11/01/2018 London News

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The Mayor's research warns Brexit

will harm the capital's economy

for at least a decade.

Critics say he's scaremongering.

Sadiq Khan is a pro-remain

campaigner,

has been a particularly

prevalent peddler of Project Fear,

and of course what we've seen today

is more of the same.

The in Downing Street whether great

and good of the city met the Prime

Minister and told Herbert London

needs to be made more attractive to

business as the government heads to

the next stage of Brexit

negotiations.

Plus the M25 rapist given

seven life sentences

is being considered for Parole -

a week after the decision to free

six attacker John Worboys.

Tonight - why this teenager

from Tottenham is making headlines.

After setting foot on a boat

just four years ago -

the 17-year-old is named

Young Sailor of the Year.

And...

As London's mime festival gets under

way we look at its enduring appeal.

A very good evening

and welcome to the programme.

Sometimes it can feel like another

week, and another report

on the impact of Brexit.

Today's research warns that London's

economy would suffer

for at least a decade.

The analysis from experts

commissioned by the Mayor predicts

the loss of thousands of jobs

and billions in revenue.

The findings have been dismissed

by his critics who've accused

Sadiq Khan of scaremongering

and driving his own agenda.

Here's our political

editor, Tim Donovan.

Coach traditional finance be shaken

up by new ways post Brexit? At

Canary Wharf a self-styled community

of more than 200 start-ups, new

technological answers to old

financial questions. The report says

a hard Brexit could lead to 29,000

fewer financial jobs by 2030. Both

of these two have set up companies.

She helps banks, offering software

to do audits and comply with

regulations. He challenges banks

with an app and card enabling you to

send and spend money around the

world. So far, no big worries here

of talent or investment drying up.

We have become a global company and

British company. We see everything

as a bed of roses, so we do not see

a struggle because of Brexit.

Evidence shows access to capital has

not dried up and if any thing

capital is coming in and it always

follows good businesses.

This report

suggests if we stay as we are

London's economic output would be

worth 510 billion but under a soft

Brexit, where we stay in the single

market, but come out of the customs

union, the cost of the capital would

be £4 billion 30,000 jobs

potentially lost. But in the

worst-case scenario, a hard Brexit

with no Deal, London would be 11

billion poorer and with 87,000 fewer

jobs created that if we stayed in.

What is clear is the harder the

Brexit deal, the worse it is for

jobs, the worst for investment

economic output.

The boss here says

fears are exaggerated and London

wins from change.

This report is

based on static assumptions but

London is dynamic and very good at

change. It misses the opportunity to

consider the benefits and

opportunities created as a result of

the changing relationship with the

euro.

At a chemistry lab at UCL EU

funding pays for more than a tenth

of research and the report warns

11,000 new jobs are jeopardised by

hard Brexit in this sector.

Here

research programmes are guaranteed

for hour. Uncertainty is troubling

and there is concern among staff we

want to keep here doing brilliant

work they are doing and it is not

clear yet what the longer term

impact will be. My biggest fear is

it will start to undermine

relationships and collaboration is

so important.

It is important to get

balance in reporting on this. We do

not know what Brexit will look like.

Negotiations are ongoing.

This is

scaremongering speculation. What is

found is high-value sectors like

Fernandes make London more resilient

than the rest of the country but

there is a warning that construction

and hospitality sectors of

honourable because of the important

role played by EU workers, so far at

least.

Let's get more from our Brexit

reporter Katharine Carpenter

in Downing Street, where

the Prime Minister is meeting

London business leaders.

Yes, it was like a who's who of the

city earlier as bosses from HSBC,

Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank,

arrived for this meeting with the

Prime Minister. In recent weeks she

has sought to reassure them she is

listening to concerns about Brexit

and to then need. We understand she

told them they are a priority when

it comes to negotiations. We also

heard that one of the things bankers

talked about was they need to make

London more attractive as we head

into the negotiations. That they

felt that some of our tax regimes

were punitive and could be sorted

out. Back from the CEO of Barclays

but he said it was important the

city worked with the government.

