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0:00:03 > 0:00:05On BBC London...
0:00:05 > 0:00:08We're in Croydon on the first anniversary of the tram crash -
0:00:08 > 0:00:14as a special service is held to remember the victims.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Everyone was working so hard together, to do the best that we
0:00:17 > 0:00:22could for the people on the tram.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25We hear from those who were first on the scene and hear from those
0:00:25 > 0:00:29who lives have been changed forever.
0:00:29 > 0:00:37I still suffer from a bit of depression. Memory loss. Mood swings
0:00:37 > 0:00:40than that. My wife has said that I've changed a lot.
0:00:40 > 0:00:50Also on the programme tonight...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Following the Grenfell fire... Calls from labour for the government to
0:00:53 > 0:00:56fund the retro-fitting of sprinklers in all high rise social housing.
0:00:56 > 0:00:56And...
0:00:56 > 0:01:03The karate club facing financial ruin following the collapse
0:01:03 > 0:01:04of Monarch, now celebrating after a billionaire
0:01:05 > 0:01:09came to their rescue.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Good evening.
0:01:16 > 0:01:24Welcome to the programme from a busy Croydon fill Earth commuters, buses
0:01:24 > 0:01:32and trams. One year ago it was a different picture to today, this was
0:01:32 > 0:01:37a community in shock after a tram derailed not far from here, killing
0:01:37 > 0:01:41seven people and injuring 51 others. Lives cut short by what should have
0:01:41 > 0:01:46been an ordinary morning commute which changed into anything but.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Today they were remembered as their families stood along survivors and
0:01:50 > 0:01:54emergency workers who were first on the scene for a special service
0:01:54 > 0:01:59close to the site of the crash.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01We have two reports tonight - the first from Marc Ashdown
0:02:01 > 0:02:02on a day to reflect.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04One by one they laid flowers.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05To pay tribute.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06To reflect.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07To support each other.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09And to remember their loved ones.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Seven Londoners who exactly one year ago boarded a tram and lost
0:02:11 > 0:02:12their lives.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16There has not been a minute of any hour of any day in
0:02:16 > 0:02:23this last year he has not been in our thoughts.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25One family's suffering shared by an entire community, every
0:02:25 > 0:02:26face here has a story.
0:02:26 > 0:02:33Bereaved families, survivors and those who
0:02:33 > 0:02:37simply live in this quiet corner of London devastated by tragedy.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39A year may have passed but emotions are still raw.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Sometimes I cry and nobody knows how to feel.
0:02:42 > 0:02:442 or 3 days before today I have had a of flashbacks.
0:02:47 > 0:02:512 or 3 days before today I have had a lot of flashbacks.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56I had one this morning like I was on the tram again.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Since that day I have not been on a tram.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02On a cold and drizzly morning I saw some amazing people do some truly
0:03:02 > 0:03:03courageous things.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05A difficult day for the emergency services who one
0:03:05 > 0:03:07year ago battled in horrendous conditions trying to save lives.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Everyone was working so hard together.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13To do the best that we could
0:03:13 > 0:03:16for the people on the tram.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And number of our staff are members of this community, they have worked
0:03:20 > 0:03:24for the Ambulance Service for a number of years and I think they
0:03:24 > 0:03:28have felt the impact of that as much as the people directly involved.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32The plinth here and another to be installed near the crash site is to
0:03:32 > 0:03:39be a permanent memorial inscribed with the names of those who perished
0:03:39 > 0:03:46so they can be forever remembered.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Sergeant Chris Morbey from the British Transport Police who we saw
0:03:50 > 0:03:56in Mark's report has kindly joined us. Thank you for being here. 12
