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Helping NHS staff with their mental health
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- Helping NHS staff with their mental health
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- NHS in Mind was launched by two medical friends, Alex James and Slee Parrish to provide a mindfulness resource for frontline staff.
As trained cognitive behavioural hypnotherapists, Alex and Slee have ensured that the platform contains tips to help NHS staff with their mental health during this difficult period.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Opera-singing doctor goes viral after performing to NHS colleagues
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Dr Alex Aldren trained in medicine, but left the profession to become a tenor. He has now returned to the NHS to help during the coronavirus crisis and is using his singing skills on the wards of the Royal London Hospital and Newham Hospital.
A video of the doctor singing, which was shared online, has since gone around the world.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Doctor demonstrates breathing technique for coronavirus patients
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A doctor at Queen’s hospital has demonstrated a breathing technique to help coronavirus patients with respiratory symptoms. Dr Sarfaraz Munshi initially recorded the video for his friends and family, but it went viral after being posted YouTube, reaching more than 3M views.
The technique involves taking five deep breaths in, holding your breath each time for five seconds. On the sixth deep breath, do a big cough. Repeat that cycle once. Then, lay flat on your front and breath slightly deeper for then minutes.
There is no scientific evidence to suggest this technique helps coronavirus patients, but it is recommended by the Director of Nursing at Queen’s Hospital.
Author JK Rowing tweeted that the video helped her recover after she displayed symptoms of Covid-19.
Produced by Jamie Moreland.
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- A poem for the NHS 💙
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Nine-year-old Sophie from Lewisham was set the task to write a poem at school so she decided to write one for the NHS staff to thank them for their work throughout coronavirus.
Sophie has spent her time in lockdown painting rainbows and writing for the NHS. She is aiming to inspire positivity in young people throughout this period.
Sophie said: “It’s very important that we stay positive because we really need to get through this virus and the whole world needs to work as a team.”
Video by Gem O’Reilly
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- Music therapy online for children at higher risk of coronavirus
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Four-year-old Annabelle normally attends weekly music therapy sessions at Haven House Children’s Hospice.
But as a child with spinal muscular atrophy type one, coronavirus could be potentially fatal for her and so she and her family are home shielding.
To keep her music therapy going, Haven House are providing online sessions, which Annabelle's mum Michelle says are allowing the family 'to experience something very special together'.
Gem O'Reilly reports
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- Title
- Social distancing is almost impossible in shared housing
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Strict rules have been placed on people's personal movement to limit the spread of coronavirus. Under the restrictions, people must stay at home and only leave for specific reasons. But for those living alongside several others, how can they keep themselves safe?
One family-of-five sent the BBC videos of the single bedroom they sleep in, as well as the kitchen and bathroom they share with other families at a hostel in London.
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- Coronavirus: 'I'm not going to make it mum'
- Runtime
- 6:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The mother of a London bus driver who died of coronavirus says transport workers are being put at risk because of a lack of protective gear.
Meks Nyack Ihenacho, 36, had been a London bus driver for seven years before he died of Covid-19. His mum Anne Nyack told the BBC that he was not given adequate protective equipment.
Transport for London says it is making improvements to safety.
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- Title
- What does London Zoo look like on lockdown?
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Coronavirus has had a huge impact on everyone including the zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo who are trying to care for the animals while having reduced funding.
Now they are calling on the public for help to maintain care for the wildlife throughout this period.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- 3D Printers Are Making Face Shields To Protect NHS Workers - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Schools in London are making personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers. It comes after medical staff raised concerns over a lack of PPE to protect those treating coronavirus patients.
Modern design and technology classrooms with 3D printers can produce plastic components for students and staff to assemble.
Reporter: Guy Lynn
Digital Producer: Jamie Moreland
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- Drivers are speeding on London’s empty roads and it could impact NHS - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- In the last two weeks, the Metropolitan Police has seen an average speed of 37mph in 20mph zones. RoadPeace, a charity for crash victims, says that NHS workers attending car accidents could take resources away from treating coronavirus patients.
The police are urging people to drive safely.
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- Coronavirus: Speech and language sessions for children online - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- At this time speech and language services for children with additional needs may be difficult to access.
But one Londoner wants to ensure online sessions are provided so that young people who require speech therapy don't miss out.
Claire Harris is using Makaton to communicate with children online.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Coronavirus: Who is London's Secret Artist? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Have you seen The Secret Artist on London's streets?
One Londoner is using their artwork to document London's empty streets during the coronavirus outbreak.
The artist hopes the paintings will mark this point in history and inspire creativity during this time.
