07/01/2018 London News


07/01/2018

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Good evening.

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I'm Asad Ahmad.

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The Prime Minister has said

there will be a government review

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into the decision to release serial

sex attacker and former

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London Black Cab driver

John Worboys from prison.

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Thersea May also revealed to the BBC

that she knows one of his victims.

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Here's Frankie McCamley.

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The London Black cab driver

convicted of 19 offences,

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suspected of attacking more

than 100 women.

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John Worboys picked up his victims

victims in the West End,

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giving them champagne mixed

with sedatives, allowing the serial

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sex attacker to carry

out repeated assaults.

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The 60-year-old was given

an indeterminate sentence,

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which meant he would not be released

until parole officials

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were convinced he did not

pose a threat to women.

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This month, he will be released

after serving ten years in prison.

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A decision that has been heavily

criticised, especially after victims

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came forward to say they had

not been informed.

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Currently, parole hearings

are in private and reasons

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for release are not made public.

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But earlier on The Andrew Marr Show,

the Prime Minister confirmed

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the government will review

the way they operate.

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I know somebody who was one

of his victims and who was not

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contacted and first heard

of what was happening

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through the media.

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So, I recognise why people

are so concerned about this

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and that's why I think it's right,

obviously the parole board

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operates independently,

but I think it's right that we,

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as a government are saying,

we should look at the question

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of openness and that we should look

at this whole issue too of how

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victims are kept in touch.

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Despite some welcoming the decision,

others question what it

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will achieve in the long term.

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I think the review does need

to happen, but I think it needs

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to be more than a review.

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I think action has to be

taken after the review.

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The Justice Secretary,

David Liddington, has said he hopes

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the review will give Worboys'

victims full confidence

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in the justice system.

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It's expected to be

completed before Easter.

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Frankie McCamley, BBC London News.

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A shop worker from North London

is on a life support machine

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after he was attacked

when he refused to serve alcohol

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or cigarettes to underage teenagers.

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Officers say the 49-year-old

was attacked outside a shop

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on the Broadway in Mill Hill

by three young men

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shortly before midnight.

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Police are asking anyone

with information to come forward.

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The owners of a family-run cafe

in a west London park

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say they fear a large chain

will come and take their place

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after being forced

to close their doors.

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But the Trust responsible

for the site says a fair tendering

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process is in place

and they too don't want

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to see a High Street

chain opening up either.

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Ayshea Buksh has the story.

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Black Americano.

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Alan Dillon and his family have been

running this Walpole Park cafe

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in Ealing for nearly ten years.

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His contract with the council

is coming to an end

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and the new owners who run

the nearby museum have

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rejected his bid to stay.

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It's upsetting.

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I'm devastated that it could be

potentially coming to an end.

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It's something I've built up

over the last ten years.

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I'm very proud of that.

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A petition has been gathered

with thousands of signatures,

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including dog walkers

and local families.

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It's really, really sad, actually.

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It seems to be a man who's built up

a little business and having it

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stripped away from him.

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I think every high street in the UK

is becoming more and more generic.

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Pittshanger Manor House

and Gallery was once the home

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of architect John Soane.

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It's now undergoing a £10 million

restoration project and a new cafe

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will open in addition to the kiosk.

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We're absolutely determined to find

a cafe operator, a kiosk operator,

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who responds to local demand.

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If possible, a small business

like Alan's, but, very sadly,

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Alan bid along with five others.

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His bid really didn't stack up

against the others and we couldn't

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responsibly have put him

on to the short list.

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Alan still hopes he has a chance

to compete with other businesses.

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The final decision will

be made next month.

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Ayshea Buksh, BBC London News.

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A look at weather and,

after a dry night,

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it should be a largely bright

and chilly start to the morning.

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There is the chance

of the odd spot of rain

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but it won't be much,

if anything at all.

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Top temperature 6 Celsius.

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That's it.

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If you heard about the train strikes

in the news earlier,

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don't forget you can keep

across all you need to know tomorrow

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morning on BBC London.

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That's online, on our Twitter

feed, BBC Radio London

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and here on TV from 6.30.

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But for now, on behalf

of the weekend team tonight,

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I wish you a very good night.

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