0:03:56 > 0:04:01months have passed but you were clearly overcome with emotion at the
0:04:01 > 0:04:05service?Yes, it's amazing how these emotions run deep. You try and put
0:04:05 > 0:04:10on the best face you can. But obviously, it affects you much more
0:04:10 > 0:04:18than I thought it had.None of us underestimate the incredible work of
0:04:18 > 0:04:22the emergency services. But you were on the scene within minutes of the
0:04:22 > 0:04:28crash. Personally, how do you cope with what you saw that day?It's
0:04:28 > 0:04:31really hard, you try and distract yourself from thinking about it too
0:04:31 > 0:04:35much. You've got to deal with the crime scene that is there but there
0:04:35 > 0:04:40is the desire to help as much as you can. You've got your own area of
0:04:40 > 0:04:44work. You cannot get in the way of the ambulance that are there, the
0:04:44 > 0:04:49fire brigade in charge of safety. You want to get in and helped the
0:04:49 > 0:04:54best you can buy really you've got to prioritise your job -- but really
0:04:54 > 0:04:59you've got to prioritise your job. It is humbling when you say that you
0:04:59 > 0:05:04are not heroes, you were just doing your job?It is correct, I said at
0:05:04 > 0:05:07the Memorial, the heroes are the families who have got to carry on
0:05:07 > 0:05:13but also the people of Croydon who came to help us. The nursery around
0:05:13 > 0:05:18the corner of giving us tea and coffee. It doesn't sound a lot, but
0:05:18 > 0:05:29a cup of tea and a hug is fantastic. It really helps at a time like that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33This has changed families and lives forever. At the Memorial, did you
0:05:33 > 0:05:36get the sense that people were taking comfort from people coming
0:05:36 > 0:05:43together?I hope that they did. For myself, looking out among all of the
0:05:43 > 0:05:49victims and their families, some of them I had not seen since last year.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I think that's why I got so emotional, seeing their faces but
0:05:52 > 0:05:58also that they are alive and well, and continuing with their lives.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03They are my heroes. They are so brave, to be able to spend their
0:06:03 > 0:06:08time and come and join others to support.Chris Morbey, thank you so
0:06:08 > 0:06:11much for everything that you and your colleagues did and thank you
0:06:11 > 0:06:17for joining us this evening. We really appreciate it. Thank you. As
0:06:17 > 0:06:21you can imagine, many people clearly affected by what happened and for
0:06:21 > 0:06:25some, the tragedy has left them with life changing injuries. Our
0:06:25 > 0:06:28transport correspondent Tom Edwards has heard from one survivor about
0:06:28 > 0:06:32the lasting impact of the crash and what is now being done to make tram
0:06:32 > 0:06:35travel safer...
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I remember thinking to myself, he's going...
0:06:37 > 0:06:39He's going a bit quick, that sort of thing?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I thought nothing more of it and carried on
0:06:41 > 0:06:42reading my magazine.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45The next thing I know I was waking up in the
0:06:45 > 0:06:46hospital.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47That's it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48I was knocked unconscious.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49You still can't remember that now?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51No, I don't remember the actual incident.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Matthew still doesn't remember what happened
0:06:52 > 0:06:54in the tram crash one year ago.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57He suffered a severe head injury and it's been a tough 12
0:06:57 > 0:06:58months.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59What is done is done.
0:06:59 > 0:07:09There's no point being bitter about it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13What about your health, how is your health one year on?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14You suffered a really bad head injury.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15How are you now?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I still suffer from a bit of depression.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Memory loss, I have trouble remembering things.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25And mood swings than that.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28He's not worked as an HGV driver since, he
0:07:28 > 0:07:30has received interim compensation payments but it has turned his life
0:07:30 > 0:07:32upside down.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Your life is just completely, completely different
0:07:33 > 0:07:37now?
