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men in the charity sector, Unicef's
Justin Forsyth, has quit. We will | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | |
here from a colleague who said he | 0:00:00 | 0:00:01 | |
Good evening from BBC London News,
I'm Victoria Hollins. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:15 | |
A warning from Scotland Yard today -
the Met Police will struggle to keep | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
London safe and fund crime
prevention, if further | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
funding isn't forthcoming. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
The message - in a police report -
comes on the same day the Mayor | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
confirmed he's investing an extra
£110 million in the Met. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:32 | |
But he admits it's still not enough
to stop officer numbers falling. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
Here's our political
correspondent, Karl Mercer. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:40 | |
The Met Police is being stretched. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
It's dealing with another worrying
rise in knife crime and has been | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
challenged by a year
of terror attacks. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
It's also dealing with a growing
population in London, | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
rising by 100,000 people a year,
while police numbers are falling. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:55 | |
A report seen by BBC London
underlines the growing pressure | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
the police are under. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
This is the report that sets out
Scotland Yard's pretty stark | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
vision of the future. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
Over 30-odd pages it sets out
a vision of what the coming years | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
will be like without
extra government funding. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
It warns that unless it gets more
money cuts to workforce | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
numbers could be damaging. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
It says that pressures on its budget
mean that it's struggling to invest | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
sufficiently in crime prevention. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
It also outlines the effect that
cuts and rising crime | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
are having on officers,
saying that a lack of resources is | 0:01:24 | 0:01:29 | |
having a worrying impact on morale. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
There is also a blunt
warning on police numbers. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
The report says that without extra
money London could see just | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
27,000 officers by 2022. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
That's a drop of 3000
on current levels. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
They've made a prediction based
upon the cuts they are facing. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
75% of the Met Police budget goes
on human beings, on police officers. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:53 | |
They've cut as much as they can,
all that is left is the bone. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:57 | |
They have sold off the buildings,
closed police stations, they've got | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
rid of many police staff. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
This document is Scotland Yard's
submission to something called | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
the Police Remuneration Review Body. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
Basically, the body that says how
much officers should get paid. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
Scotland Yard wants a 3% pay rise
for staff and also £2000 extra | 0:02:12 | 0:02:18 | |
in London weighting -
measures it hopes will make the Met | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
an attractive place to work. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
We are very clear about some
of those morale issues and we talk | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
in the document about the fact that
pay and rewards is part of that. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
We hope that in the submission that
we're taking note of that and trying | 0:02:30 | 0:02:34 | |
to do something that strikes that
difficult balance between being fair | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
to our officers and making sure
it is something realistic, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
but also accepting that that means
there are consequences | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
on what money we have to spend
on police in London. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
Paying police more may
attract more recruits, | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
but the real sticking point will be
over who pays for that pay rise. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
Will central government hand over
more, or will the Met and the mayor | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
have to hand over the cash? | 0:02:55 | 0:03:01 | |
Staying with policing for a moment -
because according to an independent | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
inspection 90 % of child protection
investigations in the capital have | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
been unsatisfactory. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
In some cases children
have been left to live | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
with paedophiles in London. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
The Met insists it
is making progress. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
Chris Rogers explained some
of the findings to me earlier. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
This is a quarterly report
ordered by the Home Office. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
The HM Inspectorate
have to carry out. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:30 | |
This is in response to failures
within the Met Police in responding | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
to crimes like this that
were highlighted last year | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
and put down to budget cuts
and other pressures. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
The inspectors do highlight
new measures have been put in place | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
but it's still too early to see
if there are any benefits. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
It makes a staggering read. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
Some of the cases I can
highlight for you now. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
In one incident a 13-year-old girl
was calling the police, | 0:03:50 | 0:03:59 | |
saying she was being blackmailed
by a boy to send explicit | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
pictures of herself,
but the police didn't | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
respond for 11 days. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:05 | |
In another case teachers informed
police that a seven-year-old boy | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
was being abused by his parents
but he wasn't taken into care | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
and continued to be
abused for four months. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
The inspectors looked at a total
of 214 child protection cases | 0:04:12 | 0:04:22 | |
ranging from blackmail, exploitation
to paedophilia and of those cases | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
they said almost 191 were judged
to be requiring improvement | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
or there was an inadequate response. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:31 | |
The backdrop to that is a rise
in the number of child protection | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
cases being reported. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
A staggering 65,000 offences
between 2016 and 2017 and children's | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
charities say we have to bear that
record number of cases in mind | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
when we're scrutinising the police. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
The police are under pressure. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
They've had resources
cuts to the front line, | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
which is making it more difficult
for them to do their jobs, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
but ultimately we want
them to be doing a lot | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
more multi-agency working. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
That's really the key to most
of those child protection cases. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
The Met Police does point out
that they are pleased | 0:05:00 | 0:05:06 | |
that the inspectors recognised that
significant changes have been made | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
to protect children across London
in the face of demands, | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
of policing in the capital in 2017. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
You have to remember one child
is abused every eight minutes | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
across England and well. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
-- England and Wales macro. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
That's what the Met are up against. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:30 | |
A businessman was in court today,
