0:00:00 > 0:00:00Government's ultimate to the Moscow over the nerve gas poisoning
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Good afternoon. I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19One of Labour's London MEPs appears to be at odds
0:00:19 > 0:00:22with her party over Brexit - as she's questioned whether it
0:00:22 > 0:00:27might happen at all.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Mary Honeyball has served in Brussels for nearly two decades
0:00:29 > 0:00:31but difficulties in negotiations have caused her to
0:00:31 > 0:00:35doubt the outcome.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37However, another London MEP is certain that next year
0:00:37 > 0:00:40he'll be out of a job and Brexit will have happened.
0:00:40 > 0:00:49Here's our Brexit reporter, Katharine Carpenter.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Well, apologies for that, we seem to be having some problems. We will try
0:00:58 > 0:01:01to get that report back to you as soon as possible.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Oxford Street could be pedestrianised in time for Christmas
0:01:04 > 0:01:06after proposals to ban vehicles were backed in a consultation.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09About half a mile of the street would become a "traffic-free
0:01:09 > 0:01:11pedestrian zone" under the plans, which the Mayor's office says
0:01:11 > 0:01:14will make it "one of the finest public spaces and shopping streets
0:01:14 > 0:01:15in the world".
0:01:15 > 0:01:23A final decision is due in the coming months.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27An Independent chicken shop in Reading claims its being
0:01:27 > 0:01:30bullied by the restaurant chain Nando's - because of its success.
0:01:30 > 0:01:38Nando's has launched legal action against the shop
0:01:38 > 0:01:38called Fernandos, saying its copying
0:01:38 > 0:01:40its name and images.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Lawyers for Nandos have written to the owner,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Asam Aziz calling on him to rebrand.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Mr Aziz denies he's copied the name, saying he got
0:01:46 > 0:01:52the idea from a TV show.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Let's see we can go back to that report about the London MEP who
0:01:56 > 0:02:07thinks Brexit may not happen.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13For 18 years, Mary Honeyball has made this journey. She still
0:02:13 > 0:02:16believes Brexit could be stopped and denies it has an impact on who work
0:02:16 > 0:02:21here yet.Obviously everybody here is aware Brexit, but we are still in
0:02:21 > 0:02:26the European Union and getting on with our jobs.But for one of the
0:02:26 > 0:02:32two London MEPs who voted to leave the EU, things have been more tense
0:02:32 > 0:02:36at times.On other things that went through my mind is Will I have to
0:02:36 > 0:02:41resign, will I lose my job? I was prepared for that. I thought I
0:02:41 > 0:02:47should put my own position ahead of my decision.The UK has 73 MEPs,
0:02:47 > 0:02:53eight of them represent London, and they earn just over 100,000 per year
0:02:53 > 0:02:56before taxes, with generous pensions and allowances. Mary Honeyball
0:02:56 > 0:02:59admits that maybe they could have done more to counter the perception
0:02:59 > 0:03:04by some that they are living the high life in Brussels.One of the
0:03:04 > 0:03:07consequences of Brexit is that Europe, European Parliament, what
0:03:07 > 0:03:13the EU does, is suddenly shot up the political agenda. Sadly it has taken
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Brexit for people to take an interest in it. Now I think we are
0:03:17 > 0:03:21getting a lot of exposure and people do know who we are and what we do.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25For Mary, that involves meetings like this Brexit briefing with her
0:03:25 > 0:03:28political group, and work with the women's committee.It would be a
0:03:28 > 0:03:33real shame to miss seeing something you have worked on for a long time
0:03:33 > 0:03:38not actually happening, in practice. She also says she is unclear about
0:03:38 > 0:03:43when her role will end, although her colleague has no doubts.My job will
0:03:43 > 0:03:48come to an end at the end of March 2018. At that time, the UK will
0:03:48 > 0:03:53leave and there will be no British MEPs.Will you feel sad about it,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57despite your vote?Of course, I have made many good friends, I have been
0:03:57 > 0:04:02an MEP for nearly 14 years. And it has been a large part of my life.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Both of them are coy about their future ambitions, saying there is
0:04:05 > 0:04:08still much work to do over the coming year.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Two London mosques have gained Grade II Listed status
0:04:11 > 0:04:12to recognise their "historic, architectural and
0:04:12 > 0:04:15cultural importance".
