if you wanted it and it was black, come to brixton. yeah, yeah. that sense of community was really important, as well, especially for people who were new to the country. definitely. since 2017, windrush day has been celebrated injune to mark the legacy and sacrifices made by that generation. and this year, the 75th anniversary is set to be a big one. special stamps and coins will be released alongside lots of events across the country, including an exhibition at london's v&a, a gala dinner in birmingham, and a carnival in bristol. but if you can't wait that long, then brixton is one of the best places to get a taste of the caribbean culture that's woven itself into the fabric of britain. so, you must be maureen. yes, i'm maureen. hello. bring it in. hello. how are you? i'm not too bad, you know? i'm good. so, you're going to teach me how to cook today. yes. i'm going to teach you how to cookjerk pork. ah, that's the word i wanted to hear — jerk pork. yeah, some scallions. maureen shops here every day to supply her barbecue around the corner. we ha

detectives investigating the crash at the 02 academy in brixton exactly at the 02 academy in brixtonion. it comes as the relatives of two people killed at the south london music venue have renewed their appeal for information. greg mckenzie sent this report from bbc london. it was meant to be a celebration of afrobeat artists second london show last year when people stormed the doors at the 02 academy in brixton.— 02 academy in brixton. 3000 people have broken — 02 academy in brixton. 3000 people have broken the _ 02 academy in brixton. 3000 people have broken the doors _ 02 academy in brixton. 3000 people have broken the doors outside - 02 academy in brixton. 3000 people have broken the doors outside and i have broken the doors outside and the police have asked us to close the police have asked us to close the show. in the days that followed, some security staff were accused of allowing hundreds of ticketless fans into an already sold—out event. tram into an already sold-out event. two --eole into an already sold-out event. two people were — into an already sold—out event. two peopl

we have not heard yet from the brixton academy to this later. the brixton academy to this later decisionare now cooperating with the police investigation. they had offered to voluntarily closed down for 28 days while the council review took place but the council agreed with the police that it should be forced to shut down. on the gig that i mentioned earlier, the academy said it has changed its procedures since then and the account the police gave was not a fair representation of what had happened.— was not a fair representation of what had ha ened. ., ., ,, ,,., what had happened. charlotte simpson in brixton, thanks _ what had happened. charlotte simpson in brixton, thanks for _ what had happened. charlotte simpson in brixton, thanks forjoining _ what had happened. charlotte simpson in brixton, thanks forjoining us. - the uk economy shrank by more than originally thought between july and september. revised figures from the office for national statistics, show our economic output fell by 0.3%. meanwhile, more than three quarters of firms for whom the brexit deal is applicable say it is

. �* ., ., ., brixton.oss the uk, _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you are - brixton. around the world and l across the uk, you are watching bbc news. let's turn to a story making headlines in the uk. over 1,000 more prisoners in england and wales are being released early today, as part of a government bid to ease overcrowding. around 1,100 inmates who've served 40% of their sentences are being freed, but those convicted of serious violence, sex crimes, or terrorism aren't eligible for release. the government has also announced a sentencing review, that'll consider tougher �*non—custodial punishments' as alternatives to prison. let's speak to ian lawrence, general secretary of the national association of probation officers. welcome to the programme. how much extra pressure does this put on your members amongst the probation services? fiur put on your members amongst the probation services?— probation services? our members will have had _ probat

yeah, you could get everything you need as a black person in brixton.rything, from food to skin care, music. it doesn't matter what, if you wanted it, and it was black, come to brixton. so that sense of community was really important, especially people who are new to the country. definitely. since 2017, windrush day has been celebrated injune to celebrate the sacrifices made by that generation. this year the 75th anniversary is set to be a big one. special stamps and coins will be released alongside lots of events across the country, including an exhibition at london's the end a, gala in birmingham and a carnival and bristol. but if you can't wait that long then brixton is one of the best places to get a taste of the caribbean culture that is woven itself into the fabric of britain. how are you? i'm not too bad, and good. so you are going to teach me how to cook today? yes, i am going to teach you how to cookjerk pork. that's the woods i wanted you hear, jurco pork. maureen shops here every day to supply her barbecue around the corner. a bit of communit

