01/08/2017 London News

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The Metropolitan Police has told the BBC that stealing mopeds

and using them to commit robbery, has now become the "crime of choice"

Just last night, a man was left with facial

on a moped threw liquid at him in Knightsbridge.

In the last year, there were 50,000 deaths of motorbikes across London

and in the same year, motorcycle enabled crime troubled. Mopeds are

being stolen more regularly but also used often in acid attacks and last

night, there was what was believed to be an acid attack in

Knightsbridge. Later today, delivery riders will meet at the Mayor's

office to voice their concerns, including the victim of an acid

attack and the victim of a moped theft. On social media has a big

role to play in this? The BBC have seen inside a series of social media

accounts, locked accounts, which have been confirmed by a police

officer are showing criminality. On those accounts, you see photos of

riders with no number plates and fake plates and even what is

believed to be stolen bikes. And there is one video seemingly showing

a rider filming himself being pursued by the police. The

Metropolitan Police says it is using social media to catch those involved

in moped crime and working with owners and manufacturers to see what

more can be done. I think we will hear a lot more about this. For now,

thank you. Police had fireworks and other

missiles thrown at them as they tried to shut down a large

party in Vauxhall last night. The disturbance

was near Dorset Road, with reports that people were armed

with knives and a gun. Eight arrests were made

for violent disorder, while two women were taken

to hospital after Three police officers

suffered minor injuries. Bank of England workers

are staging their first strike in more than 50 years,

in a dispute over pay. Members of the Unite

Union working in departments including

maintenance and security have They're protesting about below

inflation pay rises of 1%. The Bank of England says it will

continue to operate as normal. Separately, the Bank of England has

been asked to provide details of the City of London's readiness

in being able to cope who's the new Chair

of the Treasury Select Committee. She also wants to know the Bank's

view on what a Brexit transition deal should look like to minimise

damage to the City. Death masks go back hundreds -

if not thousands - of years and were a way

of preserving the face Beethoven, Oliver Cromwell

and Napoleon all had them made shortly after their deaths -

and now it appears they're starting Gareth Furby has been to meet

a specialist in Highgate, who's taking orders for the masks -

from people who've lost loved-ones. So you've got the guy laying

here dead and I literally just pour it out of the bowl, and the whole

of his head is literally covered in this thick blue

moulding substance. This was the former

manager of a Soho club. The mask was commissioned

by his friends. That's exactly how he

looked when he died. And as you can see, it

picks up every detail. Nick Reynolds says he's now made

almost 100 death masks. The thing is, I only tend

to remember the famous But reminders, copies

of some of the masks, This was a guy that was executed in

Texas for a crime he didn't commit. I mean, it's the first

time I've done a corpse And in the kitchen,

which is Nick's workshop, One so recent, we've been

asked to hide the face, The last two I've

done have been young. You know, if you've got children,

and I've got two boys as well. But Nick says a death mask helps

some people deal with their grief. When somebody dies,

their loved-ones are still alive. They'll look at the photograph,

whatever, they'll have a weep. It is not three-dimensional,

it does not have any weight. Some people take the death

mask to bed with them. They wake up in the morning,

roll over and bingo, But they are tremendous cathartic

tools and they help people come I have had moments of, you know,

of just talking to it, you know. Joe Corre, who runs

the company Agent Provocateur, commissioned Nick to make

a death mask of his father, the artist and performer

Malcolm McLaren. I keep that out on top

of the cupboard with one A copy of the mask is now

in Highgate Cemetery. It was made while his body lay

in a morgue in Chalk Farm. My exact thought, I walked in,

wow, that's Malcolm, Nick's masks can cost

upwards of ?2,000. The Highgate Cemetery Trust

says if more death masks it would be good to see

more on display. Something you wear at weekends

or when you do sport? Well, thousands of footwear fanatics

- yes, footwear fanatics - are in East London this week

for Europe's biggest Buyers and sellers from around

the world are in Brick Lane to trade limited-edition footwear,

with some going for thousands. Bela Shah went down

to find out more. Here in Brick Lane, I'm surrounded

by footwear fanatics. Buyers and sellers, there's

everything from ?15 trainers to high The international market

for shoes like these So I've come to Europe's biggest

Sneaker Festival here in London to find out why this type

of footwear is so My shoe size is, like, size 13,

so I haven't found any my size yet. So I'm trying to make

myself a bit of money. Celebrity endorsements,

collaborations and limited editions have all played their part

in turning sneakers Buyers and collectors are now making

the most of the resale market. Estimated to be worth

nearly ?1 million. We have resellers here,

but the event started out for collectors who wanted to get rid

of a few pairs. Ronald Raichura co-founded the event

in 2009, when he left Social media helped massively and it

just grew from being like, 200 people to, like,

5,000 people in less than ten years. From celebrities to teenagers

and the very, very young, more and more people are cashing

in on the growing sneaker industry. And with some resellers making

thousands of pounds of profit Many of us have seen dry weather

today and plenty of sunshine. A glorious start in London, a bit of

high cloud, but some lovely blue skies and it has been quite

pleasant. However, we are starting to see a cloud bubbling up and

showers developing. This afternoon, looking at sunshine and showers. The

showers look like they will remain in the West, North West of London.

Do not be surprised if you see some across-the-board. Fewer and further

between. Further South and East, the dry and sunny it will be. The

temperature today, 23 Celsius. These showers stripped out of the way

overnight, becoming clear, the wind is light, minimum temperature,

14-16dC. A bright start tomorrow morning, but we see the cloud moving

in from the West and with that, some rain. Assistant and heavy for a

time, the wind will strengthen as well. -- persistent. Wet and windy

afternoon. You'll be able to see more

on the Death Masks story And it'll be on our Facebook page

later too so you'll be able to share On behalf of the lunchtime team,

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