06/12/2017

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0:00:00 > 0:00:00Join me now on BBC Two.

0:00:00 > 0:00:01Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

0:00:14 > 0:00:16Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19The widow of victim who died in the Croydon tram crash last year,

0:00:19 > 0:00:21says she's both "heartbroken" and "angry" to learn that

0:00:21 > 0:00:24a very similar incident - just days before the fatal crash -

0:00:24 > 0:00:28wasn't treated with any urgency.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31She was responding to an official report into the accident,

0:00:31 > 0:00:34which is published tomorrow, and believes the failure to act

0:00:34 > 0:00:36quickly could have cost lives.

0:00:36 > 0:00:41Our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards, has this exclusive report.

0:00:41 > 0:00:43Marilyn Logan's husband Philip died in the Croydon tram crash.

0:00:43 > 0:00:47He was on his way to work.

0:00:47 > 0:00:49She's read the official report and she says it

0:00:49 > 0:00:51outlines how the driver lost awareness on the corner

0:00:51 > 0:01:01and was confused.

0:01:01 > 0:01:06Who do you blames in all of this?

0:01:06 > 0:01:10TfL, and the management side of it.

0:01:10 > 0:01:14I mean, TfL, in effect, employ these people.

0:01:14 > 0:01:18There should be more stringent testing.

0:01:18 > 0:01:19The report, Marilyn says, also highlights

0:01:19 > 0:01:25numerous speeding incidents and one on the same bend just days before.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28As we reported at the time, Shantell Singh, not the driver,

0:01:28 > 0:01:33reported that to the tram operator.

0:01:33 > 0:01:37I think the tram tipped on one side as we went around the bend and

0:01:37 > 0:01:43everyone actually went on the right-hand side of the tram.

0:01:43 > 0:01:45Crucially, though, the report says this incident was not

0:01:45 > 0:01:50investigated quickly.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52Now, had that incident being investigated, might the one

0:01:52 > 0:01:58the week later never have happened?

0:01:58 > 0:02:00And how does that make you feel?

0:02:00 > 0:02:05Heartbroken.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07And the family says a culture of fear meant drivers were

0:02:08 > 0:02:08not reporting incidents.

0:02:08 > 0:02:10Very, very angry.

0:02:10 > 0:02:12Because these procedures should be there to protect the

0:02:12 > 0:02:22public, and that is not protecting the public in the least.

0:02:23 > 0:02:25This is the memorial in New Addington to the seven

0:02:25 > 0:02:29who died on the 51 who were injured.

0:02:29 > 0:02:36The tram was travelling at over three times the speed limit.

0:02:36 > 0:02:39From the tram operator's point of view, do you think they have learnt?

0:02:39 > 0:02:41No.

0:02:41 > 0:02:44I mean, if drivers are frightened to report things because

0:02:44 > 0:02:48of line managers, how is that going to make me feel better?

0:02:48 > 0:02:49It's not.

0:02:49 > 0:02:55It's going to infuriate me.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57TfL says it has enhanced its customer complaints

0:02:57 > 0:03:01process and now it, not the operator, receives complaints.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03The official report into what happened here is published

0:03:03 > 0:03:07tomorrow and there are bound to be serious questions for transport

0:03:07 > 0:03:14for London and the tram operator as to why so many speeding

0:03:14 > 0:03:17incidents weren't reported, in particular one just a few

0:03:17 > 0:03:22days before the crash.

0:03:22 > 0:03:24Marilyn faces another difficult Christmas and she still has lots

0:03:24 > 0:03:34of questions as to why her husband died on his way to work.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37A former Abbot at a Catholic school in west London has been found guilty

0:03:37 > 0:03:43of a string of sexual offences against boys - including rape.

0:03:43 > 0:03:45The pensioner, Andrew Soper, formerly known as Father Laurence

0:03:45 > 0:03:50Soper, was convicted of abusing boys at St Benedicts School in Ealing,

0:03:50 > 0:03:54where he was in charge of "discipline."

0:03:54 > 0:03:56Marc Ashdown has spoken to one of his victims,

0:03:56 > 0:03:58who waived his right to anonymity.

0:03:58 > 0:04:02Respected, trusted, revered.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04Andrew Soper now revealed as a cowardly, sadistic

0:04:04 > 0:04:09prolific paedophile.

0:04:09 > 0:04:14In addition the monks run a school.

