:00:00. > :00:00.Question Time audience. You can watch it on BBC One at 8:30pm.
:00:00. > :00:20.And whatever we have to go through to give him
:00:21. > :00:23.the chance he needs, we are more than willing to do.
:00:24. > :00:26.Doctors here say he should be allowed to die with dignity.
:00:27. > :00:34.The mayor of Tower Hamlets is accused of Islamophobia
:00:35. > :00:40.and sexism by his deputy, she resigns in protest.
:00:41. > :00:42.After the delays and disruption, BA is under fire again.
:00:43. > :00:45.This time over the handling of expenses claims.
:00:46. > :00:48.And stripping off in the sun, the campaigners who want the right
:00:49. > :01:04.to sunbathe naked on Hampstead Heath.
:01:05. > :01:05.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:01:06. > :01:10."We will fight until the bitter end for our son."
:01:11. > :01:13.The words of a father who's baby boy has a rare and life
:01:14. > :01:20.Charlie Gard is on a life support machine at
:01:21. > :01:23.Great Ormond Street Hospital, his parents say his only chance
:01:24. > :01:25.of survival is in the US where they want him
:01:26. > :01:28.But doctors here say Charlie's condition is irreversible
:01:29. > :01:30.and he should be allowed to die with dignity.
:01:31. > :01:45.Charlie Gard is fighting for his life. A rare condition has led to
:01:46. > :01:49.severe brain damage, life support, breathing on a ventilator. Speaking
:01:50. > :01:53.on the Victoria Derbyshire programme today, his parents say he is still
:01:54. > :02:01.fighting. He is putting on weight. His hair is growing. And he is still
:02:02. > :02:08.stable. He is fighting, he hasn't done what they said he would do. So
:02:09. > :02:12.he is still there, still good. After raising the money online, they want
:02:13. > :02:15.to take their son to the United States for experimental treatment
:02:16. > :02:20.yet to be tested on Charlie's conditions. It is an oral
:02:21. > :02:27.medication, a powder that goes into his milk. And, you know, if it was
:02:28. > :02:31.an invasive treatment for a three-month period that was going to
:02:32. > :02:37.harm him and cause him pain, we wouldn't be sitting here now. For
:02:38. > :02:41.consultants at Great Ormond Street, the therapy being proposed is
:02:42. > :02:46.experimental and wouldn't help. It doesn't reverse the effects of
:02:47. > :02:50.structural brain damage. And that live support is merely prolonging
:02:51. > :02:54.the process of dying for Charlie. It is for these reasons they are
:02:55. > :03:02.refusing to let him go. They basically kept him a prisoner there.
:03:03. > :03:06.And our parental rights have been stripped, the minute we took him
:03:07. > :03:11.there. In hindsight, we lost him. This conflict has played itself out
:03:12. > :03:14.in the legal system. A High Court judge has sided with Great Ormond
:03:15. > :03:19.Street that palliative care is the best option but, next week, the
:03:20. > :03:22.Supreme Court will decide if there are grounds for a final hearing.
:03:23. > :03:27.Making this decision the court will be looking at a number of factors.
:03:28. > :03:31.It'll be looking at Charlie's right to life, his parents views, and
:03:32. > :03:35.their rights to a family life, the rights which are enshrined in law.
:03:36. > :03:40.They will also be looking at the views of his doctors and treatment
:03:41. > :03:45.team and those representing Charlie. The court's job is to consider these
:03:46. > :03:49.factors and take a step back and take an objective decision. Give him
:03:50. > :03:55.a chance! This is a medication which won't harm him in anyway, it has got
:03:56. > :04:02.no side-effects. He is fit to fly, let us take our son to a hospital
:04:03. > :04:09.that wants to save his life if the court decides against, Charlie's
:04:10. > :04:13.life-support will be turned off on midnight that day.
:04:14. > :04:15.This was last weekend, disruption and delays which hit tens
:04:16. > :04:17.of thousands of passengers using British Airways.
:04:18. > :04:20.Well BA is facing yet more criticism for advise it gave on how those
:04:21. > :04:23.Well BA is facing yet more criticism for advice it gave on how those
:04:24. > :04:29.A week is a long time in the airline industry and this must rank among
:04:30. > :04:31.one of the longest ever for British Airways.
