:00:13. > :00:15.Welcome to BBC London News. I'm Alice Salfield.
:00:16. > :00:19.Four weeks on from the Grenfell Tower disaster, a fire safety expert
:00:20. > :00:24.claims four other blocks in London are in serious danger of fire
:00:25. > :00:28.spreading throughout the building in "a matter of seconds".
:00:29. > :00:30.Southwark Council says it already knows about the problems
:00:31. > :00:32.on the Ledbury Estate in Peckham, and action is being
:00:33. > :00:38.Gareth Furby has this exclusive report.
:00:39. > :00:47.If there's a fire, will they have time to evacuate us?
:00:48. > :00:52.People sleep in one room because they are scared.
:00:53. > :00:55.See, I'm not going to burst out crying but I just don't feel safe.
:00:56. > :01:01.The reason people who live in these four blocks are so concerned can be
:01:02. > :01:09.A total of 28 fire wardens, brought in by Southwark council just
:01:10. > :01:11.over a week ago on the advice of the Fire Brigade.
:01:12. > :01:20.Such is the apparent risk of any fire spreading,
:01:21. > :01:23.they are now on duty 24/7, to ensure the blocks can be
:01:24. > :01:24.evacuated immediately should any fire start.
:01:25. > :01:27.We filmed inside as a fire safety expert invited in by some residents
:01:28. > :01:35.His conclusion is that the cracking visible on some walls and ceilings
:01:36. > :01:41.This would mean that fire can spread rapidly from flat to flat
:01:42. > :01:48.He also found a gap in the ceiling and holes in a floor by a gas pipe
:01:49. > :01:52.and believes fire could spread rapidly by this route.
:01:53. > :01:56.You have zero minutes between a fire starting in one flat
:01:57. > :02:02.Southwark Council says there are no surprises in any of the points made
:02:03. > :02:08.They are matters the council has been dealing with for years
:02:09. > :02:10.and the Fire Brigade is happy with its measures
:02:11. > :02:15.But following the events at Grenfell Tower, many
:02:16. > :02:20.If there is a fire, it will basically spread
:02:21. > :02:26.We asked Southwark Council for an interview but instead
:02:27. > :02:46.a spokesperson provided us with a statement, saying:.
:02:47. > :02:52.The head of one of the City's biggest employers has told the BBC
:02:53. > :02:54.that Brexit could easily mean thousands of his staff
:02:55. > :03:01.Jamie Dimon from the bank JP Morgan said there was no question that
:03:02. > :03:03.Europe had more cards at the negotiating table and could
:03:04. > :03:09.It's understood the majority could be relocated in Dublin,
:03:10. > :03:13.You have to be responsible and be prepared for hard Brexit.
:03:14. > :03:18.We'd like to keep all of our people in London but a hard Brexit means
:03:19. > :03:23.You have seen countries argue for example, "We want our data
:03:24. > :03:25.centres in the country", you know, "We want this".
:03:26. > :03:27.And that will become part of the trade negotiation.
:03:28. > :03:31.We hope it is great for the people of Britain
:03:32. > :03:36.A para-athlete has died after being "struck by a metal pole"
:03:37. > :03:40.during a training incident in Newham yesterday.
:03:41. > :03:44.Abdullah Hayayei was due to represent the United Arab
:03:45. > :03:47.Emirates in the javelin, discus and shot put
:03:48. > :03:51.in the upcoming London World Para Athletics Championships.
:03:52. > :03:54.Our sports reporter Chris Slegg is at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
:03:55. > :03:56.where a press conference about the death has
:03:57. > :04:09.Yes, Alice, a really sombre atmosphere at the press conference
:04:10. > :04:15.where we have learned a few more details. It has been confirmed by
:04:16. > :04:19.the UAE official that Abdulla Hayayei was killed when the throwing
:04:20. > :04:23.KG was training in at the new leisure centre collapsed on him. He
:04:24. > :04:25.was struck by a metal pole and pronounced dead at the scene 20
:04:26. > :04:31.minutes after the incident took place at 5pm yesterday. How the cage
:04:32. > :04:36.came to collapse, if you have watched any athletics, the throwing
:04:37. > :04:39.cages netting held by metal poles and how on earth it collapsed on an
:04:40. > :04:42.athlete to compete in a wheelchair, so there was little he could have
:04:43. > :04:47.done to take evasive action, is the subject of a police investigation
:04:48. > :04:48.and the spokesman for the UAE team was clearly still in shock this
:04:49. > :04:51.morning when he spoke to us. Abdullah is a father of five kids
:04:52. > :04:56.and he had a lot of dreams in terms of his sports activities
:04:57. > :05:14.within the parasports movement. Newham leisure Centre is one of two
:05:15. > :05:16.official training venues for the world para athletics Championships
:05:17. > :05:20.and it remained closed at the moment. They are finding alternative
:05:21. > :05:24.training facilities for those competing. I'm sure training is not
:05:25. > :05:27.much on the minds of the Paralympic movement, a very close family
:05:28. > :05:32.movement and they will all have Abdulla Hayayei in their thoughts
:05:33. > :05:36.and there will be a moment's silence at the opening ceremony on Friday
:05:37. > :05:38.night. Absolutely, a difficult time for everyone. Thank you.
