0:00:00 > 0:00:01Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16A special undercover investigation into the illegal sale of steroids
0:00:16 > 0:00:18has found dealers in London selling muscle building substances
0:00:18 > 0:00:26without any warning of their dangerous side effects.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29And a drugs counsellor has told us that children as young as 14
0:00:29 > 0:00:32are taking the substances.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35He also warns that the true extent of the problem, could be tantamount
0:00:35 > 0:00:36to a hidden epidemic.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Colin Campbell has this exclusive report.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Hey, Derek.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48He's an amateur body-builder who illegally sells steroids
0:00:48 > 0:00:49from his living room in Greenford, West London.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Using his partner to translate, he says they'll transform my body.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08These are the £200 worth of pills that he said
0:01:08 > 0:01:09would make me big and powerful.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12This is the handwritten note I took, a dictated prescription if you like,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16detailing instructions on how to use the steroids.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20We showed our footage to this drugs expert.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24There are many risks with taking the drugs,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27but a simple way of putting it, kidney, liver, heart.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29You can have liver problems, liver cysts, problems
0:01:29 > 0:01:32with your kidneys and can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35So you're playing with your life.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37What age are the children that you're speaking
0:01:37 > 0:01:38to who have taken steroids?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40As young as 14.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43This drugs counsellor fears the true picture of steroid abuse is much
0:01:43 > 0:01:45worse than realised.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48We could be looking at a hidden epidemic, to be honest.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It's really, really hard to gauge how big this is.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Everything anecdotally that we are getting
0:01:52 > 0:01:54is that it could be huge.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Whilst it's legal to take steroids, it's against the law
0:01:57 > 0:01:59to sell and import them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01But we found scores of websites offering them online
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and sending them by post.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08The border force is battling to stop them entering the UK.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09These drugs aren't benign.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11They aren't a soft option.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12They can cause real, profound, long lasting
0:02:12 > 0:02:16harm to people's health.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Selling them can be lucrative, but it's a trade dealers
0:02:20 > 0:02:21don't want exposed.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24You are a steroid dealer, aren't you?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26No.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28How many people are you supplying steroids to?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31No.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Speaking through an interpreter, he claims he had only ever
0:02:33 > 0:02:35supplied me and no one else.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37How many other people have you supplied steroids too,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40because you advertise widely.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42The truth is, they are gambling with people's health,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44cashing in on Britain's body image obsession.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Colin Campbell, BBC London News.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52A serial killer from North London has admitted killing a third victim.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Theodore Johnson attacked his ex-girlfriend Angela Best
0:02:55 > 0:02:57in Islington with a hammer after she started a relationship
0:02:57 > 0:02:59with someone else.
0:02:59 > 0:03:07Frankie McCamley has the details of what was a vicious attack.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Absolutely. Proceedings at the Old Bailey this morning is only lasted a
0:03:11 > 0:03:15few minutes. We were expecting a much longer trial, to last for
0:03:15 > 0:03:19weeks. Within minutes of the jury taking their seats, Teodor Johnson,
0:03:19 > 0:03:24in a wheelchair, pleaded guilty to the murder of his former partner,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Angela Best. Today, it also emerged that the 64-year-old had previous
0:03:28 > 0:03:32convictions for killing two other partners over a series of three
0:03:32 > 0:03:36decades. Taking a look back to November 1981, the garage worker was
0:03:36 > 0:03:40convicted of killing his wife, Yvonne Johnson, by pushing her over
0:03:40 > 0:03:47the edge of the ninth floor flat. In March 1993, he was convicted of the
0:03:47 > 0:03:50manslaughter of his partner Yvonne Bennett, by diminished
0:03:50 > 0:03:56responsibility. He spent time in a secure hospital. 23 years later, he
0:03:56 > 0:04:00killed his most recent partner, Angela best, using a hammer, before
0:04:00 > 0:04:04strangling her. Just after that, he appeared to kill himself by throwing
0:04:04 > 0:04:08himself in front of a train. He received severe injuries, and it was
0:04:08 > 0:04:11only then, when police went round to his house, that they found the body
0:04:11 > 0:04:17of Angela Best. Now there are big questions as to whether this murder
0:04:17 > 0:04:20could have been prevented.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Over 100 women were killed last year by partners or ex-partners.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26That is a huge number of lives lost and a huge number
0:04:26 > 0:04:27of bereaved families.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29In this specific case, I think there's got to be
0:04:29 > 0:04:33lots of questions asked about what happened,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36about how this was possible, after two such serious convictions
0:04:36 > 0:04:38in the past, which looked so similar to this.
0:04:38 > 0:04:46How was it possible that this was allowed to happen again?
0:04:46 > 0:04:51As you heard, big questions. Because of the change in plea, the trial was
0:04:51 > 0:04:55halted and Johnson is expected to be sentenced on Friday.Thank you.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59An area of land in Surrey may be stripped of its green belt status
0:04:59 > 0:05:01as the council looks to build on it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02It's sparked anger among local people in Guildford,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05who feel the land should be protected against any development.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Here's Katharine Carpenter.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Guildford - historic, growing, and at the centre of a row
0:05:15 > 0:05:17over the green belt, after the council submitted
0:05:17 > 0:05:23plans to the Government to develop some of it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25To house its growing population, the council estimates it needs
0:05:25 > 0:05:28to build around 12,500 new homes over the next 16 years.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Its preference is to do that on previously
0:05:30 > 0:05:37developed brown field sites.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39But 89% of this borough is green belt land,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41so perhaps inevitably that, too, is now being eyed
0:05:42 > 0:05:45up for development.
