18/02/2018 London News

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In a year which has seen four terror

attacks in London either

upon Muslims or perpetrated

by people claiming to be Muslims,

today mosques opened their doors

to the public, to let them see

what it's like inside.

The Prime Minister went

to one in Maidenhead,

while a mosque in west London

had its own special visitor.

Helen Drew was there.

It's not every day you'd

see this in a mosque,

but today is Visit My Mosque Day.

The Al Manaar Mosque in west

London opened its doors.

One of their many

visitors was the Mayor.

Fantastic, outstanding.

I think there is a lot

of questions non-Muslims have.

I think there is a perception that

something quite unusual goes

on behind the doors of a mosque.

I think it's fantastic that mosques

open their doors to show

they're an open community.

One of the great things

about London is we don't simply

tolerate difference,

we respect it, we celebrate

it and we embrace it.

Over 50 mosques in the London area

joined in today's open day.

It's not just about opening

their doors on one particular day.

This mosque played a key

role after Grenfell.

They opened their doors to everyone,

they took food parcels in,

piling them up in all the rooms,

and providing shelter.

What we say, every day of the year

is an open day for us,

because we are open seven days

a week and everyone can walk

in and ask for any service

or information they want.

But we also feel we should do even

more, in terms of raising awareness

about Muslims and the faith itself

and the mosque.

And this certainly appealed to other

faith leaders in the borough.

I think for any of the faith

communities, to invite other people

to come in and share and learn

is always going to be

helpful and positive.

It's a good thing for the whole

of our community, to learn

about more each other

and I welcome it wholeheartedly.

So much so, that he's now

planning an open day

for his Notting Hill Church.

The open day for mosques

is in its fourth year,

and is now inspiring other faiths.

Helen Drew, BBC London News.

A teenager has been stabbed

to death in west London.

The 19-year-old was found

in the early hours of the morning,

on Logan Place in Kensington.

He was the fifth teenager

to die from a knife wound

in London, this year.

Detectives have made an arrest.

Children in the most deprived areas

of London are the most likely

to be obese by the time

they leave primary school.

The figures have led to a dedicated

task force being established

to tackle the problem.

Tolu Adayoye has been

to an area in east London,

where some young children

told her what they like to eat.

Ice cream and sausages.

McDonald's and KFC.

Pizza, lasagne and pancakes.

It may taste good, but too much

of some of what our children love

to eat is putting them

above recommended healthy weight

ranges, and the problem of childhood

obesity is getting bigger in London.

At this group promoting healthy

eating and exercise in Romford,

children and parents told me

the challenges they can face

when trying to be healthier.

It is difficult, because it's

advertised and it's out

there and it's quite easy

for children to get.

The most food that we can get

access to is usually junk

food, crisps and stuff.

City Hall wants

to reverse the trend.

The search is now on for someone

to lead a new panel of experts

looking at ways to reduce the rates.

Figures show nearly 40% of children

aged ten and 11 in the capital

are classed as overweight or obese,

with weights the highest

in the most deprived areas.

In Barking and Dagenham,

44% of Year 6 pupils

are overweight or obese,

compared to Richmond,

which is the lowest at 25%.

It's bigger than all of us,

but what we can do here,

as an individual council,

is our bit for our local community.

But I think there are going to need

to be lots more joined up thinking,

like the reducing sugar,

the sugar tax.

The Mayor says he's aiming

to significantly reduce

the unacceptable level of childhood

obesity in London by 2028.

Tolu Adeoye, BBC London News.

Now the weather for the start

of the week, with Elizabeth.

The lowest of tomorrow morning post

's temperatures two or three out to

the east, a misty, murky Monday

morning, very grey, plenty of thick

cloud, outbreaks of drizzle, little

in the way of brightness. Still

temperatures in double figures, ten

or 11 Celsius. Further outbreaks of

rain are likely on Tuesday, then

from Wednesday onwards, it is

looking dry and will slowly become

colder as we had through the week

with a chilly easterly wind.

That's it.

I hope you can join us

during the week, but for now,

on behalf of the BBC London weekend

team, have a very good night.