0:00:00 > 0:00:00racism over alleged comments about African countries.
0:00:00 > 0:00:00That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Coming up on the programme this Friday evening.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11President Donald Trump's decision not to come to the UK
0:00:11 > 0:00:13is welcomed by London's Mayor.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Protestors in Camden chain themselves to trees in their fight
0:00:17 > 0:00:25against the High Speed Rail Link, HS2 - and its impact on the area.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27It's about trees, it's about open spaces,
0:00:27 > 0:00:31it's about air quality.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33And this project is going to have a devastating effect
0:00:33 > 0:00:36on all of those things.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Also tonight.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's the wedding venue of choice - for celebs and locals alike.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42We go behind the scenes at Marylebone Town Hall
0:00:42 > 0:00:44after its multi-million pound refit.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46And, there to lift our spirits on a grey day.
0:00:46 > 0:00:56RHS Wisley welcomes tropical butterfly from around the world.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Good evening.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08The ongoing spat between US President, Donald Trump
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has taken another turn
0:01:11 > 0:01:14today after the presidential visit to London next month was cancelled.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18The decision has been welcomed by Mr Khan,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20who thinks the President has finally got the message that Londoners
0:01:20 > 0:01:23won't welcome him here.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Meanwhile, London's former Mayor now Foreign Secretary,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Boris Johnson, has voiced strong opinions too - as our political
0:01:28 > 0:01:36correspondent, Karl Mercer tells us.
0:01:36 > 0:01:43Please don't touch him, please.They didn't in the end touch the wax one
0:01:43 > 0:01:49and they won't get to touch the real one either but fake Donald did make
0:01:49 > 0:01:53an appearance this morning. Fun for the builders, slight bemusement for
0:01:53 > 0:02:00the police. The new embassy will instead be opened by the American
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Secretary of State, with many blaming the change of heart on the
0:02:03 > 0:02:11threat of mass protest in London. The mayor needs to be careful
0:02:11 > 0:02:14because he is not collected to speak for the people. He is elected to run
0:02:14 > 0:02:18London and it would be nice if he focused on his day job, builds
0:02:18 > 0:02:25houses and got on top of knife crime epidemic.Sadiq Khan and President
0:02:25 > 0:02:32Trump have form. He criticised Donald Trump just after being
0:02:32 > 0:02:37elected.My views are simple. President Trump, your views are
0:02:37 > 0:02:43ignorant.He doesn't know me, I think they are very rude statements
0:02:43 > 0:02:47and frankly, tell him I will remember those statements. They are
0:02:47 > 0:02:57very nasty statements.In the wake of the London Bridge attacks last
0:02:57 > 0:03:02year, Donald Trump tweeted this: in fact, Sadiq Khan has said there was
0:03:02 > 0:03:06no need to be alarmed by the extra police on the streets.We will not
0:03:06 > 0:03:11allow anybody to divide our communities.Back to this morning
0:03:11 > 0:03:16and the south-east were still growing -- going strong. So worthy
0:03:16 > 0:03:22tweets, this time from Boris Johnson, who blamed Sadiq Khan and
0:03:22 > 0:03:28Jeremy Corbyn for putting the special relationship at risk,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31calling the mayor a pompous popinjay in City Hall, a little risk say some
0:03:31 > 0:03:40given that Boris Johnson had his own spat with Donald Trump after these
0:03:40 > 0:03:44comments.We have places that are so radicalised that people fear for
0:03:44 > 0:03:51their lives.Boris Johnson replied that the only reason he wouldn't
0:03:51 > 0:03:55they do parts of New York was the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01Although it seems they have made up. To start insulting the American
0:04:01 > 0:04:05president and now the current Mayor of London is surely beneath the
0:04:05 > 0:04:12dignity of the Foreign Secretary? The real President Trump has been
0:04:12 > 0:04:19invited to a state visit. No word yet on when that will happen.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21If you've got an opinion about the cancelled Trump visit -
0:04:21 > 0:04:23share your thoughts with us on Twitter and Facebook.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25But still to come on the programme.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27A shortage of referees means Youth League Football games
0:04:27 > 0:04:29are being played without referees.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32So we see what's being done about it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41A Britain First supporter who gave a Nazi salute -
0:04:41 > 0:04:44and told a police officer he was going to "kill
0:04:44 > 0:04:46a Muslim" before driving at a curry-house owner in Harrow -
0:04:46 > 0:04:49will be freed from jail, after having served time on remand.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Before the attack in June, Marek Zakrocki admitted
0:04:53 > 0:04:55to also beating his wife.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Here's Marc Ashdown.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00An ordinary row of shops in South Harrow.
