04/09/2017 London News

A man who served almost three years in prison for a rape

that never happened has given his first

Mahad Kassim was one of 15 men who were falsely accused

by a 25-year-old of raping or assaulting her.

She's now serving a prison sentence for perjury.

He told the BBC she was evil and a monster who has damaged

the chances of justice for women who really have been raped.

This exclusive report is from Daniel Sandford.

Gemma Peel, jailed for ten years last month for falsely accusing 15

men by the raping her or sexually assaulting her over a period of just

three years. The court heard she did it to make her partner jealous and

for the ?14,000 compensation that she received. But it had a

devastating effect on the men she accused. One of them asked us not to

show his face. He has now given his first television interview. He spent

almost three years in prison convicted of rain, before being

completely cleared. I am angry. I am very angry. This alleyway was where

Gemma Peel had accused him of raping her but in fact she had asked him to

have sex. What do you think of her? Evil. I mean, she can't be a normal

person. If you are going around trying to destroy an innocent

person, that person is not normal. The day he was sentenced to seven

years in prison after being wrongly found guilty by a jury is etched on

his memory. I felt let down by the justice system. Not being believed.

The way I was treated by police. He wonders whether women who really

have been raped will be less likely to be believed in future. Let's take

for instance, a real human being is going through the same situation.

Who will believe them now? She is making it hard for the other

females, women out there. It is a peer supported by the judge at her

trial saying the files allegations of rain are likely to have the

perverse impact of increasing the likely could -- likelihood of guilty

men going free. People like her are rare. There are 160 times more

prosecutions for rate than for false allegations of rain.

Next: A poll for the BBC suggests a third of us feel less

safe in public places - compared to 12 months ago.

However, London has seen three terrorist attacks already this year.

It also found that the majority of us believe further attacks

are likely, but many say they're carrying on as normal.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Nick Beake has been

The terror attacks this year in Westminster, London Bridge and

But what wider impact have the attacks had?

33% of Londoners said they feel less safe.

Everyone will have their own perspective, but

here are some views on the streets we found today.

Personally, I am not that scared or worried.

But at the same time, I'm just more aware.

I commute every morning so still using

the train and public transport and the bosses and the Tube with no

I am wary, but I think I have always been.

I do feel that the atmosphere now, a lot

of people are nervy and that makes you more nervous, but I still want

to go out and have a good time personally.

Experts say all of this is a big headache for the Government. The

attacks earlier this year caused the biggest loss of life since the 77

bombings in 2005. What we think that the likelihood of further terror

attacks on British cities? Our poll found 88% of Londoners thought that

the attacks are likely although very few people actually believe one of

their relatives will be evicted for the bid is clear the authorities

face a huge task of keeping us safe. We may have seen a surge in attacks

this year. I have total confidence in the British intelligence agency

and police in thwarting and disrupting attacks in the future.

Quiet confidence from a former Scotland Yard commander. This poll

suggests Londoners to feel less safe in light of the London attacks and

left-sided go to big events. Majority of us have not changed our

travel routine. Although we are mindful of the threat we are

carrying on as before. And you can see more

on Inside Out London's terror special which is available

on the BBC iPlayer. For the time in the UK McDonald's

workers have walked out on strike. Staff from a branch in south east

London protested outside the Palace of Westminster over pay

and zero hours contracts. The company said the people involved

represent one hundredth of one The first worker walking out on the

morning of the first ever strike by McDonald's staff in the UK. Staff at

this restaurant and one in Cambridge are striking for more pay and better

conditions. They also took part in a rally at Westminster. Many staff say

wages are too low and impossible to live on. Some of the 16-year-old

workers are on ?5 something an hour. I am on ?7 something and our

especially in London. We need a higher living wage. We need at least

?10 an hour to live on. After bills and rent we have nothing left at the

end of the month. We have people who are homeless and cannot afford to

eat properly because they are not earning enough. I can never move out

of my parents house or afford Uni. I can barely live off my wages. Jeremy

Corbyn to beat support and the Shadow Chancellor was there. I am

supporting the McDonald's strikers. A few years ago we launched a fast

food campaign and ending zero hours contracts. Making sure that the

company recognises a trade union. Unions are not recognised by

McDonald's. If they value their people as much as they say they did

they would not have a strike going on today. They would not have these

people making a brave and historic decision to walk out on strike.

McDonald's say strikers represented a tiny amount of its workforce. Out

of its 1270 restaurants strike action was only taken at two. Even

so these fast food workers have suddenly made their voices heard.

So what have McDonald's, a big employer, had to say about this?

McDonald's employs about 85,000 people in the UK. It told us that in

April it announced that workers would be offered a choice of

flexible or fixed contracts. 86% chose to stay on the flexible

contracts. It also says there have been three pay rises since April 20

16. It increased the average hourly rate by 15%. It also says that only

14 workers took part today in the action was related to internal

grievance procedures and not pay. So, as we have said, McDonald's, a

big employer, a major brand, doing over this has damaged their

reputation in anyway? McDonald's has put a lot into its advertising to

attract staff lately. Some glossy adverts that our viewers might have

seen. The website is full of testimonials say what a great pace

it is to work. Although this may have only affected two restaurants,

probably its image as a good employer will have taken the biggest

blow. Thank you for now. And it's over to Wendy now

for a look at this week's weather. Something a little fresher than we

got today. 23 degrees. We might just get there tomorrow. It is a warm and

humid start the week. Then it will become fresher midweek and turns

later on rather more autumnal. A low pressure system be felt on Thursday

night onwards into the end of the week for that you can see the wiggly

lines and how many of them that are. It'll be quite woozy towards the end

the week and into the weekend. -- quite breezy. One or two showers

trailing away north of London. Elsewhere there would be a bit of

cloud around and it will feel rather warm for the time of year. It will

be warm when we commute off to work in the morning as well. Through the

day we will seek a fair amount of cloud and bits and pieces of rain.

Temperatures at least 20, 21 in the best of the sunny spells. Perhaps a

tiny bit higher than that. It will feel fresher towards the end of the

day. Certainly so on Wednesday. A bit of a breeze blowing but there

will be decent spells of sunshine. Dry on Thursday as well. Overnight

will start to see some blustery showers showing up. Into the weekend

it will be a mixture of sunshine, blustery showers. Ill be windy and a

bit on the = as well. Good evening. We are in the heart of

the hurricane season in the US. Following hot off the heels of

Harvey is another significant