0:00:00 > 0:00:01That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Coming up on BBC London News.
0:00:11 > 0:00:17The epilepsy drug responsible for birth defects.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18The families who fear they could be passed
0:00:18 > 0:00:24on from generation to generation.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26She's one of thousands of women who want compensation
0:00:26 > 0:00:27from the government.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Also tonight.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31We speak to the model raped as a teenager while on assignment,
0:00:31 > 0:00:35who says there must be tighter regulation of the industry.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Plus how good is the children's centre near you?
0:00:37 > 0:00:41We reveal why thousands of parents have been left in the dark.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43And from this...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45To this.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47An Oscar winning film director helps restore First World
0:00:47 > 0:00:49War archive footage - 100 years after the end
0:00:49 > 0:00:59of the conflict.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Welcome to the programme this Monday evening.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10BBC London has learned that a powerful drug to treat epilepsy
0:01:10 > 0:01:13could harm families for generations - according to a new study.
0:01:13 > 0:01:22Sodium valproate has been used to treat epilepsy since the 1970s.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25But thousands of pregnant women say they weren't warned of the risks
0:01:25 > 0:01:27of severe birth defects including brain damage and spina bifida.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29They're calling on the government for compensation to help
0:01:29 > 0:01:30care for their families.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Tarah Welsh has this special report.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41You are going to swallow it. It is horrible.Bridget is 19 but she is
0:01:41 > 0:01:47cared for at home by her mum Karen. When pregnant, she was prescribed a
0:01:47 > 0:01:52high dosage of the drug sodium valproate. She has epilepsy and the
0:01:52 > 0:01:56pills were meant to control the seizures but the powerful chemicals
0:01:56 > 0:02:01that protected her health damaged her daughter's.I popped these
0:02:01 > 0:02:05tablets into my system, six months down the line and turned round and
0:02:05 > 0:02:11say to me... What do you want to do? You want to have an abortion, you
0:02:11 > 0:02:16are carrying a spina bifida baby. Like many other women Karen had no
0:02:16 > 0:02:20idea it was linked to her medication, now 20,000 children in
0:02:20 > 0:02:32the UK are believed to have foetal valproate syndrome.These children
0:02:32 > 0:02:37have an increased risk of cleft incleft palate and they are more
0:02:37 > 0:02:44prone to spina bifida, or other defects.The risk of taking the drug
0:02:44 > 0:02:48in pregnancy have been known since the 70, the Government regulates
0:02:48 > 0:02:51what information is given to patients and it chose not to reveal
0:02:51 > 0:02:56this. But in a statement it told us that at the time, according to
0:02:56 > 0:03:00clinical practise, it was for the doctor to decide how much
0:03:00 > 0:03:04information a patient was given about their medicine. Since then,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08the need for patients to be fully informed about their medication has
0:03:08 > 0:03:12been under pinned by legislation. Yet many women say they still are
0:03:12 > 0:03:17not aware of the risk, particularly alarming in light of new findings.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22While researching this film we spoke to several families who suspect that
0:03:22 > 0:03:28sodium valproate is somehow not just harming their children, but their
0:03:28 > 0:03:33guardian children too, until know those suspicions have not been
0:03:33 > 0:03:37deemed credible. We have got the result of a major project in South
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Korea which supports the idea that the drug can harm successive
0:03:41 > 0:03:47generations. The study found autistic-like behaviour in the
0:03:47 > 0:03:50grandchildren and great grandchildren of mice that were
0:03:50 > 0:03:54injected with sodium valproate while pregnant.That was the first bit of
0:03:54 > 0:03:58evidence we had, in any species that this could be carried on, this is
0:03:58 > 0:04:02something now that needs to be looked at as quickly as possible to
0:04:02 > 0:04:07give families reassurance. Three generations of one family.
