0:00:00 > 0:00:13we move into the end of the week. Thank you.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Be an impact because it would be more expensive to improve those
0:00:15 > 0:00:17terms and conditions. In a statement, the University of London
0:00:17 > 0:00:20saidthe University does not employ any of these workers and does not
0:00:20 > 0:00:22accept that the relevant legislation recognises the concept of joint
0:00:22 > 0:00:27employment.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29A multi million pound bill
0:00:29 > 0:00:30for Councils to improve fire
0:00:30 > 0:00:33safety in tower blocks
0:00:33 > 0:00:35And we discover how Tube stations are left un-staffed leading
0:00:35 > 0:00:45to fears over security.
0:00:46 > 0:00:57A special report on... The return of the lavish TV drama the Crown.I
0:00:57 > 0:01:02welcome you into the piece of my own home...We speak to the stars about
0:01:02 > 0:01:07how parts of London were closed down to shoot some scenes. And meet Teddy
0:01:07 > 0:01:11and Doris, playing a big part in keeping the legacy of a teenage
0:01:11 > 0:01:21cancer victim alive.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Hello and a very warm
0:01:23 > 0:01:30welcome to the programme.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32First tonight - a BBC London investigation has
0:01:32 > 0:01:35revealed the multi million pound bill that Councils face to improve
0:01:35 > 0:01:36fire safety for tenants.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39AS A result of the Grenfell disaster, a total of 383 million
0:01:39 > 0:01:41pounds will be spent - more than half of the local
0:01:41 > 0:01:43authorities contacted by this programme say they can't meet
0:01:43 > 0:01:45the costs and need financial help.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The Government has yet to agree to pay but say they're
0:01:48 > 0:01:49flexible and will listen to concerns over funding.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Susana Mendonca has this exclusive report.
0:01:51 > 0:01:58(P NEXT)
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Hello, Mr Rahman. Very good to see you. How do you feel about your new
0:02:02 > 0:02:07front door?A personal inspection from the man holding the purse
0:02:07 > 0:02:11strings here. This family is among the first to get a brand-new fire
0:02:11 > 0:02:14door in Tower Hamlets, and it has made them feel safer.I am very
0:02:14 > 0:02:24happy at the moment. The new door coming. More safety. And I am happy.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30His blog is one of six towers on the estate where fire resistant panels
0:02:30 > 0:02:41-- his block. Where fire resistant panels have been fitted. But Tower
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Hamlets doesn't have the budget to put sprinklers in right now, and it
0:02:45 > 0:02:49says it is time for the Government to stump up some cash to help
0:02:49 > 0:02:55councils in tomorrow's budget.We're spending £7.5 million this year on
0:02:55 > 0:02:58urgent action to these blocks, and about another 30 over the next two
0:02:58 > 0:03:02years to get up-to-date with basic fire safely. We think sprinklers
0:03:02 > 0:03:06would be about another 20 million on top of that and that money doesn't
0:03:06 > 0:03:11grow on a tree. We would have to put rent or borrow from somewhere.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Safety is not negotiable and we need to get a move on. We would expect
0:03:16 > 0:03:19funding for that.Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government
0:03:19 > 0:03:23said it would do whatever it took to make high-rise building safe, but
0:03:23 > 0:03:27our research shows that most London Boroughs are facing mounting costs.
0:03:27 > 0:03:33Councils across London have told us they are spending more than £383
0:03:33 > 0:03:37million on fire safety measures as a direct result of the Grenfell fire,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40including things like removing cladding, installing new fire doors
0:03:40 > 0:03:45and putting in sprinklers. 15 councils we spoke to said they had
0:03:45 > 0:03:49written to the Government asking for help which has so far not been
0:03:49 > 0:03:54forthcoming. In Wandsworth, the councillors fitting sprinklers to 99
0:03:54 > 0:03:58of its tower blocks at a cost of £30 million. Its Conservative leader
0:03:58 > 0:04:03says that is what his budget reserves for, although he too would
0:04:03 > 0:04:10like to see the Chancellor offer some help to cancel tomorrow.We
0:04:10 > 0:04:15have the resources to put money aside for fire safety requirements,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19but we would certainly like help so that we can ease the burden and
0:04:19 > 0:04:24cover unforeseen costs.The Government said it would consider
0:04:24 > 0:04:28financial flexibility for councils doing essential safety work. Cash
0:04:28 > 0:04:30strapped London boroughs will be wondering whether that means they
0:04:30 > 0:04:35will have anything to cheer about after the budget.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Our Political Editor
0:04:36 > 0:04:38joins us from Westminster -
0:04:38 > 0:04:45Tim, an inevitable row over who pays for these fire safety improvements.
