06/09/2017

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:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening. I'm Alice Salfield.

:00:13. > :00:15."An act of pure evil" - that's how the mother of 15-year-old

:00:16. > :00:26.Quamari Serunkuma Barnes has described the death of her son.

:00:27. > :00:31.Today, the teenager who chased and stabbed him with a large kitchen

:00:32. > :00:33.knife outside his school in Willesden has been

:00:34. > :00:35.locked up for at least 14 years for his murder.

:00:36. > :00:37.Quamari's parents said he loved school and his life

:00:38. > :00:40.Alex Bushill has been speaking to them.

:00:41. > :00:43.Quamari Barnes was just 15 and on his way home

:00:44. > :00:45.when he was stabbed to death outside his school.

:00:46. > :00:47.He was clearly adored by his many friends,

:00:48. > :00:50.some of whom he had just shared a class with.

:00:51. > :00:53.His killer, another schoolboy of the same age.

:00:54. > :01:02.I've got more disbelief that someone so young could do something so bad.

:01:03. > :01:08.Her son was a pupil at the Capital City Academy in Willesden,

:01:09. > :01:10.and it was outside these school gates his many friends

:01:11. > :01:12.came to remember him, and through these school gates

:01:13. > :01:18.Back in January, as he left school, Quamari walked up Doyle Gardens.

:01:19. > :01:20.Waiting here on the corner was his assailant.

:01:21. > :01:22.Quamari recognised him, turned on his heels and ran

:01:23. > :01:28.Moments later, he was stabbed in broad daylight and in

:01:29. > :01:32.CCTV caught the moment his attacker fled, dressed in black and armed

:01:33. > :01:39.Later in hospital, as Quamari lay dying, he was able to whisper

:01:40. > :01:44.And to this day, I cannot reveal his name because of

:01:45. > :01:51.The judge at the Old Bailey today sentenced the defendant to a minimum

:01:52. > :01:53.of 14 years detention at Her Majesty's pleasure.

:01:54. > :01:56.He said the restrictions on revealing his identity

:01:57. > :01:58.would not be lifted, because there is the chance

:01:59. > :02:04.What no one in court expected was for the defendant

:02:05. > :02:09.to suddenly confess, but he did just minutes before

:02:10. > :02:14.The judge removed two years of his jail term as a result.

:02:15. > :02:16.Outside court, Quamari's family were not impressed.

:02:17. > :02:19.Personally, I think he was grabbing at straws,

:02:20. > :02:27.It was last ditch, trying to save his own bacon.

:02:28. > :02:31.As for motive, nobody really knows why Quamari was stabbed.

:02:32. > :02:34.His attacker has only said he was acting out of anger.

:02:35. > :02:36.He had been looking for another boy who he had quarrelled

:02:37. > :02:39.with the night before, which is why Quamari's mother has

:02:40. > :02:44.You should be aware of what your child is doing.

:02:45. > :02:48.I know a lot of people work, but maybe the community,

:02:49. > :02:52.we all need to take an active role in how kids are being looked

:02:53. > :02:54.after and not just left to get on with whatever

:02:55. > :02:58.That's why for her this was an act of violence

:02:59. > :03:02.that was as casual as it was fatal, and it cost her her son.

:03:03. > :03:10.The story of one family's ordeal at the hands of knife crime.

:03:11. > :03:13.But this isn't the only type of violence affecting

:03:14. > :03:18.Another family in the capital is dealing with a huge loss today

:03:19. > :03:23.More on this from Dan Freedman, and this was a 14-year-old

:03:24. > :03:34.That's right, as we reported yesterday, Corey Junior Davis, known

:03:35. > :03:37.as CJ, was shot in forest gate, east London on Monday and died in

:03:38. > :03:42.hospital at about ten the last night. Today, his grandfather has

:03:43. > :03:47.described him, we can see him here, a few years ago, in his school

:03:48. > :03:51.uniform, as "A lovely little lad", and says he's got no idea why anyone

:03:52. > :03:54.would want to kill them. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the same

:03:55. > :03:58.incident and he received what have been described as life changing

:03:59. > :04:01.injuries and he is still in hospital in a stable condition. Scotland Yard

:04:02. > :04:05.that they are concerned about possible retaliation attacks and

:04:06. > :04:10.they have put extra patrols in this part of Newham as a precaution. They

:04:11. > :04:13.are asking for information about a light-coloured 4x seen driving off

:04:14. > :04:18.after the shooting. We know that here in London. -- a light-coloured

:04:19. > :04:23.4x4. We know knife crime has gone up 22% in the last year and now gun

:04:24. > :04:28.crime is up 42% so what we see with these cases culminating today, a

:04:29. > :04:30.knife death and a gun death is that these are both still big problems

:04:31. > :04:34.affecting young people in the capital. Thank you for joining us.