we are from brixton, we are brixton, our company is based in brixton, we've been trademarked.ly and the business grew from there. the brothers say hundreds of businesses here use the name "brixton", and they don't understand why they are being unfairly targeted. i think there's over 600 companies in brixton that have got the word "brixton" in their name. so are you telling me that every time they put "brixton" on their t—shirt, they can't use it? we will stay... sandra from gogglebox is one of many local fans of the business. i'm very upset that somebody is trying to shut down - the shop. we've been here for many, many years. i as a brixtonian myself, i've been coming - here and getting my yearly sweater for christmas. - others say it's not just a fashion brand. brixton street wear is where kids come and get inspired. they see people doing good things, do you know what i mean? i myself used to be one of these kids of the street. i wish i had people to look up to like myself and these guys so they don't go the wrong way. places like this are very important. we contacted the bri

daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton.shire are believed to be an nhs nurse and her two children. anju asok, who was 35,and her two children — six—year—old jeeva saju and janvi saju, aged four — were found with serious injuries at their home in kettering yeterday. a 52—year—old man is being questioned by police on suspicion of murder. buckingham palace has confirmed that lady susan hussey, who repeatedly asked a black british charity boss where she was from during a royal reception, has apologised in person. lady susan, who's a former lady in waiting and prince william's godmother, today met ngozi fulani, at buckingham palace. here's nicholas witchell. their last meeting caused deep offence. at buckingham palace today, lady susan hussey and ngozi fulani met again. the purpose today was to allow lady susan to make a personal apology for her racially insensitive comments to ms fulani at a palace reception. in a statement, the palace said... "at this meeting filled with warmth and understanding, "lady susan offered her sincer

i was auoin to happy brixton, joe taken away. i was going to say. — happy brixton, joe taken away.aken away. i was going to say, if you ask _ happy brixton, joe taken away. i —" going to say, if you ask the people here, i think england just won the euros. i mean it really has been a roller coaster of emotion as you can see, if we pan around and have a look. we have three lions, we have sweet caroline, we have a full rendition of the entire england song book. such was the despair that england fans were feeling and i was feeling, throughout the really turbulent 90 minutes of england, but then in the 95th minute, jude bellingham, no—one else, at the final whistle it went out, it really has been remarkable, and as you could see people here are enjoying a sensible sunday, exactly what you would expect. it has been fantastic. it's an undulation of emotion in this game, it was so bad and then it was so good. so we leave you here. inaudible people have had a difficult afternoon but one of the most emotional. singing hello there. it was a little bit cooler today than what we had yesterday f

detectives investigating the crush at the 02 academy brixton exactly a year ago — say they're searching vital information. it comes as the relatives of two people killed at the south london music venue have renewed their appeal for information. greg mckenzie sent this report from bbc london. it was meant to be a celebration of afrobeats artists to showcase a second london show last december, when hundreds of people stormed the doors at the 02 academy in brixton. the 3,000 people had broken the doors outside, and because of security, the police have asked us to close the show. in the days that followed, some security staff were accused of allowing hundreds of ticketless fans into an already sold out event. two people were never to come home. 33—year—old nursing graduate rebecca from newham in east london and 23—year—old security dog handler gabby hutchinson from gravesend in kent. a third person, a 22—year—old woman, still remains in a serious condition in hospital. today, one year on, the families of those who died have asked the artist to instruct his thousands of fans to help with the

i have been to brixton _ you are in brixton. i am in brixton.were doing the same things as we do, it would be a different— same things as we do, it would be a different kettle of fish or if they had trademarked the logo with the word brixton in it, we would never have _ word brixton in it, we would never have been— word brixton in it, we would never have been able to have it. we trademarked it and thought we were .ood trademarked it and thought we were good to— trademarked it and thought we were good to go and carried on going and they sent _ good to go and carried on going and they sent us a letter a couple of years _ they sent us a letter a couple of years back — they sent us a letter a couple of years back and i sent them the trademark registration and they said, _ trademark registration and they said, kudos to you. we took that as let's carry— said, kudos to you. we took that as let's carry on — said, kudos to you. we took that as let's carry on going. i said, kudos to you. we took that as let's carry on going.— let's carry on going. i suppo