0:07:37 > 0:07:43It is, yeah, but I'm working on trying and getting my life back.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Are you still positive?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Yeah, yeah, I'm going to try and stay positive.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Matthew was on board this tram when it overturned.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53A preliminary report found that it was travelling at 46
0:07:53 > 0:07:56mph on the corner where the speed limit is 13 mph.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Unusually, investigators have already made
0:07:57 > 0:08:02recommendations.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05The report into this incident is nearing completion,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10as yet we still don't know why the driver was speeding on this very
0:08:10 > 0:08:13tight corner here at Sandilands.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16The early indications from the investigators though
0:08:16 > 0:08:18are that they will recommend some kind of
0:08:18 > 0:08:24automatic mechanism to prevent speeding.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And also a system that will detect whether the driver isn't
0:08:27 > 0:08:29paying attention.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Since the crash, it has emerged a number of drivers
0:08:32 > 0:08:35had fallen asleep at the controls.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38TfL has now installed this equipment on all of their trams, and it
0:08:38 > 0:08:41uses infrared to detect if the driver is falling asleep.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Warning signs and further speed restrictions
0:08:43 > 0:08:49are now in place on tight corners.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Solicitors say they want any more recommendations to be incremented
0:08:51 > 0:08:54quickly.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I think the detail will be important for them to understand
0:08:56 > 0:08:59exactly what happened and how it happened.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The next step is to ensure this never happens again.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The legacy from this has to be that this
0:09:04 > 0:09:09doesn't happen again.
0:09:09 > 0:09:18I've always said that it is important that trams
0:09:18 > 0:09:19are treated more like trains than buses.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21It's a key feature.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I hope the lessons have now been learned.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25While changes are now being made on London's trams,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27for Matthew and many others it will take much longer to
0:09:28 > 0:09:29get his life back.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Tom Edwards, BBC London news.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40Someone else trying to get his life back is Martin Bamford, he was also
0:09:40 > 0:09:45injured in the crash. With him is solicitor Helen Clifford, you
0:09:45 > 0:09:49represent several other survivors. Martin, if I could ask, you were in
0:09:49 > 0:09:53the front carriage and you say that yes, you've had physical injuries
0:09:53 > 0:09:58but it is actually the psychological effects which continue, tell us what
0:09:58 > 0:10:05you mean?I have nightmares most nights. I have good days and I have
0:10:05 > 0:10:10bad days, sometimes I have really bad days. The help at the moment is
0:10:10 > 0:10:16limited, really. And getting support and that, it is hard, you know? The
0:10:16 > 0:10:20effect it has had on me and my family, it is not where I want to
0:10:20 > 0:10:26be. It's not how I want to be.Do you feel that you get enough
0:10:26 > 0:10:30support?Not really. I am getting support but some of the support that
0:10:30 > 0:10:35I get, it is not... They are not doing what they are meant to be
0:10:35 > 0:10:42doing as such. It isn't helping in any way at all.Helen, TfL have told
0:10:42 > 0:10:47us in regard to Martin's case, they say that they are concerned to hear
0:10:47 > 0:10:52that he feels he is not getting enough support but they have
0:10:52 > 0:10:57provided eight interim payments. His case is not in isolation is it?It
0:10:57 > 0:11:02isn't, all survivors suffer from the same problem, the psychological
0:11:02 > 0:11:06impact from the incident is significant.Are people like Martin,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10we've heard from other survivors on the programme, are they being
0:11:10 > 0:11:16forgotten, lost in the system, or not cared about?I think TfL have
0:11:16 > 0:11:20provided some support, it surprises me an organisation like that would
0:11:20 > 0:11:27not have better support in place. They need to look at also by this
0:11:27 > 0:11:31individually, and assess their needs and provide for them accordingly. To
0:11:31 > 0:11:35get his life back on track, Martyn needs proper psychological support
0:11:35 > 0:11:40to do that.Martin, if there's one thing they could do immediately to
0:11:40 > 0:11:45help, what would that be? I know that it is a long process.There are
0:11:45 > 0:11:50so many things they can help with. Since the tram crash, I've been made
0:11:50 > 0:11:55homeless twice as a result of losing my job and have had to stay in a
0:11:55 > 0:12:01caravan. I fear that every month I will be made homeless. Because I
0:12:01 > 0:12:06miss payments in rent. I need counselling that will help me,
0:12:06 > 0:12:14someone who will help me with the nightmares.TfL say they've met
0:12:14 > 0:12:17requests for interim financial support, if it was made directly to
0:12:17 > 0:12:22them. Is there a sense of a timescale for more help?We've been
0:12:22 > 0:12:26in contact and had meetings with them and they have responded but the
0:12:26 > 0:12:29situation is, I do not think they anticipated the level of support
0:12:29 > 0:12:33that people would need and how severe the symptoms were going to be
0:12:33 > 0:12:38and how long that they would last for.Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:38 > 0:12:45Martin, we wish you all the best. We know from earlier in Tom's report
0:12:45 > 0:12:49that there have already been some recommendations after the tram
0:12:49 > 0:12:54crash. A final report into the investigation hasn't yet happened.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58That is due at the end of the year. From here in Croydon, that's all
0:12:58 > 0:13:02from us. Our hand you back to Louisa in the studio for the rest of
0:13:02 > 0:13:06today's news. STUDIO: Thank you.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Jeremy Corbyn is calling on Theresa May to fund
0:13:08 > 0:13:10the retrofitting of sprinklers in all high rise social
0:13:10 > 0:13:12housing following the Grenfell Tower block blaze.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Speaking today the labour leader said Grenfell
0:13:13 > 0:13:14was an avoidable tragedy...
