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0:00:05 > 0:00:08A U-turn by authorities threatening to take this 11-year-old into care
0:00:08 > 0:00:10after her mother disagreed with doctors over how
0:00:10 > 0:00:18to ease her pain.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23It doesn't take away that hurt. They almost destroyed my entire family.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Croydon council has apologised.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26We'll also hear from the hospital.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Also ahead:
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The Mayor pledges millions more to pay for youth services
0:00:29 > 0:00:33after a spike in violent crime.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Plus the donations which flooded in after the Grenfell tragedy.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40We'll have the latest on whether they've reached families affected.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44And a vision of the future - the Museum of London explores how
0:00:44 > 0:00:47technology could shape our city over the next few decades.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03Welcome to the programme this Friday evening.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04This is 11-year-old Melody Driscoll.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06She suffers from rare conditions which mean
0:01:06 > 0:01:07she could die at any time.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Her mother says she's in constant pain.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12BBC London reported Melody's story at the start of the month
0:01:12 > 0:01:14after the family disagreed with doctors over how
0:01:14 > 0:01:15to ease her pain.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Croydon council intervened, threatening to place
0:01:16 > 0:01:18her in foster care.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Well, in the past few days the council has backed
0:01:20 > 0:01:22down and apologised.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Melody's mother says the ordeal "nearly tore the family apart".
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Marc Ashdown reports.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35It's distressing to watch.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38But this, says her mother, is daily life for Melody Driscoll.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42The 11-year-old suffers from a range of complex medical conditions.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46These painful episodes can last up to two hours.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48When she was treated at Great Ormond Street, doctors
0:01:48 > 0:01:50prescribed strong painkillers.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Melody is now cared for at Kings Hospital.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Doctors there want to wean her off them, against her parents' wishes.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Before Christmas, Croydon Council intervened and threatened to take
0:02:00 > 0:02:02the family to court and place Melody in foster care.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Last week, out of the blue, they did an about turn.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11It was overwhelming.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13They couldn't stop apologising.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17But as I stated to them, that has not taken away
0:02:17 > 0:02:19everything they've put us through since Christmas.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22I've not been able to eat, not been able to sleep,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I've lost so much weight.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27My boys spent endless nights crying, thinking they are going
0:02:27 > 0:02:28to lose their sister.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31It doesn't take away that hurt and they almost
0:02:31 > 0:02:35destroyed my entire family.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39The original letter from the council was very strongly worded.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's not clear what prompted the U-turn.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Croydon didn't want to put anyone up for an interview but they confirmed
0:02:57 > 0:02:59they have apologised to Melody and her family for the distress
0:02:59 > 0:03:01caused by this situation.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04They say they have always put Melody at the centre of their thinking
0:03:04 > 0:03:06and these cases are often complex and difficult.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08They say they will work with the family to find
0:03:08 > 0:03:11the best way forward.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14But the family and hospital remain at odds over Melody's care.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's possible she may now be transferred to another hospital
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and her care plan reassessed.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Kings say all decisions taken by their expert clinical team
0:03:22 > 0:03:25are in the best interests of the patient and they
0:03:25 > 0:03:28will continue to work with and support Melody's parents.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It was never us that put her on the drugs,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32it was specialists from Great Ormond Street,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36so all we've done is follow the specialist advice.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38There needs to be more of doctors working with parents rather
0:03:38 > 0:03:40than against parents.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Yes, they are experts but they need to realise no one knows the child
0:03:43 > 0:03:48better than their own mum.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Melody is a massive Ed Sheeran fan and last year he visited
