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:00:00. > :00:00.It's now time for the news where you are.

:00:00. > :00:15.Welcome to BBC London News, I'm Louisa Preston.

:00:16. > :00:18.More now on the discovery of the bodies of five former

:00:19. > :00:23.A tomb containing lead coffins which is believed to date back

:00:24. > :00:27.to the 1660s was found by builders renovating the church next

:00:28. > :00:30.to the official London residence of the head of the Anglican Church.

:00:31. > :00:33.Lambeth Palace has been the London residence of Archbishops

:00:34. > :00:38.of Canterbury since the 13th century, but a chance discovery

:00:39. > :00:41.during recent renovation work next door yielded a startling discovery.

:00:42. > :00:47.It's a very interesting day, actually.

:00:48. > :00:50.We were exposing the ground as part of the job and we were lifting

:00:51. > :00:53.the slabs in the ark area and we uncovered an entry

:00:54. > :01:00.We put a camera on the end of a stick and discovered numerous

:01:01. > :01:04.coffins and one of them had a gold crown on top of it.

:01:05. > :01:06.We knew the archbishops had been buried there

:01:07. > :01:09.but all the other bodies - 20,000 - had all been taken

:01:10. > :01:12.away by the Victorians when they rebuilt the church,

:01:13. > :01:16.so it was just this one vault that was left, to our surprise.

:01:17. > :01:18.Among the 30 lead coffins, they believe there are five

:01:19. > :01:24.I came in thinking, this sounds like bad news, problem.

:01:25. > :01:28.And, wow, it's the crown, it's the mitre of an archbishop

:01:29. > :01:33.We know there are five archbishops buried here.

:01:34. > :01:36.The first is Archbishop Bancroft, who chaired the committee that wrote

:01:37. > :01:42.What we don't know, still don't know, is who else is down there.

:01:43. > :01:44.The redeveloped Garden Museum where they were discovered is due

:01:45. > :01:53.You're going to get a glimpse of the steps leading down

:01:54. > :01:56.and we will hopefully put on a little exhibition but it is

:01:57. > :01:59.For now, the coffins will remain where they are.

:02:00. > :02:03.The vault in which they sit is simply too fragile to explore.

:02:04. > :02:12.It's London's first community fridge - a public fridge where people can

:02:13. > :02:15.give spare food and those who need it can take it, free of charge.

:02:16. > :02:18.Caroline Davies went along to Brixton to see how it works.

:02:19. > :02:23.Whether it's cakes or wonky fruit and veg, leaving fruit in this

:02:24. > :02:30.Here in Brixton restaurants, shops and residents are contributing

:02:31. > :02:35.People who then want or need it can take it for free.

:02:36. > :02:38.It's been open for two months, so what did the people

:02:39. > :02:43.What sort of stuff have you taken out of there?

:02:44. > :02:49.Mostly fruit and vegetables, it's quite fresh, otherwise

:02:50. > :02:53.I think it's a brilliant idea because it cuts food waste

:02:54. > :02:56.and hopefully helps the people who really need food

:02:57. > :03:00.But how many people who really need it will be walking

:03:01. > :03:03.They probably won't wander through of their own accord

:03:04. > :03:12.but we do know they come in and we intentionally want

:03:13. > :03:15.the fridge to be open for everybody, we want it to be

:03:16. > :03:19.so that when someone takes food out of the fridge we aren't thinking,

:03:20. > :03:21.that person's had a hard day or they are poor, it's

:03:22. > :03:26.And they are trying to get the word out in any way they can.

:03:27. > :03:29.Just the other day a homeless person was walking around asking for change

:03:30. > :03:32.and I said we have the fridge inside, want to come and check it

:03:33. > :03:36.out, you can take food whenever you like and the first thing he said

:03:37. > :03:41.I said yes of course, just come down and have a look.

:03:42. > :03:44.I think it is about showing people that it's OK, you know,

:03:45. > :03:46.some things are free, some things are done

:03:47. > :03:53.They've had interest from volunteers across London who want to set

:03:54. > :03:56.up their own fridges, so less food in the capital will get

:03:57. > :04:06.Photographs detailing life in the East End in the 1940s

:04:07. > :04:09.and '50s have been published by the Tate.

:04:10. > :04:11.Nigel Henderson took the photos in Bethnal Green.

:04:12. > :04:13.The pictures include a funeral cortege, hop-scotching children

:04:14. > :04:16.and street parties celebrating the Queen's Coronation.

:04:17. > :04:19.Let's get a check on tomorrow's weather with Georgina Burnett.

:04:20. > :04:24.It's a bit of a soggy end to Easter Sunday but we've had

:04:25. > :04:27.a good deal of dry weather and should do tomorrow as well.

:04:28. > :04:30.That rain is going to be making its way off as we head

:04:31. > :04:33.through the night but still some remnants left behind in the morning.

:04:34. > :04:36.Quite a lot of cloud as well and we could see showers

:04:37. > :04:39.But some bright and sunny spells with highs of 12 Celsius.

:04:40. > :04:42.A northerly wind, so quite chilly when you're out of the sunshine.

:04:43. > :04:45.But as we head through the week, high pressure is in control,

:04:46. > :04:50.so we're seeing a lot of settled weather but also some frosty nights.

:04:51. > :04:52.That's it - we'll be back tomorrow morning during Breakfast.

:04:53. > :05:17.If today's conditions were great and stamp, tomorrow's weather offers

:05:18. > :05:21.more promise, clear skies and some flower -- cloud showers compared to

:05:22. > :05:24.today. The cloud reducing rain through the south-east overnight

:05:25. > :05:29.although some rain will be welcome in a garden and mostly dry later

:05:30. > :05:34.along with the clearest conditions for Scotland and Northern Ireland

:05:35. > :05:38.and the coldest weather meaning a touch of frost for the morning of

:05:39. > :05:41.the brightest weather to start eastern Monday. Showers developing

:05:42. > :05:45.through the day, particularly for northern Scotland, they will be

:05:46. > :05:50.wintry over the hills with rain at lower levels pushing through eastern

:05:51. > :05:53.in Scotland to northern England. Northern Ireland stays dry and after

:05:54. > :05:57.a cloudy start for Wales and southern England, showers to come

:05:58. > :05:58.through the day with more sunshine and