nearby close. Today's report paints
:05:55. > :05:55.a picture of a department much in a picture of a department much in
:05:56. > :05:58.need of improvement. There `re a picture of a department mtch in
:05:59. > :06:01.need of improvement. There are long need of improvement. There are long
:06:02. > :06:06.waiting times, sometimes fotr towers, sometimes five hours. It is
:06:07. > :06:12.about whether you are lucky. Staff were available pretty quickly. We
:06:13. > :06:17.were really very satisfied. The service was appalling. The way the
:06:18. > :06:21.nurses treat you was appallhng, very disappointed with this hospital.
:06:22. > :06:23.nurses treat you was appalling, very disappointed with this hosphtal The
:06:24. > :06:24.Care Quality Commission found staff shortages but singled out Northwick
:06:25. > :06:27.Park saying it has to ensurd shortages but singled out Northwick
:06:28. > :06:34.Park saying it has to ensure that are enough staff in A, surgery and
:06:35. > :06:38.critical care. It called for more appropriate equipment in paddiatric
:06:39. > :06:42.services. The maternity unit was rated adequate for responsiveness
:06:43. > :06:48.with women not always being able to summon the assistance they required.
:06:49. > :06:53.The timing of the report is particularly sensitive. Next month
:06:54. > :06:58.the A units at nearby hospitals will close as part of NHS reforms.
:06:59. > :07:04.Placing this one and even more pressure. A concern I put to the
:07:05. > :07:04.trust. The plans involve a significant investment and
:07:05. > :07:09.development in terms of a ndw significant investment and
:07:10. > :07:12.development in terms of a new A development in terms of a new A
:07:13. > :07:15.department. We are confident that that development will enhance and
:07:16. > :07:18.improve our ability to look after patients. He points to how they
:07:19. > :07:19.might have doubled the numbdr patients. He points to how they
:07:20. > :07:21.might have doubled the number of might have doubled the numbdr of
:07:22. > :07:24.consultants in a year in A Others remain unconvinced. Including the
:07:25. > :07:27.leader of the council. We were remain unconvinced. Including the
:07:28. > :07:28.leader of the council. We wdre told leader of the council. We wdre told
:07:29. > :07:32.clearly by the Secretary of State that closures would not occur unless
:07:33. > :07:38.there were adequate alternative provision in place. The CQC has said
:07:39. > :07:44.that the provision is not acceptable and not good enough. We are saying,
:07:45. > :07:48.halt the closure. The Department of Health said that these changes are
:07:49. > :07:51.for the local NHS to implement. Health said that these changes are
:07:52. > :07:57.for the local NHS to implemdnt. As are the promised improvements to
:07:58. > :08:02.Northwick Park Hospital. Everyone agrees we need more homes
:08:03. > :08:02.in London but is one attempt to achieve this backfiring on
:08:03. > :08:06.businesses? Local councils are businesses? Local councils are
:08:07. > :08:11.warning that thousands of jobs in the capital are being put at risk
:08:12. > :08:15.because change the planning laws are living offices to be converted into
:08:16. > :08:20.houses and flats. `` allowing offices.
:08:21. > :08:25.For more than a decade this man has run his architecture firm from this
:08:26. > :08:26.office. Along with other ch`rities and businesses that occupy the rest
:08:27. > :08:28.of the building, aye`mac ard and businesses that occupy the rest
:08:29. > :08:33.of the building, aye`mac ard being forced to move out because of areas
:08:34. > :08:41.and change to planning laws. We have three floors of the building. We are
:08:42. > :08:45.now down to one. That sort of flexibility allows firms to grow.
