0:00:00 > 0:00:10officer taken ill after heaping the former Russian spy
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Coming up on BBC London News...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14We hear from the parents of a severely disabled baby boy
0:00:14 > 0:00:17who's died after his life support was withdrawn against their wishes,
0:00:17 > 0:00:18after long legal battle.
0:00:18 > 0:00:24Right now, all I can feel is pure anger. All I know is justice was
0:00:24 > 0:00:31served at all.-- was not served.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Medical staff say their thoughts are with the parents.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Also tonight...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Putting their lives at risk - a mother's warning
0:00:37 > 0:00:39against an online craze that saw her son putting himself
0:00:39 > 0:00:40in the path of oncoming traffic.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Plus, the oil slick which threatened wildlife
0:00:42 > 0:00:44on a stretch of the River Lea.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Now the Government reveals it knows who was responsible.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48And, on International Women's Day, we're on the beat
0:00:48 > 0:00:57with head of the Met.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59-- with the first female head of the Met.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02She tells us what her late mum would have thought of her becoming
0:01:02 > 0:01:03the first female commissioner.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I think she would have laughed and been amazed that her little girl had
0:01:06 > 0:01:12gone on to do this.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15A very warm welcome to the programme.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The parents of a severely disabled baby -
0:01:18 > 0:01:21who fought against London doctors over the decision to
0:01:21 > 0:01:23withdraw his treatment - have paid an emotional tribute
0:01:23 > 0:01:28to their "brave little boy who fought all the way".
0:01:28 > 0:01:30One-year-old Isaiah Haastrup passed away hours after being
0:01:30 > 0:01:33removed from life support.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35It was switched off after his parents lost
0:01:35 > 0:01:36a long-running legal battle.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39They told us, they are heartbroken, as they shared photos of their final
0:01:39 > 0:01:41moments with their son.
0:01:41 > 0:01:51Marc Ashdown reports.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Isaiah Haastrup's short life came to a tragic end yesterday evening.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57While he's been fighting to live, his parents have been
0:01:57 > 0:01:58fighting his hospital, determined he should be given
0:01:59 > 0:02:00every chance to survive.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05He had a little cheekiness about him.
0:02:05 > 0:02:15Especially when you come beside him and call his name,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19when you open his eyes and stuff and turn his head towards you.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22That I'm going to miss, but, right now, all I can feel
0:02:22 > 0:02:27is just pure anger and...
0:02:27 > 0:02:30All I know is justice was not served at all.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Isaiah was born at Kings College Hospital last February.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35He suffered catastrophic brain damage.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36After an investigation, Kings eventually apologised
0:02:36 > 0:02:42for mistakes doctors made that day.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45His parents originally accepted his prognosis but in April
0:02:45 > 0:02:49they saw signs of life and disagreed he should simply be allowed to die.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54The hospital went to the High Court to seek legal backing.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58In November, a judge agreed to a second opinion
0:02:58 > 0:03:03from an independent expert.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05In January the court ruled life
0:03:05 > 0:03:09support could be removed.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13After the parents' appeals to UK
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and European courts failed, yesterday, medical support
0:03:15 > 0:03:16was removed and Isaiah passed away.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Kings told us they have always actively sought to involve Isaiah's
0:03:19 > 0:03:22parents in his care and have always acted in his best interests.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24They say the decision to apply to the courts to remove
0:03:24 > 0:03:26treatment was only taken after careful consideration.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27The parents still feel let down.
0:03:27 > 0:03:37They say in court the doctors claimed Isaiah could only breed
0:03:37 > 0:03:39-- breathe for a few minutes unaided - he actually survived
0:03:39 > 0:03:40yesterday for seven hours.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42They'd always argued he'd have a chance of living
0:03:42 > 0:03:44if he was weaned slowly off life support.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46These are Isaiah's last precious moments.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Parents must be listened to more and not just say, well,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52the doctors have spoken and looking at the parents from a prism of,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54they are in grief or pain.
