0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to BBC London News - I'm Claudia-Lisa Amagh.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23We start this lunchtime with news of postal workers being offered huge
0:00:23 > 0:00:25sums of money to steal bank cards.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28A BBC investigation found online adverts offering as much as a ?1000
0:00:28 > 0:00:30pounds a week to tempt staff to intercept letters containing
0:00:30 > 0:00:31cards and PIN numbers.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Well The Royal Mail says mail theft is rare
0:00:33 > 0:00:34and is investigating our findings
0:00:34 > 0:00:42As Jonathan Gibson reports.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It's the recruitment ad with a sinister twist.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48From a gang offering to pay London postmen to intercept
0:00:48 > 0:00:49letters and pass them on.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52That's why I'm pretending to be one.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54We're going to tell you, for example, Miss, you're
0:00:54 > 0:00:56going to have a letter from NatWest.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Any letters from NatWest, you just intercept.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Right, I see.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Simple as that.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00My contact's in Lewisham.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03He says the gang needs to know my delivery route
0:01:03 > 0:01:05and then I'm to wait for further instructions.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07So it can order bank cards using the names and addresses
0:01:07 > 0:01:11of people I deliver to.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15My job is simple, to stop the cards arriving.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18If you open up a new account you're going to get your card,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and you're going to get your PIN, right?
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Yes.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Two letters.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Right.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24That's all it is.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26If you do that, you intercept the letters,
0:01:26 > 0:01:27and bring them back to us.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28You'll get paid.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31My contact claimed he'd already recruited a postman in Romford.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32UK Finance, which represents the banking industry,
0:01:32 > 0:01:33recognises the problem.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36It says more than 11,000 cards were stolen in transit last year alone.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38We do have our own police unit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41They try and get to the people who are actually organising
0:01:41 > 0:01:43criminality behind the scenes, because once you've taken that
0:01:43 > 0:01:45part of the gang out, the thing falls apart,
0:01:45 > 0:01:46rather than tackling these.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Again, it all comes down to partnership, we've got a very
0:01:49 > 0:01:54good relationship with Royal Mail to help target these types of gangs.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The Royal Mail told us that while the BBC investigation does not
0:01:58 > 0:02:00include any evidence of its employees being involved
0:02:00 > 0:02:01in the alleged fraud...
0:02:11 > 0:02:14But what will the gang say for itself?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Thing is, I work for the BBC, and I want to know why you're trying
0:02:18 > 0:02:22to recruit postmen to commit crime and commit fraud on your behalf.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Why are you doing that?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28You say that you've already recruited two postmen,
0:02:28 > 0:02:36leave the camera alone, mate.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40You say you've already recruited two postmen
0:02:40 > 0:02:43to commit fraud...
0:02:43 > 0:02:45So, clearly, no answers, but do you know what?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48To do what he does, he relies on staying under the radar.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49And do you know what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51He's now firmly on it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55And it might just be enough to stop him from doing what he's doing.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Jonathan Gibson, BBC London News.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Now imagine living in a home in London with a postcode
0:03:02 > 0:03:09no one can find?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well that's what's happening with some properties in the capital
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and they're not just new builds.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Well, as you'd expect it causes a number of problems.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Yes, food doesn't get delivered to the right address
0:03:17 > 0:03:20But it also means emergency services are unable to find them
0:03:20 > 0:03:21As Ben Hunte found out.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Since a young age, Jason has suffered from epilepsy.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26The fact that I could need an ambulance, pretty much at any
0:03:26 > 0:03:28point, it's something I've got used to.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31He is now worried that if he needs help from the emergency services
0:03:31 > 0:03:41they might not be able to get to him on time because his post leads
0:03:43 > 0:03:45-- his postcode leads to the wrong location.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I know if that happened to me, then that could affect
0:03:48 > 0:03:49whether I live or die.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Jason has informed his housing company, and the local council,
0:03:52 > 0:03:53about his address issues.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56It's been a slow moving thing, where I have fought for every little
0:03:56 > 0:03:59step, but it's really gotten nowhere after a year's worth of pushing.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01We put Jason's address to the test using a Sat Nav app
0:04:02 > 0:04:02and Jason's current postcode.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04You have arrived.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07As he warned, Jason's postcode not only led us to the wrong location,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10but a place with no access to his property, and no signage
0:04:10 > 0:04:11showing how to find it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13We've spoken to several Londoners whose postcodes do not lead
0:04:13 > 0:04:15you to the right locations.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Of course, for takeaway deliveries or couriers you can give extra
0:04:17 > 0:04:19details to help them find you.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21But in the event of an emergency where every second counts,
0:04:22 > 0:04:23where does that leave you?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25What three word is a London-based start-up, and they say postcodes
0:04:25 > 0:04:27should be a thing of the past.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It can often take several months for a new build property to even get
0:04:30 > 0:04:32onto the postcode address file.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34There is actually around 300 million properties in the UK
0:04:34 > 0:04:38which aren't recognised on that postcode address file.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40The Royal Mail have told us local authorities are responsible
0:04:40 > 0:04:43for requesting new postcodes and making any changes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Jason's local authority, Newham council, say they are working
0:04:45 > 0:04:47with residents to fix their address concerns.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51London's got a huge number of people who need all these kinds of services
0:04:51 > 0:04:54everyday to get things delivered to them, to get people to arrive
0:04:54 > 0:04:57at their house, we still, in 2017, don't have a good way of explaining
0:04:57 > 0:05:00where we live.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Ben Hunte, BBC London News.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07The Mayor of London's calling on the Government to give boroughs
0:05:07 > 0:05:10the power to increase council tax on expensive properties.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13In a bid to tackle the number of homes bought by foreign
0:05:13 > 0:05:15investors and left empty, Sadiq Khan is targeting high-value
0:05:15 > 0:05:16properties in prime areas.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19In a letter to the Government, the mayor didn't say how much
0:05:19 > 0:05:21he would want council tax to go up by.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Just enough to incentivise occupation.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Or support investment in new affordable homes.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Now tackling road safety around schools can be a big problem
0:05:27 > 0:05:29but people living near a school in Buckighamshire have said
0:05:29 > 0:05:32new bollards shaped as children are just hideous and creepy
0:05:32 > 0:05:33and need to go.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35But the councillor behind them has hit back saying the complaints
0:05:35 > 0:05:38are mostly from angry parents annoyed they can't mount the kerb
0:05:38 > 0:05:39dropping off children.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Nicky Ford reports.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44This isn't the newest recruit at the local primary school,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48rather it is a traffic bollard.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51They've been put here by the local council to make drivers slow down
0:05:51 > 0:05:52and think about their speed.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54But it's not gone down well with everyone.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56People who live opposite say it is an eyesore
0:05:56 > 0:05:58and they look pretty scary.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So, why have the council decided to choose this
0:06:00 > 0:06:01as a traffic calming measure?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Paul, you're from Buckinghamshire Council, aren't you?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Tell us, why have we got bollards dressed as children
0:06:07 > 0:06:08by the side of the road?
