0:00:00 > 0:00:17That's tonight at 10.00pm.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18On the programme tonight....
0:00:18 > 0:00:20A Labour MP apologises after calling
0:00:20 > 0:00:30a black Tory Politician a 'token ghetto boy'.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44A Labour MP apologises after calling
0:00:44 > 0:00:46a black Tory Politician a 'token ghetto boy'.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48She doesn't want to make an apology.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And that in and of itself says something.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52She doesn't need to apologise to me, she needs to
0:00:52 > 0:00:53apologise to the British public.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55There are calls for Emma Dent Coad to face
0:00:55 > 0:00:56disciplinary action.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Kate Middleton's Uncle admits punching his wife
0:00:58 > 0:01:00to the ground outside their London home.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02We're trackside in the £15 billion Crossrail tunnel -
0:01:02 > 0:01:04ahead of some services beginning next year.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Plus, a special service is held at St. Paul's Cathedral to remember
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington bear.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And arise Sir Mo - the four time Olympic champion
0:01:11 > 0:01:12receives his knighthood from the Queen.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Good evening from BBC London News.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Welcome to the programme.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17First tonight: She was the Labour MP who got
0:01:17 > 0:01:19herself into hot water for mocking Prince Harry's military service.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Now, Emma Dent Coad, the MP for Kensington -
0:01:21 > 0:01:25is embroiled in a race row and faces calls for her to be disciplined.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It centres around an article she wrote referring to a black
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Conservative Politician as a "token Ghetto boy".
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Shaun Bailey - who's now a London Assembly member -
0:01:31 > 0:01:34has accused her of racism and wants her Party to take action.
0:01:34 > 0:01:43Our Political Editor, Tim Donovan has the story.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45It's now a very public row between a Labour MP
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and a Conservative assembly member over what she said
0:01:47 > 0:01:49about him seven years ago.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51These people are on the list because it's so cheap...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53At the time Shaun Bailey was on the campaign trail,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56filmed by us, in fact, as he fought for the parliamentary
0:01:56 > 0:01:57seat of Hammersmith.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00He had been one of David Cameron's great hopes for winning in London.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02This was Emma Dent Coad this June after winning
0:02:02 > 0:02:04the seat of Kensington.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06In the article she wrote back in 2010 she accused Bailey
0:02:06 > 0:02:16of allowing himself to be exploited to bolster the Tories' image.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I notice you are not apologising, do you want to apologise?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30What, for quoting what somebody else had said?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Today, under fire, she claimed she had just been repeating
0:02:34 > 0:02:36words used by others.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38And it wasn't racist.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42If he feels offended by it, of course I apologise, of course I do.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45If somebody actually read the blog they would see I was quoting other
0:02:45 > 0:02:48people's sources of what people were saying at the time.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50But he was unimpressed by what he viewed as a half-hearted apology.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Well, she didn't really apologise.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55All she did was reiterate the point and try to blame other
0:02:55 > 0:02:56people, fictitious people.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Am I offended?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Of course I am.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00But it isn't about me.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It's about young black children up and down the country.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Many ethnic communities struggle to feel part of Britain,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10to be involved, and attacks like this at the core
0:03:10 > 0:03:12of people's beliefs, and in the political arena,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16prevent people from being involved.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19The Conservatives don't appear at this stage to be wanting to let
0:03:19 > 0:03:21this lie and they've written to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24urging him to discipline Emma Dent Coad as soon as possible.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I'm not going to withdraw the whip from Emma.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I'll obviously ensure people discuss the use of language with people.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34But I will make sure that everyone treat others with respect.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But I will make sure that everyone treats others with respect.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Her view, it was legitimate political criticism.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39His, it crossed the line.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45Tim Donovan, BBC London News.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Lots more to come including...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The new video advising schoolchildren what to do
0:03:50 > 0:03:52in the event of a terror attack.
0:03:52 > 0:04:02We ask teenagers what they make of it.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06The Duchess of Cambridge's uncle has admitted assaulting his wife
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and knocking her to the ground after a drunken argument.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10It happened outside their central London home.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Today Gary Goldsmith appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court.
