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0:00:00 > 0:00:03That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Coming up on BBC London News:
0:00:06 > 0:00:09After a man is found guilty of a terror attack on Muslim
0:00:09 > 0:00:11worshippers in Finsbury Park, we look at how the attack led
0:00:11 > 0:00:19to security fears in London mosques.
0:00:19 > 0:00:26The attack was a realisation of people's fears and worries, and
0:00:26 > 0:00:32confirmed that they were not irrational fears.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I'm in Finsbury Park to gauge how people are reacting to today's
0:00:34 > 0:00:35verdict.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Also on the programme:
0:00:37 > 0:00:40The family of a man stabbed to death at Wormwood Scrubs
0:00:40 > 0:00:43yesterday say he'd raised concerns about safety.
0:00:43 > 0:00:50He rang us and he was in a really bad situation, which he had certain
0:00:50 > 0:00:54times fights with people inside. He was feeling very bad and he was
0:00:54 > 0:00:56afraid for his life.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Plus a drop in the number of EU citizens coming to London.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00But is Brexit really to blame?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02And celebrating the golden era of ocean liners,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05which began 160 years ago on the Thames.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Good evening, thanks for joining us and welcome to the programme.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21We start tonight with more reaction to today's verdict
0:01:21 > 0:01:24in the Finsbury Park terror attack.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26It was on a night in June when Muslim worshippers
0:01:26 > 0:01:32were deliberately targeted by Darren Osborne.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33The 48-year-old, who'd been radicalised by far-right
0:01:33 > 0:01:35material, killed one person and injured nine others.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38A jury took just one hour to find him guilty of murder
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and attempted murder.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The attack prompted mosques in the capital to look at security.
0:01:44 > 0:01:54Asad is in Finsbury Park for us tonight.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58That white, almost nondescript building behind me is the Muslim
0:01:58 > 0:02:03welfare house, where Makram Ali walked out of in the early hours of
0:02:03 > 0:02:06that morning and started to make his way home down this road, and that's
0:02:06 > 0:02:13when he collapsed due to ill-health. A number of Muslims came his aid is
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Darren Osborne started to drive past in his van. He saw the Muslims
0:02:16 > 0:02:21congregated and went for them to try and claim as many lives as possible.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25If his intention was also to try and spread this community apart, he
0:02:25 > 0:02:32failed, because following his act of hatred, people stood united, whether
0:02:32 > 0:02:35they be Muslims, Christians, Jews or people of note religion at all, they
0:02:35 > 0:02:40wanted to stand up to the act that has taken place. We have been
0:02:40 > 0:02:47looking at how mosques have reacted.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Six months ago, a man who hated Muslims attacked this community,
0:02:50 > 0:02:55murdering one of their own. Now, they are welcoming a man who helped
0:02:55 > 0:03:01set up neo-Nazi groups. Nigel Bromwich is now a changed man and
0:03:01 > 0:03:06fight against extremism in nine London boroughs. He also helps
0:03:06 > 0:03:11mosques to understand the threat from the far right, a threat he says
0:03:11 > 0:03:16is rising.Increased use of the Internet and social media, the fact
0:03:16 > 0:03:21that people are more open about their racist abuse, and I think
0:03:21 > 0:03:25because it's more mainstream and people are open about it, it's
0:03:25 > 0:03:31encouraging more people to get involved.Does it worry you?It
0:03:31 > 0:03:34always worries me. All extremism is wrong and if far right extremism is
0:03:34 > 0:03:40growing with got to try and stop that. -- we've got to try and build
0:03:40 > 0:03:49buffers.And angry imam stops the crowd from assaulting the killer,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52the man not repentant. The imam, Mohammed Mahmoud, told us why he
