:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight on BBC London News: Commuters are hit by a triple whammy
:00:00. > :00:22.of travel disruption, including a derailment at Waterloo.
:00:23. > :00:36.There have been trained ailments, platforms closed. I don't know if
:00:37. > :00:38.they have told us anything, really. Just that it took an hour and a bit
:00:39. > :00:42.to get into Waterloo. We will have the latest
:00:43. > :00:44.and find out how journeys Also ahead: She took
:00:45. > :00:47.her own life in jail - now her mother calls for better
:00:48. > :00:54.protection of prisoners Her death, it still nonsense. If
:00:55. > :00:56.people had done their proper job, she would still be here.
:00:57. > :00:59.Plus the Dartford sprinter who helped Britain win relay gold.
:01:00. > :01:02.Adam Gemili reflects on his moment of glory at the London stadium.
:01:03. > :01:04.And swapping the cloakroom for the stage - how standing
:01:05. > :01:18.in for a sick soprano turned this student into an overnight star.
:01:19. > :01:23.A very warm welcome to the programme.
:01:24. > :01:29.First tonight, there was huge rush hour disruption for thousands
:01:30. > :01:34.Three separate incidents on the transport network causing
:01:35. > :01:36.First a train derailment at Waterloo, then problems
:01:37. > :01:40.at King's Cross after a train crashed into platform buffers,
:01:41. > :01:44.On the Underground, Holborn station was evacuated
:01:45. > :01:54.Here's our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards.
:01:55. > :01:56.At 5:40am this morning, just outside the UK's
:01:57. > :01:58.busiest station, Waterloo, a passenger service collided with
:01:59. > :02:10.All day, commuters have been warned not to use the station.
:02:11. > :02:13.I was trying to get out of London, there were no trains,
:02:14. > :02:18.One thing on top of another, signal failures, derailments,
:02:19. > :02:22.train breakdowns, half of the platforms are closed anyaway.
:02:23. > :02:33.I do not know if they have told us anything, really.
:02:34. > :02:36.Slow and taking an hour and a bit to get into Waterloo.
:02:37. > :02:39.No-one was hurt but investigators are trying to find out why
:02:40. > :02:43.the passenger train went onto the wrong track.
:02:44. > :02:46.At 6:20am this morning, this train failed to stop in time
:02:47. > :02:49.at platform nine at King's Cross, and hit the buffers at speed.
:02:50. > :02:54.They said they were sent flying due to the impact.
:02:55. > :02:58.And at 9am this morning at Holborn tube station,
:02:59. > :03:05.it was evacuated after a train motor caught fire.
:03:06. > :03:08.It later reopened, but there was panic as many passengers wrongly
:03:09. > :03:15.It is the second tube train fire in four days.
:03:16. > :03:18.There was a lot of people being really aggressive.
:03:19. > :03:26.There was a kid with her mum and a scooter.
:03:27. > :03:29.And she was trying to get to the platform, but she couldn't
:03:30. > :03:31.turn around because there were so many people running out.
:03:32. > :03:36.A lot of people sort of rushing toward escalators.
:03:37. > :03:40.It was completely packed, there was nowhere to move.
:03:41. > :03:42.At one point, the doors were closing and some people
:03:43. > :03:46.Before the train had stopped, a massive bang.
:03:47. > :03:48.Then immediately, the carriage I was in, at the end,
:03:49. > :03:52.People rose from their seats and try to funnel out of the doors.
:03:53. > :04:00.People were just manic in trying to get out.
:04:01. > :04:03.Back at Waterloo, workers are in the middle of a huge redevelopment.
:04:04. > :04:07.Ten out of 24 platforms were already caused.
:04:08. > :04:08.Ten out of 24 platforms were already closed.
:04:09. > :04:13.The concern is that the planned reopening date of 28
:04:14. > :04:16.We are obviously very concerned about the derailment at Waterloo,
:04:17. > :04:25.We do not want the Waterloo upgrade to overrun.
:04:26. > :04:29.And if it does, we will be calling on Network Rail and the Government
:04:30. > :04:36.Very few trains are running in and out of Waterloo at the moment.
