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London Locksmith scam secretly filmed by BBC
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- London Locksmith scam secretly filmed by BBC
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- "He took a breif look at the lock and did the 😬"
As part of a BBC's investigation, a locksmith was secretly filmed trying to charge almost 10 times the original quote for the job.
24/7 Locksmiths UK later told the BBC that the increase in the cost of the work carried out was due to a “miscommunication”.
The BBC contacted 24/7 Locksmiths UK for further comment, but they have not yet responded.
#london #investigation #scammer #shorts
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- LIVE: London Election Results 2026
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- 2 days ago
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- Londoners went to the polls on Thursday with local elections taking place in each of the 32 boroughs and some 1,800 councillors set to be elected.
Counts are happening in a number of boroughs with results expected this morning.
Other London councils will declare their results later on Friday, although three - Croydon, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets - are not counting until Saturday.
Mayoral elections are also taking place in five boroughs - Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets - with those results expected on Friday.
Until this vote, Labour had 21 boroughs, the Conservatives had five, the Lib Dems had three, the Aspire Party had one and two were no overall control.
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- Caught on Camera: London's Locksmith Scam Exposed
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- 3 days ago
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- A couple initially expecting to pay less than £50 for a locksmith ended up victims of a "bait-and-switch scam" which ended up costing them more than £5,000, an investigation has found.
The scam involves baiting a customer with an initial cheap quote before adding on hidden charges and carrying out unnecessary work that leads to spiralling costs.
As part of the BBC's investigation, the company involved - 24/7 Locksmiths UK - was secretly filmed trying to charge up to 10 times the original quote for the job.
The company has not responded to the BBC's requests for a response to its findings. And since the BBC's approach, the firm appears to have shut down its website.
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#Shorts #London #investigation
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- I Exposed London's Locksmith Scammers
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- #london #locksmith #investigation #bbclondon
Behind the scenes of an undercover BBC investigation that exposed a locksmith company scamming customers.
- Find out how reporter Jessica Ure first heard about the scam after a tip-off sent to the BBC.
- See what it takes to send someone undercover on an investigation.
- Hear reaction from the team in the moments before they challenged the company.
As part of the BBC's investigation, the company involved - calling itself 24/7 Locksmiths UK - was secretly filmed trying to charge up to 10 times the original quote for the job of opening a door with a simple lock.
Shortly after being challenged by the BBC at the property, the company called and said there had been a miscommunication and that the person giving the phone quote could not know what type of lock it was.
The company did not respond to further requests for a response to our findings. Since the B...
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- Longest Tiramisu World Record Attempt
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- London charity attempts to break the record for the world's longest tiramisu - 273.5 metres - which was set in Milan in 2019.
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- Last marathon runner crosses the finish line on The Mall
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- This is the moment the last runner crossed the finish line on The Mall at the London Marathon.
Andrea Smith from North Carolina finished just after the ceremonial finish line on The Mall closed at around 19:30 BST.
"It was unbelievable, I have multiple sclerosis so this was a big challenge for me. This was difficult, but I couldn't be happier'
Runners have until midnight tonight to win a medal and finish in St James's Park.
#london #londonlife #londonmarathon
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- 'People have doubted me, but now I've run the London Marathon'
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- 'I feel the luckiest girl ever'
Babs said the marathon was very hard, but what kept
her going were the people shouting 'you can do it
babs'
It's not Babs' first time doing a marathon - the 62
-year-old, who is running for Hospice UK, says she's
proud to be ticking London off her list.
#London #LondonMarathon #LondonLife #Marathon
#BBCNews
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- Running the London Marathon as Freddy Fazbear 🐻
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Lewis Dawkins, known as Dawko on YouTube, has raised more than £100,000 for Samaritans 😮👏
#London #LondonLife #LondonMarathon #fnaf
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- Daddy Pig crosses the finish line at the London Marathon
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Come on Daddy Pig 👏
This is the moment Daddy Pig crossed the finish line at the London Marathon.
He has gone from jumping in muddy puddles to marathon miles to raise money for the National Deaf Children’s Society, supporting children like George Pig, who is moderately deaf in Peppa Pig.
He even had Joe Wicks coaching him and running alongside him today.
#LondonMarathon #Marathon #London #PeppaPig #BBCNews
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- 💍 Couple get engaged on the finish line of the London Marathon
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- ‘She said yes’ 💍
This is the moment a couple got engaged at the London Marathon.
After nearly seven months of planning, George got down on one knee to propose on the finish line.
George said he hid the ring in his scarf while running - he said that it was more nerve wracking to propose than the actual marathon itself.
#Proposal #LondonMarathon #Marathon #LondonLife
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- Why one of London’s busiest roads is completely empty.#london #infrastructure #A40 #westlondon
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- 🚧 One of London’s busiest roads... completely empty.
