:00:00. > 3:59:59security services are already testing it as a tool for hunting
:00:00. > :00:09.testing it as a tool for hunting terrorists.
:00:10. > :00:15.Figures obtained by the BBC show the number of reported sexual
:00:16. > :00:18.assaults on the London Underground have more than trebled
:00:19. > :00:24.So campaigners are now calling for everyone who uses public
:00:25. > :00:28.transport to take responsibility for keeping others safe.
:00:29. > :00:30.Tolu Adeoye has been speaking to a victim -
:00:31. > :00:38.I was stood behind loads of people and this guy was behind me
:00:39. > :00:41.and he sort of started rubbing himself up against me,
:00:42. > :00:44.and I thought, maybe I've got the wrong impression here,
:00:45. > :00:46.but then I realised, as it became more pronounced
:00:47. > :00:50.that he was actually, you know, feeling me up, groping me.
:00:51. > :00:53.Imogen Groome was assaulted while travelling on the Central line
:00:54. > :00:58.She says the experience has changed the way she now
:00:59. > :01:03.I will usually try and plan around and take the bus where I can,
:01:04. > :01:05.just because there's more space and you're not going
:01:06. > :01:11.It shouldn't happen, that's the bottom line.
:01:12. > :01:14.People shouldn't just take advantage because they can.
:01:15. > :01:20.The number of reported incidents is rising.
:01:21. > :01:23.Statistics show, in the year to March this year, there were more
:01:24. > :01:26.than 700 reported offences on the Tube.
:01:27. > :01:36.That's gone up threefold from 225 five years ago.
:01:37. > :01:39.You know, he shouldn't get away with it.
:01:40. > :01:42.Police say campaigns like this one mean more victims have
:01:43. > :01:49.But certainly it will help us build that picture and we can establish
:01:50. > :01:52.when people come on the system, when people come off the system,
:01:53. > :01:56.That can open up lines of enquiry to help catch these people.
:01:57. > :01:58.Research on the London Underground shows that most offences
:01:59. > :02:01.are reported during rush-hour, dispelling the myth
:02:02. > :02:04.that this has anything to do with late-night drinking culture.
:02:05. > :02:06.It's often sober men travelling to and from work
:02:07. > :02:12.And campaigners say everyone using public transport has
:02:13. > :02:18.to take responsibility for keeping women safe.
:02:19. > :02:20.There's lots of bystanders lots of the time just turn the other
:02:21. > :02:23.eye because they don't want to intervene, but I think it's
:02:24. > :02:26.really important that we all say, this is not on, it's not
:02:27. > :02:29.what we want for ourselves, it's not what we want for our children.
:02:30. > :02:32.We want to create a society where women are free to walk
:02:33. > :02:35.around and be in public safe without fear of attack.
:02:36. > :02:39.Imogen didn't report the assault, something she now regrets.
:02:40. > :02:41.In hindsight, I wish that I had reported it
:02:42. > :02:43.because it is every little detail that makes the difference.
:02:44. > :02:47.If I'd just said the time and that this guy was tall and had
:02:48. > :02:50.a rucksack, which was all I knew of him, that could have
:02:51. > :02:52.helped to paint a picture of who had done it.
:02:53. > :03:02.She's urging other women to speak up.
:03:03. > :03:06.500 people have been evacuated from their homes and businesses
:03:07. > :03:09.in north London after fears of a possible explosion -
:03:10. > :03:13.at a fire on an industrial estate in Edgware.
:03:14. > :03:16.With the latest, here's Jennifer Conway.
:03:17. > :03:20.Eight fire engines and dozens of firefighters were called
:03:21. > :03:23.to the blaze on Watling Avenue in Edgware this afternoon.
:03:24. > :03:26.A workshop on the Edgware industrial estate had caught fire,
:03:27. > :03:29.behind a row of shops with flats above.
:03:30. > :03:31.Residents and businesses were evacuated when the London Fire
:03:32. > :03:33.Brigade became concerned that gas cylinders on the site
:03:34. > :03:39.Big smoke, like black smoke filling the streets.
:03:40. > :03:46.People were being evacuated from their shops.
:03:47. > :03:54.I tried to get some personal belongings as long as it's obviously
:03:55. > :03:59.safe, which we needed confirmation from the structural engineer.
:04:00. > :04:02.I'm supposed to be going on holiday on Tuesday so I need
:04:03. > :04:06.Burnt Oak Tube station was closed as smoke filled the sky.
:04:07. > :04:11.Tonight the fire was brought under control, shortly before 9pm.
:04:12. > :04:19.Experts from the 9/11 terror attack in New York,
:04:20. > :04:22.have been brought in - to help provide specialist knowledge
:04:23. > :04:25.to police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire in North
:04:26. > :04:30.Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said
:04:31. > :04:33.the "extraordinary size of crime scene" meant the "only comparable
:04:34. > :04:36.advice" that could be found was from investigators who worked
:04:37. > :04:42.on the collapse of the World Trade Centre in 2001.
:04:43. > :04:46.This is one of the most complex recovery operations certainly many
:04:47. > :04:50.of us in the UK have seen in time, and the people we're taking advice
:04:51. > :04:53.from, which gives you an idea of the skill and complexity of it,
:04:54. > :04:56.are some of the people who worked on 9/11 and the fall
:04:57. > :04:58.of the towers on 9/11, because it's an extraordinary
:04:59. > :05:09.size of crime scene, and extraordinarily complex.
:05:10. > :05:11.Criminals in London make millions of pounds a year
:05:12. > :05:15.The money often goes to gangs - which helps fund their other crimes.
