Shadowing Practice: 190826 BBC London, Evening News - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Thanks very much Clive.
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Good evening from BBC London.
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Coming up, measuring the impact of the ultra low emission zone, we hear from scientists and school children who took part in a lung study.
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It's been great to have been a part of the study for so many years.
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The idea of breathing in lots of harmful fumes isn't a nice one
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and knowing that I've been a part of something that will hopefully end up lowering those emissions is a very nice feeling.
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Clean air campaigners say ULES doesn't go far enough, also tonight.
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A fire involving 50 tonnes of household waste severely damages a recycling facility in South Bermondsey and causes major travel disruption.
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Plus, from ferns to tropical blooms, the Barbican Conservatory gives away free plant cuttings as the greenhouse closes for renovations. And...
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Very exciting.
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It was something different, something that London had never seen before.
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What it was like on the first night shift as a night tube was launched in London 10 years ago today.
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A very warm welcome to the programme.
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We start with more on the impact of London's ultra-low emission zone.
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It was a controversial move that frustrated some drivers, but was welcomed by environmental campaigners.
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Now, seven years on, a new study suggests it has improved children's lungs.
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Scientists at Queen Mary University of London monitored primary pupils in the capital before ULES was introduced,
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finding they had significantly smaller lungs than children living in Luton.
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Five years later, the lung health of the London school children had caught up.
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Here's our environment correspondent, Tom Edwards.
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It was introduced in London as a public health policy, but what impact has the ultra low emission zone had?
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Go!
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Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak.
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Over five years researchers have been measuring the lungs of 3,000 school children in central London and Luton, where there is no clean air zone.
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The comparison, researchers say, show the ULES works works.
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It's a really big deal to show, particularly the ULES has been a very controversial public health measure,
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you know, and there's a lot of arguments that people say that it's a money making measure, you know, that it really, it's punishing for people.
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But I think it's really important that we've shown that as intended, it was brought in to improve people's health.
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And we've shown that it actually has improved the health of children living in Who has got asthma?
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Does anybody know anybody's got asthma?
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The ultra-low emission zone was introduced in 2019 by the mayor Sadiq Khan.
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Older, more polluting vehicles had to pay a charge to drive in central London.
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In 2023, it expanded to cover the whole of the capital.
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It provoked opposition and protests.
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Due to higher pollution, London's children had smaller lungs.
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Let's check that this one's a bit too properly.
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But the study showed after Euless, lung growth caught up with those in Luton.
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These children were part of the study and sent us their reaction.
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I think the results of the study are quite brilliant
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because it shows that cutting down traffic to make actually works to protect our environment
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and it proves we can make the streets a much nicer and healthier place to grow up in.
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It's been great to have been a part of the study for so many years.
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The idea of breathing in lots of harmful fumes isn't a nice one
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and knowing that I've been a part of something that will hopefully end up lowering those emissions is a very nice feeling.
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Critics say other reasons like the pandemic or active travel may have been behind the improvement.
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The report's authors dispute that.
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And the study also showed clinical interventions fell more sharply in London than Luton after Euless.
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For me, I also think, you know, I'm a taxpayer, I'm a Londoner.
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If things are done and they're expensive and they're disruptive to the citizens of London, they need to know that they work.
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And to do that means you've got to do proper evaluations
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and they don't come cheap and they take a very long time to do properly.
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But that's exactly what this is.
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It's evidence that you can take back to the population and say all the suffering, all the disruption you may have experienced was for a good reason.
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Ellie Kissy Deborah lived near the South Circular.
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She was the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate.
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Yes, we must celebrate.
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And he was brave of the mayor of London to do what he did.
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But he would tell you, if he was in the studio, I met with his deputy just last week.
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I'm pushing for more.
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You know, I've managed to get 200 filters into school.
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And what I said to them last week, can I have some more, please?
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Because there are more than 200 schools in London.
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The mayor of London has called this study a vindication,
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but pollution levels in London are still above health guidelines and campaigners say there's still much work to be done. And Tom's here.
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Tom, you followed the whole ULES journey.
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What's your take on this?
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Well, it's certainly been a long and interesting journey, hasn't it?
