0:00:00 > 0:00:00That's all from the BBC News at One so it's goodbye from me -
0:00:00 > 0:00:11and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Welcome to BBC London News.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I'm Victoria Hollins.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The family of a 12-month-old baby boy who was the subject of a legal
0:00:19 > 0:00:23battle to keep him alive have confirmed he died last night.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Isaiah Haastrup from Peckham was brain damaged.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Specialists at King's College hospital had said giving him
0:00:27 > 0:00:31further treatment was not in his best interests.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34But his parents wanted it to continue in the hope
0:00:34 > 0:00:36they could eventually care for their son at home.
0:00:36 > 0:00:46Caroline Davies has more on this.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50When Isaiah was born he suffered a catastrophic injury that left him
0:00:50 > 0:00:55profoundly brain-damaged. Since then the question has been how best to
0:00:55 > 0:00:59care for Isaiah. According to the doctors, they believe there was no
0:00:59 > 0:01:03prospect of him recovering, they thought it was in his best interests
0:01:03 > 0:01:07to remove life support and give him palliative care only. That is
0:01:07 > 0:01:10something his parents have always disputed, they took that argument to
0:01:10 > 0:01:15the courts where the judge decided in favour of doctors that life
0:01:15 > 0:01:19support could be removed. His parents appealed but lost the
0:01:19 > 0:01:24appeal, then took it to the European Court of Human Rights but that was
0:01:24 > 0:01:28rejected two days ago. Yesterday his life support was turned off and
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Isaiah died yesterday evening. We've also heard from his parents today
0:01:33 > 0:01:35who were incredibly distressed and said how much they will miss their
0:01:35 > 0:01:45little boy.He had a little cheekiness about him, especially
0:01:45 > 0:01:50when you come beside him and call his name or he opens his eyes and
0:01:50 > 0:01:56turns his head to you. That I'm going to miss but right now all I
0:01:56 > 0:02:07can feel is just pure anger. All I know is justice was not served at
0:02:07 > 0:02:15all.We've also heard from Isaiah's father who said how proud he was of
0:02:15 > 0:02:20his son. Hospital have given a statement but the main thought that
0:02:20 > 0:02:24the thoughts of the trust are with the family at this difficult time.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Thank you.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The Government says a potential source of an oil spill along
0:02:29 > 0:02:31the River Lea in north east London has been traced.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33The Environment Agency is investigating the spillage,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35which started last month and polluted a large
0:02:35 > 0:02:38stretch of the river between Enfield and Newham.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Responding to a question raised in the House of Commons
0:02:41 > 0:02:43by the Labour MP for Tottenham, David Lammy - the Environment
0:02:43 > 0:02:50Minster - had this to say.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Mr Speaker, I've already replied to the right honourable gentleman
0:02:53 > 0:02:57through written questions but in particular the Environment Agency
0:02:57 > 0:03:01has traced the potential polluter but I cannot give further details
0:03:01 > 0:03:06due to the ongoing investigation. I can reassure the Environment Agency
0:03:06 > 0:03:09visits along the area and we are still working to clear that up.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12To mark International Women's Day today, all this week BBC London has
0:03:12 > 0:03:15been speaking to some of the senior women running London.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Today we hear from Cressida Dick, the country's most senior police
0:03:17 > 0:03:19officer and the Met's first female commissioner.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22She told Riz Lateef about some of the helpful advice she received
0:03:22 > 0:03:28early on in her career.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30What was your first thought when you were appointed
0:03:30 > 0:03:32as the Met commissioner?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I was thrilled, I was humbled.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I was astonished, and I thought about my mum -
0:03:38 > 0:03:43no longer with us, sadly.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44What would your mum have said?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I think she would have laughed.