Gem O'Reilly reports
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- What's it like to be treated for COVID-19 in Intensive Care? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Jozef Wallis was one of Britain's first coronavirus patients to be treated. The 40-year-old from south-east London had no underlying health conditions, but was hospitalised in an Intensive Care Unit.
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- Feeding the NHS: Making meals for hospital workers - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- NHS workers are trying to save lives around the clock, but they are often faced with a daily scenario of canteens being shut at 17:00 and almost empty vending machines.
So communities, charities and businesses are striving to keep NHS workers fed. Restaurants that can't open their doors to the public are now making meals for hospitals.
More than £330,000 has been raised by charity Meals for the NHS for local businesses to prepare food during the crisis. So far about 66,000 meals have been delivered to NHS staff.
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- Coronavirus: Homeschooling diary - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Eloise Rickman from Croydon has homeschooled her daughter Frida for the last few years but she also advises parents across the world on home education.
She wants to help parents who may feel daunted through the coronavirus outbreak and says: 'Please don’t feel you have to recreate school at home, you really don’t, you are enough for your children.'
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Schools Shut: Virtual classes keeping students learning - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Schools across London are now closed to the vast majority of pupils because of the coronavirus outbreak. But some children are still learning at home with virtual classes, like at Bexleyheath Academy.
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- Virtual Choir: Singing together despite coronavirus - BBC London
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Concerts have been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. But Camden Voices choir have assembled virtually for a beautiful rendition of 'True Colours'.
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- Coronavirus Q&A: Mental Health During The Outbreak - BBC London
- Runtime
- 14:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- How does social distancing and isolation affect our mental health? Psychologist Dr Roberta Babb and coronavirus correspondent Marc Ashdown answer your questions on Instagram live.
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- Here's one way for children to learn science from home - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Across London there are many parents who will now have to teach their children from home.
Science presenter, Matthew Shribman and a team of teachers have set up AimHi which is an online school aiming to teach children throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
Matthew says he wants 'To make science as accessible as oxygen' by teaching young people in fun, creative ways.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- London Claps For Carers During Coronavirus Outbreak - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- People around London have taken part in a "Clap for Carers" tribute, saluting NHS and care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Well-wishers flocked to their balconies and windows to applaud.
A message from the NHS on social media described the tribute as "emotional". The Queen said the UK was "enormously thankful" to those in science, health and the emergency and public services.
Video produced by Jamie Moreland.
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- Coronavirus: The Full List of Everything Shut - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- To prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government has told all non-essential premises to close. But there's been some confusion over what that means. So we read the full list published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Jamie Moreland reports.
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- Exercising with my 85 and 87-year-old grandparents - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Gaby Pimentel from Hackney started doing exercise workouts with her grandparents John and Pat to help them keep active while they were in isolation.
But now, after posting their workout videos online, Gaby has created a platform for those who may be elderly or in isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.
Video by Gem O'Reilly and Alice Rizzo
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- Spreadin' (Coronavirus): The Drill track telling people to wash hands - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Croydon rapper Psychs, 18, is raising awareness about coronavirus with his latest track - Spreadin'.
He says he made the drill track because the virus is "what everyone is talking about at the moment".
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- Welcome to the pub-less pub quiz - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Across London many people are coming together to socialise virtually.
One online community, set up by Matthew Shribman, reached over 100 people on Saturday with their first pub-less pub quiz.
Video by Gem O’Reilly
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- Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan reacts to strict new rules - BBC London
- Runtime
- 6:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Strict new curbs on life in the UK to tackle the spread of coronavirus have been announced. As of now, people must stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work.
Shops selling non-essential goods are being told to shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together are to be prohibited.
The UK death toll has reached 335.
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- Coronavirus: The kit being used to treat patients - BBC London
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Paramedics must wear protective gear to treat coronavirus patients. Recently photos of NHS workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have been attracting attention online.
Paramedic Ben Nicholson, 26, is telling people not to worry about the unusual clothes, and explains how the precautionary kit is used to protect everyone.
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- Coronavirus: This church is providing free food throughout the pandemic. - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- St Margaret’s Church in Leytonstone is ensuring no one from underprivileged communities goes hungry during the virus outbreak.
Father Neil-Allan Walsh has been running his pop-up shop every Thursday in Leytonstone since October 2016. But now due to the impact of coronavirus he is ensuring the church supplies food for the community in Waltham Forest.
He says they are following procedure and asking people to keep their distance, but the virus won’t stop them from helping people.
Video by Gem O’Reilly
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- Coronavirus: Quarantined family get a musical performance - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Usually Romain Malan is on stage with the World Harmony Orchestra, but now he's performing free concerts outside the homes of people in self-isolation.