0:05:45 > 0:05:472,000 houses are proposed for this area, which will go down
0:05:48 > 0:05:50to the railway down there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Gosden Hill Farm is one of the sites the council wants to strip of green
0:05:54 > 0:05:55belt status to allow building.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58But opposition is strong.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It's driven by the incentive to provide land for development.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03There's no interest in maximising the number of affordable homes,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05there's no interest in urban regeneration.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It doesn't need to be an extension of suburbia, but obviously
0:06:07 > 0:06:15that's very profitable.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20But the council claims only 1.5% of its green
0:06:20 > 0:06:22belt has been earmarked, and the development
0:06:22 > 0:06:24is vital to protecting jobs and safeguarding the character
0:06:24 > 0:06:29of existing communities.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31We have to balance the need of housing.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33There are many young people who can't get
0:06:33 > 0:06:36onto the housing ladder at all.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39We have put 40% as our affordability in the local plan in terms
0:06:39 > 0:06:42of percentage that needs to be built that are affordable.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45So for people to be able to live and manage to live in Guildford,
0:06:45 > 0:06:51we do need to have more development.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Challenged on the issue by a Guildford MP last
0:06:55 > 0:07:00month, Theresa May made the Government's position clear.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02A local authority may only alter a green belt boundary
0:07:02 > 0:07:04in exceptional circumstances.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06In our housing white paper, we were very clear that this means
0:07:06 > 0:07:11when they've examined fully all other reasonable options.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14An independent planning inspector will examine Guildford's case,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16watched closely by other councils in Surrey preparing to submit
0:07:16 > 0:07:18similar plans to deal with housing challenges of their own.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24Katharine Carpenter, BBC London News.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29If your New Year's resolution is to have more money in your pocket
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and breath cleaner air by moving out of London, then you're not alone.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Recent figures show the number of Londoners moving away has
0:07:34 > 0:07:39hit a ten-year high.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Nearly 300,000 people left in 2016, which is a significant
0:07:44 > 0:07:47rise from a decade ago.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So this week we're looking at why so many of us are deciding to go.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54And in the first of our series, Caroline Davies speaks to a young
0:07:54 > 0:07:57family doing just that.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Born and bred in London, and an ex-Met Police officer.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04You might have thought that Gemma has London in her bones,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06but now she wants out of the capital.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10I've had enough of the traffic, the cars, the busyness of the area,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and then not being able to have the childhood that I had.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The amount of people coming here into this area for the schools,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17it's an outstanding area for schools, but there's
0:08:17 > 0:08:21only so many places.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24She plans to move her and her family to the New Forest.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28I remember me and my husband standing there on the beach,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30the kids were playing, running in and out of the sea
0:08:30 > 0:08:32and we were looking across to the Needles,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34the Isle of Wight.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I remember looking at him and saying, "I could live here."
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And that was literally it, and ever since I can't
0:08:39 > 0:08:41stop thinking about it!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43She's not the only one with eyes wandering beyond London.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45This is the M25 - traditionally considered
0:08:45 > 0:08:48the boundary line of London, if not entirely accurate.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Now according to the ONS, more people are leaving this behind
0:08:51 > 0:08:54in London and going to the rest of the UK than vice versa.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57One of the biggest demographic groups making the move is people
0:08:57 > 0:08:59in their 30s and 40s, often with young children.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Belinda runs a service advising people who want to make the move,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06but why do they leave?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08For a lot of people it's schools.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10For others, it's financial.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Property prices in London are putting people off staying.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16There are some fantastic areas outside of London that offer
0:09:16 > 0:09:19amazing opportunities.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And not just from a property-buying point of view, but to move and to be
0:09:22 > 0:09:26part of the community and to create a whole life, which I think is what
0:09:26 > 0:09:28people are generally looking to do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31What's the biggest misconception people have that are planning
0:09:31 > 0:09:33to move out of London?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I think that it will solve all ills.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40You know, I joke with people, it doesn't mend broken marriages
0:09:40 > 0:09:47and doesn't make children automatically behave better.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Gemma can't wait to try somewhere new.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I suppose you can't forget where you've been brought up,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54but I'm ready for the next chapter of my life now, I think.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57As the New Year starts, other Londoners will have similar ideas.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Caroline Davies, BBC London News.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03That's it for now from me, but let's find out what the weather
0:10:03 > 0:10:05has in store, with Elizabeth.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09The Met Office have upgraded their weather warning about Storm Eleanor.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Anything for us to worry about?
0:10:14 > 0:10:19We are under that weather warning, and we could be looking at gusts in
0:10:19 > 0:10:23excess of 50 or 55 mph through the small hours of tomorrow and into the
0:10:23 > 0:10:27rush hour. There's quite a lot of rain around as well. You can see
0:10:27 > 0:10:31these are the mean wind speeds in the white circles, but the gusts
0:10:31 > 0:10:35will be much higher. Here they come, in black circles. We could be
0:10:35 > 0:10:40looking at gusts of up to 50 or 50 plus mph, squally showers around for
0:10:40 > 0:10:43a time through the small hours. Not many people up them, but there will
0:10:43 > 0:10:46be lots of people up and about through the morning rush hour
0:10:46 > 0:10:49tomorrow. There may be some transport disruption. Some strong
0:10:49 > 0:10:54gusts of wind around, already plans to close the Dartford Crossing.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00Showers, but it will start to ease down in the afternoon. A very windy
0:11:00 > 0:11:03day tomorrow. There is more rain on the way tomorrow. Then it will