0:00:00 > 0:00:32That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me
0:00:32 > 0:00:36For traders and Borough market it's been a difficult time, emotionally
0:00:36 > 0:00:40and financially, we hear how they all pull together and they are
0:00:40 > 0:00:45feeling more buoyant.I think the mood a strong again. The trade has
0:00:45 > 0:00:49come back midweek. I think the local Londoners were not going to be
0:00:49 > 0:00:51overcome by this, they were definitely going to shop soon
0:00:51 > 0:00:59afterwards.Also: Not guilty. A Parliamentary aide is cleared of
0:00:59 > 0:01:07rape at the Houses of Parliament. And... The Christmas show with a
0:01:07 > 0:01:10difference, the improvised musical where the young audience double as
0:01:10 > 0:01:20directors.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Welcome to the programme which tonight, just days before Christmas,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32comes from one of the largest and certainly one of the oldest food
0:01:32 > 0:01:36market in London. It is believed that a trading market of some sort
0:01:36 > 0:01:41existed here for around 1000 years. And just put into context where
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Borough market is, if you have not been here, it is at one end of
0:01:45 > 0:01:49London Bridge which is a stone's throw away. Tonight it is lovely to
0:01:49 > 0:01:53see that it is busy, it is festive, and people and traders are getting
0:01:53 > 0:02:01on with business as usual. But was, just over six months ago, a very
0:02:01 > 0:02:05different story. When on a hot summer 's night it was targeted by
0:02:05 > 0:02:09terrorists. Our home affairs correspondent, Nick Beek, looks
0:02:09 > 0:02:12back.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15As the sun was setting on London Bridge on Saturday the 3rd
0:02:15 > 0:02:18of June, three men were approaching in a hired van.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Intent on mass murder.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21What we're hearing tonight, the British armed police have
0:02:21 > 0:02:22attended an incident at London Bridge.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24There was a white van that came speeding over,
0:02:24 > 0:02:25probably about 50 mph.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29It turned into the pavement.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35It hit about three people in front of me.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The attackers then ran into nearby Borough market, which was packed.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41They ran up and started stabbing this girl.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Three of them.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43I was defenceless.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I couldn't do nothing, mate.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Then they attacked her.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Then they stabbed another guy, I think, I was in shock,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55they started running up the road, I started going, everybody, run,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57they are terrorists, they are terrorists,
0:02:57 > 0:02:58run, run, run!
0:02:58 > 0:02:59They were stabbing everyone.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I was just staring at them from the balcony as they were
0:03:02 > 0:03:03making their way down.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I was just thinking, how could someone do such a thing?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09The victims were mainly in their 20s and 30s.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15Young lives cut short as they enjoyed a night out.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18In all, eight people were murdered in the attack
0:03:18 > 0:03:19here on London Bridge and Borough market.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Eight people whose backgrounds represented
0:03:21 > 0:03:22the diversity of our city.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Three French, two Australian, a Canadian, a Spaniard, a Londoner.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26As tributes were paid, tales of bravery also emerged.
0:03:26 > 0:03:36Among the public and the police.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46This guy is on the floor and he is pleading for his life.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And the first attacker, without any mercy, just stands over him
0:03:49 > 0:03:55and continues attacking him.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I took my baton with my right hand.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Full extension.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I take a deep breath.
0:04:00 > 0:04:09And I charged in.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Within eight minutes armed police had shot the attackers dead.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Men who shouted, "This is for Allah", as they carried
0:04:14 > 0:04:15out their rampage.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19The ringleader, Khuram Butt, was known to the security service MI5.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22There had been information back in 2015 that he aspired to carry
0:04:22 > 0:04:24out a terrorist act.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29But after investigation he was downgraded to a medium risk.
0:04:29 > 0:04:36It was thought that he did not have the capabilities
0:04:36 > 0:04:37to carry out an attack.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39London paid its respects, but then bounced back with defiance.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43If me having a gin and tonic with my friends, flirting with handsome men,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46hanging out with brilliant women, is what offends these people
0:04:46 > 0:04:49so much, I'm going to do it more not less, because that's what makes
0:04:49 > 0:04:50London so great.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53That's what makes us the best city in the world.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55London Bridge quickly reopened and soon Borough market
0:04:55 > 0:04:59was welcoming customers once again.
