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a deal at the Brexit
talks in Brussels. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:12 | |
Good afternoon, I'm Asad Ahmad.
talks in Brussels. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
There's a call for an urgent review
talks in Brussels. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
of how criminal record checks
are carried out after | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
a 90-year-old woman in west London
was stabbed in the neck by a carer. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:24 | |
Pamela Batten was attacked
at her home in Hillingdon | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
by Abosede Adeyinka,
who already had convictions | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
for assault and burglary. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:35 | |
Yvonne Hall has
this exclusive report. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
Guilty of assault, burglary,
stealing from an employer and fraud, | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
but Abosede Adeyinka was given a job
as a carer, sent into the homes | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
of vulnerable elderly
people to look after them. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
This was the result - 90-year-old
Pamela Batten nearly died | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
when Abosede Adeyinka tried
to kill her for cash | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
at her home near West Drayton. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
This is where the attack happened. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
Amazingly, the frail
grandmother managed to pull | 0:01:00 | 0:01:06 | |
the knife out of her neck
and scare her attacker off. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
My mum had two injuries
on the head from the hammer, | 0:01:10 | 0:01:15 | |
one to the front and one
to the back. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
And she had a knife wound
on the right-hand side, | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
and the knife went in
five centimetres, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
just missing the spinal cord. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
This is Pamela now, left disabled
and very frightened of strangers. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
Her son has filmed her for us. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
Adeyinka, also a Sunday-school
teacher, had been employed | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
by Avant Healthcare to help look
after Pamela's sick husband. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:42 | |
Last month, the mother of three
was jailed for 21 years | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
for trying to murder Pam. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:50 | |
Avant Healthcare Services are based
in this office block in Hounslow. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
Nobody wants to be interviewed,
but in a statement the company said | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
it had thoroughly vetted Adeyinka,
including criminal records checks | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
through the Government's
Disclosure and Barring Service, | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
and it said her convictions
for assault and burglary | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
were not revealed. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
It added, if Avant Healthcare
had been aware of the assault | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
conviction, Abosede Adeyinka
would not have been employed. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
So how did the safety
checks fail Pamela? | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
The Home Office is in charge of the
system to check criminal records, | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
it's called the Disclosure
and Barring Service, or DBS. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:27 | |
We've repeatedly asked officials
here how Adeyinka's convictions | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
appear not to have been included
in a DBS check. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
But nobody here will tell us how it
happened or what is being done | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
to stop it happening again. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:38 | |
A charity campaigning for new laws
to protect older people is now | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
demanding to know how many other
carers have convictions | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
for violence too. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
It's a huge concern,
because where else is it happening? | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
There is blame somewhere, we need
to establish where the blame is. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
Think about your own parents,
would you be happy with the idea | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
that somebody with those sorts
of serious convictions | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
are coming into somebody's home? | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
Pamela wants answers too. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
Well, I'm shocked as well,
it surprised me, | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
because it makes you wonder now
just what is going on. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:12 | |
Yvonne Hall, BBC London News. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:19 | |
Police are searching for two men
after a teenager travelling | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
on the Underground was attacked
and forced to apologise | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
for being gay. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
They want to speak to these two men | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
after the 19-year-old was verbally
abused and put in a headlock. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
The attackers then threatened
to stab the teenager | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
unless he said sorry for being gay. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:39 | |
It happened on the Jubilee
line in October. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
A hospital trust in Essex
is providing a new service | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
for sufferers of dementia
and their families. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
It provides an environment
where patients can be safe and meet | 0:03:46 | 0:03:51 | |
others with similar symptoms,
while their carers, | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
who are often family members,
can do the same. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
Richard Daniel has been
to see it at work. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
Every fortnight,
people who have dementia meet | 0:03:58 | 0:03:59 | |
at the community cafe
at St Peter's Hospital in Maldon. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
Frances Watson was a hairdresser,
Alex Warren an engineer at Ford - | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
they love meeting up here. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
We can chat and, you know,
just think about different things, | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
and I think it's just nice. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
But getting help when Alex was first
diagnosed with vascular dementia | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
wasn't straightforward. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
I was so upset, and I just felt | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
there wasn't anything there
for the support for me. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
Now a new dementia intensive
support service could help. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
Instead of dealing with a myriad
of services from GPs to social | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
workers, dementia charities
and dietary advice, just one phone | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
number will put families in touch
with specialist help and support. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
It should reduce the number
of unnecessary hospital admissions, | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
helping people to continue living
at home for longer. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
The outcomes for these people
are far better | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
than people who end up in hospitals. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
