0:00:00 > 0:00:00into the directors of the collapsed company Carillion. That is all from
0:00:00 > 0:00:14the BBC News
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Good afternoon. the BBC News
0:00:16 > 0:00:17I'm Asad Ahmad. the BBC News
0:00:17 > 0:00:19A woman from east London, who underwent a gall bladder
0:00:19 > 0:00:22operation which she says went wrong, has made a commitment to return any
0:00:22 > 0:00:26compensation she gets to the health service.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Nicola Jane Cook is suing the NHS for hundreds of thousands of pounds
0:00:29 > 0:00:37and Sarah Harris has been to meet her.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39After years of operations, Nicola Jane Cook needs a mobility
0:00:39 > 0:00:42scooter to get around even at home in Barking.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44She says it was a gall bladder operation that went wrong
0:00:44 > 0:00:46that was the start of her troubles.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51She's had surgery at several different hospitals in and around
0:00:51 > 0:00:53London including, she claims, a lung procedure
0:00:53 > 0:01:00that was unnecessary.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01It's absolutely destroying.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I mean it stops you from working.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04It stops everything.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05It stops relationships with your family.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06You shut yourself away.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I never left the house for four years.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I slept on the sofa for two and a half because I couldn't move.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13It's absolutely disgraceful.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15She claims she's been told by her legal team she's owed
0:01:15 > 0:01:18hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation from the NHS
0:01:18 > 0:01:21which she is determined to give to the charity at her local
0:01:21 > 0:01:25hospital, the Queens in Romford, which she says has done everything
0:01:25 > 0:01:27to support her health.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30The King George and Queens hospitals charity raises thousands of pounds
0:01:30 > 0:01:35every year to supplement what the NHS does.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It raises money for things like toys for children
0:01:37 > 0:01:40who are having invasive surgery, and mobility scooters for patients
0:01:40 > 0:01:43who have had a stroke.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46NHS insiders say off the record this doesn't help them,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51as it will rack up large legal bills but Nicola believes it will raise
0:01:51 > 0:01:56standards and benefit patients and doctors in her own area.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59They are the ones that are on the front line, you know.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02They are a national treasure and we have to look after them.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I want to give it back because it's a legacy for my children and it's
0:02:06 > 0:02:09a health care that they can rely on.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12All Nicola really wants is to get well and to support medical staff
0:02:12 > 0:02:15at her local hospital.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Sarah Harris, BBC London News.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Two men have been charged with the murder of a man
0:02:21 > 0:02:24who was stabbed in the heart in west London on Thursday.
0:02:24 > 0:02:2725-year-old Harry Uzoka worked as a model and was attacked in broad
0:02:28 > 0:02:30daylight in Shepherd's Bush.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31George Koh, from Camden and Jonathan Okigbo,
0:02:31 > 0:02:41from Kentish Town, will appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49An elderly cancer patient who was attacked outside his home
0:02:49 > 0:02:51in east London for his watch has died.
0:02:51 > 0:02:5382-year-old Ahmet Dobran was on life-support
0:02:53 > 0:02:54following the attack by three men in August.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57One man has been charged but police are still trying
0:02:57 > 0:03:00to identify two men seen on CCTV running away from the scene.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Lawyers have put a figure on how much thieves managed to steal
0:03:03 > 0:03:06in the Hatton Garden safety deposit box theft in London three years ago.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09They say it was around 13 and a half million pounds,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11which is less than some estimates had put the total.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14A judge will now decide how much five of the gang,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17all of whom are in prison, will pay back.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Much of what was stolen has never been recovered.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21One of the robbers is still on the run.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24The BBC and Premier League have started a campaign called
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Super Movers to help primary school teachers encourage children
0:03:27 > 0:03:30to become more active.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32The scheme intends to enhance their learning
0:03:32 > 0:03:34through the activities and Tim Muffet has been finding out
0:03:34 > 0:03:37more at the Ashmount Primary in Crouch Hill.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40more at the Ashmount Primary in Crouch Hill.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43more at the Ashmount Primary in Crouch Hill.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45We've just pushed back the desks slightly in this classroom
0:03:45 > 0:03:46and everyone is getting active.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49You might rescue recognise one of the super movers here.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50It's Gabby Logan.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51A supermove ambassador.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Can you dance and talk at the same time?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Can I do it without dancing?
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Is that all right?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57You're allowed to stop briefly.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Explain to us how Super Movers works.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00It's a brilliant resource and it's online for teachers
0:04:01 > 0:04:02and families to access.
0:04:02 > 0:04:0550 videos we've made and this is the one we've got on now
0:04:05 > 0:04:06which is a numeracy video.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Dance moves with a song that was also educational so you've
0:04:08 > 0:04:11got the cognitive ability improving because they're having to think
0:04:11 > 0:04:12about the words and the moves.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15There are literacy videos as well, and people that the kids know
0:04:15 > 0:04:16who made these videos.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I would love every kid to do an hour of PE every day but that's just not
0:04:20 > 0:04:22always possible at these schools.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23I'll let you carry on your dancing.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Thank you.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26You might recognise another super mover here, Alex Scott,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Arsenal football and former England player as well.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Why did you decide to get involved in this?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Because it's so important to let the children know that physical
0:04:35 > 0:04:37activity has so many benefits, health benefits as well,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40but most importantly that you can have fun whilst you're working out.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Do think it's harder and harder for kids to stay active
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and keep moving around?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It is but it's so important and that's why I wanted to be part
0:04:48 > 0:04:51of this because if you engage the children at this age
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and they realise it's fun they will carry on with that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Let's talk to some of them now.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Guys, are you enjoying it?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02What's the best bit about doing this in the classroom?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05If it's a rainy day then you can go inside and if it's
0:05:05 > 0:05:07not a rainy day...