0:13:14 > 0:13:17And called on the government to commit £1 billion to make
0:13:17 > 0:13:18social housing safer.
0:13:18 > 0:13:26Our political correspondent Karl Mercer reports.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Croydon likes to show off what it is doing in its tower blocks. By the
0:13:30 > 0:13:35end of next spring, £1300 in 25 blogs over ten stories high will
0:13:35 > 0:13:39have had this done to them. Sprinklers are being retrofitted
0:13:39 > 0:13:45into the old blocks.As you can see, it is newly fitted...It's about
0:13:45 > 0:13:50reassuring the residents.If a fire started here and temperatures hit 57
0:13:50 > 0:13:55degrees, the cap would come off the front.But it comes with a £10
0:13:55 > 0:13:59million price tag.Like other councils, Grenfell changed
0:13:59 > 0:14:03absolutely everything. On the first day that we were looking at our
0:14:03 > 0:14:07housing stock, our tenant safety was paramount. We looked at what
0:14:07 > 0:14:11happened at Grenfell and decided the best way forward was retrofitting
0:14:11 > 0:14:15sprinklers in our tallest blocks. The Labour Party today called on the
0:14:15 > 0:14:19government to foot the bill, £1 billion across the country. We
0:14:23 > 0:14:27-- he said this.Retrofitting of sprinkler systems is a basic demand
0:14:27 > 0:14:31but one that will save lives if the government decides to make it
0:14:31 > 0:14:37happen... Grenfell was unavoidable tragedy. It did not have to happen.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42It would not have happened if adequate precautions, including
0:14:42 > 0:14:45sprinklers, were in place.Croydon has written to government twice
0:14:45 > 0:14:50asking for money and twice it has been told it will not get any. The
0:14:50 > 0:14:52government would not be interviewed today but they said that nothing was
0:14:52 > 0:14:56more important than keeping people safe. They said they commissioned a
0:14:56 > 0:15:01review of fire safety. They went on to say that they had been clear that
0:15:01 > 0:15:05where a local authority has concerns on funding, essential fire safety
0:15:05 > 0:15:09measures, they should contact us as soon as possible to discuss their
0:15:09 > 0:15:17position. Croydon says it will foot the bill for sprinklers.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20But other projects may have to be sacrificed.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22The Surrey coroner says he will consider whether the inquests
0:15:22 > 0:15:25of the victims of the Guildford Pub bombings should resume.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Five people were killed in the IRA blast in 1974.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30The sister of one of the four men convicted and then later
0:15:30 > 0:15:32acquitted has called for the inquests to re-start.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36The families of the victims are now being consulted on their views.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39We've been hearing this week about people feeling the squeeze
0:15:39 > 0:15:44with the cost of living in London, and the debt that can often result.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47It means growing numbers of people are being forced to look
0:15:47 > 0:15:49at different ways of working - whether that's part time,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52working for themselves, or having to take on two jobs.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58Victoria Hollins has more.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Higher rent, wage stagnation, for lots of reasons many people are
0:16:01 > 0:16:05feeling the squeeze and it means the way we work is changing. There are
0:16:05 > 0:16:09now more than a million part-time workers in London, nearly a quarter
0:16:09 > 0:16:15of the capital's workforce. Latest official figures show there is a big
0:16:15 > 0:16:21rise in the number of people who are self-employed, 882,000 in London.