0:05:00 > 0:05:10Two men appear to be arguing.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18One is Marek Zakrocki.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Moments later, Marek Zakrocki gets into the white van at the top
0:05:21 > 0:05:23of the picture, and rams into the shop front.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25He reverses and tries again, before driving off.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27The 48-year-old Polish window cleaner was trying to run over
0:05:27 > 0:05:29the Asian owner of the takeaway, Kamal Ahmed.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Police pictures show the damage to the shop.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Somehow, nobody was seriously hurt.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35It was June last year, just a few days after the terrorist
0:05:35 > 0:05:36attack on Finsbury Park Mosque.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Zakrocki, after drinking two bottles of wine
0:05:38 > 0:05:40and assaulting his wife, and himself with a knife
0:05:40 > 0:05:41and went on a mission.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43A mission to target Muslims.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48CCTV outside a shopping centre shows him shove a man,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50then chase him through the arcade, before attacking him
0:05:50 > 0:05:52again and falling.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Then, he drove to this parade of shops and started abusing random
0:05:54 > 0:05:57members of the public.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Using his wife's mobile phone, police managed to contact him.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02He told officers, "I'm going to kill a Muslim,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I'm doing this for Britain."
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Before jumping in his van right here, giving a Nazi salute,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11and shouting "white power".
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Prosecutors say although he repeatedly drove into the front
0:06:13 > 0:06:16of the restaurant, all the evidence suggests his real
0:06:16 > 0:06:26target was Mr Ahmed.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31When armed police arrested him, they found a Nazi coin.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33He admitted donating money to the far right extremist
0:06:33 > 0:06:35group Britain First, which is known to be
0:06:35 > 0:06:36fiercely anti-Muslim.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Yet, Zakrocki admitted charges of dangerous driving
0:06:38 > 0:06:40and assaulting his wife, which raised questions as to why
0:06:40 > 0:06:43this wasn't treated as a hate crime or even terrorism.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46It was initially dealt with by Harrow police as a hate
0:06:46 > 0:06:49crime, and the judge today has taken all of those offences
0:06:49 > 0:06:51and the motivation behind those offences into consideration,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55and has passed sentence.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59However, the offences for which he has been convicted
0:06:59 > 0:07:00don't have separate legislation covering racially
0:07:00 > 0:07:04aggravated offences.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Sentencing him to 33 weeks in jail, the judge said there was evidence
0:07:08 > 0:07:10of abhorrent racist views, but said chronic alcoholism
0:07:10 > 0:07:14was at the root of his crime.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Due to time already served, he walked free
0:07:16 > 0:07:17from prison immediately.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Mark Ashdown, BBC London News.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23A speeding driver has been jailed for six years after killing a female
0:07:23 > 0:07:25cyclist in a hit-and-run in Enfield.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30It happened last year as Ugur Unlu drove his car at 50 miles
0:07:30 > 0:07:31an hour in a 20 zone.
0:07:31 > 0:07:39Alpa Patel has more details.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Well, this was described as a horrific collision. It happened on
0:07:44 > 0:07:48the 6th of February last year. The defendant, Ugur Unlu, had borrowed
0:07:48 > 0:07:54his friend's white Mercedes. He was overtaking on a road in Enfield at
0:07:54 > 0:08:02more than 50 mph in a 20 mph road. It was then that he heaped Annie
0:08:02 > 0:08:09Terzic who was cycling home from work. -- that he heaped. She flew
0:08:09 > 0:08:12into the air, suffered horrific injuries and her bike was found into
0:08:12 > 0:08:18pieces after the accident. Despite hitting power and having a smashed
0:08:18 > 0:08:22windscreens, Ugur Unlu decided to continue driving and that is when he
0:08:22 > 0:08:26abandoned his car.A very sad case. What did the judge had to say about
0:08:26 > 0:08:31the driver?The judge was particularly critical of the car's
0:08:31 > 0:08:36tinted windows. She said it should not have been on the road. She said
0:08:36 > 0:08:41only 5% of the windows were not tainted. She also said that despite
0:08:41 > 0:08:45a completely shattered windscreen, you drove on for two miles, driving
0:08:45 > 0:08:50at speeds of up to 55 mph and then you left the car, probably hoping it
0:08:50 > 0:08:57would never be found. The victim's husband was also in court. They had
0:08:57 > 0:08:59only recently been married and he said he had totally been shattered
0:08:59 > 0:09:10by her death. Unlu pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
0:09:10 > 0:09:23and death with no insurance and he has been jailed to six years.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25A four-year-old girl who went missing in
0:09:25 > 0:09:27the summer with her mother - who's a diagnosed schizophrenic -
0:09:27 > 0:09:29has been found in Spain.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32A High Court judge said Elliana Shand is now safe and well.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34The judge made a number of public appeals for help
0:09:34 > 0:09:36after Elliana and her mother, Jessica Richards, disappeared.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38A 25-year-old man has died after being assaulted
0:09:38 > 0:09:39and stabbed in west London.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41It happened on Old Oak Road in Shepherd's Bush,
0:09:41 > 0:09:42yesterday afternoon.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Two men aged 27 and 28 have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Protestors in Camden have taken direct action -
