0:00:00 > 0:00:00Join me now on BBC Two.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Good evening and welcome to BBC London News with me, Louisa Preston.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The Labour Leader has refused to reprimand one of his MPs
0:00:22 > 0:00:32after she found herself embroiled in a race row.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad wrote an article that refers
0:00:35 > 0:00:38to London Assembly member Sean Bailey as a "token Ghetto boy".
0:00:38 > 0:00:40She's apologised, but the Conservative politician has
0:00:40 > 0:00:42branded it "cowardly".
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Our political editor, Tim Donovan, has the story.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47It's now a very public row between a Labour MP
0:00:47 > 0:00:49and a Conservative Assembly member over what she said
0:00:49 > 0:00:50about him seven years ago.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52These people are on the list because it's so cheap...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55At the time, Shaun Bailey was on the campaign trail,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57filmed by us, in fact, as he fought for the parliamentary
0:00:57 > 0:00:58seat of Hammersmith.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04He had been one of David Cameron's great hopes for winning in London.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06This was Emma Dent Coad this June, after winning
0:01:07 > 0:01:08the seat of Kensington.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11In the article she wrote back in 2010, she accused Bailey
0:01:11 > 0:01:17of allowing himself to be exploited to bolster the Tories' image.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Who can say where this man will ever fit in,
0:01:22 > 0:01:27however hard he tries, she wrote.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28One day, he is the token
0:01:28 > 0:01:30ghetto boy standing behind David Cameron, the next looking
0:01:30 > 0:01:31interested behind George Osborne.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Ever felt used?
0:01:32 > 0:01:33She asked.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I notice you are not apologising, do you want to apologise?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38What, for quoting what somebody else had said?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Yes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Today, under fire, she claimed she had just been repeating
0:01:41 > 0:01:42words used by others.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43And it wasn't racist.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47If he feels offended by it, of course I apologise, of course I do.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50If somebody actually read the blog, they would see I was quoting other
0:01:50 > 0:01:52people's sources of what people were saying at the time.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But he was unimpressed by what he viewed as a half-hearted apology.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Well, she didn't really apologise.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59All she did was reiterate the point and try to blame other
0:01:59 > 0:02:00people, fictitious people.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Am I offended?
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Of course I am.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04But it isn't about me.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06It's about young black children up and down the country.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Many ethnic communities struggle to feel part of Britain,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14to be involved, and attacks like this - at the core
0:02:14 > 0:02:16of people's beliefs, and in the political arena -
0:02:16 > 0:02:17prevent people from being involved.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20The Conservatives don't appear at this stage to be wanting to let
0:02:20 > 0:02:23this lie and they've written to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26urging him to discipline Emma Dent Coad as soon as possible.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I'm not going to withdraw the whip from Emma.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I'll obviously ensure that people discuss the use
0:02:33 > 0:02:35of language with people.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41But I will make sure that everyone treats others with respect.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Her view - it was legitimate political criticism.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45His - it crossed the line.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Tim Donovan, BBC London News.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Police are hoping a potentially life-saving film will be shown
0:02:49 > 0:02:51to schoolchildren so they know what do in the event
0:02:51 > 0:02:55of a terror attack.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57The animated film urges young people not to "waste time" taking pictures,
0:02:58 > 0:02:59but to run away from danger.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Chris Rogers explains.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Where did you guys go when we ran?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05We hid.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07We must have got separated.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10The film begins with three teenagers catching up after escaping
0:03:10 > 0:03:13a terror attack by gunmen.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I was trying to make you laugh.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19But then there were those three pops.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23It was like fireworks.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25As they talk through their horrifying experience,
0:03:25 > 0:03:27they realise they did everything right to survive.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Run!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30The message is the same for schoolchildren
0:03:30 > 0:03:33as it is for adults - run, hide, tell.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Another key message - don't stop to film
0:03:35 > 0:03:40scenes on your mobile.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45But is it a message that will unnerve these
0:03:45 > 0:03:4816 year olds, or reassure them?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It made me feel as though, that you would know what to do
0:03:51 > 0:04:00in that situation, that it's much clearer, even if you do panic.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And you can sort of think clearly now about the points
0:04:03 > 0:04:04that were raised.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Stay quiet, not a sound.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Shh!
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It's smart having everyone turned their phones on silent
0:04:12 > 0:04:13and vibrate off two.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19I think it was really helpful.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Good advice to know what can happen and how we can survive.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Has it changed how you would have reacted?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Because I would have went on Snapchat and
0:04:26 > 0:04:27posted everything, so...
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Rather than run?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Yeah!
0:04:29 > 0:04:34The question is, could the money be better spent on other dangers?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The children. Terrorism is by no means the biggest killer. It is the
0:04:38 > 0:04:44road. Nearly 5,000 children under 16 are killed every year on foot by a
0:04:44 > 0:04:49car.There are always difficult choices about where to spend money
0:04:49 > 0:04:54and for me, it is important we spend it in this area. It is unlikely a
0:04:54 > 0:04:58young person will be involved in a terror attack, book for me, young
0:04:58 > 0:05:02people are telling us through the survey that we have completed with
0:05:02 > 0:05:06them that they want to have a discussion around terrorism.The
0:05:06 > 0:05:09attacks this year in London and Manchester took some of the youngest
0:05:09 > 0:05:14victims of terror this country has ever seen. The Met hopes this video
0:05:14 > 0:05:18will not just save lives, but also encourage young people to face up to
0:05:18 > 0:05:26the threat of terror, no matter how rare and attackers.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Turning now to what is the largest transport project in Western Europe.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Crossrail costs nearly £15 billion and will carry an estimated two
0:05:31 > 0:05:36hundred million passengers a year.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The East-West rail service will connect Reading, in Berkshire,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40to and from Shenfield, in Essex, through Central London.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43A key part of the link will be the new tunnel coming
0:05:43 > 0:05:46into Tottenham Court Road.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, got special access
0:05:48 > 0:05:53ahead of some services beginning next year.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Right, we're at Bond Street Station and we're just about to go into
0:05:56 > 0:05:57the running tunnels.
