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0:00:12 > 0:00:16Good evening from BBC London News, I'm Alice Bhandhukravi.
0:00:16 > 0:00:22Hundreds of people have marched in Croydon a week on from the attack
0:00:22 > 0:00:24on a Kurdish Iranian teenager.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29Reke Ahmed was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on the brain.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The group Stand Up To Racism is calling for unity
0:00:32 > 0:00:33in the wake of the attack.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Tolu Adeoye reports.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Their message was clear.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Refugees are welcome here.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Just over a week since Kurdish Iranian teenager Reke Ahmed
0:00:43 > 0:00:47was beaten up in a suspected racially motivated attack,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51hundreds of people in Croydon came together to denounce the attack.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It's not fair that someone who's come in a vulnerable,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57desperate position has been attacked, and they're in their most
0:00:57 > 0:01:00desperate moment of need, and that's the hospitality
0:01:00 > 0:01:02that we have shown them here?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05That's horrific.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I think it's something atrocious which happened to the young man
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and it's not acceptable.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13What they did to this man is not in my name, basically.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I believe that we should all be here united.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Croydon is a very multicultural town and that's something
0:01:19 > 0:01:21which it celebrates.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25As people march behind me, Reke Ahmed is still in hospital
0:01:25 > 0:01:28being treated for his injuries.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33A fund to help support him has now raised more than ?55,000.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I remember going to the Calais jungle around the work we're
0:01:35 > 0:01:40doing to support children with Care for Calais.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I think it's a tragedy what happened to him and we have to make sure this
0:01:44 > 0:01:48tragedy is never repeated and that what comes out in solidarity
0:01:48 > 0:01:50from Croydon, from London, from the UK, to say refugees
0:01:50 > 0:01:52are welcome here.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Croydon is seen as a gateway to refugees, with the headquarters
0:01:55 > 0:01:57of the Home Office's visa and immigration
0:01:57 > 0:01:59departments in the town.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Organisers hope today's march shows new arrivals this is a place full
0:02:02 > 0:02:07of people that will stand up for them.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10A teenage boy has died after being shot in East London.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13A murder investigation is now under way after the boy,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16believed to be in his mid-teens, was found in Roebourne Way
0:02:16 > 0:02:22in North Woolwich.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26A man in his early 20s was found later with a gunshot injury nearby.
0:02:26 > 0:02:33He is in a stable condition in hospital.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Residents in a Sutton have been confused and dismayed this week
0:02:35 > 0:02:37after one of the area's biggest attractions disappeared.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40The ponds in Carshalton all but drained away after the local
0:02:40 > 0:02:45water company stopped topping them up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47SES Water and Sutton Council say it's a result
0:02:47 > 0:02:50of the recent dry conditions, but local wildlife volunteers say
0:02:50 > 0:02:51birds and fish have been harmed.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Helen Mulroy has this report.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55These idyllic ponds are one of the main attractions
0:02:55 > 0:02:57of Carshalton and they date back centuries, but the pools,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00which are usually a haven for local wildlife, currently look like this.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03A lack of rainfall in the last few months means
0:03:03 > 0:03:04the groundwater level is very low.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07That's a problem because the ponds are one of the sources
0:03:07 > 0:03:08of the River Wandle.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11SES Water usually tops up the ponds but they've stopped doing this
0:03:11 > 0:03:14because cracks mean much of the water is seeping away.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Really, we are quite dependent on the skies above us.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21If there's no rain we have no groundwater going into the ponds
0:03:21 > 0:03:25and therefore Sutton and East Surrey will not be able to pump into this
0:03:25 > 0:03:30part of the pond because they've got to maintain the River Wandle further
0:03:30 > 0:03:33downstream, where there is the real quality of the environment that
0:03:33 > 0:03:34needs to be preserved.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But hopefully the contractors will be able to get in and do
0:03:37 > 0:03:39the works that are required before, in fact, the pond
0:03:39 > 0:03:40is completely empty.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44SES Water say they had no choice but to stop pumping water into these
0:03:44 > 0:03:47ponds and Sutton Council say they've used the opportunity to carry out
0:03:47 > 0:03:49much-needed repairs.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53But local residents say they've been concerned by a lack of communication
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and wildlife volunteers say it's the birds and the fish
0:03:56 > 0:03:59that are suffering.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Usually you'd be aware of this, they put up signs and the right
0:04:02 > 0:04:05people would be contacted, but nobody seems to know anything.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We've had ducks which are so stressed in the park.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12And so many fish are dying - there are so many fish that are dead.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I am concerned that it's a beautiful historic area and one of the massive
0:04:15 > 0:04:18attractions for our business and our hotel guests.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So it would be great to get some idea of what's happening.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24No work was being carried out at the ponds while we were filming
0:04:24 > 0:04:27yesterday but the council say it will be completed over the weekend
0:04:27 > 0:04:29and they're working with SES Water and the Environment Agency
0:04:29 > 0:04:32to have the ponds refilled and back to their normal levels
0:04:32 > 0:04:40as soon as possible.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44A quick look at the weather now, and after a gorgeous day today
0:04:44 > 0:04:45tomorrow is set to look even better.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It'll feel warm, with clear skies and prolonged sunshine,
0:04:48 > 0:04:53highs of 24 degrees.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So enjoy the weather if you can, we'll be back tomorrow evening,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00from everyone here, bye-bye.