16/08/2017 London News

Three people are charged with the murder of a teenager

in Thornton Heath as his sister pleads for more people who saw

I understand that they may have fear in terms of making a statement to

the police, but it's important that they do, because I don't want my

brother to die in vain. Police believe more suspects

are still at large. The jewellery heist

in Sloane Street which saw millions of pounds of worth of goods stolen

by thieves on mopeds. MPs will look again at plans

to silence Big Ben's famous And a three-bedroom Art Deco house

untouched since the 30s goes Good evening and welcome

to the programme. "I don't want my

brother's death to be in vain". The plea from the sister

of a 15-year-old schoolboy Jermaine Goupall was

attacked with knives and a machete in Thornton Heath -

the 15th young victim of knife crime A week on from his death,

police say some of those who saw A week on, the flowers

left here are fading. The messages to a sweet,

loving young man. 15-year-old Jermaine

Goupall, stabbed to death He was always smiling,

always had something funny to say. Jermaine's sister thinks

he was attacked as he Targeted by three men in balaclavas,

armed with knives and a machine gun. Tilisha tells me she spoke

to her brother about the dangers of knife crime, but never

thought he would be a victim. You know, if someone

was in that lifestyle, then you kind of expect it,

though when they are not and you There are a lot of I don't

understand questions. That's how we're

feeling at the moment. Today, two boys aged 16 and 17

and an 18-year-old woman appeared at the Old Bailey,

charged with Jermaine's murder. Police are struggling, though,

to get witnesses to speak to them. Earlier, on the same day that

Jermaine was attacked, on the same Some on mopeds, some

armed with sticks. Police are trying to establish

if the two cases are linked. This area has

unfortunately suffered an I know working with the local

borough, though doing a lot of work We just want information

that is going to help us in this enquiry and to try and find out

why this has happened to Jermaine. It's thought some are too

scared to come forward. Even some of Jermaine's friends

who were with him that night I understand that they may

have fear in terms of But it's important that they do,

because I don't want my brother to die in vain and what happened

to him to be in vain. A fundraising page has been

setup to help pay for Jermaine's funeral, but what his

family really want is answers. Why their son lost his life

and who was responsible. We explore what it's

like to live in a tower block Today, a young woman who wouldn't

want to live anywhere else. Police are investigating

after a robbery at a high-end Footage of the incident caught

on camera by a witness shows smoke emerging from the shop before

the suspects make off on mopeds Emma North is in Knightsbridge

for us now and can tell us more. This patch of Knightsbridge is full

of tourists. We are just behind Harrods off the loan street. There

are hundreds of people coming to have a look. At the back of

company-mac, but all the wrong reasons. But have a look at that

footage that you're talking about. At about quarter to 11 this morning,

a group of robbers on in mopeds pulled up to company-mac. Two of

them go into the story, one of them have a sledgehammer. The getaway

writers are emerging and there is smoke coming from the shop. It is

extremely quickly done. Very well executed. Let's have a look now. You

can see the after-effects of what has happened. It is the water is

happened. You can see the smoke coming down from the inside of the

glass. There is nothing in the Windows now. Alsop has been closed

down. This is one of the more spectacular examples of an

increasing number of crimes using mopeds. We have had acid attacks,

stolen mobile phones. It is a big problem the Metropolitan Police are

having to deal with. Last year, there were ?5,647 worth in mopeds.

This year, between August 2016 and last month, that number tripled. It

has gone to 17,897 crimes. This is just one incident showing exactly

what is going to be happening and the Metropolitan Police had to deal

with this big, big problem of mopeds crime. It seems to be criminals'

vehicle of choice. Let me leave you with pictures of what happened

inside company-mac this afternoon. They have a lot of tidying up and

investigating today. NHS patients are calling

for a private ambulance service to be stripped

of its contract after cancer and kidney dialysis patients missed

crucial appointments. The company involved - PAS -

has admitted letting down dozens of people in Hertfordshire

and Bedfordshire and has apologised. 83-year-old David Gower has a severe

neurological condition, He's been relying on private

Ambulance Services to get to crucial appointments,

but the former railway manager has been left waiting at his home

in Luton and I've been let down

four to five times. I'm asking myself, "What have

I done to deserve this?" And the last time when I was

so badly let down, at the podiatry or the foot clinic, I'm afraid

I had a stress tremor. It lasted for about

two and a half weeks. Since March, the Private

Ambulance Service has been contracted to carry out 17,000

patient journeys every month across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, but