:05:39. > :05:39.Next, selling homeless people as art.
:05:40. > :05:42.A controversial artist who installed tracking devices on London's rough
:05:43. > :05:44.sleepers has defended his work, saying it challenges
:05:45. > :05:50.Ten homeless men were paid to take part in the project.
:05:51. > :05:56.I'm doing the Hornsleth Homeless Tracker Project here in London.
:05:57. > :05:58.We are following homeless people and we are selling
:05:59. > :06:03.Danish artist Kristian Hornsleth was so shocked at the homelessness
:06:04. > :06:07.he saw in London he wanted to address it through art.
:06:08. > :06:11.My approach was to kind of, you know, stir the problem up
:06:12. > :06:14.and turn it upside down and say, "Hey, who is exploiting
:06:15. > :06:20.He went into business with ten rough sleepers,
:06:21. > :06:24.paying them to be models and fitting them with tracking devices.
:06:25. > :06:26.Customers have access to a mobile phone app
:06:27. > :06:31.Kristian and a London-based team are also documenting the men's back
:06:32. > :06:38.In Britain, they think privatisation is the solution for everything.
:06:39. > :06:42.And then I thought, why not privatise them?
:06:43. > :06:46.They are free capital, floating in the streets.
:06:47. > :06:49.Maybe turning them into some kind of business.
:06:50. > :06:51.We are constantly followed by Google.
:06:52. > :06:56.At least these guys, you know, they will get
:06:57. > :07:00.Some homeless charities have been sceptical but he maintains his
:07:01. > :07:07.And two of the men involved say they don't feel exploited.
:07:08. > :07:10.Let's not feel sorry for the homeless at all.
:07:11. > :07:21.If we thought we were being exploited, I don't think...
:07:22. > :07:23.I think we'd realise what we were getting into,
:07:24. > :07:27.So it's more making people aware of things, you know what I mean?
:07:28. > :07:31.I used to say, "They exploit me and I exploit them",
:07:32. > :07:33.but it's not about exploiting in that sense.
:07:34. > :07:40.This is not charity. This is business.
:07:41. > :07:44.This approach may be unconventional but Kristian hopes it will shake up
:07:45. > :07:47.how London's homeless are viewed by a wider society.
:07:48. > :07:57.It looks like a fantastic and Kate's at Wimbledon for us.
:07:58. > :08:02.It looks like a fantastic atmosphere.
:08:03. > :08:05.It certainly is. As you can see behind me, lots of people enjoying
:08:06. > :08:08.the Andy Murray match and the flowers in front of me as well look
:08:09. > :08:12.a bit more lively today thanks to all the rain we had overnight.
:08:13. > :08:15.Thankfully it has cleared out of the way and it is a dry afternoon at
:08:16. > :08:20.Wimbledon with lots of sunny spells around. Some welcome clouds here and
:08:21. > :08:24.there but on the whole, nice, pleasantly warm with temperatures
:08:25. > :08:28.around 22 by the end of the day. Overnight, we hang onto patchy
:08:29. > :08:32.cloud, the minimum temperature again a lot less humid than it was a few
:08:33. > :08:39.nights ago, 13 Celsius in central London. And within the M25. Thursday
:08:40. > :08:44.is an similar day, bright start with sunny spells, less rain, in fact, we
:08:45. > :08:47.will get a whole day's play at Wimbledon on a sunny spells in the
:08:48. > :08:51.afternoon, with temperatures reaching around 24. Again for
:08:52. > :08:56.Friday, things are looking very similar. Quite a bit of cloud around
:08:57. > :09:00.but the sun will come out here and there so pleasantly warm in the
:09:01. > :09:04.sunny spells with temperatures again around 24 or 25. The temperature is
:09:05. > :09:08.steadily rising and as we head into the weekend, it will still feel warm
:09:09. > :09:10.but a bit more changeable, the chance of a potential shower for
:09:11. > :09:13.Saturday but still lots of dry weather around. Back to you.
:09:14. > :09:15.Enjoy the rest of your afternoon. Riz will be here later for a special
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