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Beckenham's care home choir rocks its way to the final!

Title: Beckenham's care home choir rocks its way to the final!
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 5 hours ago
Description: They’re singing their way to the national final of Care Sector’s Got Talent! 👑

The Avery Songbirds Choir from Beckenham Park Care Home, made up of residents, staff and volunteers are heading to Birmingham for the grand final on 7 October.

They’ll be taking on Queen classics including 'Radio Ga Ga', 'I Want to Break Free' and 'We Will Rock You'! 🤘🎤

Good luck to the whole choir! 👑
#Beckenham #CareSector #Choir #Queen #FreddieMercury #CareSectorsGotTalent #LondonNews

Title: Eddie's moustache mishap
Runtime: 1:04
Date posted: 16 hours ago
Description: 🥸 Eddie Nestor explains how a routine shave turned into a moustache mishap that had the entire BBC Radio London team laughing. Have you had any style mistakes?

Title: The rich cultural environment of London
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 2 days ago
Description: Ayanna Witter-Johnson went from growing up in Wood Green to becoming the only non-American to win Amateur Night Live at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theatre.

The composer, singer, songwriter and cellist says "the melting pot of London" shaped her and her music.

Pupils from south-east London try flag football

Title: Pupils from south-east London try flag football
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 2 days ago
Description: With the NFL returning to London this weekend, the non-contact version of American football is also growing across the capital.

Pupils from south-east London had the chance to give it a go.

Flag football will make its Olympic debut at LA 2028, with NFL team the New York Jets expanding its London Girls Flag Football League to encourage more youngsters to get involved.

#FlagFootball #NFL #GirlsFlagFootball #SouthEastLondon

Meet Robert, the robot helping to care for Vera, 74, in her own home

Title: Meet Robert, the robot helping to care for Vera, 74, in her own home
Runtime: 0:27
Date posted: 3 days ago
Description: Vera is one of 24 residents at a retirement complex in Lewisham using the robots, which can remind people to take medication, eat and drink - and even offer some company.

The technology is designed to support carers rather than replace them. But could a robot ever provide the same human connection?

#London #Lewisham #Robots #AI #SocialCare

Has London’s e-bike situation gone too far?

Title: Has London’s e-bike situation gone too far?
Runtime: 6:59
Date posted: 3 days ago
Description: Walk down almost any London street now and you’ll see them - bright, bulky hire e-bikes. Sometimes neatly parked, sometimes dumped across the pavement. Lime, Bolt, Voi and Forest are among the biggest e-bike hire operators you’ll spot across the capital.

For some, electric bikes are a convenient part of London’s transport network. For others, e-bike parking is adding to chaos on the street. So what’s really going on with London’s hire e-bikes? BBC London’s Tom Edwards explores.

#London #Electricbike #Cycling #Bike #Limebike

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Croydon resident: 'No heating or hot water then a £4000 bill'

Title: Croydon resident: 'No heating or hot water then a £4000 bill'
Runtime: 0:43
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: George's home has been without hot water or heating for more than six months and his wife is recovering from major surgery.

The developer of their block has since gone into liquidation, leaving the companies involved unable to agree who should pay to fix problems with the gas pipes.

Now George, 31, says he's been told to pay a lump sum of almost £4000 in service charges -including a “debt collection fee” of £1,000 - within a day.

Grangeford says the leaseholders are in “in breach of lease” for not paying their service charges - which residents deny. It has not responded to requests for comment.

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#HousinginLondon #Londonnews

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s life and legacy are explored in a new Kensington Palace exhibition.

Title: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s life and legacy are explored in a new Kensington Palace exhibition.
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description

Grenfell Investigation: Met refers case to CPS

Title: Grenfell Investigation: Met refers case to CPS
Runtime: 1:09
Date posted: 4 days ago
Description: The Metropolitan Police has submitted its investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire to the Crown Prosecution Service.

The case includes potential criminal charges against companies and individuals, including corporate manslaughter.

Seventy-two people lost their lives in the fire nine years ago.

The CPS will now consider the evidence and decide whether charges should be brought.

Where can young Londoners turn for mental health support?

Title: Where can young Londoners turn for mental health support?
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: Young people are facing big questions about jobs, money and the future. Dr Arshia Choudhury explains to Shay Kaur Grewal why that can affect mental health, and where support is available.

