0:00:00 > 0:00:05at least it will be relatively mild. That is all from the BBC News at
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Coming up on the programme tonight:
0:00:07 > 0:00:10In an exclusive interview we speak to the mother of a five-year-old,
0:00:10 > 0:00:11killed in a playground.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13She's angry that corporate manslaughter charges won't be
0:00:13 > 0:00:15brought against the council.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16That is unbelievable.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19It's disgusting, really.
0:00:19 > 0:00:25Really, really upset that they feel that nobody is responsible.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Also tonight:
0:00:28 > 0:00:30A controversial housing development causes divisions
0:00:30 > 0:00:32at Haringey Council, but what does it say
0:00:32 > 0:00:41about the Labour Party?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43The unique college that caters for autistic children but needs more
0:00:43 > 0:00:50money to keep it going.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54And it could only happen in London.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Scottish Burns night, celebrated at a Hindu temple -
0:00:56 > 0:01:02by Indian Pipers.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Good evening.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14This is Alexia, described by her family as a "beautiful,
0:01:14 > 0:01:19cheeky five-year old".
0:01:19 > 0:01:22While she played in this playground in Tower Hamlets back in 2015,
0:01:22 > 0:01:23part of it collapsed.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24It killed her.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And now Alexia's mother has been told the Council
0:01:26 > 0:01:31responsible for its upkeep won't face any criminal charges.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34She says the decision shows there's one law for some people
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and another for those of colour and the poor.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Alex Bushill has this exclusive report.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Baby, flowers of light.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Sleep and see brighter dreams...
0:01:50 > 0:01:54This is a poem chosen by Vida that always reminds her of her little
0:01:54 > 0:01:54five-year-old girl.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57She was crushed to death here before her mum's eyes.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00The playground has since been closed, remodelled
0:02:00 > 0:02:04and reopened, but everywhere, there are reminders of Alexia.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Alexia was a charmer.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Whoever she came into contact with instantly fell in love with her.
0:02:11 > 0:02:19This photo even shows the equipment that was to crush her,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21the wooden timbers in the background clear to see.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23It was a moment Vida watched unfold.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I noticed the log on which they were playing as a swing
0:02:26 > 0:02:27started to collapse.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I ran as fast as I could to where the children were playing.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33But when I got there, Alexia was already on the floor.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36There was not much I could do.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Today, we learned that the CPS are not going to bring
0:02:40 > 0:02:44charges against the council which runs this playground.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47That's despite the fact that we now know that in 2014 and 2015
0:02:47 > 0:02:50in the years leading up to Alexia's death, there were not annual
0:02:50 > 0:02:52safety inspections.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Alexia's family say that if there had been,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57she would be alive today.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02In a letter seen by the BBC, the CPS explain this decision.
0:03:02 > 0:03:10Whilst accepting that annual checks had not been carried out since 2013,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13the CPS did point to how there had been an operational inspection
0:03:13 > 0:03:16on 1st June and a daily inspection on the day Alexia died,
0:03:16 > 0:03:1717th July 2015.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19No issue with the log was identified in either.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21For Vida's lawyers, though, it simply isn't good enough.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I don't think the system they had in place for
0:03:24 > 0:03:26inspections was good enough.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Yes, there were daily and quarterly inspections being carried out.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32However, the last annual inspection wasn't carried out for a year
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and ten months prior to Alexia's death.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36This inspection is important because it's a lot more
0:03:36 > 0:03:38thorough and more in-depth than in the quarterly
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and daily inspections.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Tools are used which detect defective equipment which may not be
0:03:43 > 0:03:46apparent during a quarterly and daily inspection.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Vida puts it far stronger.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53There are different laws for people of this country
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and there are different laws for people of colour.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58You think you're a victim of racism?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Because I'm a nobody and I am poor.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05That's the way I see it.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Because I'm alone, there was nobody to fight back,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10so they do what they want.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12The CPS has declined to comment on Vida's
0:04:12 > 0:04:14concerns of discrimination, but it is going to
0:04:14 > 0:04:16review its decision.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19As for Tower Hamlets, they won't comment either,
0:04:19 > 0:04:25with an inquest into Alexia's death now set for early spring.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I just felt that if I needed Alexia, this is where I should come get her.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30In the early days, I would stand outside
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and actually yelled her name,
0:04:32 > 0:04:33calling, expecting a response.
