0:00:00 > 0:00:00gales, then rather wintry weather on the cards.
0:00:00 > 0:00:03That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Coming up on BBC London News. so it's goodbye from me
0:00:06 > 0:00:09The Mayor's research warns Brexit will harm the capital's economy
0:00:09 > 0:00:10for at least a decade.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15Critics say he's scaremongering.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Sadiq Khan is a pro-remain campaigner,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20has been a particularly
0:00:20 > 0:00:22prevalent peddler of Project Fear,
0:00:22 > 0:00:31and of course what we've seen today is more of the same.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34The in Downing Street whether great and good of the city met the Prime
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Minister and told Herbert London needs to be made more attractive to
0:00:38 > 0:00:40business as the government heads to the next stage of Brexit
0:00:40 > 0:00:45negotiations.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Plus the M25 rapist given seven life sentences
0:00:47 > 0:00:50is being considered for Parole - a week after the decision to free
0:00:50 > 0:00:51six attacker John Worboys.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Tonight - why this teenager from Tottenham is making headlines.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58After setting foot on a boat just four years ago -
0:00:58 > 0:01:02the 17-year-old is named Young Sailor of the Year.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03And...
0:01:03 > 0:01:13As London's mime festival gets under way we look at its enduring appeal.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21A very good evening and welcome to the programme.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Sometimes it can feel like another week, and another report
0:01:23 > 0:01:27on the impact of Brexit.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Today's research warns that London's economy would suffer
0:01:29 > 0:01:31for at least a decade.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33The analysis from experts commissioned by the Mayor predicts
0:01:33 > 0:01:41the loss of thousands of jobs and billions in revenue.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43The findings have been dismissed by his critics who've accused
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Sadiq Khan of scaremongering and driving his own agenda.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Here's our political editor, Tim Donovan.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56Coach traditional finance be shaken up by new ways post Brexit? At
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Canary Wharf a self-styled community of more than 200 start-ups, new
0:02:01 > 0:02:06technological answers to old financial questions. The report says
0:02:06 > 0:02:14a hard Brexit could lead to 29,000 fewer financial jobs by 2030. Both
0:02:14 > 0:02:19of these two have set up companies. She helps banks, offering software
0:02:19 > 0:02:24to do audits and comply with regulations. He challenges banks
0:02:24 > 0:02:28with an app and card enabling you to send and spend money around the
0:02:28 > 0:02:35world. So far, no big worries here of talent or investment drying up.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40We have become a global company and British company. We see everything
0:02:40 > 0:02:45as a bed of roses, so we do not see a struggle because of Brexit.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Evidence shows access to capital has not dried up and if any thing
0:02:49 > 0:02:55capital is coming in and it always follows good businesses.This report
0:02:55 > 0:03:04suggests if we stay as we are London's economic output would be
0:03:04 > 0:03:11worth 510 billion but under a soft Brexit, where we stay in the single
0:03:11 > 0:03:17market, but come out of the customs union, the cost of the capital would
0:03:17 > 0:03:21be £4 billion 30,000 jobs potentially lost. But in the
0:03:21 > 0:03:26worst-case scenario, a hard Brexit with no Deal, London would be 11
0:03:26 > 0:03:31billion poorer and with 87,000 fewer jobs created that if we stayed in.