:04:32. > :04:34.75,000 people stranded over the weekend and a series of
:04:35. > :04:40.PR issues as the company deals with the fallout.
:04:41. > :04:42.This latest row relates to expenses for hotels, meals,
:04:43. > :04:45.refreshments which passengers incurred while they waited
:04:46. > :04:50.This is British Airways website to make a claim
:04:51. > :04:55.The first thing it asks is do you have any travel insurance.
:04:56. > :05:00.It then asks have you claimed or do you intend to claim your expenses
:05:01. > :05:06.If you click no, a little box comes up saying you should make a claim
:05:07. > :05:08.with your travel insurer in the first instance
:05:09. > :05:12.and if you're unsuccessful comeback to British Airways.
:05:13. > :05:23.Standard practice is for the airline to foot the bills.
:05:24. > :05:27.Insurers only step in if, for some reason, they can't or won't pay up.
:05:28. > :05:30.Anyone who's suffered a delay is going to be anxious.
:05:31. > :05:32.They're probably going to be quite agitated and being passed
:05:33. > :05:34.from pillar to post, which is what this risks,
:05:35. > :05:39.And I think it's the last thing we want to see.
:05:40. > :05:41.We want people who have been affected by this disruption,
:05:42. > :05:44.as I'm sure BA do, to receive compensation as quickly
:05:45. > :05:51.And there are thousands of them, like Paul Barker, who was left
:05:52. > :05:54.stranded in Budapest and spent hundreds of pounds
:05:55. > :06:01.We are now facing problems with both BA and our travel insurance company.
:06:02. > :06:05.They are saying we should contact BA because we are covered with them.
:06:06. > :06:08.And BA are saying we are covered with the travel insurance company.
:06:09. > :06:10.We're going round and round in circles and no one
:06:11. > :06:14.British Airways says it is encouraging customers
:06:15. > :06:17.to submit claims for expenses and, after three days, has this evening
:06:18. > :06:22.An investigation is also under way into what caused the IT blackout
:06:23. > :06:24.which grounded planes and left passengers posting holiday horror
:06:25. > :06:33.snaps which continue to haunt the airline.
:06:34. > :06:42.Next, this programme can reveal that the Mayor of Tower Hamlets has
:06:43. > :06:44.been accused of Islamophobia and sexism by his deputy.
:06:45. > :06:46.Shiria Khatun says she's been the victim of bullying tactics
:06:47. > :06:53.But Mayor John Biggs denies the allegations.
:06:54. > :07:05.This job at the top and Tower Hamlets. They are both used a
:07:06. > :07:09.smiling for the cameras and now they are at war. Although Shiria Khatun
:07:10. > :07:14.remains a counsellor she has resigned as a deputy mayor. She says
:07:15. > :07:19.that is because of Islamophobia. She says ever since she started wearing
:07:20. > :07:23.an open long coat and the hijab, she's been the subject of
:07:24. > :07:26.disparaging comments from her boss, the mayor, John Biggs. When you
:07:27. > :07:32.asked continuously why I'm wearing the job, when I was going to take it
:07:33. > :07:38.off, how long I was going to wear it for, and the last straw for me was
:07:39. > :07:44.what I was hiding under my long coat. I was stunned. To me it meant
:07:45. > :07:48.I was hiding a bomb or something. It was a very serious thing to say and
:07:49. > :07:57.an insensitive thing to say to me. She also accuses him of making
:07:58. > :08:01.sexist comments, describing a counsellor as coming from Bollywood.
