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0:00:13 > 0:00:17Good evening from BBC London News.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20The man behind the Westminster terror attacks in March last year
0:00:20 > 0:00:23had taken steroids days or hours beforehand.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24The details were released during a pre-inquest hearing
0:00:24 > 0:00:28into the death of Khalid Masood and his victims.
0:00:28 > 0:00:35Families have called for their inquest to examine
0:00:35 > 0:00:37the continuing failure to get to grips with radicalisation
0:00:37 > 0:00:38on the internet.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Here's Marc Ashdown.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41GUNFIRE
0:00:41 > 0:00:44It was an attack on the heart of government in the heart of London.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47March the 22nd 2017, the first of five terror attacks
0:00:47 > 0:00:53on the UK last year - four of them here in the capital.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56We now know Khalid Masood had anabolic steroids in his system,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59further tests have been ordered to establish how that may have
0:00:59 > 0:01:00affected his actions.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03The families of his victims hope these inquests may lead to changes
0:01:03 > 0:01:13in the way terrorism is tackled.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Masood drove his hired 4x4 into pedestrians
0:01:16 > 0:01:18on Westminster Bridge at 2:40pm, repeatedly mounted the pavement.
0:01:18 > 0:01:2130 seconds later, he crashed into the Palace of Westminster.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22The first 999 call is then received.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Half a minute later, Masood is shot dead by armed police.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It lasted all of 90 seconds, but his rampage took
0:01:27 > 0:01:31five innocent lives.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32American tourist Kurt Cochran, teacher Aysha Frade
0:01:32 > 0:01:38and Leslie Rhodes were all hit by the car.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Romanian tourist Andreea Cristea fell into the Thames and later died,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and PC Keith Palmer, who was stabbed inside
0:01:44 > 0:01:47the entrance to Parliament.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49The inquests of all five will be heard by the Chief
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Coroner in September.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55A separate inquest with a jury will then follow into Masood's death.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57At today's pre-inquest hearing, lawyers representing the families
0:01:57 > 0:02:00called for the coroner to examine the availability of extremist
0:02:00 > 0:02:02material on the internet and why messaging services like Whatsapp
0:02:02 > 0:02:04need to have end-to-end encryption on messages
0:02:04 > 0:02:13which can't then be read.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17They have long been calls for the security services to be able to
0:02:17 > 0:02:21access these private messages, although companies like Facebook,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25which owns WhatsApp, argues it has a duty to protect users. Regarding
0:02:25 > 0:02:28online extremist videos, the families today said why is it that
0:02:28 > 0:02:32radical material continues to be freely available on the internet
0:02:32 > 0:02:36bastion that we do not understand. We also learned that the two
0:02:36 > 0:02:40officers that challenged him will give evidence anonymously. PC Keith
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Palmer's family wants to know how he got into the Palace of Westminster
0:02:43 > 0:02:49behind me, and why was the officer stationed alone, unarmed and come in
0:02:49 > 0:02:53their view, wearing inadequate body protection? Lots of questions for
0:02:53 > 0:02:57these inquests, which get under way on September ten.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00More now on the impact of the collapse of construction
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and services giant Carillion, and implications for the capital.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Jim Wheble is here with more on this which could significantly affect
0:03:06 > 0:03:09both the public and private sector?
