:00:00. > :00:12.cross-party moment to defeat pro-Brexit MPs in the election.
:00:13. > :00:18.Four drivers have admitted falling asleep while operating
:00:19. > :00:20.trams in Croydon where seven people were killed
:00:21. > :00:25.A BBC investigation has also discovered a failure with a safety
:00:26. > :00:29.device that wasn't reported to the regulator and three
:00:30. > :00:34.The tram operators said they were satisfied the controls
:00:35. > :00:36.were safe and that driver fatigue was monitored.
:00:37. > :00:52.A speeding tram. No emergency braking. The disaster here where
:00:53. > :00:56.seven people were killed, over 50 injured. Have you fallen asleep?
:00:57. > :01:00.Yeah. It's happened to me once in ten years. How many drivers do you
:01:01. > :01:05.think have fallen asleep in the cab? I would have to say most drivers
:01:06. > :01:09.have at some point in their careers. He's admitting what many would
:01:10. > :01:15.consider gross misconduct because of this. It's called the traction brake
:01:16. > :01:19.controller or TBC, the driving lever that powers the tram. Inside, the
:01:20. > :01:24.safety device known as the dead man's handle. This driver says when
:01:25. > :01:30.he fell asleep, it didn't work. Was there an alarm? No. Was there any
:01:31. > :01:34.emergency braking? No, none whatsoever. My hand remained on the
:01:35. > :01:39.TBC. That was enough to keep the dead man's handle from being
:01:40. > :01:43.activated. Why aren't drivers telling the operators what's going
:01:44. > :01:50.wrong? If we were to come forward and say, excuse me, I fell asleep, I
:01:51. > :01:56.think you would just be dismissed. Four drivers have told the BBC
:01:57. > :02:01.they'd fallen asleep in the cab. Send it off to TfL. They asked us to
:02:02. > :02:06.watch this footage again. A tram driver who appears to be asleep.
:02:07. > :02:11.There's no alarm, no emergency brakes. Is he going to stop the
:02:12. > :02:16.tram... He's in and out of the sleep. He's coming to and starting
:02:17. > :02:21.to doze and coming to and starting to doze. Why was there no alarm, why
:02:22. > :02:26.was there no braking? Well, because if he were to completely pass out,
:02:27. > :02:30.if he were to completely lose consciousness, he'd relax his grip.
:02:31. > :02:34.But it's OK just to slightly doze in and out like we saw on the footage?
:02:35. > :02:41.No, of course it's not all right. The company who operates the trams
:02:42. > :02:47.for TfL, tram operations Ltd says strive fatigue is monitored ant on
:02:48. > :02:51.the driver safety device says it's satisfied the controls are fully
:02:52. > :02:56.functional. We can also reveal at least three trams have been recorded
:02:57. > :03:03.speeding since the derailment. One was travelling at 60 kilometres per
:03:04. > :03:08.hour in a 50 zone. The operator told us it had increased speed checks
:03:09. > :03:14.since the crash. It's changed my life. He did everything for us...
:03:15. > :03:18.Still waiting for answers, the families of those who died. My
:03:19. > :03:24.daughters are just devastated. What is the one question you want
:03:25. > :03:31.answering? Why? Why? Investigators are trying to answer that question.
:03:32. > :03:34.To piece together a disaster that changed so many lives. Ed Thomas,
:03:35. > :03:38.BBC London News. Turning to the election; it's
:03:39. > :03:40.expected to be a tough fight There's been speculation
:03:41. > :03:45.the party is strategically targeting its resources by only
:03:46. > :03:47.fielding candidates where Like in Rainham, where our
:03:48. > :03:59.political correspondent It would be fair to say election
:04:00. > :04:05.fever's not kicked in at the working men's club yet. Here, they don't
:04:06. > :04:09.have a high opinion of politicians. This constituency was the most
:04:10. > :04:18.pro-Brexit in the capital. That is good because it should be out of the
:04:19. > :04:25.EU because they're trying to get people to pay out more money, people
:04:26. > :04:29.who haven't got money. Out of Europe definitely. We are paying all that
:04:30. > :04:33.money getting into it when that money could go to schools and
:04:34. > :04:39.hospitals. Are there signs this area could give Ukip a chance of their
:04:40. > :04:43.first London seat? You can see why Ukip might target this area, in the
:04:44. > :04:47.EU referendum this constituency voted 70-30 in favour of Brexit.
:04:48. > :04:52.Also, they came second here in the general election last time around.
:04:53. > :04:58.With Brexit already under way, could they have missed their chance? Not
:04:59. > :05:05.at all According To Peter Harris, runner-up here in 2015 and running
:05:06. > :05:10.again. This time we could do it. We have an MP that's backed remain, he
:05:11. > :05:15.backed Corbyn as well, nominated him for the leadership, and then we have
:05:16. > :05:19.an electorate here which voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU. The
:05:20. > :05:24.Tories too have high hopes here despite never having won this
:05:25. > :05:29.constituency. I say I've believed in Brexit all my adult life. If you
:05:30. > :05:33.want Brexit, you have to vote for Conservatives. This is the man
:05:34. > :05:38.they're aiming to topple winning in 2015. He's aware of the challenge,
:05:39. > :05:43.but keen to put issues other than Brexit at the front of the campaign.
:05:44. > :05:47.Health, school cuts in terms of the schools across the whole
:05:48. > :05:50.constituency, some of the infrastructure, housing issues, the
:05:51. > :05:53.real meat and potatoes of a real campaign that should be front and
:05:54. > :05:57.centre. It's a slight distraction Brexit but I take the point that a
:05:58. > :06:03.lot of people voted for Brexit. People will have to work hard to
:06:04. > :06:06.enthuse Chris and Brian if they want to get to Westminster.