0:16:21 > 0:16:28Now 19% of the workforce. More people than ever before, 160,000
0:16:28 > 0:16:33people, are working two jobs. Some fruit choice, others through
0:16:33 > 0:16:39necessity. Allicin derby lives in a studio flat in Stratford, she works
0:16:39 > 0:16:44two jobs, an office job in the city and in a pub in evenings and
0:16:44 > 0:16:48weekends.It is hard to work seven days a week for realistically two
0:16:48 > 0:16:55years.Despite that, she has almost nothing left and relies on her
0:16:55 > 0:17:02parents for hand-outs.Finish work at five o'clock, get to the new job
0:17:02 > 0:17:06the seven o'clock, sleep, eat and go to work again. That's how it will
0:17:06 > 0:17:13be. The time I do get off, I sleep. This man is working his way in the
0:17:13 > 0:17:17TV industry. He also has a part-time job in a bar and couldn't survive
0:17:17 > 0:17:22without it. Like a growing number of people his age, he has racked up
0:17:22 > 0:17:26debt.It's a lot of money to pay back, in a short amount of time as
0:17:26 > 0:17:34well. When I had to sell my car it was a painful experience but the
0:17:34 > 0:17:38extra money was needed.For many, having two jobs is a necessity but
0:17:38 > 0:17:44it can feel like living hand to mouth.I see it as if I put the
0:17:44 > 0:17:48graft in now, it will work out in the future.I would just like to be
0:17:48 > 0:17:54able to try new things, have a night out, have a nice dinner, see my
0:17:54 > 0:17:59family, have weekends free. I don't think that's much, maybe I'm wrong.
0:17:59 > 0:18:12Technological changes have made it easier to work several jobs. Some
0:18:12 > 0:18:14people love the flexibility of short-term or hourly employment but
0:18:14 > 0:18:17there can be a trade-off with job security.I think it's a question of
0:18:17 > 0:18:20getting the balance right. You don't want to stifle the flexibility at
0:18:20 > 0:18:22the heart of this way of working because employers benefit from it so
0:18:22 > 0:18:25you don't want to stifle that but it's important to ensure people
0:18:25 > 0:18:30working this way are properly protected and not exploited. It's a
0:18:30 > 0:18:34question of where the balance is and maybe that's an issue not for
0:18:34 > 0:18:38employers or individuals but for those regulating the labour market
0:18:38 > 0:18:43to think about.Nearly half of London's workforce is either
0:18:43 > 0:18:48self-employed, working two jobs or working but savings down and debt
0:18:48 > 0:18:52up, the up, the many the world of work feels more precarious than
0:18:52 > 0:18:54never.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Still to come on the programme...
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Normally found living in warmer waters...
0:18:57 > 0:19:00The seahorses discovered thriving in the River Thames near Greenwich.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Hundreds of people living in tower blocks in south London have been
0:19:10 > 0:19:13without heating and hot water for nearly a week after their gas
0:19:13 > 0:19:18supply was turned off because of safety concerns.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22More than 300 homes were cut off in Stockwell leaving elderly
0:19:22 > 0:19:25residents and young children coping with the cold conditions and it's
0:19:25 > 0:19:26not the first time it's happened.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Sonja Jessup reports.