0:03:51 > 0:03:55and played for her in person.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Her mother says it was the happiest day of her life.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01All she wants now is for her daughter to be
0:04:01 > 0:04:07comfortable and pain-free.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Coming up later in the programme:
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Putting their best foot forward.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Why this Tottenham player is helping these north Londoners get fit.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26On the same day a 16-year-old has been jailed for stabbing a former
0:04:26 > 0:04:29friend to death after a row on social media, the Mayor says
0:04:29 > 0:04:32he's hoping to find £20 million to boost youth services
0:04:32 > 0:04:34to help tackle violence.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36That's alongside the increased use of stop and search.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Speaking to BBC London, he accepted that knife crime is
0:04:39 > 0:04:42too high, but also took a swipe at the Government, blaming cuts
0:04:42 > 0:04:45for falling police numbers.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Our political correspondent Karl Mercer reports.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Expect to see plenty more of this, high visibility policing
0:04:52 > 0:04:56with a highly visible mayor, both with a knife crime
0:04:56 > 0:04:57problem on their hands.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59It has risen more than 20% in London.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01In the last year alone, more than 20 teenagers were killed.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04You said when you came into office that your number one priority
0:05:04 > 0:05:09was the safety of Londoners.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Cressida Dick, in her first week as commissioner said
0:05:11 > 0:05:13tackling violent crime was what she would be judged on.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Do you accept that both of you at the moment are failing?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I accept that knife crime is too high and has been going up too
0:05:21 > 0:05:23much across the country for the last three years.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I accept we have to do much more.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28We've already had a couple of residents come down
0:05:28 > 0:05:29and ask what we are doing.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34The lady I spoke to was happy to see us.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36People don't want to be found with knives on them,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39so they are finding other ways of storing weapons, and then
0:05:39 > 0:05:43we would try to find where that is, and this is part of that,
0:05:43 > 0:05:43a weapons sweep.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45This way we can remove weapons from circulation,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and we have found a number of knives in the past few months
0:05:48 > 0:05:50in Wandsworth, and one firearm, so yes, they work.
0:05:50 > 0:05:57Today, a 17-year-old is being buried who was stabbed to death.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59There are two teenagers being sentenced for killing another
0:05:59 > 0:06:03teenager with a knife.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05With stats like that, on a normal day in London,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08are you not ashamed of that record?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11It is heartbreaking.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14My thoughts are with the family whose son is being buried today.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I have attended the funerals of victims of knife crime
0:06:17 > 0:06:20and it is tragic for the family and affects the community as well.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Knife crime has been rising for the last four years
0:06:23 > 0:06:24and that is why we are tackling it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28How is it going?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31He has handed the Met £15 million more to tackle the issue.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34You will see more police operations across London,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37more weapons sweeps like this, more disruption of people
0:06:37 > 0:06:41who may be carrying knives, targeting known offenders,
0:06:41 > 0:06:46an increase of intelligence-led targeted stop and search.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48You know that will be controversial and it has been already.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52You have had criticism saying members of the black community,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54young black men, will say, "Here we go again,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57we have seen this before, we are going to be targeted and it
0:06:57 > 0:06:59will increase community tensions".
0:06:59 > 0:07:02None of us should pretend that the increased use of stop
0:07:02 > 0:07:06and search will by itself reduce knife crime.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09What I do know is that we have a comprehensive package.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12When I speak to the victims of knife crime, bereaved families,
0:07:12 > 0:07:17communities, they remind me that the largest number of victims
0:07:17 > 0:07:21of knife crime are black, Asian, multi-ethnic Londoners.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The mayor has blamed government cuts for falling police numbers but says
0:07:24 > 0:07:28in the next few weeks he expects to announce City Hall money to boost
0:07:28 > 0:07:29youth services across the capital.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I want to invest that in services for young people,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35in the context of the massive cuts over the last eight years
0:07:35 > 0:07:37around youth services.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Are we talking about 20 or £30 million?