0:04:45 > 0:04:52Clearly, there is an argument to be had about the difference between a
0:04:52 > 0:04:58must - have and what would be good to have but maybe not imperative.
0:04:58 > 0:05:05This is the tricky course that the Government is trying to another the
0:05:05 > 0:05:11-- the Government is trying to navigate. Sajid Javid said they
0:05:11 > 0:05:13would do everything necessary but it would be depended on what experts
0:05:13 > 0:05:18told them, and that is the careful cause they are taking in response to
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Susanna's finding. In a statement, ministers have been clear: We will
0:05:23 > 0:05:27consider financial flexibility for councils. No, not a hand-out of gas
0:05:27 > 0:05:32but maybe a suggestion that they can borrow more. For those councils who
0:05:32 > 0:05:35need to undertake essential fire safety work. And for the reasons we
0:05:35 > 0:05:41have gone into. Perhaps you don't need to retrofit sprinklers if you
0:05:41 > 0:05:45have really good fire doors and exits in place. There will be some
0:05:45 > 0:05:49attention paid to the budget tomorrow. The Chancellor might say
0:05:49 > 0:05:55something specifically about Grenfell, but when it comes to
0:05:55 > 0:05:59retrofitting or safety measures in tower blocks as a whole, I think we
0:05:59 > 0:06:04are more like to hear about the building of more social housing
0:06:04 > 0:06:16rather than prepares to it. -- more likely. Rather than prepares to it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21-- repairs.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Plenty more ahead
0:06:22 > 0:06:25on the programme including...
0:06:25 > 0:06:27The east London Primary which has become the first
0:06:27 > 0:06:30state school to top the Sunday Times league table.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32How safe would you feel if you knew a tube station
0:06:32 > 0:06:34you were travelling through was unstaffed?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Well, we've SEEN documents showing that underground stations HAVE
0:06:36 > 0:06:38are being left unattended -- in one case 10 times
0:06:38 > 0:06:39in just a month.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41This - despite a promise from Transport bosses that
0:06:41 > 0:06:44ALL stations would be staffed whilst services are running.
0:06:44 > 0:06:52Here's our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards, with the story.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Pummelled Park Tube station, lots of passengers untrained but not a staff
0:06:56 > 0:07:02member in sight. It is just -- Wimbledon Park tube station. We
0:07:02 > 0:07:06can't find any station staff on duty. The barriers are all open and
0:07:06 > 0:07:12there is no one here. To help if you have a problem.You can't get in.
