0:00:00 > 0:00:04Israel's capital. It is a move, he said, was long overdue.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05On the programme this evening:
0:00:05 > 0:00:08On the eve of the official report into the Croydon tram crash,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11families tell us they're angry a similar speeding incident just
0:00:11 > 0:00:17days before wasn't investigated.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Had that incident been investigated, might the one the week later
0:00:20 > 0:00:26never have happened?
0:00:26 > 0:00:27And how does that make you feel?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Heartbroken.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33There are bound to be serious questions for Transport for London
0:00:33 > 0:00:35and the tram operator, as to why so many speeding incidents
0:00:35 > 0:00:43weren't reported.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Also ahead this evening:
0:00:44 > 0:00:47A former priest is found guilty of historic sex abuse
0:00:47 > 0:00:48at a Catholic School in Ealing.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Plus, a very personal journey for the Mayor -
0:00:53 > 0:00:55crossing the border during his trade visit to India and Pakistan...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57What does it feel like coming home?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Home's south London, mate, but, you know,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02it's good to be in Pakistan.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And he's big in Hollywood - we catch up with Hackney's Idris
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Elba about his latest film and his message to young Londoners.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Welcome to BBC London News.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26A very good evening to you.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Families of those who died in the Croydon tram crash say
0:01:29 > 0:01:31they're outraged an official report has found a similar speeding
0:01:31 > 0:01:35incident took place on the same corner just days before.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38It wasn't reported by the driver or acted upon quickly.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40They believe if there hadn't been a 'culture
0:01:40 > 0:01:41of fear' among drivers, the disaster may
0:01:41 > 0:01:44have been prevented.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The final report, due out tomorrow, which they have seen,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49suggests the driver had been confused and could have
0:01:49 > 0:01:50momentarily fallen asleep.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards has this exclusive report.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Marilyn Logan's husband Philip died in the Croydon tram crash.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04He was on his way to work.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10She's read the official report and she says it
0:02:10 > 0:02:12outlines how the driver lost awareness on the corner
0:02:12 > 0:02:13and was confused.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Who do you all of this?
0:02:16 > 0:02:24TFL, and the management side of it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30I mean, TFL, in effect, improve these people.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31-- employ these people.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34There should be more stringent testing.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The report, Marilyn says, also highlights
0:02:37 > 0:02:42numerous speeding incidents and one on the same bend just days before.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47As we reported at the time, Shantell Singh, not the driver,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51reported that to the tram operator.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57I think the tram tipped on one side as we went around the bend and
0:02:57 > 0:03:02everyone actually went on the right-hand side of the tram.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Crucially, though, the report says this incident was not
0:03:05 > 0:03:06investigated quickly.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Now, had that incident being investigated, might the one
0:03:08 > 0:03:12the week later never have happened?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And how does that make you feel?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Heartbroken.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And the family says a culture of fear meant drivers were
0:03:21 > 0:03:23not reporting incidents.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Very, very angry.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Because these procedures should be there to protect the
0:03:32 > 0:03:40public, and that is not protecting the public in the least.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43This is the memorial in New Addington to the seven
0:03:43 > 0:03:45who died on the 51 who were injured.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47The tram was travelling at over three times the speed limit.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51From the tram operator's point of view, do you think
0:03:51 > 0:03:54they have learnt?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56No.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I mean, if drivers are frightened to report things because
0:03:59 > 0:04:03of line managers, how is that going to make me feel better?
0:04:03 > 0:04:04It's not.