0:07:39 > 0:07:44I don't want to speculate what the figure could be,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but I'm hoping to find in the budget in the next few weeks
0:07:47 > 0:07:49about £20 million which I'd like to use for young
0:07:49 > 0:07:53people in London.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56A promise of more money and of more of this sort of thing,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00and a sign of the real concern at City Hall and Scotland Yard
0:08:00 > 0:08:01about one of their highest profile problems.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Karl Mercer, BBC London News.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08After the Grenfell fire last June, we know how donations flooded in
0:08:08 > 0:08:10to help families.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13And we reported how, a month after the tragedy, only a fraction
0:08:13 > 0:08:17of the donations had reached those affected.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19But now that's no longer the case.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21According to new figures, most of the money has now reached
0:08:21 > 0:08:23the people that need it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26With more details, here's Ayshea Buksh.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Well, the latest figures focus on the money raised and come
0:08:29 > 0:08:32from the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36So back in July, just a few weeks after the fire,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38£20 million had been raised.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42But less than £800,000 of that had been distributed.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Since then, more cash has been raised, but also given out.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50So the overall figure now is £26.5 million,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54and 20.9 million of that has been given to survivors
0:08:54 > 0:09:03and their relatives.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05So where did the money come from?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Well, many different charities were involved,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09but the big three appear to be the British Red Cross,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11the Kensington and Chelsea Foundation, and the London Community
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Foundation.
0:09:12 > 0:09:1418 other fundraisers also were involved, including Muslim Aid,
0:09:14 > 0:09:21Family Action and the Art for Grenfell auction.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23But that's not all that's been donated.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25We've reported before on the hundreds of items, clothes,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30toys and household goods that were collected by volunteers.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34The Red Cross says over 200 tonnes of things were handed in.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37That's a whopping 40,000 boxes, enough to fill three
0:09:37 > 0:09:42full-sized football pitches.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45We distributed back to the Grenfell Tower community,
0:09:45 > 0:09:52but what we also did is sell the second-hand clothes in our shops
0:09:52 > 0:09:57and then recycle the funding from that back into the London Fire
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Relief Fund, raising over £200,000 from that.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02And not taking any penny in terms of administrative charges.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Every single penny was then recycled back to the community.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10In response to some of that criticism as to why things were not
0:10:10 > 0:10:13distributed quicker, a spokesperson for the London
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Emergencies Trust says it was a complex financial
0:10:15 > 0:10:19management challenge.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I also spoke to the Kensington and Chelsea Foundation,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25who told me that they are in this for the long haul, and future
0:10:25 > 0:10:35generations will still be affected by this tragedy.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40A man has been charged over a double murder that took place a decade ago.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46Two colombian nationals were found with stab wounds at a block
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Two Colombian nationals were found with stab wounds at a block
0:10:49 > 0:10:51of flats in Muller Road, Clapham in June 2007.
0:10:51 > 0:10:5335-year-old Gonzalo Remolina was today remanded in custody
0:10:53 > 0:11:00to appear at the Old Bailey and the end of this month.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Police on a raid in Essex have found a four foot long caiman
0:11:04 > 0:11:06crocodile and 16 snakes at a house in Westcliff.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08A scorpion was also discovered at the premises.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The operation was in connection with a cannabis factory found
0:11:10 > 0:11:11in Basildon two years ago.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Lots of reptiles were also found there.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Should council services be run by a company which makes a profit,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24or a charity which runs it for the community?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26There are concerns that vulnerable people in Hertfordshire who rely
0:11:26 > 0:11:28on local and affordable sports services will lose out
0:11:29 > 0:11:30if facilities are privatised.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Dacorum Council says removing the contract from the current
0:11:32 > 0:11:33provider will improve services.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35But a not for profit sports groups says the sick
0:11:35 > 0:11:36and elderly will suffer most.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Tolu Adeoyaye reports.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Does it matter who runs council leisure facilities?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46This centre in Hemel Hempstead is about to pass hands
0:11:46 > 0:11:49from a not-for-profit organisation to a private company.