0:03:09 > 0:03:14Absolutely. This is a huge company with contracts in many different
0:03:14 > 0:03:21sectors in London especially. Let's look at one of those. Prisons.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Carillion had maintenance contracts with several prisons in the capital.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Let's just look at one of those prisons, Pentonville. It also
0:03:29 > 0:03:33received a lot of criticism for the way that it maintained prisons. At
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Pentonville, it was criticised for a six-month backlog on maintenance
0:03:38 > 0:03:43jobs, leaking sewage and only a quarter of broken windows replaced.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And apart from prisons, give us a sense of what else it could have an
0:03:47 > 0:03:53impact on?If we take transport, the East London line, part of the London
0:03:53 > 0:03:59Overground, Carillion had a contract with TfL to look after track and
0:03:59 > 0:04:03signals. About 100 staff employed there. The Mayor has said he has
0:04:03 > 0:04:06been assured that plans are in place to make sure what has happened today
0:04:06 > 0:04:10does not affect services. If we look at councils, Carillion had several
0:04:10 > 0:04:14contracts with several councils, looking at libraries, for instance,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18in Croydon. In that borough, they are going to take control of that
0:04:18 > 0:04:22back in-house. The private sector as well, in papers today, we heard
0:04:22 > 0:04:25reports of a big development where contractors were being told when
0:04:25 > 0:04:30they turned for work you might as well go home because the chances are
0:04:30 > 0:04:35you will not get paid. There is one blessing. It appears that NHS trusts
0:04:35 > 0:04:39in London have not been affected by what has happened today. One
0:04:39 > 0:04:43blessing in this story, which obviously has consequences which
0:04:43 > 0:04:48will run on.Indeed. Thanks very much for that update.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Next, the borough which is getting rid of bailiffs to collect
0:04:50 > 0:04:51unpaid council tax.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Hammersmith and Fulham says it's taking a more ethical
0:04:54 > 0:04:54approach to unpaid bills.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57However, some warn it could lead to higher debts.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Mark Jordan reports.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Four years ago, Peter Williams brought trains to a halt
0:05:04 > 0:05:13after killing himself on the railway.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16His home had been taken away for failing to pay £1350
0:05:16 > 0:05:17over council tax debt.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18The problem was, Peter was mentally ill.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Nobody realised this at the time and as a result he was literally
0:05:22 > 0:05:23hounded to death over what was a relatively
0:05:24 > 0:05:25small amount of money.
0:05:25 > 0:05:2897% of us pay our council tax bill, but debt campaigners claim over
0:05:28 > 0:05:33200,000 bailiff visits were made in London to those who don't.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37We've not received any payments whatsoever.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43It's the councils who decide if Dave that bailiff comes a-knocking.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Is there any difference in the way you work
0:05:45 > 0:05:46between can't pay or won't pay?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48That's not my business.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Mike Thompson was a book-seller until a devastating illness meant
0:05:50 > 0:05:54he could barely work.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56His council tax debt would take his home and lead
0:05:56 > 0:06:02to recovery costs 30 times the original arrears of 2900.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05The council forced the sale of the house.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I got just over £6,000 as my share of the proceeds.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11The other £85-86,000 was swallowed up in the debt itself,
0:06:11 > 0:06:18plus all the costs that accumulated along the way.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20The lawyers who do this business for local authorities prosper
0:06:20 > 0:06:24mightily, but the local authorities themselves actually,
0:06:24 > 0:06:28in the great scheme of things, actually lose out big time.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31At Hammersmith and Fulham Council they've begun to wonder
0:06:31 > 0:06:34if bankrupting, seizure of homes and use of bailiffs is working.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38They claim bailiffs only recover 30% of council tax debt and are getting
0:06:38 > 0:06:41rid of them from April.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45If a family's trying to keep the bailiffs away and then
0:06:45 > 0:06:48prioritises the bill for council tax, they then might
0:06:48 > 0:06:51miss their rental payment and then you're left with a homeless family
0:06:51 > 0:06:53being traumatised but then presenting the public
0:06:53 > 0:06:55sector with a huge bill, in terms of free housing
0:06:55 > 0:07:00and all the other impacts homelessness can have.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02But the bailiff industry warn Hammersmith's