0:04:12 > 0:04:21Louisa Preston is there now with more details
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Gary Goldsmith and his wife had been out at a charity event when he
0:04:27 > 0:04:31attacked her outside their home in central London. The court heard
0:04:31 > 0:04:35today they were arguing in the back of a taxi. They then both got out of
0:04:35 > 0:04:39that taxi and that's when the attack happened. Gary Goldsmith went and
0:04:39 > 0:04:44punched his wife in the face. The taxi driver said that she actually
0:04:44 > 0:04:48fell backwards. He believed she had been knocked unconscious because she
0:04:48 > 0:04:54was lying on the floor for quite a while. She then opened her eyes,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58staggered on her feet, and was seen crying. When the taxi driver
0:04:58 > 0:05:01confronted Mr Goldsmith the actual became quite aggressive and at that
0:05:01 > 0:05:07point his wife told the taxi driver to call the police. At the police
0:05:07 > 0:05:10station Gary Goldsmith said that he just pushed his wife and did not
0:05:10 > 0:05:14punch her in the face with his left fist.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18This will come as a potential embarrassment for the Royals.
0:05:18 > 0:05:26It certainly will. It's being led to believe that he has been banned from
0:05:26 > 0:05:30returning home and there could be some restriction, or a restraining
0:05:30 > 0:05:36order, so he is banned from seeing or confronted his wife. He's had a
0:05:36 > 0:05:40coloured lifestyle in the past. That's been well reported. He was
0:05:40 > 0:05:43invited to Prince William and Catherine's wedding. He is the
0:05:43 > 0:05:47younger brother of the Duchess of Cambridge's mother Carole Middleton.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50He was also invited to Pippa Middleton's wedding earlier this
0:05:50 > 0:05:54year. The Chief magistrate today said she was looking at a community
0:05:54 > 0:06:00order as a punishment but was really looking at protecting Mrs Goldsmith
0:06:00 > 0:06:03from her husband. He is due to be sentenced next week.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Thank you.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Next: the potentially life-saving advice in a new video
0:06:06 > 0:06:07for schoolchildren that police are encouraging headteachers
0:06:07 > 0:06:09to show pupils.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The animated film illustrates what to do in the event
0:06:12 > 0:06:14of a terror attack - urges young people not to "waste
0:06:14 > 0:06:16time" taking pictures, but to run away from danger.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22Chris Rogers reports.
0:06:22 > 0:06:30Are you OK?Yeah, I'm fine, where did you guys go when you ran?We
0:06:30 > 0:06:34had, we must have got separated.The film begins with three teenagers
0:06:34 > 0:06:39catching up after escaping a terror attack by gunmen.I was trying to
0:06:39 > 0:06:44make you laugh, but then there were those three pops.It was like
0:06:44 > 0:06:49fireworks...As they talk through their experience, they realise they
0:06:49 > 0:06:54did everything right to survive. Run!The message is the same for
0:06:54 > 0:07:00schoolchildren as it is for adults, Ron, hide, tell. Another key
0:07:00 > 0:07:07message, don't stop to film scenes on your mobile. -- run, hide, tell.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10But is it a message that will unnerve the 16-year-old or reassure
0:07:10 > 0:07:16them?It made me feel as though you would know what to do in that
0:07:16 > 0:07:20situation. That's clearer. And if you do panic you can think clearly
0:07:20 > 0:07:25about the points that were raised. And you would be able to be safe.