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And, of course, I think initially you could argue that the comms,
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the mitigation, the scrappage could have been better and it's not to say some people still won't be convinced by this research.
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But I think if you look at a lot of these public health schemes, I'm thinking about the Clean Air Act, smoking in pubs.
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At the time, they do face opposition and criticism.
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But on balance, I think eventually the majority of people accept them
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and think they are a good thing and that London and Londoners should have cleaner air.
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And other cities will be looking at this.
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Yeah, lots of cities actually do have less strict clean air zones and others are looking at them.
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But London is an outlier, remains by far the most ambitious scheme in the UK.
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And the researchers say if you want to make improvements to health, then schemes like ULEZ, they are the answer.
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OK, Tom, for now, thank you.
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That's our environment correspondent, Tom Edwards.
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Let's turn now to what the Prime Minister has today described as a real tragedy.
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It has emerged that the family who died after being swept out to sea offshore in West Sussex yesterday lived in London.
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Well, Asad joins me now.
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What is the latest we know?
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Riz, this is the latest in a string of tragedies where people have drowned in what looks like open water swimming.
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In this case, a father, a mother and a daughter drowned in the sea offshore in West Sussex yesterday afternoon.
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Now, investigations are continuing as to what exactly happened.
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But at this stage, police are saying it looks like a tragic accident.
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The dead were named today as 55-year-old Hassan El-Hawas, his wife Zina Alain, and their 14-year-old daughter, Sarah El-Hawas.
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Another younger daughter was rescued.
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She's currently in a critical condition in hospital.
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The family are all British and of Palestinian origin.
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Local people say they had never seen a rescue operation of this size.
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There were helicopters in the air, ambulances, police, the RNLI were all at the scene working hard to do what they could for the family.
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As you'd expect, huge shock in the area.
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And tonight, a local church is opening its doors so people can come in, they can talk, they can chat, they can pray.
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And sadly, this tragedy hasn't been the only drowning this summer.
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No, it's really sad.
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And like I said, there are actually too many tragedies for me to list right now.
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In Sussex alone, this is the third major tragedy this summer.
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Back in May, the bodies of three sisters from London were pulled from the beach in Brighton.
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Last Sunday, a teenage Londoner died off Canberra Sands.
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Also last weekend, a 12-year-old boy drowned in the River Lee near Hackney.
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A few weeks ago in July, you'll remember three members of the same family died after getting into difficulty in West Mercia in Essex.
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The list goes on.
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And the warnings of the dangers of open water swimming continue.
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The Prime Minister has reiterated them.
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Coming back to these particular deaths of the family, there is a live page on the BBC London website for people to read.
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And our thoughts, of course, with the family.
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So, for now, thank you.
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Let me bring you a round-up now of some of the day's other news.
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Police have launched an investigation after a 33-year-old man was found dead at Charlton Athletics football ground.
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The London Ambulance Service was called to the Valley Stadium yesterday morning.
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Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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His next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from officers.
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Reports of anti-Muslim hate and prejudice in London in the first half of the year have surpassed the total number in 2023,
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according to Telmama, an organisation monitoring the issue, which has also called it alarming.
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London's mayor says anti-Muslim hate has absolutely no place in London.
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The Met says arrests and charges for such crimes rose by 57% in the past year.
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And swimmers and paddleboarders in southwest London have been warned to stay out of the Thames in Ham and Kingston
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because of pollution by toxic algae.
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The section had recently become a designated bathing area.
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The potentially toxic blue-green algae was confirmed by the Environment Agency.
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Exposure to it can cause health effects in people and animals.
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A fire at a waste recycling centre involving 50 tonnes of
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household waste has caused major disruption to train services in south-east London.
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It's the second time firefighters have tackled a blaze there this summer.
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Thomas McGill has more.
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A railside fire at a recycling facility in New Cross which broke out shortly before 8pm last night.
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Local workers say it took hold within minutes.
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It was just absolutely raining down, just debris, everything.
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It was pretty apocalyptic to be honest.
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Embers coming down, just carnage.
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And obviously the police weren't letting people leave so you had to sort of wait and it was a bit like well, not really that safe to keep people waiting next to a burning building is it?
