:00:00. > :00:00.with showers and feeling much, much cooler.
:00:00. > :00:10.The government plans to ban weapons being delivered to online shoppers.
:00:11. > :00:15.We get reaction from a mother whose son was stabbed to death.
:00:16. > :00:18.People in the home have to take responsibility because a lot of this
:00:19. > :00:20.weaponry is coming out of the kitchen drawer.
:00:21. > :00:23.As parents, you need to be checking your children's bags before
:00:24. > :00:35.We will hear how offences involving knives have increased.
:00:36. > :00:38.Sadiq Khan takes another swipe at Donald Trump,
:00:39. > :00:41.saying a state visit to London wouldn't be appropriate.
:00:42. > :00:50.The excavation of a sarcophagus, one of only three ever found in London.
:00:51. > :00:59.We hear from Camden's golden girl on setting records
:01:00. > :01:15.Welcome to BBC London News with me, Riz Lateef.
:01:16. > :01:23.The bid to fight knife crime and reduce the number of potential
:01:24. > :01:27.The Home Secretary has unveiled plans to ban the delivery of knives
:01:28. > :01:30.It's already illegal to sell them to under-18s,
:01:31. > :01:33.but young people are able to buy them from the internet.
:01:34. > :01:36.New measures would mean customers having to collect them from a shop,
:01:37. > :01:48.where retailers could check their identity.
:01:49. > :01:53.One mother whose son was killed spoke to us.
:01:54. > :01:55.On the 24th of February, my son Jonathan, nicknamed JJ,
:01:56. > :01:58.got stabbed in the heart outside the town hall in Islington.
:01:59. > :02:01.They took out his main artery, punctured his heart and also
:02:02. > :02:02.punctured his left lung, with one strike.
:02:03. > :02:05.This CCTV footage shows the couch as Michelle McPhillips' son
:02:06. > :02:07.tried to escape a group of men carrying knives.
:02:08. > :02:10.The 28-year-old father of two was stabbed in the chest and would
:02:11. > :02:18.They leave, their faces are not covered up, one
:02:19. > :02:22.That's how confident they are that they're not going to get caught.
:02:23. > :02:36.JJ's killers still haven't been found.
:02:37. > :02:39.Knife crime is on the rise in the capital.
:02:40. > :02:41.Between June 2015 and May last year there are nearly 10,000 offences.
:02:42. > :02:44.In the year to May this year, there were nearly
:02:45. > :02:54.Designed to go in and pull everything out when they come out.
:02:55. > :02:58.The Home Secretary has been shown the sorts of knives found by police
:02:59. > :03:02.It is illegal to buy a knife if you are under 18,
:03:03. > :03:04.but some young people are getting them delivered.
:03:05. > :03:08.The government now plans to change the law so that knives purchased
:03:09. > :03:11.have to be picked up in person with ID.
:03:12. > :03:14.We know from our own experience, from police information we have had,
:03:15. > :03:16.that young people have been able to buy knives, who might
:03:17. > :03:19.be underage, online, and we want that to stop.
:03:20. > :03:23.The other thing we are announcing is making sure that we can consult
:03:24. > :03:26.on new legislation potentially so that knives which are illegal
:03:27. > :03:30.that are held on private property can be taken away by police.
:03:31. > :03:33.So we can start to break that cycle of danger and violence that
:03:34. > :03:38.Obviously we lost JJ, but also three weeks ago,
:03:39. > :03:45.this is JJ's best friend Lee J and he was also stabbed to death.
:03:46. > :03:48.JJ's mother welcomes anything that will restrict the sale of knives
:03:49. > :03:52.but says policing must start at home.
:03:53. > :03:55.A lot of this weaponry is coming out of the kitchen drawer.
:03:56. > :03:58.As parents, you need to be checking your children's bags before
:03:59. > :04:04.Talk to your children, find out who they are hanging out with,
:04:05. > :04:08.because you really do not want to feel like I am feeling now.
:04:09. > :04:11.Every moment of every day, if you think about someone
:04:12. > :04:15.you really love, and close your eyes and think you're never going to see
:04:16. > :04:21.them, touch them, feel them, even just get a phone call
:04:22. > :04:32.You know, that's how I feel every moment of every day.