0:03:52 > 0:04:02intervened.It was a normal human response to... To defend somebody
0:04:02 > 0:04:08who is defenceless, even though he didn't extent that same courtesy to
0:04:08 > 0:04:10the people whom, just moments earlier, he rammed into with his
0:04:10 > 0:04:15van, killing one of them, and inflicting life changing injuries on
0:04:15 > 0:04:23others.He says he didn't want worshippers to hand out their own
0:04:23 > 0:04:26justice.To reciprocate his rage and anger and hatred with an equal
0:04:26 > 0:04:37response, rather to show him the humanity that can be demonstrated,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41even in these extreme circumstances. The attack in Finsbury Park last
0:04:41 > 0:04:45summer clearly had a profound impact on many Muslim worshippers as well
0:04:45 > 0:04:48as the wider community, but it's also had an effect on many mosques
0:04:48 > 0:04:54and Islamic centres across London. This week, more than 100 Muslim
0:04:54 > 0:05:00leaders gathered together. One conversation was how best to combat
0:05:00 > 0:05:04the resurgence of the far right. From a situation where we were
0:05:04 > 0:05:09getting two or three calls a month, it's two or three calls a week, of
0:05:09 > 0:05:15how to protect those institutions. Finsbury Park is definitely woken up
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the leadership of mosques, and they are preparing their congregation, if
0:05:18 > 0:05:25there is an attack, how to deal with it.The attack came at the height of
0:05:25 > 0:05:28a rise in Islamophobic incidents last year, a trend that has now
0:05:28 > 0:05:32fallen, but it seems many in London's Muslim communities feel
0:05:32 > 0:05:43that they must remain alert, while not being alarmed. I was in Finsbury
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Park mosque about an hour after the verdict was announced, and there was
0:05:46 > 0:05:51a real sense of calm, no hatred, no jubilation as to the verdict, just a
0:05:51 > 0:05:55sense of calm. I'm joined by Mohammed Mahmoud, who we saw in that
0:05:55 > 0:05:58report, who called for that calm during the heat of the moment of
0:05:58 > 0:06:02that night. How do you feel tonight and now you know the man has been
0:06:02 > 0:06:07found guilty?I think it was an expected result. There was
0:06:07 > 0:06:13sufficient evidence to prove his guilt. Most importantly, we
0:06:13 > 0:06:19celebrate the fact that he wasn't tried on the street, and no verdict
0:06:19 > 0:06:26was passed on the street, rather, he stood trial, and this verdict was
0:06:26 > 0:06:31delivered in a court of law.The community, the sense I got from
0:06:31 > 0:06:35speaking to people was that they are just getting on with their lives,
0:06:35 > 0:06:40they are not really mulling over what happened. Is that the case?The
0:06:40 > 0:06:46community has showed a strong sense of resilience, and have restored
0:06:46 > 0:06:50normality to their lives as much as possible. Those most affected are
0:06:50 > 0:06:54the family of Makram Ali, who have conducted themselves with the utmost
0:06:54 > 0:07:03dignity. The injured, those who sustained life changing injuries,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05they have, their patience and perseverance has been awe-inspiring
0:07:05 > 0:07:11throughout this ordeal.When it comes to a message to Londoners,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14regardless of their faith or no faith, the feeling of hatred which
0:07:14 > 0:07:17many people might have towards others, whether their sexuality or
0:07:17 > 0:07:22religion, what is your message to them?London is a metropolitan,
0:07:22 > 0:07:29multicultural, multiethnic city. Its strength is in its diversity, in its
0:07:29 > 0:07:34variety, and that variety and diversity can only exist through
0:07:34 > 0:07:40understanding and acceptance of the other without fear and without
0:07:40 > 0:07:44rancour towards one another.Thank you for that. A clear message being
0:07:44 > 0:07:51sent from this part of London. Thank you, with reaction from
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Finsbury Park, Assad Ahmad.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58Plenty more to come on the programme, including:
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Taking a religious approach to knife crime -
0:08:00 > 0:08:03we take you inside the south London church, reforming gang
0:08:03 > 0:08:07members and drug dealers.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The mother of a man stabbed to death in Wormwood Scrubs
0:08:15 > 0:08:17prison says she thought he was in a "safe place".
