we have found a site which is waterloo station and there will be a memorialfor the waterloo station andthe windrush. waterloo station and there will be a memorialfor the windrush. it waterloo station and there will be a memorial for the windrush. it will be one that is attractive. there will be an it element because we wa nt to will be an it element because we want to celebrate, commemorate and we wa nt want to celebrate, commemorate and we want to educate. there has been, the anchor is somewhere in the mediterranean and going back in a few years, people should be thinking, will we raise the anchor? that is being contemplated. there are celebrations all across the uk in various types, carnivals, sports events. the libraries across the uk are doing a lot to educate, there are doing a lot to educate, there a re lectures, are doing a lot to educate, there are lectures, oral histories, a variety of things that is happening not only this week but right up until the end of the summer.” not only this week but right up until the end of the summer. ijust wa nt to until the end of the summer. iju

on the train to the station, waterloo station. icame station. i was one of those people. i came there and i looked at this great place, fantastic, fallacious, it has heritage —— like a palace. it isa it has heritage —— like a palace. it is a go—to destination, they will refurbish the pace, develop it with restau ra nts a nd refurbish the pace, develop it with restaurants and shops, opening it to the south bank. millions people will see it. tell us about your experience when you arrived in 1960, because it is very interesting you chose your title baroness benjamin of beckenham. the reason why i chose that is because the way i was treated when i first came here, i was spat on, told to go where i came from, i wasn't wanted. my mother decided she would live in beckenham. if we live there, we will get the best health care, best jumble sales. we we will get the best health care, bestjumble sales. we turned up to look at the house and it was a wonderful house and we were really happy and running around and thinking which room we were goin

for more than 70 yea rs waterloo station. so—called wind rushed generation arrived by ship to help rebuild britain after the second world war. our correspondent reports. five, six, seven, eight. one last practice for these schoolchildren. for weeks they have been preparing performances for a special audience. some of the residents in this care home belong to the windrush generation and have been sharing their stories with their younger guests. hi, my name is kayla. where do you come from? i'm fromjamaica. do you remember the year you came? yeah, 1959. what was your first day like in the uk? it was all right. when i came, i settled down. the empire windrush brings 500 jamaicans. the empire windrush docked at tilbury port in essex back in 19118. hundreds of passengers from the caribbean who were invited over after the second world war left their families are to start a new life in the uk. taking upjobs in the nhs, armed forces and other public services. some of these experiences are reflected in the group performances at the ca

it is more than 70 yea rs waterloo station. 70 years since the first of what is known as the wind was generation arrived by the ship the empire windows to help rebuild britain after the second world war. adina campbell reports. one last practice for the schoolchildren in north london. for which they have been preparing performances for a special audience. some of the residents in this care home belong to the windrush generation and have been sharing their stories with their younger guests. hi. where'd come from? i'm from jamaica. do you rememberwhen you from? i'm from jamaica. do you remember when you came? yes, 1959. what was your first day in the uk like? it was all right, i settled down when i came. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans... windrush docked at tilbury port in essex in 19a8. hundreds of passengers from the caribbean who were invited over after the second world war left theirfamilies to after the second world war left their families to start a new life in the uk, taking upjobs in the nhs, armed for

today it's been announced that a windrush memorial will be built at london's waterloo station.d become safe spaces for children at risk of becoming victims of knife crime under plans to be discussed at next month's general synod. a priest from south london wants parishes in serious violence hotspots to open their doors to vulnerable children during the period immediately after school and to provide knife amnesty bins. charlotte gallagher has more. the tragic toll of knife crime in the uk. more than 100 people have been stabbed to death so far this year. many, just teenagers. scenes like this all too familiar. now a london vicar says the church of england needs to do more to help children at risk of being attacked. canon rosemary mallett, who is a vicar in brixton, says churches should open the door to pupils after school is finished, providing a place where they can relax and importantly feel safe. she is also suggested place facing knife amnesty things in churches to encourage more people to hand in their weapons. the proposal will be discussed by church leaders at next month

been announced at a windrush memorial will be built at a windrush memorial will be built at waterloo stationildren at risk of being stabbed. canon rosemary mallett wants judges to provide an after—school sanctuary for vulnerable children and knife amnesty things to encourage more people to hand in weapons. the church of england will discuss the proposal at next month's meeting of leaders. schools should teach children the dangers ofjumping into cold water according to the local government association. the number of young people who drowned accidentally went up a quarter last year, 31 died in the lga says lessons on safety could save lives is even strong swimmers can suffer from cold water shock. the uk's self—employed workers need protection to help them paying stop being paying late. the government says it is looking at new measures to ensure as nurses are being paid on time. almost half of the packaging used by supermarkets in the uk can't be recycled. the consumer group which says a lot of packaging is unnecessary and the british retail consortium says retailers are working hard to make s

eversholt street remains closed next to euston station for repairs to a burst water main. finally, in waterlooer with elizabeth rizzini a lovely and to the day and warm and humid air heading in. today rather humid air heading in. today rather humid with light winds and lots of early sunshine but there will be some showers later on through the afternoon. a dry start to the morning. cloud increasing. we will start to see showers which could be heavyin start to see showers which could be heavy in places. they are moving north—east was but lots of dry weather around for the second half of the afternoon. the winds are falling very light but feel quite humid. temperatures not desperately high. unstable air moving in overnight. thunderstorms and lightning strikes and a torrential downpours. that warning was valid on tuesday night and all day wednesday. he, the showers again. expect to see some lightning and a rumble of thunder. again more heavy showers through the day on wednesday. a little bit of sunshine. feeling fresher, more sunshine on thursday. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half a

waterloo including links to royal ascot races. more than 2,000 extra spaces for bikes are to be provided at railway stations across england to encouraget's look at the rest of the travel now. on the tube — we have minor delays on the district line between earl's court and wimbledon due to a signal failure— and severe delays on the jubilee line due to a faulty train. this is how it looks on the a40 where it's the usual rush hour delays— heading into central london just as you approach gyspy corner in north acton. and in silvertown roadworks are slowing things down on connaught road by london city airport. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we've had a rather warm and humid night. we've had ome heavy showers and the risk of those continues through this morning with the risk of some thunderstorms as well. first off, they are coming up from the south, from the continent. you might get some rumbles of thunder in those heavier showers then this afternoon, a weather front in from the west could see some flashes of lightning in the heavier bursts of rain. temperature today 20, 21 celsius, still on the rather muggy side but grad