0:04:33 > 0:04:40But, you know, that wouldn't happen.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45That silence is obviously forever, but Alexia's image, her memory,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49will be here too, for ever.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51That's our top story this evening, but there's plenty more to come
0:04:51 > 0:04:57before 7, including:
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Will it be Arsenal or Chelsea who make it to the League Cup final? All
0:05:02 > 0:05:05will be revealed tonight here at the Emirates.
0:05:07 > 0:05:15In a highly unusual move, Labour run Haringey Council has been
0:05:15 > 0:05:18told by the party's ruling Executive - to put a halt to a multi-million
0:05:18 > 0:05:19pound regeneration project in north London.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21The plan to renew thousands of council homes, has proved
0:05:21 > 0:05:23hugely controversial - splitting opinions within the party
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and the local area itself.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Susana Mendonca has been finding out why the housing project
0:05:29 > 0:05:36is so controversial.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41It's a housing estate at the heart of a political battle. This resident
0:05:41 > 0:05:46has lived on Northumberland Park and what number 29 years. The local
0:05:46 > 0:05:51council wants to knock this down and rebuild it. And has promised all
0:05:51 > 0:05:55social tenants like her will get to return here if they want to.I have
0:05:55 > 0:06:01been here a long time. I love the place. I wish to come back. But I
0:06:01 > 0:06:05asked about the rent and they said the rent is going to be the same but
0:06:05 > 0:06:09all of this I am wondering how true that's going to be.This is one of
0:06:09 > 0:06:12the areas in the north London borough which would be included in
0:06:12 > 0:06:18the development vehicle. It's a 50-50 partnership between the
0:06:18 > 0:06:22council and a private developer. Haringey Council says this plan is
0:06:22 > 0:06:27all about regenerating inadequate estates and building much-needed new
0:06:27 > 0:06:32homes will stop more than 6000 of them, 40% of which they say would be
0:06:32 > 0:06:36affordable. But it's been met with huge opposition, not least because
0:06:36 > 0:06:41of the council 's choice of business partner. It was the company behind
0:06:41 > 0:06:50the Hague development once home to a thousand social housing properties,
0:06:50 > 0:06:58the comment which replace them now has less than 100.This is not a
0:06:58 > 0:07:05rejection of the ambition. It's about fact thoroughly thought out,
0:07:05 > 0:07:11it's too risky and likely to fail in some way the most likely of which is
0:07:11 > 0:07:15the proportion of homes for genuine affordable social rent will probably
0:07:15 > 0:07:21be small and will no doubt dwindle over time.The plans also include
0:07:21 > 0:07:24building on council owned sites in Wood Green and have led to huge
0:07:24 > 0:07:29divisions within the Labour Party. Councillors who supported have been
0:07:29 > 0:07:33deselected and some opposed to it have now got the backing of the
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Labour ruling body.We have got the Labour Party National Executive
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Committee effectively telling a Labour council what to do over a
0:07:41 > 0:07:45specific policy. Which is in itself quite extraordinary. I am thinking,
0:07:45 > 0:07:52where does this end? What happens the next time I campaign group who
0:07:52 > 0:07:57is now part of the Labour Party is not happy with something a Labour
0:07:57 > 0:08:03council leader is doing?With protests and pressure continued to
0:08:03 > 0:08:07mount the future of this development remains unclear.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Well, our Political Editor Tim Donovan is also following what's
0:08:12 > 0:08:14happening in Haringey, and this dispute goes far
0:08:14 > 0:08:19beyond the area and the housing estate itself, doesn't it?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Yes, because of what it symbolises. The arguments over these localised
0:08:23 > 0:08:29regeneration plans are being seen as revealing, weighing their political
0:08:29 > 0:08:34splits within the Labour Party. Not just at a local level but perhaps
0:08:34 > 0:08:38symbolising wider splits across the country. A keyword we need here is
0:08:38 > 0:08:45momentum. The grassroots community activist organisation which has
0:08:45 > 0:08:50grown up in parallel with Labour, supports Jeremy Corbyn and most of
0:08:50 > 0:08:54what he believes. They are active in Haringey and they do not like these
0:08:54 > 0:08:58regeneration plans at all. It's not a direct crossover, there are a lot
0:08:58 > 0:09:02of people who are not Momentum who do not like the plans either. But
0:09:02 > 0:09:07the significant political thing is they have caused up to 20 existing
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Labour councils either to be deselected or stand down
0:09:11 > 0:09:18voluntarily, they do not want to stand again in the election.With so
0:09:18 > 0:09:20much eyes with what is going on here would we think it's going?The
0:09:20 > 0:09:25leader will have to have a meeting with the NEC of the Labour Party.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31They have sent in a senior MP to try to mediate. They are waiting for the
0:09:31 > 0:09:33outcome of a judicial review which means the leader cannot quite press
0:09:33 > 0:09:38the button on these plans. But it's possible that after May's elections
0:09:38 > 0:09:47there will be a Momentum heavy left administration with the majority and
0:09:47 > 0:09:49it's quite likely in the circumstances they will probably go
0:09:49 > 0:09:56on this.One of those stories were even if you're not into politics it
0:09:56 > 0:09:57is interesting. Thank you.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00A man from South Norwood has been convicted of encouraging terrorism
0:10:00 > 0:10:02after he posted homemade films glorifying the group calling itself
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Islamic State online.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The Old Bailey heard how 50-year-old Gary Staples uploaded the clips
0:10:06 > 0:10:08which included images of former Prime Minister Tony Blair
0:10:08 > 0:10:09with flames over him.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Staples will be sentenced at the end of next month.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19A coroner has ruled that a man found dead in his home in Hampshire
0:10:19 > 0:10:24was killed by his eight foot long pet python.
