:00:00. > :00:13.I'm Asad Ahmad. for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:16.An area of London has become the first place in the country
:00:17. > :00:19.where shopkeepers are signing up to a voluntary scheme
:00:20. > :00:23.restricting the sale of corrosive substances like acid
:00:24. > :00:29.It's aimed at addressing the current rise in acid attacks.
:00:30. > :00:33.But Londoners are also being told that their role
:00:34. > :00:36.if they see someone sprayed with a substance can be crucial.
:00:37. > :00:41.With details of what to do, here's Marc Ashdown.
:00:42. > :00:43.Video footage released by police today after an acid
:00:44. > :00:50.They want to trace these two men on the moped.
:00:51. > :00:53.They threw a corrosive substance in the face of a pedestrian.
:00:54. > :00:56.He suffered minor burns, mainly because a passer-by
:00:57. > :01:05.He just started squeezing it in our faces...
:01:06. > :01:08.In June, Jameel Mukhtar and his cousin suffered a random
:01:09. > :01:17.Specialist burns units like this one in Chelsea and Westminster have seen
:01:18. > :01:19.in recent months, reflecting police figures.
:01:20. > :01:21.Now surgeons are calling for more public awareness.
:01:22. > :01:27.Witnesses can play a crucial role in minimising long-term damage.
:01:28. > :01:28.The danger is relatively superficial.
:01:29. > :01:34.Usually, it can be treated just with dressings.
:01:35. > :01:36.But if the injury is of such a severity to damage
:01:37. > :01:42.surgery will be necessary and the use of skin grafts,
:01:43. > :01:44.and therefore, the need to inform the patient
:01:45. > :01:46.that there will be permanent marks or scarring
:01:47. > :01:50.But quick first aid reduces the chances of that?
:01:51. > :02:09.The first thing you should do is dial 999.
:02:10. > :02:12.Delivery driver Javed Hussain was attacked three weeks ago.
:02:13. > :02:15.I was really scared. I didn't know what to do.
:02:16. > :02:23.Drivers have become so scared that Deliveroo has
:02:24. > :02:26.improved security measures and is trialling helmet cameras.
:02:27. > :02:30.It's thought acid is being used in attacks
:02:31. > :02:33.because it's easy to get hold of, and legislation is much looser
:02:34. > :02:35.than rules surrounding possession of a knife.
:02:36. > :02:38.Shopkeepers in Hackney are signing up to a voluntary scheme to restrict
:02:39. > :02:42.the sale of products containing ammonia and acid.
:02:43. > :02:45.It's the first of its kind, and it is backed by the council.
:02:46. > :02:48.They'll be asking for identification and refusing to sell these kind
:02:49. > :02:52.of products to anyone under the age of 21.
:02:53. > :02:56.They'll also be reporting any suspicious sales.
:02:57. > :02:59.Police say there are far fewer acid attacks than knife crime and people
:03:00. > :03:03.But being properly prepared to help could
:03:04. > :03:12.The police watchdog has tonight been forced to reveal more details
:03:13. > :03:15.surrounding the death of a black man who died after being restrained
:03:16. > :03:23.Rashan Charles died last month leading to anger in the area.
:03:24. > :03:25.Our reporter Tolu Adeoye has the details.
:03:26. > :03:35.Rashan Charles died on the 22nd of July. He was followed by police
:03:36. > :03:39.officers into a shop. He put an object in his mouth and later lost
:03:40. > :03:43.his life. His death led the protests, one of which was quite
:03:44. > :03:47.violent. The police faced criticism over how they dealt with the
:03:48. > :03:52.incident. Yesterday, the IPCC said an item removed from his mouth was
:03:53. > :03:56.not a controlled substance. The BBC understood that to mean it was not
:03:57. > :04:07.an illegal drug or a so-called league high, but no other
:04:08. > :04:09.information was given. But today, the IPCC revealed that the package
:04:10. > :04:11.he swallowed consist of a mixture of paracetamol and caffeine wrapped in
:04:12. > :04:14.plastic. This was information they did not want to give us, but they
:04:15. > :04:16.said they had given the information because of pressure. The
:04:17. > :04:17.Commissioner overseeing the investigation explained why in this
:04:18. > :04:49.statement. At this stage, we still do know what
:04:50. > :04:54.led to Rashan Charles's death. The postmortem results are pending. But
:04:55. > :04:57.the IPCC will look to reassure the public by giving out more
:04:58. > :04:59.information and put to bed some of the speculation. Thank you for that
:05:00. > :05:00.update. The mother of Sally Anne Bowman -
:05:01. > :05:05.who was raped and murdered in Croydon over a decade ago -
:05:06. > :05:08.says her daughter's remains have been exhumed after her grave
:05:09. > :05:09.was repeatedly desecrated. Linda Bowman told a newspaper that
:05:10. > :05:12."cruel people" had targeted the She said they'd covered the grave
:05:13. > :05:17.in dirt and dead flowers Fire safety work carried
:05:18. > :05:26.out at a block of flats in Camden has been described
:05:27. > :05:29.by an independent fire safety expert as being nothing more
:05:30. > :05:33.than "a tart up and a cover up". His concerns reflect those felt
