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0:00:12 > 0:00:13Coming up tonight on BBC London: news teams where you are.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16A father stabbed to death by a man with known
0:00:16 > 0:00:17mental health problems.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Just days after the birth of his daughter.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20His widow struggles for answers.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24As if it's not important enough. As if we don't count. We need to have
0:00:24 > 0:00:33the answers. And we need to have the answers so it won't happen again.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Why the widow is relying on crowdfunding to pay her legal fees.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39The care homes forced to exclude residents with the highest needs,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42which led to a son who had to give up his job to look
0:00:43 > 0:00:44after his sick mother.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49They would be saying, you have to find a care home. And I couldn't.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52And it was really depressing and demoralising. And I felt really
0:00:52 > 0:01:01unsure about where she was going to be going.Road testing driverless
0:01:01 > 0:01:10pods. Londoners give their verdict on trial in Greenwich. And...
0:01:10 > 0:01:11A music masterclass for Teenage Cancer patients -
0:01:11 > 0:01:21from none other than Nial Rogers.
0:01:23 > 0:01:23Good evening.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It was a crime that shocked Londoners.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32A father - who'd gone to post cards near his home in Islington
0:01:32 > 0:01:34to announce the birth of his new daughter -
0:01:34 > 0:01:38being stabbed to death just metres from his doorstep.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Dr Jeroen Ensink was attacked by a man from Woolwich -
0:01:40 > 0:01:43with known mental health problems - who, days earlier, had charges
0:01:43 > 0:01:47against him relating to knife offences dropped.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Now, ahead of the inquest into his death, we learn
0:01:53 > 0:01:55that the victim's wife has had to turn to Crowdfunding
0:01:55 > 0:01:57to get the money to pay for legal representation.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Here's Caroline Davies.
0:02:00 > 0:02:08There were three police officers standing in front of our door.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And I just opened the door, and you just know, your
0:02:11 > 0:02:15entire world collapses.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16They hadn't even said a word.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18They hadn't even said, is this your husband?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You just know.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23This was the last photo taken of Nadja's husband, Jeroen Ensink.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28His little daughter, Fleur, had been born just 11 days before.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31He left the house to post cards announcing her birth
0:02:31 > 0:02:32when he was attacked and killed.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35She knows that other kids have a dad.
0:02:35 > 0:02:44I mean, there are pictures all over the house.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48And then once in awhile, she just walks down the street
0:02:48 > 0:02:53and she goes, Mummy, Daddy's in my heart.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55And those moments are when your heart breaks.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Jeroen was killed by a man he had never met.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Femi Nandap was suffering from a cannabis-induced psychotic
0:03:01 > 0:03:02rage when he stabbed the academic.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Today, he is serving an indefinite sentence at
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Broadmoor Hospital for manslaughter.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Nandap had a history of severe mental health problems.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10In May 2015, he was arrested and charged for wielding a knife
0:03:10 > 0:03:12in public and attacking a police officer.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13He was released on bail.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16In December, the charges against him were dropped
0:03:16 > 0:03:16because of insufficient evidence.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Six days later, he killed Jeroen.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Nadja hopes the inquest into his death will give her some
0:03:22 > 0:03:26answers about what happened.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32But while the CPS and the police will have legal representation
0:03:32 > 0:03:35representation at that inquest - paid for by the public purse -
0:03:35 > 0:03:42she's been denied legal aid.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44And without legal representation, I won't be able to get
0:03:44 > 0:03:45the answers we need.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49As if it's not important enough, as if we don't count.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51We need to have the answers.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And we need have the answers so it won't happen again.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56The Met told us that while there had been no misconduct,
0:03:56 > 0:03:57there had been areas of learning.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The CPS said that the case against the previous knife offence
0:04:00 > 0:04:01should never have been discontinued.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04The Ministry of Justice have said that they're committed to reviewing
0:04:04 > 0:04:06the situation on legal aid for bereaved families,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07but that review is delayed.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11In the meantime, Nadja is crowdfunding for her lawyer.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14All this is going on, I still believe in the goodness of people.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Because it's out there.
