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Tonight on BBC London News:
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A primary school backs down
from a ban on hijabs | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
after campaigners branded the policy
Islamaphobic. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:16 | |
Everybody has a freedom, a basic
right to have what they believe and | 0:00:16 | 0:00:23 | |
what they practice, what they are
doing. So they should be allowed to | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
wear it? It is all about the
parents. It should be allowed. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
We'll also hear from those
who support the school's | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
decision to ban hijabs. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
Also tonight: | 0:00:35 | 0:00:36 | |
A rape case against a student
is dropped after two years. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
Surrey police admits
it made mistakes. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
How taxpayers in Slough will pay
millions to improve fire | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
safety in this privately
owned tower block. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:49 | |
A joy ride of sorts
for Wendy as the O2 | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
is transformed for stunt drivers. | 0:00:51 | 0:01:01 | |
Good evening and welcome
to the programme. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:08 | |
I'm Victoria Hollins. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:10 | |
First tonight, a headteacher
has backed down | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
from a ban on hijabs in her east
London primary school. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
It follows a growing
campaign which branded | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
the policy as Islamaphobic. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
St Stephen's in Upton Park recently
introduced restrictions on girls | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
wearing the head scarf. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
The school said the move was to help
Muslim children integrate | 0:01:26 | 0:01:27 | |
into British society. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:29 | |
But now that decision has been
reversed, after parents demanded | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
the right to dress their children
in a traditional way. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:36 | |
Here's our Education
Reporter, Marc Ashdown. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:44 | |
The hijab is an important part of
the Muslim faith, worn by some women | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
as a symbol of privacy and modesty,
but is it appropriate for young | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
children to wear it to school? The
government leaves it to individual | 0:01:53 | 0:01:58 | |
schools to set uniform policy and
last week this primary in east | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
London band children under eight
from wearing the hijab, which has | 0:02:01 | 0:02:06 | |
split opinion among parents. This
school has exceeded in their | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
curriculum and it was not banned at
that time, so that means the hijab | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
is not a problem. Why is it a
problem? It is all about the | 0:02:14 | 0:02:20 | |
parents. It should be allowed, it
should not be banned. It depends on | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
their wish. If they want to wear a
hijab, it's OK. We don't force them. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:32 | |
At eight, is it too small? This is
not the age, eight years, not the | 0:02:32 | 0:02:37 | |
age. The headteacher has also banned
children from fasting during | 0:02:37 | 0:02:46 | |
Ramadan. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:47 | |
But the community seems to disagree.
A campaign has sprung up to overturn | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
the ban. A petition currently has
20,000 signatures. There has been a | 0:03:00 | 0:03:05 | |
further twist. At the end of the
school day, parents are arriving to | 0:03:05 | 0:03:10 | |
pick-up their children and the chair
of governors has just tendered his | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
resignation. He sent us the e-mail
and in it he says, I wish them | 0:03:13 | 0:03:18 | |
success and I am sorry if my actions
have caused harm to the reputation | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
of this fantastic school. The school
told us the uniform policy is based | 0:03:22 | 0:03:28 | |
on the health, safety and welfare of
the children and they will continue | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
to review the policy, working with
parents. Nobody is forced to wear | 0:03:32 | 0:03:37 | |
their hijab. Parents have the
choice. In the school, many children | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
of Muslim faith do not wear their
hijab. Our main concern here was | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
that we don't want to lose the right
of choice from our children, to lose | 0:03:46 | 0:03:51 | |
their identity. But some warn that
there are those who view it very | 0:03:51 | 0:03:56 | |
differently. We believe it is an
imposition made by fundamentalists | 0:03:56 | 0:04:03 | |
and religious ultraconservatives who
want to control young women and | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
girls. Their rationale is a very
dangerous one. Ofsted is currently | 0:04:05 | 0:04:15 | |
consulting on religious garments in
schools and will then publish | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
guidance, which feels overdue. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
Marc joins me. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:20 | |
So, a sensitive topic and not just
at this east London school. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:26 | |
You do feel for this school. They
find themselves at the centre of | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
this debate which affects hundreds
of schools across London, not just | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
them. They are at odds with their
community and they have not handled | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
it well, especially the way they
consulted before the decision. The | 0:04:38 | 0:04:44 | |
statement does not explicitly say
it, but it does appear that they are | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
now going to allow girls of all ages
to wear their hijab. That could have | 0:04:47 | 0:04:54 | |
wider implications. A source at
Ofsted told me they support schools | 0:04:54 | 0:04:59 | |
in deciding uniform policy, but they
would be concerned if community | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
pressure pushed them another way.
