>> anthony: well, you know, own it. >> sonja: sometimes it kind of hurts, right?because there are always haters out there. and you feel like, okay, so somebody wants me to be a small business owner, and take care of my employees. and then also on me, they are going to talk about gentrification. like you're just trying to do your thing. you're just trying to do something good. >> anthony: right. >> justin: and you're trying to do it for you. and you should. >> sonja: yeah, but, i don't know, i mean for me it's different. like, i definitely was thinking about the neighborhood when i did it. like i'm not some egomaniac who thinks that just putting out my food is a reason. so that everyone can enjoy the artistry of my food. that's why i'm opening a restaurant. that's not the point. >> justin: not to disagree with any of what you just said. but i didn't open cure in lawrenceville because i wanted to change the neighborhood. i honestly opened cure for me, 100%. i was like struggling professionally, struggling personally. cure was all about satisfying me. like, 100%. >>

the personal reason was because i wanted to hold on to sonja. i had been thrust on the world stage in my life was moving and has been moving at incredible pace. what happens to all of us is that we forget how we got places. we think that it is sometimes happens or we forget to be grateful. and i did not want to forget. this book is my memory this book is here so that the day i get conceited my family and friends will pick up the book and hit me over the have with it and tell me to remember. but it is also a tribute to that moment i took the very hectic life that i create times but also i have not had vacation in three years. i've taken a week off here and there he even went to the beach for a week last summer but every day of my last three summers i treated this book like a job i got up early in the morning by 9:00 i was at my desk my kitchen table. i was writing or editing and i worked every day from that time early in the morning until six or 630 at night five days a week. if you don't treat the task at as a job you don't get it done. but the

joining us is sonja laud head of equities at fidelity international. good morning, welcome. or should we say catalonia watermark how big are wave is that making in financial markets? we have seen things moving down fairly gently over the last few weeks. is there any more of an effect? it is difficult to say at this juncture but we will have this speech today. markets will only react to it when we have greater clarity on whether this will have a fundamental impact on the economic situation in spain and the eurozone. yes, we had higher volatility, which is normal, because a few companies announced they would shift their headquarters out of catalonia to other regions in spain. but if we are not seeing a fundamental change in the economic trajectory of spain, markets might well continue in their recent past. is that the same story for france? it is the same story literally everywhere. investors have been scratching their heads because despite all the political turmoil and headlines across the world, markets have had a very benign face. the fundamental backdrop is still very beni

hear from the leader would you mind about the future of spain's catalonia region let's bring in our sonja gago is in barcelona for us so what are we expecting to hear from our carlos would you mark later today is there a sense of what he's going to be announcing. is the million dollar question followed but in terms of how this has been progressing over the past few days as well there seems to be some kind of sign that he is under enormous pressure to do to have some kind of declaration of independence that is certainly of no doubt but it's also taking a look at the pragmatic issues that are at stake care and the fact that in terms of the european union of. but there's also a sense well how much of an independent so what can he do would it be more of a symbolic show of it all would it be an outright defiance of the spanish government of whom they've said they would absolutely waste no time in trying to. reverse any any such option with me to discuss more on that is sonia and she's a political analyst at the university of. the cuts is really in a very difficult situation now really isn't it

on this a beautiful website here shades of asbestos dot com you will see sonja story how how does what happened to her help you do the work that you did well you know and really. is this very important that i think. i myself understand that my own healing depends on myself i don't i can't say this enough that this inquiry will not bring me any healing and when families begin to grasp that concept and be able to take the steps necessary for their own healing process i think that it will come quicker and it'll be much more foundational for families to find to find that for themselves. part of part of the issue is that mario my sister was murdered in one thousand nine hundred four so that was twenty three years ago and i've done a lot of work you know it takes a lot of hard work to be able to find a place where you find your your balance and i don't think the tools have been available for families to actually have that and so we need to make this indigenous led community driven about you about community about families it's i keep hearing the word government government all over this conver