0:10:24 > 0:10:2631-year-old Dan Brandon - who was found asphyxiated in August
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- kept snakes and tarantulas in his bedroom.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Coroner Andrew Bradley recorded a verdict of misadventure -
0:10:30 > 0:10:33saying he was sure the African Rock Python - called Tiny -
0:10:33 > 0:10:42was involved in the death.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43This is BBC London News on BBC One.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48Still to come tonight:
0:10:48 > 0:10:54They have been part of the South bank skyline for 50 years, now the
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Hayward Gallery Pyramids are lighting up like never before.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04It's more than seven months since the Grenfell Tower
0:11:04 > 0:11:06fire claimed 71 lives.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12And it's been seven months filled with sadness, with anger.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15And with claims that the community living there were ignored
0:11:15 > 0:11:16by those in authority.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Now the housing charity Shelter says the same is true for thousands
0:11:19 > 0:11:21of other people living in social housing.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26So it's set up a commission, to give them a voice and a local
0:11:26 > 0:11:27churchman is at the helm.
0:11:27 > 0:11:34Karl Mercer reports.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37More than seven months on, it's hard to miss the fact that
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Notting Hill's Methodist Church was at the heart of much of
0:11:39 > 0:11:41the response to the Grenfell Fire.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42The yellow ribbons remain.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44The messages of support.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46And even on the hoardings, signs that this place has helped
0:11:46 > 0:11:47to give local people a voice.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53The local reverend, Mike Long, is to head a new commission
0:11:53 > 0:11:55on social housing backed by the housing charity Shelter
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and supported by people across the political spectrum.
0:11:58 > 0:12:05What Grenfell Tower is done is in the most difficult and tragic of
0:12:05 > 0:12:12ways it has put a magnifying glass I think on the experience of people
0:12:12 > 0:12:15here and allowed other people to hear and see that. Including myself
0:12:15 > 0:12:17of course.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19In the hours after the fire families posted pictures
0:12:19 > 0:12:20of missing loved ones here.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22And in the days that followed flowers and other
0:12:22 > 0:12:25tributers were left.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31When are you going to be sitting with this community, forget about
0:12:31 > 0:12:34third parties, the experts are in this community.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36And as the weeks passed this place hosted meetings between worried
0:12:36 > 0:12:39locals and those in authority.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43I would like someone to do something because we are talking about eight
0:12:43 > 0:12:45weeks later and I have been here five times.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49That frustration is what the new commission hopes to tackle.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53The last six or seven months I have heard a lot of anger and frustration
0:12:53 > 0:12:57and sometimes my temptation as someone who is not a resident of
0:12:57 > 0:13:04Grenfell Tower and does not live on the estate is sometimes to want to
0:13:04 > 0:13:12interject and to interpret and I recognise the need to listen to the
0:13:12 > 0:13:14rawness of what is being said.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16The commission won't have actual power to change things.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20He hopes it will though change people's attitudes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Many have been profoundly affected. Both those perhaps in social housing
0:13:24 > 0:13:28who feel now they might be taking a little more seriously but also many
0:13:28 > 0:13:34others who perhaps guilty is not the right word but perhaps are disturbed
0:13:34 > 0:13:36by what they have been hearing.