0:04:16 > 0:04:24But I don't believe in the system.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Caroline, Nadja isn't the only person to have difficulty getting
0:04:26 > 0:04:29legal aid for an inquest?
0:04:29 > 0:04:35No, this can happen to a number of bereaved families and the process of
0:04:35 > 0:04:40getting legal aid for inquests can be complex and intrusive. We are
0:04:40 > 0:04:43talking that inquest is weather has been state involvement in some way.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48The money to get legal aid is means tested so you fill in forms about
0:04:48 > 0:04:52your income, your property. Even down to your jewellery. It is not
0:04:52 > 0:04:57just you, it is the immediate family of the deceased, that can be
0:04:57 > 0:05:00difficult people are a strange dog living abroad and the forms can be
0:05:00 > 0:05:05pages and pages and you might not get the funding even then as we
0:05:05 > 0:05:09found with Nadja. Which you need a lawyer there? Everybody else will
0:05:09 > 0:05:13have one, the CPS, the Met police, they will be represented legally,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15said pressure groups say this is really important for the families to
0:05:15 > 0:05:20get the answer is that they need. As I mentioned, the Ministry of Justice
0:05:20 > 0:05:24are reviewing this, they said this evening they are sympathetic of
0:05:24 > 0:05:26course to the families of the deceased and they have said they are
0:05:26 > 0:05:29planning to publish their findings later in the year.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32We will see what happens, for now, thank you very much.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34So, that's our top story this Wednesday evening,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38but still to come tonight before 7:
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I will report live from a farm in Hertfordshire, finding out about the
0:05:42 > 0:05:51numbers of sheep lost every year because of out of control dogs.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Around 50 alleged victims of abuses-of-power
0:05:52 > 0:05:55by undercover police units have walked out of a public inquiry,
0:05:55 > 0:06:04saying they no longer have confidence in its Chairman.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Already, the inquiry is three years behind schedule,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08amid a major dispute about whether officers at the centre
0:06:08 > 0:06:11of the investigation can be named.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Already, the inquiry is three years behind schedule,
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Dominic Casciani has been following the inquiry.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Dominic, remind us of what the inquiry is about?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25It is deeply controversial and very complicated. It is to get to the
0:06:25 > 0:06:29heart of allegations of wrongdoing mostly against a secretive but now
0:06:29 > 0:06:34disbanded Metropolitan Police unit, the Special Demonstration Squad.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Over 40 years, it has infiltrated political campaign groups and has
0:06:38 > 0:06:41been accused of being involved in criminality, of tricking women into
0:06:41 > 0:06:45sexual relationships, and it has been accused of also stealing the
0:06:45 > 0:06:49names of dead children so officers could create fake identities. This
0:06:49 > 0:06:52enquiry has been delayed by a combination of legal questions and
0:06:52 > 0:06:57the death of its original chairman, and the new head has been trying to
0:06:57 > 0:07:01get it back and rack recently to attempts to get through the
0:07:01 > 0:07:04anonymity orders which has led to today's extraordinary scenes.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Why was today so significant?
0:07:08 > 0:07:14In essence, what has happened, at today's hearing, protesters and the
0:07:14 > 0:07:16campaigners said they had lost confidence in the chairman. Let's
0:07:16 > 0:07:22hear from Dwayne Brooks, one of the campaigners involved, a friend of
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Stephen Lawrence.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26We need to know who these officers are, and we need to know
0:07:26 > 0:07:29that the actions that those officers took, five, ten, 20,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32in some cases 30 years ago, are not happening today.