They are consulting on the future of | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
all this and this might act as a
cautionary tale. Things have gone | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
pretty badly wrong, so the
government and Ofsted need to tread | 0:05:11 | 0:05:17 | |
carefully and take notes for when
they introduce guidance for schools, | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
but also about how they communicate
it across the education world which, | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
let's face it, has various voices
and often loudly shared opinions. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
Thanks. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
Lots more to come, including: | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | |
The Londoner fitted
with an artificial heart | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
which she carries on her back. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
Yesterday we reported how residents
of a privately-owned | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
tower block in Croydon
were being forced to pay for fire | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
safety improvements. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:57 | |
Now this programme has learnt that
council tax payers in Slough | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
are to foot the bill for similar
work on a private block of flats. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
Around £4 million is needed to fit
new cladding and the council | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
has agreed to cover the cost,
as Caroline Davies reports. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:11 | |
Put a fire alarm here. New alarms
and patch tests, just some of the | 0:06:11 | 0:06:17 | |
changes in this flat since the
council found out the cladding on | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
his building was flammable. Many
people moved away because of the | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
cladding issue, seeing the tragedy
in London. It's hard to be living in | 0:06:25 | 0:06:32 | |
this location. It's been really hard
but we pray nothing happens. The | 0:06:32 | 0:06:38 | |
underground car park has been
closed, the lights in the balconies | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
have been turned off, and a fire
crew paid for by the council have | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
been permanently stationed outside,
as well as fire wardens paid for by | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
a service charge. Now, the council
have decided to buy a company that | 0:06:51 | 0:06:56 | |
owns the block and do the work
themselves. It has taken too long | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
for the company to decide what they
can do. It has been five months and | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
they have not made any efforts. For
the safety of the residents, it is a | 0:07:05 | 0:07:10 | |
difficult decision, but we had to
make a decision. Some people say you | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
are bailing out a private company.
Of course not, but somebody had to | 0:07:14 | 0:07:19 | |
do something to make sure of the
safety of the residents. The council | 0:07:19 | 0:07:24 | |
say they hope to get some of the
money back in the long run, possibly | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
through the leaseholders and also
working with the freeholders. The | 0:07:27 | 0:07:31 | |
freeholders are a company who say it
is the leaseholders' responsible | 0:07:31 | 0:07:38 | |
TTIP pay for the works and they are
following government advice on | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
keeping the residents safe and
pursuing an insurance claim to cover | 0:07:42 | 0:07:44 | |
the works. Add up to £4 million to
do the work on the whole block, it | 0:07:44 | 0:07:50 | |
is a lot of money. It has been good
of the council to cover but it is | 0:07:50 | 0:07:55 | |
public money being spent and the
freeholders walking away scot-free, | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
and I don't think there should be
the case. The take older has not | 0:07:58 | 0:08:03 | |
happened yet, and like other
renters, he does not intend to stay. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:09 | |
They are unsafe conditions. With a
small kid of three years, I don't | 0:08:09 | 0:08:16 | |
plan to continue. You might be able
to see the block behind me and you | 0:08:16 | 0:08:26 | |
might even be able to tell that some
of the lights are off, the balcony | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
lights, which have been switched off
because they are so close to the | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
cladding which is considered a fire
risk. We covered the situation in | 0:08:33 | 0:08:40 | |
Croydon yesterday and we are in
Slough today. The situation of | 0:08:40 | 0:08:46 | |
cladding is happening across London
and the UK. We asked the government | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
who should be paying. They told us
they don't want to see private | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
landlords passing the cost of
essential cladding work onto the | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
leaseholders. That might seem simple
but we also spoke to the freeholders | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
of this property. They said they
have contracts with the leaseholders | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
and they believe the leaseholders
have to pay. You can see how the | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
situation can get sticky and slow.