With many concerts cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak, he decided to help his community instead by bringing joy to those in quarantine.
Filmed by David Faye.
Produced by Jamie Moreland and Gem O'Reilly.
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- Coronavirus: These Londoners are helping others through the outbreak - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Many Londoners are helping each other to get through the coronavirus outbreak. Charlie Watkinson helped set up community group Nunhead Knocks, which matches people who need support with those who can help.
Jessica O'Neill, in Tower Hamlets, is cooking healthy meals for people who have lost their jobs due to the outbreak, or for delivery to those in self-isolation.
Alex Lacey is a tourist guide, but with no tours happening, she's teaching people about London online instead.
Tammy Foster in Ealing is uploading yoga and wellbeing videos to keep people physically and mentally healthy.
Video produced by Gudrun Lawyer and Jamie Moreland.
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- The steampunk model railway enthusiast having designs used by Hornby - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A model enthusiast has had his own steampunk designs patented by the British railway brand Hornby. Laurie Calvert made his first model in 2012 and took the idea to Hornby the following year.
Video by David Faye.
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- Coronavirus: How to keep your family safe - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been answering questions about how to protect families during the coronavirus outbreak.
From hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, the biggest infection risks are in the home.
Prof Beate Kampmaan responded to a family in New Malden - Mike and Lauren who are in their 40s and daughters Hannah, eight, and Holly, five - who asked some of the most common questions.
Produced by Alpa Patel and Jamie Moreland.
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- Coronavirus: Central London is almost empty - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Streets around some of London's most popular landmarks are much quieter than normal after the government announced new measures to protect people from the coronavirus outbreak.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned people to avoid social contact, to work from home where possible and advised people to stay away from pubs, bars and restaurants.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the London Underground would be running a reduced service after passenger numbers dropped in recent days.
It was revealed at a government press conference on Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak in London was "a few weeks ahead" compared to the rest of the UK.
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- Coronavirus stockpiling is now affecting food banks - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Food banks say they have a shortage of basic items because shoppers are stockpiling as fears grow over the spread of coronavirus.
London food bank Sufra, which donates 9,540 parcels annually, says the likes of pasta and rice are hard to get.
The North Paddington Foodbank (NPF) in London said its donations were down by 25% meaning it had to spend an additional £200 per week to top up supplies.
Food bank charity The Trussell Trust said it hoped the "generous public" would continue donating.
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- Coronavirus: Isolated in a Vietnamese military base - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Three young women being quarantined in an abandoned Vietnamese hospital say they are keeping positive despite language barriers and strange foods.
Lucy Parker flew from London to Hanoi on 2 March before meeting up with her sister Alice and friends in Vietnam.
The women were tracked down by authorities after a passenger on the Vietnamese Airline flight tested positive for coronavirus.
They have been in isolation for seven days.
Lucy, 22, Alice, 25, and their friend Hanna Ahlberg, 23, were traced to their hostel in Ha Long Bay by authorities days after Lucy disembarked from the plane.
Police were deployed to their accommodation to ensure the women did not escape and hostel staff burnt mattresses and other items the women had come into contact with.
Produced by Sarah Lee and Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- Are London's street performers at risk? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Westminster City Council have proposed changes for buskers in central London.
The proposal comes after the council says it receives around 1,800 complaints about buskers a year.
Ben Dixon and David Fisher fear that the changes in licensing, noise level and dedicated pitches could mean that buskers will lose their ability to perform in Westminster.
Gem O'Reilly reports
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- Coronavirus: 'Enhanced' cleaning on the London Underground - BBC London
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- London’s trains and buses are to undergo ”enhanced” cleaning using a new disinfectant to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Transport for London said it was in the final testing stages of a ”new, longer-lasting cleaning agent” that would provide anti-viral protection for up to 30 days.
Key interchanges will also be cleaned more regularly.
Produced by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- 'I'm British but have no white friends' - BBC London
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Britain is often called a "melting pot" of culture. Each ingredient could represent a different way of life. But what if they do not mix together? And instead the ingredients just sit there, waiting to be cooked?
When Stephanie noticed nobody in her friendship group was white, she began to question if Britain was really multicultural.
Video by Jamie Moreland and Sowda Ali.
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- Title
- How are extremists slipping through the net? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 8:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- In the wake of combatting recent terror attacks in the capital, the need to keep us all safe is becoming more urgent. Emergency legislation that’s just been passed will keep terrorist offenders in prison for longer. But on their release, is enough being done to deradicalize individuals who are still a potential threat?