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So yeah, it was just pretty scary.
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At its peak around 100 firefighters and 15 appliances attended the blaze, which involved around 50 tonnes of household waste.
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And it led to major rail disruption last night with many services cancelled or delayed.
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And the impact has also been felt by commuters this morning, with part of the Windrush line between New Cross and Surrey Quay suspended.
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TfL say that is due to an unsafe structure near the railway.
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Most train services have now returned to normal.
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According to some people in the area, this is the second fire at the same depot in recent months.
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It's unclear what caused it, but recycling bosses have previously warned batteries are becoming a major hazard in centres like this one.
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London Fire Brigade say the blaze is under control and
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that crews will remain at the scene to extinguish any remaining pockets of fire.
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Thomas McGill, BBC London.
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Next tonight, a family say they are shocked
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and sad at being refused service at a pizza express at South Mim Services near Potter's Bar
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after bringing in food for their son who's lived with allergies all his life.
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Among other things, he is severely allergic to cow's milk, coconut, lentils and nuts.
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The family were turned away from the restaurant and say nine-year-old Francis was left feeling like it was all his fault.
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Pizza Express has apologised.
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Zoe O'Brien has been to meet them.
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Every meal when your child has allergies involves careful consideration.
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Aged just nine, Francis knows why his parents take extra care.
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He's already an award-winning speaker on why it matters.
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I'm anaphylactic to milk, plus I'm allergic to coconut, peas, lentils and some tree nuts.
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What this means is I could get a bumpy lip, rash on my skin, maybe even be sick.
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But I'm really scared about the fact that my foot closed up, which means I can't breathe.
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Which means I could die, which is not good.
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With anaphylaxis, eating out can be risky.
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It's never been an issue taking his own food into a
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restaurant whilst his family eats from the menu until they were turned away by Pizza Express in South Mimms last week, a decision which was hard to understand.
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I felt like it was my fault.
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His parents now want restaurants to ensure they're implementing policies that accept all customers,
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including those who still feel unsure about using free-from menus.
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So we choose not to take that risk because he has anaphylaxis.
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While restaurants can arrange their own policies regarding outside food,
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they should also consider the Equalities Act 2010 and make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities or medical conditions.
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There's no legal requirement for restaurants to allow outside food in, but experts say there must be increased awareness and social acceptance.
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It's a huge issue for people with food allergies and other allergies
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about not being able to take part in all the things that everybody else just takes for granted.
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In the same way that none of us would find it acceptable
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if a restaurant didn't let somebody in because they're in a wheelchair, I'd love it to be seen in the same way, that it's just not acceptable that a restaurant wouldn't accommodate somebody because of their food allergies.
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A spokesperson for Pizza Express said it does allow those with certain allergies to bring their own food subject to safety controls.
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The chain apologised for what it called an isolated incident, adding that it recognised the policy was not implemented correctly and that inclusivity is at its core.
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It impacts every single aspect of your life on everyday things and everyday decisions and situations.
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So I would advise them to have someone who has got a serious allergy to come in and talk to them.
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Francis isn't going to let one bad experience get him down, but his family hopes hospitality staff can hear his story,
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understand the impact and make allowances for everyone who comes through their door.
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Zoe O'Brien, BBC London.
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Nine-year-old Francis's story.
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Well, our reporter Alba Patel joins me.
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Campaigners believe that this is about more than one family's experience.
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Yeah, that's right.
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I've been speaking to campaigners and experts who say this is much broader than this one story.
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It's estimated that around two million people live with allergies.
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And one expert, Professor Adams Fox, you saw him in that piece there, he advises government on allergy policy.
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He says far too many people are still facing barriers in everyday life
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because businesses and organisations aren't always sure about how to accommodate people with food allergies.
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It's important to remember that it's not a lifestyle choice.
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It is a medical condition.
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But having said that, so much progress has been made over the past five years.
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We've had Natasha's Law, which has brought in clearer labelling on pre-packed foods.
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And when schools reopen in September, we've got Benedict's Law being rolled out.
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That will mean that every school has to have allergy policies, staff need to be trained, and they need to have emergency adrenaline pens as well.
