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0:00:18 > 0:00:20Mould, damp and water running down walls.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Residents of a seven storey block in North London say the landlord,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Enfield council, turned its back on them leaving them to live
0:00:25 > 0:00:27in conditions which have affected their health.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30The council has apologised for any delays and the distress caused
0:00:30 > 0:00:32and has rehoused some of the worst affected residents.
0:00:32 > 0:00:42Gareth Furby has this report.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48We spoke with a mother of two who has had to move out of her council
0:00:48 > 0:00:53flat because of this. It is a water leak boring onto the electric fuse
0:00:53 > 0:00:59box.It is going over the plug sockets, the fuse box...No one was
0:00:59 > 0:01:01electrocuted but she says the council only two complaints about
0:01:01 > 0:01:06damp and mauled seriously when she showed them this recording.I think
0:01:06 > 0:01:13it is absolutely awful. I was told that it was sewage water.-- mould.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I don't know where it is coming from. Upstairs, there is mauled in
0:01:17 > 0:01:21the bedrooms, and with conditions like this, it is not surprisingly
0:01:21 > 0:01:26has been few visitors. -- mould. Yes, there has been rats in this
0:01:26 > 0:01:31property.-- it is not surprisingly that there has been a few visitors.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37This lady has also moved out.Strong and horrible smell.This was her
0:01:37 > 0:01:44tenure or daughter's bedroom.One year, exactly one year. The water,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49the leaks. Horrible feeling. Depression, sad. 45 flats in this
0:01:49 > 0:01:54blog, we were shown for conditions in free, some residents claim that
0:01:54 > 0:01:59almost every flat is affected by damp. They believe they mean out be
0:01:59 > 0:02:04something wrong with the block's structure, pointing to this crack.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07-- they believe there may be something wrong with the block.I'm
0:02:07 > 0:02:11concerned about subsidence, if the property suffers subsidence, there
0:02:11 > 0:02:16is an issue, they need to decant all the residents and have a thorough
0:02:16 > 0:02:20investigation carried out.Enfield Council says it is working hard to
0:02:20 > 0:02:24find out where the water is coming from and if it is a problem with the
0:02:24 > 0:02:28whole block or just a few properties. It is proving difficult
0:02:28 > 0:02:31because the pipes all run internally. The council says:
0:02:39 > 0:02:43for now, the two mothers who have been moved to separate rooms in the
0:02:43 > 0:02:52same hotel, maybe drive with no mould but with their children it is
0:02:52 > 0:02:55cramped and they want a solution soon.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Labour has criticised a senior councillor in Westminster over
0:02:58 > 0:03:01the extent of the gifts and hospitality he has been receiving.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Robert Davis is the Conservative deputy leader of the borough
0:03:03 > 0:03:04and chaired its planning committee.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07On his declaration of interests there were more than 500 perks
0:03:07 > 0:03:09listed over a period of three years,
0:03:09 > 0:03:10substantially more than his fellow cabinet members.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12A Westminster City Council spokesperson has said
0:03:12 > 0:03:14all of Mr Davis' meetings were declared and in line
0:03:14 > 0:03:17with the councils standards.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Residents in the borough of Redbridge have taken
0:03:22 > 0:03:23to patrolling the streets
0:03:23 > 0:03:24after a series of violent burglaries.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Hundreds of locals have signed up to take part in the patrols,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29but police have warned them against taking matters
0:03:29 > 0:03:30into their own hands.
0:03:30 > 0:03:36Anna O'Neill has the story.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40And then as soon as they walked in I had that sinking feeling.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41The bedroom door was wide open.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Everything from my cupboard, everything
0:03:42 > 0:03:49was on the floor, on the bed.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52She was at the hospital with her sick toddler last month
0:03:52 > 0:03:53when she was burgled.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Like eight of her friends.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55They've all been robbed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57This is nonsense, we should do something about it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:06We said OK, and the next thing, the very next day we were robbed.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08And some residents are doing something about it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10These men have organised 250 people into patrols
0:04:10 > 0:04:14because they say there aren't enough police in Redbridge.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17All we have is a group of 250 members.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Sorry to interrupt you there.
0:04:18 > 0:04:28There's about four people in this avenue walking very strange.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31A few moment, the four people walking strangely
0:04:31 > 0:04:37are nowhere to be found.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39They were seen on Wensleydale Road
0:04:39 > 0:04:44looking into people's houses and taking photos.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Walking suspiciously?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Yeah, but they are gone now though.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49But this is a serious matter.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Last month a family with attack with a machete and a burglary
0:04:51 > 0:04:57nearby full noarrests.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I can't personally see is taking the law into our own hands
0:05:00 > 0:05:03but we wouldn't have to do it if there was enough police
0:05:03 > 0:05:04officers on the road.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05I wouldn't want to patrol.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10I want to be at home with my family.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I think it is totally justified because police
0:05:12 > 0:05:13numbers have gone down.