0:07:02 > 0:07:03experiment will backfire.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08To dispense with the enforcement service will come at a price.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I think that in two or three years' time the coffers will be looked
0:07:11 > 0:07:15at and the question will be asked, where's the money?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Now, ethical debt collection in Hammersmith is about to show
0:07:19 > 0:07:22whether or not the bailiffs' knock might become part of debt
0:07:22 > 0:07:25collecting history.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Mark Jordan, BBC London News.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Now, it's estimated there are more than three times as many vegans now
0:07:34 > 0:07:40than there were a decade ago.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42It's a lifestyle growing in popularity - so perhaps not
0:07:42 > 0:07:45surprising then that a new vegan only pub is opening in Hackney -
0:07:45 > 0:07:47where even the alcohol is strictly vegan.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Alpa Patel has more.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51In many ways, the Brook looks and feels like a London pub.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53But you won't find pie and mash on the menu -
0:07:53 > 0:07:57or in fact any meat or dairy at all.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I became vegan for animal welfare reasons.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I have been a vegan for six months now and I feel much healthier.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I am a vegan because I love animals.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Customers are here for a special sample night.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13The pub doesn't actually open for another four days.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15To many here, veganism is more than just a diet,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18it's a way of life.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I think people are becoming far more educated about the meat industry,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23the dairy industry, the impact on the environment,
0:08:23 > 0:08:24the impact on their health.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Oh, vegan hot chocolate?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Yes!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Another devout follower is Radio 1 Xtra DJ Sara Jane Crawford.
0:08:31 > 0:08:39She's been a vegan for three years.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42The timing was right for me, I had a few health scares,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I had a breast lump removed, a couple of operations
0:08:45 > 0:08:47in the space of one year, and I was just, like,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50you know what, I don't want to be eating so many hormones,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54consuming so much rubbish in my diet.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56She is an ambassador for Veganuary, a month calling
0:08:56 > 0:09:00on us to become vegans.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Now I get why people become so passionate
0:09:02 > 0:09:06about whatever it is they believe in when it is actually about life
0:09:06 > 0:09:07and it is about having a better quality-of-life,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09and it is about love, empathy, health.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11You know, health is well.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15The owners say the numbers of vegans are growing and they are hoping some
0:09:15 > 0:09:24of them will find their way through the door on Friday.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I'll say goodnight now and it's over to Stav Danaos
0:09:28 > 0:09:30for a check on the weather.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40Is the rest of the week looking any better?Yes. It depends on what you
0:09:40 > 0:09:43like. If you don't mind the cold, this week will be better. We had
0:09:43 > 0:09:46great, leaden skies and drizzle around last week. This week will be
0:09:46 > 0:09:50much windier, certainly for the first half of the week. They will a
0:09:50 > 0:09:54chill factor and sunshine and showers.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Tonight, if you passing showers. Three or four degrees. A chilly
0:10:00 > 0:10:04start tomorrow morning. 20 of sunshine around, a few showers as
0:10:04 > 0:10:07the air turns colder from the north-west. Some of the showers will
0:10:07 > 0:10:11be wintry, mainly over the Chilterns. About 7 degrees, in the
0:10:11 > 0:10:15wind it will feel colder. The sunshine will compensate. Through
0:10:15 > 0:10:22Tuesday night, plenty showers rattling through. Simply spells --
0:10:22 > 0:10:26clear spells as well. The map is looking golden, plenty of sunshine
0:10:26 > 0:10:30around if you don't mind the cold air. 7 degrees, not bad if you are
0:10:30 > 0:10:35wrapping up. The middle part of the week is where we see a significant
0:10:35 > 0:10:39area of strong wind. This deep low will hurtle in off the Atlantic
0:10:39 > 0:10:45during Wednesday night. It could bring a spell of severe gales. It
0:10:45 > 0:10:49will rattle through quickly. By Thursday morning, the wind will be
0:10:49 > 0:10:53light already from the word go. Sunshine and warm two showers
0:10:53 > 0:10:58around. The same on Friday, with some sunshine and light wind,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00temperature is 7 degrees. It stays cold as we head into the new
0:11:00 > 0:11:03weekend. Plenty of sunshine around, light