0:07:25 > 0:07:37Stay quiet. Not a sound. Turn everyone's phones on silent.I think
0:07:37 > 0:07:40it was really helpful. Good advice to know what can happen. And how we
0:07:40 > 0:07:45can survive.You've only been in London for two years, you are from
0:07:45 > 0:07:51Romania.Yes.Is it scary for you, being in a city that has been
0:07:51 > 0:07:54targeted a lot by terrorists?Yes, because usually in my country this
0:07:54 > 0:08:04doesn't happen.Has it changed how you would have reacted?Yes. I would
0:08:04 > 0:08:11have gone on snap chat and posted everything.Rather than run?Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Question is, could the money be better spent on other dangers for
0:08:15 > 0:08:20children? Terrorism is by no means the biggest killer, it's the road,
0:08:20 > 0:08:26nearly 5000 under 16 's are killed every year on that buy a car.There
0:08:26 > 0:08:29are always difficult choices about where to spend money. For me it's
0:08:29 > 0:08:34important we spend it in this area. It's unlikely a young person would
0:08:34 > 0:08:38be involved in a terror attack but actually, for me, young people are
0:08:38 > 0:08:41telling us through the survey we've completed with them, they are
0:08:41 > 0:08:45telling us that they want to have a discussion around terrorism.The
0:08:45 > 0:08:48attacks this year in London and Manchester took some of the youngest
0:08:48 > 0:08:52victims of terror this country has ever seen. The police hope this
0:08:52 > 0:08:58video won't just save lives, but also encourage young people to face
0:08:58 > 0:09:01up to the threat of terror, no matter how rare an attack is. Chris
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Rogers, BBC London News.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04A coach driver has been arrested after two
0:09:04 > 0:09:06paramedics were attacked in Camberwell this morning.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08London Ambulance service confirmed that the crew were pushed
0:09:08 > 0:09:10and threatened whilst treating a seriously ill patient.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15They were said to be shaken but not seriously hurt.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17A second store on Regent street has been targeted by moped
0:09:17 > 0:09:20thieves who stole luxury goods and clothes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23The break-in comes just 24 hours after 10 suspects on five
0:09:23 > 0:09:25scooters smashed their way into Apple's Regent Street
0:09:25 > 0:09:28store across the road.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31A group representing businesses in the area says more must be done
0:09:31 > 0:09:35to crack down on this type of crime.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37We're really concerned on the sharp rise, obviously safety
0:09:37 > 0:09:39of our customers and our store staff is really important.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42We want the police to have more resources, use some of that
0:09:42 > 0:09:45£480 million we pay a year in rates, dedicated here and really get
0:09:45 > 0:09:47to grips with this crime.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49We're also putting extra staff in the area to help mitigate this
0:09:49 > 0:09:52over the coming months.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Headteachers from London, Essex and Surrey have
0:09:54 > 0:09:56joined with colleagues from across the country to protest
0:09:56 > 0:10:01against what they say is "inadequate" school funding.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03In a letter delivered to Downing Street today they warns
0:10:03 > 0:10:05that schools increasingly having to make "desperate requests to
0:10:05 > 0:10:06parents for 'voluntary' donations".
0:10:06 > 0:10:14Here's our Education Reporter Marc Ashdown.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17From the school gates to the gates of Downing Street,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19headteachers on behalf of 5000 schools across the country
0:10:19 > 0:10:28today handing in an open letter to the Chancellor.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31They say they are struggling to negotiate a real terms Budget cut
0:10:31 > 0:10:35of £1.7 billion in the five years leading up to 2020.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Here in Guildford they've already made drastic savings.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Every single aspect of the school's but it has been cut...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45-- Every single aspect of the school's budget has been cut...
0:10:45 > 0:10:46That's squeezed teaching numbers and resources.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Schools are working to the bare bones as it is, and obviously we've
0:10:49 > 0:10:51had a lot of unforeseen challenges.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53The 1% pay increase for teachers which, of course,
0:10:53 > 0:11:00was completely justified, but that's all on budgeted costs.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02-- was completely justified, but that's all unbudgeted costs.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Inflation, increasing at a rapid rate, and obviously year on year
0:11:04 > 0:11:08the school's costs are going up, so you get to a certain point
0:11:08 > 0:11:11when you think there's just not enough money in the budget to pay
0:11:11 > 0:11:13for everything and obviously that applies to all
0:11:13 > 0:11:14schools in the country.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16We've got the picture, and we've got the caption,
0:11:16 > 0:11:17what are we then going into...
