:00:11. > :00:18.It was as controversial as it was spectacular.
:00:19. > :00:24.Today the Garden Bridge Project was officially scrapped -
:00:25. > :00:30.leaving taxpayers with a bill of up to ?46 million.
:00:31. > :00:32.Both the former Mayor, Boris Johnson, and the ex-Chancellor,
:00:33. > :00:35.George Osborne, committed large amounts of public money to it.
:00:36. > :00:37.But the project lost the current Mayor's support after a scathing
:00:38. > :00:42.Our transport correspondent Tom Edwards has the story.
:00:43. > :00:45.The Garden Bridge is dead, leaving behind questions
:00:46. > :00:48.about the amount of taxpayers' money that's been wasted and
:00:49. > :01:05.The Garden Bridge trusts are to blame for the money being spent.
:01:06. > :01:06.They were responsible for that money.
:01:07. > :01:16.They spent it without letting us know what it was for.
:01:17. > :01:18.There have also been costs which still haven't
:01:19. > :01:22.They've kept everything behind closed doors.
:01:23. > :01:25.They haven't been transparent as they promised, and it's their own
:01:26. > :01:30.One of the issues with the Garden Bridge was that it was never really
:01:31. > :01:32.a transport project, it was more a tourist attraction,
:01:33. > :01:34.and campaigners said it was in completely
:01:35. > :01:37.So far, ?37.4 million of taxpayers' money has been
:01:38. > :01:39.That could increase to ?46.4 million.
:01:40. > :01:42.There are bound to be further questions and further scrutiny
:01:43. > :01:47.Those funds were signed off by the previous mayor,
:01:48. > :01:51.Boris Johnson, and the then Chancellor, George Osborne.
:01:52. > :01:55.But even early on, it never had political consensus.
:01:56. > :01:58.This whole thing is a load of cobblers.
:01:59. > :02:10.You just cannot bear the idea that a great project is going ahead.
:02:11. > :02:14.The former mayor has said Sadiq Khan should have made the project work,
:02:15. > :02:16.and today the Garden Bridge Trust also blamed the current mayor
:02:17. > :02:21.He changed his mind after a scathing review.
:02:22. > :02:26.His opponents accuse him of dithering.
:02:27. > :02:30.He had all the information he needed to take a decision in May last year.
:02:31. > :02:32.But he didn't have the courage or the conviction
:02:33. > :02:37.And in that time, we've spent ?9 million worth
:02:38. > :02:44.So my question is, how do we get him to make
:02:45. > :02:51.He said he was always clear that no more money should be
:02:52. > :02:53.spent on the project, and he could not leave Londoners
:02:54. > :03:00.Others say the Garden Bridge was always a vanity project.
:03:01. > :03:03.There are still a lot of questions that need to be answered.
:03:04. > :03:05.?50 million of taxpayers' money has been spent,
:03:06. > :03:10.with nothing to show for it apart from some glossy press releases
:03:11. > :03:14.and a furious local community in the Waterloo area.
:03:15. > :03:17.We also have to look at where the blame lies for this project.
:03:18. > :03:20.The lion's share of the blame has to go to Boris Johnson.
:03:21. > :03:25.But now, of course, he has departed City Hall.
:03:26. > :03:30.The Garden Bridge has been abandoned, but the fallout from this
:03:31. > :03:40.embarrassing infrastructure failure is far from over.
:03:41. > :03:44.Armed officers in The Met are to be issued with head-mounted cameras
:03:45. > :03:46.in an attempt to address concerns about the transparency
:03:47. > :03:52.They'll be attached to the caps and protective helmets of members
:03:53. > :04:03.Glock pistol, MP5 automatic rifle and now the Axon Flex camera.
:04:04. > :04:05.The message - with power comes responsibility.
:04:06. > :04:07.At the unveiling today, officers overwhelmingly welcomed it.
:04:08. > :04:10.I think it's a superb development to have an independent
:04:11. > :04:14.It's something I wish I have had in many situations
:04:15. > :04:19.There's the evidential benefits, so in court
:04:20. > :04:21.or during an investigation, there can be no doubt
:04:22. > :04:28.on where you were standing or what an individual said.
:04:29. > :04:30.Already, 17,500 bodyworn cameras have been issued to police across
:04:31. > :04:39.Now it's the turn of uniformed or overt firearms officers.
:04:40. > :04:41.They'll be issued with cameras in the next few weeks.
:04:42. > :04:47.This has not been without its problems, though.
:04:48. > :04:50.There were concerns that the view from a camera worn on the body
:04:51. > :04:54.The solution is to mount the camera on the head.
:04:55. > :04:56.The Met's footage shows it works when
:04:57. > :05:07.But now you decide how clear the view is when a two-handed rifle
:05:08. > :05:12.It's not just the actual shooting, that's just the end, really.
:05:13. > :05:17.We are keen to capture the build-up to that point.
:05:18. > :05:18.Conversations that take place, threats that people face.
:05:19. > :05:21.That is what we're keen to capture, to demonstrate why an officer
:05:22. > :05:24.ultimately took a decision to pull the trigger.
:05:25. > :05:26.It's also hoped that if lots of officers wear cameras,
:05:27. > :05:29.it it won't matter if an individual fails to turn theirs on.
:05:30. > :05:32.Now look at this - the moment Azelle Rodney was shot dead
:05:33. > :05:39.by a plainclothes officer who was later exonerated.