For the first time in decades, the A40 Westway has fallen silent so that major repairs can bee carried out.
It might look eerie, but underneath it all, crews are replacing ageing joints that have been holding this 56-year-old flyover together.
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- Secret Filming Exposes London's Locksmith Scammers
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- This is what unfolded after the BBC went undercover and exposed a scam Locksmith company.
The scam involves baiting a customer with an initial cheap quote for getting them back into their house before adding on hidden charges and carrying out unnecessary work that leads to spiralling costs.
As part of the BBC's investigation, the company involved - calling themselves 24/7 Locksmiths UK - was secretly filmed trying to charge up to 10 times the original quote for the job.
Shortly after being challenged by the BBC at the property, the company called us and said there had been a miscommunication and the person giving the phone quote couldn’t know what type of lock it was.
They did not respond to further requests for a response to our findings. And since the BBC's approach, the firm appears to have shut down its website.
#london #locksmith #investigation #bbclondon
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- What's hidden under London's escalators? 👀
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Underneath the escalators, there’s more than you’d expect. 👀
These hidden stairs are normally out of sight, used mainly by engineers during maintenance and major works.
The Bank–Monument connection is being completely rebuilt until 2026.
For now, it’s a construction site—but soon, it’ll be one of the busiest routes on the Underground again.
#Bank #Monument #LondonUnderground #TfL
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- Deserted: Why Traffic Dropped By 100,000 Vehicles On This London Road
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- The A40 Westway is one of London’s busiest routes, but it has been closed to vehicles for a month while "critical" structural joints are replaced between the Westway roundabout and the Marylebone flyover.
The crucial works taking place have given people passing the route a rare glimpse of it silent and empty.
So what is being done to fix this key part of the city’s infrastructure? BBC London's Tom Edwards, went to explore.
0:00 - "Nothing's Moving" - West London Gridlock
0:38 - Why the A40 Closure Is a Big Deal
1:25 - The Westway - London's Vital Road
2:12 - What's Gone Wrong Beneath the Surface?
3:43 - Businesses Hit by Delays and Costs
4:28 - Drivers React: "It's a Nightmare"
5:42 - The Bigger Problem
#London #A40 #Westway #LondonTransport #Engineering #BBCLondon
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- 🚖 Say hello to London's newest cabbie 👋
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- #london #blackcab #taxi #londonlife
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- 95-year-old SMASHES five swimming world records! 🏊♀️
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A 95-year-old woman from south London has broken five age group world records for swimming, adding more accolades to her decades-long career.
Jane Asher's achievements in March came on top of her 100 Masters swimming records throughout her career.
She said the sport "just makes you feel well" and "makes you healthy."
She is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame and has a British Empire Medal for her dedication to swimming.
#Swimming #Inspiration #London #WorldRecord
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- Japanese fans stay behind to clean Wembley Stadium
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Japanese fans were seen tidying their section at Wembley after a 1-0 win over England on Tuesday.
Videos shared online show supporters collecting litter and clearing seats after the final whistle.
Japan’s team, known as Samurai Blue, secured the friendly victory before the clean-up began.
#Wembley #LondonLife #London
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- Still Making Lasagna at 84: Inside London's 125-year-old café! 🍝
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This family-run café has been serving customers in Bethnal Green, East London since 1900.
#EPellicci #LondonFood #FamilyBusiness #BethnalGreen
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- The 61-year-old Londoner taking over the skatepark 🛹
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- 'They say we're too old to skate'
A group of mothers on a mission to make skating more accessible to older women have formed a monthly London skate club.
London Skate Mums meet once a month, and the club welcomes members whose ages range from 30 to 60.
#skateboarding #parenting #london #clapham
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- Man vs Bus: Why this runner challenges London bus drivers to race him
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Would you ever try this on your commute? Let us know below! 👇
When people want to improve their fitness, many will go to the gym or join a sports club. That was not the route for Jordan Izzett, he decided to race against London's buses to improve his health.
#LondonBus #Running #London
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- The multi-million repairs that are saving London's iconic Albert Bridge from crumbling
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A 150-year-old bridge in west London will be shut for up to one year.
#London #bridge #architecture #travel
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- 🤩 London’s about to get lighter evenings
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 🌅🤩 London’s about to get lighter evenings as the clocks go forward on Sunday 29 March at 01:00 GMT.
That means sunset around 19:30 by the end of March, 20:30 by April and 21:00 by May.
Longer days, brighter evenings… spring is finally doing its thing.
#London #LondonWeather #londonlife
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- How London's tunnels were built underwater in the 1800s 🤯
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- How did engineers build tunnels underwater in the 1800s? 🤯
On the Mid-Morning show, Katherine McAlpine, Director at The Brunel Museum explained the incredible technique used to create the world’s first underwater tunnel.