0:05:07 > 0:05:10And you don't have to get changed.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11You can incorporate it into your normal day.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13You don't have to go outside.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17What's it like being active and getting your brain working?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It relieves your mind from all the hard stuff you've done.
0:05:20 > 0:05:26If you've been writing a lot, and if you do super movers,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29it will de-stress you.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31You know what, let's carry on dancing.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Thanks very much indeed.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Tim Muffet reporting.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40A new outdoor gym has opened in Tower Hamlets.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42What's the big deal?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, it's constructed from the metal of recycled knives.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It's in Poplar and its hoped to draw young
0:05:47 > 0:05:49people away from crime.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Amelia Martyn-Hemphill went to take a look.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56This gym is made from melted knives taken off the streets of London
0:05:56 > 0:06:00to try to change attitudes about knife crime.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Knife crime in the capital is at its highest level in seven years.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Every month the police seize about a tonne of knives off
0:06:08 > 0:06:10the streets of London.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14A charity called Steel Warriors wanted to transform all that metal
0:06:14 > 0:06:18into a positive symbol.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22For many young people it's not seen as a shocking thing to carry
0:06:22 > 0:06:26a knife and we want to get people rethinking that.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We feel like there aren't enough spaces across the city
0:06:29 > 0:06:32and across the country where young people can build more
0:06:32 > 0:06:34physical confidence.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38So they melted down the knives and built a steel gym.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Snap chat QR codes generate mobile videos showing people how
0:06:41 > 0:06:44to use the equipment.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46So they won't even need to pay for a personal trainer,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49they won't need to pay for a gym membership.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51They'll have a free gym and a free trainer there for them.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55One of the online trainers is Derek.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00He spent ten years in jail for knife-related crime in the US.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Why do young people feel they need to carry knives?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06One of the main things is to feel protected.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Once you start building that muscle and feeling more kind
0:07:09 > 0:07:12of confident about yourself, you don't feel the need
0:07:12 > 0:07:14to carry weapons.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's too early to say whether the gym will change
0:07:16 > 0:07:18attitudes to knife crime, but the team is hoping
0:07:18 > 0:07:20to build more.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Hopefully this will play a part in not only getting people talking
0:07:23 > 0:07:27about the issue of knife crime, but also play a part in giving
0:07:27 > 0:07:36people more of a positive way of spending their time.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Ben Wintour ending that report from Amelia Martyn-Hemphill.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47The new American Embassy has opened its doors in Battersea.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49With a price tag of a billion dollars,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52it's one of the most expensive US Embassy's anywhere in the world.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54But it's already become famous for being snubbed
0:07:54 > 0:07:56by President Donald Trump who said he wouldn't come
0:07:56 > 0:07:59to London to open it because he didn't like the location
0:07:59 > 0:08:00and was unhappy about the cost.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Now the weather with Kate.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Good afternoon.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Well, it's not been a bad day all in all.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Near enough a cloudless sky for much of the morning.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Blue sky, sunshine, but we have had quite a cold wind and that's
0:08:10 > 0:08:12going to stay with us into the afternoon.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Now there is more cloud around so sunny spells
0:08:14 > 0:08:16in general, and, yes, it is still going to
0:08:16 > 0:08:17feel rather chilly.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Now it's a westerly wind.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20One or two isolated showers.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Many of us avoiding them though.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24We'll get some sunny spells through the afternoon.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27If you do get a shower later on, could turn a little bit
0:08:27 > 0:08:29wintry on higher ground, the Chilterns for example.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Maximum temperature in the meantime at five Celsius so still some
0:08:31 > 0:08:33showers whizzing through overnight.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36The breeze staying quite brisk as well so they won't last for long,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39and again higher ground, they could fall a little bit wintry.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42To lower levels, probably just falling as rain.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Minimum temperature, 1-2 Celsius, which could lead to maybe one
0:08:45 > 0:08:47or two icy stretches first thing tomorrow morning.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Now for Wednesday, plenty of sunshine.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Yes, we've still got that breeze so it's going to feel quite chilly
0:08:53 > 0:08:55but less showers around, maximum temperature
0:08:55 > 0:08:57up at seven Celsius.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00It probably is not going to feel that warm though.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Now, as we head into Wednesday night, all eyes towards that,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06a storm tracking across the north towards the UK and the Met Office
0:09:06 > 0:09:08has issued a yellow weather warning for the strong winds,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10coupled with some heavy rain and that will continue
0:09:10 > 0:09:13through to Thursday morning, so some disruptive weather
0:09:14 > 0:09:17potentially over night Wednesday.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20That's it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Riz will be back at 6.30 with our next news on BBC One.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25From me, for now, have a lovely afternoon.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Bye bye.