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Beating heart patches could change the lives of heart failure sufferers- BBC London
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- Beating heart patches could change the lives of heart failure sufferers- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A medical breakthrough by scientists at Imperial College London could improve thousands of heart patient's lives.
Working with the British Heart Foundation, they have developed beating heart patches which could restore the muscle strength lost after a heart attack.
Claire-Marie Berouche has third-stage heart failure and she's hoping the patch will change her quality of life.
Gem O'Reilly reports.
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- The 50th anniversary of Concorde's first flight- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- March marks the 50th anniversary of Concorde's first flight. Known as 'the queen of the skies' reaching speeds of 1,350 mph it also broke records flying from London to New York in just under 3 hours. It did come at a cost though, which was more than eight thousand pounds in 2003, when Concorde was retired. Charlotte Franks looks back at its history.
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- The children suffering from arthritis - BBC London
- Runtime
- 8:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Arthritis is a condition usually associated with old age, but in the UK around 15,000 children and young people have developed some form of the illness. Some parents find getting a diagnosis for their child a struggle. BBC Inside Out investigates.
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- London vicar taking to the piste - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's traditional for members of the clergy to raise money for charity. Often they organise sponsored walks or jumble sales to help a worthy cause. But one north London vicar is going the extra mile, well 500 in fact, to help raise cash for a local hospice. Helen Mulroy has the story.
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- This man created London's Dragon Bus with 7,000 lights - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- By day, it's a 1973 camper van. By night, it's the Dragon Bus. Roger Reeve, 78, from Croydon has attached 7,000 LED lights to the vehicle, which is now one of a kind.
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- Can hackers control your home? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 7:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- More people are allowing smart technology into their homes, but does this leave them vulnerable to being hacked? BBC Inside Out investigates.
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- Title
- A floating solution to London's housing crisis - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Could the capital's waterways help in London's housing crisis? Would you live in a floating home? Some architects think thousands could be located on our rivers, canals and docks, even creating floating villages in the middle of the city. But the idea isn't without complications as Caroline Davies reports.
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- Could Londoners soon be living in 'modular' homes?- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Could more Londoners soon be living in 'modular' or ready-made homes?
They're basically built in factories, then transported to sites and lifted into place. One factory in Basildon is building 400 of them every year.
Caroline Davies reports.
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- Could building homes over railway lines help London's housing crisis?- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Building new homes over railway lines is the most recent plan to help solve London's housing crisis.
One architect says the idea could see as many as 250,000 properties created.
Caroline Davies reports.
- Title
- Stanfords is on the move - BBC London
- Runtime
- 8:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- London is full of iconic shops. And Stanfords is no exception. It’s the world’s biggest map and travel bookstore. Earlier this year the shop moved home after being in premises on Covent Garden’s Long Acre for almost 120 years.
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- Squatters evicted from anti-Heathrow expansion camp - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Bailiffs have begun evicting a group of squatters who have been occupying a site near Heathrow Airport in protest at the airport's expansion.
The group formed a community garden called Grow Heathrow on the derelict site near Sipson, Hillingdon, in 2010.
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- Airbnb landlords being advised on how to break the law - BBC London
- Runtime
- 9:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In recent years, companies like Airbnb have totally transformed the tourism industry by making it easy for people to rent out their homes to visitors. Here in the capital, hosts are usually restricted to renting out their homes for a maximum of 90 nights a year. But an undercover investigation by BBC London has revealed that large management companies are advising landlords on how to break the law and dupe both the authorities and Airbnb. Guy Lynn has this exclusive story.
Film from: Inside Out London
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- Fixing "institutional racism" in the Met Police - BBC London
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Met Police are using training and recruitment to eradicate "institutional racism" in the force. But is it working?
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- Surviving in Shoreditch: The 100-year-old stall - BBC London
- Runtime
- 8:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's survived the blitz and recessions, but can this Shoreditch stall compete with new coffee shops? BBC Inside Out investigates.
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- Dope Black Dads - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Meet the "dope" dads who created a podcast about the challenges of black fatherhood.
Video by Suhail Patel.
