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The Mayor pledges to stamp out

gender inequality and make

the capital feel safer

for women and girls.

But some question if it's the best

way forward, or even needed.

Also tonight:

Tributes to the 19-year-old shot

dead at a cinema in Wood Green.

His former school says

he was a popular pupil.

Plus the woman from Surrey horrified

to find out she had "do not

resusciate" on her medical forms -

against her wishes.

Frightening. To think that they

could have those forms and I didn't

know anything about them. It was my

life that they were talking about.

And the first woman

to take on the role.

We speak to the new Bishop

of London who mixes

the traditional with the modern.

I think I was voted the most tweeted

bishop. I go for quantity, not

necessarily quality.

Welcome to the programme.

First tonight, the mayor's unveiled

plans to make London

a leading city in the fight

against gender inequality.

More than £40 million has

been pledged for a raft

of measures to help make women

and girls feel safer.

But some have questioned the

strategy, as Sarah Harris reports.

A lot of people are so scared to

make the point and say, you are

doing this.

Listening to women from

all ages and backgrounds, the mayor

determined to make London a beacon

for gender equality across the

world. For him, that is not just

about tackling violence, but

changing attitudes.

Everyone here

has a story. We have to prevent

women being victims of violence,

women and girls. That means

education, changing the attitudes of

boys in particular, making sure we

invest in young people, making sure

there are safe places to work,

whether licensed premises,

workplaces, the public transport

network.

The event was at the Royal

Central School of speech and drama,

where they have introduced a zero

tolerance attitude to sexual abuse.

It makes you feel so vulnerable.

Student Millie was able to get help

when she says a man rubbed himself

against her in a bar. She says that

they sign on the war made clear

where to get support.

I felt very

uncomfortable. It was not nice at

all. I actually felt a bit sick,

because I don't want that on me at

all. But like I say, I remembered

seeing a sign and it was definitely

a big reassurance to know that this

space had that system in place.

Across the world this week, women

have been marching to celebrate

International Women's Day in the

light of empowerment movements. But

not everyone is convinced in London

much intervention is needed.

I

reject that message because it

paints women as vulnerable, fragile.

That's not true. Women have fought

for years to be treated as equals

and treated as strong, autonomous

individuals, and I find it a bit

offensive, this message from the

Mayor of London that Sadiq Khan is

going to come and save women. We

don't need him to save us, we are

doing fine.

It is early days for the

mayor's plans, but there will be

funding for tackling perpetrators

and victims support, the aim being

to make the capital the world's

safest city for women.

Plenty more ahead

tonight, including:

The officer killed during a terror

attack on Westminster last year

is given a posthumous award

for his heroic response.

Tributes have been paid

to the 19-year-old shot dead

at a cinema complex in north London.

It happened close to

Wood Green Underground station.

His former school says

he was a popular pupil.

Alpa Patel has more details.

You now know his name.

Yes, we do. He has been named to us

as Kelvin. We have also learned that

Kelvin was a rapper and performed

under two pseudonyms. He is the

first teenager to be shot dead in

London so far this year. His murder

has understandably caused shock and

concern in Wood Green, partly

because the 19-year-old was shot

inside the doors of a popular cinema

complex just before half past

midnight yesterday. I have been

speaking to his old school, the

Fulneck School in Yorkshire, and

they have given us this tribute. He

was an extremely popular young man,

they said.

What is the latest with the

investigation?

Police have told us

that one line of enquiry is that the

murder was gang-related. They also

want to speak to anyone who may have

seen two people making off on a

mopeds shortly after the shooting.

But no arrests have been made so

far, so their investigations

continue.

Many thanks for the

update.

A woman from Surrey says

she was horrified to find out that

three "Do Not Attempt Resuscitation"

forms were put on her medical

records, against her wishes.

Carol Hall was in hospital

last summer with a serious lung

condition and says she hopes no one

else has to go through what she did.

Frimley Park Hospital says it's

reviewing its current forms.