0:03:31 > 0:03:38What is clear is the harder the Brexit deal, the worse it is for
0:03:38 > 0:03:45jobs, the worst for investment economic output.The boss here says
0:03:45 > 0:03:49fears are exaggerated and London wins from change.This report is
0:03:49 > 0:03:53based on static assumptions but London is dynamic and very good at
0:03:53 > 0:03:58change. It misses the opportunity to consider the benefits and
0:03:58 > 0:04:01opportunities created as a result of the changing relationship with the
0:04:01 > 0:04:08euro.At a chemistry lab at UCL EU funding pays for more than a tenth
0:04:08 > 0:04:13of research and the report warns 11,000 new jobs are jeopardised by
0:04:13 > 0:04:18hard Brexit in this sector.Here research programmes are guaranteed
0:04:18 > 0:04:23for hour. Uncertainty is troubling and there is concern among staff we
0:04:23 > 0:04:27want to keep here doing brilliant work they are doing and it is not
0:04:27 > 0:04:32clear yet what the longer term impact will be. My biggest fear is
0:04:32 > 0:04:36it will start to undermine relationships and collaboration is
0:04:36 > 0:04:42so important.It is important to get balance in reporting on this. We do
0:04:42 > 0:04:49not know what Brexit will look like. Negotiations are ongoing.This is
0:04:49 > 0:04:53scaremongering speculation. What is found is high-value sectors like
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Fernandes make London more resilient than the rest of the country but
0:04:57 > 0:05:01there is a warning that construction and hospitality sectors of
0:05:01 > 0:05:05honourable because of the important role played by EU workers, so far at
0:05:05 > 0:05:06least.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Let's get more from our Brexit reporter Katharine Carpenter
0:05:08 > 0:05:10in Downing Street, where the Prime Minister is meeting
0:05:10 > 0:05:16London business leaders.
0:05:16 > 0:05:24Yes, it was like a who's who of the city earlier as bosses from HSBC,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, arrived for this meeting with the
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Prime Minister. In recent weeks she has sought to reassure them she is
0:05:33 > 0:05:38listening to concerns about Brexit and to then need. We understand she
0:05:38 > 0:05:43told them they are a priority when it comes to negotiations. We also
0:05:43 > 0:05:48heard that one of the things bankers talked about was they need to make
0:05:48 > 0:05:52London more attractive as we head into the negotiations. That they
0:05:52 > 0:05:58felt that some of our tax regimes were punitive and could be sorted
0:05:58 > 0:06:02out. Back from the CEO of Barclays but he said it was important the
0:06:02 > 0:06:09city worked with the government.We will be supportive of the UK
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Government and try to keep London as a centre of finance globally is
0:06:13 > 0:06:19important. It is worth working for. They were inside the meeting around
0:06:19 > 0:06:25an hour and a half. It is reported one of the other areas they were
0:06:25 > 0:06:29keen to stress was the importance of mailing the details of the
0:06:29 > 0:06:37transition period. That is key for the City. Areas highly regulated, I
0:06:37 > 0:06:41am told, deadline people in the city say is March, by March we need to
0:06:41 > 0:06:45know what the transition period will looks like for it to have any real
0:06:45 > 0:06:50meaning for the city at all.Many thanks.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55Coming up later in the programme
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Delicious!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Used to cooking for celebrities - why the chef of one of London's top
0:07:01 > 0:07:10restaurants is catering for pupils in Walthamstow.
0:07:10 > 0:07:20The man known as the M25 rapist, who was given seven life sentences
0:07:20 > 0:07:22for attacks on women and girls, has been
0:07:22 > 0:07:23referred for parole.