For details of organisations offering help and support with mental health, search BBC Action Line.

Inside Liverpool Street's major roof revamp

Title: Inside Liverpool Street's major roof revamp
Runtime: 0:38
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: Ever wondered what’s above Liverpool Street station? 👀 🚂

Let's go behind the scenes of a major roof revamp that’s taken more than two years.

It comes as passenger numbers continue to rise at one of the UK’s busiest stations.

Diesel prices have hit a new record high of 199.33p a litre, according to the RAC.

Title: Diesel prices have hit a new record high of 199.33p a litre, according to the RAC.
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description

Oxford Street is about to look very different

Title: Oxford Street is about to look very different
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: From 26 October, almost 1km of the famous shopping street will become traffic-free, with buses, taxis, bikes and other vehicles banned between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street.

The mayor says the changes will transform the area into a pedestrian plaza, but Westminster Council has raised concerns about the impact on nearby streets.

#London #OxfordStreet #Westminster #Transport

Scam tourist listing turns out to be a Weatherspoon pub

Title: Scam tourist listing turns out to be a Weatherspoon pub
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Tourists have been falling victim to a "sophisticated phishing attack" after booking a "luxury" London apartment, only to discover the address was a Wetherspoon pub.

BBC Radio London's Sarah Morris explains that legitimate properties on Booking.com had been 'hijacked".

Booking.com says the listings have now been suspended.

Title: Caring for Mum through Alzheimer's
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: "Am I dying? Am I going mad?"

Jonathan Moser speaks candidly about supporting his mother through dementia, from the relentless phone calls to the conversations he never imagined having.

For World Alzheimer's Week, he shared with Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Radio London the emotional reality faced by countless families every day.

For details of organisations offering information and support with dementia search BBC Action Line.

#WorldAlzheimersWeek #DementiaAwareness #Alzheimers

Hospital manager offers to donate kidney to nurse

Title: Hospital manager offers to donate kidney to nurse
Runtime: 0:38
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: Cardiac nurse receives a life-changing kidney transplant thanks to her manager's donation.

After giving birth to her son, Charis was diagnosed with a kidney condition and told she would eventually need a transplant - her sister volunteered to donate but wasn't a match. Then Charis' team manager, Emma, tested to see if she could donate without telling Charis.

Emma wasn't a direct match for Charis, but she was a suitable candidate for kidney donation which meant that Emma & Charis could pair up for the NHS Living Kidney Sharing Scheme, which matches donor-recipient pairs with others in the same situation. Charis & Emma were matched with another pair of donors and recipients who were in the same position as them, and within seven months, in July 2025, the transplant took place at Hammersmith Hospital.

#Organtransplant #Hospital #Donars #London

Title: Could west London be getting a brand new Overground line?
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 10 days ago
Description: Plans for the West London Orbital would connect Hounslow and Hendon in 37 minutes, with four new stations at Neasden, Harlesden, Old Oak Common Lane and Lionel Road.

TfL says the line could make some journeys more than 30 minutes quicker - but the scheme does not yet have funding to be built. A public consultation is now under way.

#London #LondonOverground #TfL #WestLondon #Transport

'World's most famous jazz club' finally opens in London

Title: 'World's most famous jazz club' finally opens in London
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 10 days ago
Description: With venues in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo, the Blue Note is known by jazz lovers across the world - and now it has finally opened its doors in Covent Garden.

Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper took to the stage as the venue's opening act. He hopes jazz bar will "strike the right note with music lovers everywhere".
#London #TheBlueNote #Jazz #RobertGlasper

'I felt violated' after being spiked with needle

Title: 'I felt violated' after being spiked with needle
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 11 days ago
Description: Lily, from east London, was 19 when she says she was spiked with a needle at her university club.

Within half an hour, she became dizzy, struggled to speak and felt extremely tired. She says she felt "violated" and was unable to return to campus for a period of time.

She still doesn’t feel able to go back to clubs and wants others who may be spiked to know they shouldn’t feel ashamed. The Met says more than 2,700 spiking-related incidents were reported in London over the past year.

#London #LondonNews #Spiking #Nightlife #StudentSafety

Why is London's mobile service getting worse?

Title: Why is London's mobile service getting worse?
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 12 days ago
Description: New development and network capacity are two reasons why your phone service might not be working.