Labour have asked for the government | 0:09:10 | 0:09:15 | |
to clarify if they are going to
enforce anything. You can imagine | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
they are not the only ones asking. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
Surrey Police has admitted it made
mistakes when it investigated | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
a rape allegation against a student
from Oxford University. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
The Crown Prosecution Service
dropped charges against | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
19-year-old Oliver Mears more
than two years after his arrest | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
and just days before
the trial was due to start. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:39 | |
Here's Ayshea Buksh. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:49 | |
He was a chemistry student from
Oxford University from Hawley in | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
Surrey, and at 17 years old, Oliver
Mears was accused of rape. That was | 0:09:53 | 0:09:58 | |
two years ago and today the case
against him was dropped. It is the | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
fourth such case in four weeks and
has prompted another review of how | 0:10:02 | 0:10:06 | |
rape cases are handled. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:11 | |
So why did the trial collapse?
Surrey Police has admitted it did | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
not examine his alleged victim's
diary and digital me. The Crown | 0:10:15 | 0:10:21 | |
Prosecution Service has also been
criticised for delays in the | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
investigation. It is the fourth such
case to be dropped in the last few | 0:10:23 | 0:10:29 | |
weeks. Liam Allen was cleared in
December of multiple counts of rape. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:36 | |
Another young man, also accused of
child rape, had his case dropped. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
And earlier this week, a man was
cleared when images of him in bed | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
with his alleged victim were
discovered on his phone. It has led | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
the Met Police to undertake a review
of rape cases, and Surrey Police, | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
which investigated the Oliver Mears
case, has said they will do the | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
same. But some women's groups
believe the entire system needs a | 0:10:56 | 0:11:02 | |
drastic overhaul. I know there will
be some cases where the system does | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
not support the defendant. And I am
sure everyone is working hard to | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
identify those. What I know is that
we have hundreds and hundreds of | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
women coming to us who have
experienced rape and sexual abuse, | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
who are traumatised and live with
the trauma year in, year out. Oliver | 0:11:19 | 0:11:25 | |
Mears must now rebuild his life. His
family said they were delighted at | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
the result. Yesterday, the Director
of Public Prosecutions spoke to the | 0:11:28 | 0:11:35 | |
BBC after meeting with senior police
officers and barristers to talk | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
about this issue. She said the
problem recently as around the ever | 0:11:38 | 0:11:44 | |
increasing use of social media and
all of the digital we obtain. She | 0:11:44 | 0:11:48 | |
said police are obliged to pursue
all reasonable lines of enquiry but | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
that does not mean going into every
avenue of your life. Surrey Police | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
also said they will work with the
CPS to conduct a joint review of the | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
Oliver Mears case, and they will be
reviewing all current rape cases to | 0:12:01 | 0:12:06 | |
ensure allegations and
investigations are Farrelly | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
investigated, timely, effective and
compliant with policy and | 0:12:09 | 0:12:14 | |
guidelines. -- thoroughly
investigated. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:20 | |
If you're disabled,
use a pushchair or have | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
any mobility problems,
negotiating stairs or escalators | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
at Tube stations can
pose huge problems. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:25 | |
Today transport bosses announced
a multi-million pound plan | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
to address that issue. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:28 | |
It's all part of the drive
to improve accessibility | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
on the Underground network. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:32 | |
Here's our Transport
Correspondent Tom Edwards. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
For most travellers,
stairs are just part | 0:12:36 | 0:12:37 | |
of the daily commute. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
For others, like Valerie, steps
are a big barrier to using the Tube. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
Too many stairs, often
two or three flights. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
Like Oxford Circus, at least two
flights of stairs to go up. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
Lots of people, if you've
got bags and luggage, | 0:12:51 | 0:12:52 | |
it's very difficult. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:53 | |
Today, it was announced a further 13
Tube stations will go step-free, | 0:12:53 | 0:12:59 | |
among them, Northolt in north-west
London, where they will get a lift. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
In total, it will cost £200 million. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:09 | |
Here at Northolt, it will be a lift
solution to improve access ability | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
from the streets down
to the platform. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
Other stations, depending
on the environment of the station, | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
sometimes it is a ramp solution,
which is a simpler install | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