We

will be supportive of the UK

Government and try to keep London as

a centre of finance globally is

important. It is worth working for.

They were inside the meeting around

an hour and a half. It is reported

one of the other areas they were

keen to stress was the importance of

mailing the details of the

transition period. That is key for

the City. Areas highly regulated, I

am told, deadline people in the city

say is March, by March we need to

know what the transition period will

looks like for it to have any real

meaning for the city at all.

Many

thanks.

Coming up later in the programme

Delicious!

Used to cooking for celebrities -

why the chef of one of London's top

restaurants is catering

for pupils in Walthamstow.

The man known as the M25 rapist,

who was given seven life sentences

for attacks on women

and girls, has been

referred for parole.

It comes only a week after a public

outcry over the decision to free

John Worboys who sexually assaulted

women in the back of his taxi.

Louisa Preston has more on this.

This comes on the back of the John

Worboys news that has caused

controversy and there is development

which I will go into in a moment.

Antoni Imiela was given seven life

sentences in 2004 for the rate of

nine women and girls and five of his

victims were 14 years or younger

with two being only ten years old

and he was called the M25 rapist

because he attacked the women in

areas around the motorway. His DNA

was put in the police DNA and he was

then convicted of another sexual

attack in 1987. He was sentenced for

12 years for rape and indecent

assault. It is reported any hearing

to decide his parole is unlikely to

take place in the next six months.

You mentioned a development on the

John Worboys case. Lawyers

representing the victims of John

Worboys, the taxi driver who drugged

victims in the back of his cab. They

are demanding prosecutors assess

cases for which he was not

prosecuted. Last week the parole

board decided John Worboys would be

released because he served the

minimum term of eight years and is

now seen as not dangerous to society

but a letter from victims' lawyers

said, as you would expect our

clients were shocked and dismayed to

learn of John Worboys' imminent

release.

John Worboys carried out more than

100 attacks but he was only

prosecuted for 12 so lawyers want

CPS to look at all evidence with a

view to maybe further prosecution.

We will have to wait to see what

happens.

And Q.

Every A&E department in London

failed to meet the four hour target

for treating patients last month -

according to new figures

released today.

All 18 NHS Trusts in the capital

fell short of seeing at least 95%

of people within the time limit.

The worst offender was

the North Middlesex Hospital

which only achieved just under 73%.

A health care company says a woman

with a violent past who was employed

as a carer and nearly

killed a 90-year-old

was given the job because of

an "administrative error".

Avant Healthcare Services says it

had failed to note carer

carer Adeyinka's

conviction for assault

on her personnel file.

She was jailed for 21 years

for trying to murder Pamela Batten.

The family of 21-year-old say

she could be jailed for more

than two years in Dubai for simply

witnessing a fight.

Asa Hutchinson, who is from

Chelmsford, has been charged

with theft and assault in relation

to a brawl in a hotel lobby

involving her friends in 2016.

Her family say the accounts manager

is being prosecuted simply

because she's the only one

of the group left in the country.

They are concerned CCTV evidence has

gone missing. As you can imagine, in

this country, there is no chance

this sort of thing would happen. But

to have the overriding piece of

evidence not available, or lost,

just makes a joke of it all.

A teenage victim of London's growing

knife crime has been speaking

about the attack which left him

fighting for his life.

He suffered appalling injuries

and lost a limb when he was stabbed

in Dagenham last summer.

about the attack which left him

fighting for his life.

He suffered appalling injuries

and lost a limb when he was stabbed

in Dagenham last summer.

Today Tyler Dawson and his mother

wanted to warn young

people about the dangers

of carrying a weapon.

Alpa Patel reports.

Graphic photographs of 18-year-old

Tyler Dawson as he fights for his

life. His mother Kerry gave the

pictures to BBC London to show

people what her son went through

after he was stabbed.