0:04:04 > 0:04:13It's going to infuriate me.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15TFL says it has enhanced its customer complaints
0:04:15 > 0:04:17process and now it, not the operator, receives complaints.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22The official report into what happened here is published
0:04:22 > 0:04:28tomorrow and there are bound to be serious questions for transport
0:04:28 > 0:04:34for London and the tram operator as to why so many speeding
0:04:34 > 0:04:37incidents weren't reported, in particular one just a few
0:04:37 > 0:04:39days before the crash.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Marilyn faces another difficult Christmas and she still has lots
0:04:41 > 0:04:51of questions as to why her husband died on his way to work.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59A former Priest who raped and abused boys at a Catholic
0:04:59 > 0:05:01school in west London, has been found guilty
0:05:01 > 0:05:03of a string of sexual offences against ten former pupils.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Andrew Soper, known as Father Laurence Soper,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07fled the country following his arrest, leading to a 5-year
0:05:07 > 0:05:08police hunt in Kosovo.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Today, one of his victims at St Benedict's School in Ealing
0:05:11 > 0:05:13welcomed the verdict, saying he hadn't realised
0:05:13 > 0:05:14there were so many other victims.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Marc Ashdown reports.
0:05:19 > 0:05:28Respected, trusted, revered. Andrew Soper now revealed as a sadistic
0:05:28 > 0:05:38paedophile.You can see what it's capable of...Filmed in 1980 here,
0:05:38 > 0:05:43he was supposed to be caring for young boys in his charge, instead he
0:05:43 > 0:05:48was fondling, cleaning and raping them. Today found guilty at the
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Bailey of assaulting ten former pupils. Saint Benedict 's in 1976,
0:05:54 > 0:06:00schoolboys indulged in one of their favourite games, the bundle. One of
0:06:00 > 0:06:03them, Prosper, was molested by Soper. He gave testimony in court
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and wave at his anonymity. He gave us his reaction.
0:06:07 > 0:06:14It shows that the defence that was put up simply didn't convince the
0:06:14 > 0:06:20jury. I'm very pleased that this man who is clearly still a danger to
0:06:20 > 0:06:25young people and young boys particularly, is going to be taken
0:06:25 > 0:06:29out of circulation.We also spoke to another man who gave evidence. These
0:06:29 > 0:06:34are his words, spoken by an actor. It's fantastic, I'm feeling really
0:06:34 > 0:06:38emotional. I thought I was the only one. It was such a shocking thing to
0:06:38 > 0:06:42happen to me. As a kid, you put it away to a dark place. Some kids made
0:06:42 > 0:06:47jokes about it at school but I had no idea there were others until
0:06:47 > 0:06:50recently stopped by the abuse started when he was a teacher at
0:06:50 > 0:06:57Saint Benedict 's in 1972. The monks nominated him headmaster. In 2002,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01moved to Rome. In 2010 he was arrested and charged with nine
0:07:01 > 0:07:05counts of sexual abuse against five boys.But he skipped bail and went
0:07:05 > 0:07:09on the run across Europe with Interpol on his trail. It's claimed
0:07:09 > 0:07:14he stayed at the Vatican for a time and withdrew £200,000 from his bank
0:07:14 > 0:07:19and vanished. Four years later, he was finally tracked in Kosovo pacing
0:07:19 > 0:07:23posing as a widowed author. More victims came forward and finally he
0:07:23 > 0:07:27was put on trial for 19 offences against ten boys.It's a which
0:07:27 > 0:07:33involves him using, usually using the opportunities that disciplining
0:07:33 > 0:07:42students gave him, to use that seclusion to abuse. The key to the
0:07:42 > 0:07:46case is victims coming forward. Without men coming forward in this
0:07:46 > 0:07:51case, we wouldn't have had a case to present to a jury.Jonathan West's
0:07:51 > 0:07:55son attended the school. Concerned, he started digging into its history.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00He believes this conviction is another step towards uncovering the
0:08:00 > 0:08:04full extent of the abuse.For the victims that have come forward I
0:08:04 > 0:08:09hope it gives them closure and comfort, seeing justice done. I have
0:08:09 > 0:08:14never met Soper himself. His name came up in comments on the blog from
0:08:14 > 0:08:19time to time. I would be astonished if that is the sum total of those he
0:08:19 > 0:08:21harmed. For decades, all this has cast a
0:08:21 > 0:08:24shadow over the school and the Abbey. They have tried to move on,
0:08:24 > 0:08:29for example at the sports field the Soper pavilion was recently renamed
0:08:29 > 0:08:33but it has been difficult and an independent inquiry commissioned by
0:08:33 > 0:08:38senior figures in 2011 highlighted complaints against eight teachers
0:08:38 > 0:08:44and monks. To date five men have now been convicted, including Soper, a
0:08:44 > 0:08:52child related sexual offences. In a statement, Ealing Abbey apologised
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and said their thoughts and prayers are with Soper's victims was that
0:08:54 > 0:08:56they admire their courage in coming forward. The school apologised
0:08:56 > 0:09:00unreservedly and said Saint Benedict is now a completely different
0:09:00 > 0:09:05institution. Safeguarding, they say, is their top priority. The
0:09:05 > 0:09:09independent inquiry into child abuse is to hear evidence about Saint
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Benedict 's in 2019. Some believe more allegations could surface.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18There were blasts in the dock today as Soper, the former Ealing Abbott,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22faces spending the rest of his life in prison for hideous crimes against