0:11:17 > 0:11:18What's this...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The government's introducing a new funding formula back, it says,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23backed by £1.3 billion of additional investment,
0:11:23 > 0:11:24aimed at ending what it calls historic disparities.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27But headteachers say it is simply shifting money around,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29and increasingly parents are being asked to step in with
0:11:29 > 0:11:32donations to keep schools afloat.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's a really good school, but I think one of the things I've
0:11:35 > 0:11:38noticed is the school is starting to ask for more and more
0:11:38 > 0:11:39things from parents.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41So, for example, we are asked for donations
0:11:41 > 0:11:42of tissues in winter months.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Also to provide the kids with glue sticks, pens, pencils,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48all of the writing equipment they need for their class.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50You could say that that sort of stuff really
0:11:50 > 0:11:53they should budget for that, but are you as parents
0:11:53 > 0:11:55convinced that this is because there's not enough money?
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Oh, absolutely, absolutely.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57The school does a fantastic job.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59So it is of real concern.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01And I think I wonder where it will lead,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03what will it mean in the future?
0:12:03 > 0:12:12Will we need to be providing exercise books?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14All this is timed to get the chancellor's attention ahead
0:12:14 > 0:12:17of next week's Budget, but with a clamour for cash
0:12:17 > 0:12:20on all sides will Philip Hammond be convinced to dig deep for schools?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Marc Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23He says meeting the Queen and getting his knighthood
0:12:23 > 0:12:25is right up there with getting his Olympic medals.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Sir Mo Farah described today "as a dream come true."
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Britain's most decorated track athlete has just
0:12:29 > 0:12:32moved back to the capital to focus on road-running.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Here's our sports reporter, Sara Orchard.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42COMMENTATOR:The double double. Four Olympic titles.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46He's Great Britain's most successful track athlete.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50With four Olympic Golds and six World Championship medals,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53today was the time to add yet another title, with the Queen
0:12:53 > 0:12:55on hand to confer his knighthood.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Sir Mohamed Farah for services to athletics.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04It's in recognition for a career that has scaled the heights.
0:13:04 > 0:13:13Sir Mohamed Farah is the only athlete in modern Olympic history
0:13:13 > 0:13:16to win both the 5000 and 10000 metres at successive Olympic Games.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19It's definitely way up there, close to my Olympic medals for sure.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22You know, to come here, to Britain, age of eight,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25not speaking a word of English, to achieve what I have achieved over
0:13:25 > 0:13:30the years and to be knighted, there's no words really to describe.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Mohamed Farah arrived in this country as a boy with nothing.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Mo's story remains an inspiration to many.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39When he arrived from Somalia, having been split from his twin
0:13:39 > 0:13:41brother, he attended Feltham Community College where Mo's
0:13:41 > 0:13:43athletics talent was spotted.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45It's been an incredible journey and I've enjoyed
0:13:45 > 0:13:48every part of it but, at the same time, you know,
0:13:48 > 0:13:49anything is possible in life.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50If you work hard at it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I remember going to school with my wife when we were younger,
0:13:53 > 0:14:01we never dreamed of coming to Buckingham Palace.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Back in 1999, aged just 16, he won the Mini London Marathon
0:14:04 > 0:14:07and having now retired from track running, he's back living in London
0:14:07 > 0:14:10to focus on road racing.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13He could even compete for Great Britain in the marathon
0:14:13 > 0:14:15at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21Sara Orchard, BBC London News.
0:14:21 > 0:14:28Still to come this Tuesday evening...
0:14:28 > 0:14:31The Christmas lights are switched on at Covent Garden by a really, really
0:14:31 > 0:14:36famous person who everybody knows. Fairly quiet on the weather front at
0:14:36 > 0:14:41the moment. The only thing to watch out for is a bit of folk out of town
0:14:41 > 0:14:50-- a bit of fog.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Before that though, turning to what is the largest transport
0:14:52 > 0:14:53project in western Europe.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Crossrail costs nearly £15 billion and will carry an estimated
0:14:55 > 0:14:58200 million passengers a year.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01The east/west rail service will connect Shenfield in Essex
0:15:01 > 0:15:07all the way to Reading in Berkshire.