When he first

went in, with all the tubes, that

was the most harrowing. That was

life and death. We really did not

know if he would come through.

Tyler

is lucky to have survived. He almost

died many times but lost his leg

after being stabbed in the groin.

What has it been like to lose your

leg?

You are restricted for

everything. You cannot walk, play

football, ride a bike. You just

cannot do anything.

His mother says

he also has a brain injury and has

lost all confidence.

Mostly I feel

for him. I will do anything for him.

I feel for him because it is

embarrassing. We has to have his mum

do this and that for him. Getting in

and out of the bath, for example.

What 18-year-old wants their parents

helping him in and out of the bath?

Tyler was stabbed at this spot in

June, one mile away from his home. A

boy came up to him on a bike and

stabbed him in the groin. His

attacker was sentenced to nine years

and ten months in prison. His

attacker has just turned 18.

At the

end of the day, whatever he would

have got, he is still walking with

two legs, he still has his life

ahead of him when he comes out

because he will still be a young

man.

Tyler is having physio and

hopes for a prosthetic leg in the

future.

I would not like to see

anyone going through this,

regardless. It is so horrendous.

Life changing. Not just life

changing for him, it is also for and

brothers and sisters.

Overseas students contribute

billions of pounds to London's

economy, according to new research.

Around 55,000 students

come to study here every

year from all over the world.

It's estimated that

they generate around

£4.6 billion per year

in the capital.

That's through paying tuition

fees and living costs.

Our education reporter marc Ashdown

has been to East London

It is Nigeria versus India, the

venue University of East London,

where international students make an

impact, so why choose here to study?

In terms of quality, more knowledge

and doing more research as a

student, I think the United Kingdom

is the best option.

For all Indian

students, we love it, it is a great

place to know people from different

cultures.

This is the first time the

costs and benefits the students from

the EU and further afield who study

here have been assessed, but do

students feel it is worth it?

It is

substantially cheaper than my

country. I get more for my money.

In

the job market, if you come back

with a UK degree it is highly

regarded.

The report estimates each

student generates up to £100,000 a

year, and about 40,000 is course

fees and living costs. £60,000

through indirect spending. On

average every London resident

benefits to the tune of £549 every

year from their spending. Which

flies in the face of some political

rhetoric questioning their worth and

motives to be here.

I would love to

go home and spread the knowledge I

am acquiring.

My plan is to take it

back home and explain to people how

interesting it is to study here. It

gives you opportunities to work in a

good company in Nigeria.

Experts are

baffled why lucrative international

students are still in immigration

figures, which the government is

desperate to reduce.

They need to

take them out of the immigration

figures. They contribute to the

economy and we want to grow

international numbers so in future

trade deals, because following

Brexit, we will need support from a

number of our partners and this is a

great way of doing it.

The Home

Office has no plans to remove

international students from

immigration figures. Today's report

shows how valuable it is to

encourage more.

Still to come before seven:

Performance of physical comedy have

arrived in London from all over the

world for this year's mime festival.

And after a couple of fairly dull

days across the capital, I will be

telling you exactly when you can

expect the next bit of decent

sunshine.

That's coming up.

Before that though, it's fair

to say if you grow up

in inner-city London,

sailing might not be the most

obvious sporting choice.

But 17-year-old Montel Fagan-Jordan

from Tottenham has just been named

Young Sailor of the Year.

What's more...

That's just four years after first

setting foot on a boat.

Former winners include Sir Ben

Ainslie and Dame Ellen McArthur.

Chris Slegg has been to meet him.

A life on the ocean waves. For

Montel Fagan-Jordan, sailing is a

passion and today at the London boat

show, the 17-year-old from Tottenham

was named the National Young sailor

of the year. How did you feel when

you heard you had won the Young

sailor of the year?

I was over the

moon. My parents were both there and

they are so proud of what I have

accomplished. Just to do that was an

achievement in itself.