i am in brixton and it is building here. _ performance? i am in brixton and it is building here.and it is building here. a couple _ performance? i am in brixton and it is building here. a couple of - performance? i am in brixton and it is building here. a couple of hours. is building here. a couple of hours before kick—off and there is a lot of england charts. it is completely sold out here, they have 500 people coming here. iwas sold out here, they have 500 people coming here. i was here for some senior game and at the end of that, even though the crowd was broadly supportive of england, they were boos at the end just as we saw in the stadium in germany. i think there is a real nervousness amongst england supporters in general. because the performances we have seen from england so far, in those three games, have nowhere close to what people expected. england have gonein what people expected. england have gone in to one if the competition is one of the favourites. when you look at their games, i saw a ranking by a paper, and england, their games were three of the most dull games

daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton.and has told the bbc that the government hasn't fully grasped the scale of the crisis hitting millions of people struggling with the spiralling cost of living. the bishop of durham, paul butler, says of particular concern is the number of people in work who are struggling. a church of england report says nearly 40% of adults in britain have sought help for basics like food and warmth. our uk affairs correspondent jeremy cooke has been talking to some of those in desperate need in newcastle. are you going to be superman, are you? it's a home filled with love. but for this family, the outside world is getting scary. you need to stay in here, cos there's a monster out there. oh, what monster? a huge one! anita's a single mum of three. she's always worked, she still does, but its short hours, fitting around little brett's nursery times. oh, lots of rice! squeezed benefits and soaring prices have brought this family to crisis point — and to the foodbank. this is the first time i've actually

an iconic venue here in brixton, on here. an iconic venue here in brixton. many — on here. in brixton, many artists have - on here. an iconic venue here in - brixton, many artists have performed your over the centuries and iconic venue for south—west london but on thursday night more than 4000 people attended here to an event. we were estimating more than a thousand were outside, some had tickets and some were believed to have fake ticket and were unable to get into the premises. that caused a bit of a crush and unfortunately a number of people were injured on thursday night, three people in total. three young women. sadly two of those have now died. the latest being confirmed as gabrielle hutchinson, a 23—year—old who was actually working as a security guard on thursday evening for that concert that was being staged by the attributes artist asake. she died in the early hours of this morning and as for the first victim, she was named as 33—year—old rebecca ikumelo, a mother of two and she succumbed to her injuries on saturday morning. police are reporting witnesses and dedi

02 academy. 0ne staff at the brixton 02 academy.cident of out of date medical equipment which includes a paramedic resuscitated bag and tubing with a use by date of march 2019, a defibrillator which should have been safety checked last year, september, and airway tubes of use by dates of january of last year and oxygen masks with use by dates of last year, august, in fact. collingwood services limited did not comment on those allegations about the out—of—date medical equipment at the other venue but they had said in a statement that they are supporting the investigation into the causes of the investigation into the causes of the crush and welcoming the outcome. amg has it is unable to comment until the ongoing police investigation into the matter is concluded. investigation into the matter is concluded-— investigation into the matter is concluded. ., ~ , . concluded. thank you very much indeed. a new independent regulator of men's football in england will be established for the first time. it will aim to make clubs more financially

brixton riots in 1981.s returned again and again to the the london borough where he grew up himself. applause. to kick off, we'd like to ask each of you to talk a bit about a book that's helped you through a difficult time. we go to you, alex. i guess my comfort book that i always return to is huckleberry finn. because i discovered it when i was living in a children's home and it was quite brutal where i was placed. so it was a place where i could escape my everyday turmoil, if you like. so at least come nine o'clock, 9:30 i could go under the covers with my littler battery torch, with an eveready battery, and go through those pages and imagine that i was floating down the mississippi river, coming across steamboats and making my own decisions where i'm going to eat and rest and go on up towards the mississippi river. so it's escapism. and i think everyone needs that. to escape the daily existence every now and then. you know, it's notjust fantasy, but it's an actual place where you needed to be to just esc