after being accused of dangerous | 0:05:30 | 0:05:38 | |
driving. The driver said he hadn't
been showing off. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
Described in court as formidably
powerful, the Ferrari F50 that | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | |
crashed was filmed on the day
of the tragedy for | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
a promotional video. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:48 | |
Later it was delivered
back to a storage unit | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
in North Warnborough in Hampshire
that was visited by the jury and | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
court officials earlier this week. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
Matthew Cobden, seen
here with the red hair, | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
ran the storage business,
and he offered to give | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
13-year-old Alexander Worth
a quick spin in the car. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:05 | |
The Ferrari struck a wooden post,
was launched into the air, | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
and rolled over, throwing out
Mr Cobden and Alexander. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
Today, in court a statement made
by Mr Cobden and quotes from police | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
interviews were read to the jury. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
Mr Cobden said he had used a torch
to make sure he had put his feet | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
on the right pedals when he first
got into the Ferrari to move it | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
off a car transporter. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
Neither of us had seat belts on,
he said, because I had no intention | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
that going more than a very low
speed and just along the track. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
After negotiating a bridge, he said,
as soon as I touched the accelerator | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
the car took off uncontrollably. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
I do not know if the accelerator
jammed or what had happened, | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
but I'm certain that nothing I did
caused the car to speed up | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
in the way that it did. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
Mr Cobden suffered injuries
including a broken rib | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
and punctured lung. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:55 | |
Alexander, from Kings
Worthy near Winchester, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
was pronounced dead at the scene. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
Mr Cobden said it was impossible
to express in words how terrible | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
he felt at what had happened. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
He said he'd sent a message
of sorrow and condolence | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
to Alexander's parents,
and was at a loss to explain how | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
the accident had occurred. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
The defence have told the jury
they believe a pre-existing fault | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
with the Ferrari caused it
to accelerate uncontrollably. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:25 | |
But the prosecution says it was
running normally before the crash. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
Mr Cobden denies causing
death by careless driving | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
and the case continues. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
His paintings sell for millions -
and he is one of the most | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
influential artists
of the 20th century. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
Quite a surprise then that one
of Pablo Picasso's works, | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
along with unseen photographs
of the great painter, | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
have been stored at the bottom
of a sock drawer in Surrey | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
for half a century. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:51 | |
Sarah Harris has the story. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
That's the camera my father used
then, and that I kind of grew up | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
having pointed at me
when I was a kid. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
And it took the pictures that
recorded the week his father spent | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
with one of the most famous
artists of modern times. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:08 | |
The plate was given to Jonathan's
father by Picasso to celebrate | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
the week they spent together
in the south of France back in 1964, | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
after a chance meeting on the beach. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
The Surrey amateur photographer,
pictured here with the man himself, | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
kept the gift and the photos
in an old sock drawer. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
My father was not a fan
of Picasso's as an artist. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
He thought he was a lovely man
but didn't like the art. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
His taste was much more 19th-century
and Rubens and Constable and sort | 0:08:31 | 0:08:37 | |
of representational stuff,
and Picasso was a bit | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
out there for him. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
So he just put it
in the sock drawer! | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
Absolutely, he knew it was valuable,
worth keeping, and put it | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
in the bottom off his
chest of drawers. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
Picasso's work sell
for tens of million pounds. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
The photographs Jonathan's dad took
show him enjoying the company | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
of friends he even sometimes used
as human canvases. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
Stanley, he says, was not fazed
by the painter's fame one jot. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
He just took it
completely in his stride. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
He was very pleased to have
met Picasso, then move | 0:09:08 | 0:09:10 | |
on and do whatever is next. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
But most people
would have said "hi". | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
There must have been something
magnetic about his personality | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
that he invited him back to his home
and he was taking pictures | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
of him the whole time. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:20 | |
He just had charm, you know? | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
Now a Picasso exhibition
is being curated at the local | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
gallery in Woking. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:27 | |
This discovery was actually
the beginning of the whole | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
Picasso Fiesta, which is happening
at the Lightbox, because Jonathan | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
is a great supporter of ours. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
He lives just down the road
and happened to mention in a totally | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
chance conversation that he had
all these photographs. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:45 | |
The exhibition starts next month. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
Jonathan says he'll not
sell his late father's | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
photographs at any price. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:52 | |
They are just part
of his family's history. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
Sarah Harris, BBC London News. | 0:09:54 | 0:10:04 | |
What I find. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
That's it for now from me, but let's
find out what the weather's | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
up to with Ben Rich. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:11 | |
Today was chilly, if you thought
that was cold, there's something | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
called on the way. Turning chilly
out there after a clear end to the | 0:10:19 | 0:10:25 | |
day in most places. The skies remain
clear through the rest of the night | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
and temperatures will dip away,
perhaps in the very centre of town | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
holding just above freezing. Most
places will fall below freezing, so | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
quite widespread frost to take us
tomorrow morning. But a bright start | 0:10:35 | 0:10:41 | |
formally tomorrow. We will see some
good spells of sunshine around. It | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
may be that we bring a bit more
clouding from East, initially Essex | 0:10:43 | 0:10:48 | |
Adkins, then spreading westwards to
other areas in the afternoon. Still, | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
decent spells of sunshine to be had.
Feeling chilly particularly when you | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
add on a brisk easterly breeze.
Things will turn colder still as we | 0:10:55 | 0:11:00 | |
had through the weekend,
particularly into next week. More | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 |