0:13:36 > 0:13:45The commission hopes to report back in the Autumn
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Which of these managers is heading for the EFL Cup Final?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Well, either Arsenal or Chelsea will go to Wembley
0:13:49 > 0:13:50to face Manchester City.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Who get's that honour will be decided tonight
0:13:52 > 0:13:53at the Emirates Stadium.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Emma Jones is there for us.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00And things are finally balanced, Emma?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It is, because this is the second leg of this semifinal. These two
0:14:04 > 0:14:08teams met at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago and it finished in a
0:14:08 > 0:14:12goalless draw so it's all to play for, will it be Arsenal or Chelsea
0:14:12 > 0:14:17in the League Cup final next month? We can talk to Bradley a former
0:14:17 > 0:14:23Charlton and QPR striker who will be the summariser for BBC radio London,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26the big story I guess here at Arsenal has been about Alexis
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Sanchez moving to Manchester United. Tonight might be an opportunity to
0:14:31 > 0:14:37CFR stalking complete without him. He is a world-class player,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40goal-scorer and I am sure Arsenal will miss his services. It is going
0:14:40 > 0:14:44to be interesting this evening to see how the gunners cope without
0:14:44 > 0:14:50him.Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, they are not going to win the
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Premier League either, perhaps some pressure on Arsene Wenger to get to
0:14:53 > 0:14:58a final and left this trophy? Certainly of the teams this evening
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I think there is more pressure on the home team and the trophy Arsene
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Wenger has not won in his long and illustrious spell at the club. He
0:15:06 > 0:15:09will be looking to use home advantage and progressed to a
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Wembley final.Antonio Conte the Chelsea manager has said he wants
0:15:14 > 0:15:19his team to get your final as well. Still some speculation about his
0:15:19 > 0:15:22future as Chelsea manager, it will be important to see them perform
0:15:22 > 0:15:27tonight.Yes I expect an exciting name tonight, both these sites
0:15:27 > 0:15:31traditionally go for it when they play one another. Arsenal last year
0:15:31 > 0:15:35got bragging rights from winning the FA Cup and I think they will use the
0:15:35 > 0:15:39confidence from the big game in this semifinal this evening. I expect
0:15:39 > 0:15:44goals and I expect the good watch for the fans.It has to be exciting
0:15:44 > 0:15:50after the goalless draw, thank you very much Bradley Alan, as you said,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52it is Manchester City awaiting either Arsenal or Chelsea in the
0:15:52 > 0:15:57final saw no guarantee of a trophy for either side but one way or
0:15:57 > 0:16:00another it has to be decided here at the Emirates this evening.It will
0:16:00 > 0:16:02be exciting, thank you Emma.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06In London's schools, there are more than 5,000
0:16:06 > 0:16:08children with autism.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10But when they leave many just go into care homes
0:16:10 > 0:16:11or live with their parents.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13But now, thanks to a specialist college in Tottenham,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15there's another option.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18To carry on learning and gain skills which can help them into work.
0:16:18 > 0:16:26But the college is in need of more money, as our Education Reporter,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Marc Ashdown has been finding out.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30What colour is this T-shirt?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Saran is 19 and has autism.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35She has very complex needs and communicates using an iPad.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40COMPUTER: Green.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Wow!
0:16:42 > 0:16:43What colour?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Green!
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Good job.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49An ambitious college has given her a new lease of life.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Split over two sites, it's the only college for school
0:16:51 > 0:16:56leavers with autism in London.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58There are 60 young learners, aged from 16 to 25.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Here, they get a specialist education, but also learn vital life
0:17:01 > 0:17:04skills like using public transport, shopping, cooking, to give them more
0:17:04 > 0:17:07independence when they leave.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Do you want to tell the group what you like about being in college?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14There are about 5,000 children with autism
0:17:14 > 0:17:18going to school in London, but fewer than one in four get any
0:17:18 > 0:17:19kind of education post-16.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21You're going to apply for a job?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24A job in the library to get paid money.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26How important is it to have something like this
0:17:26 > 0:17:28for these learners?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Life-changing, I would say, for both the learners and their families.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Without the college, they might be in long term
0:17:33 > 0:17:38residential care outside of London, away from their families.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41It's about making the ordinary possible for young people.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So what we want for our young people is the same for any
0:17:44 > 0:17:47other young person - that they have friends, they leave
0:17:47 > 0:17:51home, they will live independently and they will have a job.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54COMPUTER: I want sandwich.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56You want a sandwich?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57You're hungry?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01I think it's lunchtime.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03As ever, funding is crucial.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Local councils fund places, but the college had to raise
0:18:06 > 0:18:08£4 million from donations to build the college.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10They still need half a million pounds to complete the project.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Is that good?