academy to see dj went to the brixton academy to see dj fred again.ys a ticket from a tout having been directed to buy the ticket from somebody at the door. he goes to the door, he doesn't have a ticket, he says, can i get in, can i buya ticket? the security guard says to him, go to the cashpoint over the road and somebody will meet you there. here is andre. so, one of my friends went to one of the security people at the entrance and just went and asked him, like, hey, is there any tickets available? he just got told to go across the street and just wait at the atm because he's going to send somebody to us to sell us a ticket. so, the tickets he sent us were on whatsapp, they were just pictures, screenshots, so, we've been told to go to a specific security guy, and only go through him, he just face—scanned our ticket and let us in in a matter of seconds. it felt really organised, it felt that we weren't the only people that got in that way, basically. now, ap security would not talk to the programme about these claims but previously they had released

matt cole reporting from brixton.enduring further disruption on the last weekend before christmas as rail workers continue their strike action. only 20% of services are thought to be operating, but the leader of the rmt union, mick lynch, says he's optimistic a pay deal can be reached, despite further strikes sheduled for next weekend. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports from paddington train station in london. another day of empty platforms, a familiar sight as railway workers hit the picket lines once again. this train may be moving, but only 20% of services are running today and it is a service that commuters are begrudgingly getting used to. i think striking the week before christmas is a little bit harsh, but at the same time, you know, if that is what they feel like they need to do, that is what they need to do. so our train will not be taking us all the way to the south—west, where we live, so we will have to basically get as far as we can and then try and find other ways of getting to where we li

that news conference outside brixton police station in - outside brixton police station in the last fewbour cruised to victory in the stretford and urmston by—election last night — with andrew western becoming the country's newest mp. he won with a majority ofjust under 10,000. andrew weston is duly elected. the result was never in doubt. labour already had a big majority here, but last night increased their share of the vote to nearly 70%, gaining an 11% swing from the conservatives. the winner, who's led trafford council since 2018, used his speech to say his victory should worry the tory government. there has been a strong message sent with the result this evening and the people of stretford and urmston do not just speak for this constituency, but for millions of more people up and down the country, who know that this government has been letting us down for the past 12 yea rs. the swing to labour last night was smaller than in the recent chester by—election. the ballot was called after the sitting mp kate green stepped down to become the deputy mayor of greater manchester. but turnou

and from africa indeed in windrush square in brixton. and we are intending to do that. when he no longer ministerial responsibilities. is keen to look forward. as to the way we now a much more cohesive and diverse society. as the noble lady baroness benjamin has been urging us to do. are of a fitting nature? this in a meaningful way. of all are recognised and celebrated ? are we yet there with everybody? no, there are still challenges out there. and vat regime for the uk after brexit. for the uk to enter into future "customs union arrangements. for our future customs arrangements. two options that most closely meet these objectives. relationships to the introduction of new technology—based solutions. for the european union. removing a need for a formal customs border between the uk and the eu. and the eu as negotiations progress. the hmrcjust to understand their thinking on this at this time. well, she is absolutely right to raise this issue. of business and she is right to raise this issue. and the treasury has sympathy. at closely going forward. and hope springs eternal in that regard.

matt cole, bbc news, brixton. to the world cup now, where we are just hours away from the final.third title. on saturday, it was the turn of croatia and morocco, who took part in the third place playoff. with the story from doha, here's nestor mcgregor. for morocco this has been a tournament where the team has reached new heights, and every step of the way their fans have followed. meanwhile, runners—up from last time croatia trying to have a party of their own. but who would be the last ones dancing? it was a toothless 0—0 draw when the teams met in the group stage, butjust seconds into this one, croatia were nearly on the score sheet, keeper bono inches away from a huge error. i would like to say calmly done, but my goodness me! over! 0h! soon after, though, morocco were behind. the masked attacker turned out to be a defender — josko gvardiol one of the players of the tournament so far. gvardiol has croatia in front! in less than two minutes, the teams were back level, another defender, another header — achraf dari underneath the pile of bodies. two goals in two minutes! on the