0:03:54 > 0:04:03They don't know what they're doing, they're delusional.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05But they allowed you to get a second opinion?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07All the judges agreed with the hospital.
0:04:07 > 0:04:16The attitude of the court is, well, we don't care.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20They're doctors, we are not a doctor will stop that we are the parents,
0:04:20 > 0:04:21and we see our child.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22We see him helpless in the bed.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The beauty of it is Isaiah showed us what he can do
0:04:25 > 0:04:27and that he wanted to live.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30As a system we let him down again, even at that stage.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I think we need to review our system and save more kids.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Kings maintained it was always impossible to predict how long
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Isaiah could breathe on his own and their priority
0:04:39 > 0:04:41was to ensure he was comfortable with his family.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44We kept talking to him, we kept singing to him,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47to encourage him, to let him know we were here for him.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49And he fought, he fought all the way.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And Marc, a really upsetting story for all involved.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56A sad and tragic end to a difficult year. Upsetting and distressing for
0:04:56 > 0:05:01the family but also for the hospital staff. There are no villains will
0:05:01 > 0:05:05stop their one set out to harm Isaiah but there are lessons to be
0:05:05 > 0:05:10learned. The one at the centre is about trust. Any hospital manager
0:05:10 > 0:05:14watching now will be concerned about the fundamental breakdown between
0:05:14 > 0:05:18parents and the medical experts. Such a difficult case but not the
0:05:18 > 0:05:25only one of its kind.The young lady being treated at Kings, we have
0:05:25 > 0:05:29reported that story and also Alfie Evans, the case is being played out
0:05:29 > 0:05:35in Liverpool right now. What unites them is parents are differing wildly
0:05:35 > 0:05:41in their views of what is the best care, challenging the view that the
0:05:41 > 0:05:47doctor knows best. Today the parents are saying, what if? Have we
0:05:47 > 0:05:51received the best care? Hospitals will want to persuade people you can
0:05:51 > 0:05:57trust us and they will want to make parents feel they are fully
0:05:57 > 0:06:06involved. Sadly, more of these cases might crop up.Thank you.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07You're watching BBC London News.
0:06:07 > 0:06:14Coming up later in the programme...
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I am in Totten is more details emerge of who caused the oil spill
0:06:17 > 0:06:29which aren't wild life on this stretch of the River Lee. --
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Tottenham.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35A teenager has died after being shot at a cinema
0:06:35 > 0:06:36complex in Wood Green.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Armed police were on the scene last night along with paramedics.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40The 19-year-old was taken to hospital but died
0:06:40 > 0:06:41a short time later.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42No arrests have been made.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Here's Alpa Patel.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46This was the scene outside a popular cinema in Wood Green last night.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52Today, cordoned off, along with several restaurants and a bus stop.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57While forensic officers conduct a thorough search of the area after a
0:06:57 > 0:07:0119-year-old was shot and killed before half-past midnight last
0:07:01 > 0:07:06night. We met Brian Finnegan, who was walking home shortly after the
0:07:06 > 0:07:12shooting he told us what he saw. Myself and two colleagues, we were
0:07:12 > 0:07:17heading home and we actually saw the guy. He was on the ground. There
0:07:17 > 0:07:24were two girls and one fella. They were trying to comfort him but, as
0:07:24 > 0:07:30far as we know, he was already gone. Just a terrible scene to see when
0:07:30 > 0:07:35you are heading home.Brian and another witness told us they saw the
0:07:35 > 0:07:40teenager lying on the ground inside the doors of the cinema. We have
0:07:40 > 0:07:44been speaking to several residents and people who own businesses in
0:07:44 > 0:07:49this immediate area. Most wouldn't appear on camera out of fear of
0:07:49 > 0:07:55being identified. What they did tell us was about their worries of gangs
0:07:55 > 0:07:59operating in and around this complex. They said that stabbings,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and the sound of gunshots, had become a regular occurrence around
0:08:03 > 0:08:08here. Brian, who lives in the local area, echoed those views.If there
0:08:08 > 0:08:14were less crime, no knives were no guns, whatever, it would be a lovely
0:08:14 > 0:08:23area.How bad is the crime around here?Well, what has been
0:08:23 > 0:08:28experienced in the last few weeks, quite bad.Police say they are
0:08:28 > 0:08:31looking into whether this murder was gang-related. They also want to
0:08:31 > 0:08:36speak to anyone who saw two people making off on mopeds shortly after
0:08:36 > 0:08:42the shooting. The 19-year-old is the second person to die from a gunshot
0:08:42 > 0:08:46wound this year in London and the seventh teenager to be killed on
0:08:46 > 0:08:53London's streets will stop -- streets.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55A man, who killed three former partners, has
0:08:55 > 0:08:57had his minimum sentence increased at the Court of Appeal.
