06/09/2017 London News

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Locked up for at least 14 years - the teenager who fatally stabbed

15-year-old Quamari Barnes outside the school gates.

At no stage for me have I had anger. I've got more disbelief that someone

so young could do something so bad. On the same day, a 40-year-old boy

is shot in London. Brexit?

What Brexit? As Europe's fastest-growing

fashion chain launches in London, we ask if they're

worried about immigration. Following your food

from field to fork. The new app helping us find out

exactly where our meals comes from. And cabbies hail their leading lady

as Maureen Lipman directs a new play They should be nurtured, they really

should, just as much as Buckingham Palace or any of the other things.

A very good evening and welcome to the programme.

That's how the mother of 15-year-old Quamari Serunkuma Barnes has

Today the teenager who chased and stabbed him with a large kitchen

knife outside his school has been locked up for at least 14

Quamari's mother said he loved school and his life

His parents say the community needs to take more responsibility

Alex Bushill has been speaking to them.

Quamari Barnes was just 15 and on his way home when he was stabbed to

death outside his school. He was clearly adored by his many friends,

some of whom he had just shared a class with. His killer, another

schoolboy of the same age. At no stage for me have I had anger. I've

got more disbelief that someone so young could do something so bad. Her

son was a pupil at the capital city Academy, and it was outside these

gates his many friends came to remember him, and through these

school gates that he was to walk to his death. Back in January as he

left school, he walked up oil gardens, waiting here on the corner

was his assailant. Come -- Quamari was his assailant. Come --

recognised him and ran back towards the school, but he was stabbed.

Later in hospital, he was able to whisper the name of his killer to a

nurse. And to this day, I cannot reveal his name because of reporting

restrictions. The judge at the Old Bailey today sentenced the defendant

to a minimum of 14 years detention at Her Majesty is pleasure. He said

the restrictions on revealing his identity would not be lifted because

there is the chance he could still yet be rehabilitated. What no one in

court expected was for the defendant to suddenly confess, but he did,

just minutes before sentencing in a written submission. The judge

removed two years of his jail term as a result. Outside court, Quamari

's family were not impressed. He was grabbing at straws, trying to save

his own skin. It was last ditch, trying to save his own bacon. As the

motive, nobody knows why Quamari Barnes was stabbed. His attacker has

only said he was acting out of anger. He had been looking for

another boy who he had quarrelled with the night before, which is why

Quamari 's mother has this message for other parents. You should be

aware of what your child is doing. I know a lot of people work, but maybe

we all need to take an active role in how kids are being looked after

and not just left to get on with whatever they want to get on with.

That's why far her this was an act of violence that was as casual as it

was fatal, and it cost her her son. That was one family's ordeal

and wait for justice. However, it's not just

knife crime affecting teenagers in our city,

but gun crime, too, as another Our home affairs correspondent

Nick Beake is here. Yes, Corey Junior Davis, known as

CJ, was shot on Monday in Forest Gate in east London. This was three

o'clock in the afternoon just around the corner from the train station,

and he died in hospital last night around ten o'clock. Today his

grandfather has described him as a lovely little lad and said he has no

idea why anyone would have wanted to kill him. A 17-year-old boy was also

shot. He received what has been described as life changing injuries.

He is still in hospital in a stable condition. Scotland Yard described

this as an extreme act of violence. They want information but they are

also concerned about possible retaliation, and there have been

extra patrols in this particular part of new. They are appealing for

witnesses, any information about a light-coloured 4x4 vehicle seen

speeding off after the shooting. So far no one has been arrested. What

is interesting about this over the last year or so, knife crime has

taken the headlines, this 24% rise in knife crime, but over the same

period there has been a 42% rise in gun crime. The context here, there

are ten times more stabbing injuries compared with gunshot injuries, but

it is clear that both weapons can be lethal. We have seen that

illustrated today both in the case of Quamari Barnes stabbed to death,

his killer now starting his sentence, and also in the shooting

of CJ Davis tonight, and his family are mourning his loss. Nick, thank

you very much indeed. Lots more ahead in the programme tonight,

including: You can understand why people would be frustrated...

We challenge the Mayor of London on his latest plans

A major European fashion brand made its UK debut,

today opening a store on Oxford Street.

The Polish brand has 450 shops in 18 countries.