:08:02. > :08:07.They are accusations the mayor the committee desires. She says UR
:08:08. > :08:11.Islamophobics. I've never made such a comment. I am very respectful of
:08:12. > :08:14.my Muslim constituents. I am a man who respects people of faith and
:08:15. > :08:19.there are no circumstances in which I would do that. And what about the
:08:20. > :08:25.other comments? I made reference to Bollywood. I am not an expert but
:08:26. > :08:31.both actors and actresses dressed splendidly and she was in line with
:08:32. > :08:39.that. I don't take a lot of time preparing myself, I have the fortune
:08:40. > :08:42.of being a man so I do have a reputation for self-deprecating
:08:43. > :08:46.humour. So I might have said I wouldn't have spent that much time
:08:47. > :08:51.getting ready myself because that is simply the way I prepare myself. The
:08:52. > :08:56.politics of Tower Hamlets has been pretty toxic in recent years. For
:08:57. > :09:02.example, the current mayor, John Biggs, was a victim of a dishonest
:09:03. > :09:06.campaign to portray him as a racist by his rival and predecessor. What
:09:07. > :09:10.makes these allegations different as they come from his own inner circle
:09:11. > :09:14.which is why the mayor believes these allegations are nothing more
:09:15. > :09:19.than sour grapes after he switched his deputy's role in a cabinet
:09:20. > :09:21.reshuffle. Tower Hamlets is once again at the centre of a bitter
:09:22. > :09:33.personal row. A 238th running of the Derby at
:09:34. > :09:38.Epsom takes place amid heightened security. We look at the most open
:09:39. > :09:42.Derby for years. And it has been a hot day on Hampstead Heath but how
:09:43. > :09:47.would you feel about naked sunbathing? There are calls for a
:09:48. > :09:50.nudist area to be allowed here. I'll have the full details.
:09:51. > :09:54.It's a key election battle ground, the future of the NHS.
:09:55. > :09:57.In a moment, we'll look at what the political parties
:09:58. > :10:01.But, first, a look at growing challenges
:10:02. > :10:09.This is a process that hasn't changed much over the years.
:10:10. > :10:13.And nor it seems have the frustrations of the capital's GPs.
:10:14. > :10:16.Pathe news visits a doctor in a North London borough who shares
:10:17. > :10:21.with his two partners a large and mainly working-class practice.
:10:22. > :10:23.This was back in 1957, during a dispute over
:10:24. > :10:27.Doctor, how do you feel about this personally?
:10:28. > :10:30.Well, my own feeling and I think the feeling of most general
:10:31. > :10:37.practitioners is one of frustration and disillusionment.
:10:38. > :10:44.And listen to the views of Adrian Richardson,
:10:45. > :10:47.His Willesden practice nearly shut last year as partners
:10:48. > :10:51.left, and the workload and paperwork increased.
:10:52. > :10:57.Over a period of a year, these things crept up on us.
:10:58. > :11:00.It was like a rolling down a hill and thinking,
:11:01. > :11:05.But the ravine was coming closer and closer.
:11:06. > :11:09.So, we lost two or three partners and we also lost a number
:11:10. > :11:14.of clinical and administrative staff as well.
:11:15. > :11:15.Across London, nearly half of GP practices
:11:16. > :11:18.have a doctor who will retire in the next three years.
:11:19. > :11:27.For years and years and years, particularly in London,
:11:28. > :11:30.they've been underfunded and just about managing.
:11:31. > :11:33.For the last two years, we've seen a dramatic
:11:34. > :11:37.decline in people's morale and their willingness
:11:38. > :11:44.If primary care is finding it hard, the battle over the future
:11:45. > :11:49.Across the capital there are five-year plans for the future.
:11:50. > :11:52.Many involve changing, or closing services.
:11:53. > :11:57.We're seeing rationing and, in some cases, complete withdrawal
:11:58. > :12:01.of certain NHS services, ambulance services, A closures,
:12:02. > :12:07.And we're seeing levels of understaffing, which means that
:12:08. > :12:12.wards are struggling to keep their patients safe.
:12:13. > :12:15.This protest in Hammersmith reflects many across the capital.
:12:16. > :12:19.But experts say there may be more pain to come for London's NHS.
:12:20. > :12:22.The gap between what London needs to treat in its growing population,
:12:23. > :12:25.who have increasing expectations and for whom we can do more,
:12:26. > :12:31.The parties are all pledging additional money
:12:32. > :12:36.None of these go anywhere near closing that gap.
:12:37. > :12:43.If the money isn't forthcoming, changes to services may well be.