It's a lot of comfort for the family
to see the care for people | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
being provided in their own homes
and their normal surroundings. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
There's another reason
why this is so important. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
At the moment, in the UK,
it is estimated around 850,000 | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
people have dementia,
but by 2050, that number is forecast | 0:05:09 | 0:05:15 | |
to more than double to 2 million. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
The new service has already
helped the Warrens - | 0:05:18 | 0:05:23 | |
Alex has had home visits and
is now on medication, | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
while Linda is reassured
that when she needs more help, | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
she will get it. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
Richard Daniel reporting. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:35 | |
Now, take a look at this, it looks
like a black cab. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
But a new fully electric London
black cab has started picking up | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
passengers from this morning. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:43 | |
It's being hailed as the world's
most advanced electric taxi, | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
and taking a closer look at what'll
become a normal sight on our roads | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
very soon is our transport
correspondent Tom Edwards. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
This is the TX eCity -
London's electric cab, | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
out today picking up fares
for the first time. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
John Dowd has been
a cabbie for nine years. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
He's been trialling this one
for seven weeks, and he loves it. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | |
Everything about it, really -
the space, the luxury, | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | |
the suspension, everything. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:13 | |
You know, and the quietness. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:14 | |
It's a whole new experience, for
both the passengers and the drivers. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:23 | |
What striking when you get
in this cab is the roof - | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
completely see-through, and you can
see absolutely everything. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
It's got a range of its battery
of 70 miles, but that can be | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
extended with a petrol generator
to about 370. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
The cab is being built in Coventry
and has been tested in the Arctic. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
It isn't cheap - £55,000. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
But the manufacturer
says there are savings. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
There are, though, concerns
about the lack of | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
rapid charging points in London. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:52 | |
There's only two 550
kilowatt chargers | 0:06:52 | 0:06:53 | |
within six miles of Charing Cross. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
This vehicle is now on sale,
coming on the streets, | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
and we've got nowhere to charge it,
it's a disgrace. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
TfL says there will be 150 rapid
chargers across London | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
by the end of next year,
and the on-board generator means | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
cabs won't end up stranded. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:17 | |
You can't have a city full
of rapid chargers | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
and no vehicles to use them,
you can't have a city | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
full of zero emission vehicles
and nowhere to charge them, | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
so this is a progressive thing. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
All new cabs have to be zero
emissions from the New Year, | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
so you can expect to see more
of these on the streets of London. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
Tom Edwards, BBC London News. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:33 | |
Now the weather with Kate. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
Good afternoon. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:38 | |
It has been a predominantly
cloudy days so far, | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
and we are going to hang onto scenes
like this through the afternoon, | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
that blanket of cloud
hardly budging at all. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:45 | |
But it's not, however,
despite the cloud, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
feeling especially cold. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
As we head to the afternoon,
the wind, you may get | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
one or two brighter spells,
but no sunshine | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
to get excited about. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
The temperature, however,
despite the cloud, still managing | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
to reach nine, maybe 10 Celsius. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
We are going to hang onto these
conditions as we head | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
into this evening as well. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:04 | |
Now, it stays rather cloudy
overnight, one or two | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
breaks in the cloud,
but not enough to cause any | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
problems with mist or fog,
and it also it keeps | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
us reasonably mild. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:12 | |
The minimum temperatures,
six or seven Celsius, | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
so frost free tomorrow morning. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
Quite a grey start, however,
and what we will notice through | 0:08:18 | 0:08:24 | |
the course of Wednesday is the wind. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
That southwesterly wind will start
to strengthen through the day, | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
becoming quite strong as
we head towards the evening. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
The maximum temperature, again,
milder than today, at 12 Celsius. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
Overnight Wednesday,
we see outbreaks of rain, | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
but also the wind really strengthen,
quite a windy night | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
as we head into Thursday. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:42 | |
Still hanging onto the rain
first thing, but through | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
the afternoon it will clear,
and that is when our cold | 0:08:44 | 0:08:49 | |
Arctic air starts to dig in,
so getting much colder by Thursday | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
afternoon, colder still for Friday. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:53 | |
Finally, if you thought
tacky Christmas lights | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
were only seen in your area,
then you haven't seen | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
the ones on Tate Britain. | 0:08:58 | 0:08:59 | |
This is what's gone up, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
and we're going to be there tonight
at 6:30 for a closer look. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
But what I'd like you to do is this. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
Try and top what you see here, | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
by sending us the best of the worst
Christmas lights in your area. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
You can send them
via Facebook or Twitter. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
We look forward to seeing them
and sharing your snaps too. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
Join us later.
For now, have a very good afternoon. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 |