0:15:07 > 0:15:17A key part of the link will be the new tunnel in central london
0:15:19 > 0:15:21coming into Tottenham Court Road, which our transport correspondent
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Tom Edwards got special access to ahead of some services
0:15:23 > 0:15:24beginning next year.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Right, we're at Bond Street Station and we're just about to go into
0:15:28 > 0:15:29the running tunnels.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This is a rare look at what will one day be an everyday commute.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Then you'll see how all the railway systems fit in fit and the works
0:15:35 > 0:15:43that we're undertaking at the moment.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Our guide is Greg Purcell.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47When Bond Street is finished, 137,000 passengers a day will use
0:15:47 > 0:15:48this station and these platforms.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50This is where the passengers will be, eventually.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Oh, right.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Yes, that's the platform screen doors all the way down and they go
0:15:54 > 0:15:56the full length of the tunnel.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Each platform is over 250 metres long.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00You've got the platform screen door and behind that is the track.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And so you'll stand here, get on the train and off.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Yes, the doors will open, train turns up...
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Off you go on your merry way.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09It'll take one minute to travel by train to the next station.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12For us, it takes a little longer as we're passed
0:16:12 > 0:16:13between different contractors.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Above us, Oxford Street.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Yes, Oxford Street above us, the Central Line above us,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21which you can just hear.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24The tunnels are finished, but there are still 1,400 workers on site.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Soon the power lines will go in.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30The Metro section means you've got quite a lot of stations that
0:16:30 > 0:16:31are quite close together.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33So between Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road
0:16:33 > 0:16:41is between 800 and 1,000 metres.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Before we're allowed onto the tracks, there are checks
0:16:43 > 0:16:45to make sure engineering trained aren't running.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47We've got about 500 metres to go before we get
0:16:47 > 0:16:50into Tottenham Court Road, so it's a matter of seconds.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Yeah.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53These are the platforms at Tottenham Court Road.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57What's striking here is just how long these platforms
0:16:57 > 0:17:00are and when it's finished, 24 trains an hour will
0:17:00 > 0:17:02come through here.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06The walk took about an hour, it'll take one minutes by train.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Services are due to start running through central London
0:17:08 > 0:17:09at the end of next year.
0:17:09 > 0:17:17Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22I'm pleased to say he did make it back.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26A memorial service has been held at St Paul's Cathedral for the man
0:17:26 > 0:17:27who created Paddington Bear.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Michael Bond, who wrote more than 200 books, died in June.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Hundreds of guests attended the service, including the stars
0:17:31 > 0:17:32of the Paddington films.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34David Sillito was there.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40Dear friends, we are gathered here in this Cathedral Church
0:17:40 > 0:17:47to give thanks to God for the life and work of Michael Bond.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51So let us give thanks for a bear called Paddington,
0:17:51 > 0:17:56who fitted our world perfectly because he was different.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Generations have grown up with Michael Bond's characters,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01and today some of his most devoted readers were here for
0:18:01 > 0:18:02this memorial service.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04And amongst the readings, one, of course, from...
0:18:04 > 0:18:14Good afternoon, he said, can I help you?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19A Bear Called Paddington, read by his granddaughter, Robin.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25Paddington removed his hat, and laid it carefully on the table.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Michael himself was a gentle, kind, polite friendly man.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Not loud, not boisterous, not showbiz, not like most of us.
0:18:32 > 0:18:42He was the really decent soul, a lovable man, in the way that
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Paddington is a lovable, polite bear who always
0:18:45 > 0:18:46raises his hat.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It is more than a memorial, it is also a celebration of values.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52The values of a friendly, polite, young bear from darkest Peru,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54tolerance, decency and a willingness to welcome strangers.
0:18:54 > 0:19:03Would you excuse us a moment?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06a reading of tributes by another admirer of the little
0:19:06 > 0:19:07bear, Hugh Bonneville.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I loved Paddington Bear as much today as I did
0:19:09 > 0:19:11as a child back in the 70s.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12We can all identify with him.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15We've all been a stranger in a strange place trying to fit in,
0:19:15 > 0:19:24whether that's in a new school, or a new town, or a new country.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26But over and above that, you know, his spirit of adventure,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29his optimism, resetting the dial to positive when things go wrong,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32and they always do, I think those are great characteristics for us
0:19:32 > 0:19:34to latch onto.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37A memorial and a celebration, then, of both the writer and a polite
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and thoroughly decent little bear from darkest Peru.