:12:44. > :12:56.Talk about the NHS and inevitably the issue of money comes up. Here is
:12:57. > :12:59.how someone well placed in the NHS put it to me, that relationship
:13:00. > :13:04.between the NHS and money. They said it is like feeding straw brews to a
:13:05. > :13:08.donkey, essentially it'll gobble up as much as you throw at it. Which I
:13:09. > :13:13.guess it'll tell you why the parties are promising more money for the
:13:14. > :13:16.NHS. Independent analysis saying Labour more than the Lib Dems,
:13:17. > :13:23.slightly more than the Conservatives but all of them, they say, not
:13:24. > :13:29.promising enough. Why? In London, the NHS spends ?18 billion every
:13:30. > :13:32.year. All the NHS bosses have looked at the plans and say if we carry on
:13:33. > :13:37.doing the same were doing in the same way, there will be a ?4 billion
:13:38. > :13:43.hole in the budget in the next four years. Doesn't end there. There are
:13:44. > :13:50.plans to rebuild some areas, Epsom and St Helier, whips cross, those
:13:51. > :13:54.areas, those grounds alone, 1.5 billion pounds. And fixing the
:13:55. > :14:00.estate? About ?2 billion so not small figures. Isn't just about
:14:01. > :14:03.funding, is it? We also have the issue of closures of services,
:14:04. > :14:09.moving services around and there has been a lot of protest, places like
:14:10. > :14:15.Chase Farm when the accident and emergency was close there. West
:14:16. > :14:18.London and south-west London about plans to move the emergency services
:14:19. > :14:23.but other services will have to be moved under these plans, things like
:14:24. > :14:29.maternity or specialist services. The clinicians will say people get
:14:30. > :14:32.treated better. Opponents say no, it isn't, it is because you've not been
:14:33. > :14:36.given enough money. We've heard all of these things before, during and
:14:37. > :14:41.we will hit after the. Thank you. the latest of our Constituency
:14:42. > :14:44.profiles looking at Tonight to Enfield North,
:14:45. > :14:48.a seat which gone back and forth between the Conservatives
:14:49. > :14:49.and Labour. Ayshea Buksh has been
:14:50. > :14:51.finding out what might sway It's London's northernmost
:14:52. > :14:59.constituency and, come election day, For many years now, this seat has
:15:00. > :15:04.swung between Labour At the last election,
:15:05. > :15:08.there were just 1000 votes Both parties will also be
:15:09. > :15:14.trying to woo Ukip voters, whose candidate last time
:15:15. > :15:18.polled 4000 votes. Labour's Joan Ryan was first
:15:19. > :15:20.elected when Tony Blair At the last election,
:15:21. > :15:25.she took the seat back One of the issues then
:15:26. > :15:32.was Chase farm hospital. The Labour government under
:15:33. > :15:35.Gordon Brown signed off plans to downgrade it and,
:15:36. > :15:37.in opposition, David But, later, as Conservative Prime
:15:38. > :15:43.Minister, both the maternity and A Can local people trust
:15:44. > :15:48.the Conservatives on the NHS, I think local people do trust us
:15:49. > :15:53.with what is actually happening with health care because they know
:15:54. > :15:56.we had a party and the government that will continue to keep
:15:57. > :15:59.the economy strong, to fund those We are already seeing
:16:00. > :16:04.now that these CCG has effectively There is only a Labour
:16:05. > :16:07.government that would protect and properly invest in the NHS,
:16:08. > :16:10.available free at the point of use. They've made it clear
:16:11. > :16:14.how they'll pay for it. I think it is important
:16:15. > :16:17.that the Labour Party has Like many other parts of London,
:16:18. > :16:24.Enfield's also recently seen As MP, Nick De Bois worked
:16:25. > :16:30.to amend the legislation. Those convicted twice of possession
:16:31. > :16:33.of a blade would be given We've had now 11th stabbings,
:16:34. > :16:39.three of which were fatal, We've lost 188 uniformed
:16:40. > :16:45.officers off the streets of Enfield since 2010,
:16:46. > :16:50.since the Tory government. In that very same period, we've seen
:16:51. > :16:55.a doubling of file and crime. Austerity cuts under