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Khader Saleh died from his injuries after being attacked yesterday.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Speaking exclusively to BBC London, the brother of the 25-year-old said
0:08:24 > 0:08:27he'd spoken about fearing for his life.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Four inmates have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
0:08:30 > 0:08:38Charlotte Franks reports.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44Wormwood Scrubs prison has had a poor history of violence over the
0:08:44 > 0:08:46last few years. Yesterday, 25-year-old Khader Saleh was stabbed
0:08:46 > 0:08:53to death while on remand. His mother received the news yesterday evening.
0:08:53 > 0:09:00She is really in very bad feeling for her loss. And our loss as well.
0:09:00 > 0:09:09She felt he would be in a safe place, which is prison.Khader Saleh
0:09:09 > 0:09:12had recently married and had a one-year-old son. He'd been at
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Wormwood Scrubs for nine months awaiting trial. Last night, his
0:09:15 > 0:09:20family were told he was moved to a cell and stabbed seven times.We
0:09:20 > 0:09:26spoke to him four days ago, before he got killed. He was feeling very
0:09:26 > 0:09:31bad and he was afraid for his life. Today families visiting loved ones
0:09:31 > 0:09:36at Wormwood Scrubs were concerned by the news.I'm terrified what's going
0:09:36 > 0:09:43to happen next. For everybody visiting today, they are shocked.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It's threatening, I feel sorry for the family, because your loved one
0:09:47 > 0:09:52has been taken away but you don't expect them to be killed in prison.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55In 2017 a report by the independent monitoring board found the prison
0:09:55 > 0:10:01was dangerous for inmates and officers. It identified 30 to 40
0:10:01 > 0:10:06violent incidents per month, with 25% gang-related, and it highlighted
0:10:06 > 0:10:10how prisoners were only allowed to be released from their cells for one
0:10:10 > 0:10:15hour per day. The fatal stabbing yesterday follows the recent
0:10:15 > 0:10:18decision to introduce CCTV, body worn cameras and extra dog patrols
0:10:18 > 0:10:24because the level of violence here has been so high. The MOD say, since
0:10:24 > 0:10:28the last inspection, Wormwood Scrubs has taken decisive action to reduce
0:10:28 > 0:10:33violence. Despite this, Khader Saleh's family say they fear there
0:10:33 > 0:10:38could be more victims in future if security in the present isn't
0:10:38 > 0:10:45increased. Four inmates in their 20s have been arrested.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Next, from gangs to God.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49And how, at a time of rising knife crime, a self-appointed church
0:10:49 > 0:10:52leader in south London is working with ex-gang members and drug
0:10:52 > 0:10:53dealers to turn their lives around.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55While some may find the 37-year-old unconventional,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59the Met and politicians have given his approach their blessing.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Noel Phillips has been investigating.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07We're inside Spac Nation Ministries, a church based in south London,
0:11:07 > 0:11:13where preachings are tailored to a different kind of congregation.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Former armed robbers, drug dealers and gang members.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20This is a place where the word of God is being used to reform
0:11:20 > 0:11:25some of the capital's most notorious criminals.
0:11:25 > 0:11:2926-year-old Kevin was recently in prison for attempted murder.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Last year and this year, actually the first time that I've
0:11:32 > 0:11:38ever been into prison, so it's something that's working.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Tobi Adegoyega is the man responsible for transforming
0:11:41 > 0:11:44the lives of these young men.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45He is basically like our prophet.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48He is our teacher who teaches us about the word.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50We don't idolise him, we come to him because he knows more
0:11:50 > 0:11:53about it than we do.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55The 37-year-old pastor is from Nigeria.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58He arrived in the UK 12 years ago and has built a business network
0:11:58 > 0:12:03which has enabled him to help some of London's most troubled young men.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Some of them are now going to top elite universities.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10An entrepreneur and lawyer, Pastor Tobi Adegoyega says he has
0:12:10 > 0:12:11helped hundreds of youths find jobs and opportunities.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15On his podium, he preaches a gospel of prosperity and wealth in order
0:12:15 > 0:12:19to attract gang members.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23I understand that our approach is different from the traditional
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Church, so I've got to look like them, I've got to connect,
0:12:26 > 0:12:31and that's really out of my way, to be honest.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I would never have dreamt of wearing ripped jeans, as a pastor.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I mean, that's quite extraordinary.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Your jeans are ripped, you are not in a suit,
0:12:38 > 0:12:39you are very casual.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41For a lot of people, that would be...