0:04:14 > 0:04:18You can see what it's capable of...

0:04:18 > 0:04:21Filmed in 1980 here, he was supposed to be caring

0:04:21 > 0:04:23for young boys in his charge, instead he was fondling,

0:04:23 > 0:04:24cleaning and raping them.

0:04:24 > 0:04:32Today found guilty at the Bailey of assaulting ten former pupils.

0:04:32 > 0:04:34Saint Benedict's in 1976, schoolboys indulged

0:04:34 > 0:04:37in one of their favourite games, the bundle.

0:04:37 > 0:04:41One of them, Prosper, was molested by Soper.

0:04:41 > 0:04:45He gave evidence in court and wave at his anonymity.

0:04:45 > 0:04:48Today he gave us his reaction.

0:04:48 > 0:04:50It shows that the defence that was put up simply

0:04:50 > 0:04:51didn't convince the jury.

0:04:51 > 0:04:57I'm very pleased that this man, who is clearly still a danger

0:04:57 > 0:05:01to young people and young boys particularly, is going to be

0:05:02 > 0:05:05taken out of circulation.

0:05:05 > 0:05:07We also spoke to another man who gave evidence.

0:05:07 > 0:05:10These are his words, spoken by an actor.

0:05:11 > 0:05:12It's fantastic.

0:05:12 > 0:05:13I'm feeling really emotional.

0:05:13 > 0:05:14I thought I was the only one.

0:05:14 > 0:05:17It was such a shocking thing to happen to me.

0:05:17 > 0:05:21As a kid, you put it away to a dark place.

0:05:21 > 0:05:24Some kids made jokes about it at school but I had no idea

0:05:24 > 0:05:25there were others until recently.

0:05:25 > 0:05:26Soper's long history of abuse started

0:05:26 > 0:05:31when he was a teacher at Saint Benedict 's in 1972.

0:05:31 > 0:05:38The monks elected him headmaster of the juniors.

0:05:38 > 0:05:40In 2002, he moved to Rome.

0:05:40 > 0:05:43In 2010 he was arrested and charged with nine counts of sexual

0:05:43 > 0:05:44abuse against five boys.

0:05:44 > 0:05:47But he skipped bail and went on the run across Europe

0:05:47 > 0:05:48with Interpol on his trail.

0:05:48 > 0:05:51It's claimed he stayed at the Vatican for a time

0:05:51 > 0:05:54and withdrew £200,000 from his bank and vanished.

0:05:54 > 0:05:57Four years later, he was finally tracked in Kosovo posing

0:05:57 > 0:05:59as a widowed author.

0:05:59 > 0:06:03More victims came forward and finally he was put on trial

0:06:03 > 0:06:07for 19 offences against ten boys.

0:06:07 > 0:06:11It's a case which involves him using, usually using,

0:06:11 > 0:06:15the opportunities that disciplining students gave him,

0:06:15 > 0:06:19to use that seclusion to abuse.

0:06:19 > 0:06:24The key to the case is victims coming forward.

0:06:24 > 0:06:27Without men coming forward in this case, we wouldn't have had a case

0:06:27 > 0:06:29to present to a jury.

0:06:29 > 0:06:32Jonathan West's son attended the school.

0:06:32 > 0:06:34Concerned, he started digging into its history.

0:06:34 > 0:06:37He believes this conviction is another step towards uncovering

0:06:37 > 0:06:40the full extent of the abuse.

0:06:40 > 0:06:43For the victims that have come forward I hope it gives them

0:06:43 > 0:06:46closure and comfort, seeing justice done.

0:06:46 > 0:06:48I have never met Soper himself.

0:06:48 > 0:06:51His name came up in comments on the blog from time to time.

0:06:51 > 0:06:56I would be astonished if that is the sum total

0:06:56 > 0:06:59of those he'd harmed.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02For decades, all this has cast a shadow over

0:07:02 > 0:07:03the school and the Abbey.

0:07:03 > 0:07:06They have tried to move on, for example at the sports field

0:07:06 > 0:07:09the Soper Pavilion was recently renamed, but it has been difficult

0:07:09 > 0:07:12and an independent inquiry commissioned by senior figures

0:07:12 > 0:07:17in 2011 highlighted complaints against eight teachers and monks.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20To date five men have now been convicted, including Soper,

0:07:20 > 0:07:25of child-related sexual offences.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27In a statement, Ealing Abbey apologised and said their thoughts

0:07:27 > 0:07:29and prayers are with Amdrew Soper's victims.