0:04:07 > 0:04:14They believe the drug has affected them all. Sue was prescribed it
0:04:14 > 0:04:20decades ago, her daughters have the syndrome. Although they didn't take
0:04:20 > 0:04:22the drug in pregnancy they believe their children have inherited the
0:04:22 > 0:04:28condition.I do think my grand kids have been affected by it. I have had
0:04:28 > 0:04:31my wore Iry with them growing up. I have it again with my grand kids,
0:04:31 > 0:04:36how long is it going to go on for? It is not fair, it is not fair, it
0:04:36 > 0:04:41is so wrong. So many people's lives have been affected and ruined.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Campaigners want the Government to pay compensation and they believe
0:04:45 > 0:04:52this new evidence makes their case for support even stronger.We are in
0:04:52 > 0:04:56a good dialogue, the minister appears to have taken this very
0:04:56 > 0:05:02seriously, is willing to engage with us, he appears to be completely
0:05:02 > 0:05:06conscious of the need to stop this scandal continuing.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11But it could be too late for Bridget, her health is deteriorating
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and she could have only months left, after a life of suffering, caused by
0:05:15 > 0:05:18something that was supposed to keep her mother alive.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20something that was supposed to keep her mother alive.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And Tarah's here now.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27This is one study, to clarify.That is right. But the authors of the
0:05:27 > 0:05:31report believe showing the condition can be passed through generations in
0:05:31 > 0:05:35mice, it could give us a clue the same thing could be happening in
0:05:35 > 0:05:39humans, but very early days and lots more research needs to be done on
0:05:39 > 0:05:44this.And decades on, is there any sense of what these families can
0:05:44 > 0:05:49expect in terms of support, or compensation?Well, this has
0:05:49 > 0:05:53affected families across the world and in France the Government is
0:05:53 > 0:05:57supporting legal action being taken by families, and they have put aside
0:05:57 > 0:06:02millions of pounds to compensate them. Here, in 2010, families had to
0:06:02 > 0:06:06abandon a court case against the drug company when their legal aid
0:06:06 > 0:06:11was withdrawn three weekses before the case was due to begin. They
0:06:11 > 0:06:16signed letters promising never to sue again and weren't billed for the
0:06:16 > 0:06:21legal cost, but recently, the Department of Health has started
0:06:21 > 0:06:25conversations with MPs and campaigners, who want a public
0:06:25 > 0:06:30inquiry, so the families believe that there may be some hope in
0:06:30 > 0:06:33future, anyone with concerns about their medication should speak to
0:06:33 > 0:06:39their doctor before making any changes at all.Thank you for that.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43That is Tara Welsh
0:06:43 > 0:06:44That
0:06:44 > 0:06:47And you can see Tarah's full report in an Inside Out London special.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49That's tonight at 7.30 here on BBC One.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You're watching BBC London News, plenty more ahead including...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53The Met's latest weapon to help crack down on motorists
0:06:53 > 0:06:59using mobiles behind the wheel.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03A model who claims she was raped as a young woman is calling
0:07:03 > 0:07:04for greater regulation to protect others in the industry
0:07:04 > 0:07:08from sexual exploitation.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Dunja Knezevic says she was sexually assaulted
0:07:10 > 0:07:12while on an assignment as a teenager, but was
0:07:12 > 0:07:13told not to report it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Now following a number of high profile allegations, she's speaking
0:07:16 > 0:07:18out in the hope other victims will come forward.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24Victoria Cook reports.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Dunja Knezevic started modelling succesfully at 17.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29She was excited about the future.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32At 19 years old that all changed.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Dunja was raped by someone high up in the industry.
0:07:36 > 0:07:43there, youEverybody told me to shut up about it. All the friends, fellow
0:07:43 > 0:07:45model, agencies, they didn't want to look at me, they didn't want to
0:07:45 > 0:07:52acknowledge that that had happened, told me not to talk about it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58And to just move on because it would only be detrimental to me. Testify
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Testify
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It wasn't until later that Dunja
0:08:01 > 0:08:02realised that she wasn't alone.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Other models were sharing stories of sexual exploitation.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06She then turned her focus into starting the first
0:08:06 > 0:08:09models trade union.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15Everybody kept saying to me you should just leave, I said no, I love
0:08:15 > 0:08:18the fashion industry, I love fashion. So that is why I am
0:08:18 > 0:08:20sticking around.