This is quite

some trophy, lift it up and show us

it. Some great names on there, Dame

Ellen MacArthur and Ben Ainslie, how

does it feel to join them?

You see

these names and you see what they

have accomplished and what they are

doing now, and you're thinking you

can do the same thing if you are on

the same plot as them.

Some view

sailing as an elite sport, Montel's

success might help change that. At

his school, around 75% of pupils are

classed as disadvantaged. Teacher

John Holt was determined to give as

many of them as possible the chance

to go sailing.

We didn't do it for a

long time because we thought it

would be a difficult sport to get

into, we decided to try sailing

about four years ago. I know the

students can get a lot out of it so

we decided to have a go.

Every

Tuesday after school we would go to

a place close to our school, and

whenever we can go to the south

coast we go there.

Did you see

talent in him straightaway or has

surprised you how well he has come

on?

There was clearly talent from

the early days and there were other

students who were good at sailing as

well. The differences Montel has

developed that tolerance by doing

numerous sailing trips, to a point

where he's performing at a national

level.

What are your ambitious?

I

want to get into racing on offshore

boats or any type of competitive

sailing. Also to inspire a younger

generation to challenge themselves.

There could be even more success on

the horizon for the talented

yachtsmen.

Want to watch, congratulations to

him.

Next, many will be familiar

with Jamie Oliver's war on Turkey

Twizzlers for schoolchildren.

Today the head chef

of one of London's top

restaurants, The Ivy,

gave primary pupils in Walthamstow

tips on healthy cooking.

More used to cooking

for celebrities; how did he fare

with nine-year-olds?

Victoria Hollins was there.

I like that cutting.

Very good cutting.

Praise from one of the best.

Good.

Watch your fingers.

Don't forget, if that was a sharp

knife that would cut your

fingers, wouldn't it?

Gary Lee is the top chef at one

of London's most famous

restaurants, the Ivy.

Today his clientele

is a little different.

Year four at Woodside Primary

Academy in Walthamstow.

A lesson not just in cooking

but in food itself.

A lot of them didn't even

realise some of the things

you can eat you could eat.

So as an example, the dragon fruit.

It's nice to see their

little faces like that.

Does it make them excited

about food, then?

Oh, God yeah, very much so.

I think this whole setup

here is absolutely fantastic.

Good girl, well done.

See?

Today on the menu is one of 36

recipes that all children here,

from reception to year six,

will learn to cook.

Who's next?

This isn't just about teaching

children how to cook,

it's about giving them an enthusiasm

for food, an enthusiasm

for healthy food.

It's really different

than what I eat at home.

In the future hopefully

I will make some.

I really like how I learned to use

the pan because I don't really get

to use the pan at home.

I have the recipes and I

have the ingredients.

Do you think your family might start

to like them as well?

My family does like them

and they appreciate it.

Almost 40% of children leaving

primary school in London

are obese or overweight,

more than anywhere else in the UK,

but the aim of these classes isn't

just to educate children

in healthy eating.

Walk up and down Wood Street,

you see fast food place

after fast food place,

pizza kebab shops.

It's really important

for children to understand

the process of cooking.

No seeds in there whatsoever,

and it's all still whole.

When you cook, you can do maths,

science, home ec, growing,

all sorts of the curriculum can be

tied into cooking lessons

you see behind you.

Before they didn't eat

vegetables at home.

Now, here we have a lot

of progress now.

We try today one vegetable,

tomorrow another one, but before

that can I do myself them.

So, with the dish finished

after half an hour of kitchen time,

what's the verdict?

ALL: Delicious!

Victoria Hollins, BBC London news.

Now if you take a look

at these famous faces -

Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson,

Kate Bush - they all have

something in common...

Here's a clue - they've all

studied or performed mime.

And as fans of the London

International Mime Festival

will tell you, there's much more

to mime than meets the eye.

Here's Wendy Hurrell.

PHONE RINGS.

Ruck's leather interiors,

you're speaking with Grareth Krubb.