in just four months, more than 100 people have lodged complaints -

including cancer and kidney The company says it hasn't had

enough ambulances, and some It admits significant

delays picking up and dropping off patients, and

problems for people trying to get The Luton Clinical

Commissioning Group has told the Private Ambulance

Service that it's now got just one month to dramatically

improve its performance or it'll

face a heavy fine. The company says it is very sorry

for letting down some of the sick patients, but it says improvements

are already being made. Including increasing

the number of ambulances and staff available,

and improving response times at the company's call

centre in Basildon. David Gower says, so far,

he hasn't seen any improvements, and long queues to get

screwed the Private Ambulance I think their contact should

be terminated at the The inquest

into the death of Rashan Charles, who died following a chase

by Police, has opened today. It comes as detectives release

images of three people they want to speak to in connection

with the disorder in A demonstration over his death

descended into violent clashes. Anyone with information

is asked to contact An actor from the TV show

Silent Witness has been attacked by a man with scissors

near Euston station. Liz Carr, who is disabled,

was taken to hospital Police say a man has been detained

under the mental health act. Ms Carr, who's now out of hospital,

is recovering from a slash wound. Two people have pleaded

not guilty to manslaughter after a seven-year-old girl died

when the bouncy castle Summer Grat, from Norwich,

suffered serious injuries at a funfair in Harlow

in Essex last year. Fairground workers Shelby

and William Thurston from Cambridgeshire,

appeared at Chelmsford Well, it could be you if you fancy

taking on a home frozen in time. And we are heading out on the Thames

with Brian here to join the crew of the TS Royalist,

the first British team to win

the Tall Ships race for 31 years. Now, Big Ben is a defining

part of the London skyline, and the reassuring bongs

of the famous clock tower, well, most of us take them

for granted, day in and day out. But the bells are to fall silent

as part of a major renovation. And now the Prime Minister has

said four years without After 160 years, Big Ben needs a big

renovation. You can see the scaffolding has already started go

up and form Monday, those times will fall silent. The clock mechanism,

the hammers that strike the bells, they need to be repaired, taken

away, cleaned and dismantled. Also the tower needs work, so the tower

dot-mac work and cannot be subjected to that timing either. There has

been much criticism in certain sectors of the press from this

announcement. This ?29 million renovation was signed off by MPs to

years ago, but now some have complained they did know how long

this work would take and the Prime Minister has asked for a review.

Of course we want to ensure people's safety at work.

It can't be right for Big Ben to be silent for

four years, and I hope that the speaker, as Chairman

of the House of Commons Commission, will look into this urgently,

so that we can ensure that they can continue to hear Big Ben

The chimes will still be heard at those big events like New Year's Eve

and Remembrance Sunday. Some MPs have asked why it can be put back

together more regularly? On evenings after the work has been done. In

quite a strong statement from a Commons spokesperson, they said that

it's just not practical or a cost-effective to do that. It would

take about half a day to put a bag together. Jeremy Corbyn has said he

will miss the sound of Big Ben, but it really isn't a national disaster.

The work will be going ahead on Monday. The question is, how often

will we now hear that timing from now on? -- timing.

Bereaved family members of those who died

in Grenfell Tower have told BBC London that there's not

54-year-old Mary Mendy and her daughter Khadija Saye, who was 24,

were two of at least 80 people who lost their lives in the blaze.

Thank you for coming in. You've lost two members of your family, of your

close family, but you're not considered next of kin. How has that

had an effect on you? The effect it's had on, not just myself, but

also my family and families, because I am one of 11 children, born and

raised in Hackney London. My mother was one of seven children. My dad

was one of a massively extended family. The effect is not just, you

know impregnating myself conscience. But it selected a point were it

resonates and people are not able to communicate further information. The

biggest frustration of all was not knowing how and why. Normally we

know everything. The board of the family in London and England, we

know everything. In the age of social media, it should be so easy.