more now on the incident at brixton academy. 0ur reporter mark lobel is outside the venue in brixton.ened on thursday. the woman dying as a result of what happened on thursday. the events at the time led — happened on thursday. the events at the time led to _ happened on thursday. the events at the time led to three _ happened on thursday. the events at the time led to three people - happened on thursday. the events at the time led to three people being i the time led to three people being taken critically injured to hospital. just this lunchtime and in the last hour the police have confirmed that sadly they say one of those women has died, a woman who lived in newham. police say they are looking after her family with specialist officers, but the event of that night, you can still see behind me the debris, the detritus, the rubbish strewn from where over a thousand people here try to get in, who apparently did not have tickets. it was the third and final night of an african artist's performance here. he was trying to wait for those to come inside before starting the consul, cancelled

let'sjust go back to joe in brixton. are you _ town. let'sjust go back to joe in brixton. is grim in london today and people have been feeling despondent about england 's performance so far. do you still feel like those fans in london are rooting for england? filth. feel like those fans in london are rooting for england?— feel like those fans in london are rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so. rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so- here _ rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so. here they _ rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so. here they have _ rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so. here they have sold i rooting for england? oh, yes. very much so. here they have sold 600| much so. here they have sold 600 tickets, and each week it has been getting busier and busier. it is important to reflect that although there has been despondency, and there's been a general sort of dissatisfaction with the way england have played, they have still been singing gareth southgate 's name and still supporting the team. england fans to support the team, they have been

brixton roadin you don't need anecdotes.mits five days into 2017. sojust 360 annual limits five days into 2017. so just 360 days left to try to have i'io so just 360 days left to try to have no air pollution at all to balance things out. i'm sure they have wall street. and of course it is not alone. putney high street, king street, chelsea. ipswich has higher particulars, in some forms, then london does. none of us who is having a delightful time on the clean air front and it would nice to be resolved. a gallop through three stories in the telegraph. the public sector pay cap will be scrapped. there has been a lot of pressure on this because of public sector workers not having a pay rise for ages. for seven years. they have had 196. ages. for seven years. they have had 1%. that has been lower than inflation for the vast majority of that time. there has been a suggestion that on wednesday ministers will announce that cap will be overturned, at least for the police and prison officers. and as my excellent colleague has orally

this is brixton _ orjust be a strong? a bit of both. this is brixton in _ orjust be a strong?. this is brixton in south london, l this is brixton in south london, they are getting very excited. you can see hundreds of people have turned up. there was a moment when they opened the game is finally and it went from completely empty to completely fill any matter of seconds. people here are, as they have been at a lot of england games, a bit of trepidation has come a bit worried this might be another fairly dull performance. at the same time, they still have the faith that england fans seem to maintain. you do have that one change coming in for a mate who was suspended. the big thing is the shift, change information, it matches up with a space. i think people here think thatis space. i think people here think that is a good thing. mainly to see some change. and some england fans have been here for all the game so far and they felt something needs to change. let's see if that is a change. let's see if that is a change. let's see if that is a change. let's stick to a couple of fans h

matt cole, bbc news, brixton. of airstrikes on friday, emergency crews have been struggling to restore power and water supplies that left millions without light, heat or water. russia fired more than 70 missiles at ukraine in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second biggest city, kharkiv, and forcing the government to bring in emergency blackouts nationwide. ukrainian president zelensky said that the country had managed to restore power to almost six million people in the last 2a hours. translation: russia spares no resources for the war against our people, it is specifically against all ukrainians, from lutsk to kharkiv, from sumy to odesa. i am grateful to every leader and to every nation and to our partners who understand that such a large—scale russian investment in terror — just imagine, more than 4,000 missiles — that must be covered by an even greater support to the people targeted by this terror. one other line to bring you from ukraine at this hour. the count