0:07:32 > 0:07:42Right now, us core participants, we have no confidence.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Now, what has happened since then, the campaigners have asked for the
0:07:49 > 0:07:54chair either to resign or to appoint a panel to assess which officers
0:07:54 > 0:07:58should get anonymity and which names should be released in the public
0:07:58 > 0:08:01domain. If the campaigners do lend their support back enquiry, it is
0:08:01 > 0:08:05going to be more than a year before any evidence is heard.Thank you
0:08:05 > 0:08:08very much for that at the High Court.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted the social
0:08:10 > 0:08:12care system is under unprecedented pressure, as BBC London
0:08:12 > 0:08:15learns that an increasing number of care homes
0:08:15 > 0:08:21appear to be cherry-picking the patients they take in.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23A lack of funding, and increasing demand for places,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25means those who need the most care are sometimes being
0:08:25 > 0:08:28overlooked and rejected.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30A graphic designer from East London believes his mother wasn't able
0:08:30 > 0:08:33to get a place in a home because of the amount
0:08:33 > 0:08:34of care she needed.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It meant he had to put his life on hold.
0:08:36 > 0:08:44Helen Mulroy reports.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Back to work for Alex Turner.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51It's been a long time coming for the graphic design
0:08:51 > 0:08:54after he was forced to take a career break at just 26, when his mum,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Sue, was diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I'd get five or six phone calls a day, members of the public
0:09:00 > 0:09:03would find her, or the police would pick her up, or she'd be
0:09:03 > 0:09:05in different hospitals around our area and I'd have to go
0:09:06 > 0:09:07and collect her a lot of the time.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10When she was living at home, there'd be different carers every day.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17She wouldn't want to let them in.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19They hadn't been trained as to how to do that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21So, full-time jobs were impossible.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Alex became his mum's main carer, even living with her for a period
0:09:24 > 0:09:27of time, but her condition worsened and she went into hospital.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31By then, it was clear that the only option was a care home.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33For the next year, Alex looked at over 20 homes,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38and applied for a place at more than ten of them.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41But at each one, after assessing Sue, who was still relatively young,
0:09:41 > 0:09:48physically fit, and mobile, none could offer her place.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It was really depressing and demoralising and I felt really
0:09:51 > 0:09:53unsure about where she was going to be going.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54It wasn't a nice time.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00Sadly, Alex and Sue's story is far from unique.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Our helpline increasingly gets calls of this nature.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04We find that care homes are picking and choosing people
0:10:04 > 0:10:07that they accept into their homes, largely because they don't
0:10:07 > 0:10:10have the funding to be able to provide the specialist support
0:10:10 > 0:10:13needed to help people with dementia.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15The National Living Wage is going up soon.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Property, and the upkeep of that property, particularly in London,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21that can be extremely expensive.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27In contacting the Government, we asked the Department of Health
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and Social Care what they're doing about the lack of appropriate
0:10:29 > 0:10:30care home places.
0:10:30 > 0:10:37They told us that they've invested an extra £2 billion in social care
0:10:37 > 0:10:38and that over the summer, they're publishing planned reforms
0:10:38 > 0:10:42to make the social care system more sustainable for the future.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46But for Sue and Alex, any such reform is too late.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47I've missed a chunk of my career.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I just couldn't get a job.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53My mum wouldn't have been happy about that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It would have been incredibly upsetting for my mum to know
0:10:56 > 0:11:02what I've gone through.
0:11:02 > 0:11:12Helen Mulroy, BBC London News.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16There's been much talk about driverless cars on our roads,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19with one of the largest 'city' trials taking place in Greenwich.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Specialists have monitored how comfortable Londoners
0:11:20 > 0:11:22are with the technology and if they feel safe.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This all comes just days after a woman was killed
0:11:25 > 0:11:31by a self-driving car in America, but are Londoners still OK in them?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, has been finding out.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38For 18 months, these driverless shuttles have been running around
0:11:38 > 0:11:40the Greenwich Peninsula.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Testing how they react to people, other vehicles and even dogs.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48In that case, the on-board safety pilot intervened.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52And here, they're also trying to find out our
0:11:52 > 0:11:52reactions to the pods.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Today, there were more passengers.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56So far, thousands have tried them out.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00The vehicle itself feels much larger than I thought it was going to do.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It felt very safe.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05The vehicle itself was very cautious, it was very aware
0:12:05 > 0:12:06of its surroundings.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I didn't feel at any point that we came up to an obstacle
0:12:09 > 0:12:11and it wasn't going to stop.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17All in all, it was a really good experience.