Plans for its London launch were made before

On the day a leaked Home Office document suggests future

restrictions on EU workers, we look at what impact this could

Here's our political editor, Tim Donovan reports.

Brands don't respect borders, and here's the latest proof -

Kate Moss the face of a Polish clothing chain with 1,700

Opening in Oxford Street today, its first attempt to conquer London.

Brexit came too late for second thoughts here.

The company's been planning this for three years.

Of course it's a little bit worrying, because in our case,

we have 10-15% of people working for us coming from Eastern Europe.

It's a little bit worrying that the UK will leave

the European Union, because we believe that

in a global environment, it's better to be in a bigger family

In retail in London, a fifth of workers are from the EU,

but more controls on who comes in wasn't worrying

If the shop owner wants to start their own business,

We'll have sensible controls of immigration coming in,

the people we want, people like these guys here.

They are young, they're are bright, they are bringing

But we don't want all the other people who come here just

Others are not so sure about the suggestion that unskilled

EU workers could only come here for two years.

We need to think about when people have been here for two years, well,

have they settled down, and what do we need to do to enable

We need to think about our own people wanting to go

It's not just retail watching all this anxiously.

Lots of sectors are potentially affected - construction,

For them, it's better to employ people locally.

But they have found that it is difficult to get people

to do some of the jobs we have available.

So what I think and what the data suggests is that it

If we have people here contributing and working and paying taxes,

But many people aren't convinced by that and want assurances that

free movement is curtailed as soon as possible.

And as we heard, one of the sectors with the highest number of EU

workers is hospitality, and our political editor Tim Donovan joins

us from a restaurant in West London. Tim? This is the tension, people

have voted for more controls, tighter controls on immigration, but

at the same time we're hearing all of these concerns and anxieties

about the economy. Take this restaurant in Ealing, 30 staff,

thriving, half of them British, yes, but the other half are from the EU,

and they are feeling uncertainty when they hear talk of things like

people going back after two years, unskilled EU workers. Alex is the

owner. So they will be off after two years? Apparently so. And yet again

disappointed that our workers are described as unskilled. They are of

great value tab the economy. Hospitality has created a huge

number of jobs in recent years and contributes massively to the

country, and I think it would be extremely dangerous to lose all

these valuable employees. Yet people have unknowingly voted and said they

want more controls and fewer people. Apparently so, but despite the

campaigning and cars looking for British staff to work in the

restaurants, I am particularly worried that there is nothing in

place to replace these job roles with these most valuable people

leaving our shores. Thank you. Another busy midweek evening ahead.

Now everything is OK, but the concerns here, what is it going to

look like in two years? Our political editor, Tim Donovan, thank

you. Police are appealing for witnesses

to come forward after a woman was found distressed and partially

clothed on a street The woman, in her 20s,

was pulled into a silver car by two men a few days earlier

in Haven Green near Officers are keen to speak

to a female passer-by who helped and who is described as having

an Irish accent and purple hair. Ryanair is changing its luggage

policy, meaning passengers will no Non-priority travellers

flying from Stansted, Luton and Gatwick will be restricted

to just a handbag or Ryanair says flights are being

delayed because of the lack of space Customers will be able

to leave small suitcases The Mayor is to spend

?250 million buying up land City Hall says it's a key part

of its strategy to tackle His opponents say it lacks detail

and doesn't set targets. Our political correspondent

Karl Mercer spoke to Sadiq Khan as he visited a council estate

in East London. It's your other people

out of the way for you. Much in politics is about setting

the stage your the stars of The mayor was in Tower Hamlets

to launch his housing strategy, his plan for building

the home 's London needs over This is the sordid development he

wants to see more of. This family moved in a few weeks ago. All of the

homes on this site are at affordable or council rents. It means we can

stay within the borough and not move of London. We are lucky enough to

stay in Tower Hamlets and have such a lovely home and a very safe place,

as well, so definitely. This nearby estate is also said to be rebuilt,

half of its 1500 homes will be affordable. The mayor announced a

new fund today that will be used to buy land. We have to build more

homes, but they have to be the right sort of homes, as well. But like

many politicians, the mayor is fond of a catchphrase, and when it comes

to housing and the speed at which he could deliver new homes, it is this.