0:05:13 > 0:05:23for surviving the last statistics are down to 1985 leveland certainly
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Redbridge being the second fastest-growing borough,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32we are not per capita, we haven't gotten a policeman
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and I think the residents have every right to be unhappy.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I've been sleeping with a phone under my pillow and every so often
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I get up and I'm really scared and I check, OK,
0:05:41 > 0:05:42someone is on patrol.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43And I feel OK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Police are launching a Streetwatch scheme later this month where local
0:05:46 > 0:05:48patrols could be trained to operate under their guidance.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Police say they admire the community spirit in the area
0:05:50 > 0:05:53but they want to make sure that patrols remain within the law.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59They shouldn't have to feel like this.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02The first ever female senior officer starts her role
0:06:02 > 0:06:03in the House of Lords today.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Sarah Clarke is the first woman to be appointed as Black Rod
0:06:06 > 0:06:07in Parliament's 650-year history.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09She's the former Championships Director at the Wimbledon Tennis
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Club and has replaced David Leakey who has retired.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13As Lady Usher, she's responsible for controlling access
0:06:13 > 0:06:19to and maintaining order within the Lords.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26A petition calling for the East Coast Mainline to be
0:06:26 > 0:06:28brought back into public ownership will be handed in today
0:06:28 > 0:06:30to the Department for Transport.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33The London-to-Edinburgh line was in public ownership for several
0:06:33 > 0:06:35years until it was re-privatised in 2015, and a decision on its
0:06:35 > 0:06:36future is expected imminently.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38The government has said Stagecoach, which runs the mainline,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41has paid 20% more to the taxpayer than when the line was
0:06:41 > 0:06:42in public ownership.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Dozens of cases of so-called "upskirting" were reported
0:06:44 > 0:06:45in the capital last year.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47A Freedom of Information request has revealed 21 cases were reported
0:06:48 > 0:06:49to the Metropolitan Police.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's done when someone takes a photo up the skirt
0:06:51 > 0:06:52of an unsuspecting person,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54usually on a tube, train or even on the street.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Campaigners are calling for urgent changes to make it a criminal act
0:06:57 > 0:07:04alongside other sexual offences.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05I was on the Tube.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06I'd just sat down.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09A man across from me started shouting at the man
0:07:09 > 0:07:11sitting next to him saying, "I've seen what you've done.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12"It's disgusting.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14"You've just been taking a picture up that girl's skirt."
0:07:14 > 0:07:16He then turned to me and said,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19"He's just been taking pictures up your skirt.
0:07:19 > 0:07:19"Look."
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Turned to my parents and said the exact same thing.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24And I think I was so humiliated and I just froze and fortunately
0:07:24 > 0:07:28at that moment we pulled up at the next stop and I just got off
0:07:28 > 0:07:38the Tube and burst into tears.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Time for a look at the weather forecast.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Good afternoon.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59It's been another rather grey and dull day so far.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Started off with a bit of mist.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05This blanket of grey cloud and it's quite stubborn, not going anywhere
0:08:05 > 0:08:06through the afternoon.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10through the afternoon.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Further outbreaks of rain and, yes, it's
0:08:12 > 0:08:13going to remain mostly cloudy.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14I say mostly cloudy.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We've had a little bit of brightness out towards the
0:08:17 > 0:08:19West, some glimmers of something bit brighter, the cloud moving across
0:08:19 > 0:08:21all parts are going through the afternoon.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Northerly breeze.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28A little bit stronger than yesterday but just managing to get up to 10.
0:08:28 > 0:08:28Overnight, starting a predominantly cloudy but
0:08:28 > 0:08:32we are likely to see the cloud breaking up a little.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33The wind falls light.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Temperatures is a bit colder than last night, 2-4dC.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41So, for tomorrow, cooler start of the day
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and looking like a dry day, still a bit of guidance and
0:08:44 > 0:08:46brighter spells expected into the afternoon.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47The temperature a little bit fresher.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Nothing too significant just yet.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Looking at a maximum between 6-9.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52The colder air however, it is on its way.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It looks like it heading into the weekend, the cold
0:08:54 > 0:08:56air feeding in from the East.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Temperatures gradually dropping off day by day
0:08:58 > 0:09:05through much of this week.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10As the weekend hits,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12we start to see those temperatures drop further.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15As we head into the early part of next week, temperatures are
0:09:15 > 0:09:16going to start to struggle.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Yes, lots of dry weather in the forecast
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and sunshine as well, but those temperatures dropping away,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22especially as we head into Monday and Tuesday.
0:09:22 > 0:09:30Get out the winter will ease -- get out the winter woolies once again!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32That's about it