Hanif Qadir, one of the world's leading specialists in reforming dangerous extremists, asks what went wrong in the recent London Bridge and Streatham attacks, and how these violent fanatics managed to slip through the net.
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- Title
- What are Police doing to fight knife crime? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- What are Police doing to fight knife crime?
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- Title
- How an abandoned Tube station is heating London's homes - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- If you've travelled on the London Underground you'll know how hot it can get. But what if the stifling air could be put to good use? At Islington's derelict City Road Tube station, a huge fan extracts warm air from Northern Line tunnels and sends it to an energy centre above ground.
It is used to heat water that's pumped to 1,350 homes, a school and two leisure centres. Transport for London claims the Bunhill 2 Energy Centre is the first of its kind in the world, and is assessing whether 56 other ventilation shafts have potential for exporting waste heat.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- Should hospitals be more supportive of baby bereavement? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Rich Ellis and Emily Dent have had two separate experiences of baby loss. They are using their stories to open up the conversation in both the male and female communities of baby bereavement.
They believe more services should be in place for psychological aftercare for parents who have suffered with losing a child.
Now, Guys and St Thomas' hospital have teamed up with the baby loss charity, Petals. New funding has been provided by maternity services to enable these counselling sessions to extend across London.
Video by Olivia Demetriades & Gem O'Reilly
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- Title
- Plant Whisperers: How your plant is talking to you - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Jade Cuttle is a poet, folk musician and self-confessed plant whisperer. She tunes into the inner music of plants, through electromagnetic waves and an app, and uses it as a springboard for thinking and writing creatively about our close connection to trees and plants. She runs a group for people to better connect with nature through creative writing, songs and poetry all inspired by plants.
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- Title
- How a Croydon Hut Changed Air Travel Forever - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The number of commercial flights rapidly increased after World War One, leading the British government to demand a way of managing the skies. The first air traffic control tower was established inside a wooden hut at Croydon Airport in south London.
It became the world's busiest airport at the time, with a dozen flights to Paris and Brussels each day. Now up to 8,000 flights cross UK airspace every day, which are managed by National Air Traffic Services.
Croydon Airport closed in 1959, but air traffic control is still essential for keeping the skies safe.
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- Title
- Knife Crime: Losing A Best Friend - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Tashan Daniel was stabbed to death at Hillingdon Tube station. Leon Haque was one of his closest friends, and says he carries the Olympic hopeful's ashes in a necklace "every single day".
Leon is calling on people to "be better" and to think about the affects of knife crime. Two men have been charged with murdering Tashan, 20, at the Hillingdon station in September.
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- Title
- Knife Crime: How to save a stabbing victim - BBC London
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Michael Carver, the lead nurse for Violence Reduction at The Royal London Hospital, explains what happens when someone is stabbed and what you need to do to help save them.
Produced by Karl Mercer.
Filmed by Suhail Patel.
Digital Producer: Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- Why going green is harder than you think - BBC London
- Runtime
- 9:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Tarah Welsh tries to reduce her carbon footprint for one week. But will the outcome make a difference?
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- Title
- Opening London’s Locked Toilets - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Toilet access in London is a real issue for many people across the city.
Moeed Majeed was just 19 when he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and now he has a stoma bag. Since then he has found it very hard to find accessible toilets in London.
The project London Loo Codes wants to change this by collecting the codes from businesses across the city that charge for toilet use.
Caroline Russell has also bid for £18m to be invested in free toilets in the mayor's budget.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Title
- ‘I’m building my own coffin’ - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Death isn't the easiest subject to talk about, but it's something being increasingly discussed by people who want to take control of what happens. London now has its very own "Coffin Club" where people can come together to plan their final farewell and even 'try before they buy'.
Reporter: Gareth Furby
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- Title
- China’s Camps: Cut off from my family
- Runtime
- 7:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Aziz Isa Elkun is just one of many Uighur Muslims living in London who have been cut off from contacting their families based in Xinjiang.
Since 2016 China has detained more than one million Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang in what they call "educational centres" but documents seen by the BBC show that these camps involve violence and torture in order to drive Uighurs away from their Islamic beliefs.
Aziz has several family members in the camps. He wants to be a voice for the Uighur community in the UK and is now calling on the UK Foreign Office to help them find out if their families are alive.
Reported and produced by Gem O'Reilly
Filmed and edited by Cristian Mantio
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- Title
- Coronavirus Hate Crime - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Pawat Silawattakun was left with a broken nose after attackers shouted insults at him about coronavirus. He says it was a racially motivated assault.
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