:00:13. > :00:17.An investigation by BBC London has uncovered evidence that
:00:18. > :00:21.criminal gangs are arranging sham same`sex marriages to help hllegal
:00:22. > :00:26.The government says it's looking at strengthening
:00:27. > :00:29.the law to enable registrars to share information more readhly.
:00:30. > :00:38.In March, same`sex marriages were finally recognised as legal.
:00:39. > :00:41.Congratulations, you may kiss the groom.
:00:42. > :00:44.A significant moment in history but one that has also opened the
:00:45. > :00:55.We have been tipped off that a Romanian gang in London specialises
:00:56. > :00:59.in arranging sham same`sex larriages to dodge immigration laws.
:01:00. > :01:04.We sent an undercover reporter to pose as a would`be bride.
:01:05. > :01:06.The cover story is, she's an illegal immigrant seeking
:01:07. > :01:14.Our contact will pretend to be her uncle and act as go`between
:01:15. > :01:21.Peter and Ricardo are suspected of supplying bogus brides.
:01:22. > :01:41.In a nearby pub, talk quickly turns to busindss.
:01:42. > :01:47.Days later at another meeting, a fake bride is provided.
:01:48. > :01:58.It is clear that she is also in on the scam.
:01:59. > :01:59.Vetting rules for citizenship are strict.
:02:00. > :02:02.These people have passed legally, but the numbers willing to cheat
:02:03. > :02:07.Here in Brent, the Home Offhce stop marriages on a weekly basis
:02:08. > :02:12.It is thought that up to 30$ of marriages are for the avoidance
:02:13. > :02:16.That only accounts for fake straight weddings.
:02:17. > :02:19.When it comes to gay marriage, registrars are struggling.
:02:20. > :02:24.I would have thought most registrars have some concerns
:02:25. > :02:28.that they are performing ceremonies that are not real.
:02:29. > :02:32.Our undercover bride is meeting her partner again, but she's not here.
:02:33. > :02:35.The gang say she is now involved in a different fake wedding.
:02:36. > :02:37.A replacement bride, in pink, says she has helped
:02:38. > :02:46.She even poses for a photo shoot to be used as background evidence
:02:47. > :02:51.From the images that you have shown me, I
:02:52. > :02:55.would want them to be followed up by our immigration enforcement teams.
:02:56. > :02:57.We are strengthening the law this year to enable
:02:58. > :03:01.registrars to share information more readily to better identify sham
:03:02. > :03:07.As our fake wedding is about to be registered, it hs Peter
:03:08. > :03:12.I just wanted to have a chat with you about the m`rriages
:03:13. > :03:20.They are unwilling to talk now, but once the police see
:03:21. > :03:27.our evidence, they could each be facing up to 14 years in prhson
:03:28. > :03:31.London's transport crisis ?risks sparking riots? if more
:03:32. > :03:37.That's according to the man who runs the capital's tube and bus network.
:03:38. > :03:40.Sir Peter Hendy warns of ?social unrest? if low`paid workers living
:03:41. > :03:43.on the outskirts of London can't commute more easily into work.
:03:44. > :03:52.It was not hard to find passengers worried about the cost of commuting.
:03:53. > :04:01.Today, a stark warning from London's transport commissioner
:04:02. > :04:07.Provide better services at affordable fares, or risk a repeat
:04:08. > :04:11.of scenes like these, the riots of 2001.
:04:12. > :04:17.I am saying that in the public spending round of
:04:18. > :04:26.We cannot run the bus mileage London will need
:04:27. > :04:28.beyond 2017 without a bit of extra money.
:04:29. > :04:31.By 2030, it is thought therd will be an extra 1.5 million Londoners
:04:32. > :04:34.And without major infrastructure projects, he warns that Londoners
:04:35. > :04:37.may not even be able to get onto public transport at peak tiles.
:04:38. > :04:39.He says Crossrail will be full within months.
:04:40. > :04:43.A second Crossrail is needed, but may not be ready
:04:44. > :04:55.We have seen infrastructure spending fall by 12% under this government.
:04:56. > :04:57.We have seen road schemes scrapped, stalled, delayed,
:04:58. > :04:59.big cuts to bus services, and I think
:05:00. > :05:11.our public transport across the city is suffering from those changes
:05:12. > :05:13.The Mayor's office told us that Boris Johnson would not be
:05:14. > :05:15.commenting on the Transport Commissioner's views.
:05:16. > :05:17.The Department for Transport says it shares the Mayor's commitments
:05:18. > :05:20.and is providing significant support, but will it be enotgh
:05:21. > :05:22.with a transport system struggling to keep up with commuters
:05:23. > :05:24.in a capital that is getting ever bigger?
:05:25. > :05:27.An online petition has been set up by pupils to support
:05:28. > :05:30.a 16`year`old Muslim student who's been told she can't attend lessons
:05:31. > :05:36.Camden School for Girls, whhch has a mixed sixth form, says its policy
:05:37. > :05:40.is to challenge dress that doesn't allow pupil`teacher interaction
:05:41. > :05:44.18 people had to be rescued from a fire at a block of flats
:05:45. > :05:48.It happened at Holcroft House, near Clapham Junction.
:05:49. > :05:51.Ten people were treated for minor injuries.
:05:52. > :05:54.A road sweeper from Camden won more than ?4 million
:05:55. > :05:58.on the lottery and then went to work because he didn't believe hd'd won.
:05:59. > :06:02.Joseph Whiting bought three lucky dip tickets just nine minutds
:06:03. > :06:18.I said to my mum, I think I have won the lottery! She said, get off! It
:06:19. > :06:22.is too early for windups, this early in the morning. Then I got her to
:06:23. > :06:30.sit next to me and we checkdd together. Still didn't belidve it.
:06:31. > :06:36.Then I said, right, mum, I `m going to go to work. I will leave that to
:06:37. > :06:39.get here. Make sure you don't do no tidying up or anything!
:06:40. > :06:42.Time for me to wish you a very good night and hand xou over
:06:43. > :06:51.to Wendy Hurrell for the we`ther. It is looking very much likd last
:06:52. > :06:58.week. Fine weather on the w`y for the next few days.
:06:59. > :07:12.Under the clear skies, we whll have temperatures of around ten or 1
:07:13. > :07:15.degrees in urban areas. Manx of us will be facing 6 degrees tolorrow,
:07:16. > :07:19.so a bit of a nippy start. @ bit of mist will have developed, btt that
:07:20. > :07:25.will burn away quickly. In the afternoon, we continue with the
:07:26. > :07:30.sunny spells drive theme. `` sunny spells and the drive theme.
:07:31. > :07:43.Temperatures are not bad for the time of year.
:07:44. > :07:50.For much of the UK, this week will stay drier than average and warmer
:07:51. > :07:53.than average. We normally expect temperatures of around 22 degrees,
:07:54. > :07:58.but by the end of the week we could get into the low 20s. With clear
:07:59. > :08:03.skies at this time of year, it does turn chilly through the evening
:08:04. > :08:04.More cloud in the north, with a weak weather front producing patchy and
:08:05. > :08:05.light