23/05/2017 London News

Flags are flying at half mast in the capital and hundreds

gathered at impromptu vigils to show their solidarity

Londoners know only too well the horrors of a terror attack.

The device used having echoes of the 7/7 bombings.

This evening, multi-faith leaders in the capital condemned the attack,

A minute's silence for those affected by the Manchester tragedy.

Multi-faith leaders gathered at Central Mosque in London

I think it's very important for us, as one

nation, whatever background, colour, religion or faith we are, we

And it is very important that we remain

Despite the fact that they are evil people who commit such terrible

acts, that most of us, most people of all communities

want to live in harmony with each other.

In Trafalgar Square as well, people gathered.

A vigil was organised to remember those killed in Manchester.

I was on duty at 7/7 at King's Cross working

And it sort of hit home when I woke up this morning and saw

the news and my first thoughts were, people stood with me when I was at

my lowest all around the world, saying we stand with London, and I

wanted to do the same for people in Manchester.

Phil Duckworth was badly injured in the 7/7 attack.

For him, it also triggered the worst kind of

Total shock, I could not believe it was happening all

And I think my initial reaction was, basically, I didn't want

He knows - because his wife went through it - what the

families with those missing are suffering.

I was a missing person for quite a long time and it

is hard, very hard, hearing how difficult

and the search for you, not having information to find sort

of a loved-one and how to go about that.

And that is where I really feel it is

hard to deal with, to think about the people

hard to deal with, to think about the people in Manchester

Across London, flags were lowered on public

buildings and there was this message from the Mayor.

Londoners have been through attacks recently on their

own city, but today, it was another city in their thoughts.

These were some of the messages for the people of

Be strong, be united, don't let them win.

I know it's a load of cliches, but it's a cliche for a reason.

Yeah, you know, we're with you, Manchester.

So the best thing is to stick together and be strong.

Anyone who attacks young girls is disgusting.

And if they want to bring the fight to us, they

bring the fight to us, but don't take it to little girls.

A country united in the face of tragedy.

Londoners may have already noticed an increased police

presence in the capital, but that's set to change.

And yes, with the heightened risk, things will look very different for

tomorrow morning. In practical terms, soldiers will replace armed

officers in some of the prominent public places as part of a

long-standing plans -- plan to free up the Armed Forces to work on

operations relating to terror. It is called operation temper.

They will be placed in public places and at some police cordons. We have

a number of big sporting events, the FA Cup final at Wembley, a big rugby

final at Twickenham and we know that the security will be more robust.

Fans being asked to arrive early so they can have their bags searched,

to try to prevent and make sure people are kept safe. Earlier, we

spoke to a terra specialist who told is a bit about what will be going on

behind-the-scenes and who asked for the public to be vigilant. How can

the services respond to this, the security services? These plans and

procedures are well practised and hopefully we'll execute them well so

there is a lot of activity behind-the-scenes. In order to make

those physical and system assets more effective, we have to have

members of the public, so it is the soft power of counterterrorism and

if they are not paying attention, you certainly do not want them to

feel afraid but if they're not aware and alert, it makes us less

effective. This attack is two months after Westminster which is still

fresh in our minds. Yes, this was a more sophisticated attack,

Westminster was a knife and a car and somebody here has built a bomb

and detonated it, possibly part of a week larger group. It takes us back

to the bombings of 7/7. The Metropolitan Police will share that

information with Manchester and looking at their tactics to avoid

this kind of attack. Thank you very much.

In other news: A family who were housing at least 26

migrants in appalling conditions in North West London are due to be

sentenced for breaching housing regulations.

The tenants were paying up to ?70 a week for rooms

jammed with bunk beds, with one occupant sleeping

In court today, because they were responsible for property in

condition is described as appalling. And we filmed back in July as Brent

Council raided a four bedroomed semi in Wembley. Inside, inspectors found

at least 26 people had been living here and bunk beds were packed into

almost every room. The tenants here has been paying between ?40 to ?70 a

week. Six sleeping spaces. Outside, in the back garden, there was a shed

with a woman living but inside as well. Today, the owners and managers

of this property were convicted of or admitted multiple breaches of the

regulations on housing standards. And in court to witness this,

officers from Brent Council involved in this raid. It was disgraceful.

And there were six men are living in box bedrooms, but we bunk beds in

each room. When we went out into the back garden, we found a shack which

was literally a shack with tarpaulin and timber but together with a lady

living in it. It cannot believe it, it was disgraceful. ?600 of rent was

taken from this property and clearly somebody was making a lot of money

by exploiting tenants and providing them with it -- appalling living

conditions. The court heard that the rent was collected and they would

have known about this date of the property they helped to manage.