0:19:39 > 0:19:49David Sillito, BBC London News.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Look at him.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Well, not one to be upstaged by another bear, Pudsey's getting
0:19:56 > 0:19:59in the mood for Children in Need night, which is this Friday.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02But ahead of that, he's been helping none other than pop princess
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Kylie Minogue switch on some Christmas lights.
0:20:04 > 0:20:04Haven't you?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Let's find out more from Wendy Hurrell, who's
0:20:06 > 0:20:08in a festive Covent Garden.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14Yes, there is dancing too here from the bear with the cast of 40nd
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Street. They paraded down here earlier from Drury Lane. The lights
0:20:19 > 0:20:26are on. They were switched on by Kylie Minogue.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31APPLAUSE Merry Christmas everyone!Just after
0:20:31 > 0:20:37that I managed to catch up with Kylie for a quick chat. Thank you so
0:20:37 > 0:20:40much for bringing the sparkle to London.London always have sparkle.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45It's Christmas time. I'm excited. It means I can officially put the extra
0:20:45 > 0:20:50sparkler. I won't put the tree up yet. A few d decorations.Nice being
0:20:50 > 0:20:55on stage with your old friend, Pudsey?Yeah. You know, we associate
0:20:55 > 0:21:01Christmas with Children in Need. It's a great cause. Always there to
0:21:01 > 0:21:08help. Yeah.What are your Christmas traditions?Um... Panic is probably
0:21:08 > 0:21:12one of them. Traditions, I mean be I haven't been to Australia for
0:21:12 > 0:21:18Christmas in a long time, but our tradition there is, I mean, I love
0:21:18 > 0:21:24it the English don't - they can't grasp the concept, bikinis, board
0:21:24 > 0:21:30shorts, barbecue. I associate or have done for most of my life
0:21:30 > 0:21:34associated Christmas with summertime. I'm equipped for this
0:21:34 > 0:21:38light drizzle and the chill.For London weather. Can you give a
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Christmas message to your fans. Can you do it down the camera if you
0:21:42 > 0:21:50like? Can I? Hi everyone it's Kylie I'm in London's glittering Covent
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Garden it's been a privilege to switch on the lights here with
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Pudsey and Charlotte. I send you lots and lots of love for Christmas.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Merry Christmas. She has more sparkle than all the Christmas
0:22:03 > 0:22:07lights in London.
0:22:10 > 0:22:17Let us hear about one of the charities that will benefit from the
0:22:17 > 0:22:23kind donations.Elliot surprised us. He came out a month early. We
0:22:23 > 0:22:28weren't at all ready for that. Then it just kind of snowballed. It
0:22:28 > 0:22:32wasover whelming. Every day was a new diagnosis. Every day was
0:22:32 > 0:22:39something else that they were saying he would never do. I'm Sharon, I'm
0:22:39 > 0:22:45Elliot's mum. Give you more choices. I wasn't coping at all. There is so
0:22:45 > 0:22:48much more you have to take into account. Have you to be a
0:22:48 > 0:22:51psychotherapist and a speech therapist as well as being a mum and
0:22:51 > 0:23:01doing mum things. And you lose you. My health visitor told me about Home
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Start when Elliot was four or five months old. I didn't like to think
0:23:05 > 0:23:09of myself as that kind of person and admitting you are failing at
0:23:09 > 0:23:16motherhood.Hello my darling. How are you? I've been volunteering
0:23:16 > 0:23:22since 2009. I first met them about nine months ago. At the time Elliot
0:23:22 > 0:23:27had had an operation on his fingers. Generally people were here trying to
0:23:27 > 0:23:32make him reach different mile stones and so I came in and I thought I
0:23:32 > 0:23:37wouldn't come in with - I want to see Elliot do this and I want to see
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Elliot do that. What I think I do is just have fun with him. You know,
0:23:41 > 0:23:48just be playful with him.Elliot adores Coral, absolutely. They've
0:23:48 > 0:23:55got a weird bond. It's very sweet. Are you hungry? I can't explain what
0:23:55 > 0:24:03he makes me feel, how I feel about the little boy. He's just grown.