0:08:57 > 0:09:0054-year-old Theodore Johnson from north London, had two previous
0:09:00 > 0:09:02convictions for manslaughter when he was jailed for life
0:09:02 > 0:09:03for murder in January.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05He was ordered to serve at least 26 years behind bars
0:09:05 > 0:09:08but three senior judges said that the minimum tariff was too
0:09:08 > 0:09:10lenient and it's been increased to 30 years.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15The Government is warning travellers not to repeat the action
0:09:15 > 0:09:17of some railway passengers who walked on the tracks
0:09:17 > 0:09:20near Lewisham station last week when their train was stranded
0:09:20 > 0:09:21for four hours.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23The Southeastern service from London Bridge to Dartford
0:09:23 > 0:09:26stopped as engineers were unable to move a broken down train further
0:09:26 > 0:09:28up the line amid the snow and ice.
0:09:28 > 0:09:38Some of the passengers forced open the doors to escape.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40The deputy leader of Westminster City Council
0:09:40 > 0:09:42has "stepped aside" while an investigation
0:09:42 > 0:09:43into his conduct takes place.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Conservative councillor Robert Davis declared receiving more
0:09:45 > 0:09:47than 500 gifts and hospitality over a three-year period.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Last month, he referred himself to the council's monitoring officer.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52He strenuously denies any wrongdoing, but the council's
0:09:52 > 0:09:59Labour group says his behaviour was inappropriate.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It will transform rail journeys through London.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04That's how the new Transport Minister
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Jo Johnson greeted plans for new Thameslink
0:10:06 > 0:10:08services announced today.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It'll mean shorter journeys and capacity freed up on the Tube.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Mr Johnson, whose surname may be familiar,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17also recently became Minister for London.
0:10:17 > 0:10:28Our political editor, Tim Donovan, joined him on his journey today.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Not just an opportunity to get a different perspective but for the
0:10:31 > 0:10:35new rail minister chance to get good news on the trains, extra through
0:10:35 > 0:10:39service is happening on Tenzing, joining Cambridge and Peterborough
0:10:39 > 0:10:45in the north to Brighton and Horsham in the south and relieving pressure
0:10:45 > 0:10:50on London's choopo. Yell it will transform services. We're on a train
0:10:50 > 0:10:54from Brighton, all the way through London, to Cambridge was that this
0:10:54 > 0:11:00is really transforming journeys for people. What has happened is the
0:11:00 > 0:11:11East Coast Main line has been joined to Thames -- Thamelink. Thousands of
0:11:11 > 0:11:14passengers do not have to get up at Kings Cross and on again at London
0:11:14 > 0:11:22Bridge.This has opened up and created a network of further journey
0:11:22 > 0:11:28opportunities for passengers.As well as being new rail minister,
0:11:28 > 0:11:41this visitor was also a representative from London.It is
0:11:41 > 0:11:48about looking for opportunities we have before us. We need a city
0:11:48 > 0:11:54attracting inward investment. That is what I want to work with as the
0:11:54 > 0:12:01Mayor of London to achieve. The previous mayor has a strong legacy
0:12:01 > 0:12:05from his eight years as the Mayor of London and we have seen in many of