The effect has been profound. What do you think other family members

like herself in this situation need? What kind of support would you like?

I would like to see the equivalent of a drop-in centre, because there

are people, and we are going to have to accept this, that were living in

the towers and chose not to come forward. They have just gone. I may

sound as Cockney as jellied eels, but I am an African. I know what

it's like to live as one of 11 children any household. We would

always have people coming to stay with us. Trying... What is necessary

and needed here is consolation groups. People who can put your arms

around you and say, "Come on, you can breathe. This has really

happened, you need perhaps to come and have a look at this building,

because it will be there as a monument for a number of years,

sadly." You take a place for weight relative to be able to go to. Is

that on the cards, being planned? My sister has set up, together with a

number of the Justice for Grenfell grips for family and friends. I'm

not fully understanding what is opposed to happen with family and

friends. There is the reason why my sister has put this together to

allow people to think freely and come in and speak and voice their

fears, because that is the only way we are going to get anything done.

The Government at the present moment, the local Government, I

wouldn't did the blame on them, because they can only deal with what

they know. They should be honest and say that they don't know. The only

way we can find out what is the perfect solution is an element of

tile and error. The people to know the power is somewhere they can go

to seek solace. Once again, it seems the local community will be

providing that for itself. I'm afraid we have to leave it there, we

have run out of time, but thank you very much for coming in and talking

to you very much. Prompted of course by the horrific events at Grenfell

Tower in June. Time now for part two

of our series exploring what it's like to live hundreds of feet

above street level, Prompted of course by the horrific

events at Grenfell tower in June, BBC London has spent a week meeting

the residents of one of the capital's first residential

council blocks - Trellick tower, Yesterday we heard from a resident

who's lived there for 40 years. Today we meet a young woman

who wouldn't live anywhere else. I come home from work

and this is my... I've lived in Trellick Tower for 21

years, which is my whole life. I've lived with my mum,

my older brother. Both my kids have lived their whole

lives in tower blocks. And really don't know

anything different. There is less interruptions

and you can be more free in the things

that you want to do. When we first moved in,

there had been quite a bad drug Cabs wouldn't even go past

the bridge down there. In the summer, I can sleep

with the curtains open and not worry about

people looking in. You can walk around the house naked

and not worry about people I've sort of made moves

to try and move away from the area into maybe

a three-bed tower block, but Molly and Finn got really upset,

because this is their home. All my friends, close

friends, live round here. I'm going to try and start

saving up money to put Hopefully my brother will join

in and we can own this Tomorrow we'll continue this series

by speaking to a resident who's being trained to turn scraps of wood

and metal into bespoke furniture for When a team

of teenage sea cadets left London on for a Tall Ships race around

the seas of Northern Europe, they didn't expect to become

the first British crew to win The group of 15 to 17-year-olds

were given a triumphant homecoming today as they sailed up the Thames

in celebration of their victory. The celebratory return of TS

Royalist. Surprise winners of this year's event-mac in the Baltics,

beating 77 other crews from around the world. Today, the Sea Cadet

aboard headed up the Thames, when Tower Bridge was chewed open in

recognition of their achievements. Around 100 Sea Cadets took turns in

the race. You've got a good crew, so we all get along. It's not too bad,

you don't notice how long been away. It still feels like the Monday we

joined. PC cadets gives opportunities to young people. It

supported by the Royal Navy and charitable donations. For many of

these cadets, it was first race and are not expecting to win. The

youngsters, it has been an absolutely fantastic trip. They've

all had the time of their lives. They've made fantastic memories.

They've made history for the ship. To mark that history making moment,

just before 3pm this afternoon, the Port of London authority agreed to

open the London Tower Bridge for a tall ship royalist. Absolutely

amazing. The support has been amazing. We haven't won in 32 years

something. 31, but we will let you have that. Is really great people to

bring this home. TS Royalist, tall ships race champion 2017.

Chris Slegg is aboard TS Royalist now.

You need a head for heights to seal a tall ship. It is in those fields

were a race as one or lost. Let the Betelgeuse, everybody.

