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0:00:06 > 0:00:07Good evening.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Coming up on BBC London news:
0:00:09 > 0:00:11A mother whose sick daughter could be placed in foster care
0:00:11 > 0:00:14following a row with doctors at Kings College Hospital
0:00:14 > 0:00:15over her treatment.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17All I've got at heart is her best interests,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20and for them to take her away from me is going to kill her.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21It will kill her.
0:00:21 > 0:00:29She can't cope without us.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31But the authorities say the mother's intervention could be further
0:00:31 > 0:00:32harming 11-year-old Melody.
0:00:32 > 0:00:42Also tonight: A 17-year-old admits
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Also tonight: A 17-year-old admits to carrying out
0:00:47 > 0:00:48a spate of acid attacks.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Plus, we meet the 67-year-old who battled blood cancer
0:00:50 > 0:00:52for years without success and claims taking turmeric
0:00:52 > 0:00:53helped her fight the disease.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56And decades of history under threat as London's historic India Club
0:00:56 > 0:01:05faces closure.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09A very warm welcome to the programme with me, Riz Lateef.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14The mother of an 11-year-old girl who has a life-limiting illness has
0:01:14 > 0:01:18been warned that her daughter may be taken into foster care if she fails
0:01:18 > 0:01:21to co-operate with doctors at Kings College Hospital.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Melody Driscoll has a rare genetic disorder that causes
0:01:26 > 0:01:28mental and physical disability.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Croydon Council says it's taking the legal action
0:01:30 > 0:01:32on the advice of the hospital, which claims Melody's parents
0:01:33 > 0:01:38are "obstructing her care".
0:01:38 > 0:01:40But they claim they are acting in her best interests.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Marc Ashdown reports.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43# You just hold me...
0:01:43 > 0:01:46It's fair to say she's up there amongst his biggest fans.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48So when Melody Driscoll received a surprise visit
0:01:48 > 0:01:51from Ed Sheeran last year, it was a dream come true.
0:01:51 > 0:01:58But Melody's day-to-day life is very different.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59SHE CRIES.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Her mother says these bouts of intense pain happen daily and can
0:02:02 > 0:02:06last up to two hours at a time.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10In the past, Melody has been administered strong painkillers,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12but King's College Hospital is trying to wean her off them,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15against her parents' wishes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17She starts attacking herself.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20She can't keep her body still on the bed, she starts trying
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to throw herself off.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26She tries to rip out every line possible and she looks at you...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Sorry, she looks at you with these eyes that say "Help me".
0:02:29 > 0:02:32And there's nothing I can do, because they won't let me help her.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We filmed in happier times last year, when Melody was living
0:02:35 > 0:02:39at home with her family.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41She suffers from a range of complex medical conditions,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and could die at any point.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48It was decided four years ago at Great Ormond Street
0:02:48 > 0:02:52that it was about her quality of life rather than quantity of life
0:02:52 > 0:02:54because if we didn't control her pain and her symptoms,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57she was stuck in hospital and she wouldn't have no life
0:02:57 > 0:02:58and she was always in pain.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01So by giving her these medications, it got her home, she was happy
0:03:01 > 0:03:03and she was going to school.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06But in July, she fell ill and has been in hospital ever since.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07The dispute over her care has escalated.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Croydon Council has now intervened.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14They wrote to Mrs Driscoll saying:
0:03:14 > 0:03:19We are concerned about your ability to care for your child, citing her
0:03:19 > 0:03:22refusal to allow medical professionals to treat Melody by
0:03:22 > 0:03:26obstructing and refusing to co-operate with her medical plan.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Consultants have advised of the harmful risks that continued use of
0:03:30 > 0:03:33morphine could cause to Melody's liver, which could eventually lead
0:03:33 > 0:03:37to her death. They say are they are concerned that if she were sent
0:03:37 > 0:03:40home, Mrs Driscoll would not appear to the advice of medical
0:03:40 > 0:03:44professionals and Melody could be at risk of suffering significant harm
0:03:44 > 0:03:53in her care. There are now. The letter states that the plan is to
0:03:53 > 0:03:54place Melody in foster care.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Croydon told us these types
0:03:56 > 0:03:58of cases are difficult where there are complex health
0:03:58 > 0:03:59and care needs and differing
0:03:59 > 0:04:00medical opinions.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02They say they always seek to work with the family.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04The trust which runs King's College Hospital said
0:04:04 > 0:04:06all the decisions taken by their expert medical
0:04:06 > 0:04:08team are done so in the patient's best interest.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Karina is fighting on.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11She's hired the solicitors who represented Charlie Gard's
0:04:11 > 0:04:14parents, who had a well-publicised battle with doctors at Great Ormond
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Street over his treatment.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16These are medical experts.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Do they not know best?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21If you have got something that actually is working,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23why take that away from her?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26They say they are doing it to give her quantity of life.