0:19:28 > 0:19:35Even with the help of her electric heater, choice is wearing a coat
0:19:35 > 0:19:40inside her home. She's had no gas supply for nearly a week.It's
0:19:40 > 0:19:46making life very difficult here. We have one resident who is nearly 90.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50On this floor alone we have two young babies. We are paying for
0:19:50 > 0:19:55this, we shouldn't be in a state like this.This is one of four tower
0:19:55 > 0:20:00blocks in stock well with no communal heating. The supply turned
0:20:00 > 0:20:14off due to safety concerns after a potential leak was found. Residents
0:20:22 > 0:20:25say it's like living in an icebox.I have one-year-old twins and I'm
0:20:25 > 0:20:27having to double up on blankets and put the blow heater on all night
0:20:27 > 0:20:30which costs a lot of money but I don't want my kids to get sick
0:20:30 > 0:20:33because of it. Boiling water, bringing it upstairs in pots. I have
0:20:33 > 0:20:36to get up early, oil water and bring it upstairs for her to have a bath,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39ridiculous.Residents are advised to use immersion heaters but many say
0:20:39 > 0:20:43they cannot afford it. Residents are frustrated because they say two
0:20:43 > 0:20:48years ago they were left without heating and hot water for 11 days
0:20:48 > 0:20:51after the boilers failed and they stopped working again one year
0:20:51 > 0:20:55later. The housing association has apologised and said its consulting
0:20:55 > 0:21:01with residents about replacing the heating system.This is a very huge,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05complicated process and we have good to get this right but we are working
0:21:05 > 0:21:09tirelessly and have been for the past week to make sure we bring the
0:21:09 > 0:21:13heating back on.Today temporary boilers have been installed.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Residents were told they would be running by Saturday but are worried
0:21:17 > 0:21:28about whether this could happen again.
0:21:34 > 0:21:41Chelsea ladies Eni Aluko says she feels let down by some of her
0:21:41 > 0:21:43England team-mates were not supporting her following her
0:21:43 > 0:21:48complaint against the former coach Mark Sampson.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52He was sacked because of his conduct in a previous job but the FA have
0:21:52 > 0:21:55apologised to her after an inquiry found that he had used racially
0:21:55 > 0:21:56discriminatory language towards her and another player.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59The players have their own mind and should be able to say let me step
0:21:59 > 0:22:02back from this and see how it may benefit if I have a problem, you
0:22:02 > 0:22:06know, if they have a problem, they have a process that can protect
0:22:06 > 0:22:09them.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The sport of karate will make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15but the hopes of some of England's finest youngsters has been
0:22:15 > 0:22:16hanging in the balance.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19The team was left on the verge of financial ruin, but their Olympic
0:22:19 > 0:22:21dreams appear to have been revived after a London-based billionaire
0:22:21 > 0:22:23offered to pay off their debts.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Chris Slegg has more.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28England's under 21 karate team have just returned from the World
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Championships in Tenerife with three medals to their name.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I was so happy because we have all worked so hard
0:22:33 > 0:22:35and it's paid off.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38The mood is more upbeat than a few weeks ago when we
0:22:38 > 0:22:39reported on their financial problems.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42They were preparing for the biggest moment of the young
0:22:42 > 0:22:44sporting lives when Monarch airlines collapsed leaving them among
0:22:44 > 0:22:48thousands of passengers out of pocket.
0:22:48 > 0:22:58Financially it put us close to bankruptcy.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Watching the report at home was Kuwaiti billionaire and
0:23:01 > 0:23:03former owner of Nottingham football club.
0:23:03 > 0:23:13I saw it on TV and I felt the same when I used to play in the old
0:23:17 > 0:23:19days, I used to play football in my country,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I know how they feel
0:23:21 > 0:23:24so I was talking to my friend and I told him, can we do something
0:23:24 > 0:23:25to help them?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28So he offered to pay off the team's debts of £40,000.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Absolutely overwhelmed.