0:07:23 > 0:07:29It comes only a week after a public outcry over the decision to free
0:07:29 > 0:07:32John Worboys who sexually assaulted women in the back of his taxi.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Louisa Preston has more on this.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39This comes on the back of the John Worboys news that has caused
0:07:39 > 0:07:44controversy and there is development which I will go into in a moment.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50Antoni Imiela was given seven life sentences in 2004 for the rate of
0:07:50 > 0:07:54nine women and girls and five of his victims were 14 years or younger
0:07:54 > 0:07:59with two being only ten years old and he was called the M25 rapist
0:07:59 > 0:08:04because he attacked the women in areas around the motorway. His DNA
0:08:04 > 0:08:10was put in the police DNA and he was then convicted of another sexual
0:08:10 > 0:08:16attack in 1987. He was sentenced for 12 years for rape and indecent
0:08:16 > 0:08:21assault. It is reported any hearing to decide his parole is unlikely to
0:08:21 > 0:08:29take place in the next six months. You mentioned a development on the
0:08:29 > 0:08:32John Worboys case. Lawyers representing the victims of John
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Worboys, the taxi driver who drugged victims in the back of his cab. They
0:08:37 > 0:08:41are demanding prosecutors assess cases for which he was not
0:08:41 > 0:08:46prosecuted. Last week the parole board decided John Worboys would be
0:08:46 > 0:08:49released because he served the minimum term of eight years and is
0:08:49 > 0:08:56now seen as not dangerous to society but a letter from victims' lawyers
0:08:56 > 0:09:01said, as you would expect our clients were shocked and dismayed to
0:09:01 > 0:09:11learn of John Worboys' imminent release.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16John Worboys carried out more than 100 attacks but he was only
0:09:16 > 0:09:21prosecuted for 12 so lawyers want CPS to look at all evidence with a
0:09:21 > 0:09:25view to maybe further prosecution. We will have to wait to see what
0:09:25 > 0:09:29happens.And Q.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Every A&E department in London failed to meet the four hour target
0:09:32 > 0:09:34for treating patients last month - according to new figures
0:09:34 > 0:09:35released today.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39All 18 NHS Trusts in the capital fell short of seeing at least 95%
0:09:39 > 0:09:40of people within the time limit.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42The worst offender was the North Middlesex Hospital
0:09:42 > 0:09:48which only achieved just under 73%.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51A health care company says a woman with a violent past who was employed
0:09:51 > 0:09:53as a carer and nearly killed a 90-year-old
0:09:53 > 0:09:59was given the job because of an "administrative error".
0:09:59 > 0:10:08Avant Healthcare Services says it had failed to note carer
0:10:08 > 0:10:09carer Adeyinka's
0:10:09 > 0:10:11conviction for assault on her personnel file.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14She was jailed for 21 years for trying to murder Pamela Batten.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16The family of 21-year-old say she could be jailed for more
0:10:16 > 0:10:19than two years in Dubai for simply witnessing a fight.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Asa Hutchinson, who is from Chelmsford, has been charged
0:10:21 > 0:10:26with theft and assault in relation to a brawl in a hotel lobby
0:10:26 > 0:10:27involving her friends in 2016.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Her family say the accounts manager
0:10:29 > 0:10:31is being prosecuted simply because she's the only one
0:10:31 > 0:10:34of the group left in the country.
0:10:34 > 0:10:41They are concerned CCTV evidence has gone missing. As you can imagine, in
0:10:41 > 0:10:46this country, there is no chance this sort of thing would happen. But
0:10:46 > 0:10:55to have the overriding piece of evidence not available, or lost,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58just makes a joke of it all.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03A teenage victim of London's growing knife crime has been speaking
0:11:03 > 0:11:05about the attack which left him fighting for his life.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08He suffered appalling injuries and lost a limb when he was stabbed
0:11:08 > 0:11:09in Dagenham last summer.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12about the attack which left him fighting for his life.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14He suffered appalling injuries and lost a limb when he was stabbed
0:11:15 > 0:11:16in Dagenham last summer.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Today Tyler Dawson and his mother wanted to warn young
0:11:18 > 0:11:20people about the dangers of carrying a weapon.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Alpa Patel reports.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Graphic photographs of 18-year-old Tyler Dawson as he fights for his
0:11:25 > 0:11:29life. His mother Kerry gave the pictures to BBC London to show
0:11:29 > 0:11:34people what her son went through after he was stabbed.When he first
0:11:34 > 0:11:40went in, with all the tubes, that was the most harrowing. That was