:06:07. > :06:09.And talking tactical manoeuvres, Tolu Adayoye is here.
:06:10. > :06:13.Suggestions of Ukip withdrawing their candidate in Vauxhall?
:06:14. > :06:18.Paul Nuttall suggested yesterday they wouldn't go up against Kate
:06:19. > :06:23.Hoey Labour's current MP who's been there since 1989. She's got a huge
:06:24. > :06:26.majority there. But, during the run-up to the referendum, she was a
:06:27. > :06:31.leave campaigner which was obviously against what a lot of people voted
:06:32. > :06:35.for in Vauxhall. So Ukip could look to prop her votes up if it comes to
:06:36. > :06:39.it. For her part, she said she doesn't need the help of Ukip or
:06:40. > :06:44.anyone else. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems were in Vauxhall today. They say
:06:45. > :06:47.they are going to target that seat for that reason that people will
:06:48. > :06:52.vote wanting to remain and their MP wanted to leave. They even put out
:06:53. > :06:57.this leaflet saying essentially a vote for Kate Hoey was a vote for
:06:58. > :07:00.Ukip. Now, Vauxhall isn't the only place where these kind of
:07:01. > :07:04.discussions over whether to field candidates, so it will be
:07:05. > :07:09.interesting to see what happens over the coming days.
:07:10. > :07:11.The Metropolitan Police now has a dedicated unit
:07:12. > :07:15.It hopes to improve the force's response to internet abuse.
:07:16. > :07:18.Launching the hub today, the Mayor told us he's
:07:19. > :07:27.Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent Nick Beake.
:07:28. > :07:33.This lady is from Forest Gate in East London. She was invited to the
:07:34. > :07:37.European Parliament in France for a debate on refugees. Her views were
:07:38. > :07:44.forthright, calling for countries which once had empires to pay
:07:45. > :07:48.compensation. To pay reparations to the countries they previously
:07:49. > :07:55.colonised within the last 80 years. After that clip was posted, she
:07:56. > :07:58.received a barrage of abuse. A lot more controlling and online abuse
:07:59. > :08:03.from people I'd never met before, called me the N word asking me to
:08:04. > :08:07.die, kill myself, exterminate all black people. And here is another
:08:08. > :08:13.Londoner who's been targeted because of the colour of his skin. There are
:08:14. > :08:20.people hurling abuse at me online thinking that there is a veil of
:08:21. > :08:27.anonymity and thinking action won't be taken against them. Racial hate
:08:28. > :08:31.crime went up 18% last year. Met figures show that 2-5% of offences
:08:32. > :08:35.reported are carried out online. City Hall is concerned much Internet
:08:36. > :08:41.abuse goes unreported. So the Mayor is setting up a police unit to
:08:42. > :08:46.tackle it, the first of its kind. Millions of us are online these days
:08:47. > :08:50.and an abusive message can be sent in seconds. This unit to target
:08:51. > :08:54.online hate crime will comprise just five police officers, so there's a
:08:55. > :08:58.limit to what they can achieve. Many people believe it's the big social
:08:59. > :09:04.media companies that need to do more. Today bosses from Facebook and
:09:05. > :09:08.Twitter came to a conference on hate crime at City Hall. The companies
:09:09. > :09:13.insist they are trying to reduce abuse sent on their platforms and
:09:14. > :09:17.are working with the police. But many campaigners want them to take
:09:18. > :09:22.tougher action on those who spread hate online.
:09:23. > :09:28.And I'll leave you with Elizabeth Rizzini for a check on the weather.
:09:29. > :09:33.It might be the last week of April but it will feel very much as if we
:09:34. > :09:38.are plunging back into winter. It was a nice day today. Lots of
:09:39. > :09:41.sunshine around at first then as we headed through the afternoon, we had
:09:42. > :09:45.thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain. That was a cold front. As you
:09:46. > :09:51.would expect, behind that, there is much colder air.
:09:52. > :09:56.It will be feeling much chillier and there'll be frosty nights as well,
:09:57. > :09:58.gardeners take note. Tuesday and Wednesday, heavy showers, possibly
:09:59. > :10:01.wintry over the higher ground. Then as we head towards the end of the
:10:02. > :10:06.working week, temperatures will start to recover. Overnight, we've
:10:07. > :10:14.got clear skies, temperatures falling away quickly.
:10:15. > :10:23.The start of the day tomorrow, we'll have a widespread frost. You have to
:10:24. > :10:29.be up early in the morning to see any of that frost. Lots of sunshine
:10:30. > :10:32.around through the morning and the air feeling bracingly cold. Through
:10:33. > :10:36.the afternoon, we are looking at heavy showers. We could get thunder
:10:37. > :10:40.and hail from some of the showers, possibly a bit of sleep through the
:10:41. > :10:46.tops of the Chilterns and over the Downs. Highs of 13. More showers but
:10:47. > :10:49.also some brighter spells on Wednesday, still feeling cold. By
:10:50. > :10:53.Thursday and Friday, it's cloudier but temperatures will start to pick
:10:54. > :10:57.up once more. Over the weekend, temperatures will be back to where
:10:58. > :11:00.they should be at this time of year. A dry start to the weekend but
:11:01. > :11:02.because it's the Bank Holiday, of course, there'll be the threat of
:11:03. > :11:05.some rain. More with the national some rain. More with the national
:11:06. > :11:08.forecast now.