:00:16. > :00:24.More now on the government's decision to send in independent
:00:25. > :00:26.experts to help run parts of Kensington and Chelsea council.
:00:27. > :00:30.The Mayor of London says it's the bare minimum but some
:00:31. > :00:33.on the ground are more positive, saying it should help the council
:00:34. > :00:36.Our political editor Tim Donovan is at Kensington
:00:37. > :00:45.So Tim what details do we have so far?
:00:46. > :00:50.Very few but the housing minister is going to stand up and House of
:00:51. > :00:55.Commons shortly and flesh this out. What we know, the new leader here
:00:56. > :00:59.had asked quite pointedly when she was selected earlier this week, for
:01:00. > :01:06.help from the government and help is now forthcoming. It is help in the
:01:07. > :01:10.medium-term, help with housing and regeneration in particular, the kind
:01:11. > :01:14.of people that will come in, local government specialists, they will
:01:15. > :01:19.not be dealing with other services like schools and adult care, where
:01:20. > :01:22.the authority here feels it is doing a good job, but this is not good
:01:23. > :01:28.enough as far as the Mayor of London and others are concerned. He would
:01:29. > :01:33.like to see a set of commissioners coming in and with a political nose
:01:34. > :01:39.to it as well he wants that to happen until the local elections
:01:40. > :01:43.next April. The chief executive of Southwark Council has been one of
:01:44. > :01:45.the key players in the Grenfell response and she says it is a good
:01:46. > :01:58.idea. We can't exist in an emergency
:01:59. > :02:00.situation for a long time. If Kensington and Chelsea need
:02:01. > :02:03.assistance in respect of being able to run business as usual and dealing
:02:04. > :02:06.with this disaster, that has landed slap bang
:02:07. > :02:08.in the heart of their community in North Kensington,
:02:09. > :02:10.then that is absolutely the right thing to do
:02:11. > :02:15.and they will need that support. So not a hit squad, but the council
:02:16. > :02:17.here welcome it because it gives them a chance to restore a
:02:18. > :02:21.relationship with that community but as well, they have to continue to
:02:22. > :02:23.provide the normal services to all their other residents. Indeed. Many
:02:24. > :02:26.thanks. Nearly 40 police station front
:02:27. > :02:29.counters could close to the public by the end of October,
:02:30. > :02:31.according to plans being Conservatives on the London Assembly
:02:32. > :02:36.have accused Sadiq Khan of not being transparent about the plans,
:02:37. > :02:38.but he says Government We're having to look into closing
:02:39. > :02:47.down police stations, we're having to look into reducing
:02:48. > :02:49.the number of front counters. We're even having to look
:02:50. > :02:52.into cutting the number My priority is keeping London safe,
:02:53. > :02:58.and trying to keep the number of front line officers,
:02:59. > :03:01.but I'm afraid it's a consequence of government cuts,
:03:02. > :03:03.there's no alternative. Almost 100 firefighters spent
:03:04. > :03:06.the night tackling a major fire It broke out just before midnight
:03:07. > :03:11.and the fire brigade says part of the ground floor of the building
:03:12. > :03:14.in Stamford Hill has The cause of the blaze
:03:15. > :03:20.is being investigated. It was an issue which defined
:03:21. > :03:23.the 1980s and early 90s - the AIDs pandemic brought with it
:03:24. > :03:25.fear and stigma. Now a vast collection
:03:26. > :03:27.of video testimonies about that time is being added
:03:28. > :03:29.to the London Metropolitan Archives. Sarah Harris has been to meet
:03:30. > :03:44.some of those involved. Imagine getting into your 40s
:03:45. > :03:46.and building your career and your circle of friends that
:03:47. > :03:48.you have dinner parties And then in the space of three
:03:49. > :03:57.years, 40 of them are just wiped off The experience of one Londoner,
:03:58. > :04:00.having being diagnosed Danny was another who added his
:04:01. > :04:04.voice to this unique archive. He was one of the first
:04:05. > :04:06.in the capital to be "I would advise you to put
:04:07. > :04:15.your affairs in order, you only have a year to 18
:04:16. > :04:17.months to live". Which was probably the biggest
:04:18. > :04:19.bombshell I've ever VOICEOVER: It is a deadly disease
:04:20. > :04:29.and there is no known cure. It was a time when no one knew
:04:30. > :04:34.what would happen next. For the producers who gathered these
:04:35. > :04:36.interviews, the question What we've discovered is just how