0:07:12 > 0:07:19The cards and the Freedom pass don't work on the machinery.They are thin
0:07:19 > 0:07:24on the ground, I would say. It is always staffed during commuting
0:07:24 > 0:07:28hours.These are incident reporting forms shoving that the station was
0:07:28 > 0:07:34left unattended on ten occasions in October. In some cases, for long
0:07:34 > 0:07:39periods. The documents also show that in May, a ten-year-old boy was
0:07:39 > 0:07:42separated from his mother and got off a train and ended up on this
0:07:42 > 0:07:48platform. There was no one here to help as the station was unattended.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52He was found later by a train driver who had to stop his train to search
0:07:52 > 0:08:00for the boy. One document says there is an endemic staff shortage. Using
0:08:00 > 0:08:04the Freedom of Information Act, we asked Transport For London just how
0:08:04 > 0:08:08big the problem of unattended stations is. They said over a
0:08:08 > 0:08:12three-month period ten stations were left unattended including
0:08:12 > 0:08:20Hornchurch, Aitken, North Harrow, Harlesden and Wimbledon Park.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Insiders say that the real problem is much worse.Old tube stations
0:08:25 > 0:08:32will be controlled and staff while services are operating. -- all tube
0:08:32 > 0:08:36stations.It was promised that every station that was operational would
0:08:36 > 0:08:39have staff.The idea that stations are being left with no staff means
0:08:39 > 0:08:44that passengers are being put at risk, Gates are being left open, so
0:08:44 > 0:08:50they are losing ticket revenue, and this looks like the tube studies the
0:08:50 > 0:08:57service is short-staffed.Stations are only left unattended as a last
0:08:57 > 0:09:01resort, Transport For London says. Wimbledon Park was left unattended
0:09:01 > 0:09:07on ten occasions - that's not rare, is it?We operate the service 364
0:09:07 > 0:09:12days a year. We have 270 stations and nearly 5000 staff, so in the
0:09:12 > 0:09:16context of the system, it is a small amount. It is something we want to
0:09:16 > 0:09:21avoid.The unions say this is an unsafe legacy and London Underground
0:09:21 > 0:09:26now needs to get a grip.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29A woman has died in a fire at a block of flats in north London.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Sixty firefighters were called to the blaze at a four-storey
0:09:32 > 0:09:33building in Hampstead, early this morning.
0:09:33 > 0:09:3620 people managed to escape from the building before crews arrived.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38The cause of the fire, which took about three hours
0:09:38 > 0:09:40to get under control, is being investigated.
0:09:40 > 0:09:50The woman who died has not been named.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11As well as being the monk in charge of the Abbey in Ealing, Laurence
0:10:11 > 0:10:17Soper had also been a teacher of Saint Benedict School, and today, he
0:10:17 > 0:10:20categorically denied ever sexually abusing a pupil there or indeed
0:10:20 > 0:10:24beating a pupil for his own sexual gratification. He admitted he did
0:10:24 > 0:10:30give McCain to some pupils and said it was needed for discipline. He
0:10:30 > 0:10:33said these days his views had changed on corporal punishment. We
0:10:33 > 0:10:43can see what he was asked this afternoon. His own barrister said:
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Never, was his reply. He was also asked about the alleged abuse of one
0:10:47 > 0:10:52specific pupil back in the 1970s just after Mr Soper had arrived at
0:10:52 > 0:10:58the school. It was put to him: Did you become a teacher to abuse him?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02He replied, certainly not. What he said horrifies me. I was not the one
0:11:02 > 0:11:07who did it, if it did happen, simple as that.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13Did Mr Soper say why he went on the run?
0:11:13 > 0:11:19We know that after he left Ealing in 2000, he went to Italy. The
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Metropolitan Police began investigating him after allegations
0:11:21 > 0:11:27were made. Today, he admitted fleeing to Kosovo while he was still
0:11:27 > 0:11:30on police bail and under investigation. Why did he do that?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34He replied, my stupidity and cowardice, and wishing to bury my
0:11:34 > 0:11:40head in the sand played a big part. If you want to destroy a catholic
0:11:40 > 0:11:43priest, Vicar, anybody, all you have to do is make an accusation up
0:11:43 > 0:11:48against them. Their future is ruined, their character is ruined.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Mr Soper also said that he was unaware that another headteacher at
0:11:52 > 0:11:57the school, Father David Pearce, had been abusing boys at the school.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Laurence Soper denies all of the against him, and the case will
0:12:02 > 0:12:08continue tomorrow morning. Many thanks.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It's a legal challenge which could change the employment
0:12:11 > 0:12:12rights of millions of workers.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14A group of employees at the University of London
0:12:14 > 0:12:16are going to a tribunal to win more rights.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18They're contracted to an out-sourcing company and don't
0:12:18 > 0:12:21receive the same benefits as those employed directly by the university.