It's a measure of just how

international a festival has got

when New Zealanders are part

of the programme.

Trygve and Barnie were a hit

at the Edinburgh Fringe,

now they've brought their show,

Different Party, to the Soho Theatre

for this annual celebration

of mime in the capital.

I'm terrified to look behind me,

I have no idea what they're

getting up to there,

but if it's anything to go by -

the usual stuff they are doing -

it will be very cheeky.

They'd like to talk

to you about the KPIs.

It's really something -

because it's not language-based -

it's something that appeals

to people who don't have English

as their first language.

So something like 54%

of our audience don't

identify as British.

Because it's...

what you see is more

important than what you hear,

it is so accessible and a really

kind of wonderful art form.

Over at Shoreditch

Town Hall, a workshop.

It's for professional

performers to learn the art

of mime, which is...

To make or project something

else with your body.

An idea, an emotion,

a state of mind.

Anything really.

Mime is that making and creating

those metaphors onstage.

Not to replace words by silly

gestures, but to say something else.

So within the festival

there are many different messages.

And they will be expressed

through a vast variety

of styles, including circus.

It's not just in Soho you will find

mime over the next three weeks;

the festival includes performances

at The Platform, Peacock,

and Jacksons Lane theatres,

along with the Barbican

and Sadler's Wells.

Plenty of places to see that

mime is a little more

than white gloved hands.

Wendy Hurrell, BBC London news.

Time for a check on the

weather with Phil Avery.

Not sure what that is behind you.

Join the club! I have been

completely underwhelmed by the

weather and I am the guy that has

got to sell it as well.

It is OK!

The shard is 116 feet high and you

can't see the top of it. I haven't

seen the sun for about two days and

I'm beginning to feel it slightly.

There was a

I'm beginning to feel it slightly.

There was a lot of cloud across the

eastern side of the British Isles

today, the best of the sunshine out

west. There we are, overnight quite

a bit of cloud around. It's already

murky across the north-east of our

region. Overnight the prospect of

low cloud and fork will be across

the western side of our area,

Buckinghamshire towards Berkshire

perhaps, and it could be tricky

first up if you are travelling.

Don't hold me to those gaps in the

cloud, where we might see

brightness, but it is transitory.

There will be the odd spot of rain.

Not too much in the way of breeze,

this quiet spell of weather

continues apace. On Friday evening

there won't be an awful lot of

breeze around but I think it will

creep up as we get into the first

part of Saturday. There may be just

enough in the way of breeze to keep

the fork at bay so it will be a

fairly quiet start again to the

weekend. More in the way of breeze

as we get on through the day, hoping

to break up the cloud. You can see

lurking behind me the island of

blue, that is tied in with the

weather front. You are probably

thinking just in time for the

weekend he has weather front to

bring cloud and rain, but actually

it's making slow progress and by the

time it gets to us, having dumped

its rain to the west, we may end up

with a band of thicker cloud if that

is indeed possible. If you have a

plan to the weekend, I don't think

my weather will get in the

plan to the weekend, I don't think

my weather will get in the way of

your plans.

Gosh, the weather has upset you!

Thank you.

Recapping the main headlines:

A letter signed by 68 senior doctors

who run A&E departments have written

a letter to the Prime Minister

claiming patients are dying

in hospital corridors

because of compromised safety

and intolerable conditions.

The Government's published

its long-awaited 25-year

environment strategy.

A key part of the plan

is to eliminate avoidable

plastics by 2042.

More retail figures

for the Christmas period have come

out today showing that Tesco

and John Lewis had solid sales

figures over the festive period.

Marks & Spencer's saw a fall

in sales for its clothing

and food divisions.

And research commissioned

by the Mayor warns Brexit will harm

the capital's economy for at least

a decade with the worst

impact from a hard Brexit.

Critics accuse of him

of scaremongering.

That is it for now,

thanks for watching.

More from the London

newsroom at 10.30pm.

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From all of us here,

have a lovely evening.