:08:46. > :08:48.Trying to find similar types of property will be increasingly
:08:49. > :08:52.difficult. With this new government act. Last year the government
:08:53. > :08:57.decided to scrap planning permission decided to scrap planning pdrmission
:08:58. > :09:02.for converting office blocks into flats, they aim to increase
:09:03. > :09:04.London's affordable housing stock. The Merrimack aims to create
:09:05. > :09:04.London's affordable housing stock. The Merrimack aims to creatd 42 000
:09:05. > :09:10.The Merrimack aims to create 42,000 new homes each year for the next ten
:09:11. > :09:11.years. Just 25,000 are being delivered. Since the new planning
:09:12. > :09:15.delivered. Since the new pl`nning scheme was introduced last year
:09:16. > :09:15.delivered. Since the new planning scheme was introduced last xear 1%
:09:16. > :09:17.scheme was introduced last year 1% of office space in the capital has
:09:18. > :09:21.been converted for residential of office space in the capital has
:09:22. > :09:22.been converted for residential use, mostly in Islington, Richmond and
:09:23. > :09:27.Barnet. Where there are derelict Barnet. Where there are derdlict
:09:28. > :09:31.sites there is nothing better than having the site reused and occupied
:09:32. > :09:37.so we do not have derelict buildings left to waste. Landlords
:09:38. > :09:39.themselves, where they are finding that the rest is being utilised,
:09:40. > :09:49.will benefit. `` not being ttilised. will benefit. `` not being utilised.
:09:50. > :09:55.Others say it is pushing out local businesses. The value of new flats
:09:56. > :09:57.is so high that it is in landlords' interest to try to evict ch`rities
:09:58. > :10:00.to make way for flats. It equates interest to try to evict charities
:10:01. > :10:07.to make way for flats. It equates to 3000 jobs. Businesses and charities
:10:08. > :10:08.will have to find alternative premises of this building converts
:10:09. > :10:12.into housing. So far in Islington premises of this building converts
:10:13. > :10:16.into housing. So far in Islhngton 70 offices have been given the go`ahead
:10:17. > :10:22.to convert. Many have been occupied rather than vacant. This is one of
:10:23. > :10:25.them. Redevelopment here is well under way. It is believed
:10:26. > :10:31.one`bedroom flats are being marketed for most ?400,000. Islington,
:10:32. > :10:35.Richmond, Lambeth and Camden have unsuccessfully challenged the new
:10:36. > :10:37.planning rules in court. Thd government says it is disappointing
:10:38. > :10:40.government funds are being tsed government says it is disappointing
:10:41. > :10:44.government funds are being used to oppose new homes in the caphtal
:10:45. > :10:47.oppose new homes in the capital. The head of the Metropolitan Police
:10:48. > :10:48.has described the murder of an American journalist I Islamhc
:10:49. > :10:56.has described the murder of an American journalist I Islamic State
:10:57. > :11:00.militants as barbaric. He said he was putting plans in place to keep
:11:01. > :11:05.people safe but he admitted it would be a challenge if hundreds of
:11:06. > :11:12.British fighters in Iraq and Syria came back wanting to commit
:11:13. > :11:15.terrorist acts here. I have said publicly and I repeat today that
:11:16. > :11:17.people, fairly straightforw`rd publicly and I repeat today that
:11:18. > :11:21.people, fairly straightforward to people, fairly straightforward to
:11:22. > :11:25.resolve, but if hundreds of people should arrive back together in this
:11:26. > :11:29.country with a common intent to hurt people, that is quite a challenge.
:11:30. > :11:30.155 people have been arrestdd people, that is quite a challenge.
:11:31. > :11:31.155 people have been arrested ahead 155 people have been arrestdd ahead
:11:32. > :11:35.of this weekend's Notting Hill of this weekend's Notting Hhll
:11:36. > :11:38.Carnival. The pre`emptive operation by the police continue todax, aimed
:11:39. > :11:39.by the police continue today, aimed at keeping gang members awax
:11:40. > :11:39.by the police continue todax, aimed at keeping gang members away from
:11:40. > :11:47.at keeping gang members awax from the event. Guns, cash and drugs have
:11:48. > :11:49.all been seized. Police want to trace a woman who may
:11:50. > :11:50.have witnessed a brutal attack Police want to trace a woman who may
:11:51. > :12:06.have witnessed a brutal att`ck which left a man in a, `` a coma.
:12:07. > :12:13.It is believed the victim m`y never It is believed the victim m`y never
:12:14. > :12:16.wake up. He has been in this state for seven weeks. Doctors say
:12:17. > :12:16.wake up. He has been in this state for seven weeks. Doctors sax the
:12:17. > :12:18.for seven weeks. Doctors say the damage to his brain is irreparable.