0:12:05 > 0:12:14the things around us today.Do you think Sadiq Khan is damaging that
0:12:14 > 0:12:18legacy?Here's early on in his mayoralty and has a lot to prove.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24What about complaints about the hard seats on the trains?I have been
0:12:24 > 0:12:29sitting in it for a while but I find it home and comfortable.He headed
0:12:29 > 0:12:33off, in press with what he had seen. Passengers will find out for
0:12:33 > 0:12:39themselves when the new services begin in May. -- impressed.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41The Government says a potential source of an oil spill
0:12:41 > 0:12:45along the River Lea in north east London has been traced.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Last month plus Max Bill it is being investigated by the Environment
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Agency. --
0:12:53 > 0:12:55The Environment Agency is investigating last month's
0:12:55 > 0:12:56spillage between Enfield and Newham.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Let's get more from Louisa Preston who's on the banks of the river now.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Louisa...
0:13:00 > 0:13:04the oil spillage caused chaos and the clean-up operation is ongoing.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Wildlife was really badly affected. We saw lots of pictures of swans
0:13:08 > 0:13:12covered in black oil who had to be rescued and then taken to local
0:13:12 > 0:13:17sanctuaries where they were cleaned. It caused chaos for people living on
0:13:17 > 0:13:21the river. Basically, people living on the river had been in lockdown
0:13:21 > 0:13:26for the last four weeks. That is because all of the locks on a four
0:13:26 > 0:13:33mile stretch of this river have been closed. That is to stop the oil
0:13:33 > 0:13:37spill from spreading. We heard from David Lambie he was asking the
0:13:37 > 0:13:42environment minister in the House of Commons as to how this could be
0:13:42 > 0:13:46prevented from ever happening again. Joining me now is Dick Vincent from
0:13:46 > 0:13:54the canal and with that trust. Thank you for joining us. David was saying
0:13:54 > 0:13:58that the agencies have to work together more closely. What do you
0:13:58 > 0:14:03make of that? I would like to thank David for raising it. It is a really
0:14:03 > 0:14:10important issue. We need MPs and the public to make a real change was
0:14:10 > 0:14:15this has caused chaos and something needs to be done.Do you have any
0:14:15 > 0:14:20idea as to who caused the spillage? We do not know ourselves. We can
0:14:20 > 0:14:26speculate. It was on an industrial scale and has polluted four miles of
0:14:26 > 0:14:33canals. It is a criminal act and that is why we are pleased that
0:14:33 > 0:14:37David has raised this. We need a stronger deterrent to prevent this
0:14:37 > 0:14:43kind of thing happening.Many would say there has to be a stronger
0:14:43 > 0:14:46deterrent in place, maybe fines and things, to stop this happening
0:14:46 > 0:14:50again.It is not for us, as the charity that cleans up and looks
0:14:50 > 0:14:56after the canals, to do that. We bear the brunt. The real story, the
0:14:56 > 0:15:00great story, is we have had help from the local community and people
0:15:00 > 0:15:04living on the boats to help clear up what is a terrible thing and has
0:15:04 > 0:15:09caused terrible damage to wildlife in the area.Thank you for joining
0:15:09 > 0:15:15us. As you heard the terrible damage to the environment. This is one of
0:15:15 > 0:15:17the most polluted rivers in the capital but hopefully things have
0:15:17 > 0:15:24been done to stop this kind of thing from happening again.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Still to come this Thursday evening...