0:11:49 > 0:11:5210,000 people have signed a petition against the move.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57There are fears prices will rise, and some services the charity has
0:11:57 > 0:12:00been running which will not make money, will be cut.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03We are doing things like looking after disabled people and carers,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06and offering them outreach projects.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08We are going into the local community, running old-age pensioner
0:12:08 > 0:12:12clubs, without any profit in it, we're just doing it because we are
0:12:12 > 0:12:14part of the community.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16So, some of those things may well be lost in the future.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Raymond started playing badminton after being encouraged by one
0:12:19 > 0:12:20of the outreach groups.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23He is one of those who signed the petition.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Four years ago, I was a bit of a couch potato.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28And it's only through Sportsbase, through running these courses,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31that has pulled me out and got me on this court and
0:12:31 > 0:12:32revolutionised my life.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's not broken.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36We're trying to repair it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39The Borough Council says it cannot yet discuss the detail of the ten
0:12:39 > 0:12:42year contract that has been awarded to the company known
0:12:42 > 0:12:44as Everyone Active.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46The leader of the council, Andrew Williams, says
0:12:46 > 0:12:48there is obviously a financial aspect to the decision,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52but he doesn't think it is inappropriate for councils
0:12:52 > 0:12:54to make money from leisure services.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Especially at a time, he says, when local government
0:12:56 > 0:12:58finances are tight.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It is a stance that has been supported by
0:13:00 > 0:13:02the Taxpayers' Alliance.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05The profit motive is an incredibly powerful tool for getting value
0:13:05 > 0:13:08for money for these things, and if you want services to continue
0:13:08 > 0:13:10to be funded properly and to work properly,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13then privatising them and giving them to people who really
0:13:13 > 0:13:16know what they are doing is a step forward.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17The council isn't alone.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19A group which represents not-for-profit sports
0:13:19 > 0:13:23organisations says privatisation is becoming more common.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26A significant concern is, a charitable model has a real core
0:13:26 > 0:13:30focus on them being public services for public benefit,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34delivering on local outcomes, improving pupil's well-being,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37increasing physical activity levels.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39That is their core purpose.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41A for-profit provider is about increasing profits
0:13:41 > 0:13:42and dividends into shareholders' pockets, and we believe
0:13:42 > 0:13:47that's wrong.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51The council says ultimately, its decision will be judged
0:13:51 > 0:13:54on whether local people feel the new providers deliver the top
0:13:54 > 0:14:01services and facilities at affordable prices.
0:14:01 > 0:14:08Still to come before 7:
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Why this is state in Wandsworth was the inspiration for a dystopian
0:14:12 > 0:14:21vision of London in a film shot entirely by a swarm of drones.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23The owners of Brixton's famous covered markets
0:14:23 > 0:14:25are looking for new buyers.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's after a deal with the owner of Sports Direct fell through.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31There's been real concern amongst stallholders about what the future
0:14:31 > 0:14:34of the market will be, in an area already struggling
0:14:34 > 0:14:37with claims of "gentrification".
0:14:37 > 0:14:44Victoria Hollins is there with more on this.