0:05:57 > 0:06:05This is a rare look at what will one day be an everyday commute.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Then you'll see how all the railway systems fit and the works
0:06:08 > 0:06:09that we're undertaking at the moment.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Our guide is Greg Purcell.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13When Bond Street is finished, 137,000 passengers a day will use
0:06:13 > 0:06:15this station and these platforms.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18This is where the passengers will be, eventually.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Oh, right.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Yeah, that's the platform screen doors all the way down and they go
0:06:25 > 0:06:27the full length of the tunnel.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Each platform is over 250 metres long.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32You've got the platform screen door and behind that is the track.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And so you'll stand here, get on the train and off.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Yep, the doors will open, train turns up...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Off you go, on your merry way.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48It'll take one minute to travel by train to the next station.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50For us, it takes a little longer, as we're passed
0:06:50 > 0:06:51between different contractors.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Above us, Oxford Street.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Yeah, Oxford Street above us, Central Line above us,
0:06:58 > 0:06:59which you can just hear.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02The tunnels are finished, but there are still 1,400 workers on site.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Soon, the power lines will go in.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08The Metro section means you've got quite a lot of stations that
0:07:08 > 0:07:09are quite close together.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11So between Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road
0:07:11 > 0:07:13is between 800 and 1,000 metres.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19Before we're allowed onto the tracks, there are checks
0:07:19 > 0:07:20to make sure engineering trains aren't running.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23We've got about 500 metres to go before we get
0:07:23 > 0:07:25into Tottenham Court Road, so it's a matter of seconds.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28These are the platforms at Tottenham Court Road.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32What's striking here is just how long these platforms
0:07:32 > 0:07:34are - and when it's finished, 24 trains an hour will
0:07:34 > 0:07:41come through here.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45The walk took about an hour, it'll take one minute by train.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Services are due to start running through Central London
0:07:48 > 0:07:49at the end of next year.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Sir Mo Farah has described receiving his knighthood
0:07:56 > 0:07:57as "a dream come true".
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Britain's most decorated track athlete says meeting
0:07:59 > 0:08:01the Queen is right up there with winning
0:08:01 > 0:08:02his Olympic medals.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04He's just moved back home to the capital to focus
0:08:04 > 0:08:05on his road-running.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11More from our sports reporter, Sara Orchard.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14COMMENTATOR:The double double!
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Four Olympic titles!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17He's Great Britain's most successful track athlete.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20With four Olympic Golds and six World Championship medals,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23today was the time to add yet another title, with the Queen
0:08:23 > 0:08:28on hand to confer his knighthood.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Sir Mohamed Farah, for Services to Athletics.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It's in recognition for a career that has scaled the heights.
0:08:34 > 0:08:41Sir Mohamed Farah is the only athlete in modern Olympic history
0:08:41 > 0:08:46to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at successive Olympic Games.
0:08:46 > 0:08:54It's definitely way up there, close to my Olympic medals, for sure.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58You know, to come here, to Britain, at the age of eight,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00not speaking a word of English, and to achieve
0:09:00 > 0:09:02what I have achieved over the years and to be knighted,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04there's no words really to describe.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Mohamed Farah arrived in this country as a boy with nothing.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Mo's story remains an inspiration to many.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12When he arrived from Somalia, having been split from his twin
0:09:12 > 0:09:14brother, he attended Feltham Community College, where Mo's
0:09:14 > 0:09:15athletics talent was spotted.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It's been an incredible journey and I've enjoyed
0:09:17 > 0:09:20every part of it but, at the same time, you know,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21anything is possible in life.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22If you work hard at it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I remember going to school with my wife when we were younger,
0:09:25 > 0:09:32we never dreamed of coming to Buckingham Palace.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Back in 1999, aged just 16, he won the Mini London Marathon
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and having now retired from track running, he's back living in London
0:09:38 > 0:09:41to focus on road racing.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43He could even compete for Great Britain in the marathon
0:09:43 > 0:09:44at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50Sara Orchard, BBC London News.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53That's it for now from me, so I'll say goodnight and hand
0:09:53 > 0:09:54you over to Chris Fawkes for the weather.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04A quick look at the satellite picture, with extensive cloud across
0:10:04 > 0:10:08the UK. The exception to the North West of Scotland where it is more
0:10:08 > 0:10:12broken and more sunshine. Why am I talking about the Scottish weather?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Sunny skies are coming our way but not until Friday. Before then,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20cloudy and that will thicken further overnight to bring outbreaks of
0:10:20 > 0:10:26light rain by the end of the night, so turning damp. 8-9d so a mild
0:10:26 > 0:10:33night. Wednesday, rain first thing in the morning. It should move out
0:10:33 > 0:10:38of the way reasonably quickly. Leaving a lot of cloud. That will be
0:10:38 > 0:10:44quite low. A chance of some mist over the tops of the Chilterns and
0:10:44 > 0:10:48it could be murky for a time but the cloud with us for much of the day
0:10:48 > 0:10:51with not much sunshine. It could be big enough for rain and even into
0:10:51 > 0:10:56the afternoon. Highs of 12 degrees. More cloud on the way on Thursday.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Rain on Thursday evening. And the Scot is sunshine on Friday.