0:09:22 > 0:09:24defenceless young boys.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Coming up later in the programme...
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Preventing acid attacks:
0:09:27 > 0:09:30How shop owners in Tower Hamlets are being asked to help stop
0:09:30 > 0:09:35corrosive substances falling into the wrong hands.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42The family of a man who died in custody at Brixton police station
0:09:42 > 0:09:45nearly a decade ago say it's "shameful" that no police
0:09:45 > 0:09:49officers will be charged in connection with his death.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Sean Rigg died after being restrained.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Today, the Crown Prosecution Service said it was standing by its original
0:09:57 > 0:09:59decision not to prosecute five officers involved.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Katharine Carpenter has been following the story,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07which has been the long journey for the family.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13Yes, nearly a decade. Shaun rate was 40 and had mental health problems.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18There has long been criticism of how his arrest has dealt with in 2008.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22He was put in a van and restrained in what is called a prone position
0:10:22 > 0:10:26for a Bennetts. He suffered a cardiac arrest and then he died.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Ever since then, his family have been campaigning for someone to be
0:10:30 > 0:10:34held accountable. In particular they wanted to see charges brought
0:10:34 > 0:10:39against five officers who Sean came into contact with that day. This has
0:10:39 > 0:10:43always been controversial. At the initial inquest into Sean Rigg's
0:10:43 > 0:10:49death, the Met was criticised. The IPCC has come to under fire over
0:10:49 > 0:10:52this also. One of the officers involved has stood trial for
0:10:52 > 0:10:57perjury, although he was acquitted. The CPS then said about a year ago
0:10:57 > 0:11:00they were going to charge any of these officers. The family appealed
0:11:00 > 0:11:04again. The CPS review to that and today have come back once more and
0:11:04 > 0:11:08that there will not be criminal charges. The family says it is
0:11:08 > 0:11:14absolutely crushed. It says, we spoke a short while ago to Sean's
0:11:14 > 0:11:21sister, Marcia Rigg.After vigorous campaigning, damaging inquest jury
0:11:21 > 0:11:27verdict, a coroner's report, CCTV evidence, audio evidence, various
0:11:27 > 0:11:34reports, including recent role by Andrew Delaney and even Theresa May
0:11:34 > 0:11:41has made comments about the treatment Sean received from the
0:11:41 > 0:11:44police office, and yet still there is no accountability whatsoever.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Where do families go from here?On that note, where does this go from
0:11:48 > 0:11:54here?The officers could still face police misconduct proceedings. That
0:11:54 > 0:11:58is being discussed by the Met and IPCC at the moment. They promise to
0:11:58 > 0:12:00try and reach a decision on that as quickly as possible.Thank you very
0:12:00 > 0:12:02much.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05The police watchdog - the IPCC - is investigating after an on-duty
0:12:05 > 0:12:08officer and an elderly woman died in a crash in Berkshire yesterday.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10The officer was on a training exercise at the time.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Today the Prime Minister paid tribute to both victims.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Frankie McCamley reports.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22The star police officer, not only on the beat
0:12:22 > 0:12:25but on the television too.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Nicknamed Dixie, PC James Dixon appearing on the series Road Wars
0:12:28 > 0:12:31following the work of Thames Valley Police.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36He's been filming you and we've got here.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37-- got you.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40But in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the officer was killed
0:12:40 > 0:12:42when his police motorbike collided with a car.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45The driver of the car was taken to hospital, but the 91-year-old
0:12:45 > 0:12:46female passenger died.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Today, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said PC Dixon
0:12:48 > 0:12:55was on a training exercise and was not responding
0:12:55 > 0:12:58to an emergency or pursuing the vehicle he collided with.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01The crash happened on the A4 in Berkshire in the Prime Minister
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Theresa May's constituency.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07Mr Speaker, I'm sure the whole House will wish to join me in offering
0:13:07 > 0:13:11condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Police
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Constable James Dixon from Thames Valley Police,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15who was killed while on motorcycle duty yesterday, and also
0:13:15 > 0:13:17to the family and friends of the passenger in the car
0:13:17 > 0:13:19involved in the collision.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Francis Hapgood