:04:37. > :04:45.much of a struggle life is, long-term medication,
:04:46. > :04:48.chronic illness, the declining Diagnosed HIV-positive then, here
:04:49. > :05:02.they are with no job, no pension, they might have been in social
:05:03. > :05:04.housing, living in isolation, they have lost their lovers,
:05:05. > :05:07.they have lost their friends, A pretty sorry situation
:05:08. > :05:09.for these people. NEWS VOICEOVER: The visit
:05:10. > :05:12.was designed to allay Princess Diana was one of the first
:05:13. > :05:18.public figures to support HIV charities and to see what so many
:05:19. > :05:21.in the gay community I made lots of friends in those days
:05:22. > :05:28.and then saw them die. And die very painful
:05:29. > :05:32.and traumatic deaths. I think I became overloaded
:05:33. > :05:39.with grief, if you like. Danny's testimony is part
:05:40. > :05:42.of the largest collection of video interviews ever compiled
:05:43. > :05:43.about the HIV pandemic. And will be kept for future
:05:44. > :05:46.generations in the London An award-winning creative arts
:05:47. > :05:54.company which works with people with learning disabilities
:05:55. > :05:56.is celebrating its 30th The charity Heart n Soul helps
:05:57. > :06:02.people discover their talents and develop skills across the arts
:06:03. > :06:19.as Alice Bhandhukravi reports. This is the sound of the fish
:06:20. > :06:23.police, Dean on vocals is autistic and let the rest of the band through
:06:24. > :06:26.Heart n Soul, the organisation which helps people with learning
:06:27. > :06:32.difficulties express themselves through the arts. They have given me
:06:33. > :06:39.so many things. Because I've been talking about a lot of things, like
:06:40. > :06:45.music and sometimes I talk about movies and video games. Everyone
:06:46. > :06:51.likes the things I talk about and they are very into it like they want
:06:52. > :06:55.to be involved. And involvement is what Heart n Soul has been doing now
:06:56. > :06:58.for 30 years, giving people with learning difficulties are platform
:06:59. > :07:03.to get into the arts. Therapy it is not. People who are seeing the world
:07:04. > :07:05.from a slightly different perspective I think are doing some
:07:06. > :07:09.of the most interesting and ground-breaking work at the moment.
:07:10. > :07:13.It is all about elevating and raising that talent and getting it
:07:14. > :07:19.seen in as many different places by as many people as possible. Through
:07:20. > :07:23.Heart n Soul, Tilly who has Asperger's joined a band and is now
:07:24. > :07:28.a singer-songwriter and comedian. I was scared to start, but being in
:07:29. > :07:33.that band in environment and being supported by people, who have been
:07:34. > :07:38.doing this for years, it made all the difference. People of all
:07:39. > :07:41.abilities are invited to get involved, whether it's music,
:07:42. > :07:47.photography or any other creative art.
:07:48. > :07:50.Now the weather with Kate Kinsella who's at Wimbledon.
:07:51. > :07:58.What a glorious afternoon for tennis. It certainly is. Very very
:07:59. > :08:02.warm, we have been playing spot the cloud because there aren't many of
:08:03. > :08:06.those. It is relentless. It will not change, it will stay very warm and
:08:07. > :08:14.sunny, temperatures reaching around 29 Celsius later today. At centre
:08:15. > :08:18.court it was 35 Celsius on the thermometer, and at the moment
:08:19. > :08:22.outside it is 26, 27, and we are expecting it to be higher by the end
:08:23. > :08:26.of the afternoon. It will not get much cooler in the evening and
:08:27. > :08:31.overnight ever read hot and sticky night, quite uncomfortable for
:08:32. > :08:38.sleeping, minimum temperature 17 or 18, quite on present. Tomorrow there
:08:39. > :08:46.will be a bit of a breakdown. -- quite on present. There is a meta-
:08:47. > :08:51.weather morning -- Wetherall warning from the Met and you might get some
:08:52. > :08:58.of these showers, but hopefully they will clear by the time play starts
:08:59. > :09:01.at Wimbledon. It is a dry afternoon, lots of sunshine, and tomorrow
:09:02. > :09:05.potentially 30 Celsius. Over the next couple of days, plenty of heat
:09:06. > :09:09.but the bit of rain in the morning, the heavy showers, they will clear
:09:10. > :09:16.out of the way. Still a risk in the afternoon. Friday, temperatures
:09:17. > :09:20.against 30, maybe 31, warm and hot on Saturday, with sunshine, and then
:09:21. > :09:22.turning fresh on Sunday. Thanks for joining us.
:09:23. > :09:29.We will be here with our 630 evening programme.
:09:30. > :09:34.But for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.