11/01/2018 London News

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Welcome to BBC London News.

I'm Sara Orchard.

London's economy will suffer

from Brexit for at least a decade,

that's according to research

published today by

the Mayor of London.

The analysis suggests the worst

impact will be from a hard Brexit,

and leaving the single market

and customs union without a deal

will make the capital

£11 billion poorer by 2030.

Here's our Political

Editor Tim Donovan.

This is an expert independent

analysis done by economists,

not by me, about the impacts

of the various scenarios

the Government is negotiating.

And what's clear, in summary,

is the harder the Brexit deal,

the worse it is for jobs,

the worse it is for investment,

and the worse it is

for economic output.

The good news for London, actually,

is because we have a high

concentration of high-value sectors,

who are able to be resilient

but also able to bounce back.

The impact on London

isn't as bad as it is for

the rest of the country.

The consequence of

that is, I'm afraid,

is the inequalities between London

and the south-east and the rest

of the country widen

rather than narrow.

But are you accepting

this is irreversible,

or are their circumstances

where we could stay in the EU?

The whole point of democracy

is you can always change your mind.

There's a scenario hypothetically

speaking that it's possible

for there to be a second referendum.

I accept that, of course I do,

but the reality where we are now

is the Government is negotiating

with the EU.

What I'm seeking to do

as the Mayor is to get

the best deal for London,

bearing in mind we are where we are

- I wish we weren't where we are,

but we are where we are.

And personally you think that

would be to stay where we are.

So ultimately in your heart,

you hope we could reverse

this decision still?

The report I'm publishing

today is not my report,

or it's not written by me.

It's a report I'm publishing

which I have commissioned,

done by independent experts.

What I'm seeking to do

is for a lawyer who has relied

on expert evidence saying

to the Government, "This

is expert evidence and this

is what I would like you to consider

when it comes to doing

deal with the EU."

Because if you get it completely

wrong, if we have an extreme hard

Brexit, the experts say that has

an impact on jobs, it has an impact

on investment, it has

an impact on economic output.

And by the way, we've considered

all the key sectors in London

and the country from finance

professional services

to construction, from food

and drink manufacturing

to science and technology.

All the key sectors are considered

by this detailed report.

Our political editor Tim Donovan

there.

A health care company

which employed a woman

with a violent past who went

on to nearly kill a 90-year-old

pensioner in her West London home

says she was given the job

because of an administrative error.

Pamela Batten was hit over the head

with a hammer and stabbed

in the neck for cash by carer

Abosede Adeyinka, who's

been jailed for 21 years

for attempted murder.

Her employers, Avant Health Care,

says it had failed to note

Adeyinka's previous conviction

for assault on her personnel file.

Mrs Batten's family

are considering legal action.

A serial sex attacker,

serving seven life sentences,

is being considered for parole.

Antoni Imiela became

known as the M25 rapist

for a string of attacks in Surrey

and around the southeast.

It's understood any hearing

to decide parole is unlikely to take

place in the next six months.

The case follows a parole board

decision last week to free another

sex attacker, John Warboys.

International

students generate more

than four billion pounds

for London's economy every year,

according to a major new report.

The Higher Education Policy

Institute found every Londoner

benefits by around £500

from the financial

contribution of the students

who come to study in

the capital every year.

Marc Ashdown explains.

For years, the rhetoric surrounding

international students has been

confusing. They are students who

come to study from the EU or further

afield, like China, but we're never

quite sure how much they contribute

to the economy. This is the first

major report of its kind and it

suggests that every year about

230,000 international students come

to the UK to study and generate a

net benefit of £20 million a year.

-- £20 billion. In London we get

55,000 international students coming

to the capital, they generate for

points at billion pounds every year

for London's economy -- £4.6

billion.

They spend a lot of money

on the local economy, if it is on

rent, if it's on food, if it's on

transport, then there's the knock-on

effect. The university spends the

income they are getting to employ

people so economies benefit

incredibly highly from the presence

of international students.

This

research break things down even

further by constituency and says

each international student

contributes up to £102,000 per year,

putting in effect £542 in the pocket

of every single Londoner. The think

tank behind the research says even

so we are still not doing enough to

show around the world we are open

for business and says the Government

has an opportunity in the

forthcoming immigration bill to

improve things, otherwise there's a

danger they start hampering what is

clearly a very valuable industry.

London Luton Airport has submitted

a planning application

aimed at bringing 3,200

jobs to the area.

The company says New Century Park,

to the east of the airport, will

form part of a new enterprise zone.

A public exhibition of the plans

will be held later this month.

A new way of helping

adolescents deal with anxiety,

low mood and depression

is having positive results.

The University of Reading has

been running a pilot,

with psychologists giving secondary

school pupils practical therapy

and coping-strategies to help them

deal with the challenges they face.

James Ingham reports.

These sixth form students have all

suffered from low mood, depression

or anxiety. They found it hard to

cope with pressure at school and in

their social lives.

Welcome back...

They are receiving therapy on a

pilot study run by the University of

Redding.

What particular things for

example in behaviours are good to

break those cycles?

Exercise.

Having

a good diet.

The idea is that simple

and brief intervention can stop

mental health problems from

worsening, making these children

more resilient and better able to

help themselves.

I was always so

worried about my workload and

worried I wasn't doing well enough,

I got point where I didn't know why

I was still coming into school. Then

we were offered these workshops and

they taught us how to deal with

those feelings and how to deal with

those thoughts and that has really

helped.

Adolescents face

increasing pressure in their lives,

exams, social media, bullying, all

huge issues. But they increasingly

want to talk about them.

We

specifically want to deal with

anxiety, worry, fear, depression and

low mood, which are common problems

amongst teenagers.

This pilot is

running in only a few schools. The

university is hoping to engage the

Government to ensure it can be

rolled out to more.

That was

James Ingham reporting.

Now the weather with

Elizabeth Rizzini.

Good afternoon, it is staying grey

and drab for the rest of the day.

This is what we saw yesterday,

plenty of blue sky and sunshine

around where is today it was a misty

start and we are going to be keeping

that low cloud too. Possibly some

spots of drizzle, a damp feel to

things but many places will stay

dry. We are looking at top

temperatures between six and eight

Celsius. Through this evening and

overnight some clear spells at times

with fog patches forming. There will

be missed and murk around, hill fog

over the higher ground, and always

some spots of rain possible. Not

feeling too chilly tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow should be a slightly better

day, yes it will be very grey but we

may see some brighter spells forming

as we head into the afternoon. The

southerly wind will pick up the

torch. Top temperatures tomorrow of

around 8 degrees and it's looking

fairly similar over the course of

the weekend. Probably the greatest

chance for any brightness will be on

Sunday but watch out for odd

showers. It will be cooler and

Brighton next week. -- brighter.

That's about it from me.

Riz Lateef will be here

with our 6:30 evening programme.

But for now, from all

the lunch team, we hope

you have a very good afternoon.