0:15:30 > 0:15:39I was thrilled, humbled and astonished.Getting the top job in
0:15:39 > 0:15:42the net on International Women's Day.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Cressida Dick's reaction to becoming London's FIRST female
0:15:46 > 0:15:49police commissioner.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52A mother of a 15-year-old who was knocked off his bike
0:15:52 > 0:15:54in an online craze - which sees youngsters try
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and swerve in front of a car - is warning it's only a matter
0:15:57 > 0:15:59of time before someone is killed.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Her son escaped with relatively minor injuries.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03She's now helping launch a campaign to stop the craze spreading.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Yvonne Hall reports from Hertfordshire.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08This is the so-called game teenagers are calling "swerve the car".
0:16:08 > 0:16:08But 15-year-old Paul Belcher pushes his
0:16:08 > 0:16:10luck too far and doesn't swerve in time.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Incredibly, Paul only suffers bruising in the collision in
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Hertfordshire.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20I didn't know if he was OK, if he was dead, if he had
0:16:20 > 0:16:23broken any bones, if anyone else had been there.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26The impact of such a stupid game could have been a loss
0:16:26 > 0:16:32of life in so many situations.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36For drivers, it is terrifying and dangerous too.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38A pregnant woman in this car had to be
0:16:38 > 0:16:42treated for shock.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44This is the roundabout in Borehamwood and a popular location
0:16:44 > 0:16:47for teenagers playing the so-called swerving game.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51You can see how busy it is and how dangerous it would be
0:16:51 > 0:16:53to ride a bike straight towards these vehicles.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56But what a lot of these youngsters probably don't realise is
0:16:56 > 0:16:59their actions are being picked up on the CCTV camera and it should
0:16:59 > 0:17:03lead to prosecutions.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07This is really dangerous, to get as close to the
0:17:07 > 0:17:11car as possible, usually to intimidate the driver and it is
0:17:11 > 0:17:12often being recorded, because it is something
0:17:12 > 0:17:14to put on social media to
0:17:14 > 0:17:18show their friends as a fun game.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Well, our message is it isn't a fun game,
0:17:20 > 0:17:25it is a dangerous game and
0:17:25 > 0:17:27people will end up getting killed and injured.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Here a cyclist even swerves towards a
0:17:28 > 0:17:29police car.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Officers say the number of complaints they're getting about the
0:17:32 > 0:17:33craze is increasing.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35They're now planning a campaign in schools to
0:17:35 > 0:17:42stop more teenagers risking theirs and other people's lives.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Now to mark International Women's Day -
0:17:44 > 0:17:46this week we're getting an insight into the some of senior
0:17:46 > 0:17:49women who run London.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Yesterday, we heard from the London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Today the first woman in charge of the Met, Cressida Dick,
0:17:56 > 0:18:01talks about advice in her early career, the shooting of an innocent
0:18:01 > 0:18:05man and whether the woman in charge of the largest police force
0:18:05 > 0:18:05in the country can ever relax.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09I caught up with her earlier this week.
0:18:09 > 0:18:17What was your first thought when you were appointed?I was thrilled, I
0:18:17 > 0:18:21was humbled, I was astonished and I thought about my mum, no longer with
0:18:21 > 0:18:28us sadly.What would your mum have said?I think she would have
0:18:28 > 0:18:36laughed. I think she would be amazed that her little girl had you know
0:18:36 > 0:18:44gone on to do this. HowHow did you cope in the earlies with the canteen
0:18:44 > 0:18:49culture and the sexism in the force? It was a different age. I loved
0:18:49 > 0:18:53policing and I was prepared to challenge. I stood up for what I
0:18:53 > 0:19:04believed in. But I remember one of my bosses saying, if you fight every
0:19:04 > 0:19:07battle, you will get shot down and that will be the end of you. I think
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I learned you can't take on every battle head on. But you should stand
0:19:12 > 0:19:18up for yourself.Do you ever show vulnerability?I heard myself saying
0:19:18 > 0:19:22to my senior officers the other day that we had had a terrible year and
0:19:22 > 0:19:29I knew that some of them would be feeling like crying and sometimes it
0:19:29 > 0:19:37is good for a team to see a boss making themselves vulnerable.In
0:19:37 > 0:19:41terms of shooting of a man, you were cleared of any wrong doing, did you
0:19:41 > 0:19:48ever question your judgment after that?I don't think you can an
0:19:48 > 0:19:52effective operational leader if you don't ask yourself hard questions.