0:13:20 > 0:13:22in a statement said...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42And online, dozens of tributes have been paid to the officer
0:13:42 > 0:13:45by colleagues and fans of the show.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05The IPCC is now carrying out its investigation
0:14:05 > 0:14:09into what happened to the officer due to become a father
0:14:09 > 0:14:10for the first time.
0:14:10 > 0:14:17Frankie McCamley, BBC London News.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Do stay with us.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Still to come before 7pm...
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Join me in Leicester Square for the premiere of this film who stars in
0:14:26 > 0:14:33the East End Cockney boy playing an American lawyer. Join and your for
0:14:33 > 0:14:41wintry weather forecast, a very wintry feeling at Somerset house.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49As the Mayor continues his week-long trade visit to India and Pakistan,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51he made a very personal journey crossing the border, accompanied
0:14:51 > 0:14:54by a huge security convoy.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58This on the 70th year anniversary of Partition.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01But the day started with a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar,
0:15:01 > 0:15:02where he surprised a few Londoners.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Our Political Correspondent, Karl Mercer, sent this report.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13It is Sikhism's holiest place - the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15A place of worship, of pilgrimage.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19A place of devotion.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21A place for visiting politicians to pay their respects.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25The Mayor getting plenty of attention as he did so this morning.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27My family are from this part of the world,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29from the Indian subcontinent.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32My grandparents, great-grandparents and my forefathers and foremothers
0:15:32 > 0:15:36are from this part of the world.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Literally, my grandparents probably came to the Golden Temple
0:15:38 > 0:15:41in previews years.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43But for me, personally, it's important to me.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46It's quite emotional for me as well to be back to the country
0:15:46 > 0:15:48of my forefathers and foremothers.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Thousands of London Sikhs come here every year.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54This family from West London surprised to see
0:15:54 > 0:15:55their mayor in town.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I think it's really good for building bridges
0:15:58 > 0:16:00between the two countries, and just showing his awareness
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and his interest in India.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Yeah, same.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I mean, I know it's partition, but still it's the same.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I think it's brilliant.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13When I saw him, I was excited more than her.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I said, we will go and say hello to him.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Sadiq Khan's last stop in India was Jallianwala Bagh,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23the site of a massacre by British troops in 1919.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I mean, you can see still how raw it is to the people
0:16:26 > 0:16:34who are describing it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36In relation to what British soldiers did in 1919.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39As he lay flowers, the Mayor said that the British Government should
0:16:39 > 0:16:40apologise for the massacre.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41He was then off to Pakistan.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46A decision made to walk across the border.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49When we were organising this trip, we were told that it's not the done
0:16:49 > 0:16:52thing to go to India and Pakistan on the same trip.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55But when I said that I wanted to actually cross from India
0:16:55 > 0:16:58to Pakistan directly by foot, it was frowned upon.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It's not the sort of thing that is done.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05I think it is important, though.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08The symbolism, but also there are many people like me, whose
0:17:08 > 0:17:09family come from India and Pakistan.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12The hospitality with which I've been received in India is phenominal.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13It will stay with me forever.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Now I'm going to go to Pakistan, and hopefully that sort of warmth
0:17:17 > 0:17:19will carry over to Pakistan as well.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Then a crossing like the one his grandparents and parents
0:17:28 > 0:17:29made during partition.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33TRUMPETS PLAY.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Indian Muslims fleeing to Pakistan.
