13/06/2017 London News

The terrorists who targeted the capital - now a former police

chief blames Muslim leaders for failing to act.

This is a call for action to do something much more other than just

merely denouncing or condemning something that is bad.

But one London Mosque has hit back by dismissing the claims.

A brother and sister are arrested after a suspected burglar is shot

dead outside their caravan in the woods.

Reaction to the new EU rules mean a huge slice of London's

banking business could move out after Brexit.

And travelling up to 80 miles an hour - the drones taking over

Alexandra Palace in the UK's first professional race.

Good evening and welcome to the programme.

Muslim leaders have been accused of 'hollow words'

It comes from a former Met police commander who was the force's most

Mak Chisty retired last week but today spoke out ,

accusing leaders of failing to tackle violent extremism.

But one Mosque has hit back, claiming its community works

Here's our Home Affairs correspondent Nick Beake.

Three mass murders in the space of ten weeks. 35 people dead in London

and Manchester. As the UK is most senior Muslim police officer, the

commander led the tributes and try to ease any community tensions. But

now he says Muslim leaders need to do much more than simply condemn

terror attacks after they have happened.

The feedback I'm getting back, post-London Bridge and Borough

market, is, actually, it isn't as believable anymore.

People think they are just hollow words.

People want to see actions and deeds following those words.

So, this is a call for action, to do something much more other

than just merely denouncing something or condemning

For him, action means driving out what he calls the menace of

extremism lurking within Muslim communities in London and beyond. He

says it is not just about reporting extremist views to the authorities

but challenging them as well. He also wants changes to mosques in

particular he says half the people on the management committees should

be women and he wants Imam is from different branches of his lamp to

come together to preach a common message that it is perfectly

possible to be both British and Muslim. The East London Mosque in

Whitechapel says it is Britain's largest mosque where the family of

the three Bethnal Green girls who went to Syria come to pray. Salman

says he and other worshippers have been attacked by Islamic extremists

when they challenge their views. He believes singling out mosques or

criticism is unfair. The criticisms by the commander are unfounded. I

think he is out of touch. If you look at the last two incidents with

respect to London Bridge and the Manchester attacks, the individuals

were reported by members of the Muslim community and we have a good

relationship with the police, the local police here and any time have

any issues or suspect anyone of any criminality we are more than happy

to report those individuals. These are the men behind the Westminster

and London Bridge attacks. It is not known what drove them to murder but

some believe London gang culture and online radicalisation are more to

blame the mosques for the growing terror threat. We find from many

terrorists who have committed atrocities here and in Europe, many

had prior prison sentences, not for extremism but a criminal behaviour,

drug-taking, gangs. The commander says he is facing a backlash rages

comments but insists more uncomfortable conversations need to

be had. Now we've learnt today

that the new person in charge of counter terror policing is London

MP, Nick Hurd. More on this from our political

reporter, Nicola Ford - Nicola, this as part

of a cabinet reshuffle. Yes, the Prime minister has been

giving out new details of her ministerial team. Nick Hurd, the

Ruislip Northwood and pin MP who becomes the new minister for

policing and fire, his main -- name may be familiar because his father

Douglas Hurd served under Margaret Thatcher and John that -- John

major. Labour accused the Conservatives of cutting police

numbers. The second is Greg hands, the MP for Chelsea Fulham and he

becomes the new minister for London. The opposition was held by Gavin

Barwell who lost his seat last week and is now the Prime minister's

chief of staff. This position was set up when Theresa May came into

power last year and it shadows the Labour Mayor Khan. Great handset is

looking forward to working with the mayor and Brexit will be high on

their inbox and finally another hot topic for London, housing. The MP

for Reading West is the new Housing minister and the Conservatives

promised to build a million homes by 2020 and housing insiders will be

watching with interest as if he can the target.

Meanwhile, the terror attacks on Westminster and London Bridge

have lowered visitor numbers at some of London's top tourist attractions.

That's according to the company which runs the London Eye

Let's get more on this from Marc Ashdown who's in central London.

According to Visit London this is number six on the list

But for its owners - Merlin Entertainment -

The company also runs Madame Tussauds, Legoland,

A trading update this morning can best be described

The Chief Exec Nick Varney said the Westminster

Bridge attack in March - which is literally just over there -

had an impact on the domestic day-trip market.