0:12:21 > 0:12:31As Clive Coleman explains.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Henry Chango Lopez's day starts early, with the first of his two
0:12:34 > 0:12:39jobs.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41I woke up at four o'clock this morning, travelled one hour to
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Southwark, and here I am to do my two hours of cleaning.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Henry is one of many workers who are outsourced,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49in other words, he's employed by a facilities company that then
0:12:49 > 0:12:51provides his services to another company or organisation.
0:12:51 > 0:12:537:30am, I'm at the University of London.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I'm here to do my job as a porter.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Many big organisations outsource, which
0:12:56 > 0:12:58means that instead of employing cleaners, security guards, and other
0:12:58 > 0:13:00often low-paid staff, they pay a facilities company
0:13:00 > 0:13:02to provide these workers.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04So, while maintaining control over the way people work,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07and often setting their pay and conditions,
0:13:07 > 0:13:08they can avoid some of
0:13:08 > 0:13:18the legal responsibilities of being an employer.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Now, a group including Henry, employed by the facilities
0:13:21 > 0:13:27company Cordent, and supplied to London University are seeking a
0:13:27 > 0:13:32tribunal ruling that the university is recognised along with Cordent as
0:13:32 > 0:13:39their joint employer.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41UK law has never recognised the concept that
0:13:41 > 0:13:44workers could have joint employers for the purpose of negotiating their
0:13:44 > 0:13:46terms and conditions.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50If it did, the consequences could be huge.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It would be enormous.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54There would be about 3.5 million employees outsourced
0:13:54 > 0:13:55employees whose terms and conditions would
0:13:55 > 0:13:56improve because now they would
0:13:56 > 0:13:59be on the same terms and conditions as the people they work alongside
0:13:59 > 0:14:04every day but who are directly employed.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05And for the employers, of course, there
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Be an impact because it would be more expensive to improve those
0:14:08 > 0:14:11terms and conditions.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17In a statement, the University of London
0:14:17 > 0:14:20said: the University does not employ any of these workers and does not
0:14:20 > 0:14:23accept that the relevant legislation recognises the concept of joint
0:14:23 > 0:14:25employment.
0:14:25 > 0:14:33For Henry, for now at least, the early mornings and the long days
0:14:33 > 0:14:44continue. Clive Coleman, BBC London News.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49All eyes will be on number 11 Downing street
0:14:49 > 0:14:51tomorrow when the Chancellor reveals his Government
0:14:51 > 0:14:52spending plans.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Watching closely will be London businesses -
0:14:53 > 0:14:55some of whom are growing increasingly anxious over
0:14:55 > 0:14:56uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58So what do they want from Philip Hammond?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Katharine Carpenter has been finding out.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05For London's small businesses, the pre-Christmas spending spree should
0:15:05 > 0:15:11bring plenty of cheer, but at this festive fare at Olympia, it is the
0:15:11 > 0:15:14traders themselves looking for gifts from the Chancellor, particularly
0:15:14 > 0:15:18ones which will help them meet the challenges thrown up by Brexit.I
0:15:18 > 0:15:24think it would be really great if they could just reduce the VAT rate
0:15:24 > 0:15:29back to 17.5%. Everything is costing more asked by, but then we're
0:15:29 > 0:15:33passing the cost onto the consumer. From going to Spain on Bier's trip,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Brexit got brought up, and I think they are worried about trading with
0:15:38 > 0:15:41not so much the big businesses that are already established but the
0:15:41 > 0:15:46small businesses like us who are up-and-coming.When Brexit happens,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51I think there were so many promises with regard to small businesses, and
0:15:51 > 0:15:55that probably swung a lot of the voters. At the moment, we import
0:15:55 > 0:15:59from Asia but we want to switch to a European manufacturer, but we're
0:15:59 > 0:16:02worried that after Brexit we won't be able to do that because there
0:16:02 > 0:16:06will be larger import costs bringing it in from Europe.It is not just
0:16:06 > 0:16:16smaller companies hoping for what is unwrapped tomorrow. There is a hope
0:16:16 > 0:16:19timetable for a transition period after we leave the EU. A simple
0:16:19 > 0:16:25unstable tax regime so the city can stay competitive, and to keep up the
0:16:25 > 0:16:31momentum on infrastructure projects. He should probably focus on things
0:16:31 > 0:16:35like better rail infrastructure, reducing congestion on the roads, as
0:16:35 > 0:16:42well as better internet and more housing, especially affordable
0:16:42 > 0:16:46housing for workers in London.Back at the fair, those dependent on
0:16:46 > 0:16:52markets beyond Europe were more bullish.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I'm looking forward to the continuation of it.Is there
0:16:56 > 0:17:02anything you are looking for from the Chancellor?Not really. No, no!