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What campaigners want to see next is Owens Law.
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That would mean that all restaurants and other places would need to label menus transparently and properly.
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They say the goal is simple, that families like Francis's shouldn't have to bring a packed lunch to a restaurant or be left out altogether.
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It's simple, bring the law in and then people will feel safe and secure.
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OK.
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Alper, many thanks for that.
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Alper Patel.
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It's lovely to have you with us this evening, still to come before the end of the programme.
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This is pickleball.
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It's a sport that's very much on the up right now.
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And a little later I'll speak to the England captain ahead of this month's World Cup.
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We're going to take you now to a tropical oasis in the capital and London's second largest greenhouse.
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Because the Barbican Conservatory is preparing for a major multi-million pound renovation ahead of its 50th anniversary.
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It means all the plants will need to be removed
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and some Londoners could end up with a living piece of Barbican history.
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Our reporter Barry Caffrey is there.
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Alex, can explain, can't you, Barry?
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Certainly can, Riz.
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Yes, the conservatory here at the Barbican is an oasis of calm,
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but this structure is dated and it's going to shut in January for three years of refurbishments.
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And as a result, the Barbican Centre is giving away more than 2,000 plant cuttings to people for free.
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It's so they can take them away, take them home, look after them and have just a little bit of the Barbican with them at home.
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These were the first people to get their hands on a plant cutting from the Barbican's iconic conservatory.
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The conservatory is really a completely unique space and one of my favourites actually in London.
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It's really built as a garden for the people if you like.
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It wraps around the fly tower of the theatre.
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Pip Simpson is Chief Operating Officer at the Barbican Centre.
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We have 800 different species of plants in the Conservatory and we've taken 2,000 cuttings.
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So there's plenty to choose from.
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The members of the public coming today have booked tickets online.
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They're free.
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So we've got 500 plants to give away, 500 people coming.
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We'll release more tickets as we progress.
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So probably over the next couple of months, you'll find 500 more for the public and also for our young Barbican members.
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We love the idea of the Barbican sort of breaking out of its walls and existing around London.
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There are so many people out there who absolutely love this space.
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And so we have a life outside our walls and also sort of seeding the future, if you like.
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It's like the plants of the Conservatory live on.
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The Conservatory opened in 1984 and its purpose was to hide the theatre's fly tower.
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But it has since become a firm favourite among visitors to the cultural complex.
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I mean, the Conservatory is such an iconic spot in London.
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We kind of try to visit it whenever possible.
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So, yeah, it's exciting to get a piece of the conservatory before it closes down.
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You only need to wander around and you see what fantastic plants are here.
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Can I ask, do you know which plant you're going to get, or how does that work?
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So, yeah, I think I'm getting the Swedish Ivy, just mostly because they think it'll be nice on the balcony when it starts growing over the edge of it.
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So I'm here with Sue, one of the lucky people who's about to get her hands on one of the plant cuttings.
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I'm going to present you now, Sue, with your plant.
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You've got...
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Thank you.
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A Bengal day flower.
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Oh, that looks amazing.
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Are you going to look after it?
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Oh, very much so.
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Look at it.
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It's beautiful.
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It's a trailer.
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It's got a blue flower as well.
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Maybe that's for luck.
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I think so.
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It's going to go on a very high shelf.
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It'll look wonderful.
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Thank you so much.
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You're very welcome.
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And if anybody watching would like to get a cutting of their own, There will be further dates scheduled here before the end of the year.
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Barry Caffery, BBC London, at the Barbican.
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A happy customer there.
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Well, after the calm of the Conservatory, let's pick up the tempo a bit with pickleball, a racket sport that's on the rise with the World Cup taking place in a fortnight.
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England will be among the teams taking part and their captain is in the capital this evening, giving tips to people who are new to the game.
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We can join Chris Sleg at the Guildhall with more.
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Hi there Chris.
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Yeah Riz Pickleball really enjoying a surge in popularity here in the UK over the last couple of years.
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It's basically an easier sport to pick up than tennis.
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You've got a lower net, you've got a smaller court, you've got a hard plastic ball that doesn't bounce so much.
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And here at the Guildhall yard in the Culture Mile there's a couple of pop-up courts.