0:08:20 > 0:08:29Ten years later and the industry is now under a spotlight again.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34When you are there this that environment, models often feel like
0:08:34 > 0:08:38their voice is not welcome, the last voice anybody would want to hear,
0:08:38 > 0:08:44that has to change, you know, we want to see a culture where there
0:08:44 > 0:08:48aren't bystanders any more. With recent allegation of sexual
0:08:48 > 0:08:52exploitation in the industry the media is under the spotlight.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Questions are being asked as to how safe models are at work. Some high
0:08:57 > 0:09:01profile agencies have signed up to a code of standards. I think it is
0:09:01 > 0:09:04difficult for a model to say no on a shoot, the model doesn't have to
0:09:04 > 0:09:08make a big scene, they tell us, if we are to happy with the situation
0:09:08 > 0:09:13we deal with it. And if that client is trying to get them to do
0:09:13 > 0:09:17something without it having been approved by us, then, they are the
0:09:17 > 0:09:22ones in the wrong, if they say they won't want to work with that model
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Genk we won't work with them.There are plenty agencies that don't take
0:09:26 > 0:09:31that approach. The industry is largely unregulated. Anyone can set
0:09:31 > 0:09:36up an agency, there is calls for the Government to step in and introduce
0:09:36 > 0:09:40stricter rules to keep models safe.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Doctors who want to stop life support treatment for an 11 month
0:09:43 > 0:09:46old boy at the centre of a High Court battle say it's
0:09:46 > 0:09:48"futile, burdensome and not in his best interests".
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Specialists at King's College Hospital today told the court that
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Isaiah Haastrup suffered catastrophic brain damage
0:09:52 > 0:09:53after being deprived of oxygen at birth -
0:09:54 > 0:09:55and does not respond to stimulation.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Isaiah's parents have brought the private trial and want
0:09:57 > 0:09:58treatment to continue.
0:09:58 > 0:10:08His mother says he does respond to her touch.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Scotland Yard has suspended forcible searches of suspects' mouths.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15The force took the step after investigators looking
0:10:15 > 0:10:18into the the death of Rashan Charles warned officers were being given
0:10:18 > 0:10:20"conflicting advice" about searching individuals suspected of placing
0:10:20 > 0:10:21packages in their mouths.
0:10:21 > 0:10:30Tolu Adeoye is at Scotland Yard for us now with the details.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Yes, rashen Charles died in July last year after he was followed into
0:10:34 > 0:10:39a shop by police officers is and detained in Hackney, a package was
0:10:39 > 0:10:44discovered in his throat, and it was during investigations into the
0:10:44 > 0:10:47circumstances surrounding his death that the independent office for
0:10:47 > 0:10:51police conduct said conflicting advice was identified regarding
0:10:51 > 0:10:56mouth search, so some advice said it was never appropriate to use force
0:10:56 > 0:11:01to search one who may have something in their mouth due the risk of
0:11:01 > 0:11:05choking, other advice said it may be appropriate, why this guidance is
0:11:05 > 0:11:09being reviewed the Metropolitan Police have taken the decision to
0:11:09 > 0:11:13suspend all mouth searches. Yesterday, we learned the officer
0:11:13 > 0:11:16involved in restraining Rashan Charles will face no charges, have
0:11:16 > 0:11:21we heard from the family?Yes, Mr Charles's family say they do not
0:11:21 > 0:11:27understand that decision by the CPS. They say they want the officer to
0:11:27 > 0:11:32face a full criminal trial. They said we are aware concerns have been
0:11:32 > 0:11:33raised about police train on
0:11:41 > 0:11:46is We have had more information about the postmortem examination
0:11:46 > 0:11:53into the death. Results have shown a sudden cardiac arrest was brought on
0:11:53 > 0:11:58by a blocked upper airway, there was no other significant injuries that
0:11:58 > 0:12:02would suggest prolong of excessive restraint. Investigations are very
0:12:02 > 0:12:05much continuing into the circumstances of the death and an
0:12:05 > 0:12:07inquest is due to take place in June.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Thank you.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Thank you.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13The board of deputies of British Jews is demanding a senior coroner
0:12:13 > 0:12:15be removed from her post for refusing to prioritise
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Jewish burials.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19It's after a meeting with her to discuss their concerns
0:12:19 > 0:12:20ended without ageeement.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Today the Mayor of London got involved saying the "legitimate
0:12:22 > 0:12:25concerns" of Jewish and Muslim communities need to be met.