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- Should vegan cheese be called cheese? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dairy UK have told a "plant-based cheesemonger" that they can't call their produce cheese.
Video by Victoria Cook.
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- The real reason why women are being denied Hormone replacement therapy - BBC London
- Runtime
- 9:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Hormone Replacement Therapy is an effective way to manage symptoms of the menopause, but it's only being prescribed to one in five potential patients. Other women are having to seek alternative and unregulated treatment. BBC Inside Out investigates.
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- ISIS teenager would be investigated upon return - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Shamima Begum, a London teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria, wants to return home. The police say she could be met by the police upon arrival and possibly face prosecution.
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- The south London nightclub doing things differently - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Some nightclubs build their reputation on being exclusive, but one venue is working on being more inclusive. Every month the Nyne Bar in Bexleyheath, south London, runs a special night called Shine for people who have learning disabilities.
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- Could there be a new circular city around London? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
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- How to declutter your home - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- They say a tidy room is a tidy mind and it seems decluttering is having a 'moment'. Marie Kondo's series on Netflix has got people thinking about the space they live in, and professional organisers here in London are helping people fall in love with their homes again, or at least getting rid of things they don't need.
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- Meet the homeless artists who are painting the cafés of London- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Geraldine, James and Michael were once sleeping rough on the streets of London. Then they found Café Art, a social enterprise set up to connect homeless people with the art community. All three of them are now being paid for their creative works and are no longer homeless.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- School strike against climate change - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- School children went "on strike" as part of a global campaign for action on climate change.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- The fight for land in London - BBC London
- Runtime
- 8:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A battle has broken out on the River Thames about who owns and controls a huge section of river bank near Hampton Court. No-one had ever previously tried to register ownership of the land, but now the Environment Agency is attempting to, they face a legal battle with a tight-knit boating community based there who are worried about their future. Gareth Furby has the story.
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- Would you swap your smartphone with a brick phone?- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- These pupils at the Michaela Community School in Wembley have handed in their smartphones for six months to their teachers. The teachers have provided discounted brick phones with the goal of keeping the children away from social media.
- Title
- Stress in the city - BBC London
- Runtime
- 7:40
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- For many Londoners, their job can be a major cause of stress in their lives, especially in the high-pressure environment in the City of London. Work-based stress can take a toll on peoples lives, but is that culture shifting? We've been to see how employers are helping their workers cope with daily stress.
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- What you don't see at Tate Britain - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A portrait capturing tens of thousands of Year 3 schoolchildren from across London is being created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen. The project hopes to embody the diversity of the city in which McQueen grew up.
Click Here to get involved: https://www.tateyear3project.org.uk/
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- How phone kiosks are helping drug dealers - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- New generation payphones across London offer free wifi, calls and charging but evidence from The Metropolitan Police and Tower Hamlets council shows that kiosks are being used for drug dealing.
- Title
- 360° Video: Chinese New Year in London - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dance with the dragons in our exclusive 360° video of Chinese New Year in London 2019. Welcome to the year of the pig. Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- How the story of Dracula actually started - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- When we think of Dracula we often think of Transylvania, but Bram Stoker's book actually began life in the London Library.
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- Why would someone pretend to be me? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 7:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- BBC journalist Jennifer Meierhans was catfished online. But what did they gain from stealing her identity?
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- How helicopters are helping find train track faults - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Thermal cameras are being used to find train track faults from the air. Network rail hope it will identify problems quicker.
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- Title
- County Lines: The children trafficking drugs - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The number of gangs sending drugs out of cities has risen rapidly.
Gangs use children to traffic drugs using dedicated mobile phones.
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- Title
- Why Hampstead pond is so special - BBC London
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's a unique corner of London that hasn't changed for decades.
Now a new film has been made about what makes Hampstead pond so special.
Report by Thomas Magill.
- Title
- Criminal gangs are cheating the UK citizenship test - BBC London
- Runtime
- 9:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- To get a British passport, foreign nationals have to pass a citizenship test. But an exclusive BBC investigation reveals that criminal gangs are charging desperate migrants thousands of pounds to cheat.