and a more efficient way to provide
the same accessibility. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
At the moment, 72 out of 270 Tube
stations are step-free, 28%. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:33 | |
By 2022, the Mayor wants
102, 40% of stations, | 0:13:33 | 0:13:39 | |
including Crossrail,
to be step-free. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
Campaigners, though, want more. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
A lot of older people think
of the Tube as something | 0:13:45 | 0:13:51 | |
that is not for them,
and stairs are a big part | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
of the reason for that. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
They are not the only reason,
but they are a big, | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
big part of the reason. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:02 | |
Today we have seen some people
really having trouble getting up | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
and down these stairs
that we are standing on. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
Clearly, it's tiring, really tiring,
painful for some people. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:15 | |
Ambitious plans to make
the Tube more accessible | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
have faltered before. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
Campaigners are hoping that this
time there will be more progress | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
to make the Tube more
accessible for everyone. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
Tom Edwards, BBC London News. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
The Deputy Chief Constable
of Essex Police has been found | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
guilty of misconduct and breaching
police standards by bullying | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
and threatening his colleagues. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
Matthew Horne had denied
all the allegations against him, | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
including throwing a stress
ball at a colleague | 0:14:42 | 0:14:43 | |
and being verbally abusive. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:49 | |
Tom Stead was | 0:15:04 | 0:15:05 | |
only 19 when he lost his fight to
cancer. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
Tom Stead was only
19 when he lost his | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
fight against cancer. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:10 | |
But his family are hoping to turn
their loss into something positive. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
He was a Reading football fan -
and tomorrow when they play | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
host to Brentford -
they want Tom to be remembered | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
with a minutes applause -
and the fans to raise funds to help | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
others fight the disease. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:23 | |
Emma Jones can tell us more. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
This is Tom Stead,
captain of his football | 0:15:26 | 0:15:27 | |
team lifting the trophy
in | 0:15:27 | 0:15:29 | |
celebration. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:30 | |
From an early age he'd
loved playing the game. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
He was an avid fan too
following Reading home | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
and away with his family. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:35 | |
This is one of the last,
I guess, family | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
photos that we've got,
and it just means so much | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
that we actually got there. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
He's said to me on the evening,
"Dad, big thanks that you | 0:15:44 | 0:15:46 | |
did that for me." | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
In March of 2016, Tom
was diagnosed with a rare form | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
of bone cancer, osteosarcoma,
and this Boxing Day aged just 19 | 0:15:51 | 0:15:53 | |
he died. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:54 | |
It really is the worst thing. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
I can't even start to describe, and
the sad thing is we probably | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
aren't actually anywhere
near the worst of it. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
I think actually in three or four
months we'll start to realise | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
he's not here and that
will be really hard. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
Birthdays, Father's Day,
Mother's Day, those sorts of things. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
Tom's family are now appealing
to fellow football fans to | 0:16:08 | 0:16:17 | |
help them raise money
for the Bone Cancer Rsearch | 0:16:17 | 0:16:24 | |
Trust and Cameron's
award where Tom was treated, with | 0:16:24 | 0:16:28 | |
Reading captain Paul McShane one
of many to show their support. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
There's a special bond
between a football | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
club and its fans. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:33 | |
Many will remember how
terminally ill Bradley | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
Lowry made Sunderland supporters
smile and make a friend in former | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
West Ham and Tottenham
striker Jermain Defoe. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
Teams and their supporters
often use a minute's | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
applause to show their solidarity,
and it's hoped that in memory of | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
19-year-old Tom applause will ring
out in the 19th minute of the | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
match tomorrow. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:50 | |
Tom wouldn't want the fuss. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:55 | |
If he knew that was going on I'm
really not quite sure what he'd say. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
But, you know, he made us so proud
and we said it's our job | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
now to make him proud. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
