25/01/2017 London News

Millwall 1-0 council as a huge redevelopment scheme

Its sports fans generally, this is sport's fight.

We're live in Bermondsey with reaction.

I'm in Dagenham were two women have died at a fire in these maisonettes.

An investigation has been launched into how it started.

Also tonight: combating the cost of childcare -

plans to help parents in the capital find money for nursery.

And a look round the London Tudor palace -

Good evening, welcome to the programme with me Riz Lateef.

The future of one Millwall FC looks safe after plans to buy the land

around the ground have been abandoned.

It comes after BBC London learned that the council would hold

an independent review into controversial plans

Millwall had suggested it could force them to leave the area.

Millwall Football Club might not be in the Premier League but that

doesn't make it any less loved by its fans and that is because of work

like this, community work, young, talented footballers being given a

step up through sport but the coaches he believed up until today

that they would have to move it out of this building, next door to the

Den. They thought it was over. Children

are caught you run by the Millwall Football Club trust. -- children are

taught here. Today, the plans were scrapped. We've only reach this

public pressure through online pressure against the council.

Millwall fans but also other sports fans generally, it is sport's fight

itself. It was not just the trust that was under threat, a compulsory

purchase order meant local businesses would have to move, all

in the name of a regeneration that would bring thousands of new homes

to the area. Many couldn't understand why the two could live

together. Hopefully is the end, weedy little bit sceptical about

news from Lewisham Council but it has been a complete nightmare for

three or four years, uncertainty in terms of playing and businesses. We

got the fish unit next to, one of London's leading wholesale fish

businesses, and we have plans to upgrade our own unit which have been

made difficult. the euphoria of the recent FA Cup win has been matched

by today's News for some fans. In a statement, the council said it is

not proceeding with any compulsory purchase order on the new pregnancy

development. -- Bermondsey. They believe it means an improved

regeneration can begin. We can say with certainty they can stay in

south-east London. It means the community can continue to operate in

the local area and it will mean that they give the Academy is saved. It

also means we can re-evaluate this development, get more affordable

social housing, which Londoners really need. Is great news for

Millwall, great news for fans and I'm grateful to the community

support. There are plenty of hope to jump through before any regeneration

starts but the club and its community organisation to leave now

they can survive the bulldozers. -- believe now. The next big meeting

will be on February eight for Lewisham Council. No statement yet

from the developers but the smiles on the faces of these young football

tonight tell their own story. Two women have died after a house

fire in east London. Five people have been taken to

hospital. Firefighters rescued

a child and three adults It happened first thing this

morning in Dagenham. Flames and thick smoke,

flashing sirens, this is what awoke neighbours

on Bradwell Avenue this morning. One woman stands seemingly

trapped on a balcony. Eyewitnesses say she was

rescued by firefighters. There was a woman out

there on the balcony with a baby trying to get down and five minutes

later the fire brigade turned up, smashed the window to try

and get her out and the people running around with no tops on,

so a very worrying time. People were banging,

shouting, screaming, then I went out to the balcony

to see it was a fire and when the firefighters came

I managed to get out. When firefighters came,

they found that five people, including two children,

had escaped by themselves, but it was too late

to save two other women. They were confirmed

dead at the scene. The women who died here have not yet

been officially identified. Police say they are still trying

to trace their next of kin. Five people, including two children,

had been taken to hospital. It's not known how serious

their injuries are. That side of the block

are a tight community, Forensic teams have been

examining the scene, trying to work out how

the fire started. At the moment, it's being

treated as unexplained. Some neighbours have been moved out

into temporary accommodation And it's also emerged that three

people, including a child, have died in a separate

fire in Reigate. They were found in a bed together

by police, who were called yesterday The fire's cause is not yet known,

but it is believed to have Still to come tonight: We hear

from the mother of the 20 year old accused of attempting

to assassinate Donald Trump And I'm at a hidden gem in London, a

historic site where football's offside rule was born and which

opens to the public for the first time in over 600 years.

London Underground is warning passengers who use the Central

and Waterloo and City line to expect disruption later

Let's get the details from our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards

who's at Bank station in the city for us tonight, when

If you use the Central line and the Waterloo and Central line,

destruction is on the way. The Central line at shut early tonight

at about 11pm. Also tomorrow, they will be more serious disruption in

Leytonstone and there will be a reduced service on the rest of the

line. Also, they will be no service at all on the Waterloo City line

so city workers that use that service are going to have to find

other ways to work I'm afraid. What is the dispute about? It's a local

issue about three depots in Essex and their eight tube drivers who

have been told it will have to work as of else caught by London

Underground. That has not gone down well at all with the unions, as you

can imagine. Hence, we are in this situation we have this straight.

