:00:00. > :00:18.mowing down 14 people in Barcelona. That's all from us, goodbye from me
:00:19. > :00:21.Good afternoon and welcome to BBC London News with me, Alice Salfield.
:00:22. > :00:24.This weekend marks the first anniversary of the night tube.
:00:25. > :00:26.City Hall says passenger numbers have exceeded expectations
:00:27. > :00:28.and it's brought an economic boost to the capital.
:00:29. > :00:36.Let's talk to our political editor Tim Donovan -
:00:37. > :00:42.one of the most used on the night tube.
:00:43. > :00:45.Tim, after a tricky start getting this project off the ground, is this
:00:46. > :01:01.There were disagreements at the start and the unions are not that
:01:02. > :01:07.happy. But it was here at Brixton a year ago when the night Tube started
:01:08. > :01:13.with the Mayor Presiding Officer ceremonials. Victoria line, Central
:01:14. > :01:17.line, five lines in all running this on Fridays and Saturdays. 8 million
:01:18. > :01:22.journeys have happened on the night Tube and about half of those are new
:01:23. > :01:26.passengers, people other than those who have just shifted from using
:01:27. > :01:28.that buses or taxis. City Hall are saying that there has been a
:01:29. > :01:30.significant economic boost. Well, I think it felt like a success
:01:31. > :01:33.from the first train rolling out of Brixton but,
:01:34. > :01:35.in fact, we've got an independent report now that shows there's been
:01:36. > :01:38.a huge boost to the economy, about 170 million this year,
:01:39. > :01:41.and it's supporting a lot of jobs So I think it's established itself
:01:42. > :02:00.very well, and in many ways has She talks about supporting jobs. Not
:02:01. > :02:03.quite clear what that means, if not creating new jobs but maybe ensuring
:02:04. > :02:08.longer hours, and more pay and so on. There had been concern among
:02:09. > :02:11.people living on the route of some of these lines towards outer London,
:02:12. > :02:15.particularly the Central line, about the noise through the night and
:02:16. > :02:20.potential for legal action. City Hall insist they will be moving
:02:21. > :02:24.ahead on this with maybe the district and Circle line in a few
:02:25. > :02:28.years' time but before that they want to do it on the overground,
:02:29. > :02:35.joining up places like Dawson and New Cross. -- Dalston.
:02:36. > :02:38.The number of people falling victim to a disturbing trend
:02:39. > :02:40.of "cyber-flashing" in public places could be higher than reported
:02:41. > :02:42.because women are not alerting the crime to authorities.
:02:43. > :02:53.The revelation from the police comes after a woman was sent
:02:54. > :02:55.more than 100 sexual images to her phone
:02:56. > :03:00.You are sitting on the tube, you're looking at your phone,
:03:01. > :03:03.and suddenly it is filled with dozens of obscene images.
:03:04. > :03:06.That is what happened to you wasn't it, Sophie?
:03:07. > :03:08.I was travelling home from work on Monday evening
:03:09. > :03:12.And when we pulled into Stockwell Tube station,
:03:13. > :03:15.my phone automatically connected to the Wi-Fi and I got a request
:03:16. > :03:18.I declined the request and got off at the next stop.
:03:19. > :03:21.That must have been a huge shock for you.
:03:22. > :03:24.It was. It was shocking.
:03:25. > :03:28.Initially I was quite confused about what was happening.
:03:29. > :03:30.And then I felt embarrassed, with a small child
:03:31. > :03:34.I was a little bit worried about them seeing.
:03:35. > :03:36.Then I just felt angry that this had happened just
:03:37. > :03:44.It wasn't dark. I was just heading home from work.
:03:45. > :03:46.Now whoever sent this has used the facility called AirDrop
:03:47. > :03:53.It is common left on on people's phones.
:03:54. > :03:55.How many women do you think this is happening to?
:03:56. > :03:57.So, what we found when we investigated this
:03:58. > :03:59.was that anecdotally, this is far more widespread
:04:00. > :04:09.So I was speaking to a researcher at university
:04:10. > :04:12.who is investigating this type of crime, and she believes
:04:13. > :04:15.and that women aren't coming forward and reporting it
:04:16. > :04:18.to the British Transport Police, either because they feel embarrassed
:04:19. > :04:21.to do so or because they don't believe that it's a crime
:04:22. > :04:26.If this has happened to you, get in touch
:04:27. > :04:30.They have a dedicated cyber crime unit which deals
:04:31. > :04:35.A reward is being offered for information that helps catch
:04:36. > :04:37.the person who violently attacked an 82-year-old
:04:38. > :04:42.woman on her doorstep, stealing ?65.
:04:43. > :04:46.Catherine Smith was assaulted in Streatham just over three weeks ago.
:04:47. > :04:48.She was followed home from a local park by a woman
:04:49. > :04:52.who punched her several times before taking the money.
:04:53. > :05:00.The charity, Crimestoppers, has put up a ?5,000 reward.