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Cut the tax rate for us. That is for small individual businesses. No,
0:17:07 > 0:17:12good luck. Good luck, really. Whether businesses are excited by
0:17:12 > 0:17:15the opportunities of Brexit or concerned by it, there does seem to
0:17:15 > 0:17:19be agreement this is a period of great uncertainty and what they
0:17:19 > 0:17:25don't want from the Chancellor when he unwraps his Budget is any big
0:17:25 > 0:17:29surprises.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34Still to come this Tuesday evening:
0:17:34 > 0:17:38As the TV Series The Crown returns, the stars who play the Royals tell
0:17:38 > 0:17:40us how they saw a different side to the capital.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43And did the red sky this morning equal Shepherd's warning?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Actually, there is a weather warning in the
0:17:45 > 0:17:46forecast for London tomorrow.
0:17:46 > 0:17:54I've got those details later in the programme.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55That's still to come.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Before that, though.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Top of the table, and for the first time
0:17:58 > 0:18:03it's a state school.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05St Stephen's Primary, in East Ham, has taken the top
0:18:05 > 0:18:07spot in the prestigious Sunday Times league table.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Practically all its pupils, 96%, speak English
0:18:09 > 0:18:11as a second language.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14So what's the secret of their success?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Ayshea Buksh went to find out.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Whoo the secret of their success is. These children may live in one of
0:18:23 > 0:18:26the most deprived boroughs in the country but they are official some
0:18:26 > 0:18:31of the brightest. Stats results from St Stephen's Primary in Newham are
0:18:31 > 0:18:35better than independent fee paying schools and they've topped the
0:18:35 > 0:18:41league tables. The head teacher, who has worked here for 17 years, says
0:18:41 > 0:18:45she has a strong philosophy for success.We wouldn't be doing our
0:18:45 > 0:18:49jobs if we didn't aim high. That is part of our ethos here at St
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Stephen's. We believe our children can do well and can aspire. Things
0:18:54 > 0:18:59like reading, spelling, timetable and number fluency are things we are
0:18:59 > 0:19:04monitored on heavily here. We make sure our children are pro fishent in
0:19:04 > 0:19:09those areas.Those aspirations are coming through already?When I grow
0:19:09 > 0:19:12up I would like to be a doctor because I would like to help people
0:19:12 > 0:19:18if they get hurt and I would get a lot of money. So I'd like to help my
0:19:18 > 0:19:23family.When I grow up I would like to be a scientists because I get to
0:19:23 > 0:19:28investigate stuff from the past and learn more.When I grow up I would
0:19:28 > 0:19:33like to be an astronaut because not many people go to space and it's a
0:19:33 > 0:19:36once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go.When I grow up I want to be a
0:19:36 > 0:19:42doctor because I want to help people around the world and see what their
0:19:42 > 0:19:47problem is and recover them quickly. Teachers I spoke to said morale is
0:19:47 > 0:19:50also high among staff and many of them stay in their jobs for ten
0:19:50 > 0:19:56years or more.Our celebration here, we had a specific meeting to come
0:19:56 > 0:20:04together. It was announced to all our staff from our office staff,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08dinner ladies, our leadership, we all found out at the same time. It's
0:20:08 > 0:20:14a real sense of fairness here.The head also says success is not just
0:20:14 > 0:20:17about exam results, she hopes pupils enjoy that all the school has to
0:20:17 > 0:20:22offer. # I will lay me down... #
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Ayshea Buksh, BBC London News.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31It couldn't be more topical at the moment with the Queen