:04:37. > :04:41.The disruption is expected to last until tomorrow.
:04:42. > :04:49.What's the latest update on the disruption?
:04:50. > :04:57.Well, it's not very nice year at Waterloo, if you are a commuter. It
:04:58. > :05:02.is extremely busy. Lots of cancellation, lots of delays and
:05:03. > :05:06.lots of crowds. These are crowd spotters. There are watching here
:05:07. > :05:14.for any potential problems. I am afraid if you are a commuter uses
:05:15. > :05:17.Waterloo, there is some bad news. Network Rail have said you should
:05:18. > :05:21.avoid Waterloo Station tomorrow. We are working very hard to ensure
:05:22. > :05:28.that we are able to safely re-rail the train that partially
:05:29. > :05:30.derailed this morning. We will then look no
:05:31. > :05:32.surrounding area for any damage that may have been done,
:05:33. > :05:35.in order that we can rectify that. And actually then get train
:05:36. > :05:37.services back up and running And obviously huge
:05:38. > :05:40.redevelopment going on here. 28 August is the finish
:05:41. > :05:42.date for that. Are you confident you will finish it
:05:43. > :05:45.on time on 28 August? So work has continued,
:05:46. > :05:47.including today, since this And we are continuing
:05:48. > :05:50.to monitor the progress. The project has actually been
:05:51. > :05:52.progressing very well and we will clearly continue
:05:53. > :06:06.to monitor it very closely. Network Rail don't know
:06:07. > :06:12.categorically say that this project will finish on time. Also, they
:06:13. > :06:18.might have to deal with other problems because this franchise
:06:19. > :06:22.changes on 20 guest. Talk about timing. Thank you.
:06:23. > :06:32.I am in the oldest allotments in London. Should they be knocked down
:06:33. > :06:39.to make way for social housing? The words of a mother whose
:06:40. > :06:43.32-year-old daughter took her own life inside
:06:44. > :06:45.Holloway Prison. Sarah Reed had mental health issues
:06:46. > :06:47.when she died last year. An inquest found a series
:06:48. > :06:50.of failings by staff Now her mother is calling for better
:06:51. > :06:53.protection of vulnerable prisoners, This is Sarah Reed in
:06:54. > :07:02.2012 being assaulted by a Metropolitan Police officer,
:07:03. > :07:05.after being accused of shoplifting. He was later charged
:07:06. > :07:10.with assault and dismissed. She struggled with mental health
:07:11. > :07:13.issues for years after the death She would have seasons
:07:14. > :07:21.where she would go into dark moods. You know, whenever she thought
:07:22. > :07:23.about the child that she lost. Because she never
:07:24. > :07:27.recovered from that. In 2015, she was admitted to the
:07:28. > :07:31.Maudsley Hospital in south London. Her family claim she was sexually
:07:32. > :07:34.assaulted by another Afterwords, she was
:07:35. > :07:39.transferred to Holloway Marilyn says her daughter
:07:40. > :07:44.needed care, not custody It needs to stop, it
:07:45. > :07:50.needs to be investigated, we need to have things put in place,
:07:51. > :07:53.that mental health is dealt It's something that if people had
:07:54. > :08:05.done their proper jobs, At her inquest last month,
:08:06. > :08:08.Peter Thornton QC raised concerns about the care Sarah received
:08:09. > :08:10.and highlighted The jury found amongst
:08:11. > :08:17.the shortcomings there'd been a failure by staff here to treat
:08:18. > :08:21.sera in a timely manner. A failure in the management
:08:22. > :08:24.of her medication and monitoring. And an unacceptable number
:08:25. > :08:28.of cancelled visits by staff. It found that all of these failings
:08:29. > :08:32.significantly contributed Holloway Prison closed last year
:08:33. > :08:39.after being branded as inadequate Sarah's inquest revealed how
:08:40. > :08:41.some national policies Now campaigners say Sarah is just
:08:42. > :08:56.one example of how the system is failing prisoners
:08:57. > :08:58.with mental illness. What we need to do is invest