0:04:59 > 0:05:08Nick Beek, BBC London News.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12It was a night of ordinary people showing extraordinary courage and I
0:05:12 > 0:05:16am pleased to say one of them is with me now. Justin Jones, a
0:05:16 > 0:05:20butcher, you were out with your girlfriend that night, and we saw a
0:05:20 > 0:05:24police officer who was injured. He went to his aid at the time that he
0:05:24 > 0:05:27was fighting them off with his baton, but you did not know that,
0:05:27 > 0:05:33did you?No, I thought it was just a standard fight, three on one, which
0:05:33 > 0:05:39isn't very fair. You do what you do, you go and help, and stopped it
0:05:39 > 0:05:46effectively.Were you ever mindful about your own safety?No, no, it's
0:05:46 > 0:05:51just what you do, that's what I did, it is what you should do.Now that
0:05:51 > 0:05:55you reflect on it, at the time instinct probably takes over, but
0:05:55 > 0:05:59now that you reflect on what you saw and experienced, how do you feel
0:05:59 > 0:06:04about it?No different to how I would feel if I didn't know anything
0:06:04 > 0:06:08else about it. Even if it was justified. I would do the exact
0:06:08 > 0:06:15thing. It doesn't change the mentality.What about your
0:06:15 > 0:06:19girlfriend? She was there, wasn't she?Exactly the same as me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:27Actually, she said she has figured out that she would help now, whereas
0:06:27 > 0:06:31before she said she wouldn't.People are affected in different ways.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Sometimes you don't know how it will affect you.The police have been
0:06:35 > 0:06:39really good. They contacted us. Their specialist counsellors. They
0:06:39 > 0:06:44offered any help we wanted. They called us after a couple of weeks
0:06:44 > 0:06:48and asked if I was all right.I imagine you are the kind of guy who
0:06:48 > 0:06:51says you are not a hero, but you were honoured, along with other
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Londoners and members of the emergency services for extraordinary
0:06:54 > 0:07:00bravery, weren't you, how did that you feel?It was nice. Nice to get
0:07:00 > 0:07:08recognised. But it's a nothing. For me, it's coming you know, it's just
0:07:08 > 0:07:12another day, it's nothing.But you did meet some of the people that you
0:07:12 > 0:07:19helped?When you drove Charlie to hospital, we stayed in the relatives
0:07:19 > 0:07:24room with loads of people. We completely lost contact with every
0:07:24 > 0:07:27single person. After that ceremony everybody was there. It was
0:07:27 > 0:07:31effectively a family reunion in a weird way.I know as a bridge it's a
0:07:31 > 0:07:36busy time for you, so thank you so much for joining us, happy
0:07:36 > 0:07:44Christmas. -- I know as a butcher. Thank you very much.Justin Jones
0:07:44 > 0:07:47there, showing extraordinary courage. One of four terror attacks
0:07:47 > 0:07:50which has inevitably put focus on security. And today the Mayor
0:07:50 > 0:07:56announced he is going to increase the amount of income tax and bitter
0:07:56 > 0:08:03towards policing. -- and put it towards policing.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06At times it felt like London has been under constant attack this
0:08:06 > 0:08:09year, four terrorist incidents, 14 innocent people killed, no wonder
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the Mayor wants more money his priority, he says, is to keep
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Londons safe.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Home Office says the Met will get about an extra £50
0:08:15 > 0:08:16million next year.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Now, police forces are funded partly by the
0:08:18 > 0:08:20government but partly by local councils, ministers are allowing
0:08:20 > 0:08:24councillors to put up your council tax by as much as £12 next year.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26In London, the Mayor is going even further,
0:08:26 > 0:08:27putting it up by £14 20.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29putting it up by £14.20.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32That's an increase of about 5%, and he says it will pay for police
0:08:32 > 0:08:34and also the fire brigade.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37He says he has no choice and today reignited his war of words
0:08:37 > 0:08:39with the government.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41They resorted to smoke and mirrors, pretending to give
0:08:41 > 0:08:43the police more money, but, in fact, just pushing
0:08:43 > 0:08:45the responsibility to taxpayers in London.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47This is a regressive, unfair, and, frankly, no
0:08:47 > 0:08:48one is falling for it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:55On Tuesday, the policing minister made his views on the Mayor clear.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58And instead of sitting in his bunker writing out
0:08:58 > 0:09:02letters for more money, he needs to get out there and tell us what
0:09:02 > 0:09:05he's doing to implement his crime plan.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Sadiq Khan has another problem brewing, too,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09there is widespread scepticism about pumping some of this money
0:09:09 > 0:09:12into the fire brigade after three reviews he commissioned concluded it
0:09:12 > 0:09:14doesn't need more funding.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Because of Grenfell the Mayor feels that he needs to be
0:09:17 > 0:09:18seen to do something.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And what he is proposing to do here is to put more