0:17:36 > 0:17:44Does it feel like coming home?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Home is south London!
0:17:49 > 0:17:51But you know, it's good to be in Pakistan.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54It's good to come from India, like my parents and grandparents.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Obviously, it's an emotional connection for me, bearing
0:17:56 > 0:17:59in mind my connections to this great part of the world.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01In Soutbh London, though, he doesn't get security like this.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02A convoy of heavily armed soldiers.
0:18:02 > 0:18:0530 vehicles, including a fire engine and an ambulance.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Even at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09where the Mayor went to pay his respects and to pray,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14security was all too evident.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19This level of security is likely to last throughout his time
0:18:19 > 0:18:21in Pakistan, despite senior politicians here saying
0:18:21 > 0:18:25they see his visit as a homecoming.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27People are obviously nice, they like to meet him,
0:18:27 > 0:18:33chat with him and know who he is.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38-- people are obviously galvanised.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39He's a good mayor.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42You thought it was symbolic too that he walked across the border today?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Yes.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's symbolic in the sense that Britain can always play an important
0:18:46 > 0:18:48role to build bidges between Pakistan and India.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49That's part of the Mayor's ambition.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52He will also hope that bridges will be built
0:18:52 > 0:18:53between London and both countries.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Karl Mercer, BBC London News, Lahore.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Shop owners in an east London borough are being urged not to sell
0:19:03 > 0:19:05corrosive substances like powerful drain cleaner to teenagers,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08or to anyone they suspect might use it to harm others.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Businesses are asked to join a voluntary scheme which would see
0:19:11 > 0:19:14them carrying out ID checks on customers.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It comes as acid attacks in the capital are on the rise.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23Tarah Welsh reports from Tower Hamlets.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Just a warning, it does begin with pictures of injuries some of you
0:19:26 > 0:19:29might find upsetting.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Can't hear from this ear.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31This arm is a mess.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36This part of my wrist, my front chest, my belly, my back, my legs.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I touched my neck, and skin was just coming off in my hands.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40I was just screaming like crazy.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I never cried like that in my life.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You know, I was sitting on the pavement, hopeless,
0:19:45 > 0:19:53crying and screaming.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56We need to try and get water in your eyes.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59This is Javid, straight after a substance was thrown
0:19:59 > 0:20:00in his face in July.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02He has no physical scars, but is still traumatised.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I don't go anywhere without my brother or my friends
0:20:04 > 0:20:06or anyone who I trust.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I feel like something could happen again.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11In Tower Hamlets alone, there have been more than 100
0:20:11 > 0:20:13acid attacks since 2012, and there were several
0:20:13 > 0:20:16in East London over the summer.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Now, that's made the council here introduce a new scheme
0:20:18 > 0:20:21where shopkeepers opt in to question anyone that they think
0:20:21 > 0:20:26is underage or not using the substances legitimately.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Could it be putting shopkeepers at risk,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31asking them to challenge people who could be criminals, ultimately?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Well, I think it's unlikely that that's the case.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Because it's on a similar spectrum to a newsagent not selling
0:20:37 > 0:20:39cigarettes to a minor.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It's about people acting responsibly and making sure they are not placing