0:09:55 > 0:09:58by chaining themselves to trees - to make their voices
0:09:58 > 0:10:00heard in opposition to the High Speed Rail Link, HS2.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03They say the impact of the line - will be 'devastating' -
0:10:03 > 0:10:06although HS2 bosses believe the link will give Londoners
0:10:06 > 0:10:07a reason to celebrate.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Here's our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The Bree Louise, a much-loved and popular real ale pub in Euston.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20At the end of the month, though, it'll shut to make
0:10:20 > 0:10:23way for a high-speed rail link, HS2.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27It's been here for 15 years, and even now the owners
0:10:27 > 0:10:31still don't know how much compensation they'll get.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34It's not through choice, you know?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38If we had a choice, we'd be here until the day we died.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41The impact it's had on us personally, it's our house,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45our home, our livelihood and has been for the last nearly 15 years.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47It's totally horrendous.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's heartbreaking, it really is heartbreaking.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I'm getting to the stage now where I just carry
0:10:52 > 0:10:54tissues around permanently.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It's a proper chain, I'm telling you, it's heavy.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Today, these protesters symbolically chained themselves to trees.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Work is due to start here next week.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08This spring, the trees will go.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The way this project is coming into Euston,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14it's having a devastating effect on local homes and businesses, and
0:11:14 > 0:11:18particularly on our green spaces.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20We've said this at consultation meetings, at select committees.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22We've signed petitions, we've given interviews,
0:11:22 > 0:11:27and we just feel that none of it has been heard.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29The project to build a high-speed rail link to the north
0:11:29 > 0:11:31will cost £55 billion.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Hundreds of homes in Camden will be lost.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Residents say they will face 17 years of disruption.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41HS2, though, says the scheme will create jobs, capacity,
0:11:41 > 0:11:46and boost the UK economy.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49The footprint for the site of the HS2 project
0:11:49 > 0:11:53in Euston is now huge.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57HS2 says it will eventually mean six new high-speed
0:11:57 > 0:12:02platforms at Euston station.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05And this work will eventually mean this whole area will be
0:12:05 > 0:12:09able to be redeveloped.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And any trees that are cut down will be replaced.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18HS2 says negotiations are ongoing to work out final
0:12:18 > 0:12:22compensation figures.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26But many in Euston feel crushed by a huge scheme they never wanted.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35If you've just joined us, welcome to BBC London News.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37This is what's still to come on the programme
0:12:37 > 0:12:39this Friday evening.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43A true David and Goliath battle as a family in west London takes
0:12:43 > 0:12:45on Chelsea Football Club, arguing that the stadium will block
0:12:45 > 0:12:53daylight to their home.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59And after dark in the glasshouse at Wisley. I spent the day chasing
0:12:59 > 0:13:06butterflies with varying levels of success. Find out more later.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Lots of people get married in a Town Hall -
0:13:12 > 0:13:15but there's not one quite like the one in Marylebone.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Former members of the Beatles, Hollywood A-listers -
0:13:17 > 0:13:22and of course - locals, have all tied the know there.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23-- the knot there.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26But for the last four years it's been closed for renovation.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28This weekend, it opens its doors once again,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30and for those walking in - they're in for a treat.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33As Sarah Harris has been finding out.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It's been the place to get married for decades,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39but the old Marylebone Town Hall is now dressed in its wedding best
0:13:39 > 0:13:43after a £60 million renovation by Westminster City Council.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46For the head registrar, it's a moving time for the historic
0:13:46 > 0:13:51building to be back to its best.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54The building was in desperate need of a refurb, and we always knew
0:13:54 > 0:13:57that but we did the best we could with it.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Now that I've come back and it's been done, I came here just before
0:14:01 > 0:14:11Christmas and I came here on my own early one morning,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15and I just sat in one of the rooms, and I was just so proud
0:14:15 > 0:14:16of the transformation.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18ARCHIVE:Trapeze artists Tony Borelli, who is getting married
0:14:18 > 0:14:20today to trapeze artist Mimi Iles at the Town Hall.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Even in the 1930s, the celebrities of the day wanted their wedding
0:14:23 > 0:14:27photos on the famous steps.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Paul McCartney liked the venue so much he got hitched here twice.