:05:34. > :05:36.by many residents who feel "unsafe" after emergency work was carried out
:05:37. > :05:40.following the Grenfell Tower fire. Camden Council argue
:05:41. > :05:42.the work has been properly approved and signed off,
:05:43. > :05:48.as Frankie McCamley reports. This door, they've
:05:49. > :05:56.just put these on. Lulu lives on the 17th floor
:05:57. > :06:02.of Taplow Tower on the Chalcots estate with her two children
:06:03. > :06:05.and is staying in a hotel because she says she's too
:06:06. > :06:07.scared to come back here. I have two young children
:06:08. > :06:09.aged one and four. How am I going to be able
:06:10. > :06:14.to concentrate on their safety? I'm going to be a nervous
:06:15. > :06:16.wreck the whole time. After the building was evacuated,
:06:17. > :06:19.the council added a fire door closer to her front door
:06:20. > :06:21.to make it safe. That's meant to make
:06:22. > :06:30.my door slam shut. Fire wardens have been placed
:06:31. > :06:53.on every floor of the towers but despite this, another
:06:54. > :06:56.who lives on the ground but despite this, another who lives
:06:57. > :07:00.on the ground floor says she doesn't It's meant to be some
:07:01. > :07:11.sort of material, As you can see, the wires
:07:12. > :07:18.are just left stuck in. It makes me feel like
:07:19. > :07:23.like my landlord doesn't An independent fire safety
:07:24. > :07:26.expert has been carrying out his own assessment of some
:07:27. > :07:29.of the flats. But more work still needs to be
:07:30. > :07:32.done, Camden Council insisted but crucially, I didn't ask anyone
:07:33. > :07:42.to move back to those blocks until I'd heard from the fire
:07:43. > :07:45.brigade who are on site The removal of the cladding
:07:46. > :07:49.from the blocks will begin in the coming months,
:07:50. > :07:51.but restoring trust in the council One of London's oldest pie
:07:52. > :07:57.and mash shops, which has survived two world wars,
:07:58. > :07:59.looks to be staring defeat in the face -
:08:00. > :08:03.which comes in the form It's in Chapel Market in Islington -
:08:04. > :08:07.and there's no shortage of customers Nicola Ford has been
:08:08. > :08:11.to meet some of them before The green is the liquor
:08:12. > :08:20.and you've got the potato, and the puff pastry pie,
:08:21. > :08:31.and it's delicious. It's a lunchtime rush at Manze's
:08:32. > :08:34.on Chapel Market, but customers had better be quick,
:08:35. > :08:37.as the shop is due to close. I'm 88 now, so that's 80
:08:38. > :08:41.years of pie and mash, and I don't think they should
:08:42. > :08:43.close it down. The owners say a recent rise
:08:44. > :08:49.in business rates are to blame, where in Islington, rates on average
:08:50. > :08:51.have gone up by 45%, something that is causing local
:08:52. > :08:56.business groups concern. For me what's sad is that this
:08:57. > :08:59.is the bloodline of the community. Chapel market, the independent
:09:00. > :09:01.businesses here, they create It's a focal point, it's
:09:02. > :09:04.a place people know, it's a place where people
:09:05. > :09:06.come to visit. It's a community,
:09:07. > :09:08.families come down... It's part of Islington, it always
:09:09. > :09:10.has been, and once that goes, it's another small part of Islington
:09:11. > :09:18.that's broken up, I'm afraid. Anyone moving into the borough has
:09:19. > :09:21.got to have money now. And that's fine, it's lovely,
:09:22. > :09:23.but I mean, the kind of things... They're not pie and mash
:09:24. > :09:26.kind of people, not Manze's is opening another
:09:27. > :09:30.restaurant in Essex, where there is still a market
:09:31. > :09:33.for pie and mash, but what about We weren't originally going to come
:09:34. > :09:41.here, we were going to go down the road, but this one
:09:42. > :09:43.was recommended to me, The council say they are happy
:09:44. > :09:48.to discuss with the owner if they can help to keep the shop
:09:49. > :09:51.open, and say they'd be extremely As it stands, the last pie will be
:09:52. > :09:56.served at the end of the year. That's it for now from me, but let's
:09:57. > :10:10.find out what the weather's up to A better day than yesterday, but
:10:11. > :10:15.windy? Indeed, a real pie and mash day. These trees, I suspect, were
:10:16. > :10:23.rocking and rolling. For some, it did shower. Not a cold start, and
:10:24. > :10:27.the wind is less noticeable than was the case today. A dry enough start
:10:28. > :10:31.for the early morning commute, and I think we will get most of you
:10:32. > :10:37.through the morning dry. But there is a chance of one or two showers,
:10:38. > :10:41.rather like today. Top temperature feeling more like 23, given that
:10:42. > :10:47.there will not be as much wind as I was today. There will be fewer
:10:48. > :10:51.showers as the evening goes on. As we get into the weekend, the low
:10:52. > :10:57.pressure which has driven the weather so far today, moves away. We
:10:58. > :11:01.have hope that Saturday could be a dry affair for many. A bright start
:11:02. > :11:04.on Sunday. Then more clubs billing in from the west.