0:23:30 > 0:23:39Everybody is overwhelmed!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It's such a delightful gesture, such a wonderful gesture
0:23:41 > 0:23:43to offer to cover the cost.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44He stepped in, it is overwhelming that
0:23:44 > 0:23:46he has decided to do this for us.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I cannot thank that man enough, it helped all of us because some of us
0:23:50 > 0:23:55were not able to make the trip because of that happening and it
0:23:55 > 0:23:58caused a lot of stress for a lot of athletes.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01He has also said he will consider helping fund the team in
0:24:01 > 0:24:02the run-up to Tokyo 2020.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I will help them, if they need my help and
0:24:04 > 0:24:07my support I will try to help them again.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I love the sport in general and I would like to help and support them.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15The Olympic dream is still alive.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Blue Planet II has captured the imagination of millions,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20making it essential Sunday night viewing.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And while you may think that the tidal Thames can't come
0:24:23 > 0:24:25close to some of the wonders of the deep, think again.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It turns out that the river is in fact home to two
0:24:28 > 0:24:29species of seahorse.
0:24:29 > 0:24:39And what's more, they appear to be thriving.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44We have found out from various databases that actually there's been
0:24:44 > 0:24:48six records of sea horses found in the Thames from Greenwich all the
0:24:48 > 0:24:52way up to the Globe over the last two months and that's unusual
0:24:52 > 0:24:58because we tend to find only one or two every year. We don't tend to get
0:24:58 > 0:25:03as many recordings of them in the river itself.There is more great
0:25:03 > 0:25:11content on our Facebook page.
0:25:11 > 0:25:18Now the weather with Phil Avery.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24I quite fancy a go at that, do you? Yes but I have no sense of
0:25:24 > 0:25:29direction, I would be all over the shop! Talking of flying, this is
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Heathrow and it's one of the more spectacular shots I have seen the
0:25:33 > 0:25:38lighting arrangements in the Heathrow area. Suspect head-banger
0:25:38 > 0:25:46was focusing on the dull start, which did improve. That's the reason
0:25:46 > 0:25:49why it was so cloudy, we had a weather front which produced some
0:25:49 > 0:25:54spots of rain, nothing to write home about really. In the afternoon there
0:25:54 > 0:25:57was that chance of brightness. Through the evening the skies will
0:25:57 > 0:26:03stay clear for a little while. There could be mist and fog around for a
0:26:03 > 0:26:09time, and there will be a thicker band of cloud which will help if
0:26:09 > 0:26:12there has been an early dip in the temperatures. They will rise as we
0:26:12 > 0:26:17get towards the end of the night. Like today, damp start and it will
0:26:17 > 0:26:21gradually brighten up. We have another set of weather fronts coming
0:26:21 > 0:26:24in from the north. I think they will get away a
0:26:24 > 0:26:25in from the north. I think they will get away a good deal quicker than
0:26:25 > 0:26:29was the case today so from about mid-morning onwards I would have
0:26:29 > 0:26:37thought all of us would be in for a predominantly day. A passing shower
0:26:37 > 0:26:41perhaps Tom at the top temperature 12 degrees depending on where you
0:26:41 > 0:26:47are spending the day. As we get to Armistice Day on Saturday, it will
0:26:47 > 0:26:50be a dull day.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56There's a chance of brightness later in the day but it won't be that
0:26:56 > 0:27:00special. Temperatures in double figures as you see, but there will
0:27:00 > 0:27:06be a marked change as we get on into Sunday. A great run of north,
0:27:06 > 0:27:11north-westerly winds, the weekend looking finally to be really very
0:27:11 > 0:27:16chilly indeed. Not bad if you are out at the ceremonies of course.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Thank you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Now the main headlines tonight.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22The minister for disabled people, Penny Mordaunt, has been appointed
0:27:22 > 0:27:23the new International Development Secretary.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Priti Patel resigned from the Cabinet post last night
0:27:25 > 0:27:30over unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials.
0:27:30 > 0:27:37The memorial honouring the victims of the Croydon tram crash has been
0:27:37 > 0:27:43unveiled on the first anniversary of the derailment.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44That's it.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47I'll be back later during the ten o'clock news,
0:27:47 > 0:27:48but for now from everyone on the team have a lovely evening.