0:04:15 > 0:04:19The Heritage Minister said the Islamic Cultural Centre
0:04:19 > 0:04:22at Regent's Park and the Fazl Mosque in Southfields celebrated the rich
0:04:22 > 0:04:26heritage of Muslim communities - which go back hundreds of years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's been described as an exceptional place of worship.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Now London Central Mosque has been given Grade II star listed status,
0:04:33 > 0:04:34recognising its historic and cultural importance,
0:04:34 > 0:04:41and protecting it for future generations.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Mosques and the Muslim faith are an extremely important part
0:04:44 > 0:04:47of our national culture and life, but they are somewhat
0:04:47 > 0:04:50under-represented on our list of important buildings.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53So, it's really rewarding to be able to undertake this exercise
0:04:53 > 0:05:02and protect the most important mosques, and celebrate them.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04The movement to establish a central mosque in London spans
0:05:04 > 0:05:06from more than 70 years, although the first fund
0:05:06 > 0:05:09for the new mosque was set up in 1910, construction didn't
0:05:09 > 0:05:10start until 1970.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15It was finished seven years later.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18From outside, you can really appreciate the architecture.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Regents Park was picked as a location under
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Winston Churchill's government back in the 1940s, in recognition
0:05:22 > 0:05:24of the importance of the Muslim community in an increasingly diverse
0:05:24 > 0:05:28British society.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30While mosques are still typically established that local community
0:05:30 > 0:05:33level, the London Central Mosque remains the first remaining example
0:05:33 > 0:05:43to be built at a diplomatic level.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Of the main points of the campaign to the mosque was that, the time,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and this is from 1910 onwards, the argument was that there
0:05:49 > 0:05:55were more Muslim subjects in the British Empire
0:05:55 > 0:05:56than there were Christian, for example.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58But that there was no nationally significant Mosque
0:05:58 > 0:06:02in Britain to represent that.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04The Fazl Mosque in Southfield, in London, has been given
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Grade II listed status.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Both mosques join a group of around 20 celebrating
0:06:08 > 0:06:18not only the buildings, but the heritage of Muslim
0:06:21 > 0:06:23There's concern that hundreds of promising young footballers may
0:06:23 > 0:06:25be slipping through the net - because they're too
0:06:25 > 0:06:30small for their age.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It comes after research highlighted the issue
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- and it's something BBC
0:06:33 > 0:06:35School Reporter, Gianni went down to Charlton Athletic Academy
0:06:35 > 0:06:36to look into.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The Charlton manager Karl Robinson has been aware of the loss of small
0:06:39 > 0:06:40players for some time.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43He says that this can lead to talented players
0:06:43 > 0:06:45leaving their clubs, and in some cases dropping out
0:06:45 > 0:06:46of the game completely.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I think them days have gone, where size is paramount.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Certain managers would recruit purely and simply
0:06:51 > 0:06:53on the physicality.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I think there was a thing about Mourinho, about the type
0:06:56 > 0:06:57of players that he recruits.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59But, no, not for me.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I don't think size is an issue any more.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Sanchez!
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Oh, Sanchez has scored an absolute beauty.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Some of the leading Premier League strikers, such as Alexis Sanchez,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12are small in stature.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14That was unstoppable.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20But is it all about physical attributes?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23If youngsters have those mental attributes, which means they're
0:07:23 > 0:07:26willing to look for a coping strategy, so they can compensate
0:07:26 > 0:07:31for what might be a temporary disadvantage in size,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33if they've got the mental attributes to cope with that,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37develop coping strategies, then they'll probably be fine.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39That is a good ball through the middle for Defoe.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Snap shot.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Smaller players like Jermain Defoe have had long
0:07:42 > 0:07:44and successful careers.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47So youngsters shouldn't be put off because they are a few inches
0:07:47 > 0:07:48shorter than everyone else.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Now the weather with Kate.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Good afternoon. Despite it starting rather grey this morning, quite
0:07:59 > 0:08:03quickly we saw this, blue skies, sunshine and brakes on a cloud.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Really quite pleasant first thing. Since then, the clouds rolling back
0:08:07 > 0:08:10in. We're going to see a patchy cloud here and there through the
0:08:10 > 0:08:13afternoon. Still bright spells, sunny spells, with a small risk of a
0:08:13 > 0:08:20shower. Most places managing to avoid them. This cloud is migrating
0:08:20 > 0:08:24slowly eastwards. Temperature is not that bad until 11 Celsius.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Overnight, clear skies, temperatures dropping down a little further than
0:08:27 > 0:08:32it has recently. A much colder night tonight, out in the suburbs and
0:08:32 > 0:08:36beyond. It could get down to zero. Patchy cloud through the early hours
0:08:36 > 0:08:39of tomorrow morning. Most towns and cities hovering just above zero.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Tomorrow morning, a bright start. Quite chilly. Through the day, mild
0:08:44 > 0:08:46air moving in. We will see a strengthening south-easterly wind.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51That will start to the course of tomorrow afternoon. A breezy day.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Still mild. The maximum temperature of 14 Celsius. It's all change
0:08:56 > 0:09:00overnight Wednesday and into Thursday. That south-easterly wind
0:09:00 > 0:09:05starts to go from the East, and we lose the milder air. It is replaced
0:09:05 > 0:09:10with colder air from the east. Much colder air as it heads into Saturday
0:09:10 > 0:09:17and Sunday. Yes, you will notice things could turn progressively
0:09:17 > 0:09:18wintry, with temperatures significantly colder and we could
0:09:18 > 0:09:20see wintry showers.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22That's it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Riz will be here at 6.30 with our next news on BBC One.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27But for now, have a very good afternoon.