0:09:21 > 0:09:22money into the fire brigade.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23He knows they don't need it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And if they do need it he can find it from
0:09:26 > 0:09:27other resources.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30He doesn't need to be taking the money specifically set aside
0:09:30 > 0:09:32to fund the Metropolitan Police in order to put funds
0:09:32 > 0:09:35into the London Fire Brigade, and we won't be supporting that part
0:09:35 > 0:09:36of his proposals.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38For months the Mayor commissioner has been calling for more
0:09:38 > 0:09:40money, now it's coming out of Londoners' pockets
0:09:40 > 0:09:42they'll want to see results on the streets.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Marc Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46We can pick up on that with our home affairs correspondent. How much of
0:09:46 > 0:09:51this is a war of words, or a risk to Londoners, do you think?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55This is supposed to be the season of goodwill. Plenty of people getting
0:09:55 > 0:10:00into that. But there is a lack of festive cheer between the Mayor and
0:10:00 > 0:10:05central government because of police funding. They have been at each
0:10:05 > 0:10:08other throughout the year about it. We've seen these terrible terror
0:10:08 > 0:10:12attacks. But Sadiq Khan has said that Londoners' safety has been put
0:10:12 > 0:10:18at risk because of a lack of cash. Government has said that London gets
0:10:18 > 0:10:22more money for policing compared with anywhere else in the city.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Counterterrorism policing, funding for that is going up, but general
0:10:25 > 0:10:32policing, Sadiq Khan wants more officers on the beat. This year has
0:10:32 > 0:10:35been busy for the police. There are many challenges ahead next year,
0:10:35 > 0:10:42too. Thank you. On the note of
0:10:42 > 0:10:45challenges, all of the traders that you see here, it's been a
0:10:45 > 0:10:48challenging six months for them because they felt not only the
0:10:48 > 0:10:53emotional impact but also a financial one because after the
0:10:53 > 0:10:57attack the market was forced to close for 11 days while police
0:10:57 > 0:11:01carried out forensic investigations. But traders rallied together to help
0:11:01 > 0:11:05get businesses on their feat. Remember, some here are very small
0:11:05 > 0:11:09businesses and it included a support fund. Victoria Hollins has been
0:11:09 > 0:11:20speaking to some of them.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Put it on yogurt, put it in desert, have it by the spoon...
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Sam Wallace knows a lot about honey, she's one of 119 stallholders
0:11:28 > 0:11:30at Borough market whose lives were turned upside down
0:11:30 > 0:11:35by the terrorist attack in June.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It felt really weird personally.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Again, Borough market for us is about food
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and about sharing food, people coming together over a love
0:11:41 > 0:11:44of food and then you have this really alien action.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47To be 11 days without being able to connect and keep in touch
0:11:47 > 0:11:49with your trader friends wasn't very nice, on an emotional level.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52The impact wasn't just emotional, the market had to close for 11
0:11:52 > 0:11:53days after the attack.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It was a huge blow for the traders, many of whom run
0:11:56 > 0:11:57very small businesses.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00This is their business, their life, and we are quite
0:12:00 > 0:12:01protective of the space.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02It feels like home.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Darren Hennigan is the managing director here. He says it was the
0:12:05 > 0:12:10uncertainty after the attack that hurt many businesses.It was
0:12:10 > 0:12:13incredibly difficult. Both financially for the traders but also
0:12:13 > 0:12:20emotionally. And physically. There was damage.Many stallholders found
0:12:20 > 0:12:23out their insurance did not cover losses from terrorism. A support
0:12:23 > 0:12:28fund was set up, raising more than £100,000.For some of them they were
0:12:28 > 0:12:33able to pay them a good day rebuild. For some, they were able to buy more
0:12:33 > 0:12:38fish off the docks. Some, to put petrol in the fishing boats, it was
0:12:38 > 0:12:43that immediate.Dozens of businesses applied for help with losses of more
0:12:43 > 0:12:46than £100,000. This organic dairy farmer was one of those who needed
0:12:46 > 0:12:52help.I still have people to pay. The lady who works on my stall on
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Saturday, she needs that weekly income. It enabled us to pay her,
0:12:56 > 0:13:03for example. It has helped cash flow because our turnover has got back up
0:13:03 > 0:13:07to a sustainable level again. Everybody has come together.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Everybody is behind each other. We all want this to work.Six months on
0:13:11 > 0:13:17customers here seem to be returning. Monica has traded here for 25 years
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and has helped smaller businesses who have suffered.I think the mood
0:13:21 > 0:13:25is strong again. The trade has come back midweek. I think the local