0:14:44 > 0:14:51Are are a if you're in South London, you might think of heading on a
0:14:51 > 0:14:57Friday night, to Brixton Market, 140 mostly independent retailers and
0:14:57 > 0:15:00restaurants. It is a must as popular in the evening now as it is for
0:15:00 > 0:15:04shoppers in the daytime although I think it is fair to say that a lot
0:15:04 > 0:15:08of the shops are shutting for the evening now. The owner of these two
0:15:08 > 0:15:13site has had them on the market for around £30 million. In November it
0:15:13 > 0:15:17was believed the owner of Sports Direct had done a deal to buy the
0:15:17 > 0:15:21sites, and it was causing quite a lot of consternation in the area. It
0:15:21 > 0:15:26has been confirmed today the deal is now off the table and will not be
0:15:26 > 0:15:30sold. The market will be not -- will not be sold to the owner of Sports
0:15:30 > 0:15:35Direct. I have spoken to a trader here who said the uncertainty,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38because the market is still for sale, it is bad for the traders and
0:15:38 > 0:15:40bad for the wider area too.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43They don't have a faith in the long term here,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45so if another opportunity arises, they feel that it's best
0:15:45 > 0:15:48to take that opportunity, because who knows
0:15:48 > 0:15:53what's going to happen here?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Because if it is bought by somebody wanting to develop it,
0:15:56 > 0:16:05they will knock down the shops.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Now, this is two sites that are still up for sale, still a fairly
0:16:09 > 0:16:13hefty price tag. This error is listed and there is a lot of effort
0:16:13 > 0:16:17here to try and raise money for a local buyout of this to try and
0:16:17 > 0:16:22secure the future here. The uncertainty is not helpful for
0:16:22 > 0:16:26traders around here, they really do not know what is going to happen,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30but the mood seems to be, we will carry on for now and wait and see
0:16:30 > 0:16:36what the future holds.Victoria, many thanks.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40To football, and among the London team is hoping to move a step closer
0:16:40 > 0:16:45to FA Cup glory this weekend, Tottenham. But could a big upset by
0:16:45 > 0:16:50a much smaller club stop them from going all the way? Emma Jones spoke
0:16:50 > 0:16:53to one of the Spurs players who is lending a helping hand to a project
0:16:53 > 0:16:55which encourages people to get fit.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56An exercise class with a special guest.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58This is Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela visiting
0:16:58 > 0:17:00a Shape Up For Spurs class.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04It is a programme set up by the club to help local people learn
0:17:04 > 0:17:05about being fit and healthy.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Fashion designer Jackie Dublin says it hasn't just
0:17:07 > 0:17:11changed her appearance, but her whole lifestyle.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14I feel great, and what is happening now is that everybody
0:17:14 > 0:17:16is looking at me and they can see the difference.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18They are saying, "Jackie, you look great!"
0:17:18 > 0:17:21And I'm saying, "I feel great!"
0:17:21 > 0:17:24And, you know, the feeling, you cannot pay for that.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28It's such an amazing feeling, to feel healthy and strong.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32And if Eric appears a little reluctant to take part,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35it might be because he only recently returned from a hip injury,
0:17:35 > 0:17:40an injury which meant he didn't play for over a year.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It was so hard to be out.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47But it is football, it can happen.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52I had an injury, I need to respect the times after the surgery,
0:17:52 > 0:17:57and now, I'm back again and I am enjoying it.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Next up for Spurs, a trip to Newport County in the FA Cup.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The League 2 side have even added a temporary stand
0:18:04 > 0:18:06for the extra supporters.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Excitement for them as they aim to cause a cup upset.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm confident.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I want that to rub off on the players.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I want them all to believe that it can happen, because,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19you know, you only have to look at previous years
0:18:19 > 0:18:20when it has happened.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24So, I'm sure that we are going to give it a good go, and hopefully,
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Lady Luck is with us.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27But there is probably a more genuine belief that Tottenham
0:18:27 > 0:18:30could be on course to lift the trophy this season.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35We need to go forward, in all the competitions,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39try to win one trophy this season.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Because I think we have a very good squad, and I believe in this team,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47that we can achieve something.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Spurs are currently using Wembley as their temporary home.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Might they be there in May to celebrate FA Cup success?