0:20:31 > 0:20:33and Prince Philip celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35The lavish TV series charting the inner
0:20:35 > 0:20:38life of the Royals - The Crown - returns next month.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Wendy Hurrell has been chatting to the cast and hearing
0:20:41 > 0:20:43how parts of London, including the Mall, were shut off
0:20:43 > 0:20:45to film some of the scenes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49The first season of The Crown has become an obsession for some.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Including one of its actors, who grew up in Wimbledon. I heard you
0:20:52 > 0:20:59have a picture of Princess Margaret in your loo?I do have one. I don't
0:20:59 > 0:21:03noi if I should take it down. I feel I should. It's embarrassing. It's
0:21:03 > 0:21:06the front cover of Tatler with the Queen and Margaret on horse back
0:21:06 > 0:21:11when they are 13. They 8 look quite weird. It's not a great toe foe owe.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15It's in my loo. I was so panicked about taking on the challenge of
0:21:15 > 0:21:22playing her and getting it wrong, I wanted to...For the lead actors
0:21:22 > 0:21:27that play the Queen and Prince Phillip it's their last series. With
0:21:27 > 0:21:32all that fine ril around... Did you take a souvenir away from the set at
0:21:32 > 0:21:37all? I know you were very fond of the suits?I was, can you imagine if
0:21:37 > 0:21:44I was to turn up in my naval whites somewhere?Yes, I can.It would be a
0:21:44 > 0:21:49great fancy dress costume.I mazing I'd look like a wally. I've come
0:21:49 > 0:21:55dressed as my own character.Yeah. As with the first, the second series
0:21:55 > 0:21:59will chronicle real global events and the Queen's role in them. If
0:21:59 > 0:22:06they had that power, just for a day...I'd put Tower Bridge up. Is
0:22:06 > 0:22:10it Tower Bridge. Put it up-and-down. People would watch Up-and-down.And
0:22:10 > 0:22:14go - what.I would close the Thames and get a jet ski and burn
0:22:14 > 0:22:20up-and-down it.Dressed in your naval uniform?Why not. Or ban all
0:22:20 > 0:22:24cars for a day. I would get a moped and burn around the city.Sounds
0:22:24 > 0:22:30like something fashionable Margaret would do.I walked into the makeup
0:22:30 > 0:22:37trailer and Claire was like - no, that is so fair. She would be in a
0:22:37 > 0:22:42moss green carden pencil skirt combo I would have so much fun.I'm the
0:22:42 > 0:22:47naughty sister I get to wear the school dress.I'm not Queen, I get
0:22:47 > 0:22:54to wear what I want.Binge watching can resume but then it's farewell to
0:22:54 > 0:22:58these two. Best of luck in your civilian lives no. More royalty.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Yes.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Meet Teddy and Doris, Shetland ponies who are two
0:23:08 > 0:23:10of the stars at the upcoming International Horse Show
0:23:10 > 0:23:12here in the capital.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14They are the legacy of an 18-year-old who died after being
0:23:14 > 0:23:16diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20She set up a charity so that others could share her passion for horses.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Chris Slegg has the story.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Little and large - Metropolitan Police horses Merlin
0:23:23 > 0:23:25and Quixote, joined on patrol by Shetland ponies
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Teddy and and Doris.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Next month they'll all be appearing at Olympia
0:23:31 > 0:23:33for the London International Horse Show.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I haven't performed at Olympia before, so this is my first time.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39So, as you can imagine, extremely pleased to be doing it,
0:23:39 > 0:23:40but extremely nervous.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42You get that bond, you can't help but get that bond
0:23:42 > 0:23:46between rider and horse.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48The horse can take the feeling from you.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51It knows if you are nervous, it knows if you are brave.