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Londoners were not going to be overcome by this, they were
0:13:28 > 0:13:34definitely going to shop soon afterwards. It feels like it will be
0:13:34 > 0:13:37a good Christmas.Borough market is open every day in the run-up to
0:13:37 > 0:13:47Christmas. A hopeful time at the end of a difficult year. Let me
0:13:47 > 0:13:51introduce the sub dean of Southwark Cathedral. Pleasure to have you on
0:13:51 > 0:13:55the programme. The community spirit we heard in that report, we have
0:13:55 > 0:14:00seen time and time again in London this year, and it makes you proud to
0:14:00 > 0:14:03be a Londoner, really. It's an amazing place to be. I am
0:14:03 > 0:14:07actually from Yorkshire. I said I would never live or work in London.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I have been here three years. It's a fantastic community to be a part of.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Both here in the market, but also there are lots of residents who live
0:14:16 > 0:14:22in this area. Over the last six months they have really pulled
0:14:22 > 0:14:27together in amazing ways. Bringing real hope and a new life out of some
0:14:27 > 0:14:32really terrible events in June.As we approach Christmas, you mentioned
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Hope, how do you bring a message of hope to those families whose lives
0:14:37 > 0:14:41have been changed so immeasurably? I think the message of Christmas is
0:14:41 > 0:14:49something about love conquering fear. And light shining in darkness.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53So no matter how hard things are there is always hope that new things
0:14:53 > 0:14:58can come out of it. And the spirit that has come out of Borough market
0:14:58 > 0:15:04and the whole of the London Bridge area just testifies to that new
0:15:04 > 0:15:06hope. And when you look back on this year
0:15:06 > 0:15:10and you reflect, what do you make of it, what do you think?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It has shown some of the worst things about humanity and some of
0:15:13 > 0:15:18the best things about humanity. There was a group of people who try
0:15:18 > 0:15:22to divide us, and it failed because we are a much stronger community
0:15:22 > 0:15:29now. Here at the Cathedral Arab relationships with the local Muslim
0:15:29 > 0:15:33community has flourished. -- here at the Cathedral, our relationships
0:15:33 > 0:15:37with the local Muslim communities has flourished.Thank you very much
0:15:37 > 0:15:42indeed. We are going to pause for a moment. There will be plenty more
0:15:42 > 0:15:49from Borough market later, including this...
0:15:49 > 0:15:59# Silent night, holy night... #. We will be treated to a special
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Christmas carol from the Borough Market choir. That's still to come
0:16:03 > 0:16:12later but now let's go back to Alex for the rest of the day's news.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14A jury at Southwark Crown Court has unanimously cleared a parliamentary
0:16:14 > 0:16:17aide of raping a woman at the Houses of Parliament.
0:16:17 > 0:16:1924-year-old Samuel Armstrong, who's from Essex, was the aide
0:16:19 > 0:16:22to a Kent MP and denied two counts of rape and two of indecent assault.
0:16:22 > 0:16:29Helena Lee was in court.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34The jury took around five and a half hours here at Southwark Crown Court
0:16:34 > 0:16:40to reach their verdicts on all four charges during this four week trial.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Samuel Armstrong, 24-year-old assistant to the South Thanet MP
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Craig McKinley, was on trial here facing two charges of rape and two
0:16:50 > 0:16:54of sexual assault. It was back in October when he and a woman we
0:16:54 > 0:16:59cannot name for legal reasons who is in her 20s and also worked in
0:16:59 > 0:17:04parliament, they ended up in the office where Samuel worked and it is
0:17:04 > 0:17:08there where they had sex. The jury rejected the prosecution's case,
0:17:08 > 0:17:13they say he had forced himself upon this woman, however during this
0:17:13 > 0:17:20trial Samuel had always denied the charges and said what happened was
0:17:20 > 0:17:24with her full consent. When those not guilty verdicts were read out in
0:17:24 > 0:17:28court, he cried, he was emotional, and on the steps outside he gave a
0:17:28 > 0:17:34very brief statement to reporters. My whole life has been turned upside
0:17:34 > 0:17:40down, for one year I have not slept or eaten and I was innocent. Were it
0:17:40 > 0:17:43not for the fact crucial evidence was disclosed to my defence team
0:17:43 > 0:17:47just eight working days before trial, there could well have been
0:17:47 > 0:17:53yet another miscarriage of justice in this case. Thank you.So we
0:17:53 > 0:17:58weren't told exactly what that evidence was that as you heard from
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Samuel Armstrong that was disclosed just eight days before his trial
0:18:02 > 0:18:07here at Southwark Crown Court. We have had a statement from the MP
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Craig McKinley, who employed Samuel Armstrong, and he said in a
0:18:11 > 0:18:15statement he is very pleased for Samuel, a young man whose life has
0:18:15 > 0:18:19been destroyed over the past 14 months and goes on to say debate is
0:18:19 > 0:18:25now needed over anonymity of those accused. So Samuel Armstrong today
0:18:25 > 0:18:31acquitted all four charges against him.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35A former abbot of a school in Ealing is likely to die in prison
0:18:35 > 0:18:37after being jailed for 18 years for molesting former pupils.