0:14:30 > 0:14:37Once to his first wife Linda, and then to his present wife Nancy.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39The designers have kept all the old features that have made
0:14:39 > 0:14:43the play so popular, but added some modern twists.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46The idea is that all the chandeliers and all the themes of the room
0:14:46 > 0:14:49is that they are supposed to reflect precious metals used
0:14:49 > 0:14:50in wedding rings.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54So we have gold, silver and rose gold.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So the idea is you can see the circular shape of it,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59again trying to pull that theme through.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01The building is full of the moments that have
0:15:02 > 0:15:04made its history so special.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Many of them are of course celebrities, but the staff say
0:15:06 > 0:15:10a wedding day is a great leveller.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11They are no different to anybody getting married.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16They are just as nervous, they have their family there, etc.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20So it's quite gratifying to see them in that situation, actually,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22because they aren't any different and you're doing something really
0:15:22 > 0:15:25special for them, just as you are for any other couple.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28The old Marylebone Town Hall will open its doors for the first
0:15:28 > 0:15:29time in four years this weekend.
0:15:29 > 0:15:37Sarah Harris, BBC London News.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42If you are going to a wedding there this weekend, take a snap and send
0:15:42 > 0:15:44it to us. We would love to see it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47A family in west London, is taking on Chelsea Football Club -
0:15:47 > 0:15:50arguing that the teams new stadium is going to block out
0:15:50 > 0:15:51daylight to their home.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53The family lives next door to the planned stadium.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Chris Slegg has the details.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Chris, this sounds like a David and Goliath battle.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Is it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:09Yes. The club is set to invest up to £1 billion. They want to increase
0:16:09 > 0:16:14capacity from about 40,000 to 60,000. The hope the stadium will be
0:16:14 > 0:16:18ready for 2024. They've already got planning permission. Back in May a
0:16:18 > 0:16:22local family took out a local injunction to prevent works going
0:16:22 > 0:16:25ahead. They don't oppose a new stadium but they think it needs to
0:16:25 > 0:16:29be redesigned because they say it will cast a permanent shadow over
0:16:29 > 0:16:37their home. We can see how close the home is. The district line runs
0:16:37 > 0:16:40between the two and there a brick wall in the foreground which is the
0:16:40 > 0:16:45family home. Chelsea football club have offered that family a 6-figure
0:16:45 > 0:16:49sum in compensation. The family has said that no amount of money will
0:16:49 > 0:16:55convince them to change their mind. What happens next?Chelsea think
0:16:55 > 0:16:59they have found their way round this by asking Hammersmith and Fulham
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Council to perform a compulsory purchase on the bit of land they
0:17:01 > 0:17:05need for that part of the development. They believe the
0:17:05 > 0:17:09council has the right to do that because they can prove the social
0:17:09 > 0:17:13economic benefits that the area outweighed the family's right to
0:17:13 > 0:17:18light. Obviously the family's lawyers think differently. It's
0:17:18 > 0:17:22slightly complicated because the house is in a different borough,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26it's in Kensington and Chelsea. They described the plans as harmful and
0:17:26 > 0:17:32unacceptable. There will be a meeting on Monday night of the
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Hammersmith and Fulham Council is to decide whether they will go ahead to
0:17:34 > 0:17:39buy that bit of land on the behalf of Chelsea. If they decide to it
0:17:39 > 0:17:43could prompt more legal action from the family. If they decide not to
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Chelsea might have to consider redesigning the stadium and they've
0:17:46 > 0:17:53already said that isn't practical.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Few people would disagree that grassroots football
0:17:54 > 0:17:56is essential for the health of the game.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59It's where most future football stars get their first real
0:17:59 > 0:18:01taste for the game, but to make it happen,
0:18:01 > 0:18:02you need referees.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04And there seems to be a shortage, which the Surrey Football
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Association is now trying to address.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Sara Orchard has been finding how.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15This week, football referees have been back in the headlines,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18or at least their new video assistance have been.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21But away from the TV cameras and closer to the grassroots,
0:18:21 > 0:18:27a lack of referees in Surrey means many teams are going without.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29We are trying to recruit as many referees as we can.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32We need more, like everybody else, and I'm sure every game would love
0:18:32 > 0:18:36to have a qualified referee.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39There are currently...