:12:19. > :12:23.He is a loving care free guide damage to his brain is irreparable.
:12:24. > :12:30.He is a loving care free guhde who likes to enjoy himself. His aunt is
:12:31. > :12:34.a nurse and knows only too well what the future may hold even if he does
:12:35. > :12:40.come round from a coma. She says his mother, two brothers and fotr
:12:41. > :12:44.sisters live in Zimbabwe. It has been difficult for them being so far
:12:45. > :12:49.away and difficult for her to tell them the truth. This morning when
:12:50. > :12:54.she phoned me I had to be cheerful for his sake. You personally
:12:55. > :12:55.she phoned me I had to be cheerful for his sake. You personallx think
:12:56. > :13:05.for his sake. You personally think he may never recover? I belheve in
:13:06. > :13:09.prayer and we are praying and I am praying God's will will be done. He
:13:10. > :13:11.praying God's will will be done He was in the park in north London
:13:12. > :13:15.before he was attacked on Jtne 0 before he was attacked on June 30
:13:16. > :13:23.and later was walking around this area. It was 1am on Monday lorning.
:13:24. > :13:24.That would not have been many people around but two police officdrs came
:13:25. > :13:29.around but two police officers came across a man in Wood Green. He was
:13:30. > :13:37.suffering from severe facial injuries. He was taken to hospital.
:13:38. > :13:40.It is thought he had been punched, fell and hit his head. It h`s
:13:41. > :13:40.It is thought he had been ptnched, fell and hit his head. It has been
:13:41. > :13:41.It is thought he had been punched, fell and hit his head. It h`s been a
:13:42. > :13:44.fell and hit his head. It has been a very difficult investigation. We
:13:45. > :13:49.have had no account from the victim. We are concentrating on CCTV
:13:50. > :13:50.evidence which has led us to arrest a male who is on bail to thd
:13:51. > :13:52.evidence which has led us to arrest a male who is on bail to the police.
:13:53. > :13:55.a male who is on bail to thd police. And to identify the female, to be no
:13:56. > :13:59.was with the victim prior to him being assaulted. `` who we know.
:14:00. > :14:01.This is the woman the policd being assaulted. `` who we know
:14:02. > :14:04.This is the woman the police are This is the woman the police are
:14:05. > :14:06.trying to trace. His mother is trying to get a visa to visht
:14:07. > :14:06.trying to trace. His mother is trying to get a visa to visit the
:14:07. > :14:06.trying to trace. His mother is trying to get a visa to visht the UK
:14:07. > :14:21.trying to get a visa to visit the UK and visit him in hospital.
:14:22. > :14:22.Essex schoolboy fined for taking a tent on holiday to villages dying
:14:23. > :14:26.grandfather. And we meet thd tent on holiday to villages dying
:14:27. > :14:27.grandfather. And we meet the clergy grandfather. And we meet thd clergy
:14:28. > :14:33.inspiring the congregation with comedy.
:14:34. > :14:36.People travelling from the United Arab Emirates are being
:14:37. > :14:40.warned not to visit certain parts of London because they are dangerous.
:14:41. > :14:43.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE has released
:14:44. > :14:46.a map showing the hotspots, including Oxford Street,
:14:47. > :14:51.But the Metropolitan Police has condemned the warning,
:14:52. > :14:54.saying tourists have no reason to avoid the areas.
:14:55. > :15:00.Well, Marc Ashdown is in Edgware Road for us this evdning.
:15:01. > :15:09.Are they heeding the warnings, there? That is the question.
:15:10. > :15:10.Thousands of UAE citizens come to London for business and pleasure
:15:11. > :15:16.London for business and ple`sure every year. Now they have a warning,
:15:17. > :15:20.an official website giving them details of areas, danger zones they
:15:21. > :15:22.should avoid. If we look at the website, we have translated it
:15:23. > :15:26.because it is in Arabic, thd red because it is in Arabic, the red
:15:27. > :15:30.Banner translates as, "very dangerous". Areas to avoid include
:15:31. > :15:32.Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Chrcus, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus,
:15:33. > :15:37.Soho and Edgware Road, wherd I am Soho and Edgware Road, wherd I am
:15:38. > :15:42.now. You could be mugged or attacked if you are a UAE citizen, it says.