0:04:26 > 0:04:35But is it fair to have a quantity of life full of pain?
0:04:35 > 0:04:41Coming up later in the programme:
0:04:41 > 0:04:44New powers to prevent unsafe laser pens from coming into the country -
0:04:44 > 0:04:51and being used recklessly against pilots and drivers.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55A 17-year-old boy has admitted carrying out a series of acid
0:04:55 > 0:05:00attacks against moped riders.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02On 13th July last year, the teenager -
0:05:02 > 0:05:05who cannot be named because of his age - targeted six riders
0:05:05 > 0:05:07in one night to try and steal their vehicles.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13Chris Rogers is at the scene of the first attack in Hackney.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17It was 10.25 on the evening of July the 13th last year when a man was
0:05:17 > 0:05:21found screaming in agony on the road just behind me. He had had acid
0:05:21 > 0:05:26thrown in his face. His moped had been stolen and within minutes, 20
0:05:26 > 0:05:30fellow careers from the same company arrived at the scene. They had
0:05:30 > 0:05:33already warned police they feared an attack like this would happen. They
0:05:33 > 0:05:38had heard his attack on their communication system. Over the next
0:05:38 > 0:05:4190 minutes, another five couriers were attacked with acid in an
0:05:41 > 0:05:44attempt to steal their bikes. The 17-year-old responsible for those
0:05:44 > 0:05:48attacks pleaded guilty at the start of his trial today. He has been
0:05:48 > 0:05:52named as Derek John, from Croydon. The judge lifted the reporting ban
0:05:52 > 0:05:59on identifying him, saying there is a huge public interest in knowing
0:05:59 > 0:06:01who was responsible for these horrific attacks, which left one
0:06:01 > 0:06:08courier with life-changing facial injury. The boy's mother left court
0:06:08 > 0:06:11crying today. It comes after the government announced new measures to
0:06:11 > 0:06:14try and stop the spate of acid attacks in London and across the
0:06:14 > 0:06:19country with a voluntary code of practice for retailers banning under
0:06:19 > 0:06:2318s from buying corrosive liquids. In the last 24 hours, victims and
0:06:23 > 0:06:27their families have taken to social media, saying the measures don't go
0:06:27 > 0:06:32far enough.Chris, thank you.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35An academic who was viciously beaten in his home in Wimbledon
0:06:35 > 0:06:38by burglars believes he would be dead if it wasn't for
0:06:38 > 0:06:39his local police station.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42That's why Paul Kohler is now planning to take Mayor Sadiq Khan
0:06:42 > 0:06:44to court over plans to close local police stations.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Karl Mercer has been speaking to him.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52This was Paul Kohler more than three years ago,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55severely beaten after an attack at his home.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59This is him today, the bruises gone, but not the memories of the night
0:06:59 > 0:07:00four men burst into his home.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03My wife and I were in the back of the house.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06There was a knock at the door, I opened the door and four guys
0:07:06 > 0:07:08rushed in and started beating me.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Something out of a gangster movie.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12As the police rushed through the door, he was about to bring
0:07:12 > 0:07:15a heavy wooden door down on my head, so we were seconds
0:07:15 > 0:07:16away from oblivion.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The local police station is just a couple of hundred yards away
0:07:19 > 0:07:20from Mr Kohler's home in Wimbledon.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25It was officers from here who burst through his door to save him.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28But this station, like others in the capital, is set to close
0:07:28 > 0:07:29under City Hall plans.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Mr Kohler is threatening a judicial review of that decision.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I also feel a huge warmth to the police for saving me,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38so I want to stand up for them.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41They are enduring these cuts and I want to say on their behalf,
0:07:41 > 0:07:42this has gone too far.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44And police keep telling me, carry on.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45You're doing the right thing.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48So to an extent, I'm speaking on behalf of them,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50because they can't speak.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Wimbledon is one of 37 police stations the Mayor plans
0:07:53 > 0:07:56to close over coming years, but he says he's been left no choice
0:07:56 > 0:07:58due to Government cuts, which means the Met will have