So, that's what we're doing. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
A short life but with some help
from football and its | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
fans could still leave
a lasting legacy. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
Emma Jones, BBC London News. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:16 | |
Still to come tonight. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:21 | |
Fast car chases and
adrenaline-fuelled stunts | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
as the O2 Arena is transformed. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:29 | |
And in the weather, low or hopes for
the weekend. Saturday's gone | 0:17:29 | 0:17:35 | |
backwards, Sunday was always going
to be rubbish. The full forecast if | 0:17:35 | 0:17:39 | |
you've got the stomach for it is on
the way. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
It's said that some people
wear their heart on their sleeve. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
But for Selwa Hussain | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
it's more a case of
carrying it in her back. | 0:17:50 | 0:18:01 | |
The 39-year-old from Ilford
in East London is the first | 0:18:01 | 0:18:02 | |
woman to have left a UK
hospital with an artificial heart. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
She's been speaking about how it's
allowed her to spend | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
time with her loved ones
until a donor is found. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
Here's Ena Miller. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
When my daughter was six months
old I got severe water retention | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
and then the chest pains started
and the | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
breathing problems,
and other symptoms. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:18 | |
I was really worried
because I had a feeling it was | 0:18:18 | 0:18:21 | |
something serious. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:22 | |
They told me that I would need
a heart transplant but | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
I was so unwell for a heart
transplant that they had to give me | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
a total artificial heart. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:29 | |
Specialists at Harefield Hospital
in Middlesex said it was their last | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
chance to save Selwa's life. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:33 | |
It's the only centre
in the UK that uses the | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
device as a treatment
for patients with heart failure. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
It costs £86,000. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:39 | |
But how does it work? | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
The pump in here
pumps here into this | 0:18:41 | 0:18:46 | |
tube and then these tubes go
into my stomach and then those two | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
tubes lead to the plastic heart. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:51 | |
The portable device is able to keep
blood flowing around her body. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
Selwa needs round-the-clock care and
whilst the artificial heart keeps | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
her alive, it's also given her time
to reflect on her experience. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:02 | |
There's a lot of things
that I realised when I | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
was on that deathbed,
and one of them was to really not | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
care about things that we get
stressed about like boiler | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
problems or, you know,
car problems, or people problems. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
I really do appreciate
life a lot more now. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
Heart failure was horrific and I'm
just glad to not have those | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
symptoms anymore. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
Eight years ago, gymnast
Reiss Beckford was one of the stars | 0:19:25 | 0:19:27 | |
of the England Commonwealth Games
team. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
He won three silver medals. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:31 | |
Fast forward to 2018
and the athlete from Essex, | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
is hoping to make history
by going to this year's | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
Commonwealth Games, this time
representing Jamaica. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:37 | |
Jonathan Park has the story. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:45 | |
What time do you start work today? | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
11. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:48 | |
Preschool. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
Oh, you're doing preschool? | 0:19:51 | 0:19:56 | |
Yeah. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:57 | |
In this household they're ticking
off the breakfasts until the | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
Commonwealth Games. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
Reiss is blazing a trail for Jamaica
and his loved ones will watch his | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
every move. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:06 | |
Hopefully my girlfriend Olivia
and my mum and dad are going | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
to come out to watch. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:10 | |
Welcome to Reiss Beckford's
second home, this | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
athletics club in Basildon. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:13 | |
First up, a morning run. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:14 | |
A challenge for Reiss and co. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:15 | |
He was just seven when he joined
the club going on to | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
compete internationally
for Great Britain and England. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
But now he's a Jamaican
gymnast who is going the | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