0:11:40 > 0:11:46life and death. We really did not know if he would come through.Tyler
0:11:46 > 0:11:52is lucky to have survived. He almost died many times but lost his leg
0:11:52 > 0:11:57after being stabbed in the groin. What has it been like to lose your
0:11:57 > 0:12:02leg?You are restricted for everything. You cannot walk, play
0:12:02 > 0:12:07football, ride a bike. You just cannot do anything.His mother says
0:12:07 > 0:12:12he also has a brain injury and has lost all confidence.Mostly I feel
0:12:12 > 0:12:20for him. I will do anything for him. I feel for him because it is
0:12:20 > 0:12:26embarrassing. We has to have his mum do this and that for him. Getting in
0:12:26 > 0:12:31and out of the bath, for example. What 18-year-old wants their parents
0:12:31 > 0:12:37helping him in and out of the bath? Tyler was stabbed at this spot in
0:12:37 > 0:12:42June, one mile away from his home. A boy came up to him on a bike and
0:12:42 > 0:12:47stabbed him in the groin. His attacker was sentenced to nine years
0:12:47 > 0:12:53and ten months in prison. His attacker has just turned 18.At the
0:12:53 > 0:13:00end of the day, whatever he would have got, he is still walking with
0:13:00 > 0:13:04two legs, he still has his life ahead of him when he comes out
0:13:04 > 0:13:09because he will still be a young man.Tyler is having physio and
0:13:09 > 0:13:16hopes for a prosthetic leg in the future.I would not like to see
0:13:16 > 0:13:21anyone going through this, regardless. It is so horrendous.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Life changing. Not just life changing for him, it is also for and
0:13:26 > 0:13:31brothers and sisters.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Overseas students contribute billions of pounds to London's
0:13:33 > 0:13:39economy, according to new research.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Around 55,000 students come to study here every
0:13:41 > 0:13:42year from all over the world.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48It's estimated that they generate around
0:13:48 > 0:13:50£4.6 billion per year in the capital.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52That's through paying tuition fees and living costs.
0:13:52 > 0:14:00Our education reporter marc Ashdown has been to East London
0:14:00 > 0:14:05It is Nigeria versus India, the venue University of East London,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09where international students make an impact, so why choose here to study?
0:14:09 > 0:14:14In terms of quality, more knowledge and doing more research as a
0:14:14 > 0:14:22student, I think the United Kingdom is the best option.For all Indian
0:14:22 > 0:14:26students, we love it, it is a great place to know people from different
0:14:26 > 0:14:31cultures.This is the first time the costs and benefits the students from
0:14:31 > 0:14:36the EU and further afield who study here have been assessed, but do
0:14:36 > 0:14:41students feel it is worth it?It is substantially cheaper than my
0:14:41 > 0:14:47country. I get more for my money.In the job market, if you come back
0:14:47 > 0:14:52with a UK degree it is highly regarded.The report estimates each
0:14:52 > 0:14:58student generates up to £100,000 a year, and about 40,000 is course
0:14:58 > 0:15:05fees and living costs. £60,000 through indirect spending. On
0:15:05 > 0:15:11average every London resident benefits to the tune of £549 every
0:15:11 > 0:15:15year from their spending. Which flies in the face of some political
0:15:15 > 0:15:19rhetoric questioning their worth and motives to be here.I would love to
0:15:19 > 0:15:28go home and spread the knowledge I am acquiring.My plan is to take it
0:15:28 > 0:15:35back home and explain to people how interesting it is to study here. It
0:15:35 > 0:15:41gives you opportunities to work in a good company in Nigeria.Experts are
0:15:41 > 0:15:44baffled why lucrative international students are still in immigration
0:15:44 > 0:15:48figures, which the government is desperate to reduce.They need to
0:15:48 > 0:15:53take them out of the immigration figures. They contribute to the
0:15:53 > 0:15:56economy and we want to grow international numbers so in future
0:15:56 > 0:16:01trade deals, because following Brexit, we will need support from a
0:16:01 > 0:16:05number of our partners and this is a great way of doing it.The Home
0:16:05 > 0:16:11Office has no plans to remove international students from
0:16:11 > 0:16:16immigration figures. Today's report shows how valuable it is to
0:16:16 > 0:16:18encourage more.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Still to come before seven:
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Performance of physical comedy have arrived in London from all over the
0:16:25 > 0:16:33world for this year's mime festival. And after a couple of fairly dull
0:16:33 > 0:16:40days across the capital, I will be telling you exactly when you can
0:16:40 > 0:16:44expect the next bit of decent sunshine.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48That's coming up.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Before that though, it's fair to say if you grow up
0:16:51 > 0:16:53in inner-city London, sailing might not be the most
0:16:53 > 0:16:54obvious sporting choice.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56But 17-year-old Montel Fagan-Jordan from Tottenham has just been named
0:16:56 > 0:16:57Young Sailor of the Year.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59What's more...