let's head to brixton — this is the box in brixton, which has been the scene of a lot of celebrationsod is there, he is our lucky mascot here on bbc news because whenever he has been at that watching party in brixton, england have always survived, got through — he was there at the moment that they scored in the semifinal and enjoyed that moment. so there they all are, looking intently at the screen. that's joe we are focusing looking intently at the screen. that'sjoe we are focusing in on there, he's there watching. nowjoe is a massive england fan — she's having a beer by the looks of it, i don't know if you're supposed to drink when you're on duty. butjoe is one of the biggest england fans we have in the office, and as you can see, he's basically a fan. he always volunteers to go and cover these games because he's being paid to watch the game. as you can see, he's just they're having a chat with the fans, enjoying it like any other england fan — when really, he should be working for us. but we will hopefully getjoe and pull him away from watching the game and talk to some of the fans

the police investigation into the 02 brixton academy incident continues. sadly... has been under way for a few days now. it the investigation has been under way for a few days now.— for a few days now. it has. they are investigating _ for a few days now. it has. they are investigating a _ for a few days now. it has. they are investigating a large _ for a few days now. it has. they are investigating a large number - for a few days now. it has. they are investigating a large number of - investigating a large number of videos on social media and the police will be using these. they have specified this was an urgent investigation and they have called for people to send them any video, any footage, and they said they have any footage, and they said they have a lot of this footage already. they said they set up an online page where people could submit photos and videos. there were around 4000 potential witnesses. this is a huge incident and they need to verify and see what happened in terms of the investigation, but there is one under way presently. it investigation, but

she was involved in that brixton academy crush on thursday.ficers, the police, say our continuing to provide support to her family. now on bbc news — unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and thank you forjoining me for our last edition in 2022 of unspun world. we started the programme in february, just as the russian invasion of ukraine was getting under way, and although, according to british and american intelligence, the russian plan was to capture kyiv and other major cities within ten days and bring the whole of ukraine back into the russian fold by the summer, i am not revealing any great secrets when i tell you it hasn't happened quite like that. in this edition of the programme, we'll be looking back at some of our key moments this year, talking to the bbc�*s remarkable range of experts. one, two, three. just one i don't know. oh, yes, i agree. vladimir putin's advisers promised him it would take ten days to break ukraine. ten months later, it's still not happened. russia's forces are poorly trained and ill equipped and their only real

_ jamaican and brixton community, to represent! can jamaican and brixton community, to reresent!represent! can get a shout out, then? whistle blows. they shout. there you have it, carnival is back! there you go. carnival is back! there you go. carnival is back! it is coming right through the screen, thank you very much, celestina 0lulode, and everybody else, enjoy the carnival. a statue of the late comedian bobby ball has been unveiled in the lancashire town of lytham st annes. he died in 2020 at the age of 76 after contracting coronavirus. his comedy partner and friend tommy cannon was at the unveiling of the statue, which shows bobby doing his trademark move, twanging one of his braces. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. over the next couple of days, high pressure remains in charge of our weather, so things stay fairly settled. but by the end of the week, things turn more unsettled as low pressure moves in. today, we've got variable amounts of cloud, thick enough for some showers, the occasional sharp one possibly with a rumble of thunder across th

daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton.in london, the bodies of two children have been found. an investigation has been launched into the depths of two children and deck services were called around 2pm this afternoon uk time. the blotters of two young children found in a residential address, two young children found in a residentialaddress, —— two young children found in a residential address, —— the bodies of two young children. as we have any more details on that, we will bring them to you. buckingham palace has confirmed that the former lady—in—waiting lady susan hussey has apologised in person to ngozi fulani, the head of charity sistah space, after the pair met today. lady susan resigned from her honorary role in the royal household after it was alleged that she had repeatedly asked ms fulani where she was from during a reception at the palace. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the purpose today was to allow lady susan to make a their last meeting caused deep offence. at buckingham palace today, lady s

daniel sandford, bbc news, brixton.eaders say nurses may be forced to announce a fresh wave of strikes if the british government doesn't agree to reopen talks on pay and working conditions. on thursday, tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales, and northern ireland walked out for the first time in the history of the public health service. the british prime minister insists that a current pay offer, is appropriate and fair. here's our health editor, hugh pym. it's a pay row with a major impact on the political agenda. striking nurses outside st thomas' hospital opposite parliament yesterday gave their view on the pay award. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! some conservative mps have called for another look at the issue. but the prime minister today on a visit to belfast stuck to his position, spelling out again his view that the 4% increase for nurses was fair. i know things are difficult right now and that's why the government is providing lots of support for people, particularly with energy bill