0:18:44 > 0:18:48That's an increase of around 30%.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52It's not actually adult football that is suffering from this
0:18:52 > 0:18:54shortage, it's youth games, and there's one particular youth
0:18:54 > 0:18:57league that at the moment is only getting a referee for around 49%
0:18:57 > 0:19:01of their games.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04They use a parent to go and referee, who may not know
0:19:04 > 0:19:06the rules of the game.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09To give you an example, in season 2016-17, Ifab,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11which is part of Fifa, made 95 changes to the laws
0:19:11 > 0:19:15of the game, and there was nearly 40 changes this year.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18So what they think they know, perhaps actually they don't know.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Chloe trained as a referee in November.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22She attended a course, then had to officiate on a number
0:19:22 > 0:19:27of games to qualify.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I've refereed some college football, I've refereed disability football,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31and I'm looking to be involved in our business league
0:19:31 > 0:19:33that we're starting, which will be during my lunch
0:19:34 > 0:19:36time at work.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38So it's really flexible with how much I can get involved.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Taking charge of the Dorking Wanderers Academy today,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42everyone is on their best behaviour.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44But does the perception of referees being abused put
0:19:44 > 0:19:48off potential new refs?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Playing fairly high non-league, the amount of abuse,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52you wouldn't want to put that upon yourself at all.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55So I'd rather just play or coach.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58When the rest doesn't turn up to the game it's frustrating,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and from a young age, grassroots football,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02it's hard if you can't play a game on a Sunday.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05So I'd love to promote it as much as possible and let
0:20:05 > 0:20:06little kids play football.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Most you referees tend to be teenagers, tempted
0:20:08 > 0:20:11by the £15 match payment.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13However, all ages are welcome, and very wanted.
0:20:13 > 0:20:20Sara Orchard, BBC London News, Dorking.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23It's coming to the end of the second week of January
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and what you might be in need of to lift your spirits
0:20:26 > 0:20:28on these grey days is a bit of colour.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30So this weekend, RHS Wisley is showing off 50 varieties
0:20:30 > 0:20:36of tropical butterfly - and Wendy Hurrell is there to take
0:20:36 > 0:20:37a closer look for us.
0:20:37 > 0:20:44It's just what you need on a day like today.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48It's already looking very nice there.I never say no to this
0:20:48 > 0:20:51assignment, not least because I get to spend the day with these
0:20:51 > 0:20:55beautiful fellas in temperatures that are tropical. In amongst the
0:20:55 > 0:20:59flora and fauna of the glasshouse here at Wisley. We often come to do
0:20:59 > 0:21:04this report, not least out of altruism, to fill your screens with
0:21:04 > 0:21:08some colour and warmth as well. But our annual attempt at wildlife
0:21:08 > 0:21:13photography is not without its difficulties.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16He is trying, our Vic on camera, but they don't take
0:21:16 > 0:21:17direction very well.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It doesn't help that the gloomy weather made most of them dozy.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21That's not the only problem.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25There's a robin in here who supposed to be outside,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and a butterfly outside who is supposed to be in here.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I'm just going to release him back...
0:21:31 > 0:21:33The escapee delivered back to the warmth in a coffee cup.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Piggy backed out of the glasshouse.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41Well, it's a close visitor experience.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45But they're used to this at Wisley, ten years on from the first event,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47and even we get the hang of it, with patience.
0:21:47 > 0:21:57PASTORAL MUSIC.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01So you've actually been to the Amazon and seen these
0:22:01 > 0:22:04butterflies for real in the wild.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Yes, it was a fantastic experience, and it 's really great to be able
0:22:08 > 0:22:09to see some of them again.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10And how does this compare?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I mean, you're creating that environment here.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17You're actually able to get much closer to them.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So we have these feeding stations with rotten fruit,
0:22:19 > 0:22:25and they'll rest there and feed.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29They'd be swirling round your head in clouds on a sunny day.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31There must be one or two of those before March, surely?