extra mile. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:28 | |
We, normally on a first day,
we'll do it in about seven | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
minutes, would you say? | 0:20:31 | 0:20:32 | |
About seven minutes. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:33 | |
That's on a fast day. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:34 | |
So, yeah, around seven,
eight minutes is our average. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
Yeah, we've found this really
does help us, and yeah, | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
it's our little secret that we do
that most other gyms don't do. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
OK, guys, right, so,
as we know, tomorrow, | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
routines for everybody, right? | 0:20:46 | 0:20:47 | |
Although not officially announced
yet you're looking at Jamaica's | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
gymnastics team for
the Commonwealth Games. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
Just Reiss, who will become
the first male to compete for | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
the country at the so-called
friendly Games. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
How many times have
you done that routine? | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
Probably quite a few times. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
We practise, like I say,
everything most in big repetitions | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
so that when it comes to the big day
you're confident in what | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
you're doing. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:13 | |
Reiss has always had
bags of ability. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
Here he is eight years ago in Delhi
representing England at the | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
Commonwealth Games. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:19 | |
He returned home with
three silver medals. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:20 | |
But this time he's
doing it all by himself | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
without any lottery funding. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:24 | |
without any Lottery funding. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:25 | |
It shows how serious
he is and how committed he is. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
The club are helping him,
we've given him a role | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
in the club. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
He's actually coaching the women,
so he is developing as a | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
young coach whilst representing
Jamaica as a gymnast. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
It's doubtful there will be
a hard-working athlete | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
in Jamaica's team come
the Commonwealth Games in April. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
It's the latest adrenaline-fuelled
spectacle to come to London. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
This time the high speed chases
are happening in a specially | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
transformed O2 Arena. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
The live show of car stunts
are based on the film | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
franchise Fast and Furious. | 0:21:56 | 0:22:02 | |
Wendy Hurrell's been trying it out. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:04 | |
Vin Diesel shotter action hero
stardom after the first Fast and | 0:22:04 | 0:22:09 | |
Furious, the ninth and tenth have
been announced. Film stunts that | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
could never be done live, or could
they? This is real car theatre | 0:22:12 | 0:22:17 | |
inside the O2 auditorium. The
storyline is a classic goodies | 0:22:17 | 0:22:24 | |
versus baddies with actors, giant
screens and props set the scene and | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
eliminating the floor clever 3D
mapping. Then behind the wheels, and | 0:22:27 | 0:22:34 | |
11 strong team of experts stunt
drivers picked from the 2000 | 0:22:34 | 0:22:40 | |
auditions. The guys went on a 16
week intensive training course. I | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
have to stress that wasn't to teach
them how to drive, they all came | 0:22:44 | 0:22:48 | |
with phenomenal skill sets, each one
of them with different strokes. It's | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
not just the driving, there are so
many things to be with a special | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
effects, mapping, pyrotechnics,
everything and you have to have to | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
be to the second. Amaya at the
front? Yes! Now for a demonstration. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:06 | |
Here we go! -- am I at the front?
This is literally the driver's view | 0:23:06 | 0:23:11 | |
while doing the stunts. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
Look at the concentration on his
face. A poodle around the block it | 0:23:18 | 0:23:23 | |
is not. That was incredible. This
man is a genius. Johnny, thank you. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:31 | |
I'm genuinely shaking. I feel a
little bit sick! | 0:23:31 | 0:23:35 | |
We have taken safely as far as we
can, we are trained, the cars are | 0:23:35 | 0:23:41 | |
set up correctly but there is an
element of danger to it. With | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
anything that's life, you watch
movies and TV and everything but | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
ultimately anything that is life has
the potential for something to go | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
wrong. I think everybody buying a
ticket realises that and it is | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
possibly part of the attraction!
It's the Fast and Furious live world | 0:23:54 | 0:24:02 | |
premiere tonight, petrol and burning
rubber will waft through the O2 all | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
weekend before they go on road trip
around Europe. Wendy | 0:24:05 | 0:24:10 | |
London News.
I wonder if has recovered yet! | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
Now, let's check on the weather
with Nick Miller. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
How is it looking? | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
How is it looking?