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We've got some people trying it for the very first time.
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You can come here and you can get free access to a court until next Thursday for at least 10 minutes.
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You can pay a bit more to have longer access to the court as well
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and here's what some of those people trying it for the first time have been telling me tonight about their experience.
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I'm enjoying myself so far I mean I play tennis myself
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so it's a variation of tennis you know not as much movement but still like got to be on the ball.
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It was quite challenging but an amazing environment and atmosphere to kind of play in.
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I think it is more accessible
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so tennis you tend to have a larger stature it's more technical more powerful shots
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so smaller court lighter bat lighter ball easy stuff never played it before
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but i've played other racket sports probably not since i've been at school though
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so i think i've got the knack of hitting the ball
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but the rules are confusing yeah this is the london sports festival organized by the uh central london alliance
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but somebody who certainly isn't playing for the first time is the England captain and Londoner Daniel Osborne.
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Daniel you're off to the World Cup in Vietnam.
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How are England going to do?
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We are fifth seeds out of 64 countries so we are ready for battle.
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We've got a good chance then.
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We have, we have.
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Obviously the US are strong favourites, national sport, you've got the Vietnamese, the Indians, it's going to be a tough battle.
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Now we saw 4,000 people play at the English Open recently in Birmingham.
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You were telling me that paddle is probably bigger in the UK right now, that's the other sport everyone's talking about, but you say globally pickleball is more popular?
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I think globally pickleball takes it at the moment
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but I think both sports have done an amazing job to
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get people playing activity enjoying social activity I mean they've done a great job so.
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What tips are you going to be giving to some of these first timers tonight?
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Well it's great to be at Guildhall in the cultural mile
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I'm going to be here on Friday doing a bit of coaching
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so you're going to have to kind of get yourself down here for a bit of that those those free tips.
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That's going to be great and there's going to be some free sessions for young people as well on Saturday.
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Listen, I'm going to let you go and dispense some of that advice now.
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We've got to say good luck to England at the World Cup in Vietnam.
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And why not come down here to the Guildhall Yard and try your hand at pickleball any time before next Thursday?
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I'll leave you, Chris, to give it a go.
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And, of course, as you say, good luck, England.
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Thanks very much.
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Now, if we cast our minds back 10 years ago today, London's first ever night tube was launched.
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Perhaps you remember it, perhaps you've used it since then.
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Well, for one 19-year-old customer service assistant for TfL, it was her first night shift at Tottenham Court Road Station.
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She tells us what it was like and how she felt like a part of history.
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It was very exciting.
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It was something different, something that London had never seen before.
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London needed it because it was an encouragement for our nightlife.
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Night Tube launch night really brought a buzz to the city.
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As a team, we all felt like we were part of something great.
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It was something that was new and we could feel that.
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I did feel like a part of history straight from the get-go.
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Night Tube being in place helps us encourage that nightlife because, you know, we all work.
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We all are out here working hard and it is nice to slow down
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and just enjoy yourself sometimes and making sure that the city is still safe enough for us to do that.
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That is why I think NightTube is so important and I think it's such a great thing that's been put in place.
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One of the memories that stayed with me for a very long time and as to why I even stuck with NightTube.
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My first few months in, we had a young lady that was around the same age as me, travelling through from a night out.
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And she had literally lost all her friends, she'd lost all her belongings.
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and I remember her coming into the station and looking at me and she just bursted out in tears.
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And we managed to get her home safely.
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And that memory will stand with me for my entire career.
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She did come through again on a night out.
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And she was like, oh, do you remember me?
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And she played back the story to me.
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And I was like, yes.
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And I was like, it's so nice to see you.
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Honestly, it's been life changing.
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Night Troop has shown me that the world is your oyster. That was lovely.
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Obeng reflecting on 10 years of the nightjew.
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Well, let's reflect on the weather now.
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Ansara is here.
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Lovely to see you.
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What have you got other than sort of moody skies?
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Well, I mean, it has been moody, hasn't it?
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Felt cool this morning.
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One of my colleagues brought a jacket in.
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I mean, we've not talked about jackets.
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You did too.
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Good, because you weren't listening to the forecast.