0:06:08 > 0:06:12What's going on?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Well, we know that we're outside a school, and some drivers
0:06:15 > 0:06:18are still driving too fast, and not stopping when they should.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20We've tried lots of things to slow down drivers.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21We've got flashing signs, pictures of schoolchildren,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24we've got a zebra crossing, yet there are still some
0:06:24 > 0:06:25drivers who drive too fast.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27So, we thought we'd try something different.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Residents and councillors have been complaining to us that
0:06:31 > 0:06:33something needs to be done, so we thought we would try something
0:06:33 > 0:06:36a little bit different, get a bit of attention,
0:06:36 > 0:06:37get people talking.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40We've certainly got a lot of people talking today about the issue,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42thinking about speeding, thinking about what you might do.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43This is one example.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45The good thing about bollards of children, is it makes drivers
0:06:45 > 0:06:48think there are children in the area, makes those drivers
0:06:48 > 0:06:49think just that little bit.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52And if that slows down a few drivers it is worth a go.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Isn't there a danger a few drivers could see that
0:06:55 > 0:06:56and get distracted by them?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Well, drivers see schoolchildren all the time, so hopefully if it
0:06:58 > 0:07:08distracts them and slows them down that the benefit.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18-- that's a benefit.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20And what about people who live opposite who say
0:07:20 > 0:07:23it is a bit of an eyesore, and people that don't particularly
0:07:23 > 0:07:26like them, what about them, are they stuck with them forever?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28As I said, we've got lots of feedback coming
0:07:28 > 0:07:30from different residents with lots of views, not
0:07:30 > 0:07:31in support, as well.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34The main aim is to protect children from harm and if we stopped one
0:07:34 > 0:07:37accident or make if you drivers slow down, then that's worth it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40In the long term, there is their plans to take them away,
0:07:40 > 0:07:41so they are here for now.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44If anybody has any other ideas it would be great
0:07:44 > 0:07:45to hear those, as well.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48They cost about ?5,000, don't they, for all of them, is that value
0:07:48 > 0:07:48They cost about ?5,000, don't they, for all of them, is that value
0:07:48 > 0:07:49for money for residents?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Again, if it's protecting children and stopping accidents,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52then it's definite value for money.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Thank you.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54You've heard it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57No plans at the moment to move Belinda and her friends.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59For now, they are here to stay.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01We're certainly getting the feeling that autumn is around the corner.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Let's find out how the weather's looking today with Sara Thornton.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Good afternoon.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I think we can all agree it's not been the most inspiring start
0:08:08 > 0:08:09to a new working week.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Grey and gloomy early on, captured by our weather watchers.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But I'm actually hopeful of something a bit more
0:08:14 > 0:08:15optimistic for this afternoon.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We're going to brighten up and when we get the sunshine through
0:08:18 > 0:08:19we'll feel particularly warm.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's quite muggy air we have over us at the moment.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25But it has been a shroud of cloud, as you can see, right across the UK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Some breaks out towards the west of London now.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Just need them to slowly inch their way towards us as we go
0:08:31 > 0:08:32through the next few hours.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Brightening up.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Some sunny spells by the end of the afternoon.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Easily 21 degrees.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It could be a smidge warmer than that, though, in the sunshine.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42But that could also spark up a few late afternoon showers.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44They die away in the first half of the night.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46We are dry for a time.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48But then cloud thickens up once more from the West.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Bits and pieces of drizzle first thing tomorrow morning,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52and another very mild start, even milder tomorrow,
0:08:52 > 0:08:5316 or 17 degrees.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Then we've got a weak weather front making its way
0:08:55 > 0:08:57towards us from the West.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Bits and pieces of rain, or some showers to run across us
0:09:00 > 0:09:01in the middle part of the day.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Again, for a time, quite gloomy.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06But, like today, brightening up later in the day with a top
0:09:06 > 0:09:07temperature of 21 Celsius.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Now, behind tomorrow's rain there is some cooler, fresh air.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12And over here it does not look like there is much
0:09:12 > 0:09:14difference in the temperatures, but with this westerly wind,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16just a fresher feel to things for Wednesday and Thursday.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18But staying dry.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21That's about it from me.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Riz Lateef will be here with our 6:30 evening programme.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26But for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46There's only ever going to be room in his heart for one person.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48You think about everything that's wrong, it's just Jane.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51You need to shut her up for good.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53You hate this place.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Well, this is revenge.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58STACEY!
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