0:20:42 > 0:20:47in the hands of people things that they shouldn't have.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Along with about 20 other businesses, Paul's signed up.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54But he'd already started to take precautions after recent attacks.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57You do get people get confrontational.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I haven't got a driving licence, I haven't got a passport.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01It is awkward, again.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Some people might feel intimidated and just turn
0:21:03 > 0:21:05a blind eye and let it go.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11But we've used numerous things, to say that we're out of stock.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13The Goverment's also proposed strengthening sentencing around
0:21:13 > 0:21:16selling and carrying corrosive substances - which are increasingly
0:21:16 > 0:21:25being used as weapons, with life-changing effects.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31Tarah Welsh, BBC London news.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34He always looks pretty cool, doesn't he?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36He's the East-End Londoner who's made it big in Hollywood
0:21:36 > 0:21:38as well as the music business.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Idris Elba is back in London tonight for the premiere of his new film.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Molly's Game is based on a true story, with the actor playing a top
0:21:45 > 0:21:47American lawyer with a tough case on his hands.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Asad Ahmad caught up with him and his co-star in Leicester Square.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Let me tell you a bit about the film, it's about a woman who runs
0:21:55 > 0:22:02the highest state gambling tables in the world before she is targeted by
0:22:02 > 0:22:09the FBI. The lawyer who represents her is played by Cockney London Eye
0:22:09 > 0:22:16Idris Elba.That's an introduction! You are playing an American lawyer.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Are we losing a bit of you, or are you still very much one of us?Of
0:22:22 > 0:22:26course I am! It's my country, my heritage and where I come from. It's
0:22:26 > 0:22:29great playing different characters from all over the world, it's what
0:22:29 > 0:22:34an actor is supposed to do. A large part of my career is rebooted in
0:22:34 > 0:22:38America. I feel like I've got licensed to have a passport in both,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42a little bit.You are anti-crime ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a
0:22:42 > 0:22:51really important role in a year that has seen so much knife crime and
0:22:51 > 0:22:54acid attacks in London. What is your message to young people out there
0:22:54 > 0:22:57who look to you as a role model and say, he's done a fantastic job,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59those opportunities and open me, I can only turn to crime.I can
0:22:59 > 0:23:03understand that turning to crime is an easy option. But crime in
0:23:03 > 0:23:06whatever capacity is a stopgap, because eventually if you've got
0:23:06 > 0:23:09good health you are going to move forward and live for a long time and
0:23:09 > 0:23:14regret crime. I'd rather spend that time just building myself into a
0:23:14 > 0:23:17better place, to get opportunities that aren't available to now, rather
0:23:17 > 0:23:27than turning to crime. It's so easy to turn to crime, it's the easiest
0:23:27 > 0:23:29thing in the world. Stepping the other way is harder, getting an
0:23:29 > 0:23:31education, is betting up with other friends, other people. Perhaps you
0:23:31 > 0:23:34could alleviate their whole life of misery for you and your family by
0:23:34 > 0:23:38just not doing crime. I was 16, 17, 18 once. I could have got into
0:23:38 > 0:23:42fights and use knives and all about, but I chose a different direction,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47and I sit here in my hometown celebrating something that I love
0:23:47 > 0:23:52doing. Young people could take a bit out of my book and says, crime, no,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56I'll go the other way.That's a really powerful message to similar
0:23:56 > 0:23:59young people. A pleasure to meet you. The link you for speaking to
0:23:59 > 0:24:03us. All the best. What a role model!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Time now for a check on the weather.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11Let's join Elizabeth, who's at the Somerset House ice rink.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15A safe distance, I believe, Elizabeth!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17A safe distance, I believe, Elizabeth! Yes, it's feeling very
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Christmassy indeed here at Somerset house tonight. Lots of people out on
0:24:22 > 0:24:26the ice rink, skating away. I was throwing a few shapes around NB-IoT
0:24:26 > 0:24:31earlier on myself, I have come off because of the pressures of life TV
0:24:31 > 0:24:35and all that! You can smell the mould wine, there's lots of children
0:24:35 > 0:24:40here fishing around the plastic polymers, and we have got a live DJ
0:24:40 > 0:24:46as well. -- plastic polar bears. It looks, feels and sounds like
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Christmas as well. But will the weather be feeling Christmassy?
