28/12/2017 London News


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back with the late news

at 10 o'clock.

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Now on BBC One it's time

for the news where you are.

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Good evening, welcome

to BBC London News,

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I'm Claudia-Liza Armah.

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A great-grandmother says she's been

unable to leave her flat

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for seven months after the lift

in her block broke down.

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Bernice Grant and her daughter say

they have been offered a new place

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but they may have to pay for it

to be made suitable for the

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81-year-old, who's disabled.

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Emma North reports.

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For seven months, Bernice Grant

hasn't left her flat.

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I miss going out.

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To see people and talk to people.

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I want to go places.

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Go to the day centre, to service.

But now I can't go anywhere.

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The lift in her block in Penge

broke down at the end of May.

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It is still broken.

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Arthritis stops Mrs Grant

from moving very far,

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and the four flights up to her flat

are well beyond her.

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She relies entirely on her daughter.

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Thank you very much.

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My daughter, she has done her best.

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She sees that I have something

to eat and drink

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in the days while she is away.

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She keeps in touch

with me all the time.

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And she comes home in the evening,

I am so glad to see her.

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The housing association which

owns the block said

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replacing the lifts takes time

and isn't straightforward.

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It also says two other

properties have been offered

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to Mrs Grant and her daughter.

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Mrs Grant needs a wheelchair

and says they had to turn one down

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because it was on a steep slope.

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The other, her daughter says,

was uninhabitable.

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A spokesman for Affinity Sutton

said, "Whenever we make an offer

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to a tenant, we ensure

we are satisfied the property meets

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the whole household's needs in terms

of accessibility and location."

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Mrs Grant and her daughter

have been offered

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and have said yes to a new flat,

but they have been told

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it is not suitable for someone

who is disabled and there is no

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money to pay for any changes -

they may have to foot the bill.

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I am blessed, she's my mum.

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She done a lot for us

when we were young and growing up.

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It is payback time.

Just take our time.

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The main thing is, once we have

somewhere to call our home again,

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that it what we want,

that is what we need.

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Both Mrs Grant and her daughter say

they can't wait for next year,

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they want things to get better

whatever the cost.

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Emma North, BBC London News.

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Let's get more now

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on the murder investigation

in Finsbury Park.

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The body of a young woman was found

near the sports area of the park.

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Police say she may have been

murdered on Christmas Eve.

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Tolu Adeoye is there for us tonight.

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Tolu, what more can you tell us?

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Yes, all Ford, flowers and cards

have been left here at Finsbury

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Park, paying tribute to the woman

whose body was discovered here

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yesterday. A member of the public

came across her body at an

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outbuilding next to a sports pitch,

and ambulance was called, but you

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was pronounced dead at the scene. We

understand the woman was in her 20s,

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a woman was reported missing in the

days leading up to the discovery,

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but the body has not yet been

identified. We have been here

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through the day, we have seen

forensics teams working away, the

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tent is still up tonight. We don't

know how the woman was killed, but a

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postmortem examination was due to

take place today. This is being

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treated as a murder investigation,

police believe this woman was killed

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on Christmas Eve, they are asking

anyone with any information you may

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have seen anything suspicious in

this area to get in touch with them,

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but the woman still has not been

identified, and police are appealing

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for witnesses.

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A woman has been left

with life-changing injuries

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after she was sprayed with acid

in Canary Wharf.

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The 36-year-old had been walking

alone on Westferry Road

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near South Quay station at around

seven o'clock last night

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when she was attacked.

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She was taken to hospital

with burns to her face and leg.

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Police are going through CCTV

to try and find the suspect,

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who wasn't seen by the victim.

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Winter in London can

be a difficult time

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for the capital's homeless.

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But one entrepreneur has come up

with a new way to help.

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Beam is a crowdfunding website

that allows people

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to donate money to those struggling

with homelessness so they can get

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the training and qualifications

for the job they want.

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Caroline Davies has been to speak

to one of the first people

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to be helped by the scheme.

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Tony is one of London's

hidden homeless.

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He's spent the last decade

in and out of hostels

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and on friends' sofas.

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After time in prison,

he struggled to find permanent work.

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It's disappointing,

really, it's a bit sad,

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odd jobs here and there,

a bit of driving,

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but it was nothing permanent.

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Tony started training

as an electrician,

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but he ran out of money to fund it.

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Tony was told by a charity

about a new crowdfunding

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platform called Beam.

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Tony put his story up online

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and asked for donations

of over £4000.

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Beam worked for Tony,

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but the platform is only

in its first few months.

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One in £11 donated goes

towards the operating costs.

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It's just one example

of how Londoners have tried

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to do something about homelessness.

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I don't think government or any

charity can necessarily solve

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this massive problem on their own,

and for us this is really

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about everyone in this ecosystem

playing to their strengths,

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and that means government,

that means charities,

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and that also means

technology organisations.

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Tony is now back on his course.

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I enjoy it, fixing things, hands-on,

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that is a favourite thing of mine,

looking for faults.

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When he does start work,

he'll donate some of his salary

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to help the next generation

of Beam members.

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But why electrician?

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When people are in the dark,

bring a bit of light into the world!

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Caroline Davies, BBC London News.

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Tonight, the Arsenal

manager Arsene Wenger

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will take charge of his 810th

Premier League game

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when the Gunners

visit Crystal Palace,

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equalling Sir Alex

Ferguson's record.

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He took charge of Arsenal

in October 1996

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and has overseen 467

wins and 145 defeats.

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Despite ongoing pressure from some

fans who want him to leave,

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in his 21 years he's won three

league titles and seven FA Cups.

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It's been another cold

day across the capital,

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like here in Richmond Park,

but will the icy

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conditions continue?

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Elizabeth Rizzini has the weather.

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Good evening.

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It was a crisp and sparkling

winter's day today,

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a cold and frosty start,

but lots of blue sky and sunshine

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about to compensate, of course.

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That does mean clear skies

for a good while overnight tonight,

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though, so temperatures could drop

as low as perhaps minus three,

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but then it will start to get

a bit milder as we head

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into tomorrow morning.

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But early risers, you must watch out

for the possibility of some ice

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forming as the rain spreads

in from the West.

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But by the time most

of us wake up, well,

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it's a rather wet start to the day,

some heavy outbreaks of rain

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on and off through the morning,

and it will feel quite

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windy as well.

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But that system will clear

into the afternoon to leave us

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with some dryer, brighter spells,

probably a fine end to the day,

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also some showers around

for a good while as well.

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Top temperatures tomorrow -

7 or 8 degrees Celsius,

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so already starting to feel milder.

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But it will get milder still over

the course of the weekend,

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12 or 13 degrees and Saturday

and on Sunday.

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Further spells of wet

and windy weather to come,

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so a mild and unsettled end to 2017.

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That's it from me

and the evening team.

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I'll be back with our

late bulletin at 22:15.

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There's more on all of our stories

on the BBC London website.

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For now, though,

Have a good evening.

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