0:07:58 > 0:08:04to save more than £400 million over the coming years.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Back in 2008, there were 149 police front counters around London.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Boris Johnson shut more than half, meaning there are 73
0:08:12 > 0:08:14currently left open, but 37 of those are listed
0:08:14 > 0:08:16for closure, dotted all around the capital
0:08:16 > 0:08:20following a public consultation.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22We see an enormous number of public consultations.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24They vary from the brilliant to the abysmal.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Sadly, this was one of the abysmal ones.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32It really was bad.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36City Hall insists every borough will have a police station and fast
0:08:36 > 0:08:44response times will not be affected by the current plans.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46The Grenfell Tower inquiry has ended its contract
0:08:46 > 0:08:49with the auditors, KPMG, after campaigners claimed the
0:08:49 > 0:08:50company had a conflict of interest.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53More than 70 people had written to the Prime Mminister to complain
0:08:53 > 0:08:56that the firm had worked for Kensington and Chelsea Council
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and for companies involved in the refurbishment of the tower
0:08:58 > 0:09:05before it was destroyed by a fire last year.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07The supermarket chain Lidl is to open five new London stores
0:09:07 > 0:09:09and build its largest warehouse to date in Luton.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12The German-owned chain says it'll create up to 1,000 new jobs
0:09:12 > 0:09:14and underlines the scale of its expansions
0:09:14 > 0:09:21plans in the capital.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23The Cabinet reshuffle is still under way,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25taking longer than expected, but with the final pieces
0:09:25 > 0:09:28being put in place.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It looks as if Justine Greening - MP for Putney -
0:09:31 > 0:09:33is moving from Education.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36She's in Number 10 now.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Our political editor Tim Donovan is at Westminster with the latest.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48As we have been hearing, this is turning out to be what is regarded
0:09:48 > 0:09:54as a fairly limited, some would say cautious reshuffle, all with the
0:09:54 > 0:09:58emphasis on reappointment. But Justine Greening has been, as you
0:09:58 > 0:10:02say, in Downing Street. She arrived about an hour ago and there has been
0:10:02 > 0:10:05speculation over the weekend and this morning that she would be moved
0:10:05 > 0:10:11from the post of education. An hour ago, David Gauke, the existing Work
0:10:11 > 0:10:17and Pensions Secretary, was moved to justice and there has been
0:10:17 > 0:10:21speculation that Justine Greening has maybe been offered that move.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27But there has been talk of Justine Greening, a nonselective
0:10:27 > 0:10:36comprehensive school educated politician who has been less than
0:10:36 > 0:10:40keen to promote the grammar school policy. She has perhaps not
0:10:40 > 0:10:45displayed the requisite enthusiasm for free schools, which is where the
0:10:45 > 0:10:49speculation about her future at education has arisen. She is a
0:10:49 > 0:10:53former International Development Secretary and did a stint as
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Transport Secretary as well, something she couldn't carry on with
0:10:55 > 0:11:00because she was opposed to the expansion of Heathrow, which is now
0:11:00 > 0:11:03government policy. Talking of which, Chris Grayling, someone who does
0:11:03 > 0:11:09support the expansion of Heathrow very much, and we believe after the
0:11:09 > 0:11:12early speculation that he might have been taking on the chairmanship of
0:11:12 > 0:11:17the party. It was wrongly tweeted out by Conservative HQ. That hasn't
0:11:17 > 0:11:21emerged. It looks as if he may stay in his position as Transport
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Secretary. That for one will not be welcomed by the Mayor of London, who
0:11:25 > 0:11:30has clashed with Chris Grayling repeatedly on the issue of
0:11:30 > 0:11:33outsourcing, taking over the franchise of overground rail routes
0:11:33 > 0:11:38and Southern and so on more although there is some speculation that he
0:11:38 > 0:11:42could be offered the work and pensions brief, which is a portfolio
0:11:42 > 0:11:48he shadowed once before. We are still waiting.As you say, a lot of
0:11:48 > 0:11:53speculation. While we wait, there are a lot of new faces running
0:11:53 > 0:11:57things at Conservative HQ?Yeah, and for those who study these things,
0:11:57 > 0:12:02very much a freshened up look at Conservative HQ with people like
0:12:02 > 0:12:12James Cleverly. These are young politicians who have only just been