0:12:41 > 0:12:42That's not pastoral, is it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45But the generations are changing.
0:12:45 > 0:12:55I've got to look like the people I'm trying to talk to.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05And I've got access and I speak in court, the worst of the worst.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07A far cry from his past life.
0:13:07 > 0:13:1022-year-old Daniel from Brixton joined a gang when he was just 12.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Do you remember the first time you carried a knife?
0:13:12 > 0:13:13I do, yes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14Aged 13.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15I took it to school.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You live in the minute, so you get the knife,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20you put it in your pocket, you don't think about,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23there's police down the road or what if I get into a problem
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and actually have to use it?
0:13:25 > 0:13:26This is now Daniel's life.
0:13:26 > 0:13:34He is one of 14 ex-offenders who lives with Pastor Tobi at his home.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36And the Metropolitan Police has welcomed the Church's approach,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39and say they want more denominations to help reduce knife crime.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42But, for these young men and women, who have been given a second chance,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45this is an opportunity to prevent others from making the same
0:13:45 > 0:13:48mistakes that they did.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Noel Phillips with that report.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54West Ham Football Club have suspended director of player
0:13:54 > 0:13:57recruitment Tony Henry over claims he said the club would not sign any
0:13:57 > 0:13:58more African players.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01The Daily Mail alleged he sent an email saying the players had
0:14:01 > 0:14:03a "bad attitude" and they caused "mayhem" when they
0:14:03 > 0:14:04weren't in the team.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07West Ham have suspended him pending a full investigation,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11saying they don't tolerate any type of discrimination.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15The latest row between the Government and the EU over
0:14:15 > 0:14:18citizens' rights after Brexit has been making headlines today,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21but is it discouraging young Europeans from making
0:14:21 > 0:14:22the capital their home?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Number-crunching by a London think-tank suggests the number of EU
0:14:25 > 0:14:28migrants coming to London at the end of last year fell by a quarter
0:14:28 > 0:14:31compared to the year before.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38Here's our Brexit reporter, Katharine Carpenter.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43We like to think of hours as a global city, but official figures
0:14:43 > 0:14:47show there's been a drop in the number of foreign nationals coming
0:14:47 > 0:14:53to London, especially young people and those from the EU.Hello...Not
0:14:53 > 0:14:58that you'd know it at this recruitment company in Blackfriars.
0:14:58 > 0:15:05I'm 20 and I'm from Belgium.In Josephine and I'm from Germany.I'm
0:15:05 > 0:15:10half French, half Northern Irish. Their professional success lies in
0:15:10 > 0:15:13encouraging skilled workers from the EU to come to London, so it got
0:15:13 > 0:15:19harder?Where do you see yourself in five years' time? When people don't
0:15:19 > 0:15:23know, whether they will be able to continue in the role in their
0:15:23 > 0:15:26location, it gets a difficult question.I had a couple of
0:15:26 > 0:15:31candidates who have left saying they are not staying here after Brexit,
0:15:31 > 0:15:36but also candidates who said, OK, I'm coming now before Brexit which
0:15:36 > 0:15:40worked out well in my favour. National insurance number
0:15:40 > 0:15:44registrations were down over 20% in the third quarter of 2017 compared
0:15:44 > 0:15:50to the same period in 2016, and the sharpest fall was in the number of
0:15:50 > 0:15:56EU nationals coming here, a drop of 25%. Particularly younger Europeans.