It is a marathon, not a sprint. I have said it is going to be a

marathon and a sprint. But when it comes to renting homes cheaply, he

is not out of the blocks. In the last year, your administration have

built no homes for social red. That is because we use the money given by

the previous administration, which was zero, so there will be very few

homes built in the next year, either. But you can understand why

people would be frustrated when for those at the bottom they can see

nothing delivered in the first couple of years. That is why I

always say it is a marathon not a sprint. It will take some time for

Londoners to see some of the benefits of our new policies. How

many are you going to build by the end of your term? I haven't set a

target in my manifesto or elsewhere about the number of homes I will

build for the simple reason there are too many ifs and buts. Londoners

wanted to start taking action on the severe housing crisis, and it is

only since the election he started to parrot this idea that it is a

marathon not a sprint. No, it's a sprint, because Londoners are

homeless now, and they need homes developed now. The mayor's Housing

strategy is now quite full consultation. That means all

Londoners can have their say. Still to come:

Maureen Lipman, a black cab, and The Knowledge.

We chat to her about her latest play.

And we've had one of the better weather days of the week, but I've

got news of wetter weather in the forecast. Join me for all the

details later on. Parents in Croydon

are the latest to be threatened with a ?130 fine

for dropping their children The council hopes the six-month

trial outside three local primaries 8.30am this morning,

and the school run's well under way Parents and children arriving

on foot, the road outside the school But things haven't

always been like this. Veronica lives in the flats

next to the school. She told me how a sea of cars used

to block residents in, There was one time when one

of our residents needed to go She missed it because somebody had

blocked her in and when you come out in the morning, it's chock-a-block,

so there are cars coming She's one of those who has pushed

for something to be done. This week, a pilot scheme has

been launched at three primary schools in Croydon,

including St Chads, which bans parents from dropping off their kids

by car at certain roads If they're caught, they could

face a fine of ?130. We lobbied the local council

and police, and this is their scheme I don't think it's

unique to Croydon. I don't think it's just to do

with parking and fining parents, it's to do with wider issues around

pollution and child health. We know that one of the schools,

for example, 65% of pupils travel to school each day by car,

but 50% of the pupils live So we hope this will encourage some

parents to leave the car at home. Back at St Chads, not all parents

are obeying the rules. I've got a baby

in the car screaming. I need to rush and get

home to feed him. I think it's a bad idea for them

not to allow someone If you're rushing to bring your

children and you have to park all the way out there and rush up

with them, and then you end up getting late for school

and then ?130 to pay. But the majority of those I spoke

to were in support of the changes, including Blandsford

and his granddaughter. It's a good idea

to park and walk in. I think it's fun and

it's good exercise. Those who are physically unable

to walk can apply for permits. The council says if the six-month

pilot is successful, it could be rolled out in other

schools in the borough. Next, have you ever wondered

where the food on your plate Well, a new app on your phone

could make it much easier to follow its journey from the field

to fork, as our environment correspondent Tom Edwards

has finding out. How does this bacon get

to this shop in west London If you're in the store,

you can access that information simply by touching your phone

on these NFC-enabled new smart tags. This technology aims to help

list how the product got At the moment, it's hard to tell

all the amazing stuff that goes into creating this bacon,

but through having a digital element to that label,

you can find out all of the great standards that are upheld and stand

behind that mark. The organic market

continues to grow. around 1.5% of the total UK

food and drink market. The criticism might be

that it's a gimmick. We know that consumers

want more information about where their food comes from,

and this is an easy-to-use, interactive way that they can access

more information about the source At this farm in Devon,

they welcome anything that I think the shopper is going to want

to know more and more about where their produce

is coming from. The label is only a certain size

on a packet and you can't get all the messages across,

so for us, it's a dream come true, allowing the shopper

to hear about the story. Nikki wants to know more

about where her food comes from. I want to know that the animals,

you know, come from I want to know how long

it's travelled for... This is a small trial,

but it's hoped it'll help increase transparency

on where our food comes from. Now, this next tale will hopefully

end happily ever after. Because children in East London have

been enjoying a storytelling The books are being read

by drag queens and kings. I think he needs some I think he

needs some that is a funny whale craft session, it's a colouring in

and craft session, only with a seven assistant

Midnight struck, and Prince cinders changed back into himself.