:04:35. > :04:35.As we've been hearing, a document detailing

:04:36. > :04:40.the government's thinking on immigration after

:04:41. > :04:45.The proposals include an end to unlimited freedom of movement

:04:46. > :04:47.for EU citizens coming here, new arrivals after 2019 having

:04:48. > :04:50.to register to stay long-term and tighter rules for lower-skilled

:04:51. > :04:54.workers in order to prioritise British employees.

:04:55. > :04:58.But what impact could these plans have on the capital's businesses?

:04:59. > :05:01.Here's our political editor Tim Donovan.

:05:02. > :05:06.Brands don't respect borders and here's the latest proof.

:05:07. > :05:08.Kate Moss, the face of a Polish clothing chain, with 1700

:05:09. > :05:17.Opening in Oxford Street today, its first attempt to conquer London.

:05:18. > :05:20.Brexit came too late for second thoughts, here.

:05:21. > :05:22.The company's been planning this for three years.

:05:23. > :05:27.Of course it is a little bit worrying because in our case,

:05:28. > :05:30.we have about 10-15% of people working for us coming

:05:31. > :05:32.from Eastern Europe but well, we will see.

:05:33. > :05:40.It is a little bit worrying that the UK will leave the European Union

:05:41. > :05:42.because we believe that in a global environment, it is better

:05:43. > :05:45.to be in a bigger family, like the European family.

:05:46. > :05:48.In retail in London, a fifth of workers are from the EU

:05:49. > :05:51.but more controls on who comes in was not worrying

:05:52. > :06:00.There will be someone that wants to start their own business.

:06:01. > :06:06.Train local people? Yes.

:06:07. > :06:08.They will have sensible controls of immigration coming in,

:06:09. > :06:14.People like these guys here, you want them.

:06:15. > :06:16.They are innovation, they are young and bright

:06:17. > :06:18.and they can bring that into the country.

:06:19. > :06:21.But we don't want all the other people, to a certain extent,

:06:22. > :06:23.who are coming here just to scrounge off the country.

:06:24. > :06:26.Others are not so sure about the suggestion unskilled EU

:06:27. > :06:28.workers could only come here for two years.

:06:29. > :06:31.We need to think about, when people have been here for two years,

:06:32. > :06:34.have they made their lives, have they settled down and what do

:06:35. > :06:36.we need to go through to enable them to perhaps stay?

:06:37. > :06:39.We need to think about our own people wanting to go

:06:40. > :06:43.It is not just retail watching anxiously.

:06:44. > :06:48.At this restaurant in Ealing, half the 30 staff are British

:06:49. > :06:54.As hard as we try, and as much as we try to work with local

:06:55. > :06:57.universities or colleges, educational bodies, we are just not

:06:58. > :07:01.So to be honest, short of the government having a complete

:07:02. > :07:03.rethink about how we position hospitality to young

:07:04. > :07:05.people as a career option, I can't see how we're

:07:06. > :07:11.But many people aren't convinced by that and want assurances that

:07:12. > :07:14.free movement is curtailed as soon as possible.

:07:15. > :07:22.The Mayor is to spend ?250 million buying up land

:07:23. > :07:27.City Hall says it's a key part of its strategy to tackle

:07:28. > :07:32.Opponents say it lacks detail and doesn't set targets.

:07:33. > :07:36.Our political correspondent Karl Mercer reports.

:07:37. > :07:42.The mayor was in Tower Hamlets to launch his housing strategy,

:07:43. > :07:45.his plan for building the homes london needs over the coming years.

:07:46. > :07:48.his plan for building the homes London needs over the coming years.

:07:49. > :07:52.This is the sort of development he wants to see more of.

:07:53. > :07:54.This family moved in just three weeks ago.

:07:55. > :07:57.All 147 homes on this site are at affordable or council rents.

:07:58. > :08:00.To be affordable, it means we can stay within the borough and not move

:08:01. > :08:04.out of London because we were given that thought a few years ago.

:08:05. > :08:07.But we are lucky enough to stay in Tower Hamlets and have such

:08:08. > :08:10.a lovely home in a very safe place as well.

:08:11. > :08:15.This nearby estate is also set to be rebuilt.

:08:16. > :08:19.Half of its 1500 homes will be affordable.