0:15:56 > 0:16:04The number 18 to 24-year-olds coming to the capital down 16.1%.It's a
0:16:04 > 0:16:07long-term trend since 2014, and ticks accelerated since the
0:16:07 > 0:16:12referendum and it suggests we don't know how many people from the EU are
0:16:12 > 0:16:15leaving London but it suggests people are having second thoughts
0:16:15 > 0:16:19before moving over.He acknowledges that Brexit will not be the only
0:16:19 > 0:16:23reason, and European citizens' those countries economies are performing
0:16:23 > 0:16:26well may feel less owed to leave. Some people will welcome the drop in
0:16:26 > 0:16:32migration is one factor they voted to leave the European Union.We're
0:16:32 > 0:16:35not seeing big changes in unemployment job numbers. Ten more
0:16:35 > 0:16:40immigrants coming over doesn't mean ten more jobs are unavailable for
0:16:40 > 0:16:45local people will cause immigrants create as taking jobs.Sectors like
0:16:45 > 0:16:48construction, which rely heavily on EU migrants, may find little comfort
0:16:48 > 0:16:52in the capital's resilience.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53And Katharine's here.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56An interesting snapshot there, but concern over the future of EU
0:16:56 > 0:16:58citizens already in the capital has been raised at the European
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Parliament today?
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Yes, there's around a million of those EU citizens living in London,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08some have been here for decades and they are worried now that the Brexit
0:17:08 > 0:17:12negotiations are moving onto the next phase, people will forget about
0:17:12 > 0:17:16the concerns they have about their future. So today they went to the
0:17:16 > 0:17:24European Parliament to lobby MEPs. Of course this was very timely,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27especially given Theresa May's comments last night that those who
0:17:27 > 0:17:34come after March 2019 during a transition period should not have
0:17:34 > 0:17:37full residency rights. That is what the citizens have been worried about
0:17:37 > 0:17:42all along, that they will become bargaining chips in the next stage
0:17:42 > 0:17:46of negotiations, something they are adamant should not happen.Thank
0:17:46 > 0:17:53you.
0:17:53 > 0:17:53You're watching BBC London.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Still to come tonight:
0:17:58 > 0:18:05This was London's contribution to the golden age of ocean travel.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17If you are regular beer drinker, you will know the price of a pint, so
0:18:17 > 0:18:24perhaps no wonder the punters may want to every last drop.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Well, now a campaign has been launched in the City
0:18:26 > 0:18:28to ensure Londoners aren't being short-changed.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Louisa Preston is in the City for us now.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Louisa.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36That's right and that's why trading standards in the City of London have
0:18:36 > 0:18:41produced these beer mat so punters can check whether their pint
0:18:41 > 0:18:46measures up. Robbie the barman is here with a nice pint so if we turn
0:18:46 > 0:18:51this beer mats around and hold it to the top of the class, you can see
0:18:51 > 0:18:58this point is about 10% short. Let's talk to trading standards now, we
0:18:58 > 0:19:05have Steve player here. Why are you doing this?That should be a pint of
0:19:05 > 0:19:09beer so we want to make sure consumers get what they pay for.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13That looks short measured so we want to give consumers confidence to ask
0:19:13 > 0:19:20the barman to top it up.That beer had quite a good head on it, that is
0:19:20 > 0:19:27what punters expect, isn't it?This some do, some don't, we want to make
0:19:27 > 0:19:31consumers aware they have every right to ask for a top up and in
0:19:31 > 0:19:37most cases bar staff will willingly obliged.And you think this is worth
0:19:37 > 0:19:43it?Yes, it is money out of your pocket if you get too much head.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49Let's speak to some punters and see if they think it is worth it. So you
0:19:49 > 0:19:54know about this, I have spoken to you, do you think it is worthwhile?