She's been speaking to our

reporter Sophia Seth.

Frightening.

To think that they could have those

forms and I didn't know

anything about them.

Carol has a degenerative

lung condition.

Last summer, a chest infection

meant she was in and out

of Frimley Park Hospital.

In that time, she had three do not

attempt resuscitation

forms on her file.

Both she and her husband told me

they had no knowledge of them.

That can't happen, things like that.

And then I brought her home

because I thought, no way

is she going to stay there.

All three forms said Carol

and her family agreed she should

not be resuscitated,

something they dispute.

Resuscitation has risks.

Doctors are advised that a patient's

wishes should always be considered

but they don't have to give

treatment if they believe it

won't benefit the patient.

However, medical guidelines state

that doctors must provide honest

and accurate record keeping

of the process.

Frimley Park Hospital says it cannot

comment on this particular case.

However, it says it understands

the importance of good communication

when it comes to issues around

do not attempt cardiopulmonary

resuscitation.

The hospital also says

it is reviewing current forms

to make sure they are

as clear as possible for

clinicians and patients.

One charity has told us they have

seen an increase in patients

concerned about resuscitation forms.

We know doctors are under a lot

of pressure and sometimes

communication isn't happening.

And sometimes I think

they are almost frightened

to have the conversation,

worried the patient will be upset.

There are now new recommendations

for health care professionals.

They start by talking

about the person's condition,

treatment that would help them

to achieve what they want

to achieve, and then

going on to talk about treatments

that wouldn't help them

and would be better avoided,

including resuscitation.

Carol is now receiving NHS

care packages at home.

She hopes no one else goes

through what she did.

I'd like to see that they

are treated correctly,

with care and compassion.

Some people out there might not have

any family to stick up for them.

Carol Hall ending that report.

It was almost a year ago

that the Westminster terror attack

claimed the lives of seven people.

One of them was PC Keith Palmer

who was stabbed to death outside

Parliament after he bravely

confronted the attacker.

Today the Met officer was given

a posthumous award by the force

for his heroic response.

Asad Ahmad can tell us more.

He's in Westminster now.

Roof, it was in March last year that

Khalid Masood drove his vehicle down

behind me, bowing into as many

innocent people as he could, trying

to claim as many lives as he could.

He got out, ran around the front of

the Palace of Westminster to the

gates being patrolled by police. One

of those police was PC Keith Palmer,

who was determined to stop the

attack upon getting inside and

claiming more lives. He was not even

put off by the two large knives in

the attack's hands. The

confrontation proved fatal and a

short time after that the attacker

was shot dead by armed police. That

outstanding act of bravery, as it

was referred to this afternoon, won

him a posthumous award. The

commission of the Metropolitan

Police had this to say after the

ceremony.

We wish it hadn't happened but to be

able to recognise the extraordinary

nature of what he did,

a proud police officer,

loved working there, a great copper,

loved arresting bad people,

somebody people loved working with.

To be able to say, well done, Keith,

and thank you so much.

And to say that also to his family

was very important for us as a big

family organisation.

As you could probably tell from

that, it was an emotional ceremony

at times. Not all the awards went to

police officers. Conservative MP

Tobias Ellwood, who came to the aid

of PC Keith Palmer as he lay

bleeding, received an

acknowledgement today, as did the

policeman of the year, police

community support officer of the

year, and also an acknowledgement to

the work police teams are doing

around London to try and reduce

drugs and knife crime. Today was

about celebrating the work of the

police as well as remembering an

officer lost in the line of duty.

Thank you.

It's being described as an end

of an era for fans of an iconic

music magazine which has featured

global superstars like

the Beatles and David Bowie.

The print version of the NME

has been released for

the final time today.

The London-based publication

will now only be available online

due to rising production costs.

We asked some Londoners with

connections to the magazine to share

memories of what it meant for them.

There are flashing images in this

report.

When I was growing up,

it was really my window

into the world I cared about.