:08:59. > :09:01.in quality specialist services in the community,
:09:02. > :09:04.especially mental health services, given that we know the majority
:09:05. > :09:07.of women who are sent to prison have The Government say they take mental
:09:08. > :09:12.health of prisoners extremely seriously and have launched
:09:13. > :09:14.a suicide and self harm reduction I would go as far as to say
:09:15. > :09:27.she was like my friend. Marilyn remembers her daughter
:09:28. > :09:30.with fondness, and hopes her death In what's believed to be
:09:31. > :09:39.the first case of its kind, a cyclist is facing charges
:09:40. > :09:42.of killing a mother-of-two after Let's cross to Charlotte Franks
:09:43. > :10:01.who's got more details. Charlie Alston is on trial for
:10:02. > :10:09.manslaughter. He was allegedly riding his might at 80 mph when he
:10:10. > :10:12.crashed into a 44-year-old mother of two. She had been on her lunch
:10:13. > :10:18.break. She was crossing the road at the time of the incident in February
:10:19. > :10:23.last year. Following the crash, she suffered catastrophic head injuries,
:10:24. > :10:29.including two skull fractures. She was taken to hospital but died a
:10:30. > :10:34.week later. What was heard in court? Well, today in court, witness
:10:35. > :10:46.described what they saw. They said following the crash they saw the
:10:47. > :10:49.cyclist go over to her and start shouting at her as she lay injured
:10:50. > :10:56.on the floor. He told the court the cyclist clamped her to the ground.
:10:57. > :11:03.The journey had already heard that Charlie Alston had been riding a
:11:04. > :11:06.fixed wheel track bicycle was no front break. These bikes are not
:11:07. > :11:11.legally allowed to be on the road unless they have a modification.
:11:12. > :11:16.That is an extra front break. The court was told how a few days after
:11:17. > :11:21.the incident he posted on an online forum. In it, he wrote, it is a
:11:22. > :11:25.pretty serious incidents I won't bother saying she deserved it. It
:11:26. > :11:28.was her fault but she did not deserve it. He went on to claim that
:11:29. > :11:45.she had been on her mobile phone at the time. He said people either
:11:46. > :11:47.think they are invincible or have zero respect for cyclists. Charlie
:11:48. > :11:48.Alston denies the charge of manslaughter and the case continues.
:11:49. > :11:54.Thank you. It is a row which pits campaigners
:11:55. > :11:57.for two of the capital's most On one side are those who want
:11:58. > :12:01.more affordable homes. On the other, those
:12:02. > :12:03.who want London's green The disagreement is over London's
:12:04. > :12:06.oldest allotments in Ealing, as Caroline Davies has been finding
:12:07. > :12:11.out. I've really struggled,
:12:12. > :12:17.but these are supposed I've really struggled, but these
:12:18. > :12:20.are supposed to be parsnips. There are a few and that is sort
:12:21. > :12:23.of what is coming up here, but parsnips are notoriously
:12:24. > :12:29.difficult. Nolan is new to
:12:30. > :12:35.Northfield allotments. It's really about bringing my kids
:12:36. > :12:37.down here and actually letting them understand how fruit and veg
:12:38. > :12:39.and flowers grow. Just a short time been here,
:12:40. > :12:42.I have been able to feel that The allotments were much bigger
:12:43. > :12:46.than they were founded in 1830s. Now the charity that owns the land,
:12:47. > :12:52.Pathways, want to develop more. Every bit of land from here back
:12:53. > :12:57.to the road is the area that the charity want
:12:58. > :12:58.permission to develop. It's only 4% of the overall
:12:59. > :13:01.allotment, which might not sound like a lot, but the people
:13:02. > :13:03.here are worried that So if I said you, just eat one
:13:04. > :13:11.little cube of that bar of chocolate, you will realise how
:13:12. > :13:13.good it is and eventually you will come back for more
:13:14. > :13:16.until there is nothing left. The homes the charity
:13:17. > :13:19.want to build would be for older He lives across the road