So in effect, fewer people from London and beyond are choosing

to come here for a day-out in the school holidays

And that drop-off he says has continued after the Manchester

The big unknown still is the overseas visitors.

Those figures were up after last year's referendum

But there's a lag in bookings - visitors from abroad tend to book

two thirds months in advance, so insiders I spoke to today tell me

we'll have to wait to see if the attacks have had an impact -

but fair to say they're bracing themselves for more bad news.

Tho tourists here today seemed relatively bullish.

A letter family members and friends were a bit worried but I still feel

like it is a safe place. It looks like there were lots of security

around London everywhere. Looking around now I find myself looking and

if somebody is behind me, or next to me I'm not feeling that comfortable.

We were a bit frightened but yes, the show must go on. What is being

done to address this question mark Today's report also came

with lots of positive language - "London is resilient" -

"will bounce back" - Sort of thing we've

heard from elsewhere - mayor's office for example

in recent months. 66 million tourism visitors came

to London last year - Market generates ?36

billion every year Now all this is only expected

to grow in the coming years too. Despite today's warnings, Merlin

itself is "cautiously optimistic". So there's confidence that

despite a difficult, fairly gloomy few months,

the future is bright. A cycling gridlock -

how anti-terror barriers on London's I will be talking to you about 3-D

photography and my unseen Queen in 3-D photographs. A brother and

sister who have lived in a secluded woodland in Berkshire for 50 years

have been arrested after a man was shot dead at their caravan.

Officers were called to reports of a shooting in the early hours

This remains a major police operation.

The search for evidence about what led up to the fatal

shooting today spreading further away from the scene as a 48 year old

man was arrested in nearby Slough on suspicion of burglary.

Forensic teams meanwhile continued their work at

the caravan where it is thought an attempted break-in sparked the

The caravan's residents are believed to be a brother and

sister and by all accounts led a reclusive lifestyle despite living

just a short distance from the M4 and M25

motorways and under the

People who use the footpaths say they rarely

Despite living here off the grid, as it was described, they were known

I happened to leave my house and I locked the door

and there is this person in front of me and after a few minutes she

turned around and said, are you following me?

I continued to walk and she turned around again two or three times

until I got to where I branched off so I thought

she was hypersensitive for

This afternoon as firearms officers arrived at the

scene, Thames Valley police confirmed they have now recovered a

gun thought to have been used in the shooting.

It deals with around 885 billion euro per day and is hugely lucrative

But now what's known as the euro clearing market,

which settles business conducted in the EU currency could be forced

to move to continental Europe - after Britain leaves the EU.

It's led to fears that london's reputation as a financial

powerhouse could be damaged, as Katharine Carpenter explains.

You'd be forgiven for thinking he is talking a different language, a

jargon filled EU Commission statement proposing a set of reforms

which would strike at London's financial heart. Pair it back and

this is a power struggle over business worth billions in the city.

That business is called clearing and it is the process which has made

trading less risky and more efficient since the day deals were

done in coffee houses. Clearing houses stands between the buyer and

seller guaranteeing both sides of the trade will be honoured so one

party will pay, the buyer and the other party will sell. Europe wants

to repatriate all that valuable business back into the EU at some

point and London and not surprisingly has built a reputation

on being good, efficient and low cost in that clearing space wants to

hang onto it. Until now, membership the EU has allowed the city to argue

against change that now we are leaving the EU is having another go

so what would it mean here if more of the Euro clearing business went

to the constant? Clearly if more business moves then it is jobs lost

in London and tax lost but who do not envisage that will happen. Why?

Clearing is done in London, dollar and yen clearing because that is

where the marketplaces and whether participants want to be. It is where

the infrastructure is and it cannot just be picked up and moved

somewhere else without substantial risk. And EU has stopped far short

of saying all Euro clearing must be moved what it does want is stricter

supervision of London's clearing houses and the power to fall --

force big operations to relocate if it gets nervous about financial

stability. Timing is significant in the sense with the EU UK talks about

to begin next week the Europeans are trying to put some pressure, moral

and otherwise on the UK. This is a power grab, it will have some impact

but overall London is definitely going to remain the major financial

centre within Europe. The city might be bullish but it has had a taste of

Europe flexing its muscles today. Of that, they'll be much more to come.