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Yeah!
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Local authorities will say that increasingly they see young people
0:18:20 > 0:18:22coming to the system with a diagnosis of autism.
0:18:22 > 0:18:32So it's important that we meet their needs.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45to brav e the tube and the weather to land some work experience helping
0:18:45 > 0:18:47out at the RAF museum in Hendon.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50If you're heading down to the Thames tonight,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52tomorrow or at any time in the future really,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54there's something new to look at.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Colourful pyramids.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's part of a multi-million pound renovation at the Southbank Centre,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00which was needed, in part, to fix a leaky roof.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Well, Wendy Hurrell went to have an exclusive look behind
0:19:03 > 0:19:07the scenes as the gallery prepares to reopen tomorrow.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12A rare view of a gallery installation in progress. This is
0:19:12 > 0:19:19the work of German photographer Andreas Gursky, and the first
0:19:19 > 0:19:25exhibition to be put on these walls for over two years. In the meantime
0:19:25 > 0:19:29and £90 million restoration has been happening to update the electrics,
0:19:29 > 0:19:34to replace the painted over, decaying pyramid roof light that let
0:19:34 > 0:19:42in water.And now you get a sense of the proper proportion of this room
0:19:42 > 0:19:47and what it was always meant to be. Suddenly you discover this is the
0:19:47 > 0:19:51most beautiful room in London for showing contemporary art, but it was
0:19:51 > 0:19:57here all the time. It is a bit of an ugly duckling story. The building
0:19:57 > 0:20:04missed a beat at the end. It was built to be this and finally after
0:20:04 > 0:20:0950 years we are able to do it which is fantastic.Now the ceiling has
0:20:09 > 0:20:14windows onto the sky you will see the works beneath quite differently.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Light makes a huge difference in the gallery because it is the best
0:20:18 > 0:20:23spectrum of light to look at colour, but also because it changes. We get
0:20:23 > 0:20:27daylight coming in, but right now you see the wonderful parable,
0:20:27 > 0:20:33changing lives of the sculpture on the rooftop right now.And this is
0:20:33 > 0:20:38what it looks like from the roof, 66 brand-new pyramids especially lit up
0:20:38 > 0:20:44until the end of March to mark the reopening of the Hayward Gallery and
0:20:44 > 0:20:49celebrate its 50th year. It was an era of brutalist architecture,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53contrasting with the baroque over the Thames. Inside, using a process
0:20:53 > 0:20:57normally used on classic statues, the ubiquitous concrete has had some
0:20:57 > 0:21:04beauty treatment.You put a latex skin over the concrete and pull it
0:21:04 > 0:21:09off and it pulls off all the dirt and grime. If you tried to sandblast
0:21:09 > 0:21:14it with water, you would damage the concrete. In a way it is like
0:21:14 > 0:21:19getting your legs waxed. A face mask. It all comes off and you get a
0:21:19 > 0:21:26fresh look.Once again the best and contemporary art adorns the walls.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32We continue to find you artists, contemporary artists from across the
0:21:32 > 0:21:36world really articulating something new and saying something about the
0:21:36 > 0:21:41world we live in that makes you think.For the Hayward Gallery and
0:21:41 > 0:21:44the heart of London's Southbank and you dawn is breaking.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46you dawn is breaking.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48This time tomorrow, Scots all around the world will be
0:21:48 > 0:21:50celebrating Burn's night.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52It's to mark Robbie Burns' contribution to Scottish culture,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56but a place where it might surprise you to hear the bagpipes playing
0:21:56 > 0:21:59as part of the festivities is at a Hindu Temple in north
0:21:59 > 0:22:02London.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The pipers are all Indian, but yes, they will all wear kilts,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08sporrans and tartan.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Here's Sarah Harris.