:04:33. > :04:35.A former Met Police Commissioner says the force is at "breaking
:04:36. > :04:37.point", warning that a reduction in the number of front line
:04:38. > :04:41.officers since 2010, could undermine counter terrorism
:04:42. > :05:09.Sir Paul Condon was in charge from 1993-2000, in charge when Steven
:05:10. > :05:14.Lawrence was murdered and the inquiry which criticised the police.
:05:15. > :05:18.He knows about being in charge of a force is under intense pressure and
:05:19. > :05:20.he gave a start warning about the current pressures facing the
:05:21. > :05:25.administration here, or specifically how reduction in personnel over many
:05:26. > :05:29.years is perhaps impacting the ability of the Met police to do
:05:30. > :05:32.their job. He was asked how well-equipped he thought they were
:05:33. > :05:37.to deal with the current terror threat and he began by saying he
:05:38. > :05:40.thought they were doing an incredibly job but in his view they
:05:41. > :05:48.were stretched almost to breaking point and he had real anxieties
:05:49. > :05:54.about staffing numbers which puts them under enormous pressure. They
:05:55. > :05:57.have been dealing with terror threats from any decades alongside
:05:58. > :05:59.the security service so what has gone wrong in his view?
:06:00. > :06:02.You can't take out 20,000 street cops and 20,000 support staff
:06:03. > :06:04.and maintain all the contact is with the community
:06:05. > :06:11.The security services and police have been brilliant in foiling plot
:06:12. > :06:13.after plot after plot but the terrorists only have
:06:14. > :06:22.And police forces up and down the country are overstretched.
:06:23. > :06:24.They don't have the numbers in the community where, day-to-day,
:06:25. > :06:27.they can be picking up the sort of street intelligence they want.
:06:28. > :06:30.And I think they are right at the edge of what is practical
:06:31. > :06:41.in terms of the resources they have available.
:06:42. > :06:47.On Friday the area of London announced we could be looking at
:06:48. > :06:54.even more cuts to police numbers. -- area of London.
:06:55. > :06:58.That's right, city can said he could not guarantee that police numbers
:06:59. > :07:02.would not fall further in future. A consultation was aimed at possibly
:07:03. > :07:08.closing dozens more police buildings, aimed at saving money.
:07:09. > :07:11.The Met police has to save ?400 million by 2021 and many people feel
:07:12. > :07:17.that is virtually impossible, including Mayor of London, without
:07:18. > :07:23.reducing back-office staff and possibly front-line officers. The
:07:24. > :07:31.Mayor blames the government. The Home Office says it has protected
:07:32. > :07:36.Lee spending since 2015. But a big warning from a man who has been in
:07:37. > :07:38.charge. This ancient stone coffin unearthed
:07:39. > :07:45.on a building site here in Southwark has been here for 1600 years
:07:46. > :07:48.but who and what does it contain? And three days of heat
:07:49. > :07:56.and a thunderstorm - that's how British summertime has
:07:57. > :07:58.famously been described. We could be looking at some
:07:59. > :08:00.storms this evening. First they clashed over Trump's ban
:08:01. > :08:17.on Muslims entering the US... then came the exchange of words over
:08:18. > :08:21.the London Bridge terror attack. Now the Mayor has gone on American
:08:22. > :08:24.TV, restating his view that the President shouldn't be
:08:25. > :08:40.honoured with a state visit Whether it was courting the NFL at
:08:41. > :08:43.Wembley or trying to woo the new American honour of Formula 1 in the
:08:44. > :08:48.capital last week, the Mayor of London has been eager to roll out
:08:49. > :08:52.the red carpet were lucrative deals with the US might be on offer but
:08:53. > :08:56.yesterday he reiterated he would not do the same for the American