:13:20. > :13:25.in another Pathways flat. Due to unforeseen
:13:26. > :13:28.personal circumstances, and I was basically homeless,
:13:29. > :13:34.jobless and if I hadn't come to Pathways, I believe
:13:35. > :13:36.I would still now be homeless. For the sake of a few allotments,
:13:37. > :13:42.you know, something can be achieved for people that are in the position
:13:43. > :13:52.that I was in eight years ago. Some of the properties
:13:53. > :13:59.might be sold privately, but the charity says that will only
:14:00. > :14:02.happen if they need the funding. They say they can't promise
:14:03. > :14:05.they will never build on more of the allotments because they don't
:14:06. > :14:08.want to bind future boards, What do you say to people That
:14:09. > :14:16.say this is nimbyism? We realise we are in politically
:14:17. > :14:18.difficult situation because we most definitely need social housing,
:14:19. > :14:20.but everything I read says So we have to find
:14:21. > :14:23.a balance somewhere. I mean, that is for
:14:24. > :14:30.the politicians to decide. But all I can do is fight for my
:14:31. > :14:34.side which is for the green space. The allotment owners want
:14:35. > :14:37.the charity to look at other options to build on because once this
:14:38. > :14:53.Greenland has gone, they don't So what do we prioritise? Green
:14:54. > :15:01.space of social housing? The mere has spoken about building more
:15:02. > :15:05.genuinely affordable homes. This case shows it is almost impossible
:15:06. > :15:10.to do. It is something the council and the Mayors office will have to
:15:11. > :15:12.grapple with. Because sometimes finding a compromise really isn't so
:15:13. > :15:29.simple. The stuff of dreams. House standing
:15:30. > :15:32.in for a six soprano turned the student into an overnight star.
:15:33. > :15:40.Monday took the title for the warmest day in August so far. Today
:15:41. > :15:44.was not too bad either. Could it be three in a row?
:15:45. > :15:46.Since the Grenfell Tower fire, there has been lots of attention
:15:47. > :15:48.on the estimated 700,000 or so Londoners who
:15:49. > :15:51.BBC London has spent a week meeting the residents
:15:52. > :15:53.of one of the capital's first residential blocks.
:15:54. > :15:56.Trellick tower, in was designed by the architect Erno Goldfinger
:15:57. > :15:59.as an inspiration for the future living by creating
:16:00. > :16:09.In the first of our series of films, we hear from Chris Paulsen,
:16:10. > :16:12.who has lived there since the 70s, on whether that vision
:16:13. > :16:22.Sorry, I called you by accident.
:16:23. > :16:31.My name is Chris Paulsen and I'm originally from Cape Town.
:16:32. > :16:34.I've lived in Trellick Tower since '77.
:16:35. > :16:43.One of the problems we have here is the rubbish chutes
:16:44. > :16:49.are not built properly, there is some kind of kink in it.
:16:50. > :16:50.Occasionally, it gets blocked up and it ends
:16:51. > :16:54.up with people dumping their rubbish out here.
:16:55. > :16:57.We will have to see if we can clear it up quickly
:16:58. > :17:05.They have way too much on their plate.
:17:06. > :17:19.And, of course, people on your own landing, taking in, say,
:17:20. > :17:21.a parcel in from the postman for your neighbour,
:17:22. > :17:25.What was it like when you first moved in?
:17:26. > :17:31.They expected the place to run itself, really.
:17:32. > :17:39.There were laundry chutes, with quite expensive equipment in it.
:17:40. > :17:47.That is what you expect with coin-operated machinery
:17:48. > :18:03.There's never really been any serious trouble.
:18:04. > :18:06.Just the one time, I think a woman got raped during the carnival.
:18:07. > :18:08.It's one of my favourite areas in London.
:18:09. > :18:24.For him, it really was a super Saturday.
:18:25. > :18:27.Dartford sprinter Adam Gemili has been talking about that moment
:18:28. > :18:30.of triumph at the London Stadium when he helped Great Britain become
:18:31. > :18:32.sprint relay World Champions for the first time.