:05:16. > :05:17.So a crackdown by Trading Standards has begun -
:05:18. > :05:20.and on the front line, are specially trained harmless
:05:21. > :05:27.Unregulated, untaxed and under the counter,
:05:28. > :05:31.illegal tobacco in London is big business.
:05:32. > :05:36.It is an increasing problem in London.
:05:37. > :05:38.The issue is that the cost of cigarettes have
:05:39. > :05:41.become much higher and counterfeits are cheaper, so people tend to go
:05:42. > :05:46.This is one tool on the front line, working
:05:47. > :05:48.with trading standards officers to identify
:05:49. > :05:53.what is fake and what is
:05:54. > :05:56.not, and her handler says she is an important part of the team.
:05:57. > :05:58.She has been doing this for five years.
:05:59. > :06:00.The last five years, she has found over
:06:01. > :06:02.?7 million worth of illegal tobacco products.
:06:03. > :06:11.But officials estimate this is just the tip of the iceberg.
:06:12. > :06:13.It's thought criminals are making ?100 million a year
:06:14. > :06:17.third of London smokers admitted they had been offered illegal
:06:18. > :06:22.Now campaigners say bargain basement tobacco is finding
:06:23. > :06:26.its way onto the playground and are tempting
:06:27. > :06:29.Brian bought his first illegal packet from a friend.
:06:30. > :06:39.When I was in high school, it was me and five
:06:40. > :06:42.other people smoking in my school, in my
:06:43. > :06:43.year, but altogether in the
:06:44. > :06:48.school, there were so many people smoking.
:06:49. > :06:50.And there is another problem campaigners are concerned
:06:51. > :06:55.Illicit tobacco is linked to gangs and criminality and we also
:06:56. > :06:59.know that there are extra substances added to cigarettes, for example
:07:00. > :07:11.London trading standards say foreign language on packets, unusual brands
:07:12. > :07:15.and knock-down prices are all tell-tale signs that what you are
:07:16. > :07:27.There is no doubt that trading standards is
:07:28. > :07:30.having an impact and they say that, even with the help
:07:31. > :07:33.to be done to stamp out this growing illegal market.
:07:34. > :07:36.A woman from Hertfordshire has been quietly remembering the day,
:07:37. > :07:38.ten years ago, when she became the first person in Britain
:07:39. > :07:42.to donate her kidney - to a complete stranger.
:07:43. > :07:44.Her unselfish act led to a change in the law allowing
:07:45. > :07:47.others to do the same - and its helped save
:07:48. > :07:53.Yvonne Hall has been speaking to her.
:07:54. > :07:57.Quiet and unassuming, but this 73-year-old grandmother has
:07:58. > :08:03.Kay Mason battled with the NHS for years to try to
:08:04. > :08:07.change the law to allow helping people to donate kidneys to
:08:08. > :08:16.-- healthy people to donate kidneys to strangers.
:08:17. > :08:24.They could not understand one's motivation to do something for
:08:25. > :08:26.somebody who they did not know and they reckoned
:08:27. > :08:27.doctors would not want to
:08:28. > :08:32.I realised what a privileged life I had lead, I had
:08:33. > :08:34.not had any serious illness and I had four
:08:35. > :08:35.healthy children and even a
:08:36. > :08:47.In 2007, what Kay describes as her stubbornness paid off, the law was
:08:48. > :08:50.Kay and others hope the tenth anniversary of her
:08:51. > :08:52.donation will inspire more people to do the same.
:08:53. > :08:55.There are currently 5000 patients in the UK waiting for
:08:56. > :09:05.Incidence of kidney disease is rising and, every
:09:06. > :09:14.year, 250 people die whilst waiting for a suitable donor.
:09:15. > :09:17.It is a big step to offer your kidney to somebody you
:09:18. > :09:21.The NHS are very thorough in making sure that every
:09:22. > :09:22.potential donor is aware of the risks.
:09:23. > :09:28.John says having a kidney transplant has transformed his life.
:09:29. > :09:35.I am at the gym three times a week, I can run, cycle, tennis, football,
:09:36. > :09:40.play with my family, which they all notice,
:09:41. > :09:49.You have helped save the lives of 600 people.
:09:50. > :09:56.That is a very flattering way to put it, but it is good.
:09:57. > :09:59.I do not think about every day but, when I
:10:00. > :10:03.I think she deserves to feel more than good.
:10:04. > :10:09.Now over to Phillip for the weather.
:10:10. > :10:15.The good news story. We got there eventually today, quite cloudy to
:10:16. > :10:19.start with. Here's the good news, tomorrow, mostly dry. A bit breezy,
:10:20. > :10:24.coming in from the south. It won't be a cold start to the day. You are
:10:25. > :10:27.stepping into dry conditions. A decent commute, some sunshine
:10:28. > :10:34.around. The cloud fills in a bit during the day. I wouldn't be
:10:35. > :10:37.surprised if you saw a shower mainly to the west of the area, rather than
:10:38. > :10:41.the east, which could stay dry all year. Temperature is 22-23. If you
:10:42. > :10:44.are out tomorrow evening the cloud will thicken up and I think there's
:10:45. > :10:48.a greater chance the longer you spend out of seeing some rain. It's
:10:49. > :10:52.tied in with that front, which eventually pulls away first thing on
:10:53. > :10:57.Saturday. Then we fall into a bit of a gap. Make the most of that because
:10:58. > :11:03.it will be a decent day. The chance of a shower, perhaps.