:08:57. > :09:03.president, in an interview with a US broadcaster. Would you be open to a
:09:04. > :09:07.state visit by Donald Trump? State visit so different from a normal
:09:08. > :09:11.visit and that time when the president of the USA has policies
:09:12. > :09:15.many people in the UK as a grievous, I'm not sure if it is appropriate
:09:16. > :09:19.for our government to roll out the red carpet for a state visit. It is
:09:20. > :09:24.not the first time they have clashed. Last month the US president
:09:25. > :09:30.took to social media to criticise the Mayor's response to the London
:09:31. > :09:37.Bridge terror attack but now some political opponents say enough is
:09:38. > :09:41.enough. What kind of messages it to American companies want to invest in
:09:42. > :09:46.the UK or those Americans who have made their home here? It is not
:09:47. > :09:53.about personal spat between Donald and city can, it is about a
:09:54. > :09:56.relationship between countries. For him to adopt his own foreign policy
:09:57. > :10:03.I think is irresponsible and it means he is not taking his job
:10:04. > :10:06.seriously. So far, President Trump has not responded to Sadiq Khan, at
:10:07. > :10:11.least not through his preferred method of Twitter, but to the
:10:12. > :10:15.comments carry extra significance because they were made to an
:10:16. > :10:21.American news network and will be presented to a domestic audience
:10:22. > :10:26.there? America is very divided and there are people willing to jump on
:10:27. > :10:30.Sadiq Khan if they are Trump supporters but if they're not from
:10:31. > :10:35.supporters they will hold this up as yet another bit of evidence that
:10:36. > :10:41.Donald Trump is not doing anything good for US relations with the
:10:42. > :10:43.outside world. And yet last weekend president Trump did have a
:10:44. > :10:47.successful visit to France. The carpet might have been blue rather
:10:48. > :10:54.than read but many have seen this trip is a sign of growing closeness
:10:55. > :10:58.between the countries. Tonight Sadiq Khan made it clear he wants a strong
:10:59. > :11:02.alliance but told us the point of having a special relationship with
:11:03. > :11:06.the US is that we stand by them through difficult times but are not
:11:07. > :11:07.afraid to tell them when they are wrong.
:11:08. > :11:09.Motorcyclists in London have been protesting about the rising number
:11:10. > :11:15.Since last June, around 15,000 motorbikes, mopeds and scooters have
:11:16. > :11:21.Police say many of them are then used to commit other crimes.
:11:22. > :11:24.In the last year alone, 14,000 offences involved stolen bikes.
:11:25. > :11:25.Riders say they feel increasingly under threat.
:11:26. > :11:43., assault on the op-ed writer in south London, Tigers on a motorbike
:11:44. > :11:48.try to steal the like. They fail as passers-by intervene. Another
:11:49. > :11:55.example of a growing problem. It has left many who use mopeds and
:11:56. > :12:00.motorbikes for work feeling vulnerable. Hundreds of delivery
:12:01. > :12:05.drivers brought Parliament Square to a standstill earlier, many feel
:12:06. > :12:08.increasingly at risk. He can't go to certain areas because people will
:12:09. > :12:13.harass you and try to take your bike. If you deliver to the fifth
:12:14. > :12:17.floor, you know your bike will be gone or someone will attack you with
:12:18. > :12:23.a knife or acid. We are being victimised every day. Not only me,
:12:24. > :12:27.all of us, we don't feel safe on the road and law enforcement we think
:12:28. > :12:33.they have done nothing to stop this crime. More than 6000 motorbikes and
:12:34. > :12:36.mopeds have been stolen in London this year but fears have been
:12:37. > :12:43.heightened after a series of five acid attacks last week. One victim
:12:44. > :12:48.helped organise the protest today. I asked myself why me and why my face?
