02/03/2017 London News

general and as it is World Book Day we have the writer and illustrator,

Raymond Good evening.

I'm Asad Ahmad. A criminal who BBC London exposed

for being behind what's described as "the largest job scam in London"

to date - is still defrauding Londoners out

of thousands of pounds. John Phillips promises job-seekers

and the unemployed well-paid jobs - Several months ago,

we uncovered his scam. But he's managed to escape justice,

and continues to make This exclusive report

is from Guy Lynn. I don't know what

you're talking about. This was a criminal we

tracked down last October, Now we have discovered

he is still up to Welcome.

I am John Phillips. John Phillips, fraudster and thief,

who we exposed conning job-seekers like these

with fake jobs for a fee. I got scammed really,

really badly, Four months ago, we went undercover

posing as a job-seeker to see how Phillips preyed on those

who posted CVs on job websites. He told us he was the

manager of a large HR To start work,

applicants had to pay him upfront fees of hundreds

of pounds for bogus jobs. Part of them doing the work

for him involved bringing in others who were also

looking for jobs. They ended up falling victim

to the scam as well. We want to find a way

to make money... We secretly recorded

him masterminding the scam outside and collecting any

cash that was handed over. I don't know what

you're talking about. You don't know what

we're talking about? We have been recording you over

the last few months. Phillips was exposed

on the BBC in October but we can tonight reveal he then carried

on as if nothing had happened, ripping off

many more Londoners. In October, he told

applicants is name was Or Nathan Phillips.

Sometimes, Bill Barnett. Now we can reveal he

has metamorphosized And if you want to

know what it feels like to be ripped off by him,

ask these two, who do not want to be Both have been conned

in the last few weeks. It was just horrible

to deal with it and you just feel like everything comes

crashing down around you. I was crying because

it is kind of hard when you think you have finally

found a job and then it Scores of people have now

reported this scam to the Metropolitan Police

and Action Fraud. This former Met Detective Chief

Inspector is appalled I would say that Mr

Phillips is probably one of the more serious

and persistent offenders I have seen

operating in this field. To be going for so long,

to have so many victims, there is no reason

why he should not be We have had a tip-off

that Mr Phillips is doing some job interviews

here in Covent Garden, potentially to scam more people

of hundreds of pounds. What we're going to do is give him

a bit of a surprise. You have now changed

your name, I believe, You changed your name

to another name, have you? You're continuing

to defraud Londoners, Mr Phillips' scam has

been described as Why is it you seem

to think it is OK to keep defrauding

Londoners in this way? I do not know what

you're talking about. Unfortunately, the BBC cannot

physically stop him. Goodbye to you.

Goodbye. We are warning the authorities

and London's job-seekers An 80-year-old woman has been found

murdered in a garage, in an allotment where she worked

in north west London. Leah Adri-Soejoko was discovered

in a lock-up on Tuesday. She was known as everyone's

grandmother and a pillar Today, friends were in shock

at the news of the murder. When you needed something,

you'd go to her. Just after 2am on Tuesday,

Leah's body was found at Colindale The popular grandmother

was secretary of the Barnet Police say she was a very active

80-year-old who loved She is a really active for 80 years

old, in and around the allotments, There are 90 allotment

plots at Colindale. Today, police have been searching

the site for clues and carrying out Police say they do not have any

clues yet about who murdered Leah. They are investigating reports rough

sleepers got onto allotments through this hole in the fence

and are trying to find out who was responsible

for a spate of thefts We're appealing to anyone who saw

Leah here, particularly on Monday. She wore black boots

with white spots, pink piping Her friends spoke to her

on the phone at 2.30pm on Monday. Were you are on the

allotments on Monday? Police say they are not saying

exactly how Leah was murdered for operational reasons,

but they say the much loved 80 year old lost her life in the most tragic

way possible and the killer A number of residents

in Brondesbury Park are spending tonight away from their homes,

after a suspected World War II bomb Louisa Preston is there for us

now with the latest. The building site is just behind the

houses behind me. The army trucks are here tonight. They are on site

now, trying to make that bomb safe. This is an extremely residential

area and all of the homes have been evacuated today. Many people have

been asked to leave their homes. Some were allowed back in to collect

belongings, but most of them are spending the evening in hotels and B

and Bs. There is a refuge centre for some residence. I spoke to some of

them. They are dealing with it safely, it's just inconvenient. It's

for security purposes but it's annoying. I've just come off a

flight from New Zealand so I was keen to sleep in my own bed. This is

a World War II bomb. What else do we know about the device? Yes, it's a

World War II bomb and it's believed to be about 500lb. It's a big bomb.

London Fire Brigade sent out these pictures which give an illustration

of how big the bomb is. There's a spade and it gives you an idea how

big that bomb is in relation to what the size of the spade is. The army

has released a picture tonight. Another illustration of what they

are dealing with tonight. Some schools in the area will possibly be

shut tomorrow, but the council is saying all parents will be contacted

if schools are evacuated. We are being told this problem won't be

solved until by tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. People will be out

if they have evacuated their homes, until tomorrow.

Inspectors have criticised the Metropolitan Police for "failing

vulnerable people" - particularly children

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary published a scathing

report into policing in England and Wales - and it told the Met it

The force is short of 700 detectives, but today,

senior officers said the assessment was unfair.

But I think today's report, looking at the breadth of policing, misses

some of the challenges we are facing today.

It doesn't pick up on the fact that we are putting many more

resources into counterterrorism, particularly firearms officers.

We have spoken about that regularly, the

600 extra officers to help protect Londoners.

And it doesn't really talk about those difficult choices

We're squeezing resources, making sure we put

our officers in the best place possible to protect Londoners from

That's it for now from me, but let's find out what

Tomorrow morning, it will get off took a wet start. It's dry now.

Rainfall will push up as we go through the night. Temperatures are

not going down much further from where they are at the moment. 4-6dC.

Breezy as we start the day tomorrow. Not as windy as today. This is the

morning rain. It will be a wet commute. Into the afternoon, turning

drier and brighter. It may get warmer than this. We may see 13, or

14 Celsius. This is the start of the weekend. There's no guarantee of a

spell of rain on Saturday morning, but it's a possibility, clearing to

a few showers. Part two of the weekend, we have more rain in the

forecast. Rain at times this weekend, not all the