#London #architecture #history
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- 'I'm a nurse, but I can't afford to live in London'
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Georgie Scott commuted from rural Wales to central London to work as an A&E nurse while pregnant, because she was "pushed out" of the capital due to high rent prices, unable to afford spending two-thirds of her salary on housing.
#CostOfLiving #LondonHousing #Nursing #NHS
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- The mysterious 'ghost marks' haunting the London Underground
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Have you noticed the 'ghost' marks on the London Underground?
Posters are being put up by Trasnport for London behind platform benches at a number of Elizabeth line stations after passengers left behind grease and dirt marks.
#Shorts #LondonUnderground #HiddenLondon #Tube #London #BBCLondon
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- 'Annoying' things people do on London transport
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “Instant prison?” 😬😅
We hit the streets of Bromley to find out what really winds people up on public transport.
Loud music? Noisy phone calls? We heard it all.
What’s your biggest commuter pet peeve?
#streetinterview #tfl #london
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- 🚆 'I accidentally told myself off on a train'
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- You may not recognise Matthew Streeton's face. His voice, however, has been heard across Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services since 2011.
#London #Trains #Travel
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- Where are London’s new Tube trains? #londonunderground #london
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The rollout of new Piccadilly line trains has been delayed for a second time, due to the "complexities" of the work and safety concerns, Transport for London has said.
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- CCTV shows ambulance attack suspects in Golders Green
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community service have been set on fire in north London.
The Metropolitan Police say the attacks are being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called the attacks "deeply shocking" and "horrific", while Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "Thank goodness there appear to be no injuries... we must stand together against antisemitic hatred."
#London #News #BBCNews
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- 'I've applied for 500 jobs in two months' #work #london #londoners #bbcnews
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- "You have to work 10 times harder to work for a role that 10 years ago you could have got very easily straight out of university," says 22-year-old business management graduate Charlotte Briggs.
Within two months she had applied for 500 roles.
"It's quite upsetting because I've worked really hard for the last three years to achieve a 2:1 just to be rejected for not having experience."
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- Why this man takes his cat everywhere in London #london #londonlife #cat #bbcnews
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 🐱👤 Meet Mac and Matteo - the duo on a mission to make London smile.
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- They’re rebuilding ALL of London in Minecraft 😳
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 🤯 Where in London should they build next? 👇
Thomas, Jamie and Daniel from Build The Earth UK have been building London in Minecraft for the last five years!
Here is just a snapshot of their hard work.
#Minecraft #london #architecture
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- The moment wartime bomb is detonated safely in London
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- This is the moment a wartime bomb was safely detonated near an estate in north-west London. It all happened on Thursday after the wartime bomb device was found on a building site near Chalk Farm Road.
The Met Police said that specialist officers carried out a controlled explosion and that there were no reported injuries.
#explosion #london
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- This railway line is actually a bus
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- We went for a ride on "Britain's most bizarre bus route"
#bus #london #londonlife #travel #bbcnews
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- 'Living in London as a disabled person costs me an extra 13k'
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- “It's very hard to be a disabled person living in London”.
Dr Shani Dhanda is a disability activist who was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2020, as well as the UK's most influential disabled person in 2023.
#London #tfl #accessibility #travel #londonlife
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- 😢Residents mourn loss of fake speed camera. #london #londonlife #speedcamera
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 🤯 London Underground art shows live Tube trains around London
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The effort 😮💨
For the best part of two years, Fraser has been creating this piece of London Underground art.
Featuring dozens of small LED lights, it shows trains moving in real time using TfL and National Rail API's, which predict the status of each train - although he doesn't use the art in order to catch the train on time!
#TfL #trains #Art #Travel #London #LondonLife
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- CCTV shows a spree of luxury smash‑and‑grab raids
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The group used bricks, sledgehammers and, on one occasion, a Ford Fiesta to break into shops.
#london #crime #police #bbcnews
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- 'My brain is stuck at 18 years old' 🥺
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- "Shocking, aren't I?"
Ever since he was an infant, David has loved trains.
His parents would sit him by a window overlooking the railway tracks, where he would spend hours watching the carriages pass and wave to the drivers.
Now 79, David is standing on a railway bridge north of Chalk Farm station, camera in hand. For nearly 60 years he has been photographing trains, building an extraordinary archive of around 30,000 slides and 10,000 digital images, all taken on his pocket-sized digital camera.
The self-confessed railway enthusiast has also given lectures on London’s railways and hopes one day to donate his vast collection to the National Railway Museum.
#trains #streetinterview #london #londonlife
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- Would regulating the dog-walking industry make it safer?
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- There's been an increase in the number of dog attacks in the past 5 years, according to exclusive data obtained by the BBC.
The Met Police says it's seen an 83% rise in out-of-control dogs causing injury. Last year alone, they seized more than 1,100 dogs and spent almost a £1m on vet and kennel bills.