:15:43. > :15:46.There is a yellow warning for areas like Shepherd's Bush and Baxswater.
:15:47. > :15:51.This has not come out of nowhere. In April, three UAE citizens wdre
:15:52. > :15:54.attacked in a hotel room in Marble Arch. A few weeks later, a couple
:15:55. > :15:59.were mugged at gunpoint in Paddington. There is a sense, the
:16:00. > :16:01.advice is that UAE citizens because of their wealthy parents cotld be
:16:02. > :16:09.seen as easy targets. How has The seen as easy targets. How h`s The
:16:10. > :16:14.Met responded? This is not the high point in diplomatic relations. The
:16:15. > :16:19.Met says no area of London should be considered unsafe. They say that
:16:20. > :16:24.these two crimes were shocking but they are very rare. They sax London
:16:25. > :16:28.is one of the safest major cities in the world. They are also a bit
:16:29. > :16:32.nonplussed that they were used as a source for the advice. They say it
:16:33. > :16:36.has not come from them and they must have used the crime mapping data
:16:37. > :16:41.provided. They give a range of tips and guidance on how to stay safe in
:16:42. > :16:42.London. But this has had a bit of traction on social media with some
:16:43. > :16:48.people already saying they are people already saying they `re
:16:49. > :16:49.concerned. I guess we will see over the coming months whether that
:16:50. > :16:50.transfers into visitor numbers transfers into visitor numbdrs
:16:51. > :16:52.dropping off. The parents of a schoolboy
:16:53. > :16:55.from Essex have been fined because they took him on holiday with his
:16:56. > :16:58.dying grandfather during term`time. 13`year`old Alfie Cannon,
:16:59. > :17:00.from Basildon, missed two weeks of lessons after going on
:17:01. > :17:03.the family trip to Malta ` without His family say it may have been his
:17:04. > :17:09.last holiday with his grandfather Alfie Cannon enjoys what is left of
:17:10. > :17:23.the school holidays. His summer the school holidays. His sulmer
:17:24. > :17:25.break has been longer than most break has been longer than lost
:17:26. > :17:26.because his parents took him to because his parents took him to
:17:27. > :17:33.Malta. Were you worried abott Malta. Were you worried about
:17:34. > :17:34.missing a bit of school? Not really. I was more worried about losing my
:17:35. > :17:39.grandad. He has got an illndss and grandad. He has got an illness and
:17:40. > :17:43.it could have been his last holiday. I had a great time with my Nan and
:17:44. > :17:46.grandad. They spoiled me a bit but they always do. I hope it is not our
:17:47. > :17:51.last holiday with him. 70`year`old last holiday with him. 70`ydar`old
:17:52. > :17:53.George Mills was diagnosed with bowel cancer two years ago and
:17:54. > :17:54.George Mills was diagnosed with bowel cancer two years ago `nd it
:17:55. > :17:57.has spread. His family don't know how long he have left which is why
:17:58. > :17:58.they believe Alfie should h`ve been they believe Alfie should h`ve been
:17:59. > :18:00.given permission to go to Malta given permission to go to M`lta
:18:01. > :18:04.during term time. But he wasn't, and during term time. But he wasn't and
:18:05. > :18:10.his dad, Trevor, and his mum have his dad, Trevor, and his mum have
:18:11. > :18:12.each received a ?60 penalty notice from Essex County Council. H
:18:13. > :18:12.each received a ?60 penalty notice from Essex County Council. I will
:18:13. > :18:14.from Essex County Council. H will pay the fine. I'm not worried
:18:15. > :18:14.from Essex County Council. I will pay the fine. I'm not worridd about
:18:15. > :18:16.pay the fine. I'm not worried about that. The thing I am trying to get
:18:17. > :18:23.is, what kind of... What principle is, what kind of... What prhnciple