I was a child in the 60s and I think

if you were a child in the 60s,

then music was absolutely

at the centre of your universe.

And the NME you was my Bible.

I ended up working for the NME

because it was the only job

in the world that I really wanted,

and I will tell

you what it was like.

It was like stepping

through the back of the wardrobe

into Narnia, a completely magical

and transcendent experience.

My name is Mickey.

I used to be in a band called Lush.

You rushed to the newsagents

and it was like, where is it?

It would be mortifying

it was a bad review,

but if it was a good review,

you would be really excited

and getting copies for your

mum and all of that.

We discovered bands

and we championed bands

and we understood what the little

kernel of magic that their hearts.

It sometimes would absolutely tear

you to pieces, but I have to say

looking back on it I don't think it

really mattered whether it was

a good or bad review.

It was really about having a voice

and that was the only medium

for people to find out about you.

Getting an NME front

cover if you were a band

was the equivalent of getting

a million hits on your YouTube

channel now, or whatever

is the contemporary equivalent.

You were kind of a made

man, or a made band.

If the NME said you were good,

you were good, and people

would buy your records

on the strength of that alone.

When the NME was great, and it was

great for knocking on for half a

century, we were standing on the

shoulders of giants. We had so much

to write about. It is a period of

time, a magical embarrassment of

riches, a golden area for music that

has drawn to a close, and the NME is

part of that.

They're hailed as a new way to help

the homeless by one borough.

But some residents living

in shipping containers converted

into flats have complained

about the conditions.

Ealing Council says it hasn't

received any complaints

but has apologised for recent

problems with their bills.

Gareth Furby has the story.

They are shipping containers

and now temporary homes.

Opened in Hanwell, West London,

almost a year ago,

and then in Acton three months ago.

And hailed by Ealing Council as

a new way to help homeless families.

So how is it working out?

Not too well, according

to some residents.

Put your hand here.

It's colder than outside.

There's not enough heating.

There are no radiators

in the kitchen area,

the passage or the bathroom.

At night, you can't get out of bed

because of the cold.

They said, "If you don't like it,

we'll take your name off the list

and you can go with your family

and sleep on the street".

Ealing Council says it hasn't

received any complaints,

but, in another Acton container,

we met a mother of three.

It is absolutely freezing.

There is no heating in the bathroom.

And she showed us documents

which state that the rent has

just gone up by 20%,

to £415 per week,

around £1800 a month.

Her payments are covered

by benefits, but she says that

would mean her two-bed container

costs around £400 per month more

to rent than the two-bed

house she had to leave.

When we pointed out

to Ealing Council that shipping

containers were now apparently

costing more than bricks and mortar,

they said they'd made a mistake.

We have made an error in the last

two weeks in sending out

a revised rent bill.

That will be corrected immediately.

The council says the converted

containers are good value for money,

about £1000 a month cheaper

than bed-and-breakfast

accommodation.

We haven't received any

complaints from residents

about that at the moment,

so we will look into

what has been said.

We certainly hope that what we've

provided is some very thermally

comfortable accommodation.

Ealing Council says conditions

here are much better than in a B&B.

But it will investigate

all complaints.

Gareth Furby, BBC London News.

Stay with us.

Still to come before 7pm...

How to be more inclusive.

The London dance group

taking their message

to the Winter Paralympics in South

Korea.

And the weather has gone downhill

today, with cloud and rain spreading

from the south. Over the weekend,

temperatures will only be heading

upwards. All the details coming up.

Before that, though,

the final in our series this week

marking International Women's Day

and an insight into the some

of the women holding senior

positions in London.

Tonight we hear from the new Bishop

of London, Sarah Mullally,

the first woman to hold the post.

She officially takes on the role

in May but I caught up

with her as she visited

St Mary's Church in Stoke Newington.

So when did you first realise that

faith was going to be

a big part of your life?

As a teenager I became Christian

and it was that moment

in which I suppose I thought

if I believed something

about Jesus Christ and God

there was that moment

where I thought actually, I would

commit my life to following him.