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Emma Jones, BBC London News.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Imagine the capital - 30 years from now.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Surveillance drones across our skies, driverless cars,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08skyscrapers taller than we've ever seen before.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11They're some of the visions of the future in a new exhibition
0:19:11 > 0:19:13at the Museum of London.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Wendy Hurrell has been to find out more.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18At the Museum of London, after delving into the capital's
0:19:18 > 0:19:27past, the present is a nice sit down and a cup of tea.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32But the future is over here. This is a new display that imagines what
0:19:32 > 0:19:38London might be like just a few decades from now. Fantastical future
0:19:38 > 0:19:40is by artists, designers, architects and film-makers.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43In The Robot Skies creates a world controlled by surveillance drones.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47The film itself was shot using them.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50The first film, as far as we know, was entirely shot using
0:19:50 > 0:19:54autonomous drone systems, and that was important for us,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58because it was really about trying to see the city through the eyes
0:19:58 > 0:20:02of a drone network, which is monitoring it
0:20:02 > 0:20:06and controlling it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Two young people are confined in opposite towers and fall in love,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12communicating by a drone they hack.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It was filmed on the Somerset Estate in Battersea.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's brutalist, it's a lot of hard surfaces, it's very
0:20:18 > 0:20:22confronting and uncompromising.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And particularly we chose this one, because there are two extraordinary,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28imposing towers that became the perfect setting
0:20:28 > 0:20:30for our narrative.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33And we had one of our characters in one tower and another
0:20:33 > 0:20:37in the other tower, and we were able to get our drone to sort of dance
0:20:37 > 0:20:40back and forth between them.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43So, a familiar setting and story, and this exhibition takes
0:20:43 > 0:20:46what we know now, what we know from history, and uses them
0:20:46 > 0:20:49to explore what happens next.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53No-one can predict the future, so the best way to do that
0:20:53 > 0:20:57is to exaggerate a reality that we live now, stretch it,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59then project it into the future.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02So, this way, we can create a hypothetical scenario
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and we can look into these issues.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It's a future that doesn't seem so far away.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10A lot of the technology is already here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13They are going to be a really important part of our lives.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15They are soon going to be as ubiquitous as pigeons
0:21:15 > 0:21:17in a city like this one.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And that's something that we need to be talking about.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24London Visions, at the Museum of London, is on until April.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27It suggests that the future isn't us all heading to Mars -
0:21:27 > 0:21:30it is a much more grounded reflection on life.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Wendy Hurrell, BBC London News.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Today is Australia Day, a date marked by the thousands
0:21:37 > 0:21:40of Australians living here in the capital.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Historically and controversially, it represents the birth of the colony,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46and has evolved to become a celebration of
0:21:46 > 0:21:48the country and its people.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Well, fair to to say, the Aussies aren't shy of a good party,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and one of the largest in London is in Clapham, where
0:21:54 > 0:22:03we can join Asad Ahmad.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09It is not even seven o'clock, which is really leave for Australians are
0:22:09 > 0:22:12celebrating Australia Day tonight on Friday night in London, but around
0:22:12 > 0:22:171200 of them are expected to come here. One of the things they can
0:22:17 > 0:22:22enjoy is Australian food. What is Australian food?This is called a
0:22:22 > 0:22:26sizzler, a piece of white bread with a sausage, some ketchup and some
0:22:26 > 0:22:30onions. Goes great with a cold beer. And I'm sure you will be selling
0:22:30 > 0:22:35lots of them tonight. Good luck with that. One other thing they have
0:22:35 > 0:22:39here, they phoned them specially in, is a whole load of snacks. These
0:22:39 > 0:22:46look like normal crisps to me but they come from Australia. We have
0:22:46 > 0:22:50some Australian ladies here. Good evening. Do you recognise these?
0:22:50 > 0:22:59Yes, we do!While I open them, what would you be doing if you're in
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Australia this evening?It depends. Sometimes I would be at home,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08sitting on the porch of my dad, playing guitar, some Aussie
0:23:08 > 0:23:12favourites, that might be some beach cricket, hanging out with family and
0:23:12 > 0:23:18friends and celebrating the day.But here you are in South London.Yes,
0:23:18 > 0:23:23we come here and find all the other Aussies and have a big party.I will
0:23:23 > 0:23:31leave these with you. Enjoy them! Very cheesy! One other thing the
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Australians are doing is rubbing salt into English wounds here when
0:23:33 > 0:23:40it comes to cricket. There is a cardboard cutout of Steve Smith, the
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Australian captain. Mike, you have been in London for 20 years. I was
0:23:44 > 0:23:49hoping he would be an England fan by now!Not a chance! I have been here
0:23:49 > 0:23:53for 20 years, it has only strengthened my resolve for
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Australian cricket.There is a serious aspect to the day. What is
0:23:56 > 0:24:01that about?A number of people believe that the date is wrong.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06Particularly the landing date. What people would like to do is sort out
0:24:06 > 0:24:13our culture and our music -- celebrate our culture and music, on
0:24:13 > 0:24:18the 8th of May.Let's see if that happens. I know you are playing here
0:24:18 > 0:24:22tonight, I will let you get your guitar ready, maybe you can play us
0:24:22 > 0:24:27out in a moment. This party is going on until three o'clock in the
0:24:27 > 0:24:30morning, lots of drink and people dancing. If I am a bit late for the
0:24:30 > 0:24:37late news, you know where to find me! I will leave Mike to play out.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58We certainly do not have the Australian weather!