:18:24. > :18:25.have we got to have to take him out of school, when his grandad is
:18:26. > :18:27.terminally ill? They are trying of school, when his grandad is
:18:28. > :18:28.terminally ill? They are trxing to tell me what I can do with my own
:18:29. > :18:34.son. It is wrong. Former Edtcation son. It is wrong. Former Education
:18:35. > :18:39.Secretary Michael Gove, seen here on a visit to Essex, got tough on terms
:18:40. > :18:41.on holidays and now it is only allowed by headteachers in
:18:42. > :18:44.exceptional circumstances. But it is controversial. This city banker and
:18:45. > :18:49.his wife are fighting the fine in his wife are fighting the fhne in
:18:50. > :18:51.court. Alfie is a pupil at Basildon Academy. A spokesman for the
:18:52. > :18:52.Department for Education sahd it Academy. A spokesman for thd
:18:53. > :18:53.Department for Education said it is Department for Education sahd it is
:18:54. > :18:57.up to headteachers to decide on up to headteachers to decide on
:18:58. > :19:01.individual cases. Alfie is not the first person this has happened to
:19:02. > :19:06.and it won't be the last unless they set some kind of guideline to say
:19:07. > :19:09.what is and what is not a special circumstance. Alfie just hopes this
:19:10. > :19:11.holiday with his grandad was not the last.
:19:12. > :19:14.A London comedian says he's on a mission from God to make
:19:15. > :19:21.He says almost 50 members of the clergy have now attended his
:19:22. > :19:24.free comedy course, which tdaches vicars the art of telling jokes.
:19:25. > :19:29.And it's now set to expand, as Gareth Furby reports.
:19:30. > :19:37.The congregation is about to hear a sermon with a difference,
:19:38. > :19:41.because the vicar has been learning how to be a stand`up comedi`n.
:19:42. > :19:46.There is a long tradition of Christians doing comedy
:19:47. > :19:53.and our opening hymn referenced that, Stand Up For Jesus.
:19:54. > :19:59.This is why I need lessons, isn't it?
:20:00. > :20:05.The vicar's name is Ravi Holi and he has been working that into his set.
:20:06. > :20:10.Some people have been so preoccupied with the fact that I
:20:11. > :20:13.am Mr Holy the vicar, they do not notice the Italian connection.
:20:14. > :20:24.The workshop is being held in North London.
:20:25. > :20:26.The organiser is a comedian called Bently Browning
:20:27. > :20:34.You do not want to be upsetting the bishop or your congregation
:20:35. > :20:37.He says as a Christian he jtst wants to help the church.
:20:38. > :20:41.I do not want Christianity to fall behind because it is boring.
:20:42. > :20:57.In Ascot is another course graduate, but going for laughs can be tricky.
:20:58. > :21:02.The story about the rabbits seemed to go down jolly well.
:21:03. > :21:06.Then the deliberate confusion between the Madonna and Madonna
:21:07. > :21:09.the pop star, "I made it through the wilderness, somehow I m`de it
:21:10. > :21:16.That would have been a better story with a teenage congregation.
:21:17. > :21:25.It is a lesson in choosing your material for your audience.
:21:26. > :21:32.I think Jesus himself told jokes. I think the thing about the c`mel
:21:33. > :21:35.going through the via Veneto, originally, people would have
:21:36. > :21:37.laughed out the absurdity. `` through the eye of the needle.
:21:38. > :21:39.Back in Kent, how did the comedy elements go down there?
:21:40. > :21:42.It is like that other old joke, I used to be conceited
:21:43. > :21:47.It is a good way to put things across.
:21:48. > :21:59.I am not here to make peopld laugh, it is serious.
:22:00. > :22:08.But tomorrow, the vicar called Holy will do his first stand`up gig.
:22:09. > :22:17.And the best material may wdll be used in his sermons.
