26/12/2017 London News


26/12/2017

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We're back with the late

news at six o'clock.

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Now on BBC One it's time

for the news where you are.

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Hello and welcome

to BBC London News,

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I'm Claudia-Liza Armah.

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Boxing Day sales have

started across the capital,

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with retailers carefully watching

the numbers to see if consumers

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are watching their wallets.

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Caroline Davies has been speaking

to some shoppers in North London.

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Hello and welcome from

Brent Cross shopping Centre.

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This is actually the oldest

shopping centre in the UK.

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It's seen over 40 years of shopping

sales after Christmas.

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It doesn't seem to have slowed it

down, there have been shoppers

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queueing outside from 8am this

morning and we have been

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speaking to some of them.

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I'm quite ashamed to say

we were here from about 8:15am

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because we weren't sure

about the traffic.

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So were you standing outside

in the cold waiting for it to open?

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No, we've a very sensible and came

in through the side door

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and went and had a copy.

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It's been very good, actually.

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There's always some good discounts

this time of year so I'm always

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looking to get the best deal I can

for my money.

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I've got a list, I'm

doing it and I'm leaving.

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It's manic.

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Do you think you will be buying more

or less in the sales this

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year than last year?

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Maybe more?

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Now, I'm joined by Tom Nathan,

who is the general manager

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here at Brent Cross.

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Tom, how has this Christmas

season been for you?

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It started off relatively slowly,

the snow didn't help.

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But then the last week,

week and a half it's

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been extremely busy.

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Of course, Black Friday is quite

a big deal here in the UK,

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how does that compare

to the Boxing Day sales?

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Black Friday is growing every year,

but Boxing Day is the big one.

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Today, it's all about going out,

spending some time with family

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and friends and bagging

a bargain for me.

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Thank you very much.

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The sales will continue into January

and we will be finding out how

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the rest of London has done

in the shopping sales later today.

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Police have released cctv video

showing a pensioner being robbed

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of her savings in east London.

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It happened in July,

when the 69-year-old victim

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withdrew £1000 from

her bank in Ilford.

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This footage shows three suspects

following the elderly

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woman into a lift.

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Two of them distract

her while the third,

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can be seen searching her handbag.

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Police are appealing

to anyone who may recognise

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the suspects to contact them.

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Back in 2003 a Tube worker

at Oval Station decided to cheer up

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stressed commuters by writing

an inspirational quote

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on the station's notice board.

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The response was so positive staff

have continued to do

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that every day since,

creating a trend and earning them

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a fan club all over the world.

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Sarah Harris went to meet them.

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Everyday for the last 14 years,

staff at the Oval Tube station have

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written an inspiring

quote their message board,

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with classical music playing

on their loudspeakers,

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this has started a trend

at stations across the capital.

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A journey of 1000 miles

begins with a single step.

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It was Tony's idea to spread

a little bit of wisdom and calm

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to peoples' busy commuter.

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The whole idea was a simple one.

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The thought was, stations need

not be sterile places.

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And it was an opportunity

to work with our customers

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and also engage with them.

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The popularity of social media has

meant the staff at the Oval have

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become recognisable faces

all over the world.

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I'm famous in Australia, China,

Malaysia and lately it's Argentina.

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Through good times and bad,

the messages go up

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to reassure people.

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The station manager says

it stopped vandalism

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and made local people proud.

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Travelling on the Tube is not easy.

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It's very busy, crowded and people

are always rushing from A to B.

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So I think whatever

helps is a good thing.

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Staff say they will carry

on spreading their little bit

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of positivity, adding some serenity

to busy London lives.

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Sarah Harris, BBC London News,

Oval Tube station.

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Well we had more of a mild

Christmas than a white one.

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Let's see how the weather's looking

this Boxing Day with Kate Kinsella

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Good afternoon.

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We've had near on perfect conditions

for your Boxing Day walk today.

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It is going to change,

so the sunshine increasingly turning

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to cloud and then rain.

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We've still got a bit of dry weather

to be had this afternoon,

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further north and east.

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But gradually this rain

is going to take over all parts.

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Feeling a bit chillier

than it has done recently,

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between five and seven Celsius.

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Now overnight tonight, heavy,

persistent rain on the way

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and the Met Office has

a yellow weather warning

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in place for that rain.

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It could as well, as we head

towards dawn tomorrow,

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as the temperature drops,

increasingly turn a bit wintry,

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especially over higher ground.

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That's it for BBC

London this afternoon,

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we'll be back just

after 6.00 tonight.

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Hope to see you then, bye for now.

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