Congratulations to the crew of TS Royalist. Amy, tell us a bit about

life on board. We work on a watch list of two carries on and six

hours. In that time, we could be doing anything from climbing up the

mast, setting the sales, turning the sales. It can be really exciting,

but tough work. Why has been the biggest challenge? Outwith the

overcoming seasickness, because that is something that causes a lot of

trouble here. Helming, which is another word for steering the ship,

that's quite a big responsibility and I found it exciting and it gives

me a lot of confidence. You're only 15 and I imagine that is a big

responsibility. What did it feel like today to seal up the Thames, C

Tower Bridge open and have people on the banks cheering you on? Amazing.

To see the bridge opened was amazing, but to go under it. No

words can explain it, I don't get it has sunk in yet. There are 14,000

Sea Cadets worldwide, what has been the response from the community's

it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I didn't think I would

be able to experience. Everyone has supported us and it's been

brilliant. Thanks to all of you and everyone who took part in event-mac.

Britain's first champions shins 1986.

Now a house for sale in north London has got

It's gone on the market virtually un-touched

But although the house itself may have been frozen in time,

the price has certainly continued to rise, as Charlotte

Standing proud in front of the family home,

it was bought in 1958, and Elizabeth has lived there ever

In 83 years, the Art Deco property in Enfield has been

If you come into the hall, the first thing you see are

the banisters, which are an original feature and the design of the slats

echoes the design of the original 1934 windows.

And if you come into the front room, into the lounge,

there is more of this window design at the front, which is extremely

popular of the era, with a curve over that side.

Following the First World War, there was a huge housing

boom, led by cheap land and better transport links to central London.

In 1934, more than 80,000 homes were built, including this one.

Within a ten, 20 year period, all the sudden,

ordinary middle-class people, working class people, could afford

This was unheard of before and so all of a sudden you

can walk into your own home, it's got a kitchen with the cooker,

running hot and cold water, got an internal bathroom

The house is full of original features and appears almost

My mother, when she was alive, it was her domain and she

didn't like change and she didn't like builders in the house.

I don't know what was, but she just didn't

The house was originally bought for ?1,800, but now has

Anyone interested in buying it might want to do a touch

of modernisation, but it comes at a cost.

If you refurbish it in keeping with its Art Deco 1930s flavour, I

think actually that would be more expensive do to that rather than

just putting in a B and Q kitchen or a cheaper bathroom.

But, you know, we think well worth it in terms of

Elizabeth doesn't want to move, but she has to downsize.

She may be leaving all of this behind, but I

she'll be taking her memories with her.

We've had quite a nice day today. It's been a pretty good week, hasn't

it? A bit of warmth as a reminder that we are still in summer. 24

degrees today. That was at Heathrow Airport. The warmest place in the

whole country. As a can see from the area picture, some cloud around, but

the real figure cloud, which is going to bring change even here is

bringing some rain. As we head into this evening, fine and dry out

there. The breeze picking up probably, but late sunshine here

before the cloud increases. A few spot of rain probably around with

that Crystal, but in the early hours but the rain gets it back together.

Rain eventually. As a result of the clouds, rain and breeze picking up.

Tomorrow, basically sunshine and showers. Starting with cloud and

outbreaks of rain. It doesn't take too long to clear way. Rain moving

through and the cloud eventually breaks up towards the later part of

the morning. Sunshine and showers. More especially to the north of

London. Temperatures is not far off those of today. In the sunshine it

will feel quite warm. The cooler side to the following day. Breezes

picking up and that could introduce one to showers. Showers more hit and

mist on Friday for the most of the day. Because it is a slightly cooler

night, if with a could be bigger picture as we had was the weekend,

one area of low pressure bringing the showers to pull away. Quite a

few I saw Paris to start the weekend. A weather system coming in

from the Atlantic which has a bit of a hurricane in it. It will be a

Harry Kane by the ten against us, but it will Pring cloud and rain. A

lot of dry weather on Friday and Saturday. The cloud increasing on

Sunday. Towards the end of the day, tropical air and a bit of rain.

Tropical air? Darien, thank you. Don't flatter islet at me.

We will be back later during the 10:00pm news, but for now

from everyone on the team, have a lovely evening.

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