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0:00:11 > 0:00:14Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18I'm Sara Orchard.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22London's economy will suffer from Brexit for at least a decade,
0:00:22 > 0:00:23that's according to research published today by
0:00:23 > 0:00:25the Mayor of London.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The analysis suggests the worst impact will be from a hard Brexit,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31and leaving the single market and customs union without a deal
0:00:31 > 0:00:33will make the capital £11 billion poorer by 2030.
0:00:33 > 0:00:41Here's our Political Editor Tim Donovan.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45This is an expert independent analysis done by economists,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48not by me, about the impacts of the various scenarios
0:00:48 > 0:00:52the Government is negotiating.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And what's clear, in summary, is the harder the Brexit deal,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58the worse it is for jobs, the worse it is for investment,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and the worse it is for economic output.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The good news for London, actually, is because we have a high
0:01:06 > 0:01:09concentration of high-value sectors, who are able to be resilient
0:01:09 > 0:01:12but also able to bounce back.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14The impact on London isn't as bad as it is for
0:01:14 > 0:01:20the rest of the country.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22The consequence of that is, I'm afraid,
0:01:22 > 0:01:23is the inequalities between London
0:01:23 > 0:01:25and the south-east and the rest of the country widen
0:01:25 > 0:01:26rather than narrow.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28But are you accepting this is irreversible,
0:01:28 > 0:01:34or are their circumstances where we could stay in the EU?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37The whole point of democracy is you can always change your mind.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39There's a scenario hypothetically speaking that it's possible
0:01:39 > 0:01:41for there to be a second referendum.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I accept that, of course I do, but the reality where we are now
0:01:44 > 0:01:51is the Government is negotiating with the EU.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54What I'm seeking to do as the Mayor is to get
0:01:54 > 0:01:57the best deal for London, bearing in mind we are where we are
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- I wish we weren't where we are, but we are where we are.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And personally you think that would be to stay where we are.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06So ultimately in your heart, you hope we could reverse
0:02:06 > 0:02:07this decision still?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09The report I'm publishing today is not my report,
0:02:09 > 0:02:10or it's not written by me.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12It's a report I'm publishing which I have commissioned,
0:02:12 > 0:02:13done by independent experts.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16What I'm seeking to do is for a lawyer who has relied
0:02:16 > 0:02:18on expert evidence saying to the Government, "This
0:02:18 > 0:02:21is expert evidence and this is what I would like you to consider
0:02:21 > 0:02:24when it comes to doing deal with the EU."
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Because if you get it completely wrong, if we have an extreme hard
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Brexit, the experts say that has an impact on jobs, it has an impact
0:02:30 > 0:02:32on investment, it has an impact on economic output.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35And by the way, we've considered all the key sectors in London
0:02:35 > 0:02:37and the country from finance professional services
0:02:37 > 0:02:39to construction, from food and drink manufacturing
0:02:39 > 0:02:40to science and technology.
0:02:40 > 0:02:49All the key sectors are considered by this detailed report.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Our political editor Tim Donovan there.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54A health care company which employed a woman
0:02:54 > 0:02:57with a violent past who went on to nearly kill a 90-year-old
0:02:57 > 0:03:00pensioner in her West London home says she was given the job
0:03:00 > 0:03:01because of an administrative error.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Pamela Batten was hit over the head with a hammer and stabbed
0:03:04 > 0:03:06in the neck for cash by carer Abosede Adeyinka, who's
0:03:06 > 0:03:08been jailed for 21 years for attempted murder.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Her employers, Avant Health Care, says it had failed to note
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Adeyinka's previous conviction for assault on her personnel file.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Mrs Batten's family are considering legal action.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18A serial sex attacker, serving seven life sentences,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20is being considered for parole.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Antoni Imiela became known as the M25 rapist
0:03:22 > 0:03:26for a string of attacks in Surrey and around the southeast.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's understood any hearing to decide parole is unlikely to take
0:03:29 > 0:03:32place in the next six months.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34The case follows a parole board decision last week to free another
0:03:35 > 0:03:41sex attacker, John Warboys.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43International students generate more
0:03:43 > 0:03:44than four billion pounds
0:03:44 > 0:03:47for London's economy every year, according to a major new report.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48The Higher Education Policy Institute found every Londoner
0:03:48 > 0:03:50benefits by around £500 from the financial
0:03:50 > 0:03:52contribution of the students who come to study in
0:03:52 > 0:03:53the capital every year.