Data commissioned by BBC London found some of the worst areas for data speed were Liverpool Street and Covent Garden, where service was slow during rush hour but worked normally during quieter periods.

Recently, Virgin Media O2 was "forced to switch off dozens of mobile sites across London - operators says that thousands of people can be affected when a site is lost and can't be replaced. Mobile UK, which represents EE, O2, Three and Vodafone, said: "Delivering world-class coverage is an uphill battle in a high-density city where development constantly reshapes the skyline."

#Mobilesignal #Mobilephonecoverage #rushhour #London

Busker gets surprise duet with Coldplay’s Chris Martin

Title: Busker gets surprise duet with Coldplay’s Chris Martin
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 14 days ago
Description: Imagine busking a Coldplay song... and Chris Martin casually joins in.

Hanny Junee was singing Viva la Vida in Trafalgar Square when the Coldplay frontman stepped up to the microphone.

Hanny did not realise it was actually him until afterwards.

“I thought: ‘This guy has amazing energy, nice vibe and a really good voice.’” He described the surprise duet as “magical”.

#London #Coldplay #ChrisMartin #TrafalgarSquare #Busking

Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse?

Title: Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse?
Runtime: 0:37
Date posted: 16 days ago
Description: Londoners are saying that their mobile service is becoming more unreliable, with reports of slow data, calls not getting through and maps not loading. Data shows that some of the worst areas were in central London.

Shoe-cleaning business CureCleans recently relocated to an office near London Bridge, and members of its team say that poor mobile service is affecting their work.

#Mobilesignal #London #Mobilephonecoverage

Why all eyes in fashion are back on London

Title: Why all eyes in fashion are back on London
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 17 days ago
Description: From emerging designers to world renowned brands making a comeback, London's fashion scene is making headlines again.
#London #LondonFashionWeek #LFW

Ezra Collective: 'What we've achieved means the world'

Title: Ezra Collective: 'What we've achieved means the world'
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 17 days ago
Description

London has a housing crisis - so why aren’t its flats selling?

Title: London has a housing crisis - so why aren’t its flats selling?
Runtime: 6:40
Date posted: 17 days ago
Description: Just a few years ago, people were queuing overnight in London to buy new studio flats.

Today, the picture looks very different. Property data suggests flats are taking longer to sell, while Zoopla says the gap between the value of a flat and a house is now the widest it has been in 30 years.

So why are some flats struggling to sell at a time when London is facing a housing crisis?

We look at the pressures facing the market, from higher borrowing costs and changing lifestyles to service charges, leasehold issues and concerns about the condition of some buildings.

#London #HousingCrisis #LondonProperty #HousingMarket #FirstTimeBuyer

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Title: Winners revealed at the BBC awards
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 18 days ago
Description: The winners for the BBC Make A Difference awards 2026 have been announced.

Whether they've been a great neighbour or improved their local environment, the awards aim to celebrate the remarkable individuals who have gone "above and beyond" to improve life in their communities.

This year's awards were hosted by BBC Radio London's Aaron Paul, who opened the ceremony, and Gaby Roslin, who hosts the Make a Difference show.

#BBCMakeaDifferenceAwards #London #Community

Remembering Ludo Miklosko - Total Sport with Rob Green

Title: Remembering Ludo Miklosko - Total Sport with Rob Green
Runtime: 54:33
Date posted: 20 days ago
Description: Join Rob Green, Emma Jones and Izzy Gilligan as they remember Ludek Miklosko.

The former West Ham, QPR and Czech Republic goalkeeper has died at the age of 64.

Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for the Hammers between 1990 and 1998 and was much loved by supporters, who regularly sang his name long after he left the club.

He later returned as a goalkeeping coach.

Plus, a look back at the weekend's action. Another goalless week for Tottenham means an estimated 35 millon babies* have been since Spurs last scored in the Premier League; Fulham finally get a point and why can't Crystal Palace win at home.

*according to a Spurs TikToker

#LudekMiklosko #WestHam #WHUFC #COYI #PremierLeague #CPFC #fulhamfc

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Residents 'did not hear alarms' during fatal tower fire

Title: Residents 'did not hear alarms' during fatal tower fire
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 21 days ago
Description: Some residents in an east London tower block have said they did not hear any alarms during a fire in which a man died on the 17th floor.