0:12:17 > 0:12:24We have already got some form of it so I reckon in the next under five
0:12:24 > 0:12:28years, I think there is a Chancellor.Seen them all around
0:12:28 > 0:12:33town. First time in it, I felt quite safe, cautious driver, that was
0:12:33 > 0:12:37good. I have been following the technology for a while so exciting
0:12:37 > 0:12:40to finally get in one.Although our pods today was misbehaving
0:12:40 > 0:12:45initially. According to those behind the scheme, the technology has
0:12:45 > 0:12:49performed well, even in the recent poor weather and Greenwich has been
0:12:49 > 0:12:53a test-bed for new driverless technology. This was a shopping
0:12:53 > 0:12:58company test in Woolwich. Of those people who use these pods in
0:12:58 > 0:13:04Greenwich, 47% had a positive experience. 43% had concerns. Maybe
0:13:04 > 0:13:09around cyber security and road safety. And driverless technology
0:13:09 > 0:13:14has been in the headlines after a pedestrian died after being hit by a
0:13:14 > 0:13:18self-driving car in the US. Some have called that a wake-up call for
0:13:18 > 0:13:22the industry. Others say the technology should not yet be the
0:13:22 > 0:13:27roads. Here, they believe the system is safe and there have been no
0:13:27 > 0:13:32incidents.These pods safe? Yes, safety is always going to be a
0:13:32 > 0:13:36priority, especially in the development of the vehicles and the
0:13:36 > 0:13:38trials we are developing at the moment. And we have got a lot of
0:13:38 > 0:13:42work to do to develop trust and people need to build trust in these
0:13:42 > 0:13:46vehicles and the technology.London still wants to be at the forefront
0:13:46 > 0:13:50of this new technology. There is still some way to go to convince
0:13:50 > 0:13:59everyone that this is the future of transport. Yes, it appears the jury
0:13:59 > 0:14:01is still out!
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Farmers across the Home Counties are urging dog owners to be more
0:14:03 > 0:14:05responsible following an increase in the number of
0:14:05 > 0:14:07attacks on livestock.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09It's claimed that the increase could - in part - be
0:14:09 > 0:14:11down to a ban on dogs in some parks.
0:14:11 > 0:14:20From Hertfordshire, Sarah Harris reports.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26Yes, it is a vulnerable time for these sheep because it is lambing
0:14:26 > 0:14:33time. Look at the latest additions, two twin lambs, they were asleep and
0:14:33 > 0:14:39feeding, born this time yesterday. There were many more, many more will
0:14:39 > 0:14:43be born tonight. So as you can see, farmers in the Home Counties and the
0:14:43 > 0:14:49sheep have enough on their plate without worrying about out control
0:14:49 > 0:14:55dogs and it is a problem for farmers living fairly close to London.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Three times in as many years, Tim's sheep, kept in the countryside
0:14:58 > 0:15:00close to Watford, have been attacked by dogs.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02The scale of such incidents is huge.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Police were called to a nearby farm this week where two dogs took out
0:15:05 > 0:15:09almost the entire flock.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12There was a total of 13 sheep, being a mixture of fully grown ewes
0:15:12 > 0:15:15and newly born lambs that had been slaughtered and there are a further
0:15:15 > 0:15:19six lambs that the farmer was able to take back to the farm that had
0:15:19 > 0:15:25been injured, some of them quite severely.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Legal proceedings are ongoing against the owner and the pictures
0:15:29 > 0:15:31are too harrowing to broadcast but the research shows
0:15:31 > 0:15:34there are thousands of attacks in the countryside around
0:15:34 > 0:15:38London every year.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Recent changes to the law made it easier for councils and other
0:15:42 > 0:15:44landlords to ban dogs altogether from recreation grounds
0:15:44 > 0:15:49and other public spaces.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53According to the Kennel Club, that is what is making people
0:15:53 > 0:15:55with dogs go out to the countryside at weekends, where things
0:15:55 > 0:16:00can get out of control.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Tim doesn't just keep sheep, he also advises the Government
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and the police on how to deal with the problem of
0:16:05 > 0:16:09livestock worrying.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14He says it often boils down to the owner's naivete.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16People are walking a dog and it's not under control,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19on a lead, and they see sheep, the dogs see sheep,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22the run off and attack and the owner can't recall it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28Because the dog is going back into primitive hunting mode.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29And this is all dogs.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31This isn't particular types of dogs.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35This is large, small, all breeds.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38And it's simply, in this case, the owners just do not understand