0:03:53 > 0:04:03Marc Ashdown explains.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09For years, the rhetoric surrounding international students has been
0:04:09 > 0:04:14confusing. They are students who come to study from the EU or further
0:04:14 > 0:04:19afield, like China, but we're never quite sure how much they contribute
0:04:19 > 0:04:23to the economy. This is the first major report of its kind and it
0:04:23 > 0:04:28suggests that every year about 230,000 international students come
0:04:28 > 0:04:35to the UK to study and generate a net benefit of £20 million a year.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41-- £20 billion. In London we get 55,000 international students coming
0:04:41 > 0:04:43to the capital, they generate for points at billion pounds every year
0:04:43 > 0:04:50for London's economy -- £4.6 billion.They spend a lot of money
0:04:50 > 0:04:57on the local economy, if it is on rent, if it's on food, if it's on
0:04:57 > 0:05:01transport, then there's the knock-on effect. The university spends the
0:05:01 > 0:05:07income they are getting to employ people so economies benefit
0:05:07 > 0:05:11incredibly highly from the presence of international students.This
0:05:11 > 0:05:15research break things down even further by constituency and says
0:05:15 > 0:05:20each international student contributes up to £102,000 per year,
0:05:20 > 0:05:25putting in effect £542 in the pocket of every single Londoner. The think
0:05:25 > 0:05:29tank behind the research says even so we are still not doing enough to
0:05:29 > 0:05:33show around the world we are open for business and says the Government
0:05:33 > 0:05:36has an opportunity in the forthcoming immigration bill to
0:05:36 > 0:05:40improve things, otherwise there's a danger they start hampering what is
0:05:40 > 0:05:43clearly a very valuable industry.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45London Luton Airport has submitted a planning application
0:05:45 > 0:05:48aimed at bringing 3,200 jobs to the area.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The company says New Century Park, to the east of the airport, will
0:05:51 > 0:05:55form part of a new enterprise zone.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58A public exhibition of the plans will be held later this month.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00A new way of helping adolescents deal with anxiety,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04low mood and depression is having positive results.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06The University of Reading has been running a pilot,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08with psychologists giving secondary school pupils practical therapy
0:06:08 > 0:06:11and coping-strategies to help them deal with the challenges they face.
0:06:11 > 0:06:21James Ingham reports.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26These sixth form students have all suffered from low mood, depression
0:06:26 > 0:06:30or anxiety. They found it hard to cope with pressure at school and in
0:06:30 > 0:06:36their social lives.Welcome back... They are receiving therapy on a
0:06:36 > 0:06:41pilot study run by the University of Redding.What particular things for
0:06:41 > 0:06:48example in behaviours are good to break those cycles?Exercise.Having
0:06:48 > 0:06:53a good diet.The idea is that simple and brief intervention can stop
0:06:53 > 0:06:55mental health problems from worsening, making these children
0:06:55 > 0:07:00more resilient and better able to help themselves.I was always so
0:07:00 > 0:07:04worried about my workload and worried I wasn't doing well enough,
0:07:04 > 0:07:09I got point where I didn't know why I was still coming into school. Then
0:07:09 > 0:07:14we were offered these workshops and they taught us how to deal with
0:07:14 > 0:07:18those feelings and how to deal with those thoughts and that has really
0:07:18 > 0:07:29helped.Adolescents face
0:07:30 > 0:07:32increasing pressure in their lives, exams, social media, bullying, all
0:07:32 > 0:07:35huge issues. But they increasingly want to talk about them.We
0:07:35 > 0:07:39specifically want to deal with anxiety, worry, fear, depression and
0:07:39 > 0:07:45low mood, which are common problems amongst teenagers.This pilot is
0:07:45 > 0:07:49running in only a few schools. The university is hoping to engage the
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Government to ensure it can be rolled out to more.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54That was James Ingham reporting.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Now the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Good afternoon, it is staying grey and drab for the rest of the day.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10This is what we saw yesterday, plenty of blue sky and sunshine
0:08:10 > 0:08:15around where is today it was a misty start and we are going to be keeping
0:08:15 > 0:08:20that low cloud too. Possibly some spots of drizzle, a damp feel to
0:08:20 > 0:08:25things but many places will stay dry. We are looking at top
0:08:25 > 0:08:30temperatures between six and eight Celsius. Through this evening and
0:08:30 > 0:08:36overnight some clear spells at times with fog patches forming. There will
0:08:36 > 0:08:41be missed and murk around, hill fog over the higher ground, and always
0:08:41 > 0:08:47some spots of rain possible. Not feeling too chilly tomorrow morning.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53Tomorrow should be a slightly better day, yes it will be very grey but we
0:08:53 > 0:08:58may see some brighter spells forming as we head into the afternoon. The
0:08:58 > 0:09:04southerly wind will pick up the torch. Top temperatures tomorrow of
0:09:04 > 0:09:07around 8 degrees and it's looking fairly similar over the course of
0:09:07 > 0:09:11the weekend. Probably the greatest chance for any brightness will be on
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Sunday but watch out for odd showers. It will be cooler and
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Brighton next week. -- brighter.
0:09:19 > 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 > 0:09:25But for now, from all the lunch team, we hope
0:09:25 > 0:09:27you have a very good afternoon.