0:12:25 > 0:12:34Here's our political editor Tim Donovan.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40A ceremony at City Hall to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and he has
0:12:40 > 0:12:43found himself drawn into a row affecting Jewish and Muslim people
0:12:43 > 0:12:50in London. One part of the capital to be exact
0:12:50 > 0:12:53because the senior inner north London coroner refused to go along
0:12:53 > 0:12:58with demands to fast track burials for these communities and a meeting
0:12:58 > 0:13:02with her on Friday apparently brought little progress.It is a
0:13:02 > 0:13:05practise in the Jewish religion to bury as soon as possible, what we
0:13:05 > 0:13:10need for that to happen is the coroners to be available, including
0:13:10 > 0:13:14out of hours, to be able to register deaths and to be able to pass the
0:13:14 > 0:13:18body on for burial, and everywhere else people seem to be able to do
0:13:18 > 0:13:23it. She is refewing to provide a service, she is holding up
0:13:23 > 0:13:30unnecessary delays as far as we can see.The board is demanding she is
0:13:30 > 0:13:34sackedThe Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have the power to
0:13:34 > 0:13:37dismiss a coroner, that process is being initiated and we will write to
0:13:37 > 0:13:45make them aware of her concerns and ask them to act in this case.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49The mayor said today that legitimate concerns had been raised and he was
0:13:49 > 0:13:55waiting for answers.I understand completely the sensitivities of this
0:13:55 > 0:14:00issue, I understand how distressing it is to lose a loved one. If you
0:14:00 > 0:14:06are a follower of the Jewish faith or Islamic faith you believe it is
0:14:06 > 0:14:12important to bury your loved one as soon as possible. But coroners enjoy
0:14:12 > 0:14:17significant powers and independence. It is not clear how Government law
0:14:17 > 0:14:23officers will respond. We approached the Coroner's Office
0:14:23 > 0:14:27for response but she has told the BBC no death reported to her office
0:14:27 > 0:14:30will be prioritised over any other, because of the religion of the
0:14:30 > 0:14:33deceased or family.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Next: how around 150 children's centres in London have not been
0:14:35 > 0:14:37inspected by Ofsted for more than five years.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39The Government temporarily suspended inspections in 2015.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41One charity says it's left tens of thousands of parents -
0:14:41 > 0:14:44with no idea of how good their centre is.