0:03:48 > 0:03:58I think she would be amazed at how her little
0:03:58 > 0:04:01girl had, you know, gone on to do this.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04How did you cope in those early days with the canteen culture
0:04:04 > 0:04:05and sexism in the force?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It was a different age.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I loved policing and I was prepared to challenge.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15I stood up for what I believed in.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20But I remember one of my bosses taking me into an office
0:04:20 > 0:04:25very early on and saying, you know, Cressida if you fight
0:04:25 > 0:04:29every battle at the parapet you will get shot down and that
0:04:29 > 0:04:31will be the end of you.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35So I think I learned that, you know,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38you can't take on absolutely every battle head on but you should
0:04:38 > 0:04:39stand up for yourself.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41In terms of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43you were cleared of any wrongdoing.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45You were in charge of that operation.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Did you ever question your judgment after that?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I don't think you can be an effective operational leader
0:04:51 > 0:04:56if you don't ask yourself hard questions, so absolutely.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02Did I think that I had made, you know, a fundamental error
0:05:02 > 0:05:05of judgment in the decisions I made based on the information I had?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08No, I didn't, but a terrible, terrible thing happened.
0:05:08 > 0:05:16An innocent man was killed.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19You can hear the full interview in our programme at 6:30pm.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21We've heard a lot about the difficulties disabled
0:05:21 > 0:05:23people face in getting around on public transport.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Improvements have been made in recent years to accessibility
0:05:26 > 0:05:29at tube stations, and there are now more than 70 stations
0:05:29 > 0:05:31which are either fully accessible or offer some form
0:05:31 > 0:05:32of step-free access.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34But people with mobility issues continue to have problems
0:05:34 > 0:05:37using the transport system, as Ellis Palmer has been
0:05:37 > 0:05:40finding out.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42TfL has spent £600 million on upgrading Tottenham
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Court Road tube station.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50They are claiming Tottenham Court Road and other stations are now
0:05:50 > 0:05:52fully accessible and step-free, but I found this isn't
0:05:52 > 0:05:54always the case.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57This is me on my way to work.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01I can easily get on at Stratford station, but the only
0:06:01 > 0:06:04way I can get on or off here at Tottenham Court Road
0:06:04 > 0:06:10is by asking random passengers to help me.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13There's a 22 centimetre step between the train and the platform,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and the ramps that I'm entitled to use have had "do not
0:06:16 > 0:06:20use" stickers on them for at least about six months.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Other parts of the station though are really good.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25The end of this platform has been raised and signposted,
0:06:25 > 0:06:33making it really easy.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13There are 270 tube stations in London, 72 of those are step free
0:07:13 > 0:07:20but only 50 are fully accessible from street to train.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Now the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Good afternoon. It's been a mixed picture so far today, we started off
0:07:54 > 0:07:59with early rain and that pushed eastwards, and the sun came out. We
0:07:59 > 0:08:02saw blustery conditions but also plenty of cloud through the late
0:08:02 > 0:08:07morning. There is still reign to clear from parts of Hertfordshire
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and six but that should continue to push eastwards and after that the
0:08:10 > 0:08:14winds will ease down. We should see sunshine develops just about
0:08:14 > 0:08:19everywhere. Watch out for some showers that may pop-out in western
0:08:19 > 0:08:25areas but most can count on a dry afternoon. Temperatures may be as
0:08:25 > 0:08:30high as ten or 11 Celsius. Lighter winds through this evening and
0:08:30 > 0:08:33overnight, and clear skies with temperatures dropping low enough to
0:08:33 > 0:08:39get a touch of frost, particularly in rural spots. Maybe some early
0:08:39 > 0:08:43mist patches around too but for most of us are bright start of the day.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47We have more cloud spreading from the south, that will tend to thicken
0:08:47 > 0:08:51as we had through the afternoon. Eventually we will start to see rain
0:08:51 > 0:08:55as well but drive the most of the daylight hours I suspect with the
0:08:55 > 0:08:58rain only arriving for the vast majority of the capital in the
0:08:58 > 0:09:05afternoon. Then we have some more rain on Saturday morning, that will
0:09:05 > 0:09:09clear away. If we get any brightness through the day on Saturday we could
0:09:09 > 0:09:18get as high as 14 or 15 Celsius. A grey, damp start of the day on
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Saturday but hopefully some brightness too.
0:09:20 > 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 > 0:09:27But for now, from us all, a very good afternoon.