Several days of lovely sunshine, | 0:24:17 | 0:24:19 | |
it's been cold, you get to know we
can command you think more of the | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
same, please, none of that, well,
still cold, but we will lose the | 0:24:22 | 0:24:27 | |
sunshine. This is the rather
uninspiring headline for tomorrow, | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
more cloud, it's going to be wet and
it will be cold. The reason for | 0:24:30 | 0:24:34 | |
that, and actually the change on
Saturday's forecast because a few | 0:24:34 | 0:24:37 | |
days ago it looked like it would be
OK, is this weather system which | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
over the past few days has hinted it
will move further north into the UK | 0:24:40 | 0:24:45 | |
before pulling away. Because that's
happening it means it is over us for | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
longer tomorrow. Still nice out
there this evening. Yes, it is cold, | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
a frost will kick in once again with
temperatures dropping quickly close | 0:24:54 | 0:24:58 | |
to freezing although cloud will
increase later in the night as the | 0:24:58 | 0:25:01 | |
weather system just starts to move
in. Those are your temperatures, | 0:25:01 | 0:25:05 | |
very close to freezing. Into
tomorrow and we are going to see | 0:25:05 | 0:25:08 | |
this weather system taking over and
pushing that rain across. There may | 0:25:08 | 0:25:13 | |
be a bit of sleet and perhaps
somewhat snow at times into the | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
Chilterns, nothing significant in
terms of the wintry weather. It will | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
just be wet and cold, the winds not
particularly strong. Temperatures | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
really struggling, so a raw, grey
and damp day with temperatures into | 0:25:23 | 0:25:30 | |
mid to low single figures, although
clearing in time for tomorrow | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
evening. Although we will keep a bit
of cloud, any of the rain will start | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
to peter out. It will turn clearer
for a time on Saturday night. But | 0:25:37 | 0:25:42 | |
there is a weather system coming on
Sunday. Maybe you'll wake up early | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
on Sunday and think it's OK, but no,
this is coming in, the next area of | 0:25:45 | 0:25:50 | |
rain will be heavy on Sunday.
Temperatures may be a little higher | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
on Sunday but don't think you will
be too impressed as the rain hangs | 0:25:53 | 0:25:57 | |
around for much of not all of the
day. That is how your wet weekend is | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
shaping up. So, in summary, not only
will it be wet at times tomorrow it | 0:26:00 | 0:26:06 | |
will be cold. On Sunday the
temperatures are technically a bit | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
higher but it is stored raining. But
then, notice next week, and this is | 0:26:09 | 0:26:14 | |
the big change in the weather. The
temperatures are heading up. It will | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
still be unsettled next week with
wet and dry days but temperatures | 0:26:18 | 0:26:22 | |
will bounce back into double
figures. If you don't like the cold | 0:26:22 | 0:26:26 | |
you can look forward to that and
that's the latest forecast. At least | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
we finished on some good news, I
suppose. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
Now the main headlines: | 0:26:32 | 0:26:33 | |
The government has announced
it will not challenge | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
the decision to release the serial
sex attacker, John Worboys. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
The former black cab driver
was jailed for attacking 12 women - | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
but it's suspected he assaulted
and raped many more. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:44 | |
Researchers say they've taken
a step towards a universal | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
blood test for cancer. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:48 | |
A team in America has tested
a method that detects eight common | 0:26:48 | 0:26:52 | |
forms of the disease,
in a single procedure. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:54 | |
A couple who are accused
of imprisoning, abusing | 0:26:55 | 0:27:00 | |
and torturing their 12 children
at home in California, | 0:27:00 | 0:27:02 | |
have appeared in court. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:03 | |
Police found the children severely
malnourished with some in shackles. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
The couple deny the
charges against them. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:14 | |
That's it. I will be back later
during the ten o'clock News but for | 0:27:14 | 0:27:18 | |
now from everyone here on the team,
whatever you are doing, do have a | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
lovely evening. Di bye for now. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:30 |