:12:49. > :12:53.There are a lot of options are they want to steal the bike. A lot of
:12:54. > :12:56.these people save their jobs are getting more dangerous and the
:12:57. > :13:03.perception is there is little the police can do, whether catching the
:13:04. > :13:07.are keeping them safe. But it is not just delivery drivers feeling less
:13:08. > :13:12.safe. Campaign groups say for too long people on two wheels have been
:13:13. > :13:17.shown as perpetrators not victims. The first victim is a biker rider in
:13:18. > :13:24.London who has property stolen through violent robbery rather than
:13:25. > :13:27.just anonymous theft outside a house, and so we are the first
:13:28. > :13:31.victims and then we are further victimised when we are represented
:13:32. > :13:38.by these kids on scooters stealing bikes. The Met police say it is
:13:39. > :13:42.difficult to fight motorbike riding. Last month so a new campaign urging
:13:43. > :13:49.riders to protect their bikes from theft. It is difficult for the
:13:50. > :13:55.police to address these crimes. We have a marrying of more bed crime
:13:56. > :13:58.and acid attacks coming together. One delivery company wrote to
:13:59. > :14:01.drivers with safety advice but for many here it will take much more for
:14:02. > :14:03.them to feel less vulnerable. Documents seen by the BBC show how
:14:04. > :14:06.electricity power surges at Grenfell Tower caused dozens
:14:07. > :14:08.of residents' electrical appliances to malfunction,
:14:09. > :14:10.overheat and emit smoke. At least 25 residents claimed
:14:11. > :14:14.compensation from the council Well, the BBC's Andrew Hosken has
:14:15. > :14:33.the story and joins me now. You have seen these documents. What
:14:34. > :14:36.do they say? They are relevant because police believe the fire
:14:37. > :14:39.started in a fridge on the fourth floor so we are looking at
:14:40. > :14:48.electrical appliances. Looking at 2013. There was a series of powerful
:14:49. > :14:53.surges including one in May which affected 45 of the 129 flats,
:14:54. > :14:59.causing the appliances of 25 residences to explode, smoke and
:15:00. > :15:04.overheat, and around 25 people were given compensation by the council's
:15:05. > :15:09.insurance. There were various investigations but no one got to the
:15:10. > :15:14.bottom of it and a local councillor I spoke to from the Labour Party,
:15:15. > :15:17.also on the tenant management organisation, said that issue was
:15:18. > :15:22.never satisfactorily resolved and tenants remained worried about the
:15:23. > :15:29.state of Belgian city all the way up to the fire. And these power surges
:15:30. > :15:37.were to 2013. -- state of the electricity. I was told there are
:15:38. > :15:44.were a litany of problems. There was a ?9 million refurbishment of
:15:45. > :15:50.boilers which was close to electricity. Other residents saw the
:15:51. > :15:55.state of the wiring at the bottom of the tower and were very unhappy.
:15:56. > :16:00.They would hear buzzing noises from electricity meters which would use
:16:01. > :16:04.lots of money at night. There are lots of complaints even after 2013.
:16:05. > :16:07.Passengers that use Southern rail are again facing serious disruption
:16:08. > :16:09.after RMT guards announced they would strike in a long-running
:16:10. > :16:11.dispute over changes to their role and driver-only operation.
:16:12. > :16:15.They will walk out on Tuesday 1st August, the same day as Aslef train
:16:16. > :16:36.Services are already been affected by an overtime ban by drivers.
:16:37. > :16:48.Meanwhile, train passengers will be able to judge the punctuality of
:16:49. > :16:53.their services because trains will be measured to the minute instead of
:16:54. > :16:58.five minutes. The reports will be published next month.
:16:59. > :17:00.The winning smile of Sophie Kamlish from Camden, who's just
:17:01. > :17:02.won her first gold medal at the World Para-Athletic
:17:03. > :17:04.Championships at the Olympic Stadium.
:17:05. > :17:06.She's one of a number of Londoners helping Great Britain
:17:07. > :17:09.to a place on the podium, and there could be more tonight.
:17:10. > :17:17.I imagine there is a great atmosphere.