They told BBC London they had been alerted by neighbours banging on their doors and telling them to leave the building during the early hours of Saturday.

The man died in the flat fire at Neutron Tower in Poplar. Two adults and a child were rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

FirstPort, the building's management company, said "it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on specific matters" while the fire was under investigation.

The LFB said: "There are a range of factors that are being investigated regarding the cause of the fire by the Brigade's Fire Investigation Team."

#London #LondonNews #Poplar

Title: East London's 'largest food hub'
Runtime: 0:34
Date posted: 22 days ago
Description: A new food hub in Barking is aiming to support thousands of local residents struggling with the cost of living.

The Big Heart Food Hub plans to redistribute up to 10 tonnes of surplus food each week to more than 20 food banks and community organisations across Barking and Dagenham.

The partnership also hopes to create new volunteering and business opportunities in the area.

#London #Barking #FoodBank #CostOfLiving #Volunteering

Title: Can London stop the phone snatchers?
Runtime: 27:51
Date posted: 24 days ago
Description: Police are mounting a major fightback against the organised crime gangs behind London's phone theft epidemic - raiding homes, going undercover and adapting tactics in pursuit of the snatchers.

Investigations reporter Jessica Ure spends time with all the key players involved in the fight against phone theft; filming raids and patrols with the Met as they track down suspect snatchers, going undercover with the British Transport Police in snatching hotspots, watching NPAS assist high-speed snatcher pursuits from the air, and chasing down illegally modified bikes with the City of London Police.

On the streets, vigilantes take the fight against phone thieving pickpockets into their own hands, and we hold the Met’s newly appointed phone theft lead to account over the force’s record.

Find out how thieves are smuggling stolen phones abroad. See what it takes to catch snatchers on high-powered electric bikes. Hear reaction from those who have fallen vi...

High-speed police chase through capital in phone theft crackdown

Title: High-speed police chase through capital in phone theft crackdown
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 24 days ago
Description: Police on high-powered e-bikes have been chasing suspected thieves through London as part of a crackdown on robbery and theft.

The Met says 187 people were arrested and 157 vehicles seized during operations between February and July.

Footage released by the Met shows officers on Sur-Ron e-bikes pursuing suspects, while the force says e-bike-related crime fell by 22% in key transport and tourist hubs in Southwark and Lambeth.

#London #MetPolice #Crime #Westminster

How Dolly Parton was played at the Palace

Title: How Dolly Parton was played at the Palace
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 25 days ago
Description: After the Band of the Coldstream Guards played Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 during the Changing of the Guard the morning after her death, one question kept appearing in the comments on our video: Was the song already part of the band's repertoire, or had they spent the night learning it?

The Director of Music, Maj Justin Teggarty, told Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London that they actually had only about 15 minutes to rehearse before the ceremony.

The idea was put together the night before, with the band seeking permission from Buckingham Palace and sourcing the music for the country classic.

Airport delays following air traffic control problems

Title: Airport delays following air traffic control problems
Runtime: 0:22
Date posted: 26 days ago
Description: Nats says the issue is with its "flight processing system" and that "recovery will take some time".Heathrow and Gatwick airports are affected."Technicians have identified the issue and are fixing it as we speak," Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says in a statement.

#London #LondonNews #Heathrow #Gatwick #Aviation

Council to 'better explain' vertical drinking term

Title: Council to 'better explain' vertical drinking term
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 26 days ago
Description: Remember the row over "vertical drinking" in Soho?

Westminster Council says it will now better explain the term after its draft licensing policy sparked criticism over proposals encouraging pubs and bars to provide more seated areas.

The council has repeatedly said it was never planning to ban people from standing while drinking.

#Soho #London #Westminster #Pubs #Nightlife

Arsenal's new invincibles and why can't Spurs score? | Total Sport

Title: Arsenal's new invincibles and why can't Spurs score? | Total Sport
Runtime: 55:06
Date posted: 27 days ago
Description: Join Rob Green, Emily Herbert and Nick Godwin as they break down Arsenal's statement win over Chelsea and analyse Tottenham's worrying start to the season despite more than £300m spent on new signings. Can Spurs turn possession and spending into results, or are deeper problems beginning to emerge?