:05:01. > :05:03.A new company will take charge of one of the busiest railways
:05:04. > :05:13.South Western Railway, will replace South West Trains.
:05:14. > :05:16.The operator is promising 90 new commuter trains -
:05:17. > :05:18.designed for the driver to operate the doors -
:05:19. > :05:25.a move which is likely to face opposition from the unions.
:05:26. > :05:27.Next, it's been a summer like no other in London.
:05:28. > :05:30.While the investigation continues into the fire at Grenfell Tower,
:05:31. > :05:32.a local play centre has helped the children in North Kensington
:05:33. > :05:35.A special performance of Bugsy Malone had its
:05:36. > :05:38.one and only showing yesterday - and Caroline Davies went to see it.
:05:39. > :05:43.Backstage, the cast are feeling confident.
:05:44. > :05:47.I used to be stage fright, and now, when I did this play,
:05:48. > :05:49.for some reason I felt like I was doing it so easily.
:05:50. > :05:52.Bugsy Malone has only been in rehearsal for four days,
:05:53. > :05:54.but it's already made an impact on these children,
:05:55. > :06:00.many of whom were affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower.
:06:01. > :06:03.It was very terrifying to watch that happen,
:06:04. > :06:07.and it's not nice to look at Grenfell Tower ever again.
:06:08. > :06:09.Loads of people here that are doing the play
:06:10. > :06:19.So just people, like, they act, they express themselves
:06:20. > :06:22.and they forget about it and they just...
:06:23. > :06:35.# We could have been anything that we wanted to be...
:06:36. > :06:38.It's part of a free sports and arts programme for children
:06:39. > :06:47.Bernadette's brother Raymond died in the fire.
:06:48. > :06:54.He lived on the 23rd floor, so it's been good for the girls
:06:55. > :06:56.to come here, because it's been a real distraction for them.
:06:57. > :07:00.They just needed the community understanding, really.
:07:01. > :07:06.And I appreciate that everybody's felt what happened
:07:07. > :07:08.at Grenfell nationwide, but to be in the community
:07:09. > :07:12.and everybody's feeling the same pain.
:07:13. > :07:15.And the children are all feeling the same pain,
:07:16. > :07:21.so they can all talk to each other and comfort each other.
:07:22. > :07:24.I think this has given children the opportunity to forget anything
:07:25. > :07:26.that's gone on and really enjoy themselves, and that's what we've
:07:27. > :07:29.tried to deliver this summer over the last five weeks,
:07:30. > :07:31.and I think we've achieved that from this production
:07:32. > :07:34.and from the smiles on the children's faces every day.
:07:35. > :07:46.And, of course, it's hard not to smile when you've got a splurge gun.
:07:47. > :07:49.Now Lucy's here with the weather - and it can't quite make
:07:50. > :07:59.It is a real story of mixed fortunes today, with sunny spells and
:08:00. > :08:02.showers. Our Weather Watchers have been out taking photos of the
:08:03. > :08:07.weather near them. This, a Sunni scene from Twickenham and some blue
:08:08. > :08:12.sky in Old Street, looking fairly sunny, there. There is a mixture of
:08:13. > :08:16.sunny spells and showers. Some of those have the potential to be
:08:17. > :08:20.fairly heavy. There could be the odd rumble of thunder and flash of
:08:21. > :08:23.lightning. They are moving quickly thanks to a strong, south-westerly
:08:24. > :08:28.breeze. Temperatures down on yesterday with a maximum of 21.
:08:29. > :08:34.Yesterday we saw highs of 25. Feeling a bit fresher. This evening
:08:35. > :08:38.and overnight, one or two showers to look out for in the first half of
:08:39. > :08:45.the night. Then it will become dry into the early hours. Clear spells
:08:46. > :08:48.with overnight lows of 12 Celsius. Tomorrow, an improvement on today,
:08:49. > :08:53.sunny spells to begin with and it will be fairly breezy first thing.
:08:54. > :08:57.Showers to look out for but you will be fairly unlucky to catch one of
:08:58. > :08:59.them. Then rain will ease as we go into the afternoon with temperatures
:09:00. > :09:05.reaching a maximum of perhaps 22 Celsius. As we move into Sunday we
:09:06. > :09:10.see the remnants of Hurricane GERT pushing in from the South West and
:09:11. > :09:13.that will introduce humid air so becoming human to start the
:09:14. > :09:16.beginning of next week and not a bad day tomorrow, a mixture of sunny
:09:17. > :09:20.spells and showers. Thank you. Victoria Hollins will be here
:09:21. > :09:25.with our 6:30 evening programme. Until then though,
:09:26. > :09:27.enjoy your afternoon. # So get yourself ready
:09:28. > :09:52.This is the time # Are you up for the day?
:09:53. > :09:55.You up for the rhyme? # Join Len Goodman for his
:09:56. > :09:58.brand-new show. BIG BEN STRIKES
:09:59. > :10:06.Bong! Christopher Hoy singing like
:10:07. > :10:10.a choir boy.