i'm sonja jessup.to increase the number of officers in the borough. tower hamlets has raised concerns that cuts to the force's budget has reduced the number on the beat. it says it's going to pay for 39 officers to protect neighbourhood policing. we would prefer not to spend it, but we have issues with antisocial behaviour and crime in the borough. it is on and upward path. —— an. the mother of a young man, who was shot dead in croydon a year ago, has called on the community to put a stop to gun and knife violence. detectives are offering up to £20,000 for information to help catch akeem moore's killer. he was shot in the back garden of a house where he'd gone to meet a friend. his mother says his three young children still ask if their father is coming back. new research suggest the number of people looking for work in london is continuing to fall sharply, putting pressure on companies keen to fill vacancies. the recruitment and employment confederation says the biggest shortfalls exist amongst low—sk

i‘m sonja jessup.en with multiple stab wounds. the two boys are due to appear at wimbledon youth court later today. an unprecedented ban on protesters outside abortion clinics could be introduced in ealing. last night, councillors overwhelmingly backed plans to stop anti—abortion groups protesting outside a marie stopes clinic. the good counsel network, which holds daily vigils outside the centre in mattock lane, denies harassing women. the most treasured bible in st paul‘s cathedral will go on display later this month. when the tyndale bible was published in 1526, it was the first time the new testament had appeared in english rather than latin. it was smuggled into england, butjust three copies survive today. it was considered dangerous to own and william tyndale became a wanted man. even to have it in your possession was a serious matter. to have published it was certainly i‘m afraid a burning matter and in watts should have been a safe house was discovered incarcerated and about 18 months later he

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. clinics across the country after a buffer zone was set up outside one clinic in her constituency. last week ealing council voted to ban campaigns outside a marie stopes centre, after complaints that patients and staff were being abused. now, more than a hundred mps have signed an open letter to the home secretary asking her to take action. women every day who want to have terminations have to face a gauntlet of protesters who are there literally to guilt trip them with their rosary beads chanting hymns and all sorts of things and more recently we've had counter protesters as well. it's getting a bit like america. these poor women are caught in the crossfire. plans for a new £1.6 million centre to support those affected by the grenfell tower fire have been outlined by kensington and chelsea council. at a meeting last night, the council leader elizabeth campbell said the centre would bring together access to nhs help for post traumatic stress disorder, child bereavement support and info

i'm sonja jessup. dealer outside parsons green tube station. omid saidy, who was 20 and from fulham, was fatally wounded — and his friend was injured — in the attack on monday night. a 16—year—old, who was also hurt, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. a second suspect ran from the scene. proposals to disband the organisation that managed grenfell tower have been delayed over fears that closing it might derail any potential prosecutions for corporate manslaughter. last month councillors voted unanimously to sever kensington & chelsea council's ties with the tenant management organisation, which manages more than nine thousand properties on behalf of the borough. charities and small businesses in the capital say they're worried about losing millions of pounds in eu funding. the issue's being discussed at city hall later. among the organisations who are concerned is the drive forward foundation in waterloo, which works with young people who've been in care. the government has s

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a resident at a croydon nursing home says anyone worried about loved ones in care should speak out. 72—year—old polly dunkley badly burnt herself on electric heaters placed in her room at the elmwood nursing home. the care provider has been fined £45,000 for failing to deliver safe care and treatment. if they have got loved ones in the care homes and they're not happy about something to speak out. if you have suspicions of anything, speak out, but document everything. take photographs. back everything up. do things in writing. do not be intimidated by the system. the nhs has apologised for the misery it put patients through after a private ambulance company it was using stopped trading. the essex—based private ambulance service was serving hospitals such as watford general, st albans and bedford. but it ceased trading at the beginning of this month just over half—way through its year long contract. london's oyster card technology is being introduced in new york. commuters there will s

i'm sonja jessup.s from renting properties is fuelling a black market in forged documents. an undercover reporter was able to purchase a counterfeit passport and a uk residence card from criminal gangs. under the new right to rent scheme landlords must check the immigration status of all tenants or face an unlimited fine orfive years in prison. an immigration charity says the legislation leaves landlords vulnerable. the right to rent scheme, on the evidence we have before us, has not been effective at all. landlords do not want to do this job. they have been forced to do it. and landlords are not immigration officials. a home office official says landlords are not expected to be experts in spotting forged documents. you can see the full report on inside out tonight on bbc one at 7:30. the metropolitan police has admitted that hundreds of thousands of crimes committed in the capital will no longer be investigated. the deputy assistant commissioner says the new guidelines are not about letting criminals