So it was at about 16.

Because you went into nursing first,

you were the youngest

chief nursing officer,

bringing up two children

and training as a priest.

Was there ever a time

when you thought, this is just too

much, I just can't do it?

I think women are good

jugglers really.

So there was a sense

in which being the government's

chief nursing officer

supported my training

as a priest and being a mother

supported all of them.

I mean we all know what it

is to juggle so I just

juggled a number of things.

Do you think there is more

expectation put on you than a man

because you are the first female

Bishop of London?

I think if you talk to a lot

of women who are appointed

into senior positions,

the expectations are different

than if it had been a man.

And that's just being

conscious of that.

People will watch me probably closer

than if a man had been

appointed to London.

Some London churches

find your authority a hard

to take, or don't accept it

because you're a woman.

That's right, yes.

And there are across London people

who won't accept my ordination

at a priest or as a bishop.

What I want, however,

is to work with them,

and I'm very clear that we have

to work out a way of working.

So it doesn't mean

they can ignore me.

Some are saying they would break

away if the next Bishop of London

had liberal views on sexuality.

The issue of sexuality is clearly

a complex one in London and one

of the things for us to do

is to enable people to find

a spiritual home in each and every

church wherever they are.

But the LGBT community in London

will want to have a lead

from you that the church

is inclusive, and by not telling

them how you feel about blessing

a same-sex marriage,

do you feel like you're letting

them down in some way?

London is made up of huge,

diverse groups and absolutely

we need to enable people to,

for them to find a spiritual home.

We cannot condone homophobic action.

We ought to be able to have

confidence in talking

about God but also respectful

of other people's views.

And my experience,

particularly of the young

is that they are interested in those

conversations and I want to push us

as much as anything.

Do any of them ask if the Bible

is literally true?

I think a lot of people would talk

about what is the Bible.

My belief is that God

works through it and it

interprets with us today.

And those are the sort

of conversations, it's absolutely

right that young people engage with.

Do they ask that, though?

Of course they do!

So is it true that you tweet

the most among your peers?

I think I was voted the most

tweeting Bishop, yes, I was!

That's quite an accolade!

I go for quantity not

necessarily quality!

So what would be your advice

to young girls in London?

Oh, for me, in a sense for them

to believe in themselves.

The possibilities are enormous

and just for them to know that

actually what they want to achieve,

it's absolutely within

their gift to do that.

Have confidence in who they are.

Advice from Sarah Mullally, the new

Bishop of London.

Football and West Ham's Premier

League future hangs in the balance

with the team hovering

dangerously close to

the bottom of the table.

Manager David Moyes has

a huge challenge to get

things right on the pitch.

But there's also trouble brewing off

it with fans in disagreement

about holding a protest march

against the club owners.

Fans of West Ham have been planning

a protest march at London Stadium

over a long list of concerns

including issues about their new

home and their relationship

with the club's current owners.

With that in mind,

vice-chair Karren Brady met

with representatives

from 15 supporters organisations.

Those meetings between Karren Brady

and the fans groups led

to her writing this open letter

of nine pages dealing

with many of the issues.

Feeling they were now

being heard by the club,

one of the main groups behind

the march, now called

The Real West Ham Fans Group,

chose to cancel it.

Others who still wanted to hold

what they called a peaceful

and lawful march were asked

by Newham Council to postpone it

while they considered

a proposal that would be safe

for the participants.

Meanwhile, there are claims of abuse

and threats between the different

fans organisations.

Unfortunately there are a number

of different either accounts

or counter argument

as to what actually did or didn't

happen and there does seem to be

a lot of splintered or fractured

elements now to the support.

And there may still be protests

in the future if West Ham don't now

fulfil their long list of promises.

The resentment or the anger

or the frustration at the way

the club is going to continue to be

run, if it stays the way

it is at the moment,

will not subside based

upon the cancellation of a march.