0:18:37 > 0:18:4374-year-old Andrew Soper was convicted of a string of sex
0:18:43 > 0:18:46attacks on boys at the prestigious St Benedict's school
0:18:46 > 0:18:47in the '70s and '80s.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50As he passed down his sentence, the judge described Soper's conduct
0:18:50 > 0:18:53as 'vile', and 'the most appalling breach of trust'.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56The school has apologised for the serious wrongs of the past.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58The man accused of the Finsbury Park attack in north
0:18:58 > 0:19:01London last June has pleaded not guilty to murder
0:19:01 > 0:19:02and attempted murder.
0:19:02 > 0:19:0448-year-old Darren Osborne is accused of deliberately driving
0:19:04 > 0:19:06a hired van into worshippers close to the Muslim Welfare
0:19:06 > 0:19:07House in North London.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12One man was killed and 11 were injured.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Detectives say they are growing increasingly concerned
0:19:14 > 0:19:17for the mother of a baby found abandoned in an east London
0:19:17 > 0:19:19park three months ago.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21New footage has been released of baby Harry
0:19:21 > 0:19:24as police renew their appeal to trace his mother.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26He was named by the medical staff who treated him,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30and is said to be doing well under the care of the local authority.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33That's all from me.
0:19:33 > 0:19:43Now though it's back to Riz at Borough market.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48Thank you, Borough Market is very busy and there is food everywhere. I
0:19:48 > 0:19:52don't know if you want to come with me and look at the sorts of things
0:19:52 > 0:19:58we have got. Everything handmade, small businesses, stallholders. Wait
0:19:58 > 0:20:07till you see what's over here. We have an enormous array of fudge.
0:20:07 > 0:20:16Where was this made?We make it in Somerset.What's the best seller?
0:20:16 > 0:20:22Probably salted caramel.This one is completely empty and that their
0:20:22 > 0:20:29bestseller. You would expect at this time of year, you've got cakes, read
0:20:29 > 0:20:34on this side, and I just want to come over to a man in a Santa hat.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39It would be rude not to. I think he's busy at the moment but from
0:20:39 > 0:20:46what I can see I think they are cobnuts. I'm going to see if I can
0:20:46 > 0:20:51have a quick word with this gentleman over here. Excuse me, I'm
0:20:51 > 0:20:56not going to bother you while you are serving but where does this come
0:20:56 > 0:21:02from?It comes from about 30 miles away in Kent down the old Kent Road
0:21:02 > 0:21:09into the pleasant Kent countryside. And how its business?Pretty good,
0:21:09 > 0:21:16it is a nutty time of year, Christmas time.This is a busy time
0:21:16 > 0:21:21for trading, after work on Thursday night, as you can imagine. Christmas
0:21:21 > 0:21:26wouldn't be Christmas without a lot of festive shows across the capital
0:21:26 > 0:21:31and this next one, how do we describe it? It is interactive,
0:21:31 > 0:21:37audience participation and it is improvised. So basically what
0:21:37 > 0:21:40happens is the cast take suggestions from children in the audience and
0:21:40 > 0:21:46then make it up on stage and make up the songs. So what could possibly go
0:21:46 > 0:21:55wrong? A very inquisitive Wendy went to find out.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Roll up, roll up... The audience takes their seats and for the next
0:21:59 > 0:22:1045 minutes anything could happen. # So it's time to begin the show!