0:07:29 > 0:07:31They admire their courage in coming forward.

0:07:31 > 0:07:35The school apologised unreservedly and said Saint Benedict's is now

0:07:35 > 0:07:40a completely different institution.

0:07:40 > 0:07:43Safeguarding, they say, is their top priority.

0:07:43 > 0:07:45The independent inquiry into child abuse is to hear evidence

0:07:46 > 0:07:49about Saint Benedict's in 2019.

0:07:49 > 0:07:52Some believe more allegations could surface.

0:07:52 > 0:07:57There were gasps in the dock today as Soper, the former Ealing Abbot,

0:07:57 > 0:08:00faces spending the rest of his life in prison for hideous crimes

0:08:00 > 0:08:05against defenceless young boys.

0:08:05 > 0:08:08The Crown Prosecution Service has, for the second time,

0:08:08 > 0:08:13decided not to take any action against five police officers -

0:08:13 > 0:08:16even though a jury decided they'd used "unsuitable" force

0:08:16 > 0:08:23against a mentally ill black man who then died in police custody.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25Sean Rigg's family has called the decision "shameful"

0:08:25 > 0:08:26and Frankie McCamley can tell us why.

0:08:26 > 0:08:32Frankie.

0:08:32 > 0:08:39This decision has taken nearly ten years. Sean Rigg was 40 years old he

0:08:39 > 0:08:44had mental health problems after his arrest he was restrained in the back

0:08:44 > 0:08:48of a police van for eight minutes in the prone position he suffered a

0:08:48 > 0:08:52cardiac arrest and died for together since his family have been fighting

0:08:52 > 0:08:57for the five officers involved to be charged. In 2012 and in question we

0:08:57 > 0:09:02found what they called unsuitable force after arresting Mr Rigg. The

0:09:02 > 0:09:06family cat campaigning. Year ago the Crown Prosecution Service said they

0:09:06 > 0:09:12would not be bringing further charges because there was not enough

0:09:12 > 0:09:18evidence. The family fought with the CPS to reconsider and today reached

0:09:18 > 0:09:20the same decision, that these police officers would not be charged. This

0:09:20 > 0:09:24evening, just after the decision was made, Sean Rigg was Max is that gave

0:09:24 > 0:09:29us her reaction.

0:09:29 > 0:09:31Theresa May herself has made comments on the way that...

0:09:31 > 0:09:32..the treatment that Sean received from

0:09:32 > 0:09:35the police officers, and yet, still, there's no accountability

0:09:35 > 0:09:36whatsoever.

0:09:36 > 0:09:37Where do families go from here?

0:09:37 > 0:09:39And what message does this send to police officers?

0:09:39 > 0:09:44And why is there no justice?

0:09:44 > 0:09:51As far as the case is concerned, is it close?Not exactly. The officers

0:09:51 > 0:09:55still could face police misconduct proceedings. That is being discussed

0:09:55 > 0:09:59by the Met and the IP CC. They promised to come to that vision as

0:09:59 > 0:10:01quickly as possible.

0:10:01 > 0:10:03That's BBC London News this Wednesday night.

0:10:03 > 0:10:04Now let's get the weather from Ben.

0:10:09 > 0:10:14A lot going on with our weather over the next 24 hours. Wet and windy

0:10:14 > 0:10:17weather to stop tomorrow but then things will turn significantly

0:10:17 > 0:10:22colder. The winds are picking up. This evening at night it will stay

0:10:22 > 0:10:28blustery. Outbreaks of rain pushing in from the West. A relatively mild

0:10:28 > 0:10:33night and mild start to tomorrow. That will not last. We will see not

0:10:33 > 0:10:38one but two bursts of rain. Once that clears, the skies will brighten

0:10:38 > 0:10:50but we will bring in the cold, north-westerly winds. Temperatures

0:10:50 > 0:10:52will drop away as the day goes on. 6-9 during the afternoon. Into

0:10:52 > 0:10:55Thursday night, we will start to see entry showers pushing in from the

0:10:55 > 0:10:59north-west. Some places could even have a covering of snow to start

0:10:59 > 0:11:01Friday. Friday is cold and bright but still