0:19:52 > 0:19:59Absolutely. Did I think that I had made... You know fundamental error
0:19:59 > 0:20:05of judgment in the decisions that I made based on the information I had?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09No I didn't. But a terrible thing happened, an innocent man was
0:20:09 > 0:20:13killed.Does it ever feel like a personal failure when you hear of
0:20:13 > 0:20:26another stabbing?I suppose in a way... It does. I feel sad of course
0:20:26 > 0:20:34for what has happened. I feel sorry for everybody involved. And I know
0:20:34 > 0:20:38that you know the public and the media are kind of counting each one
0:20:38 > 0:20:45and quite right too, because they're all... You know cherished children.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51Ry death is a tragedy and we should all feel outraged by that.What do
0:20:51 > 0:20:58you want your legacy to be?I want to leave a Met that is in really
0:20:58 > 0:21:03good slap. More importantly -- in really good shape and I want London
0:21:03 > 0:21:09to be seen as a safe city in which people can see that we have taken
0:21:09 > 0:21:13violence seriously and reduced the most pernicious sorts of violence
0:21:13 > 0:21:20and that we have done everything we can to prevent attacks. The
0:21:20 > 0:21:27terrorist threat is a generational issue. How long have you been doing
0:21:27 > 0:21:33this? Over a year.Does it help your partner was in the force and
0:21:33 > 0:21:40understands the climate you work? . It does in some ways, it means if I
0:21:40 > 0:21:43need to drop everything and go and I have to take a phone call, she does
0:21:43 > 0:21:48get it. There might be a few down sides as well.Talking shop?
0:21:48 > 0:21:56Exactly.The nature of the job is that you are on 24/7, 365 days a
0:21:56 > 0:22:02year. So how on earth does the Met commissioner relax?I have got a
0:22:02 > 0:22:10great team. Fantastic people. I have always slept well and I find I eetzy
0:22:10 > 0:22:15to relax. -- Easy to relax. Can we imagine you putting your feet up and
0:22:15 > 0:22:21watching a box set? Box sets might be for retirement.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And tomorrow we'll hear from the new Bishop
0:22:23 > 0:22:26of London, Sarah Mullally - the first woman to hold the post.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29More on International Women's Day on our Facebook Page.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Talking of positive role models -
0:22:31 > 0:22:33how one charity is putting its weight behind getting
0:22:33 > 0:22:36more girls into rugby.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It's still seen as a male-dominated sport but one London club
0:22:39 > 0:22:40is helping to change that.
0:22:40 > 0:22:48Emma Jones has the story.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54Now then, no roughness, girls! Oh this isn't a bargain sale. Attitudes
0:22:54 > 0:22:57to women playing rugby have hopefully changed a lot over the
0:22:57 > 0:23:04years.The London Welsh women's team are top of their league and are keen
0:23:04 > 0:23:11to inspire others to take up a sport that means so much to them.It can
0:23:11 > 0:23:17be offputing to start a sport if you don't think you're slinky or skinny.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20In rugby it is about strength as well and it can help with your
0:23:20 > 0:23:27fitness.Being strong, independent women who play sport is an
0:23:27 > 0:23:30attractive thing. It is not worrying what other people will think about
0:23:30 > 0:23:33you, but going for something that feels right for you.This season the
0:23:33 > 0:23:42team is being sponsored by the inspiring girls charity. Founded by
0:23:42 > 0:23:48international lawyer Miriam Gonzalez it aims to find role models for
0:23:48 > 0:23:55women.We have more men who say we want that society with women and
0:23:55 > 0:24:01girls feel free to play rugby and men feel free to do caring jobs and
0:24:01 > 0:24:13we kick out the stereotypes. It is easier than getting the vote.He and
0:24:13 > 0:24:23her husband Nick Clegg know about the challenges.I'm optimistic. Some
0:24:23 > 0:24:29of us who are older come to equal opportunities through a process.