:05:40. > :05:42.Covert officers will not have to wear these cameras yet.
:05:43. > :05:45.The Met says that's simply because to do
:05:46. > :05:57.Whether an operation is overt or covert, we want to show
:05:58. > :06:00.the public what officers were faced with and the action they took.
:06:01. > :06:03.At the moment, we're not there with the covert solution,
:06:04. > :06:07.but we're working hard in the background.
:06:08. > :06:10.That's why the Met are investing so heavily in body-worn cameras,
:06:11. > :06:13.describing this as the largest roll-out of its kind by any
:06:14. > :06:19.Around 20,000 vulnerable children in London have potentially
:06:20. > :06:22.dangerous home lives, but are not receiving the help
:06:23. > :06:25.they need because they're not deemed to be at "crisis point".
:06:26. > :06:28.That's the warning from a charity which says the youngsters are stuck
:06:29. > :06:30.in what it calls a "revolving door" of children's services.
:06:31. > :06:36.Here's our Education Reporter Marc Ashdown.
:06:37. > :06:39.It was the case which prompted the largest review of child
:06:40. > :06:42.Victoria Climbie, an eight-year-old murdered by those
:06:43. > :06:45.Early warnings of the abuse she suffered were repeatedly
:06:46. > :06:51.17 years on, it's feared thousands of vulnerable children
:06:52. > :06:54.are still being left in potentially dangerous situations.
:06:55. > :07:00.Debbie started working in children's services just after this case.
:07:01. > :07:02.She helps families with everything from behavioural problems
:07:03. > :07:12.But she says it's becoming harder to provide the support needed.
:07:13. > :07:15.Across the sites I run, I've got just under 2,500 under fives.
:07:16. > :07:23.So as much as we do, there is a lot that we can't possibly
:07:24. > :07:26.do because we can't be everywhere at once.
:07:27. > :07:29.So, you know, we are already aware of families we're not picking up.
:07:30. > :07:37.The charity Action for Children asked local authorities
:07:38. > :07:39.about the number of children referred to them after concerns
:07:40. > :07:43.It found about 180,000 in England were not deemed
:07:44. > :07:45.to be at crisis point, so didn't meet
:07:46. > :07:47.In London, about 23,000 children were referred,
:07:48. > :07:49.but after an assessment it was deemed no further
:07:50. > :07:58.There are still soft services available, like children's centres
:07:59. > :08:04.Across the capital, nearly 20,000 children
:08:05. > :08:08.So, just one in five of those originally referred
:08:09. > :08:18.We know from too many cases that if we're not able
:08:19. > :08:20.to help children early, there are strong likelihoods
:08:21. > :08:24.For example, in Serious Case Reviews, 70% of the time,
:08:25. > :08:26.we know there have been early warning signs.
:08:27. > :08:32.But we also know if we give children and families the tools to help
:08:33. > :08:34.themselves much earlier, they are much more likely to not
:08:35. > :08:45.Differing thresholds from council to council were highlighted.
:08:46. > :08:51.Depending on a situation, help might be provided in one area,
:08:52. > :08:55.but in a neighbouring borough might be deemed unnecessary.
:08:56. > :09:00.We have been hit by a double whammy of major government cuts
:09:01. > :09:02.and massive funding pressures facing local government
:09:03. > :09:07.The Department for Education says they are taking action by reforming
:09:08. > :09:09.social care services and better protecting victims of domestic
:09:10. > :09:12.It says councils spent almost ?8 billion last year
:09:13. > :09:19.on children's social care, but it wants to help them do more.
:09:20. > :09:22.I'll say good night now and leave you with Wendy,
:09:23. > :09:28.who'll hopefully tell us it'll feel like summer tomorrow?
:09:29. > :09:36.If you liked it today, it was nice and warm. But we might have peaked,
:09:37. > :09:41.because while it is warm this week, it will start cooling off and then
:09:42. > :09:44.turn a bit windy later this week. At the moment, we have a bit of cloud
:09:45. > :09:49.around. We finished the day with a few showers in some spots, mostly
:09:50. > :09:54.north of London. Tonight, the showers will be in the south-east.
:09:55. > :10:04.Kent and Essex might even hear a rumble of thunder. North-west of
:10:05. > :10:08.there, you should get away with a mild night. Tomorrow starts with dry
:10:09. > :10:12.and sunny weather, breaking the Bali because of the few showers that
:10:13. > :10:20.could bubble up in the afternoon. -- bring your brolly. The skies stay
:10:21. > :10:23.clear overnight into Wednesday, so it will be quite chilly first thing
:10:24. > :10:27.on Wednesday morning, with some sunshine to begin with, but we will
:10:28. > :10:34.see that turning more Haiti as the day goes on. -- it will be turning
:10:35. > :10:41.more hazy. London will get a 23 degrees, which is where it should be
:10:42. > :10:44.for this time of year. It will be windy on Friday. We will not get the
:10:45. > :10:48.worst of the rain that will be coming in from those low pressure
:10:49. > :10:52.systems. There could be a few showers about. You might dodge those
:10:53. > :10:56.on Thursday amongst the sunny spells. Still fairly warm, but then
:10:57. > :11:00.it will cool off at the end of the week and become very breezy. The
:11:01. > :11:02.outlook for the weekend is cool, but it will become less breezy and there
:11:03. > :11:03.will be sunny