0:23:51 > 0:24:01Teddy and Doris will be at Olympia as mascots
0:24:13 > 0:24:15for the Willberry Foundation a charity set up for vital
0:24:15 > 0:24:16research into osteosarcoma.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It was founded by Hannah Francis, who died aged 18 after being
0:24:19 > 0:24:21diagnosed with the rare bone cancer.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Hannah lived to ride.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24That's what she did, she didn't do anything else.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26From a very early age she just loved every aspect.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28It was her passion, really.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29She just loves them.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30It means so much to here.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I mean Doris meant the absolute world to her and helped her
0:24:33 > 0:24:35through a lot of really hard times.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37And Doris and Teddy love each other and she loved
0:24:37 > 0:24:38seeing they will together.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40So, she would be smiling right now, for sure.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42It seems the Met Police horses were rather taken
0:24:42 > 0:24:44by their new companions.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46That's the first time that Quixote has seen a horse,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48if you like, that small.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I think that was interest, and as we were walking down
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I could definitely feel there was a bit of mothering
0:24:53 > 0:24:57and looking after the horse.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59But, yeah, there was definitely a little bond.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Visitors to owe Olympia will be able to see The Met Police Activity Ride
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and meet Teddy and Doris when the International Horse Show
0:25:05 > 0:25:06begins on December 12th.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11Chris Legg, BBC London News.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13So cute.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Let's get a check on the weather, shall we?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Sara Thornton is here with all we need to know.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Sara Thornton is here with all we need to know.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25We have a weather warning, I can't go from something so cute into
0:25:25 > 0:25:30something so nice. Let us look at this beautiful red sky. From
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Chiswick this evening, the Light Festival. We have a weather warning
0:25:33 > 0:25:40in force because it's becoming windy as we go through the next 24-hour to
0:25:40 > 0:25:4536-hours. I will show you that in a second. Today it's been 15 degrees,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48above average for the time of year. That rain up towards the north and
0:25:48 > 0:25:53west is due to low pressure which is going to bring us a real increase in
0:25:53 > 0:25:56wind speeds as it continues to pump its way towards us overnight tonight
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and into tomorrow. The more white lines you see, the windier it's
0:26:00 > 0:26:05likely to be. Those winds coming in from the south-west, that is why
0:26:05 > 0:26:12it's been so mild and continues to be overnight, maybe patchy drizzle
0:26:12 > 0:26:14towards the north temporarily, nothing more than that in the
0:26:14 > 0:26:20forecast. Temperatures 12 or 13 degrees. We have a weather warning
0:26:20 > 0:26:27from the Met Office. It runs until the early hours of Thursday morning.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32We have the wind gusts. They will pick up as the day wears on,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35particularly towards the end of the afternoon into the evening. We will
0:26:35 > 0:26:39see wind gusts in excess of 40mph. Before that it will be dry with
0:26:39 > 0:26:44brightness. The rain will pile in by the end of the day. Another mild
0:26:44 > 0:26:46one, yes, although by the end of the afternoon the winds will take the
0:26:46 > 0:26:51edge off those temperatures. They continue to pick up overnight into
0:26:51 > 0:26:59Thursday. Potentially wind gusts of 55mph. Enough to rattle the windows.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04As it sweeps away on Thursday there will be brightness behind. A nice
0:27:04 > 0:27:09day for us on Thursday. It will feel cooler, but the real story is into
0:27:09 > 0:27:13the weekend, it will be quite a bit colder with heavy rain on Friday.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15OK. We have been warned. Thank you.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20colder with heavy rain on Friday. OK. We have been warned. Thank you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22A reminder of the headlines...
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Robert Mugabe has resigned as Zimbabwe's president,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26after 37 years in power.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the capital
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Harare to celebrate after his resignation
0:27:30 > 0:27:36letter was read out in the country's parliament.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37That's all for now.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I'll be back with more from the London newsroom
0:27:39 > 0:27:40during the Ten O'Clock News.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Thanks for watching, and have a lovely evening.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Goodbye.