:18:33. > :18:34.Reflecting on the greatest achievement of his career -
:18:35. > :18:42.he says he had something to prove, as Chris Slegg reports.
:18:43. > :18:48.Great Britain, four by 100 metre relay world champions.
:18:49. > :18:58.For Adam Gemili, Saturday night is still sinking in.
:18:59. > :19:01.It was the best I have ever felt on track.
:19:02. > :19:05.To get a gold medal, not just with three of my good mates,
:19:06. > :19:08.but do it in front of a home crowd of 60,000 British fans,
:19:09. > :19:16.Jamaica's Usain Bolt pulling up injured in his very last
:19:17. > :19:24.So how far did gold going to make up from the disappointment
:19:25. > :19:29.of being left out of Britain's squad for the 100 metres and 200 metres?
:19:30. > :19:34.It was tough to watch the individual events in London.
:19:35. > :19:36.And know that I wasn't going to be competing.
:19:37. > :19:39.They were so open, especially the 200 metres.
:19:40. > :19:42.The first time watching a race that I thought anyone could sort of when.
:19:43. > :19:45.The first time watching a race that I thought anyone could sort of win.
:19:46. > :19:48.But I got on with it and dealt with it.
:19:49. > :19:51.I just had to go out there and do my bit for the really.
:19:52. > :19:54.I just had to go out there and do my bit for the relay.
:19:55. > :19:58.I was fortunate enough then pick me, I had a point to prove
:19:59. > :20:00.and I was just going to go as fast as I can.
:20:01. > :20:05.This was the verdict of Michael Johnson.
:20:06. > :20:11.But it is the support from Mum Sasha which has meant the most.
:20:12. > :20:16.My whole family and my friends were lucky enough
:20:17. > :20:22.And to see them, it was the best feeling to show
:20:23. > :20:25.And to see them, it was the best feeling to share
:20:26. > :20:29.Share it with them and with 60,000 others who will never forget 2017's
:20:30. > :20:34.Chris, Adam Gemili is one of a number of athletes who come
:20:35. > :20:36.from in and around the capital who flourished at
:20:37. > :20:41.Who else should we be keeping an eye on in the run-up to the next
:20:42. > :20:59.British athletics had a medal target of 6-8 for these championships. They
:21:00. > :21:04.got to that tally. Opinion is split on the true health of British
:21:05. > :21:10.athletics. And looking at the positives, one of those is Blake.
:21:11. > :21:17.Born in new one. He finished fourth in the 200 metres and ran the anchor
:21:18. > :21:19.that we have been speaking about. His mum lives in Jamaica. They
:21:20. > :21:28.hadn't seen each other for three years until she was in the stadium
:21:29. > :21:31.cheering him on. Also 21-year-old Dina Asher-Smith who we have seen a
:21:32. > :21:46.lot of on this programme. She finished fourth. She broke her back
:21:47. > :21:49.in February, so just to be at these championships was an achievement.
:21:50. > :21:56.Incredible. One athlete promised gold on this programme in Tokyo?
:21:57. > :22:00.Caroline Flint. To speak that confidently to the media is rare. He
:22:01. > :22:08.did so after finishing fourth and just missing out on bronze in the
:22:09. > :22:15.800 metres. He was speaking with so much confidence. His parents run a
:22:16. > :22:24.fish and chip shop in Watford. He has true faith in his ability. We
:22:25. > :22:26.shall keep an eye on all of them. Thank you.
:22:27. > :22:29.It is the break many performers dream of.
:22:30. > :22:32.One of the main singers is taken ill, you are asked
:22:33. > :22:35.to step in at short notice and you play a blinder.
:22:36. > :22:36.That's what happened to a 23-year-old student
:22:37. > :22:38.from Chiswick who works evenings at London's Wigmore Hall.
:22:39. > :22:51.Alice Bhandhukravi has been to meet the rising star.
:22:52. > :23:02.I do a couple of shifts here a week waiting for patrons. She has worked
:23:03. > :23:10.in the cloakroom and onstage as page turner. So what happened at the last
:23:11. > :23:23.concert of the summer season didn't quite fit her job description.