:22:18. > :22:22.Music lovers in the capital have no shortage of festivals to choose from
:22:23. > :22:23.at this time of year but none has the same historic setting as
:22:24. > :22:29.Greenwich music time. `` Greenwich Greenwich music time. `` Greenwich
:22:30. > :22:31.Music Time. It is held at the old Royal Naval College, with performers
:22:32. > :22:32.Royal Naval College, with pdrformers including Jules Holland and
:22:33. > :22:41.Goldfrapp. Set on the banks of the River Thames
:22:42. > :22:42.and flanked by the towers of the old Royal Naval College, the stage is
:22:43. > :22:47.set for a new London Festiv`l. We set for a new London Festiv`l. We
:22:48. > :22:50.have four nights of live music in a fabulous setting. We look to the
:22:51. > :22:52.venue and we try to create something that worked with the venue, rather
:22:53. > :22:53.than planting a stage in thd middle than planting a stage in thd middle
:22:54. > :22:57.and hoping it would work. We are and hoping it would work. Wd are
:22:58. > :22:59.trying to bring people to the venue that have not been here before.
:23:00. > :23:09.Designed in the 16 90s by Sir Designed in the 16 90s by Shr
:23:10. > :23:10.Christopher Wren, the old Royal Naval College was a hospital for old
:23:11. > :23:11.or injured sailors. Now it is a or injured sailors. Now it hs a
:23:12. > :23:14.hugely popular visitor retraction, hugely popular visitor retr`ction,
:23:15. > :23:18.and also seen in the back ground of many feature films. We have been
:23:19. > :23:23.18th century Paris in film`lacro a couple of years ago, literally just
:23:24. > :23:28.here, with the stockade. We have been Burley and in the Muppets
:23:29. > :23:29.movie. We were Greenwich in the four movie. We have had all kinds of
:23:30. > :23:35.other movies in the past. Fhlming other movies in the past. Filming
:23:36. > :23:37.started here in 1958. This weekend's event hopes to draw 5000
:23:38. > :23:41.weekend's event hopes to dr`w 5 00 people. Visitors will see Goldfrapp
:23:42. > :23:42.performing her only London show, as performing her only London show as
:23:43. > :23:47.well as the tribute act, the well as the tribute act, thd
:23:48. > :23:50.Australian Pink Floyd, who plan to do something special to mark the
:23:51. > :23:53.significance of the festival location. We are playing meeting
:23:54. > :23:56.location. We are playing medting Floyd song, Time. We would like the
:23:57. > :23:58.audience to get their mobild Floyd song, Time. We would like the
:23:59. > :23:59.audience to get their mobild phones out all the old analog alarm clocks,
:24:00. > :24:01.out all the old analog alarl clocks, hold them up and get the alarms
:24:02. > :24:06.hold them up and get the al`rms going along with the sound effects
:24:07. > :24:09.to start the song. The venue is fantastic, open`air, ancient
:24:10. > :24:18.history, English. And it contrasts with the city across the water. It
:24:19. > :24:21.should be good. I like the open air and it is not too big. It is very
:24:22. > :24:25.historic. Organisers hope the event will give visitors the opportunity
:24:26. > :24:29.to see historic Greenwich from a unique perspective.
:24:30. > :24:39.How is it looking? Certainly a chill in the air. Not as windy today,
:24:40. > :24:43.temperatures on a par with yesterday. The top values, getting
:24:44. > :24:46.up to 19 in London. We still have not managed 20. 16 in the hills in
:24:47. > :24:48.not managed 20. 16 in the hhlls in high Wycombe which must have felt a
:24:49. > :24:52.little cool. But we had mord little cool. But we had mord
:24:53. > :24:55.sunshine today, starting off bright and sunny, and if you raise the
:24:56. > :24:59.temperature a few degrees, the shower clouds will develop but most
:25:00. > :25:03.of them have steered away. There is a small chance of a light shower
:25:04. > :25:08.here and there this evening but they will soon clear away. Overnight, dry
:25:09. > :25:10.with clear skies, quite chilly in the countryside, down to 5 degrees.
:25:11. > :25:12.A coolest art to tomorrow but nice A coolest art to tomorrow btt nice
:25:13. > :25:17.and bright and sunny. The best of and bright and sunny. The best of
:25:18. > :25:20.the sunshine in the morning. It will be dry. More cloud arriving in the
:25:21. > :25:26.afternoon which could bring one or two showers from the North West. It
:25:27. > :25:30.will be later in the day before we see significant showers.