London Underground say this strike is completely unnecessary. We need

to move staff from locations where they are underutilised. The RMT have

said, there is no doubt if London Underground get away with this, they

will start shunting around drivers regardless. This is a local dispute

at the moment but in the current climate, you just don't know where

it's going to end up. A man's been arrested

on suspicion of threatening the Brexit court campaigner,

Gina Miller. Her legal challenge forced

the government to give MPs a vote The 50-year-old was arrested this

morning in Knightsbridge. Passengers were evacuated

from a train in South East London London fire brigade were called

to Kidbrooke station to a train Southeastern are investigating

the fire under the drivers cab. A North Korean diplomat who defected

from the London embassy last year has given his first TV interview

since his defection. He's told the BBC he believes

the regime will collapse one day Now living in South Korea,

Thae Yong-Ho has been talking about how much

he misses his old life in London. The North Korean Embassy just off

the north circular in Ealing. For about ten years,

this was home of the former deputy ambassador, Thae Yong-ho,

then in August he defected In his first interview since

defecting, he says his relatives in North Korea will have been sent

to prison camps as punishment I am sure that my relatives,

brothers, sisters, families right now are all sent to remote,

closed areas or prison camps. I'm very much now determined to do

everything possible to pull down the North Korean regime

and to save not only my family, but the whole North Korean

people from slavery. On the North Korean leader,

Kim Jong-un, he says he believes the dictator is prepared to fire

nuclear weapons at America Kim Jong-un will press the button

of this dangerous weapon. He thinks that his

rule and his dynasty Remembering his life in London,

the former diplomat said I really miss that life,

especially in Ealing. Even now, I'm really sorry for not

saying goodbye to my tennis club. I still miss the English spring

and autumn so now I really want to say goodbye and thank

you to all my club members. Next this evening: Women MPs say

they're experiencing unprecedented Around two thirds of those

questioned by the BBC said they felt "less safe" following the murder

of Labour MP Jo Cox last summer. Let's get more details

from Louisa Preston, As we know, it took women a long

time to get into the building behind me, the first female MP was elected

98 years ago after many years of struggles and it seems that female

MPs are facing struggles of their own today. After the death of Jo

Cox, many MPs feel unsafe after receiving abuse verbally and

physically. A BBC survey has found that eight out of ten female MPs

have received some sort of verbal abuse and half have received

physical abuse. In London, we see many female MPs, one of the standard

ones Labour MP Stella Creasy spoken out a lot about it and faced years

of abuse. The MP for Kilburn joins me now, Tulip Sadik, tell me about

the abuse you faced. In ranges from abuse about my gender, my name, my

religion to more dishes in terms of threats of physical violence when

they said they wanted to butcher me and my family, and you can imagine

how horrible it is when the attack your family as well. At the end of

the day, you're just doing your job. Yes, and I'm just a public servant,

I was elected and I'm happy to engage with people if they want to

have a constructive political discussion with me, about policy or

my views, but to actually just direct abuse at me, dressed up as

political discourse, is unacceptable. You think social media

and Twitter is to blame? Ten years ago I worked for an MP who received

a lot of hate mail but it would be in written form with the stamp on

it, posted to the House of Commons on the winners now you don't really

need to do that any more, you have Twitter and Facebook on your

smartphone, you can access MPs and celebrities very quickly and hurl

abuse at them all from the privacy of your bedroom, hiding behind a

computer screen, which is really sad. It's interesting. Five out of

six of the female MPs when actually asked if they were sure they would

want to become an MP if they were starting their careers all over

again, they said yes, they would, so difficult for female MPs but it

obviously doesn't put them off doing their actual job.

The mother of a man from Surrey accused of trying to assassinate

Donald Trump says she's looking forward to him coming

home, so he can get help for Asperger's syndrome.

20-year-old Michael Sandford was arrested at a Trump rally

He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, and is due

Our reporter David Allard has been speaking to his mother Lynne.

I love Las Vegas! June last year. This footage shows the moment

Michael Sandford try to snatch a gun from a police officer to shoot

Donald Trump. Absolutely horrified, my heart just beating and I burst

into tears, I could not believe it. He's a very gentle, a very quiet,

very loving lad. He's struggled greatly throughout his life with a

variety of physical and mental health problems. But she says

Michael was in a better state of mind when he travelled to the USA

for a gap year when he didn't make contact for weeks, she recorded them

-- him missing. He is vulnerable, he does go on the Internet, who has

either had been mixing with? We now know he developed more medical

problems than we realised and she has been diagnosed as having a

psychotic episode at the time. A BBC documentary followed Lynn and

Michael's Father Paul as they attended his sentencing in the

states. He pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a

firearm and disrupting Government business. He got 12 months. The

judge could clearly see he was in troubled, misguided young lad but he

deserves a second chance. -- a troubled lad. From his maximum

security prison, Michael is allowed 115 minute phone call PDA.