0:16:59 > 0:17:01That's just four years after first setting foot on a boat.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Former winners include Sir Ben Ainslie and Dame Ellen McArthur.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Chris Slegg has been to meet him.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14A life on the ocean waves. For Montel Fagan-Jordan, sailing is a
0:17:14 > 0:17:19passion and today at the London boat show, the 17-year-old from Tottenham
0:17:19 > 0:17:23was named the National Young sailor of the year. How did you feel when
0:17:23 > 0:17:29you heard you had won the Young sailor of the year?I was over the
0:17:29 > 0:17:33moon. My parents were both there and they are so proud of what I have
0:17:33 > 0:17:38accomplished. Just to do that was an achievement in itself.This is quite
0:17:38 > 0:17:46some trophy, lift it up and show us it. Some great names on there, Dame
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Ellen MacArthur and Ben Ainslie, how does it feel to join them?You see
0:17:51 > 0:17:54these names and you see what they have accomplished and what they are
0:17:54 > 0:17:58doing now, and you're thinking you can do the same thing if you are on
0:17:58 > 0:18:06the same plot as them.Some view sailing as an elite sport, Montel's
0:18:06 > 0:18:12success might help change that. At his school, around 75% of pupils are
0:18:12 > 0:18:15classed as disadvantaged. Teacher John Holt was determined to give as
0:18:15 > 0:18:20many of them as possible the chance to go sailing.We didn't do it for a
0:18:20 > 0:18:23long time because we thought it would be a difficult sport to get
0:18:23 > 0:18:28into, we decided to try sailing about four years ago. I know the
0:18:28 > 0:18:34students can get a lot out of it so we decided to have a go.Every
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Tuesday after school we would go to a place close to our school, and
0:18:37 > 0:18:42whenever we can go to the south coast we go there.Did you see
0:18:42 > 0:18:46talent in him straightaway or has surprised you how well he has come
0:18:46 > 0:18:50on?There was clearly talent from the early days and there were other
0:18:50 > 0:18:55students who were good at sailing as well. The differences Montel has
0:18:55 > 0:19:00developed that tolerance by doing numerous sailing trips, to a point
0:19:00 > 0:19:08where he's performing at a national level.What are your ambitious?I
0:19:08 > 0:19:12want to get into racing on offshore boats or any type of competitive
0:19:12 > 0:19:18sailing. Also to inspire a younger generation to challenge themselves.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22There could be even more success on the horizon for the talented
0:19:22 > 0:19:26yachtsmen. Want to watch, congratulations to
0:19:26 > 0:19:31him.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Next, many will be familiar with Jamie Oliver's war on Turkey
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Twizzlers for schoolchildren.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Today the head chef of one of London's top
0:19:37 > 0:19:39restaurants, The Ivy, gave primary pupils in Walthamstow
0:19:39 > 0:19:40tips on healthy cooking.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42More used to cooking for celebrities; how did he fare
0:19:42 > 0:19:43with nine-year-olds?