i asked my colleague marion to go to a special healing service in brixton.pjames marques, the leader of the church in the uk. he tells the congregation mental health problems are linked to evil spirits. then prayers to cast out evil spirits begin. yells: to assume that someone with mental health issues is demon—possessed is just plain wrong. what ought to be happening is the embrace of that person within the constituency, within the church, and to be helping them source the help they need from the medical professionals. after the service, marion asked bishop marques about demons. he says it's notjust mental health conditions that can be caused by evil spirits. for a minister today to insist that something like epilepsy is demonic as a matter of course i think is exceedingly misleading, inappropriate and not a message for the times in which we live. the universal church of the kingdom of god says strong prayers use: they are: and says if it is aware mental health concerns are involved, its safeguarding team helps with referrals. more than 20 years ago, the ch

matt cole, bbc news, brixton.co 2—1 in a tightly fought and exciting match. but morocco still made history by becoming the first african or arab nation to make it to the semi—final. nestor mcgregor reports from doha. for morocco this has been a tournament where the team has reached new heights and every step of the way their fans have followed. meanwhile, runners—up from last time croatia try to have a party of their own. but they would be the last ones dancing. a toothless 0—0 drop in the groups met butjust seconds into this one, croatia were nearly on the score sheet. soon after morocco were behind, the attacker turned out to be a defender. one of the players of the tournament so far. he has croatia in front of! less than two minutes, the teams were back level, another defender, another header. underneath the piles of bodies. two coals in underneath the piles of bodies. two goals in two — underneath the piles of bodies. twr goals in two minutes! on the stroke of half—time the game swung back in croatia's favour.

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matt cole, bbc news, brixton.ail workers continue their 48—hour strike in an ongoing dispute about pay and working conditions. 0ur correspondent ramzan karmali has the details. we will be calling at london paddington. this train may be moving, but only 20% of services are running today, and it is a service that commuters are begrudgingly getting used to. i think striking the week before christmas is a little bit harsh, but at the same time if that's what they feel like they need to do, then that's what they need to do. i appreciate they have got a case, but it is affecting a lot of people. i can take shivering in the cold, but there's probably a lot of people who can't. this dispute is all about pay and conditions, and though talks are ongoing, the boss of the rmt union said movement was needed from all sides, in order to resolve it. obviously this strike action is on now, and we are hopeful in the days to come we will have more discussions with both sets of companies. if they're willing to compromise and willing

in brixton right now the bank holiday had really given people a reason to celebrate.and support the newest member of the royal family. very excited. i'm excited to see his hair. i'm really excited to see what the colour will be. i think it will be ginger. it is not the world were used to live in, it is diversifying in the royal family are joining in. another baby, a lot of mess in the house, but i'm sure they have stuff to clean that up. i really like what harry and meghan have done for african—american cultures and for how they are creating a different, how they are creating a different, how they are paving the way for a new face of the royal family, much more progressive and deviating from what we've seen before, i think it is really good and it shows a new side to the royal family we haven't seen before. prince harry and meghan's visit was one of their first official visits as a couple. they came to see how the station used music and media to inspire young people. they now have their own young person to nurture and inspire. today there was just a bank holiday baby

so the title comes from something that was shouted at me at the brixton riots in 1981 and the prologuebout the dilemmas i faced in terms of which tribe do i belong to? do i belong to this tribe of police officers who are using racist language or do i belong to the people outside the bus, who are black youths who hate the police? it created a big dilemma and a paradox, as you can imagine. i can imagine it and i want to talk about how you felt on that antiriot police line in brixton because it seems to me a sort of seminal moment for you. but before we even get there, i want to go back to your father because you say that when you announced as a kid that "i'm going to be a policeman, my dad and his friends stared at me as if i'd announced i wanted to be an axe murderer. one of them choked on his rum, and then they started to talk all at once. didn't i understand, they asked, that the police were our enemy?" yes, i think i was a bit naive and blind to the hatred that was felt by the black community at that time, and we're talking about the late 70s and the windrush generation, who told me