0:12:12 > 0:12:21elected. Kemi was elected this year. James Cleverly in 2015. Both are
0:12:21 > 0:12:24former London assembly members. The London Assembly at City Hall is
0:12:24 > 0:12:29turning out to be a finishing school for some of these politicians.Tim,
0:12:29 > 0:12:30thank you.
0:12:30 > 0:12:37New powers to tackle the sale of unsafe laser pens,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41which can cause blindness, have been announced by the Government.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It comes after an increase in incidents targeting
0:12:44 > 0:12:46train drivers and pilots - particularly at Heathrow Airport,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48which has seen the highest rate in the UK.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Here's our transport correspondent Tom Edwards.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52The dangerous misuse of lasers has been increasing.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55They're cheap and easily available and many are unaware of the dangers.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Angela Marshall is from Hertfordshire.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00She wants to raise awareness after her son damaged his eye
0:13:00 > 0:13:08after looking into a laser he bought at a school fair.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I shone it in my eye to see what it looked like,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and then suddenly I just saw this blur.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16It was quite weird.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I thought it would go away, so I left it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20But eventually, it started knocking out my reading.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26It was just a spot.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Lasers are an issue.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29They are a weapon used by people.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31People don't realise how dangerous lasers are,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and it's down to a lot of people not understanding the full impact
0:13:34 > 0:13:35of laser and its technology.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Transport has often been a target for lasers.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Two years ago, this plane was forced to return to Heathrow after one
0:13:40 > 0:13:50of the pilots was hit by a laser shortly after take-off.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Since 2013, there have been 150 incidents
0:13:53 > 0:13:59of eye injuries from lasers, most of them children.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05There were nearly 1,300 incidents at airports in 2016.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Heathrow is the worst affected.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09On the rail network, there have been 578 incidents over recent years.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The Government is now bringing in new measures to stop high-powered
0:14:12 > 0:14:22lasers getting into the UK.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24A lot of these products are imported from abroad,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26so we're stepping up checks at our borders and our ports
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and providing more resources and more training for officials
0:14:28 > 0:14:34there so that they can spot these items coming in.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36The other thing we're doing is to make sure they're properly
0:14:36 > 0:14:38labelled so that if it's a high-powered laser,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41it has to have proper labelling and it has to have warnings
0:14:41 > 0:14:44and safety notices on it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Johnny's eye has improved.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47He was lucky.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52His mum now wants the Government to license all lasers.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55They do need to look at the lower-powered lasers as well
0:14:55 > 0:14:56and make a difference there.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Our view is that all lasers should be licensed.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02New laws already mean tougher sentences for those
0:15:02 > 0:15:03who misuse lasers.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Further changes, it's hoped, will make it much harder to get hold
0:15:06 > 0:15:16of the high-powered lasers themselves.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Commuters faced the first of three days of disruption this week as
0:15:22 > 0:15:26members of the RMT union began a fresh wave of strikes. Today the
0:15:26 > 0:15:29dispute over the role of Caltech passengers on Southern and South
0:15:29 > 0:15:32West Trains, with those travelling into and out of Waterloo facing
0:15:32 > 0:15:36further disruption on Wednesday and Friday. Let's get more from Paul
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Clifton, who is at Waterloo now. How are things looking this evening?