0:16:38 > 0:16:45that their dog will go back to its hunting instincts.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Very seldom is it the fault of the dog.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49With Easter coming up, the police are keen to get
0:16:49 > 0:16:52the message across for owners to keep their dogs on a lead
0:16:52 > 0:16:53in the countryside.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56If things do get out of hand, they may face criminal charges.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02Sarah Harris, BBC London News.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05If you've just tuned in, welcome.
0:17:05 > 0:17:12This is what's still to come on the programme.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15This is Nile Rodgers, and just want to say that I will be coming up
0:17:15 > 0:17:21later on to talk about music in London. Which is awesome! One,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24two... Fake out!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29A memorial has been laid in honour of two
0:17:29 > 0:17:31soldiers from Islington, who were awarded the Victoria Cross
0:17:31 > 0:17:36in the First World War.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Lance Corporal John Sayer single-handedly defended an outpost
0:17:38 > 0:17:40in Northern France - and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Roberts
0:17:40 > 0:17:47led a counter attack against the enemy.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Charlotte Franks was at the ceremony.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It was where some of the bloodiest battles were fought
0:17:51 > 0:18:00during the First World War.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Millions died on the Western front, amid the lines of mud trenches
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and fortifications dug to prevent the enemy from advancing.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Lieutenant Colonel Frank Roberts lived in Highbury.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10But, in 1914, 26 years old, he left to fight on the front in France.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13On one occasion, the enemy attacked a nearby village,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15but Lieutenant Roberts led a counterattack, driving them
0:18:15 > 0:18:18away temporarily so that troops could withdraw.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23The fight was basically around the church.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29But you've only got to look at the commendation,
0:18:29 > 0:18:37the number of people killed.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38The number of people he took prisoner.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40For his courage, he received a Victoria Cross.
0:18:40 > 0:18:48John Sayer, also from Islington, single-handedly seized and defended
0:18:48 > 0:18:50a strategic post close to the Hindenberg line
0:18:50 > 0:18:52in northern France in 1918.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55For this deed, he too was awarded the VC.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56LAST POST
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Today, both soldiers were remembered
0:18:58 > 0:19:02by their families as memorials
0:19:02 > 0:19:05were unveiled in Islington to mark the sacrifice they made fighting
0:19:05 > 0:19:11on the Western front.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13The countryside was churned up by heavy shelling from both sides.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14It was covered in barbed wire.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19The weather made the ground impossible, in many places.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But in spite of of those conditions, John Sayer would never
0:19:22 > 0:19:24forget his family, writing to his children on each
0:19:24 > 0:19:25of their birthdays.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Dear Eric, I am writing this hoping you will get it on your birthday,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31to wish you many happy returns...
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The letter is very quiet and personal, and it makes no
0:19:34 > 0:19:38mention, really, of war.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And what he must have been going through at that time.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45It is hoped that by laying these stones, the memory of both soldiers'
0:19:45 > 0:19:48achievements will be kept alive, as well as educating future
0:19:48 > 0:19:48generations about the Great War.