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You knew it was going to turn cooler and more unsettled.
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That's, of course, the big story of this week.
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And actually, the next couple of days, it's going to feel quite cool.
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Saturday morning I think you'll really notice quite a nip in
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the air this was the story this morning the cloud we
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didn't see an awful lot of rain there I've got to say
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and then it did break up
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and we got some lovely blue skies this afternoon there are a couple of showers out there at the moment
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but most of it were dry until tomorrow tomorrow afternoon then we will have these heavy showers coming in
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and certainly it will feel cool I think tomorrow is one
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for the jackets certainly the umbrellas here's the this morning's rain
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you can see how we didn't see very much of it
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and then it's been clearing away here those showers I just referenced up towards the northwest
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and they're slowly going to make their way towards us as we go through the next couple of days
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because we have these little frontal systems around this area of low pressure.
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We have not said the words low pressure for most of this summer
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and actually high pressure behind me is going to build back in again at the weekend.
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So it's all very short-lived this.
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But as we go through the night tonight, maybe just one or two showers, no more than that we're expecting.
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And I think into tomorrow morning we're largely dry, some clear skies and out towards the suburbs that cooler feel.
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and then it's as the day wears on tomorrow especially into
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the afternoon we start to see these showers coming through now it's showers
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so of course that means they're hit and miss we won't all see them
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but when you do catch them there's a fairly light wind out there tomorrow
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and they're going to be slow moving as a consequence they're also going to be quite heavy with some hail
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and thunder mixed in
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and look at this these temperatures average for the time of year we've not said
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that for a while i want to skip forward to friday friday
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that cool fresh feel with some sunshine at first in the morning
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but again in the afternoon we'll see some showers coming through
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i think there are fewer than they're going to be tomorrow
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but there will be a cool feel just 20 degrees in some spots
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and then as i say high pressure is building back in at the weekend
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and with that we'll start to see the temperatures lifting again
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so some much needed rain in the form of showers next couple of days drier again at the weekend
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and slowly becoming a bit warmer next week too sarah thanks Thanks very much indeed.
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That is it for now.
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There is more on that tragic story of the family living in London who died after entering the water offshore room
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on a live page on the BBC News website that's being updated.
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From all of us on the BBC London team here, thanks for being with us.
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Take care and have a good evening.
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Bye-bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “190826 BBC London, Evening News”. This video has 386 sentences and 4931 words to shadow. The speech runs for 27:35. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| conservatory noun | /kənˈsɝ.vəˌt(ɔ.)ɹi/ | A school or clinic for orphans. |
| allergy noun | /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/ | A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and… |
| squeak verb | /skwiːk/ | To emit a short, high-pitched sound. |
| lung noun | /ˈlʌŋ/ | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| campaigner noun | /kæmˈpeɪnə(ɹ)/ | A person who has served in a military campaign. |
| pickleball noun | A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball, which combines elements of badminton, table tennis and wiffleball. | |
| emission noun | /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/ | Something which is emitted or sent out; issue. |
| tragedy noun | /ˈtɹæd͡ʒ.ɪ.di/ | A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of… |
| recycle verb | /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ | To break down and reuse component materials. |
| disruption noun | /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ | An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something. |
| pollution noun | /pəˈluʃən/ | Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. |
| tonne noun | /tʌn/ | A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| blaze noun | /bleɪz/ | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. |
| offshore adjective | /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ | Moving away from the shore. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. |
| give away verb | To make a gift of (something). |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| break out verb | To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Does anybody know anybody's got asthma?
- Let's check that this one's a bit too properly.
- What's your take on this?
- What is the latest we know?
- Are you going to look after it?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been measuring · I've been speaking · have been telling |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · has improved · has been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was launched · was welcomed · was introduced |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | children who took · issue, which has · die, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 92 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we've, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, southwest /saʊθˈwɛst/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/, disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, offshore /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/, shelf /ʃɛlf/
- Long words — get the stress right: conservatory /kənˈsɝ.vəˌt(ɔ.)ɹi/, anaphylaxis /ˌænəfɪˈlæksɪs/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, correspondent /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like conservatory, allergy, squeak.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.