0:15:41 > 0:15:45There are strikes on three train operators in the London area today
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and later this week. On south-western, as you can see, it's
0:15:49 > 0:15:55pretty busy, but that is normal. On Southern Railway, it is the 39th
0:15:55 > 0:15:59straight day spread over 20 months. There is also strike action on
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Greater Anglia into Liverpool Street. It is the biggest week of
0:16:03 > 0:16:06industrial action on the railway in decades, and yet a majority of
0:16:06 > 0:16:11services have been running more or less as normal. On Southern, nine
0:16:11 > 0:16:18out of ten trains than today. On south-western, seven out of ten
0:16:18 > 0:16:21services have been running. Both Southern and south-western say some
0:16:21 > 0:16:24guards who have stopped work on previous strike days have turned up
0:16:24 > 0:16:28today. The union says it has been rock solid. They can't both be
0:16:28 > 0:16:35right.Indeed. As you mentioned, a big week of walk-outs. How much
0:16:35 > 0:16:44longer can this go on?This could run for many months yet. The RMT is
0:16:44 > 0:16:48demanding a guarantee never to change the role of the guard, and
0:16:48 > 0:16:51that is something to which the railway cannot agree if it is to run
0:16:51 > 0:16:56new trains the way they have been designed and built. Politically, the
0:16:56 > 0:17:00government will never give in to the union's wishes. And likewise, the
0:17:00 > 0:17:06RMT union can't afford to back down on what it has always said is an
0:17:06 > 0:17:10argument about safety. It is risking its entire reputation on making this
0:17:10 > 0:17:17long-running dispute work.Paul, from Waterloo, thank you.
0:17:17 > 0:17:24Still to come this Monday evening...
0:17:24 > 0:17:29This intriguing little doorway leads up to a place an changed since the
0:17:29 > 0:17:361950s. But the future of the India club is under threat.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Before that though: can this spice, turmeric -
0:17:38 > 0:17:44help cancer patients fight the disease?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Well, the bold claim comes from a 67-year-old woman,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49who after three rounds of chemotherapy for terminal cancer
0:17:49 > 0:17:52without success, thought she had nothing to lose by taking curcumin -
0:17:52 > 0:17:55a component of turmeric.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58The result has been remarkable - so much so it's inspiring scientists
0:17:58 > 0:17:59in the capital to find out more.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Sarah Harris has the story.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07It was an internet search which led to a discovery Dieneke
0:18:07 > 0:18:08believes saved her life.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11She had already had three rounds of chemotherapy and four
0:18:11 > 0:18:15stem cell transplants to put a stop to her cancer.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18In the end, it was a treatment using curcumin found in a common spice
0:18:18 > 0:18:22which she believes turned the tide.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It was soon after she started taking the tablets that her white cell
0:18:25 > 0:18:30count indicating the cancer started to go down.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I had to go for regular blood tests and for two months,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and it was very quick that they weren't going up, and of
0:18:36 > 0:18:39course they were supposed to go up.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44If you don't have any chemo that goes up.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46It didn't occur to me really to think about I'm
0:18:46 > 0:18:47going to die, because you can't.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49You just don't know.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54I think with anything you don't know when it's finished.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55The health turnaround has already featured
0:18:55 > 0:18:59in the British Medical Journal, and now scientists in the labs
0:18:59 > 0:19:03at Westminster University are trying to get to the bottom of how a powder
0:19:03 > 0:19:08found in many of our kitchen cupboards really works.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12There are positive results so far, yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15We are seeing reduced inflammation in cartilage cells grown in vitro