#Arsenal #Chelsea #Tottenham #PremierLeague #Football #RobGreen #NickGodwin #EPL #FootballAnalysis #PremierLeagueReview

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Visitors at the Big London Tattoo Show reveal why getting inked means so much to them.

Title: Visitors at the Big London Tattoo Show reveal why getting inked means so much to them.
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 27 days ago
Description

The fight to protect London’s trees after a summer of drought

Title: The fight to protect London’s trees after a summer of drought
Runtime: 0:41
Date posted: 27 days ago
Description: London’s trees have had a brutal summer.

After prolonged heat and drought, some trees have dropped their leaves early, while newly planted saplings have struggled to survive.

A GLA report warns more than 72% of London’s current public realm trees could struggle under future climate conditions if nothing changes.

Trees for Cities says young trees may need at least 50 litres of water a week during warmer periods, while researchers are also looking at which species will cope best with a hotter, drier London.

#London #Trees #ClimateChange #Environment #Nature

The TikTok creator romanticising London from his convertible

Title: The TikTok creator romanticising London from his convertible
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 28 days ago
Description: One TikTok creator is giving London the cinematic treatment, one convertible drive at a time.

Anh Drives captures different parts of the capital from his car, turning everyday streets into something that feels straight out of a film.

One of his latest drives takes us through Croydon during sunset.

#London #Croydon #LondonLife #LondonViews #ExploreLondon #MadeInLondon

AI is changing tattoo design, but artists are divided over whether it belongs in the industry.

Title: AI is changing tattoo design, but artists are divided over whether it belongs in the industry.
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 30 days ago
Description

A new officer will tackle plumbing errors sending household waste into west London’s rivers

Title: A new officer will tackle plumbing errors sending household waste into west London’s rivers
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 1 month ago
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Title: 'We've been really close'
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Could Arsenal finally be crowned English champions after 7 years?

The Women's Super League season kicks off this week, and we went along to meet with two of Arsenal's star players.

#London #Arsenal #WomensFootball

Nightclub Fabric is teaming up with St Paul’s Cathedral for a new series of live music events.

Title: Nightclub Fabric is teaming up with St Paul’s Cathedral for a new series of live music events.
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 1 month ago
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‘We were refugees from Peckham’: Building homes in the face of racism

Title: ‘We were refugees from Peckham’: Building homes in the face of racism
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: When Tim Oshodi and other members of London’s first Black-led housing cooperative began building their own homes in Lewisham, they faced racist hostility and rumours that they were African refugees taking houses from white working-class people.

Tim’s response? “We were refugees from Battersea, from Peckham.”

Despite the opposition, the first-time builders created 13 affordable homes and a community that remains on Nubia Way three decades later.

#London #BlackBritishHistory #Housing #Lewisham

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Two-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup champion Alexia Putellas has joined London City Lionesses.

Title: Two-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup champion Alexia Putellas has joined London City Lionesses.
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 1 month ago
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Joanna Lumley joined Gurkhas and London's Nepalese community at a vigil for flood victims

Title: Joanna Lumley joined Gurkhas and London's Nepalese community at a vigil for flood victims
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 1 month ago
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Londoners can now hail the UK's first self-driving Ubers

Title: Londoners can now hail the UK's first self-driving Ubers
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Uber has launched the UK’s first self-driving minicab service, with 15 autonomous vehicles initially licensed to operate in London.

There is still a human safety driver behind the wheel.

For now, journeys will cost the same as equivalent Uber rides, with the option appearing in the app when an autonomous vehicle is available nearby.

#London #Robotaxi #Uber #SelfDrivingCars #Technology

How first-time builders created their own London street

Title: How first-time builders created their own London street
Runtime: 8:49
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Imagine building your own home with your neighbours - and creating a whole new community together.

In the 1990s, groups of first-time builders in south London did exactly that. With little or no construction experience, they gave up their time to build the homes they desperately needed.

Tim Oshodi was part of Fusions Jameen, London’s first black-led housing cooperative. Its members built 13 affordable wooden homes on a disused garage site in Lewisham, receiving secure tenancies and discounted rent in return for their labour. They persevered despite racism and threats to set fire to the development.

Thirty years later, could Londoners come together and build their own affordable homes again?

BBC London explores what these pioneering communities achieved and why community-led housing remains both appealing and difficult to deliver today.

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