0:19:48 > 0:19:57Charlotte Franks, BBC London News.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Two very brave soldiers.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02More than 10% of children are believed to spend over
0:20:02 > 0:20:04six hours a day online.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06So a project in south London is using netball
0:20:06 > 0:20:09to educate young people on staying safe when they use social media,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12as well as encouraging them to be more active.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And today Netball 4 Change received official backing
0:20:14 > 0:20:17from Sport Relief and the Mayor.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Chris Slegg can tell us more.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Netball at the Harris Academy School in Peckham today.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26But netball with a difference.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Each training drill here is designed to teach youngsters
0:20:29 > 0:20:32about using social media safely.
0:20:32 > 0:20:41It seems the message is getting through.
0:20:41 > 0:20:50In a netball match, if you try to tackle, you've got to be
0:20:50 > 0:20:52careful of who you pass to.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53It's the same thing, you have to be careful
0:20:53 > 0:20:55of what you post as well.
0:20:55 > 0:20:5711-year-old Mariah estimates she spends 30 hours a week online.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Is it good to just put the phone down and
0:21:00 > 0:21:01play a bit of sport?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Yeah, it really is.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04The screen is really bad for your eyes.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06You being sporty and getting out here, meeting new
0:21:06 > 0:21:07friends, it is a lot better.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Today, the Mayor announced a total of £8.8
0:21:09 > 0:21:12million of funding will be made available to projects like this one
0:21:12 > 0:21:13over the next three years.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15We have learned that actually you can't
0:21:15 > 0:21:17always teach young people things in the classroom.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Sometimes you have to take them outside the classroom.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Sport is a phenomenal way to learn all sorts of life skills.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Obesity levels have been going up for a
0:21:27 > 0:21:29while, activity levels have been coming down.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Have you been too slow to act on this?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Well, I'm really concerned about a number of things
0:21:33 > 0:21:35in relation to the health and well-being of Londoners.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Too many people live in their own communities
0:21:37 > 0:21:38and don't mix and mingle.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Sport is a fantastic way of reducing isolation,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44as a way of making mates, as a way of people from different backgrounds
0:21:44 > 0:21:45getting to know each other.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48£3.3 million comes from a partnership
0:21:48 > 0:21:51with Sport Relief, Comic Relief's biannual fundraising campaign.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The confidence these young people
0:21:57 > 0:21:59are getting from playing netball, and the lessons around social media
0:21:59 > 0:22:00they are learning, have been really important.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We are looking forward to funding more projects like this
0:22:03 > 0:22:04across London over the next three years.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Netball 4 Change, affecting a positive change in Peckham.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16The Multi-Grammy Award winning artist and producer Nile Rodgers
0:22:16 > 0:22:23is putting on a music masterclass for a group of young Londoners.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25They've all survived cancer - like Rodgers himself - and tonight
0:22:25 > 0:22:27in just over an hour's time, they'll be performing
0:22:27 > 0:22:30at the Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Here's Emma North.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Some of these people have never picked up an instrument before in
0:22:37 > 0:22:41their lives. But with just an hour's tuition they were reworking one of
0:22:41 > 0:22:53that one Chic's greatest hits. And Nile Rodgers was impressed.Have you
0:22:53 > 0:22:57really not played guitar before? Who was playing guitar? Really!? OK, I
0:22:57 > 0:23:03give up. I have been doing this for 40 years. Give me a break.All of
0:23:03 > 0:23:08these young people have, or have heart, cancer. Today, they were just
0:23:08 > 0:23:12people coming together to enjoy themselves and learn.My mum is