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Certainly it is going to be feeling a lot colder as we head through the
0:24:53 > 0:24:58rest of this week. We could even be talking about winter showers at the
0:24:58 > 0:25:02end of the week, too. You wouldn't know it at the moment. It has been a
0:25:02 > 0:25:07mild and dull day of weather with cloud around. Tomorrow we will start
0:25:07 > 0:25:10to see the changes. Tomorrow it is going to be very windy indeed
0:25:10 > 0:25:15through the morning, wet and windy start, but while start, turning
0:25:15 > 0:25:19bright and cool as we head into the afternoon. Overnight tonight it is
0:25:19 > 0:25:24still rather cloudy, of course the wind is dotting to pick up and there
0:25:24 > 0:25:26will be outbreaks of rain through the small hours of tomorrow morning.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Still remaining mild. We start of the day tomorrow at around 8 degrees
0:25:30 > 0:25:37or 9 degrees. Tomorrow morning, wet and windy commute into work. Very
0:25:37 > 0:25:43windy, gusts of wind is as high as 40 mph, not enough to cause alarm.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Not unusual for this time of year, but a very windy day. Gradually
0:25:47 > 0:25:51turning cooler as we head into the afternoon. Look at the temperatures
0:25:51 > 0:25:56dropping away. We will end the afternoon tomorrow perhaps as high
0:25:56 > 0:25:59as 9 degrees of years. There will be a lot of sunshine around to enjoy.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05We get into the really cold as we head into Thursday night, that is
0:26:05 > 0:26:10when the cold stuff starts to dig in. It should be a dry night, but if
0:26:10 > 0:26:14we do get showers they could turn out to be wintry. We more likely to
0:26:14 > 0:26:18see wintry showers on Friday. There could be something white falling out
0:26:18 > 0:26:23of the sky. Don't get too excited, it's not enough to build a snowman
0:26:23 > 0:26:30with. Perhaps a little sleet and snow. Probably rain or maybe snow on
0:26:30 > 0:26:37Sunday. Until then, keep skating. STUDIO: From a very festive Somerset
0:26:37 > 0:26:39House, Elizabeth, thank you.
0:26:39 > 0:26:39STUDIO: From a very festive Somerset House, Elizabeth, thank you.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43A reminder of the headlines...
0:26:43 > 0:26:51President Trump has reversed decades of foreign policy and recognised
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings that it could
0:26:56 > 0:26:58disrupt the Middle East peace process.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs that the Government has
0:27:01 > 0:27:03made no impact assessments of the economic impact
0:27:03 > 0:27:04of leaving the EU.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06A man has appeared in court accused of plotting to assassinate
0:27:06 > 0:27:07the Prime Minister.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10The 20-year-old is alleged to have planned to bomb the security gates
0:27:10 > 0:27:13before attacking Number Ten with a knife and suicide vest.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15A former priest has been found guilty of historic sex abuse
0:27:15 > 0:27:17at a Catholic school in Ealing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:2674-year-old Andrew Soper targeted young boys in the 1970s and 80s.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27That's it for now.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Thanks for joining us.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Plenty more on our website and Facebook page.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And Asad will be back with our late news.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37So from me and the team here, do have a lovely evening.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Bye bye.