tolu adeoye reports. this romanian ballet star has co—directed.la. i hope i'm not getting it to emotional on saturday but part of us is dancing out there on stage and hope the message were going to send with this is though we are dancers, we are musicians, we are human beings. and all we want to do is do the little bit that we can. i choose not to stand by thinking it's nothing i can do about it, it's overwhelming, i have no power, to say there is something i can do and i'm doing it right now. let's not think we have no power. tolu adeoye with that report on this weekend's ballet charity gala for ukriane. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lucyegrey. hello. at 17.5 degrees celsius in west sussex on friday, we had the warmest day of the year so far. i suspect that will be beaten, if not for the day ahead in the coming few days. fairly brisk wind around, at least for the first part of the weekend. there may well be one or two showers by sunday, but for the most part, because that high pressure is across the uk, it will stay dry and fine, and as the w

tolu adeoye reports.let principal argentinian marianela nunez will be among those performing. former ballet star ukrainian ivan putrov is one of the artistic directors of the show. his mother recently arrived in the uk having escaped from the conflict. it took several attempts and a long time by road and then flying from hungary in the end, so i'm very happy that she's safe and she will be here at the performance. other members of family are still in ukraine. it is difficult — one can't really quite describe. in a way, producing this in two weeks distracted me from what's happening. the gala is at the london coliseum. 2,500 tickets were sold within 48 hours. the english national opera has waived its usual rental fees. it will also support the events musically. there will be dancers from across the world, including brazil, japan, argentina, france, the uk, as well as russia. we would like to show that russian doesn't equal aggression. russian doesn't equal what's happening now, doesn't mean support for thi

good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye.arrying cannabis. the search which has been described as traumatic took place at the girl's secondary school in hackney in 2020. there was no other adult present. a safeguarding report found it was unjustified, and that racism was �*likely�* to have been a factor. scotland yard has said the officers' actions were �*regrettable.’ two years on since the first coronovirus lockdown and london's a&e departments remain under pressure. whipps cross emergency department is seeing around 300 patients a day. it's set up an ambulance receiving centre to speed up waiting times. and you can see how that works on our programme this evening at 6.30. the met police has become the first force to develop and use new technology to find blood stains on dark clothing. this infra—red camera can detect even the tiniest particles in just a few minutes. it's hoped it will speed up evidence gathering in violent crime cases. homeless people are benefitting from items that have been left on london's trains. thing

good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye.ss the capital with some londoners travelling to the region to support those fleeing. among them is andrew trotter who runs a business in romania. he's planning to deliver supplies to those in need at the border town of siret. i have an office with my company in cluj, which is romania. and i thought, actually, fly out to romania directly, buy lots of goods there, in cluj, put them on a truck up to, this border here, which is in siret on the ukrainian—romanian border. i just thought it seemed simpler than trying to send stuff from the uk in a truck that might take weeks to get there. tottenham football club will show its support for ukrainians at tonight's home match against everton. the club says players will warm up in shirts with the message "football stands together". a local children's choir will perform a song of hope and the stadium will be lit up in solidarity. cameras designed to pick up excessively loud cars have caught almost 300 drivers in kensington and chelsea. the sensors

good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye.ly business says he's now unable to get back. peter has indefinite leave to remain in the uk. he was stopped at the border in ukraine and told he had to fight against the russians. his wife and son in london are now desperate to get him home. i love you. i miss you. i can't wait to see you. — ijust want my husband home. ijust want him home with us. and the longer it goes on, at some point, he will end up involved, and i'm just so scared for that. yeah, it's not his war to get involved in. figures show oxford street suffered the most of any shopping area in europe over the past two years. westminster city council said it saw a decline in footfall of 70% at the height of the pandemic. councillors now hope the launch of the elizabeth line could encourage people to return. a french bakery in south london has been ordered to change its name afterfood chain pret a manger claimed it's too similar to theirs. the owners of bread a manger in bermonsey say changing its branding could cost up to £

good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. invasion. alla, a 27—year—old it worker, is staying in a hotel, and told bbc london about leaving her home when war began. i was trying to stay in my flat, and i couldn't stay will because i was so afraid. it was really so scared. even when you hear some noise, you were like afraid. now we are in uk, we know that we're safe. we really appreciate so much. so many people help. today marks a year since the creation of the national covid memorial wall in central london. bereaved families from across the country will travel to the wall on the albert embankment, which is thought to be painted with over 100,000 hearts and dedications to loved ones. a petition will also be submitted to downing street, calling for it to remain a permanent memorial. a court has issued a warrant for two brothers, aged 12 and i3, accused of burgling some of london's top hotels, including claridge's and the four seasons. the younger sibling is also accused of burgling the television centre in white city, and is sa

i'm tolu adeoye.im to police. safeguarding minister rachel maclean has pledged more support for black victims. but the specialist domestic violence charity sistah space has said extra training must be mandatory. a three—day strike by heathrow airport workers could disrupt plans for the easter getaway. employees of vanderlande industries, which manages the luggage handling system, intend to strike between the 8th and 10th of april in a pay freeze row. the strike would affect all airlines operating out of heathrow. climate change is already affecting some of london's historic gardens. the head gardener of ham house, which was built over 400 years ago on the banks of the thames in richmond, says some trees are already struggling with changing weather patterns. and the plants could look radically different by the middle of this century. now, we'd like to introduce you to the oldest employee working for thameslink. 82—year—old siggy cragwell has been working on the railways since he arrived from barbados i