0:24:29 > 0:24:36These people have it in their DNA. All we have to do is not ruin it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40With the women's Six Nationses back this weekend, it seems we are not
0:24:40 > 0:24:46too short of candidates for role models.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Time for a check on the weather.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Ben's joined us - hard to believe now
0:24:49 > 0:24:50what it was like this time last week.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53what it was like this time last week.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Yes you might have struggled to believe we could get above freezing
0:24:57 > 0:25:01again. But wait until you see the temperatures for the week. Certainly
0:25:01 > 0:25:05we are going to see some mild weather over the next few days. At
0:25:05 > 0:25:10the same time there will be some rain at types. Most of us got to
0:25:10 > 0:25:18enjoy some sunshine today. Some cloud for our weather watcher in
0:25:18 > 0:25:25Hertford but a beautiful scene above The Shard earlier. We had some area
0:25:25 > 0:25:30of cloud. But we have had some sunshine. Where we have the sunny
0:25:30 > 0:25:34skies by day we will have clear skies at night and temperatures will
0:25:34 > 0:25:39dip. Some patchy cloud during tonight. Some clear starry scars for
0:25:39 > 0:25:43most and the -- skies for most and temperatures just above freezing,
0:25:43 > 0:25:49but for many places down to minus one or two degrees. Some frost in
0:25:49 > 0:25:53the morning. And some mist patches. We get some sunshine, but it won't
0:25:53 > 0:25:57last. Because the cloud will be spreading up from the south and into
0:25:57 > 0:26:03the afternoon you can see these outbreaks of rain. The blue colours
0:26:03 > 0:26:09show the rain will be light. But the odd heavy burst. Won't stop the
0:26:09 > 0:26:13temperatures getting up to 10 degrees. Breezy but we say goodbye
0:26:13 > 0:26:17to the wet weather on Friday and Saturday starts off with spells of
0:26:17 > 0:26:24sunshine. One or two hefty showers. But look at the temperatures - 14,
0:26:24 > 0:26:2915, maybe even 16 degrees if you're lucky. Because this area of low
0:26:29 > 0:26:33pressure will drive things through the weekend and yes, it will bring
0:26:33 > 0:26:40rain, but it will also give us this feed of southerly winds. So mild air
0:26:40 > 0:26:44continuing to waft in. But some of us could see a bit of rain clipping
0:26:44 > 0:26:48through on Sunday. Particularly in Essex and Kent. But generally a
0:26:48 > 0:26:54largely dry day. Still mild. Next week not as mild, but still 11 or
0:26:54 > 0:27:0012. We might have struggled to think we would see temperatures like that
0:27:00 > 0:27:03again after last week.Thank you.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05we would see temperatures like that again after last week.Thank you.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Let me just recap the main headlines.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09The police officer who helped a former Russian
0:27:09 > 0:27:11spy and his daughter, after they'd been poisoned by nerve
0:27:11 > 0:27:13gas is now able to sit up and talk.
0:27:13 > 0:27:22But Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey remains in a serious condition.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24A one-year-old from South London who was left
0:27:24 > 0:27:27brain damaged at birth has died, hours after doctors
0:27:27 > 0:27:28withdrew life support.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Isaiah Haastrup's parents had fought against a decision
0:27:30 > 0:27:33by King's College Hospital to move him to palliative care.
0:27:33 > 0:27:33That's it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Asad Ahmad will be back later during the ten o'clock news,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38but for now from everyone on the team have a lovely evening.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Goodbye.