:08:20. > :08:21.And the mayor today announced a new ?250 million fund that

:08:22. > :08:25.City Hall will use to buy land and then sell on to house builders.

:08:26. > :08:27.We've got to make sure we recognise that actually,

:08:28. > :08:31.we've got to build more homes but they've got to be the right

:08:32. > :08:34.But like many politicians, the mayor is fond of a catchphrase.

:08:35. > :08:38.And when it comes to housing, and the speed at which he can

:08:39. > :08:42.That's why I always say, it is a marathon, not a sprint.

:08:43. > :08:44.I've said, it is going to be a marathon and a sprint.

:08:45. > :08:47.When it comes to homes to rent cheaply, though,

:08:48. > :08:55.In the last year, your administration have built no

:08:56. > :08:58.That is because we used the money given by the previous

:08:59. > :09:03.So for the next year as well, there will be very few council homes

:09:04. > :09:05.being built because the last mayor didn't give any money.

:09:06. > :09:09.But you can understand, can't you, why people will be

:09:10. > :09:11.frustrated when they say, look, someone is coming in, saying,

:09:12. > :09:14."This is affordable housing, I am a mayor for all people".

:09:15. > :09:16.And actually for those at the bottom, they can see nothing

:09:17. > :09:18.delivered in the first couple of years?

:09:19. > :09:22.Oh, look, that is why I always say, it is a marathon, not a sprint.

:09:23. > :09:25.I'm afraid it is going to take some time for Londoners to see some

:09:26. > :09:31.How many are you going to build, do you think, by the end of your term?

:09:32. > :09:33.I've been quite clear, I've not set a target

:09:34. > :09:35.in my manifesto or elsewhere about the number of homes

:09:36. > :09:39.I will build, for the simple reason, there are too many ifs and buts.

:09:40. > :09:41.Londoners want him to start taking action on the severe housing crisis.

:09:42. > :09:45.And it was only since the election that he started to parrot this idea,

:09:46. > :09:46."Oh, it's a marathon, not a sprint".

:09:47. > :09:49.No, Mr Mayor, it's a sprint, because Londoners are homeless now

:09:50. > :09:53.The mayor's housing strategy is now out for consultation.

:09:54. > :09:55.It means all Londoners can have their say.

:09:56. > :10:01.That's it from me so I'll say goodnight and leave

:10:02. > :10:05.you with the weather with Nick Miller.

:10:06. > :10:13.-- with Ben Rich. Good evening. The weather is going to take a turn for

:10:14. > :10:16.the autumnal over the next few days, not really tomorrow, not a bad day

:10:17. > :10:19.in prospect, some bright spells around and a few showers later,

:10:20. > :10:22.should stay largely dried through the rest of the night with some

:10:23. > :10:25.clear spells but I think we will see more cloud streaming in from the

:10:26. > :10:30.West as the night goes on with temperatures no lower than 12 or 13.

:10:31. > :10:35.Tomorrow morning, some spells of sunshine. As we go through the day,

:10:36. > :10:38.more cloud starting to work its way from the West. The chance of one or

:10:39. > :10:42.two showers into the afternoon. Some of those could be fairly heavy but

:10:43. > :10:47.many places will stay just about right and temperatures where they

:10:48. > :10:52.were today at 19 or 20. But Friday is a different prospect, we will see

:10:53. > :10:57.outbreaks of rain, most likely to be heavily to the south of town with

:10:58. > :11:00.temperatures at 17 or 18. Into the weekend, showers or longer spells of

:11:01. > :11:01.rain at times, cool and windy weather. I

:11:02. > :11:04.rain at times, cool and windy weather. I will leave you with the

:11:05. > :11:12.National forecast and Nick Miller. Away from Hurricane Irma in the

:11:13. > :11:15.Caribbean, our weather has probably been the quietest of the week but

:11:16. > :11:19.things are about to turn more active towards the weekend relatively

:11:20. > :11:23.speaking. A little bump in the isobars, a ridge of high pressure

:11:24. > :11:26.keeping most places dry today but low-pressure waiting in the wings

:11:27. > :11:30.and more to come across the weekend as I will show you. Overnight, more

:11:31. > :11:34.cloud pushing into western areas and a few outbreaks of rain and showers.

:11:35. > :11:38.The East will stay mainly dry with clear spells. This is where we will

:11:39. > :11:42.find the lowest amateurs, into north-east Scotland, into single

:11:43. > :11:46.figures, most of us around 10-14. Tomorrow, the story turns cloudier

:11:47. > :11:47.and wetter from the