After the death of a dog walker in Surrey this year, one Londoner is calling for more safety rules, as Olivia Demetriades reports.
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- The Londoners helping earthquake survivors
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The death toll following the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria continues to rise. Almost 20,000 people, many of them children, are so far known to have died.
In London, many are wanting to help through donations, while others are coming to terms with the severity of the disaster for loved ones in Turkey.
BBC London visited a freight company in Edmonton and Aziziye Mosque, in Stoke Newington, which have been inundated with donations of clothes, heaters and other items.
A steady stream of people are giving their time to get supplies to the people who need them most, as Alpa Patel reports.
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- National Apprenticeship Week: Life as a BBC London apprentice
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Starting out at work can be hard, so what's it like to do an apprenticeship as your first step on your career path?
We spoke to Chelsea, an apprentice at BBC London, and Anayah, an apprentice at BBC Radio London, about what it can be like.
Video by Sameena Misbahuddin & Povilas Balsys.
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- Finding the Pimlico cat
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From Dubai to Suffolk via the Victoria line tunnels at Pimlico Tube station: Mr Jingles made quite the journey to get to his forever home!
Brought to the UK to live with a foster family and be rehomed, somehow he ended up at the London Underground station.
After being spotted by Tube drivers, the team at Pimlico spent about two weeks trying to rescue Mr Jingles.
The station's customer services manager, David Nobbs, said he and a small group of local residents made it their priority to get him to safety after he heard it meowing at night, as Olivia Demetriades reports.
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- The paper mill using elephant poo to go greener
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- You might think of paper mills as being part of Victorian England but there is one just outside of London which is trying to change the way we think about, and use, paper.
Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley, near Hemel Hempstead, is considered to be the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution, housing the oldest mechanised paper mill in the world.
Parts of the site, run by charity Apsley Paper Trail, got badly damaged by a fire last year, but the redevelopment is being used as an opportunity to become more sustainable. Olivia Demetriades has more.
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- St Joseph's Hospice: A day in the life of a volunteer
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- It's one of the oldest hospices in the UK. St Joseph’s in Hackney has been supporting those affected by serious illness since 1905.
But it's seen a dip in volunteers since the pandemic, while demand for its services has gone up.
To help expand the team, they're holding a recruitment fair, as Alpa Patel explains.
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- Inspiring the next generation of lawyers
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 30 pupils from a school in north London have been taking part in a scheme to introduce them to the legal profession, but from a business perspective.
The Urban Lawyers programme aims to make law more accessible to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The scheme's been supported by designer shoe brand Manolo Blahnik, who've been explaining what lawyers do INSIDE a business.
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- Lewis Hamilton: Race an obstacle to making it in F1
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Lewis Hamilton has highlighted that "the difference in race" was one of the biggest obstacles he faced whilst trying to break into professional motor racing.
In the BBC One documentary series, We Are England, the seven-time Formula One world champion spoke about the barriers which can often stand in the way of new drivers coming onto the track.
In 2021 Hamilton's non-profit organisation, the Hamilton Commission, estimated the proportion of black people in Formula One to be less than 1%.
Lewis Hamilton said: "There’s a lack of diversity through the top of big organisations and companies, all the way down. There’s very little black leadership."
The teenage drivers, who started out racing go-karts while still in primary school, were invited to speak with Hamilton at the Mercedes Formula One team HQ as they graduated to racing in professional race cars.
Their full story can be seen in the We Are England documentary B...
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- Friedreich's ataxia: The teen hoping to horse ride her way to the Paralympics
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A 13-year-old girl from Catford has set her sights on competing in the dressage at the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.
Yasmina who has Friedreich's ataxia, a condition that progressively damages the nervous system, lost the ability to walk unaided when lockdown hit and vital physio services were paused.
But when restrictions were lifted she took up horse riding as a form of therapy to strengthen her muscles. That lead to a love of horse riding, which lead to recent success in national competitions and now a big ambition, as Jim Wheble reports.
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- The dancer breaking ballet stereotypes with hip-hop
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Royal Ballet choreographer who fell into dance by accident after getting into trouble at school is using hip-hop to open up the institution to wider communities.
Joseph Toonga, who grew up in London's East End, hopes to break traditional stereotypes associated with ballet.
Being from a non-traditional dance background he said he was surprised to get given the opportunity at the world-famous dance school.
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- South London’s rockstars
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Meet south London’s rock ‘n’ rollers, The Carbonators.
Performing in the Croydon scene since 2011, they’re part of a music charity called Club Soda. It helps support artists with disabilities, particularly learning difficulties, to train as musicians and DJs.
The charity recently won an award for their work in the faith and belief community awards in London.
They say there aren’t enough opportunities for artists with learning disabilities but hope that Croydon, being the London Borough of Culture next year, will throw these musicians into the limelight.
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