and other venues across the uk.— staff at brixton and other venues across the uk.oss the uk. there were people taking money. staff— across the uk. there were people taking money. staff making i across the uk. there were people | taking money. staff making £1000 across the uk. there were people i taking money. staff making £1000 in cash. there was drug dealers and gangs coming in. our company knew what was going on and they knew the people who were doing it and they did nothing about it. 1&1? people who were doing it and they did nothing about it.— did nothing about it. ap security declined to _ did nothing about it. ap security declined to comment _ did nothing about it. ap security declined to comment on - did nothing about it. ap security declined to comment on these l did nothing about it. ap security i declined to comment on these claims. meanwhile, the metropolitan police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and you can hear greg's full investigation on file on four on bbc radio 4 or on the bbc sounds a

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. them chicken after a show in brixton. -- bought.ing, so i said, look, we've got a great artist here, so they stayed open, and basically fought —— basically bought food for everybody. like, 20 tables. that was mark miller. —— mac miller. he was this crazy, wonderful guy. everybody around him, where did you knew him oi’ around him, where did you knew him or not, you felt part of that crowd. there was no attitude or anything like that. he was a really great people person, and an amazing artist. it is just tragic what has happened. tell us about his impact asa happened. tell us about his impact as a musician. i know that he opened doors are a lot of artists behind him, as well. yeah, he was... he wasn't the first independent artist, but he was one of the first successful independent artists, and he came through at the same time as other people were doing really well and were starting to make labels. he was getting a lot of success independently and making a lot of money independently, which inspired other guys to go out and do the same

david: brixton, his birthplace. berlin, his creative escape.us on this legendary album cover. this is the spot, isn't it? you can still see gas lamps there. for most of us, this is as close as you ever got to david bowie, but for his fans, these images, words to be played at maximum volume, he was like an alien who arrived in strange clothes. what he did was sort of give people permission to live their lives differently. ♪ >> he probably saved my life, just threw his lyrics and songs and attitude. when i was a troubled teenager. >> i actually appear on this record. david bowie has been part of my life since i first met him in 1967. it feels like a major pit prop has been knocked away. it's an odd feeling. david: amongst the tributes today, madonna. sir paul mccartney. the man who helped create some of his greatest albums, brian eno. he said today, i received an e-mail seven days ago. it ended, thank you for our good times, brian. it will never rot. i realize now he was saying goodbye. ♪ katty: reporting on the love of all of those fans. for mor

so not the brixton 02.ith use by dates of january 2022 and oxygen masks with a use by date of august 2022. more interestingly, a defibrillator which should have been safety tested by september of last year. now, the whistle—blowers have said that they complained to collingwood manager is about the inadequate staffing levels and training of medical supplies at the 02 academy islington. collingwood services have not commented on those allegations when approached by the bbc. in a statement, the company has said it fully supported the investigation into the causes of the crush and welcomed any outcomes, while the operator amg was approached for comment but said it is unable to comment until the conclusion of a police investigation.- conclusion of a police investigation. conclusion of a police investiiation. . , investigation. that was greg mckenzie — investigation. that was greg mckenzie reporting - investigation. that was greg mckenzie reporting there. . israel has carried out air strikes in the gaza strip aft

i know you later spent some time in prison after the brixton riots.de, would imagine. in fact it was a blessing. it got me back to reading. my cell make he had a book about this story of the slaves who basically liberated themselves in haiti. so that affirms my belief in humanity, because, at the point of my life, had no family to go to the my life, had no family to go to the my felt alone again. and so it wasn't fiction, but non—fiction got me back to feeling like could play a pa rt me back to feeling like could play a part in society. it was a big moment for me to install belief in myself that my struggle is notjust on my own. there are other people out there who struggle just like i do can be part of this. because sometimes you feel disenfranchised from normal society if you have got such bitter memories, bitter experiences. so that enforced my belief in humanity, guess. then i started to go back into fiction again, people like james baldwin, and poetry, that informed me greatly. and so when i left a came back a much more educated man that i was wh