0:22:32 > 0:22:41MUSIC CONTINUES.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Yes, they are a lot of work these butterflies, not just for us but for
0:22:49 > 0:22:53the people looking after them. There are some screens down over the
0:22:53 > 0:22:56glass. That is to keep the temperature steady as we go through
0:22:56 > 0:23:00the night. Of course the temperature will drop underneath the glass.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05Looking after them this evening is Emma Allen. Well done, I haven't had
0:23:05 > 0:23:13a log -- I haven't had a lot of luck with them. This one is behaving. Why
0:23:13 > 0:23:18do they get affected by the sort of whether that happens outside the
0:23:18 > 0:23:22glasshouse?If you think about butterflies in the UK, you see them
0:23:22 > 0:23:26in summer when it's warm and sunny. Usually a still day. They are very
0:23:26 > 0:23:30delicate creatures and they like warmth. These tropical butterflies
0:23:30 > 0:23:34are no different. They just like a much higher temperature. We try to
0:23:34 > 0:23:40keep it around the mid-20s. When it's a sunny day temperatures get
0:23:40 > 0:23:44higher and that's when they fly about and it's quite a spectacle.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47She's picked them up, she's a professional. This one is performing
0:23:47 > 0:23:53beautifully. They are in this basket because that's part of your job, to
0:23:53 > 0:23:57collect them so they don't get caught.Yes, because they like the
0:23:57 > 0:24:01light they fly to the edges of the glasshouse during the day. When we
0:24:01 > 0:24:05bring the shades down in the evening, we like to clear them out
0:24:05 > 0:24:10of the way so we don't harm them. The team go round with this laundry
0:24:10 > 0:24:14basket, collect them all up and pop them in there so we can bring the
0:24:14 > 0:24:19blinds down and then they can be released again.They are a difficult
0:24:19 > 0:24:24pet. You can see them here until March. STUDIO: Thank you. If there
0:24:24 > 0:24:29was ever a day to enjoy a colourful butterfly it was on a grey day like
0:24:29 > 0:24:42today! The weather watchers really captured the flavour of the day.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43That was the scene across Old Street.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48That was the scene across Old Street. There's still an awful lot
0:24:48 > 0:24:52of cloud there to be had. As I've said for the last couple of nights,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55we weren't alone. There is a lot of cloud across many parts of the
0:24:55 > 0:25:03British Isles. The odd glimpse of it further east, that was probably
0:25:03 > 0:25:10about as good as it got today. That was in the forecast and there is
0:25:10 > 0:25:13just that chance again when the cloud beckons up overnight that you
0:25:13 > 0:25:22may see the odd bit of drizzly rain. Not really a cold night. You've
0:25:22 > 0:25:27really got to keep your eye on the timeline at the moment. We've gone
0:25:27 > 0:25:30from like today and there the day sets. Saturday, one of those days
0:25:30 > 0:25:37where you want to get out and get on with life, temperatures pretty much
0:25:37 > 0:25:42web they've been of late. No great shock to the system as yet. He said,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45teasingly. On Sunday we've got a weather front getting across us.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50More of a band of cloud with the odd spot of rain. There is a chance as
0:25:50 > 0:25:56we finish Sunday of seeing a bit of sunshine. Then on Monday, this set
0:25:56 > 0:26:01of fronts come down from the North West of Scotland and right through
0:26:01 > 0:26:05us on Monday. Monday is wet and windy and it's also the last of the
0:26:05 > 0:26:09relatively mild days. What follows on behind, and this is Tuesday
0:26:09 > 0:26:14through the greater part of next week, I say cold air simply because
0:26:14 > 0:26:19it really is going to be cold. You might see a bit of sunshine but once
0:26:19 > 0:26:25that Monday is gone we might end up with something a bit wintry.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28It's been another busy day of news, so let's remind ourselves
0:26:28 > 0:26:30of the day's main headlines, before we go.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32President Donald Trump's visit to Britain next month is off.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35He had been due to attend the official opening of the new US
0:26:35 > 0:26:37embassy in Battersea.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40But the president tweeted he was not a "big fan" of the site -
0:26:40 > 0:26:46and blamed Barack Obama's administration for a "bad deal".
0:26:46 > 0:26:49A report looking into the response to the Manchester bombing last May,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51says families searching for missing relatives were subjected
0:26:51 > 0:26:52to "intrusive media attention".
0:26:52 > 0:26:5622 people were killed in the attack.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58That's it from us this Friday evening, but I'll have more
0:26:59 > 0:27:00for you at 10.30 on BBC One.
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0:27:08 > 0:27:08I'll see you later.
0:27:08 > 0:27:18Have a good evening.