0:22:12 > 0:22:19It cost £20 million to build this Hindu temple in Kingsbury North
0:22:19 > 0:22:24London three years ago. The architectural inspiration was
0:22:24 > 0:22:28worshippers' spiritual home in India, but when it comes to the
0:22:28 > 0:22:35music the style definitely comes from north of the border.Back in
0:22:35 > 0:22:401970 hour Guru came to the UK from India and he held a procession
0:22:40 > 0:22:45through the streets of London and a Scottish pipe band was hired at that
0:22:45 > 0:22:51point. He was so inspired by the discipline, the rigour, the noise of
0:22:51 > 0:22:57the pipes, that the followers started to form their own pipe band.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Last year, hundreds of thousands of people turned out to see the band
0:23:00 > 0:23:05when they played in north-west India will stop in demand all over the
0:23:05 > 0:23:09world, it is the biggest civilian pipe band outside Scotland, with
0:23:09 > 0:23:14youngsters joining up to loan the instrument at 12 years old. All the
0:23:14 > 0:23:19members are from the London Indian community.It has given me more
0:23:19 > 0:23:24confidence. I was really shy as a kid and did not talk to other
0:23:24 > 0:23:28people. Being around other people has helped a lot with confidence and
0:23:28 > 0:23:40self belief.Members stick to the Scottish tradition of not discussing
0:23:40 > 0:23:45what they were under their kilts, but they will admit the skirt can be
0:23:45 > 0:23:49a blessing in some of the hotter countries they have visited,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53especially given the weight of the rest of the costume.We have got our
0:23:53 > 0:23:56feather bonnets on the head and we have got the tightest doublets and
0:23:56 > 0:24:04the kilts and everything going on. It is hot. Nonetheless, a three hour
0:24:04 > 0:24:08procession in that heat and we still made it through.So a skirt is a
0:24:08 > 0:24:13good thing?Maybe a bit of breeze underneath.The next big parade will
0:24:13 > 0:24:18take place in Monaco next month.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23The best sound in the world in my opinion. You are nodding as well.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24I agree.
0:24:27 > 0:24:34The rain today. For acute if you have got a complaint. If you made it
0:24:34 > 0:24:40to work today, it looked like that through your window. I have had so
0:24:40 > 0:24:45many pictures I could have plotted all over London. If you stayed at
0:24:45 > 0:24:49home it was not that much better. I could have commuted down the Thames
0:24:49 > 0:24:55rather than the M 40 given the amount of water I ploughed through.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59It all came from this feature, and Georgina is in the Shetland Isles at
0:24:59 > 0:25:07the moment. Much of the persistent rain is away now. There will be a
0:25:07 > 0:25:10sprinkling of showers urged along by a south-westerly breeze for the rest
0:25:10 > 0:25:18of the night. Much fresher feel the night and was the case over the past
0:25:18 > 0:25:22couple of months. No more double figures, it will be down to five or
0:25:22 > 0:25:306 degrees. This is a new area of low pressure and it will generate a
0:25:30 > 0:25:37south-westerly breeze on Thursday. And it will be a sunny start to the
0:25:37 > 0:25:41day. However, there will be a sprinkling of showers around and
0:25:41 > 0:25:47some of those maybe a little bit sharp. The temperature back on where
0:25:47 > 0:25:52we have been, but still making it double figures. There will be some
0:25:52 > 0:25:58showers tomorrow evening and a cooler night. That is as we go from
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Thursday into Friday because the isobars have a bit of a northerly
0:26:03 > 0:26:09drift. That ridge of high pressure will kill off the last of the
0:26:09 > 0:26:14showers, but in western areas the last of them are just out towards
0:26:14 > 0:26:19the east. It is a decent sort of day, but the temperatures will be
0:26:19 > 0:26:23between seven and nine and it is mild but cloudy and windy at the
0:26:23 > 0:26:26weekend.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Just before we go tonight, let me recap on the day's
0:26:28 > 0:26:30main news stories.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Charities, including Great Ormond Street hospital have
0:26:32 > 0:26:34refused donations from a men-only fundraising event after claims that
0:26:34 > 0:26:37women were reportedly groped and sexually harassed.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40An undercover newspaper reporter made the claim about the annual
0:26:40 > 0:26:46President's Club dinner in London.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49A jury's been told that a man accused of carrying out
0:26:49 > 0:26:52the Finsbury Park terror attack last June kept smiling and blew a kiss
0:26:52 > 0:26:56at the crowd after ploughing a van into Muslim worshippers.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Darren Osborne is accused of murder and attempted murder.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03The former Labour MP for Dulwich and Sydenham,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Dame Tessa Jowell, has been talking publicly for the first time
0:27:06 > 0:27:11about being diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer.
0:27:11 > 0:27:19She said she wants more patients to have access to a new drug trial.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23That is it for now. If you missed any of the night's programme or a
0:27:23 > 0:27:30one to watch it again, it is on the BBC iPlayer. Join us at 10:30pm for
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