:16:56. > :16:57.the Conservatives haven't helped. Cuts to local youth services,
:16:58. > :16:59.cuts to the police force. First of all, in terms of the police
:17:00. > :17:04.force, when I arranged for the Home Secretary to come
:17:05. > :17:08.here to Enfield two weeks ago, we met with the borough commander
:17:09. > :17:11.and he was absolutely clear he's got the resources to do the job,
:17:12. > :17:14.and he's echoed that since. This election in some
:17:15. > :17:17.other marginal seats Ukip haven't fielded candidates,
:17:18. > :17:19.where pro-Brexit Is Ukip still relevant,
:17:20. > :17:26.given the Conservatives' Because, you know, Theresa May
:17:27. > :17:35.could backslide at any minute. We have to be there to be fully
:17:36. > :17:39.pushing the buttons and be there, a force to be reckoned with,
:17:40. > :17:42.to keep her on her toes. With just a few days of canvassing
:17:43. > :17:45.left, all the candidates running in Enfield North will be working
:17:46. > :17:54.hard to get their message across. And you can see a full list
:17:55. > :17:57.of all the candidates standing in Enfield North
:17:58. > :17:58.in next week's election. There's more information on our
:17:59. > :18:08.website, bbc.co.uk/election2017 . There's heightened security at one
:18:09. > :18:12.of horse racing's biggest events, Around 100,000 spectators
:18:13. > :18:15.are expected at Epsom racecourse And armed police are on site
:18:16. > :18:20.this year as a result Chris Slegg is there
:18:21. > :18:25.for us this evening. And has it affected
:18:26. > :18:37.the atmosphere at all? It was certainly noticeable, we were
:18:38. > :18:41.told it would be noticeable. It isn't the first time the police have
:18:42. > :18:46.been here but it is the first time they've been visible in public
:18:47. > :18:50.areas. Surrey police stressed no intelligence of a specific threat
:18:51. > :18:53.against the festival, a matter of public reassurance, it would seem,
:18:54. > :18:57.in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks and it didn't affect the
:18:58. > :19:02.atmosphere. Everyone has had a great day here. Tomorrow, the Derby
:19:03. > :19:14.itself, the 238th Derby gets under way at 4:30pm. The Queen will be
:19:15. > :19:16.here. A prize purse of 1.5 to ?6 million makes it the richest ever in
:19:17. > :19:19.this country and one of the most open Derby 's for years. One horse
:19:20. > :19:23.was fun panted as Eminent. His trainer says he was at one point a
:19:24. > :19:29.fold that no fancy but now he is fully ready for the race. He will go
:19:30. > :19:34.the distance, which is terribly important to this thing. He is bred
:19:35. > :19:39.in the right way to be a Derby winner. He looks the part. He is
:19:40. > :19:43.going to be a is going to be able to switch off, and he's coped with
:19:44. > :19:55.everything we've asked to do, no earthly reason why he doesn't have a
:19:56. > :20:00.chance on Saturday. Another some of Frank all cult is also running.
:20:01. > :20:04.Speak to someone who has a lot of responsibility, the clerk of the
:20:05. > :20:11.course, Andrew Cooper. Huge DataMirror, huge day tomorrow, what
:20:12. > :20:15.keeps you awake? ? Use worry about getting it right, and my main job is
:20:16. > :20:20.to make sure the service is as good as it can be so that is the main
:20:21. > :20:25.thing. The Oaks, the featurette is, a huge thunderstorm seconds before
:20:26. > :20:31.it started, Frankie Dettori going on to win. What would that sudden
:20:32. > :20:34.change of conditions have affected everyone involved? It was probably
:20:35. > :20:38.uncomfortable to ride in. In terms of the ground conditions, not a good
:20:39. > :20:44.deal of impact and we think that is the fastest oaks ever run despite
:20:45. > :20:48.the rain. So it was good. What sort of conditions can we expect tomorrow
:20:49. > :20:52.and who will it favour? I think we can expect... We will look at the
:20:53. > :20:57.weather forecast but we think it will be a dry day, cooler than
:20:58. > :21:03.today. I quite like the horse you talked about, Eminent. We shall see.