Would you like to live in these conditions in Muirhouse? Would you

like to live in those conditions? There will be sentenced at Harrow

Crown Court. It's being called a "health

emergency", and London regularly breaches legal limits

for air quality. Now, researchers at Imperial College

London have shown why diesel fumes It is not news that

diesel fumes are a harm It's estimated they contribute

to the premature deaths of more And cleaning the capital's air

has become a political In October, the most polluting cars

will pay a so-called toxicity charge An ultra-low emission zone

will follow in two years' time. Today, researchers from Imperial

College have published research which shows how diesel particles

attack the lungs and They activate receptors on the nerve

endings that tell you to cough. Basically, they directly activate

receptors which cause This is a problem for everybody,

but more of a problem for those who have asthma

and respiratory conditions. Just ten days ago, doctors

demonstrated at Downing Street, calling for more to be done

to tackle the issue. The Mayor, of course, wants

the government to pay people to Data shows that in schools

and nurseries, the air quality levels are way above the legal limit

and I want to see those driven down so that no school and nursery has

levels that breach world so that no school and nursery has

levels that breach World The team at Imperial

hope their research will lead to the issue of pollution moving up

the political agenda. Well, as we've been hearing,

last night's horrific events are even more shocking

because of the high number So what about parents concerned

about what to say to their kids, who may be confused,

upset or distressed by what they're seeing on television

or on social media? With more details, here's

Katharine Carpenter. Would you want to go for that? Like

many parents, waking to the News of the terror attack on Manchester

Arena, Amanda Dawson wondered how to broach it with her ten-year-old son.

They have tickets for the same concert at London's O2 Arena on

Thursday so it felt very close to home. The first thing he wanted to

do was to watch it on the news for himself. There is that disbelief

when you hear something and when you see it, it becomes real. So that is

how our conversation went. And you were really quite angry this

morning. I was very curious, I just want to watch it on the news. I was

just curious about what happens mainly. This is Newsround. We are

waking up to the news that there was an attack last night... Some news

programmes and websites have content that might help parents explain to

their children what is going on in the world, but with so many

upsetting headlines on television and social media, what advice is

therefore parents talking to their children? The NSPCC say to listen

carefully to a child's fears and worries and to reassurance and

avoid, located explanations that could be frightening and confusing.

Because of these events and children have been victims, children feel

much closer to these events and they are more emotionally traumatised.

They think they are more likely to become a victim is as a consequence

and as a result of that, they have high levels of anxiety and they need

additional support to be able to address the worries they have. It

can be heartbreaking to hear these bombings and terrorist attacks, it

is quite heartbreaking, it just makes you question what is next. I

want them to go out and enjoy what London has to offer and not feeling

scared every time they get on the Jupiter or if they go to a big event

like that. To reinforce that message, Amanda says she'd and has

somewhat to see Ariana Grande and concert and their weightings to find

out if the concert on Thursday is still going ahead. -- and they are

waiting to find out. And there's more information

and advice about how to talk to children about recent events

on the BBC Newsround website. I'll wish you a very

goodnight now and leave you with Elizabeth Rizzini,

for a check on the weather. They pretty enter the day with a lot

of sunset pictures from across the capital. There will be more sunshine

but as we had to be the next couple of days and for the rest of the

week, it is sunnier although there will be a lot of cloud around at at

times. It is dry with high pressure dominating. Towards the end of the

working week, it will turn warm and heart. By Saturday, we could be

looking at 30, 21 degrees. At this time of year, we normally would be

looking at 18, 19 Celsius. Overnight, variable cloud and

largely clear. Dry it into tomorrow morning, temperatures between 12 and

15 Celsius in Central London. So a mild good morning. Brightness and

sunshine first think and quite a lot of cloud. With high pressure ) rose

and like wings, it will break the cloud more readily than to day with

good sunshine by the time we get to tomorrow and temperatures on a par

with what we had yesterday, 23 and 25 Celsius, in the centre of town.

This is the pressure chart for the next couple of days. Thursday, high

pressure migrating to the East. Allowing warm air from the near

continent on the South East so temperatures rising, on Thursday and

Friday. We could be looking at 25, 20 seven Celsius. This is the

summary over the next couple of days. A rising temperatures and is

the heat going to last over the Bank Holiday Weekend? It might do. This

is the National forecast. Double. Hello, cloud topping and tailoring

the country today and that