Video by Guy Lynn
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- Meet the young voices taking choir practice to the O2 Arena. - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Young Voices is a charity set up to teach and encourage young people to engage with music and singing. With 22 performances, 186 schools and 150,000 little voices at the O2 Arena, these children from Upminster are very excited to showcase their musical talent.
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- Title
- Meet one of the first cancer patients to undergo a new laser treatment - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- After going through radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery Pablo had lost hope in his chances of surviving an aggressive brain tumour. Then he met a neurosurgeon from King's College London and became one of the first cancer patients to undergo a new laser treatment.
- Title
- Christian Dior at the V&A - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The largest collection of pieces by Christian Dior to be shown in the UK is being shown off in London. Princess Margaret was among his many fans, having worn an iconic gown for her 21st birthday. Alice Bhandhukravi has been taking a look round the exhibition at the V&A.
- Title
- Stockpiling for Brexit - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The UK will leave the EU on March 29th. Some are concerned that, without a Brexit deal, supplies across the border will be interrupted. As a result, some are beginning to stockpile food and medicines. A Facebook group dedicated to those who are stockpiling has reached around seven thousand members.
- Title
- Can poetry and art help cure addiction? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- "Journey to Recovery" was set up to encourage drug and alcohol addicts to recover from their addiction and inspire others to through spoken word and poetry. The programme was set up as a collaboration between Eastside Community Heritage and Blenheim CDP.
- Title
- Keeping children active with maths classes- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The number of 10 and 11-year-olds classed as severely obese has risen by a third over the past 10 years. Now schools like Holy Family in Surrey are using mathematics classes to encourage fitness and exercise to keep children active.
- Title
- 150 years of the District line - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's 150 years since the District Line first ran from South Kensington to Westminster. Back then it only served five stations and now serves 60, more than any other Tube line. A series of events to celebrate the green Tube line has gotten underway and Tom Edwards went along to see a piece of Tube history.
- Title
- Is this London's happiest bus driver? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A former homeless man who spent years sleeping rough has been voted London's happiest bus driver. Patrick Lawson, originally from Hackney, became homeless after spending time in jail and he used to sell the Big Issue. He was chosen by passengers who nominated him through the "Hello London" award.
- Title
- Step inside London's loneliness cafe - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- London can be a lonely place if you have no-one to talk to. So one woman wanted to do something about it. Louise Kaye started Café Conversations in October 2017 when her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The first session attracted 12 people and has gone from strength to strength with weekly meetings now taking place. Louise now wants more gatherings like hers to pop up all over London to try and help trigger conversations.
- Title
- London's doggy blood donors - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- We are often encouraged to give blood to help save lives but it's not just our blood that's in demand, pets need it too. And with rapid advances in veterinary medicine, more dog donors are needed. So much so that one north London clinic is now running 'doggy donor days' as Helen Mulroy reports.
- Title
- Is it possible to send type 2 diabetes into remission? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- One in 20 Londoners have diabetes. Hackney Diabetes Centre is one of the first clinics in the country to trial treatment that aims to send diabetes into remission through diet and lifestyle.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
- Title
- London's Knife Wars: What's the Solution? - BBC London
- Runtime
- 42:52
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Last year 17 teenagers were stabbed to death in what was the deadliest year in a decade in London. Tina Daheley asks the police, politicians and an audience of Londoners why some young people are turning to knife crime and what can be done to stop the number of young lives lost on the capital's streets.
- Title
- London's Knife Wars: Chris's message
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- London's Knife Wars: What's the Solution?
Watch here: https://youtu.be/F1_Y7qpl67I
- Title
- London stylist preserving black hair care skills - BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Charlotte Mensah is an award-winning hairstylist who spends her days cutting and styling the hair of young black women and girls. But she fears that as many young black girls are wearing wigs and weaves, that hair care techniques for black hair will soon be lost. So she's taking action by passing her knowledge and skills down to the next generation.
- Title
- London's young and faithful - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The face of faith in London is constantly changing and so are the people representing it. The capital is home to many different religions but who are the young people behind its modern face. A rabbi, vicar, humanist celebrant and imam, all under the age of 30, have told us how they're putting a modern spin on their faith and beliefs.