0:24:03 > 0:24:10Yeah I love him.So that's just one example of the way your money will
0:24:10 > 0:24:13be spent to help children right across the capital. Of course the
0:24:13 > 0:24:22big night is on Friday.Absolutely is.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Remember, tune in for the big night, which starts at 7.30pm
0:24:24 > 0:24:25on Friday evening.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28BBC London will be live at a magical location,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30which will be familiar if you've watched any of the
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Harry Potter films.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Hope you can join us at the Warner Brothers Studio
0:24:33 > 0:24:34tour in Hertfordshire.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Pudsey will be there, I'll be there too and we'll
0:24:37 > 0:24:42be joined by special guests and fundraisers.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46It should be a great night.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Time for the weather with Tomasz Schafernaker,
0:24:47 > 0:24:48which seemed milder.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51People definitely more friendly on the Tube today.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I think it's the weather:
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I think it's the weather: they are angry to you when it's cold!
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Probably.It will get colder over the next few days. Watch out for
0:25:01 > 0:25:04that anger coming back. As far as the weather for tonight and tomorrow
0:25:04 > 0:25:09is concerned, it will be misty, murky and drizzly. A colourful
0:25:09 > 0:25:12weather headline there for you. We got up to double figures today.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Yesterday we had six, seven degrees. Today we got up to around 11, I
0:25:17 > 0:25:20think it was 11 point something. Not that you would notice. We have a lot
0:25:20 > 0:25:24of cloud out there. Here's the mist and drizzle and murk heading our
0:25:24 > 0:25:28way. The wind are very light. If the clouds break, and they will in one
0:25:28 > 0:25:34or two areas, we will see some mist and fog patches forming. For early
0:25:34 > 0:25:37morning commuters take it steady if you are travelling outside of town
0:25:37 > 0:25:40or further north to other parts of the country. It could be thick in
0:25:40 > 0:25:44places. Through the day tomorrow it will be a layer of grey that will
0:25:44 > 0:25:48break to allow for some glimmers of brightness. Look at that, those
0:25:48 > 0:25:53temperatures rising up to around 12 degrees. Maybe a degree on up on
0:25:53 > 0:25:58today. Again, not that you necessarily will notice. Towards the
0:25:58 > 0:26:03end of the week what we will find is a weather front moves across the
0:26:03 > 0:26:06country that stirs the winds up. The wind will break the clouds up a
0:26:06 > 0:26:13little bit. Thursday in the morning the winds are still light, misty and
0:26:13 > 0:26:19murky and drizzle in places. We will see clouds breaking through.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Thursday is looking pretty decent with some sunshine around and
0:26:23 > 0:26:27temperatures getting up to around 13 degrees or so. Then this sort of
0:26:27 > 0:26:30process of clearing up the skies and improving weather continues into
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Friday. I think Friday for many of us will be pretty decent with
0:26:35 > 0:26:40sunshine on the way. This fine weather continues into Saturday and
0:26:40 > 0:26:44I suspect Sunday is looking good as well. The outlook is not bad at all.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Lots of happy people around.I bet you are lovely to everybody on the
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Tube. Thank you so much.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52you are lovely to everybody on the Tube. Thank you so much.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Recapping the day's headlines.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56A man's been found guilty of supplying guns and ammunition
0:26:56 > 0:26:58linked to more than 100 crime scenes, including three murders.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Police described the conviction a "major victory" against gun crime.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07At least 460 people are now known to have died in Sunday's earthquake
0:27:07 > 0:27:10on the border between Iran and Iraq.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Officials have called off the rescue operation,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16saying it's unlikely more survivors will be found.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17MPs have started debating the key legislation that
0:27:17 > 0:27:22will pave the way for Brexit.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Labour want an amendment scrapped that sets the date
0:27:24 > 0:27:28we leave the EU into law.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29That's it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31More news at 10.00pm, of course.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33But you can always keep across the London stories
0:27:33 > 0:27:34on our website, Facebook page and Twitter.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37From all of us on the team, thanks for watching
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and have a lovely evening.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Bye bye.