-- once per day. What do you hope will happen when Michael is

eventually released in May? I hope he gets to come home to his loving

family. He will have a lot of clear that he still needs and medication

and support and restart his life. And the documentary,

The Brit Who Tried To Kill Trump is available now on the BBC iPlayer

and also on BBC One Ask any working parent

in the capital about the cost of childcare and they'll probably

tell you how expensive it is. Now City Hall has come up

with a scheme to help parents borrow a lump sum to cover

a nursery deposit. It works like a season

ticket loan coming out of monthly salaries,

but tax free. Here's our political

correspondent Karl Mercer. When you're this old, bunny ears and

bubbles on a bit more important than to bank balances. But it's what

happens when patrons to say to go back to work that the mayor has

addressed today -- parents. He says parents need help finding a deposit

for a nursery place. So he is offering loans to all workers under

his control to do just that and encouraging other firms to follow

suit. We know many parents face a barrier, darting a new job or

returning to work. A lot of childminders charge fees and

deposits in advance which can be a real barrier. any financial help,

especially with twins, is amazing. It would mean that a lot of people

would be struggling because you've spent all your pay and you might be

able to go back to work. One of the reasons it's difficult to go back to

work if you don't have the cash to pay for the deposit upfront. There's

enough silly that is offering half-price discount but that's just

to reserve a place. Is not doable for most families. A lot of my

friends are freelancers as well and can't get the work for the ugly and

then they don't have the work guaranteed -- the outlay. Deposits

can be up to ?1500 but that the issue -- issue is to allow parents

to stay in work. Those representing smaller firms warn about putting too

much burden on the businesses themselves. Small businesses can

about the cost of living in London for their staff but they also cared

about the cost of doing business and even though they would get their

money back eventually, the problem is finding the money up front

because for many smaller businesses on tight margins, they just don't

have a spear however many thousands of pounds that it would be to take

part in this -- spare. the mayor hopes bigger firms will follow the

lead. Next, it's one of London's

most historic buildings, but you've probably never

heard of it. The Charterhouse will open

to the public for the first Our arts correspondent Brenda

Emmanus has been taking a look. London is blessed with some hidden

treasures, places and buildings tucked away from the hubbub of urban

life that still make up the fabric of our history. The Charterhouse

year on the east side of Smithfield is a true gem. This is the complex

has been many things, a monastery, he chewed or mansion, a school and

an alms house -- Tudor and it opens for the first time in several

hundred years. It tells the story of London from the Black death in 1348

to the present day. It was bought by a man called Walter Mani who used

the ground as a pet for victims of the Black death and he then founded

a monastery on the site which host 24 monks. Today the Charterhouse is

home to community of milk -- male pensioners known as Brothers. Thomas

Sutton was the man who founded the charity in 1611 and it's because of

him the school and alms house were founded. At the time of his death,

he was known as the Richard Commoner in the whole country and had started

his life as a servant to the Howard and Dudley families, both wealthy

Tudor dynasty is, then he made money through his coalmines in Durham and

we see many remainders of his wealth and his crest around the site. --

reminders. This is also used as a location for films from Downton

Abbey through to Taboo starring Tom Hardy. This cloister was named after

the joke of Norfolk, who built the ceiling to get to his real tennis

court at the end. It was converted into a school and the boys from the

Charterhouse School would play football at year. Interesting fact,

it was on this spot that the offside rule as we know it was born. The

principal historic buildings of the Charterhouse were damaged during the

Blitz. They were restored between 1950 and 1959. The site now enters a

new chapter with part of the building open to visitors. It's a

really exciting phase in our history and in partnership with the Museum

of London we have opened this new museum which the public can visit

from Friday onwards. It tells the story of the site through the people

who have lived, worked can be associated with it and it is full of

objects both from our own collections and from lending

institutions. Guided tours can be booked in advance and provide an

insight into the role that the Charterhouse played in key moments

in British history. Let's get a check on the weather

and Chris Fawkes has joined us. We've had three days of faulty

weather which has coast delays at airports. The fog has moved up. We

have got a lot of cloud. The cloud and murkiness, there's a lot more of

it to come overnight tonight from Europe and into tomorrow so don't

expect to see any sunshine. There's a lot of cloud through the night

which is thick enough to give us drizzle and the odd snowflake. No

accumulation but it will be a cold night. Even in the centre of town,

things will get quite icy tomorrow morning. A miserable day all in all.

A lot of low cloud and visibility won't be too bad on account of the

brisk winds but it is the winds you will most notice if you're out and

about, dragging in continental air. The skydive to Brighton later but it

will stay cold, temperatures just above freezing. But it will feel

like it is below freezing because of the wind. A subtle change with the

weather for the end of the week and on Friday, air is still coming from

the south but more from the way of Biscay so things should turn milder.

We are looking at showers moving from the south, still some fairly

strong winds around but it won't be as cold. Nine Celsius by the end of

the day and it is just showers so not heavy rain. Into the weekend, we

are looking at some rain, a change to our weather pattern and we start

to see the Atlantic exerting its influence. Breezy conditions for

Saturday and a band of rain will be pushing its way through, followed by

brighter skies in the afternoon, temperature is around 10 Celsius and

it should be dry on Sunday, turning cooler and fresher. That's how the

weather is shaping up. That's it for now,

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