08/12/2017 London News


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Welcome to BBC London News.

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I'm Victoria Hollins.

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BBC London has learnt that the Met

has paid a five figure sum to settle

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out of court a claim of unlawful

arrest and police brutality.

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A middle aged couple in Camden

accused the police of assaulting

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them in their own home

and maliciously accusing them

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of assaulting two of the police

officers who forced their way

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into their flat.

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The Met has not apologised or

accepted liability for the incident.

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The couple have been speaking

exclusively to Alex Bushill.

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As the police approached their flat

in the middle of the night,

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the middle aged couple inside said

that they had no idea

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what was about to happen.

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They say they were assaulted

and unlawfully arrested

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by the police and in their own home.

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They kicked the door.

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They pushed the door open.

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Two of them they went in.

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My husband came in at that moment

to say what was going on.

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When he was there, they started

punching my husband.

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They punched him in the eye.

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Then they grabbed him

there and threw him against a brick

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wall where he hit his head.

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And then they put him down.

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Her and her husband were arrested

and assaulted for obstructing the

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same police officers, they say, gave

her these injuries.

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The worst thing is this scar is for

four years in my heart. I don't

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think it will ever disappear.

Why did the police come here in the

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first place? The police say that

they heard reports of a drug deal

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taking place. That CCTV TV showed

one of the people involved in the

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deal entering the estate to go to

the flat. But every time the lawyers

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have asked to see evidence of that,

the police failed to produce it.

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The Met released a statement

saying... They say a man was given a

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penalty notice for disorder and

possession of cannabis but the

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family say that there were no drugs

at the property. The lawyers have

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said that the police have paid out a

figure of to the family, that they

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should just say sorry.

It seems the sensible thing to do.

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Had they apologised at the police

station, when they realised that

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something had gone terribly wrong,

the clients would never have taken

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leekal action.

The experience has left Aldurie,

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traumatised and suicidal.

I have tried take tablets many times

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under psychologist treatment. And...

Yes... Sorry.

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It was very tough.

Above all, she now fears those who

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are there to protect us.

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Prison inspectors have issued

a damning report on Wormwood Scrubs-

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for the third year in a row.

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on Wormwood Scrubs -

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for the third year in a row.

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They found high levels of serious

violence and chronic staff shortages

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at the west London jail.

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at the West London jail.

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They also said that there

were filthy conditions.

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The Ministry of Justice says it's

taken "decisive action"

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to address the problems.

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Jim Wheble has more.

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Wormwood Scrubs, a long history,

dating back to 1891. But it's recent

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history has seen three damning

reports in three successive years by

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the prison inspector. Latest

criticism describes a persistence of

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failure at the prison which holds

more than 1200 men. Pervasive staff

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shortages and a dramatic increase in

assaults. Not good enough, according

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to the man who wrote the report.

Prisons should not be intolerable.

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They should be places where people,

yes, they serve a sentence, which

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they deservedly receive from the

court but there should not be

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further punishment meted out by

virtue of the conditions or lack of

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safety or availability of drugs in

jails and that sort of thingment

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what they should have the is the

opportunity to turn their lives

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around. That surely is in everyone's

interest.

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The report goes on to criticise the

conditions of the outside areas as

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well. Litter scattered, attracting

rats and cockroaches. Probation

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officers have been criticised for

not properly managing high-risk

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offenders, released from the prison.

In the statement, the Ministry of

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Justice said...

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Jim with Wheble, BBC London News.

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Jim with Wheble, BBC London News.

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The Mayor of London says he's

pleased Brexit talks have confirmed

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The London Borough of

Richmond-upon-Thames has recorded

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the highest healthy life

expectancy for men -

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69.9 years, while the Orkney

islands saw the highest

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for women - 73 years.

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The figures showing a person's life

span spent in good health differ

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by as much as 18 years across parts

of the UK, with Dundee

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and Manchester recording

the lowest levels for men

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and women respectively.

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The Mayor of London says he's

pleased Brexit talks have confirmed

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EU citizens in living in the Capital

will have the right to stay.

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He made the comments

as he wrapped up his south

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Asian tour in Karachi -

From there our Political

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Correspondent Karl Mercer

sent this report.

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For most of Karachi it was business

as usual this morning.

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This is a city of 15

million people, the

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commercial capital of Pakistan,

and a city that continues to grow.

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It's also home to Mazari-e-Quaid,

the mausoleum for the country's

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founding father, Mohammed Ali

Jinnah.

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In a solemn ceremony, the Mayor laid

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a wreath.

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As everywhere else in Pakistan,

it's a visit that's attracted huge

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attention.

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And a huge security presence.

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While the Mayor is ending his south

Asian tour, we learn today

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that the UK will be starting

detailed trade talks on Brexit.

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I'm really pleased that finally,

16 months on, EU citizens, Londoners

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who contribute hugely to our city,

and our country, appear to have been

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given the guarantee I wanted,

which is them having rights

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after we have left the EU

that they have now but

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here is where it gets tough

for the European Union and my worry

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is that with all the evidence

we have so far

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is that the Government's not

prepared to do a good negotiation

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with the EU, they have no idea

what the destination is,

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let alone how we get there.

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Like Boris Johnson when he toured

India, the Mayor couldn't resist

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picking up the bat here in Pakistan,

a light hearted end to his six-day

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trip.

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What are the three words that

stick in your memory?

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The key thing I've been

saying to people in London

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for the last 16 months is London

is open and around the world.

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Finally, his innings was over,

stumped by the current Pakistan

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cricket captain but the trip is over

too, the Mayor and the poster behind

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him, though, hoping

to leave a simple message.

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Karl Mercer, BBC

London News in Karachi.

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Now the weather with

Elizabeth Rizzini.

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Good afternoon.

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Good afternoon.

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It's feeling very cold

indeed out there.

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We've got a chilly, brisk

north-westerly wind blowing

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but lots of sparkling winter

sunshine around as well.

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A bit more cloud out

towards the north-west.

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Here, we may see one

or two wintry showers,

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but for the most part we should stay

dry as we head through

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the rest of the afternoon.

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Temperatures between two and four

Celsius, but you have to factor

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in the wind-chill as well.

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Overnight tonight, clear skies.

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It's going to stay dry.

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There will be a widespread frost

developing into tomorrow

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morning and temperatures

widely below freezing.

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Some of the more rural prone spots

down as low as perhaps -3 degrees.

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A very nippy start to the weekend,

but there will be lots of sunshine

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around again tomorrow morning.

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We'll keep the sunshine for much

of the rest of the day,

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perhaps a bit more cloud spilling

in from the west as we head

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through the afternoon.

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Winds slightly lighter than today,

and highs again of only

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three or four Celsius.

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Sunday, the weather

gets very interesting.

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We've got a Met Office weather

warning out for the strength

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of the winds on Sunday,

as this system sweeps its way

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eastwards throughout the country.

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So we could be looking at some gusts

of up to 40 to 50 miles an hour

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across the London area.

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Perhaps some of this rain falling

as snow just through the early

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hours of the morning,

and then turning back to rain as it

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pushes its way east.

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On Sunday, some very early snow

maybe, turning back to rain

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and we start to get some milder air.

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Some very strong gusts of wind

through the morning and then quite

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unsettled and cold again

for the start of next week.

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That's about it from me.

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We'll be here with our

6:30pm evening programme.

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But for now, from us all,

a very good afternoon.

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