0:19:54 > 0:20:06Yes, because if I'm going to have a pint, I would expect a large head on
0:20:06 > 0:20:10it as a sign of quality. If the beer is all the way to the top of the
0:20:10 > 0:20:12class it will be quite flat.What about you, you are drinking
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Guinness?Yes, sometimes with Guinness you get a ridiculously huge
0:20:16 > 0:20:22head on it and as a paying customer you should be able to ask for it
0:20:22 > 0:20:27properly.I will leave you to enjoy your beer this evening. So there we
0:20:27 > 0:20:33have it, as long as the beer is good, the punters are happy.Maybe
0:20:33 > 0:20:36just don't spill it! Thank you, Louisa.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Now, it's not unusual for some of the top women footballers
0:20:38 > 0:20:41to have another job as well as playing the game.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44But perhaps what is unusual is to be a firefighter in Yorkshire
0:20:44 > 0:20:46while also being a goalkeeper for a London club.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48That's the reality for Nicola Hobbs, who'll be playing this weekend
0:20:48 > 0:20:50after yet another almost 200-mile journey.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Emma Jones has the story.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Teaching youngsters about the Fire Service.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01This is Nicola Hobbs' day job with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
0:21:01 > 0:21:04but she also happens to be a goalkeeper for the London Bees
0:21:04 > 0:21:07who train and play in North London.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I sometimes take annual leave on Friday and go down Thursday
0:21:10 > 0:21:14to Sunday for my game, and training between,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17or I travel up the night before making sure that I'm all set to go
0:21:17 > 0:21:20for work on the Friday.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Both I love to do, I love my job and I love football and I'll do
0:21:24 > 0:21:26anything in my power to make that work.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29At least two times a week Nicola makes the four-hour drive from one
0:21:29 > 0:21:33of her jobs to the other.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Real proof of her determination to succeed in both of her roles.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41I was adamant to do what I wanted to do, which is anything,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45and I wanted to join the Fire Service and be
0:21:45 > 0:21:48a goalkeeper at the top-flight, so I worked really hard
0:21:48 > 0:21:49to make that happen.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52It just makes you work harder for what you want and I hope that
0:21:52 > 0:21:54inspires younger girls to do the same.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Having another job on top of playing football is the reality for many
0:21:57 > 0:21:59women who want to play the game.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01But it doesn't stop Nicola's team-mates and her manager
0:22:01 > 0:22:05being impressed with her dedication.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07All of that experience of the clubs she has played
0:22:07 > 0:22:09for at different tiers, internationally, doing what she does
0:22:09 > 0:22:12with the Fire Service and having to travel down as frequently
0:22:12 > 0:22:14as she does, I think it's a testament to her hard
0:22:14 > 0:22:15work and determination.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19She's a really good role model for everybody, really.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It just shows you can have a dual career and you can be successful
0:22:22 > 0:22:26in sport and in the Fire Service, or any other role you can.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28She has to manage her time appropriately.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It is hard work and she does do a lot of hours but she is reaping
0:22:32 > 0:22:38the rewards, success on the pitch and off the pitch.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This Sunday the London Bees play host to one of the top
0:22:41 > 0:22:43teams in the country, Chelsea, in the FA Cup,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46so a busy Nicola can expect to be very busy in goal trying
0:22:46 > 0:22:48to keep her team in the competition.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Emma Jones, BBC London News.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56We're going to transport you now to the golden age of ocean travel,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00a time when cruise ships were synonymous with luxury and romance.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02It began 160 years ago, when the biggest ship
0:23:02 > 0:23:06the world had ever seen was launched on the Thames.
0:23:06 > 0:23:12Now, the history of ocean liners and their cultural
0:23:12 > 0:23:15impact is being explored in a new exhibition at the V&A.