But with the team's

Premier League future

far from guaranteed,

the fans' support for

the players is vital.

Every club you're at,

there's grievances against owners,

there's grievances against managers

or members of the club.

All you want to do is make

sure your club is in the right

position and hopefully we'll have

nearly 60,000 at the game again

tomorrow and they will

get behind the team.

West Ham will remember the great

Bobby Moore tomorrow,

something to unite the fans

and the club, for now.

Emma Jones, BBC London News.

They're the London dance group

who performed at the 2012

Paralympics alongside Coldplay.

Now they're taking their message

of 'how to be more

inclusive' to South Korea.

Candoco are going to be performing

as part of the cultural events

at the Winter Games.

Wendy Hurrell went to meet

them during rehearsals

before they head off.

Contemporary dance by Candoco.

For 27 years, this company has had

disabled and non-disabled

dancers performing together

on the same stage.

I enjoy the conversation around

disability, around body,

about what they're seeing on stage

and what is not seen

and I think that is a really

important part of Candoco.

In the rehearsal rooms

at Sadlers Wells, the final practice

for tonight and tomorrow's

double bill show.

We have different abilities,

conditions, so when a choreographer

comes into the company and works

with us, you know, they just

cannot make assumptions

about how we function.

We have a much more

collaborative environment.

We bring in as our tools,

my crutches or a wheelchair etc,

that's all part of who we are.

We make it our own because we all

dancers are a big part

of the creation process as well.

Then the whole company

is heading to Pyeongchang

for the Winter Paralympics.

It is so relevant globally

and where the UK stands in terms

of diversity is one place,

and we do visit places

where it is less prevalent.

We're going to Korea on Sunday?

I think we are going on Sunday!

My bag is packed over there.

Another chance to put

their inclusive message

on the world stage.

They performed with

Coldplay at the 2012

Paralympic closing ceremony.

There has been a huge shift that

I think affected us all.

The whole ecology is different now.

But I think there

is a long way to go.

Wendy Hurrell, BBC London News.

Let's get a check on the weekend

weather with Ben.

And not quite a scorcher.

But not far off given what we are

about recently. It will feel

different to a week ago but today

was one of those days where it is

you left for work without an

umbrella you might regret it on the

way home because it has been the

story of the weather going downhill.

You had to be out early to see any

brightness, there was some in

Stevenage earlier but by the

afternoon we had cloud coming in and

outbreaks of rain. The radar picture

shows what has been going on

clearly, the rain light and patchy

as it spread in this afternoon to

start with but it has now turned

heavy, not great if you're going out

in the next few hours. Some of the

rain is heavy and that will continue

to move northwards and eastwards

through the night. In the early

hours of Saturday things are drying

out a bit, maybe with some clear

spells and a lot of cloud but it

will not be cold, starting at seven,

eight, nine or 10 degrees. Some

cloud and shows to start with but

I'm hopeful it will break up and

that is when we could get some

sunshine. It is that sunshine that

will send the template is up, maybe

some rain coming into the West later

but if you get the sunshine, 14 or

15 degrees although it will be

fairly breezy. Through Saturday

night we look to the continent

because there is an area of heavy

rain that looks like it might spread

north weights, that looks like it

might avoid us but in Kent or East

London it could move in on the early

part of Sunday. On Sunday we are

likely to start with mist and fog

which should clear to leave some

sunshine. But some hefty showers

coming through, maybe the odd bit of

thunder and lightning but still

mild, 12 or 13 degrees. Can it last?

In a word, yes. Going into next week

we keep the double digit tempered is

that there will be some rain at

times both certainly a different

feeling.

A reminder of the headlines...

200 Army officers trained

in chemical warfare have been

deployed to Salisbury to help

the investigation into

the poisoning of a ex-Russian

spy and his daughter.

That's it.

There is more on the website,

Facebook page and on Twitter.

Asad Ahmad will be back later

during the ten o'clock news,

but for now, from everyone

on the team, have a lovely evening.

Goodbye.