:21:04. > :21:05.A glorious day of racing at Epsom today and they're getting ready to
:21:06. > :21:09.do it all again tomorrow. Thank you. Now, it's one of London's largest
:21:10. > :21:11.and most popular open spaces, and this week Hampstead Heath
:21:12. > :21:13.attracted thousands of sun worshippers taking advantage
:21:14. > :21:16.of the good weather. But should visitors
:21:17. > :21:19.to the North London park be able That's exactly what some campaigners
:21:20. > :21:28.want as Sonja Jessup reports. Sunning themselves on Hampstead
:21:29. > :21:32.Heath, but some like to get And throw caution and
:21:33. > :21:37.clothes to the wind. It's the sense of freedom,
:21:38. > :21:40.a sense of well-being. Harvey Allen is among a group
:21:41. > :21:43.of naturist squalling He insists there is nothing shameful
:21:44. > :21:49.or suspicious about it. What about people who might be
:21:50. > :21:53.offended or upset by this? I would say they are in the minority
:21:54. > :21:57.and they should look at themselves in the mirror occasionally
:21:58. > :21:59.because they've got There's only two variations
:22:00. > :22:04.on the human body, male and female. Being naked in a public place
:22:05. > :22:10.in England isn't actually illegal. It only becomes an offence if it can
:22:11. > :22:13.be proved the intention was to shock But the city of London Corporation,
:22:14. > :22:19.which manages the Heath says that public nudity is banned
:22:20. > :22:22.under its by-laws and it says that naked sunbathers
:22:23. > :22:26.could face prosecution. Harvey, who I should point out
:22:27. > :22:30.was wearing shorts today, insists anyone found to be acting
:22:31. > :22:34.suspiciously with sexual motives We don't have a culture in the UK
:22:35. > :22:41.of nude sunbathing as, And, so, people sensitivities,
:22:42. > :22:45.I think would be affected. But it wouldn't offend
:22:46. > :22:50.me, particularly. I think it's fine for me,
:22:51. > :22:53.if it's in a designated area. So I think people should be able
:22:54. > :22:56.to opt in or opt-out. I'm not sure it's something
:22:57. > :23:02.I would want to do or see. If there is an area where people
:23:03. > :23:11.want to bathe naked, that's fine. Harvey is hoping to persuade more
:23:12. > :23:14.people to warm to the idea but he's They say sunbathers must
:23:15. > :23:32.keep their clothes on. Now for the weather. Jane is dressed
:23:33. > :23:37.for the occasion, thankfully. This afternoon, not ideal weather for
:23:38. > :23:43.sunbathing. Lots of thunderstorms! This is the
:23:44. > :23:48.view of the Barbican, big puddles forming quickly, the rain was
:23:49. > :23:51.torrential. Here is the rain Darcy plans, starting well enough, quite
:23:52. > :23:57.quiet but those bright colours are the thunderstorms drifting over
:23:58. > :24:01.North and east. Over the next few hours, those showers will fade away.
:24:02. > :24:08.And it is going to be a very warm light again. Ethical for sleeping.
:24:09. > :24:10.The next few hours, a risk of some thunderstorms but generally speaking
:24:11. > :24:16.by the end of the night we should be fine and dry pretty much anywhere
:24:17. > :24:21.but it should be a warm light, 15-17 in the centre of town. Tomorrow, we
:24:22. > :24:25.might start off warm but gradually things will turn fresher through the
:24:26. > :24:30.day and it will be a decent day with good spells of sunshine. It starts
:24:31. > :24:33.off cloudy but most places will be fine and dry, brightening up into
:24:34. > :24:38.the afternoon with good spells of sunshine. Fresher than recent days
:24:39. > :24:44.but still pleasant enough with temperatures getting into the low
:24:45. > :24:48.20s. Through the evening, if you've got plans for going out on Saturday
:24:49. > :24:53.nights, no problem. If you're staying in, it is a much better
:24:54. > :24:56.night for sleeping. Temperatures getting into single figures. Second
:24:57. > :25:02.part of the weekend looks good, a bright start to Sunday, it'll stay
:25:03. > :25:08.fine and dry so a good opportunity for getting out and about. And it is
:25:09. > :25:13.a little bit fresher, 20 the top temperature. Many places just in the
:25:14. > :25:19.upper teens. Start of the new week, Monday starts pretty reasonably but
:25:20. > :25:23.it is going down hill from the West. It will turn pretty grave. Not such
:25:24. > :25:26.a bad weekend ahead, Monday is wet and windy but then things should
:25:27. > :25:30.improve again by Giusto. Glad to hear it!
:25:31. > :25:32.Theresa May has come under attack from Labour
:25:33. > :25:34.and the Liberal Democrats for her response to President
:25:35. > :25:36.Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord
:25:37. > :25:40.Mrs May declined to join other European countries in signing
:25:41. > :25:48.I will be back later during the ten o'clock news, but for now
:25:49. > :25:51.from everyone on the team have a lovely evening.