0:22:10 > 0:22:20Weird suggestions from the audience...Son to the dinosaur,
0:22:20 > 0:22:27brilliant!The show stoppers entirely improvised the story and
0:22:27 > 0:22:32songs. It is something they have been doing successfully in the West
0:22:32 > 0:22:36End for grown-ups but this is the Christmas show and the kids have
0:22:36 > 0:22:43taken over.Now we are only taking suggestions from the kids because
0:22:43 > 0:22:49the grown-ups have proved themselves unworthy of my attention.The kids
0:22:49 > 0:22:53come up with better ideas than the adults, they are immersed in stories
0:22:53 > 0:22:59so they come up with the best ideas you have ever heard.Have had crazy
0:22:59 > 0:23:03things so far like a stand-up comedian that was a candy cane,
0:23:03 > 0:23:12elves inspired by Lord of the rings...And today the tale took no
0:23:12 > 0:23:20less unexpected turn.What was the advice? Yes! That they are going to
0:23:20 > 0:23:26have a baby, that's right. That's the advice William Shakespeare gave
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Captain underpants and Harry Potter! They get to see adults doing what
0:23:31 > 0:23:35they are told for a change, they can get involved and be part of the
0:23:35 > 0:23:44action.This childish hijinks inevitably leads to ultimate
0:23:44 > 0:23:55silliness.My favourite part was when he said Captain underpants
0:23:55 > 0:24:00farted a lot and it was so funny. It's got this lot in the mood
0:24:00 > 0:24:02anyway. Are you looking forward to
0:24:02 > 0:24:11Christmas?Yes!In a few moments we will be treated to a Christmas Carol
0:24:11 > 0:24:15by the Borough Market choir so I will see if I can have a quick word.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Is it true you've got together united by your love of food?And
0:24:20 > 0:24:26also a love of singing. We are a mixture of staff, Borough Market
0:24:26 > 0:24:30traders and people that live and work in the local community.And
0:24:30 > 0:24:35lovely to see you smiling and feeling like you are in full voice.
0:24:35 > 0:24:43What will you be singing later? Silent night.And where else have
0:24:43 > 0:24:48you performed?We get a perform in some fantastic venues around London,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52so we are here Carol singing on Saturday, we have also performed in
0:24:52 > 0:24:58the Tate modern, and union Chapel. I'm going to let you get ready. What
0:24:58 > 0:25:03we will do in the meantime is let's get a check on the all-important
0:25:03 > 0:25:05weather with Elizabeth.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and you
0:25:11 > 0:25:18would be forgiven for thinking it didn't get light at all today. It
0:25:18 > 0:25:24was great, and mystique murky start. For the rest of the week, very
0:25:24 > 0:25:29little will change. It will stay mild with temperatures in double
0:25:29 > 0:25:33figures, we had 12 Celsius today. Grey and drizzly at times, then
0:25:33 > 0:25:37turning windier as we head into the weekend but other than that very
0:25:37 > 0:25:42little change. Overnight tonight, keeping the grey, the mist and murk,
0:25:42 > 0:25:47hill fog into tomorrow morning and that mild air as well. Drizzle
0:25:47 > 0:25:52around at times, damp feel to things with moisture in the air. We start
0:25:52 > 0:25:58of the day tomorrow at around eight or nine Celsius. Tomorrow we have
0:25:58 > 0:26:02got some slightly drier air coming through so I suppose the big change
0:26:02 > 0:26:05for tomorrow, if anything is that it could possibly brighten up in some
0:26:05 > 0:26:09places as we head into the afternoon. No sunshine to speak of
0:26:09 > 0:26:16but the cloud a bit thinner. Still feeling mild with top temperatures
0:26:16 > 0:26:20of 12 Celsius. As we had through the rest of the week, very little will
0:26:20 > 0:26:25change. We have high pressure sitting to the south of us, all of
0:26:25 > 0:26:30this cloud, the mist and murk is swirling around it. The wind will
0:26:30 > 0:26:36pick up, even see the isobars start to tighten into Sunday, so a bit
0:26:36 > 0:26:41windier on Christmas Eve which is Sunday this year. On Christmas Day
0:26:41 > 0:26:47itself, quite grey, feeling mild, but a few changes by Boxing Day.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54We are back tomorrow at 6:30pm but let me take this opportunity from
0:26:54 > 0:26:58everyone on the London news team to wish you a Merry Christmas and I
0:26:58 > 0:27:04leave you with the Borough Market choir and Silent night.
0:27:04 > 0:27:13# Silent night, holy night # All is calm
0:27:13 > 0:27:24# All is bright # Round yon virgin
0:27:24 > 0:27:34# Mother and child # Holy infant so tender and mild
0:27:34 > 0:27:46# Sleep in heavenly peace # Sleep in heavenly peace