0:00:00 > 0:00:00There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel,
0:00:00 > 0:00:03and I'll be back with the late news at Ten.
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Bye for now.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Good Evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18The Prime Minister has said she understands the public outrage
0:00:18 > 0:00:21over the decision to release serial sex attacker and former Black Cab
0:00:21 > 0:00:26driver, John Worboys from prison after 10 years.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Thersea May also revealed she knows one of his victims.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33She then confirmed there'll be a government review -
0:00:33 > 0:00:34into how Parole is considered.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Here's Frankie McCamley.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39The London Black cab driver, convicted of 19 offences,
0:00:39 > 0:00:44suspected of attacking more than 100 women.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46John Worboys pick up visit victims in the West End,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48giving them champagne mixed with sedatives, allowing the serial
0:00:48 > 0:00:54sex attacker to carry out repeated assaults.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56The 60-year-old was given an indeterminate sentence,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58which meant he would not be released until parole officials
0:00:58 > 0:01:04were convinced he didn't pose a threat to women.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07This month, he will be released after serving ten years in prison.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09The decision that has been heavily criticised,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11especially after victims came forward to said they had
0:01:11 > 0:01:14not been informed.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Currently, parole hearings are in private and reasons
0:01:16 > 0:01:18for release are not made public.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21But earlier on the Andrew Marr Show, the Prime Minister confirmed
0:01:21 > 0:01:25the government will review the way they operate.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I know somebody who was one of his victims and he was not
0:01:28 > 0:01:30contacted and first heard of what was happening
0:01:30 > 0:01:33through the media.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37So, I recognise why people are so concerned about this.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39And that's why I think it's right, obviously the parole board
0:01:39 > 0:01:42operates independently, but I think it's right that we,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44as the government are saying, we should look at the question
0:01:44 > 0:01:47of openness and we should look at this whole issue of how
0:01:47 > 0:01:56victims are kept in touch.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Despite some welcoming the decision, others questioned what it
0:01:58 > 0:02:00will achieve in the long term.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I think the review does need to happen, but I think it needs
0:02:03 > 0:02:04to be more than a review.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I think action has to be taken after the review.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It's all well and good saying, yes we are going
0:02:09 > 0:02:10to review the protocols.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12But if it's just a review and nothing is done,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15then it's a waste of taxpayers' money and time.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17The Justice Secretary, David Liddington, has said he hopes
0:02:17 > 0:02:19the review will give Worboys' victims full confidence
0:02:19 > 0:02:20in the justice system.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21It's expected to be completed before Easter.
0:02:21 > 0:02:31Frankie McCamley, BBC London News.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38Shop worker is on a life-support machine when he was attacked after
0:02:38 > 0:02:41refusing to serve alcohol to underage used. He was attacked
0:02:41 > 0:02:45outside a shop on the Broadway in Mill held by three young man shortly
0:02:45 > 0:02:50before midnight yesterday. Police are asking anyone with information
0:02:50 > 0:02:53come forward.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57The owners of a family run cafe in west London say they fear a large
0:02:57 > 0:02:59chain will come and take their place - after being forced
0:02:59 > 0:03:00to close their doors.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It's been in Ealing for nearly a decade - but has now had
0:03:03 > 0:03:04it's tenancy revoked.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Ayshea Buksh has the story.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Black Americano.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Allen Dylan and his family have been running this cafe
0:03:11 > 0:03:17in Ealing for more than ten years.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20His contract with the council is coming to an end and the new owners
0:03:20 > 0:03:23who run the nearby museum have rejected his bid to stay.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24It's upsetting, I'm devastated it could
0:03:24 > 0:03:27potentially be coming to an end.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29It's something I've built up over the last ten years.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I'm very proud of that.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33A petition has been gathered with thousands of
0:03:33 > 0:03:36signatures, including dog walkers and local families.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It really sad, actually seems to be a man who's
0:03:39 > 0:03:42built up a little business and it's being stripped away from him.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Every high street in the UK is becoming
0:03:44 > 0:03:45more and more generic.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I haven't spoken to one person in Ealing who
0:03:49 > 0:03:52has felt they will benefit by the cafe changing hands.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Everybody loves Alan, he knows his clients.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58This was once the home of architect John Soane.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01It's now undergoing a £10 million restoration project and
0:04:01 > 0:04:11a new cafe will open in addition to the kiosk.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16We cannot put public money, council taxpayers money into something that
0:04:16 > 0:04:19is not viable. I am afraid...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I'm available the bid from the present operator didn't stack up
0:04:22 > 0:04:23in an open and fair competition.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26This is not the only independent business operating in one of
0:04:26 > 0:04:27London's parks to come under pressure.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Back in 2016, three cafes in Hampstead and Highgate lost out
0:04:30 > 0:04:36to a chain, but following public pressure, the company stepped aside.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Back in Ealing, Alan still hopes he has a chance to compete
0:04:39 > 0:04:40with other businesses.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44The final decision will be made next month.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49The wind chill made it feel much cold today,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51so let's get the weather forecast, from Elizabeth.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Good evening.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It was a beautiful, crisp, winter's day today,
0:04:55 > 0:04:56right across the capital.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Lots of blue sky and sunshine around, but overnight tonight,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00it will turn cloudier from the south, so staying
0:05:00 > 0:05:02clearest for longest towards Northern counties,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04here, a touch of frost, but in the sheltered spots,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05around three or four Celsius.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Lots of cloud around tomorrow, but a very grey start
0:05:08 > 0:05:11to the new working week and we have still got this brisk easterly
0:05:11 > 0:05:16to south-easterly wind as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It is just going to be feeling cold, top temperatures only between 4-6dC.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Very little in the way of brightness and again,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25beginning cloudy on Tuesday.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28We could see a few spots of rain, otherwise, a dry start
0:05:28 > 0:05:30to the new working week, with perhaps some outbreaks
0:05:30 > 0:05:31of patchy rain on Wednesday.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33That is a weak weather front coming through.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And it will start to feel milder.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37That's it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I'll be back at 10.20.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Until then, have a good evening.
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0:05:54 > 0:05:58well. I will be back at 10:20 p:m.. Until then, I hope you have a very
0:05:58 > 0:06:00good evening. Goodbye.