:17:18. > :17:23.Yes, like everyday on these champions tarmac Championships. And
:17:24. > :17:27.her smile was just one highlight. The World Para-Athletic
:17:28. > :17:29.Championships are continuing this And it is the first athletics events
:17:30. > :17:33.where the coaches are also Emma Jones has been finding out more
:17:34. > :17:37.about coaching people with disabilities at grass
:17:38. > :17:39.roots level and just how A sports centre in Basildon
:17:40. > :17:42.and people of all ages and abilities are playing
:17:43. > :17:46.the Paralympic sport boccia. The person doing the
:17:47. > :17:50.coaching is Jack Edgar. We see the impact we make
:17:51. > :17:52.on people's lives day-to-day. Some of the guys here have
:17:53. > :17:55.been coming for years. When they first started,
:17:56. > :17:57.they would be too scared or anxious to come into the hall,
:17:58. > :18:01.and now the classes are full These sessions have been running
:18:02. > :18:06.regularly for years now and have even turned some of those taking
:18:07. > :18:09.part into coaches themselves. Without the access they provide
:18:10. > :18:13.I would not have achieved I would say, "No, I can't do that,"
:18:14. > :18:21.but I have achieved so much with it, with the access and support
:18:22. > :18:25.I am given. Now, UK Coaching wants to encourage
:18:26. > :18:28.more coaches to think about working with people with disabilities
:18:29. > :18:32.and support them to Recent research has found disabled
:18:33. > :18:36.people are less likely than those without a disability
:18:37. > :18:40.to exercise regularly. Of almost 16,000 people
:18:41. > :18:44.with three or more impairments who answered a recent survey,
:18:45. > :18:48.only half did any kind of sport or physical activity for more
:18:49. > :18:51.than 30 minutes a week. But it is hoped sessions like this
:18:52. > :18:54.could get more people Your body might go, "I don't want
:18:55. > :19:01.it," but you can get to do it, it's just the motivation you need,
:19:02. > :19:06.you need to drive yourself to do things you don't want to do
:19:07. > :19:10.but you've got to do it. So all that might be
:19:11. > :19:27.needed is the right Great to see that good work going
:19:28. > :19:33.on. Earlier we mentioned Sophie Kamlish. Last night she lit up that
:19:34. > :19:38.stadium, her first gold medal, the 20-year-old from Camden. She had a
:19:39. > :19:42.bit of disappointment at Rio, finishing fourth after setting a
:19:43. > :19:45.world record in the heats. Yesterday she said her world record in the
:19:46. > :19:50.heats and she surged away in the last 50 metres in the final to
:19:51. > :19:55.collect the gold, crossing the line with that winning smile. A little
:19:56. > :20:01.earlier she was speaking to my colleague who asked her the day
:20:02. > :20:09.after that big moment, how was it feeling to be a world champion? I am
:20:10. > :20:12.quite tired but overall I am really happy and asking myself if I am
:20:13. > :20:17.really the probe champion or if it is just alive. What sort of reaction
:20:18. > :20:23.have you had from home, family, friends? Everyone is very proud and
:20:24. > :20:27.pleased and I have lots of strange friend requests on Facebook from
:20:28. > :20:32.people I don't know. It has been amazing. It has been five years
:20:33. > :20:36.since I started athletics and four years since I got my last
:20:37. > :20:44.international medal and that was a bronze in the 200, not even an event
:20:45. > :20:46.I compete in anymore, so it is good to achieve my potential the 100
:20:47. > :20:53.metres. Well done to her. And we hope to
:20:54. > :21:04.perhaps get a medal tonight from Richard from Harlow. There was a
:21:05. > :21:14.spectacular crash in 1354 -- in the key 54. He pretty much wiped out
:21:15. > :21:19.half of the field. Disappointment for him last night but tonight he
:21:20. > :21:28.goes again because he qualified in the heats of the T54 200 metres and
:21:29. > :21:32.that begins at 9:45pm, the last event of the night. Can he bring
:21:33. > :21:33.home another medal for Great Britain?
:21:34. > :21:36.Fingers crossed. Turning now to what's been described
:21:37. > :21:40.as an archaeological gem - a Sarcophagus believed to be
:21:41. > :21:42.an ancient roman relic discovered in South East London,
:21:43. > :21:44.one of only three ever found Our cameras were allowed to film
:21:45. > :21:51.the painstaking excavation. With more, here's
:21:52. > :22:02.Alice Bhandhukravi. For most of these archaeologists,
:22:03. > :22:10.this is the most significant find of their careers. A building site which
:22:11. > :22:14.was once an elite burial ground. This stone coffin, the last resting
:22:15. > :22:19.place for someone very important. They would have been very wealthy
:22:20. > :22:24.with a lot of social status to be honoured, not only this copper gas,
:22:25. > :22:31.but the fact it is constructed into the walls of a mausoleum. But
:22:32. > :22:38.whoever was buried here did not rest entirely in peace because in this
:22:39. > :22:44.1700s this grave was robbed. An opportunist pushed the lead to the
:22:45. > :22:48.side and took some of the more wealthy grave goods, which there are
:22:49. > :22:55.undoubtedly would have been. The treasures may have been snatched but
:22:56. > :23:02.the real wealth is under the two tonnes lead which was being lifted
:23:03. > :23:06.to very carefully. The last time a discovery like this was made was 18
:23:07. > :23:14.years ago, Spitalfields woman was found intact, a wealthy Italian who
:23:15. > :23:18.provided a wealth of knowledge. From isotopes in her teeth we know she
:23:19. > :23:24.was born in Rome, so she travelled all that way and is given a rich
:23:25. > :23:32.high status burial, her head resting on a leaves, covered in a silk and
:23:33. > :23:41.gold garment, accompanied by class were -- glassware. She is fantastic.