A new appeal's been launched almost two years after the brutal robbery

of a partially-blind 85-year-old woman in her own home.

Police have released this photo of a man they want to speak

Another man is serving nine years in prison for the break-in

The men responsible threw the victim to the ground and ripped jewellery

London Gatwick has been rated as the second worst

airport in the world, according to figures compiled

A recent fault with the Airport's baggage system meant

flights were leaving without passengers' luggage.

It was one of 86 airlines analysed in terms of quality and service,

the number of delayed flights throughout 2017 and its track record

The number of cast iron streetlights have changed from 700 a year ago to

400 today and it is part of a street light upgrade. Reading borough

council says it appreciates the heritage value of the lights but

some have had serious structural faults. It is an important issue

because this is marking our heritage and more importantly it is how it

feels when you go around this Victorian area which is still pretty

untouched and it makes it, it is one of the things that gives it that

spirit of place. There's concern that the anti terror

barriers put on many of London's bridges are making cycling

routes more dangerous. Cyclists say the safety precaution

is causing huge congestion and want Here's our transport

correspondent Tom Edwards. This was the main cycle lane

over Blackfriars Bridge These concrete security barriers

are making it much more difficult for cyclists and pedestrians to use

the route and the bottleneck is It is obviously annoying,

but I see why it is necessary. I've seen people who have gone back

to using the road instead So, in terms of trying to save one

possible unlikely risk, they just are putting more people

at risk of sending them It is appropriate,

that is what is needed. This morning, there were also three

TfL staff controlling the crowds. The barriers were installed

on a number of London's Bridges after the terror attack

ten days ago. This is part of cycle

superhighway six into the city. In peak times, 1500

cyclists an hour use it. Campaigners say it now

needs redesigning. There are also concerns

about barriers squeezing road We totally understand

and are supportive of measures We just feel like with a small

few tweaks and changes, they could be working much better

than they are at the moment. Particularly Blackfriars,

the north side of the bridge, it is really stacking up,

it is making things very difficult for pedestrians and for cyclists

crossing the bridge. And we think, with some small

alterations, it could much better. These barriers have

been put in by the Met with little consultation

with Westminster Council City Hall says it is looking at now

short-term improvements and a long-term solution

to this problem. City Hall also says the safety

of all road users remains the number one priority but campaigners say

long-term these interventions need Now she's not the regular commuter

you'd expect to sit next But this morning Her Majesty

the Queen along with Prince Philip re-enacted a historic journey made

by Queen Victoria 175 years ago - the first train journey to have been

taken by a British monarch. Most commuters do not get this

perception. The Queen arriving at Slough station today just as I

great-great-grandmother did 175 years ago. Today marks the

anniversary of the first train journey undertaken by a British

monarch. Queen Victoria. In 1842 she travelled from Slough to London

Paddington in 30 minutes writing in her diary she was quite impressed by

the lack of dust or heat. Today's journey on a new high tat she

express train was over ten minutes faster accompanied by Prince Philip,

the Queen was travelling with Isambard Thomas, his namesake and

ancestor Isambard Kingdom Brunel created the great Western Railway

route. Isambard Kingdom Brunel went on the first train with Queen

Victoria in 1842 and he was assisting the driver, it was more of

a privileged to sit next to her Majesty. Not only did we do it

hundreds 75 years ago, we did it to the minute the train left at 12pm

and we were able to give the Queen a glimpse into the future as well as

looking back on some great history. I am delighted to ask your

Majesty... It wasn't all a re-creation, today the Queen

finished her visit revealing a power cart named after her. The Queen

Elizabeth II will help carry passengers from the autumn.

Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir has announced his

retirement from wheelchair racing on the track.

The 38-year-old from Sutton will continue to compete in the marathon,

but says next month's Anniversary Games at London Stadium

A great opportunity to race with no pressure, to say goodbye and enjoy

the moment of racing in the fantastic stadium in London.

Imagine being inside a video game, travelling at high speed,

That's a bit like drone racing - which is growing in popularity.

And tonight the first professional race in the UK will be held

Emma Jones has been to see the drones in action.

It is a relatively new sport but tonight hundreds of fans will be

in Alexandra Palace to watch these top pilots in action.