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. 28,000 collisions were recorded and since 2015, 31 people have been killed. transport for london says it's doing everything it can to make the roads safer. westminster council plans to launch the country's first voluntary "mansion tax". the authority currently has the lowest council tax in the country. owners of properties worth more than ten million pounds would be asked to pay a supplement. the council says the money would help plug an important gap in the finances of families who are just about managing. i have been speaking to many residents who are keen to pay more. they are asking, why are our taxes are low? whether you are banned tea or whatever you are, you are paying afairtax. if or whatever you are, you are paying a fair tax. if people want to pay more, we are giving them now the ability to do so. —— band d. travel now. the tube and the trains all appear to be running well at the moment, apart from the ongoing works on the overground, it's closed between gospel oak to barkin

but it's not simple to actually find the resources and my wife sonja you know that we beg for community health workers and people are just able to say no even when you tell them it is saving lives and crucial. how to do it. my experience in answering the question. when we are talking about the social business if you're not making money no one is interested. the only thing you ever heard is making money. you don't understand anything else. if you could take off his glasses suddenly you will feel like there is another kind of thing. absolutely. mickey money is happiness. we also experience that happiness. but making other people happy is another experience. i have to go or bag or anything. i'm not asking for you to come and help and move on with your life. i'm saying you will be changing yourself and saying something is one thing. but feeling and seen as something else. the funny thing was when big business started to pay attention to us. maybe this is another priest. what did i do wrong. we sought genuinely when we wanted to do that. first one is a wonderful project. this to address maln

i'm sonja jessup.ion have arrested an 18—year—old man. 0mid saidy died on monday evening. a 16—year—old boy appeared before wimbledon youth court court yesterday— also charged with his murder. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow, as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. drivers are being warned they could face long delays through west london from tomorrow as hammersmith bridge closes to traffic for a week. 0nly only one busking glossies —— in each direction. almost 40% of children leaving school in london are obese or overweight, more than the uk and there was a stubborn gap between children from the richest and poorest parts of the capital. public help england says it is working with families and schools. art the first—ever and bag looked into the stra ps first—ever and bag looked into the straps of the seat uses compressed airto straps of the seat uses compressed air to cushion the child's knack. we found that it reduces the forces on a ch

now new york president sonja asor owe. >> what why don't they open an investigation to see if they could? because we know now that they're clearly out there. >> reporter: in 2015, weinstein was reco d.a. vance said his office decided not to move forward the case against weinstein because it was not going to be provable. >> first of all, my hands are shaking. >> reporter: on friday, actress and former model angie everhart talked about a disturbing encounter with weinstein a decade ago. while she was sleep oong boat at the cannes film festival, weinstein broke into her room and master baited in front of her. >> he told you not to tell anybody and you told everybody. you told people on the boat after it happened? >> i told people on the boat. i told people at the dinner i was at. and everybody was like, oh, that's just harvey. >> reporter: the chorus of hollywood heavy hitters condemning weinstein has grown louder. in a hollywood reporter roundtable discussion about weinstein, seth rogan said he only worked with weinstein once, but that was enough for him. >> i remember one of the first sto

our correspondent sonja jessup is at wood green magistrates court in north london.ightclub in dalston in east london april. 14 people were hurt after acid was thrown over them put up mr collins does not deny throwing the liquid that he claims he did not know it was acid. he said he spotted a man inside the club who was holding a small bottle. he believed he ever heard the man saying he planned to spike a girl's ring. he swore at the man, snatched the bottle and said, you're not spiking no one. he thought it was a date rape drug. the man insisted he had done nothing wrong and was trying to stop a man spiking a girl's ring. he threw the liquid two or three times. he was askedif liquid two or three times. he was asked if he thought the bottle contained a corrosive substance and he said, never, no. the court also heard that just hours he said, never, no. the court also heard thatjust hours earlier, mr collins had been at a family barbecue with his then girlfriend, reality tv star verne mccann. they had told firm's family the news that she was pregnant. —— fern's family.