It's aimed at younger children and their families,

and it just happens to have a drag king, drag queen or a gender fluid

performer reading out stories to the children.

bearded for performer for bullied at school, it's an important who was

bullied at school, it's an important message.

Kids get so subtly conditioned to not tolerate things that

are different or things they have been told to get.

So if we can give them little nudges and help them see that having

a different magical rainbow or having a magical rainbow beard

You're going to come across people who are gender fluid everywhere,

It is nice to make them see different things. In fact, it seems

the harshest critics are actually the youngest in the audience. I have

a full face of make up and I am blinding them with sparkles, so it's

understandable if they cry. Still, today everyone lived happily ever

after, however different they might it is nice to make them see

different things. In fact, it seems the harshest critics are actually

the youngest in the audience. I have a full face of make up and I am

blinding them with sparkles, so it's understandable if they cry. Still,

today everyone lived happily ever after, however different they might

appear. Maureen Lipman is one

of our best-loved actresses, recognisable as the face of BT

for many years. So maybe it's only right that her

latest project is about another Sarah Harris hitched a ride

to chat about the play, Has the business changed? Chewing

the fat with a cabbie is one of London's pleasures for actress

Maureen Lipman. Just as well the latest play she's directing is all

about them. It's a group she is determined to stand up for. They

really have to pay to do this has the business changed? Chewing the

fat with a cabbie is one of London's pleasures for actress Maureen

Lipman. Just as well the latest play she's directing is all about them.

It's a group she is determined to stand up for. They really have to

pay to do, emotionally and physically. And they should, just as

much as Buckingham Palace. I ask the questions, Mr Weller I ask the

questions, Mr Weller. Former EastEnders actor stars in the play,

which follows the lives of cabbies in the 1970s trying stars in the

play, which follows the lives of cabbies in the 1970s Maureen

Lipman's late husband, who has pass the famously difficult Knowledge

test. It was written by Maureen Lipman's late husband, who has

described his hymn to the London he came to love. Jack just often with

Jack and it's so changed the idea that people had about black cabs.

Often with Jackthere was group of men and the odd woman working of a

group of men and the old in the perceived and real the successes and

the perceived and real failure and all of that somebody said the other

night, somebody said the other night, having seen something tells

me Jack would be proud of his wife's directing role. I don't bite my

nails, but I can feel him sitting there, looking tortured, and I know

the cast think I am tortured as well, they said it's like an

odyssey. Something tells me Jack would be proud of his wife's

directing role. I don't bite my nails, but I can feel him sitting

there, looking tortured, and I know the cast think I am tortured because

I am! I just want to get all the inflections right for Jack. The

Knowledge was broadcast on TV in 1979, but this is the premiere of

the stage adaptation and will run at the Charing Cross theatre for ten

The Knowledge was broadcast on TV in 1979, but this is the premier of the

stage adaptation and will run at the Charing Cross theatre for ten weeks.

Let's get a check on the weather now, and Nick Miller has joined us.

In a week of mediocre weather, we fared OK today if you kept

expectations low. In a week of mediocre weather, we fared OK today

if you kept expectations low. There was sunshine and quite a lot of

cloud, but the majority state drive. The same can't be said for as we

look further ahead. Tonight, a bit of patchy cloud. Barely a breath of

wind all over. It has a quiet night written all over tomorrow, we will

have some in the morning, very similar to recent mornings.

Tomorrow, we will have as we start, but a change as the day goes on.

Will build and we will lose that the sunshine. It is not going to last.

The cloud will build and we will lose that sunshine we begin with the

possibility of catching a we begin with the possibility of catching a

by no means will everybody catch one tomorrow evening, there is a greater

chance of seeing a tomorrow evening, there is a greater chance of seeing

a by Friday, things get complicated due to this weather, although there

could still be brighter spells around. By Friday, things get

complicated due to this weather front there is a strong possibility

that it will be wet there is a strong possibility that it will be

wet on Friday on Friday, it could rain all day. The best case scenario

is on Friday, it could rain all day. The best case scenario is that it

will rain for a time. Still something to play four on still

something to play for day, but expect a on at this stage. Day

because there will be showers. And on don't expect a dry day because

there will be showers. And, a chance of rain

you can see more on the day's stories on our you can see more on

the day's stories on our the team, thanks for watching and enjoy your

evening. We will be back with