0:23:12 > 0:23:20obsessed with Nile Rodgers, of course. She is so proud. Keep going,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23if people want to talk about it, definitely, but I am all for the
0:23:23 > 0:23:30future.Who did the lyrics?Nile Rodgers has had cancer as well,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33twice. He is somebody that understands just how powerful music
0:23:33 > 0:23:39can be.It was actually a huge distraction from the fear that comes
0:23:39 > 0:23:44along with cancer. Inevitably, we are all going to go through that
0:23:44 > 0:23:51terrifying period. But a group called Daft Punk came into my life.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56I did the record, Get Lucky. I sort of made this promise to myself that
0:23:56 > 0:24:01I was going to make more songs than I have ever written in my life. I
0:24:01 > 0:24:09was going to do more lives shows, do more collaborations. I kept going
0:24:09 > 0:24:14and going.That creativity is still going at full throttle. As well as
0:24:14 > 0:24:19bringing his and Chic's joyful disco funk to the Albert Hall, he is in
0:24:19 > 0:24:23London and working. What are you doing at Abbey Road?I am waking
0:24:23 > 0:24:29every single day that I have been here. I have been writing with
0:24:29 > 0:24:33phenomenal writers and artists. Because of the wonderful people that
0:24:33 > 0:24:45I am surrounded with. I mean, I just finished a session an hour ago. It
0:24:45 > 0:24:53has been like that every day, nonstop.Thank you very much.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Good luck to everybody.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Now let's check on the Weather with Tomasz Schafernaker.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04It has been pretty good today? Beautiful, blue skies. This is from
0:25:04 > 0:25:08one of the weather watchers. This is from Hornchurch.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16The next few days, a little changeable. At the moment, we have
0:25:16 > 0:25:20clear skies earlier on today, but clouds are streaming in. Over the
0:25:20 > 0:25:23next few days there will probably be a bit of rain around, but not an
0:25:23 > 0:25:26awful lot. Not much happening on the weather front tonight. Cloud and a
0:25:26 > 0:25:31fuse spots of rain to the east of London. One thing you will notice
0:25:31 > 0:25:35tomorrow morning is just how mild that is going to be. 5 degrees. That
0:25:35 > 0:25:39is not particularly warm, but we have had frosts for so long and this
0:25:39 > 0:25:43is the first day, the first morning, it will be frost free. Very nice out
0:25:43 > 0:25:46there. Cloudy for a time in the morning. The cloud will not be very
0:25:46 > 0:25:50thick during the course of the day, Laois and sun shine through.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Tomorrow, we can summarise this as very pleasant spring, a bright day,
0:25:55 > 0:26:00temperatures might get up to 30 Celsius in one two spots. Here is
0:26:00 > 0:26:04some rain first thing on Friday morning. A light shade of blue. In
0:26:04 > 0:26:08the afternoon, the sun should come out. It will feel a little bit
0:26:08 > 0:26:12fresher on Friday. Temperatures will not be much different. More of a
0:26:12 > 0:26:17breeze out there. A bright and breezy enter the working week. As we
0:26:17 > 0:26:20head to the rest of Friday and into Saturday, there will be weather
0:26:20 > 0:26:26systems circling the UK, but never really quite going across us, at
0:26:26 > 0:26:30least in the south. The weekend is actually not looking too bad for
0:26:30 > 0:26:34most of us. Looking at the weather outlook as we head into the weekend
0:26:34 > 0:26:38into next week, I will mention one thing, in the run-up to Easter there
0:26:38 > 0:26:43is an indication that things could turn really cold once again. Still,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47just a possibility. Something worth highlighting.Thanks for a great
0:26:47 > 0:26:54weather forecast and great tie.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Before we go this Wednesday evening - a quick reminder
0:26:58 > 0:26:59of the main news headlines.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01More than a million NHS staff, including nurses,
0:27:01 > 0:27:03porters and paramedics, have been offered a pay rise,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05worth at least 6.5% over the three years.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Some of the lowest paid workers, will get an increase of nearly 30%.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11An academic who created an app which harvested data from 50 million
0:27:11 > 0:27:13users claims he's been made "a scapegoat" for both
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Facebook and the consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17A senior Metropolitan Police Officer says the large rise
0:27:17 > 0:27:22in knife crime isn't causing the outrage it should.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26He fears it's because many victims are from the black community.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27Eight people have been fatally stabbed or shot
0:27:27 > 0:27:34in the London in the last week.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36That's BBC London news for now.
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