0:19:15 > 0:19:19or in a petri dish and we are seeing reduced proliferation of cancer
0:19:19 > 0:19:24cells also in vitro.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28But it is a big step between that and seeing in a human clinical
0:19:28 > 0:19:30effect which is what we're trialling at the moment.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32In Indian restaurants, turmeric is used pretty liberally
0:19:32 > 0:19:35here in its raw state.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It just smells pretty pungent, but a recent study
0:19:37 > 0:19:41at University College London showed that even small amounts of this
0:19:41 > 0:19:47used in cooking can have anti-inflammatory effects.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Doctors say there is no alternative explanation for her recovery.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Dieneke knows the curcumin is keeping her cancer at bay,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58and will keep taking it every day for the rest of the life her family
0:19:58 > 0:20:05thought she may never have.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Now tonight sees a first for a competitive football game here.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Because the referee in Crystal Palace's match
0:20:12 > 0:20:15at Brighton in the third-round of the FA Cup will not be alone.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18For the first time, if required, he'll be able to use
0:20:18 > 0:20:19a Video Assistant Referee.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23I spoke our sports correspondent Richard Conway a little earlier
0:20:23 > 0:20:28and asked him how it would work.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Well, video assistant refereeing, the system, has been under
0:20:30 > 0:20:32development for 18 months.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35It has been a global experiment to get it ready for competitive use.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40A decision will be made on its full authorisation in the coming weeks.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44What we will see here this evening as part of that wider experiment.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It can only be used in four specific situations.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51That is to determine whether a goal should stand,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55to determine whether a penalty should be awarded, for a straight
0:20:55 > 0:20:58red card and also to clear up any confusion over mistaken identity
0:20:58 > 0:21:02when the referee is trying to punish a specific player.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07So the referee can refer or ask for a video assistant referee
0:21:07 > 0:21:14who is located in Uxbridge near Heathrow airport,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18to look at the incident on replays, look at various different angles,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and then make a decision there.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The ultimate decision will rest with the referee on the pitch.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It will ultimately be his call about whether to seek guidance
0:21:28 > 0:21:31and whether to take that guidance in the end.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34If he wants, he can also come to the side of the pitch
0:21:34 > 0:21:37and view a monitor here, to look at a replay for himself, if that
0:21:37 > 0:21:43aids him in making a decision.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Now, for more than half a century The India Club on the Strand
0:21:47 > 0:21:48has been like a slice of the sub-continent
0:21:48 > 0:21:51in the heart of the capital.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Set up in the 50's it became a popular meeting place
0:21:53 > 0:22:00for south Asian ex-pats.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05But the historic site is now under threat from developers
0:22:05 > 0:22:06with campaigners turning to English Heritage
0:22:06 > 0:22:07for help save it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Wendy Hurrell has the story.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Lunch service at the India club. They have been dishing up authentic
0:22:14 > 0:22:20south Asian food here since 1951. The bar and canteen has barely
0:22:20 > 0:22:25changed since. It has its loyal customers. Will self has a table in
0:22:25 > 0:22:29the corner.It is more like a genuine Indian restaurant in India.