0:14:44 > 0:14:54Here's our education reporter, Marc Ashdown.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59For babies and toddler it is a chance to play. For parents a chance
0:14:59 > 0:15:04to socialise and get free support from social workers. Two years ago
0:15:04 > 0:15:09this woman lost her mother before giving birth to her son.If the
0:15:09 > 0:15:16centres weren't here to help me and my health visitor, I am not sure how
0:15:16 > 0:15:20we would have coped. I don't think we would have coped very well. These
0:15:20 > 0:15:26centres are a lifeline.There are 3,000 or so across England and like
0:15:26 > 0:15:31schools Ofsted inspects themselves for safety and quality. In 2015 the
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Government decided to consult over their futures and told inspectors to
0:15:35 > 0:15:43stop inspecting. The charity Action for Children says some haven't had
0:15:43 > 0:15:48one. That is 40% of the total. In that time con sills have
0:15:48 > 0:15:51inininvested 1.4 billion in the centres but it is not clear how well
0:15:51 > 0:15:55that money has been spend. In London about 150 centres are affected,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59there are concerns over their futures.What it means of course is
0:15:59 > 0:16:04a that with local authorities under pressure for cash, if they aren't
0:16:04 > 0:16:10inspected they are inadvice. It is easier to close them.It gives him a
0:16:10 > 0:16:13chance to interweekend with other, myself with others and get him
0:16:13 > 0:16:20weighed and see how he is doing.I had postnatal depression with both
0:16:20 > 0:16:23children so gives me something to get out of the house and get her to
0:16:23 > 0:16:27have. So company, we come here every Monday, so if this went, I would
0:16:27 > 0:16:34have nowhere to go. Ofsted confirm the inspections are
0:16:34 > 0:16:38still suspended by the Department for Education said partial
0:16:38 > 0:16:44inspections do still take place.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Coming up before seven o'clock... Told she may never compete again
0:16:49 > 0:16:53after shattering her knee, the skater from Maidenhead now, Eric --
0:16:53 > 0:16:59now competing for the Winter and next month. -- Winter Olympics.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The Met Police has unveiled it's latest weapon against motorists
0:17:02 > 0:17:03who are determined to break the law.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Despite a ban on using phones at the wheel in 2003,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and tougher penalties introduced just last year, the number of people
0:17:09 > 0:17:11using their mobiles to call, text, and surf the net,
0:17:11 > 0:17:20while driving are staggeringly high, as Chris Rogers reports.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24If you use your mobile phone today while driving, you're one of
0:17:24 > 0:17:27millions who do. And the Metropolitan Police are determined
0:17:27 > 0:17:35to catch you with this, a big truck. So, let me show you inside the
0:17:35 > 0:17:40truck, to show you just how clever this all is and how it works. And
0:17:40 > 0:17:44just to see how effective it is going to be and to help me do that I
0:17:44 > 0:17:50am joined by Inspector Alex Burleson. Just climbing in here, the
0:17:50 > 0:17:55vantage point is clearly what makes it such a great weapon.It allows us
0:17:55 > 0:17:59to look into vehicles as we are driving around and we can see what
0:17:59 > 0:18:06drivers are doing. We have various cameras fitted up around the
0:18:06 > 0:18:10vehicle.In fact, they caught a couple of offenders on the way to
0:18:10 > 0:18:16meet us.This guy is on his mobile phone. They have picked up taxing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22As you come across, you will see that he has the phone in his hand
0:18:22 > 0:18:29and he puts it back and our team in the truck have signalled to motor
0:18:29 > 0:18:33cyclists too, and do him.Another motorist was stopped for using her
0:18:33 > 0:18:38laptop while driving. We are told it is as is as dangerous as
0:18:38 > 0:18:43drink-driving yet in 2016, 11 million of the UK's 30 million
0:18:43 > 0:18:47drivers admit it and they are the honest ones, to using their phone
0:18:47 > 0:18:52while at the wheel. That survey inspired a tougher penalty, a £200
0:18:52 > 0:18:57fine and six points on your licence. It seems it has had little effect.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03Between March and August last year, the Metropolitan Police said they
0:19:03 > 0:19:08caught 8612 motorists using their mobile phone while driving. And in a
0:19:08 > 0:19:13survey by the RAC, 9.2 million people are admitted to breaking the
0:19:13 > 0:19:19law, despite the tougher penalties. There has been a small effect in
0:19:19 > 0:19:24terms of reductions, but clearly this enforcement week, we want to
0:19:24 > 0:19:29make sure that members of the public, firstly, we prevent them
0:19:29 > 0:19:31from using their mobile phone and if they persist in doing so, then we
0:19:31 > 0:19:36will take action.Road charities and organisations say the answer to
0:19:36 > 0:19:40ending deaths and stopping serious injuries lies in the phone itself.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44There are calling on the industry to include an opt out setting that
0:19:44 > 0:19:51blocks messages and social media when motorists are behind the wheel.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56For now, road safety lies very much in the hands of the law and our own
0:19:56 > 0:20:02common sense. Chris Rogers, BBC London News. In the last half an
0:20:02 > 0:20:04hour, Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Alexis
0:20:04 > 0:20:10Sanchez. It is understood he joins other three and a half year deal
0:20:10 > 0:20:14with Mkhitaryan moving in the opposite direction to join Arsenal.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17He has been quoted as saying, I am thrilled to be joining the biggest
0:20:17 > 0:20:20club in the world.