0:23:15 > 0:23:23Here's Wendy Hurrell, who took to the water to find out more.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Weather for the commute or allege a novelty, there's a routine service
0:23:27 > 0:23:31to travel along the River Thames, and bow big cruise ships dock here
0:23:31 > 0:23:36mainly in the summer, it is these smaller vessels we are used to so it
0:23:36 > 0:23:40might surprise you to know London had a transformative role in the
0:23:40 > 0:23:46history of ocean travel. Which became fashionable during the
0:23:46 > 0:23:5620th-century, as this luxurious V&A exhibition shows. This was London's
0:23:56 > 0:23:59contribution, the SS great eastern. Built mostly out of metal, she
0:23:59 > 0:24:04launched exactly 160 years ago. Part of the slipway is still here on the
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Isle of dogs. The great eastern was shimmied awkwardly into the waters,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13the biggest ship the world had ever seen. She did make some
0:24:13 > 0:24:16transatlantic crossings but was never that successful as a passenger
0:24:16 > 0:24:21ship. Not least because conditions on board were more functional than
0:24:21 > 0:24:24glamorous. If you wanted to sit on deck, you had to bring some
0:24:24 > 0:24:30furniture with you from the saloon. But she was a pioneer, one of the
0:24:30 > 0:24:36first giant passenger ships.She transported millions of people, but
0:24:36 > 0:24:40they also became one of the glamorous leisure activities of the
0:24:40 > 0:24:4520th century.And though the ships were no longer built in the capital,
0:24:45 > 0:24:52the interiors featured leading London designers.The panels showed
0:24:52 > 0:24:59exotic scenes for 12 piano ships. Edward Borden who designed a lot for
0:24:59 > 0:25:05the Orient line, including wonderful paintings but also textiles and
0:25:05 > 0:25:09ceramics, China where for the ships. While those lavish liners have
0:25:09 > 0:25:13disappeared into the horizon, the modern-day version is still
0:25:13 > 0:25:21occasionally sail the same waters in which one of the first great iron
0:25:21 > 0:25:27hulls was launched. I would like to go on a cruise!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Let's turn our attention to February's weather now,
0:25:29 > 0:25:30and Helen is here.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Just me or did January seem like a long month?
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Just me or did January seem like a long month?
0:25:33 > 0:25:39I know and quite wet. The start of February is bringing cold weather.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43We had beautiful sunshine this morning but it clouded over. This
0:25:43 > 0:25:47was the view sent in from Richmond this morning and it felt cold
0:25:47 > 0:25:51because of that biting northerly wind. The cold weather is with us to
0:25:51 > 0:25:57stay. There is the sunshine this morning, here is this band of rain
0:25:57 > 0:26:00with wintriness in its so if you are out at the moment you will be
0:26:00 > 0:26:06getting wet and it is cold rain as well. There is some sleet and snow
0:26:06 > 0:26:10over the Chilterns and over the Downs for the next few hours. It
0:26:10 > 0:26:16clears away as we head towards midnight. The wind still brisk but
0:26:16 > 0:26:19temperatures will dip low enough for there to be a concern with ice
0:26:19 > 0:26:24clearly after the evening's rain and wintry mix, the roads and pavements
0:26:24 > 0:26:29will be damp so watch out for frost and ice. Tomorrow the winds don't
0:26:29 > 0:26:38look strong but we have these wintry showers, with the odd one further
0:26:38 > 0:26:42west as well. By and large still a lot of dry weather. The winds are
0:26:42 > 0:26:49not as strong so seven or eight won't feel quite as chilly as today
0:26:49 > 0:26:54but not particularly pleasant under the showers. Tomorrow almost the
0:26:54 > 0:26:59same again, another cold night with this frosty hue moving in. Then a
0:26:59 > 0:27:02question over the weekend, we have been watching the next Atlantic
0:27:02 > 0:27:07weather system coming in. The uncertainty is to how far east it
0:27:07 > 0:27:13comes. It may well stall to the west of our region, and we may see more
0:27:13 > 0:27:20sunshine and light winds but the jury is out. Sunday, biting
0:27:20 > 0:27:23north-easterly wind. Of course it is the start of the Six Nations this
0:27:23 > 0:27:27weekend. It looks as if we should avoid the nasty weather on Saturday
0:27:27 > 0:27:29in Rome and it looks drier for
0:27:29 > 0:27:30avoid the nasty weather on Saturday in Rome and it looks drier for the
0:27:30 > 0:27:37game on Sunday. Thankfully! Thank you. And that is
0:27:37 > 0:27:43all from us this evening. More from the London newsroom at 10:30pm, and
0:27:43 > 0:27:47on our website and the Facebook page. Have a lovely evening,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49goodbye.