:23:42. > :23:46.It is no wonder they are excited about this. It has taken seven
:23:47. > :23:52.months of digging to get to this point, moving the sarcophagus for
:23:53. > :23:58.the first time in 1600 years. It is headed for the Museum of London
:23:59. > :24:00.where the contents will be exhumed. The story of this mysterious Roman
:24:01. > :24:08.VIP, to be continued. Time now for a check on the weather
:24:09. > :24:14.and Elizabeth has joined us. I am not complaining because the
:24:15. > :24:25.weather is lovely. But quite humid. Yes, feeling very close. The
:24:26. > :24:30.humidity will peak tomorrow and it will get cooler from Thursday. Don't
:24:31. > :24:35.worry, only one more day if you have had enough. Thunderstorms tonight.
:24:36. > :24:41.This is my favourite picture from today. You can see all of London at
:24:42. > :24:48.the bottom, but here we have some of the Cumulus which are very clumpy
:24:49. > :24:56.and the mark a lot of instability in the atmosphere, meaning some
:24:57. > :24:59.showers, and thunderstorms tonight. A Met Office warning, a lot of rain
:25:00. > :25:05.in a short space of time, poor driving conditions, very localised,
:25:06. > :25:12.and some surface water flooding possibly. We have hot humid air
:25:13. > :25:17.coming up from Spain which is clashing with cooler air from the
:25:18. > :25:19.Atlantic. Some storms are ready over Devon and Cornwall which will be
:25:20. > :25:26.moving north-east. Around about eight or nine o'clock we will start
:25:27. > :25:30.to see them. Thunder and lightning and torrential rain for a time. The
:25:31. > :25:39.morning should be dry again. A very humid night. 18-19 Celsius you might
:25:40. > :25:44.find it difficult to sleep. Tomorrow the warmth and humidity will peak.
:25:45. > :25:47.Sunshine through the morning and then clouding overthrew the
:25:48. > :25:53.afternoon, maybe even some thunderstorms later tomorrow
:25:54. > :25:59.afternoon. Very localised. Most places will stay dry. We have a
:26:00. > :26:10.southerly breeze and top temperatures are little higher than
:26:11. > :26:14.today, 27, maybe 28. Then things cool down courtesy of a cold front
:26:15. > :26:20.from the West. A few showers on Thursday morning and then cooler
:26:21. > :26:26.air. Temperatures will drop for the rest of the week. Friday, probably
:26:27. > :26:30.quite a few showers. Gusty winds, unsettled as we head to the weekend.
:26:31. > :26:36.The start of the school summer holidays for many of us and it will
:26:37. > :26:44.be unsettled and quite wet at times. So we do not like clumpy call-outs?
:26:45. > :26:45.-- clouds? No.
:26:46. > :26:49.The Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned that youth custody centres
:26:50. > :26:52.in England and Wales are so unsafe that a tragedy is inevitable.
:26:53. > :26:54.He described the current state of affairs as "dangerous".
:26:55. > :26:57.The UK's inflation rate dropped unexpectedly in June to 2.6%.
:26:58. > :27:00.It's the first fall in prices for goods and services for nine
:27:01. > :27:02.months, and is largely down to the lower cost
:27:03. > :27:10.I'll be back with the latest for you during the ten o'clock news.
:27:11. > :27:13.That's it for now though, so from all us on the team,
:27:14. > :27:15.thanks for watching and have a lovely evening.