:23:24. > :23:32.When one of the sopranos went off sick, music graduate Millie was cold
:23:33. > :23:37.by the director to take her place. But she had left her mobile phone at
:23:38. > :23:46.home. I had loads of mist calls, texts and e-mails. I phoned John
:23:47. > :23:52.Gilhooly and he asked if I could step in for the concert on Saturday
:23:53. > :23:58.because the singer has tonsillitis. I said yes. I felt very rocky. It
:23:59. > :24:03.could have been anyone. There are some fantastic singers who work
:24:04. > :24:09.here. I didn't hesitate. I went straight to learning the music.
:24:10. > :24:14.That's the priority. Jesse Norman opened the season here in the 1980s.
:24:15. > :24:19.Wigmore Hall is one of the most prestigious classical music venues
:24:20. > :24:28.in the world. On the night in question, Milly got a mention in a
:24:29. > :24:33.5-star review. It is a tall order to perform on a night like that when
:24:34. > :24:37.you are surrounded by very well established singers, ten or 15 years
:24:38. > :24:43.older than her in many cases. They were thrilled to welcome somebody
:24:44. > :24:48.knew a long. She will be returning to job in the cloakroom, but his
:24:49. > :24:58.plans to return to the stage for an next year.
:24:59. > :25:16.It was a lovely day to go to the park in Chiswick. As we move into
:25:17. > :25:22.tomorrow, it is looking like another lovely day. Dry and bright with some
:25:23. > :25:26.sunshine around as well. We have high pressure pushing in and it will
:25:27. > :25:31.keep things settled through the evening and overnight and into the
:25:32. > :25:34.beginning of tomorrow. Looking to the west, weather front is pushing
:25:35. > :25:41.across and it will bring some outbreaks of rain into Thursday. A
:25:42. > :25:49.lovely evening with plenty of late spells of sunshine. And overnight
:25:50. > :25:55.law between 12 and 14 Celsius. Single figures possible in rural
:25:56. > :26:01.areas. Some sunshine around first thing. Some patches of cloud.
:26:02. > :26:08.Temperature is not doing too badly. A maximum of 23 or 24 degrees.
:26:09. > :26:11.Moving through tomorrow evening and overnight, the weather front will
:26:12. > :26:15.start to creep across, bringing outbreaks of rain. It could be quite
:26:16. > :26:19.heavy as we move into Thursday morning. The rain continues to make
:26:20. > :26:24.its way eastwards as we begin the day on Thursday. Starting to see
:26:25. > :26:29.some bright intervals developing from the West. Sunny spells and some
:26:30. > :26:35.scattered showers to look out for. Temperatures not too bad. As we move
:26:36. > :26:41.to Friday, we started hitting the breeze picking up slightly, not
:26:42. > :26:45.feeling quite as warm with some scattered showers in the mix.
:26:46. > :26:50.Maximum temperatures of around 20 degrees. We start the weekend on a
:26:51. > :26:55.similar note. We saw to see some improvement. At the moment, it looks
:26:56. > :26:58.like it will be dry on Sunday as well.
:26:59. > :27:01.Recapping the headlines: The government has set out its plans
:27:02. > :27:04.for trading with the EU and the rest of the world after Brexit.
:27:05. > :27:13.Ministers want a temporary relationship with Europe,
:27:14. > :27:15.while a more permanent arrangement is developed.
:27:16. > :27:17.The EU parliament's chief negotiator described that as a fantasy.
:27:18. > :27:19.The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire -
:27:20. > :27:22.which left more than 80 people dead - is officially under way today.
:27:23. > :27:25.It will examine how the blaze started and the actions
:27:26. > :27:28.Millions of rail passengers will see the biggest rise
:27:29. > :27:32.They are going up by 3.6% in January, because of a rise
:27:33. > :27:36.That's it for now, thanks for joining us.
:27:37. > :27:38.I'll be back with our late news at 10:30pm.
:27:39. > :27:40.You're always welcome to get in touch on Facebook.
:27:41. > :27:43.From all the team, have a lovely evening.