:25:31. > :25:33.Temperatures will be 17`19. No significant change. Tomorrow evening
:25:34. > :25:37.and tomorrow night, we will see a lot more cloud which will produce
:25:38. > :25:41.more showers, some of which could be quite heavy. With more of a breeze,
:25:42. > :25:43.it will not be as cold tomorrow night. We will start with a few
:25:44. > :25:45.heavy showers on Friday. They night. We will start with a few
:25:46. > :25:54.heavy showers on Friday. Thdy should clear away by the rush hour. The
:25:55. > :25:57.wind direction will change to the North West. It will be later in the
:25:58. > :25:58.day before we see significant showers. Temperatures will be 17`19.
:25:59. > :26:00.showers. Temperatures will be 1 `19. No significant change. Tomorrow
:26:01. > :26:02.evening and tomorrow night, we will see a lot more cloud which will
:26:03. > :26:04.produce more showers, some of which could be quite heavy. With more of a
:26:05. > :26:07.could be quite heavy. With lore of a breeze, it will not be as cold
:26:08. > :26:09.tomorrow night. We will start with a few heavy showers on Friday. They
:26:10. > :26:12.should clear away by the rush`hour. The wind direction will change to
:26:13. > :26:14.the north`west and the sunshine will come through. Eventually, the cool
:26:15. > :26:17.breezes will blow in some showers but it will be late in the day
:26:18. > :26:19.before we see those. With a bit of luck, 20 degrees is within reach. On
:26:20. > :26:21.Saturday, high pressure will kill off the showers. Hopefully some
:26:22. > :26:24.sunshine before the rain arrives from the rest. Very few showers in
:26:25. > :26:26.the next few days, some sunshine for a while on Sunday and we may get
:26:27. > :26:27.a while on Sunday and we max get some rain on Monday and it is the
:26:28. > :26:35.some rain on Monday and it hs the Notting Hill
:26:36. > :26:38.The main news headlines, there has been worldwide condemnation of the
:26:39. > :26:42.video of the beheading of J`mes video of the beheading of James
:26:43. > :26:44.Foley by an Islamic extremes. His killer appears to have a British
:26:45. > :26:47.killer appears to have a Brhtish accent. Doctors say the growing
:26:48. > :26:49.resistance to antibiotics could be behind the increasing number of
:26:50. > :26:54.people dying from sepsis, the result of blood poisoning. Israel has
:26:55. > :26:57.resumed air strikes in Gaza, which it says are in response to more
:26:58. > :26:59.it says are in response to lore rocket fire from the Palestinians.
:27:00. > :27:02.In Gaza, thousands of mourndrs have In Gaza, thousands of mourndrs have
:27:03. > :27:06.taken to the street for the burial of the wife and baby son of a
:27:07. > :27:12.Hammersmith Richeze, who were killed in an Israeli air strike. `` Hamas
:27:13. > :27:15.military chief. 51 people who died in the Marchioness tragedy on the
:27:16. > :27:17.Thames have been remembered in a service marking the 25th anniversary
:27:18. > :27:21.of the disaster. They died after the of the disaster. They died after the
:27:22. > :27:24.pleasure yacht collided with a dredger and sank. Northwick Park
:27:25. > :27:29.Hospital in north`west London has been criticised for poor standards
:27:30. > :27:32.by the health watchdog. That is it. I will be back later during the ten
:27:33. > :27:34.o'clock news but for now, from everyone on the team, have ` lovely
:27:35. > :28:14.everyone on the team, have a lovely evening. Goodbye.
:28:15. > :28:17.We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks
:28:18. > :28:23.Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!
:28:24. > :28:35.anybody who comes to your house is not a guest, but he's God.
:28:36. > :28:46.Have somebody play bagpipe at the airport to welcome you? Possible.
:28:47. > :28:49.Whichever car you like, with Wi-Fi inside? Possible.
:28:50. > :28:52.Can I get you a pink elephant? I'll try!
:28:53. > :28:55.See, the Indian philosophy dictates that