0:22:29 > 0:22:36But as what it reminded me off in the 1980s. As the years have gone
0:22:36 > 0:22:40by, and the world has grown faster and shinier, the India Club
0:22:40 > 0:22:45restaurant has remained exactly the same.Does not only the decor and
0:22:45 > 0:22:50cuisine which has made this place of important for the Indian community
0:22:50 > 0:22:54in London.You go to a place where you don't know a soul and the only
0:22:54 > 0:23:00place you hoped to meet somebody was in the India Club.It was set up by
0:23:00 > 0:23:07the first High Commissioner to England. And it was a place to
0:23:07 > 0:23:12discuss politics and India's new independence.I don't think there is
0:23:12 > 0:23:15another place in the whole United Kingdom which has this particular
0:23:15 > 0:23:21platform for both the community is to not only eat wonderful food, but
0:23:21 > 0:23:26also to discuss and debate issues of the day.That next year, the lease
0:23:26 > 0:23:30runs out, and there is a planning application to turn the building
0:23:30 > 0:23:36into a hotel. The family running the India Club are now reluctantly in
0:23:36 > 0:23:42the spotlight as custodians of its heritage.Some people have told us
0:23:42 > 0:23:45why can't you just move it to another building, but it is really
0:23:45 > 0:23:49the memories and events which are soaked up in the walls of this place
0:23:49 > 0:23:53which you cannot replicate. What we have tried to do is get in touch
0:23:53 > 0:23:58with Historic England to get the place listed and get heritage
0:23:58 > 0:24:02status.The owner of the buildings says no decision has been made to
0:24:02 > 0:24:09redevelop it, exploring planning permissions is one option and it is
0:24:09 > 0:24:12working with Historic England to establish the heritage of this
0:24:12 > 0:24:19place. One that is little known to the people passing by on the Strand.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Now, here with all the weather news for us it's over to Matt Taylor.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28You are always optimistic even though it is freezing outside!
0:24:28 > 0:24:29I try my best.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41Seems like this are not ones you want to see on a Monday. You can
0:24:41 > 0:24:47hardly see the south-east underneath that cloud on the satellite imagery.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51There are some breaks in the near continent and one or two of those
0:24:51 > 0:24:56may head our way. It is certainly very cloudy tonight. Quite misty
0:24:56 > 0:25:00over the hills. Where you have got that cloud, it does mean if you are
0:25:00 > 0:25:04up early to driving into work you will not be scraping much frost off
0:25:04 > 0:25:10of the car. It will be frost free but rather grey into your Tuesday
0:25:10 > 0:25:18morning commute. It is slowly brightening up a touch. There will
0:25:18 > 0:25:23be one or two brighter breaks potentially into the afternoon. It
0:25:23 > 0:25:27will not feel quite as chilly. Temperatures up to six or 7 degrees
0:25:27 > 0:25:31through the second half of the day. As were go into Tuesday night and
0:25:31 > 0:25:34into Wednesday morning, there will be a change on the way. It does mean
0:25:34 > 0:25:39we have some wet weather to content with. With the rain pass on its way
0:25:39 > 0:25:44through, temperatures will not be as low as they have been in recent
0:25:44 > 0:25:51nights. Maybe the sublist morning commute on Wednesday. Not for
0:25:51 > 0:25:59everyone. Then skies will brighten. Mostly dry on Wednesday with good
0:25:59 > 0:26:04sunny spells and feeling pleasant. As for Wednesday night into
0:26:04 > 0:26:12Thursday, this area of low pressure is taking wet and windy weather oft
0:26:12 > 0:26:17is -- off to France and Spain. There are not many isobars on the chart
0:26:17 > 0:26:22are not much in the way of wind around. Wednesday night and Thursday
0:26:22 > 0:26:28night there could be some frost and lingering fog. I am always
0:26:28 > 0:26:31optimistic that there can be some sunshine as well.
0:26:31 > 0:26:37I know, and we love it! Let's recap the main headlines.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40A couple who met on an internet dating website have been convicted
0:26:40 > 0:26:42of planning a devastating Christmas terror attack inspired
0:26:42 > 0:26:44by the Islamic State group.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Munir Mohammed, stored bomb-making components at his bedsit in Derby
0:26:46 > 0:26:49with his pharmacist girlfriend Rowaida El-Hassan.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51The Prime Minister has been carrying out a reshuffle
0:26:51 > 0:26:55of her Cabinet, but so far the changes appear limited.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57The Immigration Minister, Brandon Lewis has been named as
0:26:57 > 0:27:03the new Conservative Party chairman.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05That's it for now, thanks for your company.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I'll be back with the latest for you during the ten o'clock news.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11From all of us on the team - have a lovely evening.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Bye for now.