0:20:20 > 0:20:2218 months ago, British Ice Dancing Champion Penny Coomes was told
0:20:22 > 0:20:26what no athlete ever wants to hear - that she might never compete again.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28The skater from Maidenhead shattered her knee during training.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31But she defied the odds and is heading to the Winter Olympics
0:20:31 > 0:20:32in South Korea next month.
0:20:32 > 0:20:41Sara Orchard has the story.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44This is life in Michigan for Team GB's number one ice dancing couple,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49Maidenhead's Penny Coomes and her partner Nick Buckland.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51They moved to the States to live just three minutes
0:20:51 > 0:20:53from the rink where they train.
0:20:53 > 0:21:00It was a big move and a big change moving here,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02because all of a sudden, we are around other couples
0:21:02 > 0:21:03that we compete against.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06We are trading with our competitors, so if anything, we make each other
0:21:06 > 0:21:07better and stronger.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The pair have flown the flag for a Team GB for the last two
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Winter Olympics and have risen up the world rankings, but in June,
0:21:14 > 0:21:162016, a third Olympic Games looked like it would not happen.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17I obliterated my kneecap.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18LAUGHTER.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21There is no other way to put it!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I messed it up, good and proper.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I had a fall in practice, a freak accident and like that,
0:21:27 > 0:21:36I am on the floor, with half of my kneecap appear
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I am on the floor, with half of my kneecap up here
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and the other half down there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Penny had shattered her knee in eight places and was told
0:21:44 > 0:21:47she might not skate again, but after surgery and extensive
0:21:47 > 0:21:49rehab, she returned to competitive action in August and they have
0:21:49 > 0:21:50qualified for the Olympics.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53We have come through so much, but the best bit is
0:21:53 > 0:21:55kind of yet to come.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57It is just so emotional because, this has always been my goal,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01you know, when we first set out, it was like, let's do three
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Olympic Games and we wanted to be the best at the next Olympics.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Being an Olympian is what I am most proud of and the moments in my life
0:22:08 > 0:22:11that I look back and love the most, and so, I just want to take it
0:22:11 > 0:22:15all in and just pat myself on the back and the like,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18yeah, I own this.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Sara Orchard, BBC London News.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25It's an ambitious undertaking - but one that will bring to life some
0:22:25 > 0:22:27of the forgotten faces of the First World War
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and those who sacrificed their life for our country.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33The Imperial War Museum has teamed up with the Oscar winning director
0:22:33 > 0:22:36behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy - using latest technology to restore
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and colour original archive footage 100 years on from the end
0:22:39 > 0:22:40of the conflict.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Emma North can tell us more.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The Battle of the Somme as we have come to know it, grey,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53grainy and very much a thing of the past.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56But what if it was treated using technology used in feature films,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58such as Lord of the Rings?