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Victoria Hollins was there.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45I like that cutting.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Very good cutting.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Praise from one of the best.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Good.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Watch your fingers.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Don't forget, if that was a sharp knife that would cut your
0:19:54 > 0:19:55fingers, wouldn't it?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Gary Lee is the top chef at one of London's most famous
0:19:58 > 0:19:59restaurants, the Ivy.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Today his clientele is a little different.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Year four at Woodside Primary Academy in Walthamstow.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05A lesson not just in cooking but in food itself.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07A lot of them didn't even realise some of the things
0:20:07 > 0:20:09you can eat you could eat.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12So as an example, the dragon fruit.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It's nice to see their little faces like that.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Does it make them excited about food, then?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Oh, God yeah, very much so.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21I think this whole setup here is absolutely fantastic.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Good girl, well done.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24See?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Today on the menu is one of 36 recipes that all children here,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31from reception to year six, will learn to cook.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Who's next?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38This isn't just about teaching children how to cook,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40it's about giving them an enthusiasm for food, an enthusiasm
0:20:40 > 0:20:43for healthy food.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45It's really different than what I eat at home.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51In the future hopefully I will make some.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I really like how I learned to use the pan because I don't really get
0:20:54 > 0:20:55to use the pan at home.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I have the recipes and I have the ingredients.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Do you think your family might start to like them as well?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03My family does like them and they appreciate it.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Almost 40% of children leaving primary school in London
0:21:05 > 0:21:08are obese or overweight, more than anywhere else in the UK,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10but the aim of these classes isn't just to educate children
0:21:10 > 0:21:16in healthy eating.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Walk up and down Wood Street, you see fast food place
0:21:18 > 0:21:20after fast food place, pizza kebab shops.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22It's really important for children to understand
0:21:22 > 0:21:26the process of cooking.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29No seeds in there whatsoever, and it's all still whole.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31When you cook, you can do maths, science, home ec, growing,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34all sorts of the curriculum can be tied into cooking lessons
0:21:34 > 0:21:40you see behind you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Before they didn't eat vegetables at home.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Now, here we have a lot of progress now.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48We try today one vegetable, tomorrow another one, but before
0:21:48 > 0:21:50that can I do myself them.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52So, with the dish finished after half an hour of kitchen time,
0:21:52 > 0:21:53what's the verdict?
0:21:53 > 0:21:54ALL: Delicious!
0:21:54 > 0:22:01Victoria Hollins, BBC London news.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Now if you take a look at these famous faces -
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson, Kate Bush - they all have
0:22:06 > 0:22:07something in common...
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Here's a clue - they've all studied or performed mime.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12And as fans of the London International Mime Festival
0:22:12 > 0:22:15will tell you, there's much more to mime than meets the eye.
0:22:15 > 0:22:21Here's Wendy Hurrell.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22PHONE RINGS.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Ruck's leather interiors, you're speaking with Grareth Krubb.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's a measure of just how international a festival has got
0:22:29 > 0:22:35when New Zealanders are part of the programme.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Trygve and Barnie were a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41now they've brought their show, Different Party, to the Soho Theatre
0:22:41 > 0:22:46for this annual celebration of mime in the capital.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I'm terrified to look behind me, I have no idea what they're
0:22:49 > 0:22:52getting up to there, but if it's anything to go by -
0:22:52 > 0:22:55the usual stuff they are doing - it will be very cheeky.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00They'd like to talk to you about the KPIs.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's really something - because it's not language-based -
0:23:03 > 0:23:05it's something that appeals to people who don't have English
0:23:05 > 0:23:06as their first language.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08So something like 54% of our audience don't
0:23:08 > 0:23:12identify as British.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Because it's...
0:23:13 > 0:23:15what you see is more important than what you hear,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19it is so accessible and a really kind of wonderful art form.
0:23:19 > 0:23:29Over at Shoreditch Town Hall, a workshop.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33It's for professional performers to learn the art
0:23:33 > 0:23:36of mime, which is...
0:23:36 > 0:23:38To make or project something else with your body.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40An idea, an emotion, a state of mind.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Anything really.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Mime is that making and creating those metaphors onstage.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48Not to replace words by silly gestures, but to say something else.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51So within the festival there are many different messages.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57And they will be expressed through a vast variety
0:23:57 > 0:24:01of styles, including circus.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's not just in Soho you will find mime over the next three weeks;
0:24:04 > 0:24:07the festival includes performances at The Platform, Peacock,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and Jacksons Lane theatres, along with the Barbican
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and Sadler's Wells.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Plenty of places to see that mime is a little more
0:24:16 > 0:24:17than white gloved hands.