0:24:58 > 0:25:04Darren is here with a check on the weekend weather.
0:25:04 > 0:25:04Darren is here with a check on the weekend weather.
0:25:04 > 0:25:11What a start. This began, we have some change, much more cloud around.
0:25:11 > 0:25:18Quite windy conditions as well but it will be miles. -- it will be
0:25:18 > 0:25:22mild. Some session around, pretty decent day, another lovely picture
0:25:22 > 0:25:26across the Thames. But a great deal of cloud at the moment. It will turn
0:25:26 > 0:25:31chilly quite quickly. You can see the cloud we had earlier and how it
0:25:31 > 0:25:36has broken up across many areas. Some clearer skies right now,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39temperatures falling because the winds are quite liked. It will be
0:25:39 > 0:25:42colder than it was last night, probably the coldest it has been all
0:25:42 > 0:25:47week. With temperatures not far away from freezing, there is the risk of
0:25:47 > 0:25:52some frost, but also the risk of some mist and fog too. But it
0:25:52 > 0:25:55shouldn't last long because the winds will freshen fairly quickly,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58cloud amounts increasing, probably dry for most of the morning, some
0:25:58 > 0:26:03outbreaks of rain in the afternoon. And it will be turning quite windy.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07But temperatures higher than today, maybe up to around 10 Celsius or so.
0:26:07 > 0:26:13Tomorrow night, you can see the temperatures are not going to fall
0:26:13 > 0:26:17very much. Eight or nine Celsius with a lot of cloud. We start cloudy
0:26:17 > 0:26:22on Sunday and that is the way it will stay for most. A little
0:26:22 > 0:26:26sunshine now and again. Brisk westerly winds. But temperatures
0:26:26 > 0:26:31continue to climb. Very mild air with temperatures of about 13 or 14.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It is not going to last because we have a weather front moving down
0:26:35 > 0:26:39from the North. That means that as we head into the beginning of next
0:26:39 > 0:26:43week, we will start with more cloud, some strong winds are some outbreaks
0:26:43 > 0:26:48of rain. Drier on Tuesday but notice throughout, there will not be much
0:26:48 > 0:26:51sunshine!
0:26:51 > 0:26:54throughout, there will not be much sunshine!
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Some breaking news. The release of John Worboys, the black cab rapist,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03from prison, has been put on hold after victims won the first step of
0:27:03 > 0:27:07the legal challenge. The Parole Board provoked fury when it
0:27:07 > 0:27:08suggested his release after a decade in prison.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10A reminder of our main headlines.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Donald Trump has told the World Economic Forum in Davos
0:27:12 > 0:27:14his mantra of "America First" doesn't mean "America alone"
0:27:14 > 0:27:17and that the US wants to be a partner in building
0:27:17 > 0:27:22a better world.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Croydon Council has apologised to the parents of 11-year-old
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Melody Driscoll after threatening to take her into care -
0:27:27 > 0:27:30after they fell out with doctors over how their seriously ill
0:27:30 > 0:27:31daughter should be treated.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32That is it for now.
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0:27:39 > 0:27:41From all the team, thanks for watching
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and have a wonderful weekend.