In the last few years, we've seen it go from low local

fields, local races, 10-15 people, to all of a sudden

Thousands of people across the globe and now we're travelling

The drones are operated with remote controls and the pilots use goggles

The drone has two cameras, a grow pro and while we are flying around

the courses are seeing what the drone seize and it is almost as

though we on board. We feel like we are having an out of body

experience. Much like this view from a drone

flown by amateur racers in a London park, these fans understand why

the sport is becoming so popular. You basically feel like a bird,

it gives you the opportunity to fly, Humanity itself always

desired to be able to fly. It's kind of like when Anakin

Skywalker in Star Wars, is flying his pod around,

it's like that but real life. With a recent race through

the streets of Paris, could we be seeing something similar

soon here in London? We've looked at a lot

of different venues in London. Coming here to Alexandra Palace

is really important to us, it is an iconic thing in London,

there is a lot of history, it means a lot to Londoners

but I think it's just the beginning and there's so many places we'd love

to race in the city of London. So, tonight might be the first

professional drone racier but it He's the guitarist for one

of the world's biggest selling rock bands -

Brian May formed Queen in west London in 1970

and co-wrote a string of hits. Now he's releasing a set

of snapshots documenting the life of the band over that last 50 years

- going from the early days Alice Bhandhukravi has

been taking a look. They were one of the biggest bands

on the planet with a musical legacy to match. Now, thanks to Brian May's

other passion, 3-D photography, Queen's journeys being brought back

to life. I had my cameras with me the whole time in some form,

something simple or one of these 1950s stereo via lists. One lens for

each I and it is simultaneously doesn't matter if people move.

Instead of having a flak -- flat picture you have a window which you

can look through and it is like you could relive the moment and touch

the people. This is that window, a stereoscope that comes with this

collection of mostly unseen photographs. This is a great shot,

Freddie at its peak. When we look at it through the stereoscope. It looks

pretty good like this. But we will try and see what effect this has.

That is Freddie Mercury as everyone remembers him, I suspect. Owning the

stage. You feel like you could touch him. You can see the sweat and the

veins and it is like years alive. -- like he is alive. Take us back to

this photograph. Freddie Mercury in a dressing room. Backstage in a

dressing room having some help with his make up. He was a re-Glam,

eyeliner and costumes and have. In those days we were Glam. Intimate

portraits of unguarded moments of one of our most loved groups.

It felt like a lovely day today. Yes, and I weather watchers have

been inspired to take the rain pictures, no better place than the

Surrey countryside on a day like today, gorgeous conditions just not

too far away from Guildford and plenty more sunshine as we go

through the middle part of the week but it has been warm and up-to-date,

it might be uncomfortable because it will turn hot as some of us and

humid for all. This evening we still have plenty of centring to enjoy,

warmth left in the day yet. As we go through the night and a clear skies

and light wind, temperatures will not fall away too far. In urban

areas, near coast line 14, 15, 16 degrees is the lowest temperature

tonight so it will start feeling Willy quite humid as we go through

the night. However, a warm start for the commute tomorrow. Light winds

again so UV will be high and the pollen will be very high again. In

terms of temperature, we are looking in London at 27, 20 8 degrees, it

will not be very warm but we will be right up there and it will be

feeling increasingly humid. You will notice that the most as we go

through the night on Wednesday and into Thursday. These other

temperatures I have picked out on Thursday morning, 17 degrees and

bear in mind it will take a few hours to get there so warmer than

that through much of the night. And a comfortable sultry night Wednesday

night and we start warm on Thursday with some sunshine. Then, a spell of

cloudy weather in the middle part of the day from this cold front on

Thursday producing some rain and feeling fresher towards the end of

the day as the sun returns to us towards the evening. So, more

breezy, fresher but the heat builds again into the weekend and it is

nice when summer stays into the weekend as well.

The Leader of the DUP has met Theresa May at Downing Street.

Arlene Foster hopes to conclude a deal tomorrow on supporting

the Prime Minister's minority government.

Family incomes are facing another squeeze as inflation has jumped

to a four year high of two point nine %.

The falling value of the pound has pushed up the cost of food,

Inquests have been opened into the deaths of five of the victims

Eight people were killed, and 48 injured, by three men

And detectives in Berkshire are questioning an elderly man

and his sister after a man was shot dead at their caravan near Slough.

I'll be back later during the ten o'clock news, but for now

from everyone on the team have a lovely evening.

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