0:24:17 > 0:24:25Wendy Hurrell, BBC London news.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Time for a check on the weather with Phil Avery.
0:24:29 > 0:24:36Not sure what that is behind you. Join the club! I have been
0:24:36 > 0:24:40completely underwhelmed by the weather and I am the guy that has
0:24:40 > 0:24:52got to sell it as well.It is OK! The shard is 116 feet high and you
0:24:52 > 0:24:57can't see the top of it. I haven't seen the sun for about two days and
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I'm beginning to feel it slightly. There was a
0:25:00 > 0:25:01I'm beginning to feel it slightly. There was a lot of cloud across the
0:25:01 > 0:25:04eastern side of the British Isles today, the best of the sunshine out
0:25:04 > 0:25:14west. There we are, overnight quite a bit of cloud around. It's already
0:25:14 > 0:25:20murky across the north-east of our region. Overnight the prospect of
0:25:20 > 0:25:26low cloud and fork will be across the western side of our area,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Buckinghamshire towards Berkshire perhaps, and it could be tricky
0:25:29 > 0:25:34first up if you are travelling. Don't hold me to those gaps in the
0:25:34 > 0:25:40cloud, where we might see brightness, but it is transitory.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46There will be the odd spot of rain. Not too much in the way of breeze,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50this quiet spell of weather continues apace. On Friday evening
0:25:50 > 0:25:54there won't be an awful lot of breeze around but I think it will
0:25:54 > 0:25:57creep up as we get into the first part of Saturday. There may be just
0:25:57 > 0:26:02enough in the way of breeze to keep the fork at bay so it will be a
0:26:02 > 0:26:06fairly quiet start again to the weekend. More in the way of breeze
0:26:06 > 0:26:11as we get on through the day, hoping to break up the cloud. You can see
0:26:11 > 0:26:15lurking behind me the island of blue, that is tied in with the
0:26:15 > 0:26:21weather front. You are probably thinking just in time for the
0:26:21 > 0:26:24weekend he has weather front to bring cloud and rain, but actually
0:26:24 > 0:26:27it's making slow progress and by the time it gets to us, having dumped
0:26:27 > 0:26:33its rain to the west, we may end up with a band of thicker cloud if that
0:26:33 > 0:26:37is indeed possible. If you have a plan to the weekend, I don't think
0:26:37 > 0:26:39my weather will get in the
0:26:39 > 0:26:39plan to the weekend, I don't think my weather will get in the way of
0:26:39 > 0:26:44your plans. Gosh, the weather has upset you!
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Thank you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Recapping the main headlines: A letter signed by 68 senior doctors
0:26:50 > 0:26:53who run A&E departments have written a letter to the Prime Minister
0:26:53 > 0:26:55claiming patients are dying in hospital corridors
0:26:55 > 0:26:59because of compromised safety and intolerable conditions.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00The Government's published its long-awaited 25-year
0:27:00 > 0:27:01environment strategy.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04A key part of the plan is to eliminate avoidable
0:27:04 > 0:27:05plastics by 2042.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08More retail figures for the Christmas period have come
0:27:08 > 0:27:10out today showing that Tesco and John Lewis had solid sales
0:27:10 > 0:27:13figures over the festive period.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Marks & Spencer's saw a fall in sales for its clothing
0:27:16 > 0:27:23and food divisions.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25And research commissioned by the Mayor warns Brexit will harm
0:27:25 > 0:27:28the capital's economy for at least a decade with the worst
0:27:28 > 0:27:29impact from a hard Brexit.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Critics accuse of him of scaremongering.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34That is it for now, thanks for watching.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37More from the London newsroom at 10.30pm.
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0:27:40 > 0:27:44From all of us here, have a lovely evening.