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Well, that is exactly what the film director Peter Jackson has done.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05We are making a film and we're making a film,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07not the usual film that you would expect of
0:23:07 > 0:23:10the First World War, but we are making a film that shows
0:23:10 > 0:23:12us incredible footage in which the faces of the men
0:23:12 > 0:23:19are just jumping out at you.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Faces of the people come to life in this film,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24so human beings that were actually there, that were thrust into this
0:23:24 > 0:23:26extraordinary situation, and it defined their lives
0:23:26 > 0:23:33in many cases.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Peter Jackson has been viewed and catalogued,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37shot by shot, detail by detail, hundreds of hours of footage.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40He has also listened to stories told by veterans.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42The idea is a collaboration between the 14-18 Now project
0:23:42 > 0:23:45in which modern artists explore the themes of the First World
0:23:45 > 0:23:49War and the Imperial War Museum in London.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52He has got hundreds of hours worth of material, some of it has
0:23:52 > 0:23:54never been seen before, in broadcast terms.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57What he has actually done is he has cast his net incredibly wide,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59which means he is looking at all the little details,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01all the things that some people might have missed,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04he has actually driven down, looking at everything in fine detail
0:24:04 > 0:24:06and looking for some of the most impressive, most potent,
0:24:06 > 0:24:13most powerful shots that him and his team can work with.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Peter Jackson's project places history in the hands of a master
0:24:16 > 0:24:17storyteller from cinema.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It is hoped it will make a connection with the generation
0:24:19 > 0:24:22of people who either do not know very much about black-and-white
0:24:22 > 0:24:26films like this or no longer care.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28We have found that most young people now don't watch
0:24:28 > 0:24:29black-and-white films.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31It is something that they don't completely understand,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34they don't love the feel of it in the way that previous
0:24:34 > 0:24:39generations have.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Each frame is now being coloured.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43The end product of the 30 minute long film will be shown
0:24:43 > 0:24:44in the autumn in London.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Emma North, BBC News.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Let's see how the weather's shaping up this week -
0:24:53 > 0:24:53and Phil Avery is here.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04A change from the weekend. It certainly was I knew were not
0:25:04 > 0:25:13impressed. It was very miserable. Thankfully there has been a bit of
0:25:13 > 0:25:18blue sky and even I saw it as my mood is pretty up and I am focusing
0:25:18 > 0:25:23on the river. As were our weather watchers and why not? It looks
0:25:23 > 0:25:30magnificent with the blue sky. There was some cloud, but many of us will
0:25:30 > 0:25:35have stayed dry. Can we keep that going? Yes we can. I don't think
0:25:35 > 0:25:38there will be much breeze, really pleasant conditions if you are out
0:25:38 > 0:25:43and about. The cloud will move on from the West as we get into Bill
0:25:43 > 0:25:47wee small hours but many of us will stay dry and it will not be a cold
0:25:47 > 0:25:53night, you will not be scraping the car on Tuesday morning, between 6-8
0:25:53 > 0:25:58and then the rain comes. If you're up early enough and see a dry
0:25:58 > 0:26:03stored, do not bank on it for the rush-hour, it is dry and brighten up
0:26:03 > 0:26:08nicely for a time, but I think another weather front towards the
0:26:08 > 0:26:15north-west will cloud things over. Look at that, 12-13d. That will
0:26:15 > 0:26:23bring the remnants of the old weather front through. Look at that,
0:26:23 > 0:26:29then, 11, 12 degrees. As we move into Wednesday, a lot of mild air,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33but things get a little bit fresher once we get behind it and you will
0:26:33 > 0:26:43notice about the day that it is milder. You will notice for
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Wednesday itself, as it starts, it will be wet, it will be really windy
0:26:47 > 0:26:52as well and that frontal system gradually clears away in the latter
0:26:52 > 0:26:56part of the day but it will be late on, while it is around, we stayed
0:26:56 > 0:27:01with those mild conditions, 12 or 13 degrees and as we move into Thursday
0:27:01 > 0:27:07and Friday, wings will turn fresher as the winds go out of that
0:27:07 > 0:27:11south-westerly by the end of the week we are back into something more
0:27:11 > 0:27:13of a northerly. Thank you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17week we are back into something more of a northerly. Thank you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18That's it for now.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20More from me and the London team at ten thirty.
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0:27:24 > 0:27:28Thanks for watching and have a lovely evening.