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London's newest netball team - BBC London

Title: London's newest netball team - BBC London
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Netball's popularity is growing off the back of England's Commonwealth Games Gold medal earlier in 2018. But in London that could grow even further. Next year the capital will get it's own Netball Super League team called 'London Pulse'. Sara Orchard has more.

Title: London's gay rugby squad- BBC London
Runtime: 2:07
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Meet London's gay rugby squad that's become more of a family than a team. Paul Murphy-Kasp reports.

Heart conditions in the young - BBC London

Title: Heart conditions in the young - BBC London
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Rebecca Shorrocks nearly died last year from a heart condition she never knew she had. 12 young people die every week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions. Cardiac Risk in the Young want to change this by making screening available to all young people aged 14-35.

Where you can find London's singing postbox - BBC London

Title: Where you can find London's singing postbox - BBC London
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: From jingle bells to jingle box, Royal Mail is putting its own stamp on Christmas.

Police knock 'thieves' off mopeds in crackdown - BBC London

Title: Police knock 'thieves' off mopeds in crackdown - BBC London
Runtime: 0:35
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Police aimed to end pursuits before riders or members of the public were injured.

Thongs out for #ThisIsNotConsent - BBC London

Title: Thongs out for #ThisIsNotConsent - BBC London
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Campaign group ThongsOutUK have started a petition to stop underwear being used as evidence of consent in court. #ThisIsNotConsent
Video by Jamie Moreland.

Title: London's Homeless Families - BBC London
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: 'It's a very terrible state for your life not to be in your hands.' How one father feels about losing his home.

Title: Man vs Fat - BBC London
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: These men are using football to lose kilos of weight and improve their health.

What London could have looked like - BBC London

Title: What London could have looked like - BBC London
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A London developer has released images of plans that were never approved for London construction, which could have completely changed the way London looks today.

Title: Exposing rouge pharmacies - BBC London
Runtime: 3:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: BBC London exposed pharmacies selling drugs without prescriptions in 2012. Now, the General Pharmaceutical Council is making the case to get new powers to stop the rouge pharmacies.

What are the Grange Hill stars doing now? - BBC London

Title: What are the Grange Hill stars doing now? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's been forty years since the start of the TV series Grange Hill and now the cast are reunited back at school.

Is Black Friday really worth it? - BBC London

Title: Is Black Friday really worth it? - BBC London
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Going on a Black Friday shopping spree? Which? has discovered that shoppers can find better deals at other times in the year.

Can we 3D-print bike helmets? - BBC London

Title: Can we 3D-print bike helmets? - BBC London
Runtime: 1:36
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Do you wear a helmet while you cycle? At University College London, they're creating custom-made, 3D-printed helmets.

How flushable are our wet wipes? - BBC London

Title: How flushable are our wet wipes? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: All wet wipes being sold as 'flushable' have failed tests by the water industry. Water companies say that wet wipes don't break down and are causing blockages.

Inside London's most exclusive nightclub - BBC London

Title: Inside London's most exclusive nightclub - BBC London
Runtime: 2:19
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Annabel's is one of London's most exclusive nightclubs, where some of the most well-known celebrities and royals have gone to party. Now it's moving home and auctioning its furniture.

Should the church change to survive? - BBC London

Title: Should the church change to survive? - BBC London
Runtime: 1:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: How do you spend your lunch break? City workers in Bishopsgate are using theirs to attend church, because they don't have time to go on Sunday. So does the church need to adapt to survive?

The year-long yacht race around the world - BBC London

Title: The year-long yacht race around the world - BBC London
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Nikki Henderson became the world's youngest ever round-the-world skipper after she completed a grueling challenge.

Stopping deaths on London’s streets - BBC London

Title: Stopping deaths on London’s streets - BBC London
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Can deaths and serious injuries on London's roads be stopped altogether? Transport for London want to bring the number of people killed on the city's streets to zero by 2041.

Title: Go-karting away from gangs - BBC London
Runtime: 2:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: How does the money you donate to Children in Need help young people? A South London go-karting centre is keeping people away from gangs.

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How kids with kidney transplants formed a choir - BBC London

Title: How kids with kidney transplants formed a choir - BBC London
Runtime: 3:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: How does the money you donate to Children in Need help young people? Kings College London is giving a voice to small children with kidney transplants.

You can donate here: https://bbc.in/2L6wPag

Why London is getting a new Thames Clipper - BBC London

Title: Why London is getting a new Thames Clipper - BBC London
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: London is getting a new Thames Clipper. It's lighter, faster and can carry more passengers. From 2019, the new boats will be able to travel from Woolwich to Putney as Tom Edwards reports.

Title: Life after the Gulf War - BBC London
Runtime: 1:44
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Twenty years after Steve serviced in the Gulf war, he's still recovering. In the last two years, demand has doubled for London's only mental health service dedicated to ex-servicepeople. The government has pledged a £10m boost for services nationwide but veterans say more needs to be done.

'Sacked in favour of a white man' - BBC London

Title: 'Sacked in favour of a white man' - BBC London
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Rehana Popal is the only female Afghan barrister in the country, and says that clients told her they wanted someone white "because the judge will believe them".

Bear Hunt author on her London inspiration - BBC London

Title: Bear Hunt author on her London inspiration - BBC London
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: She's one of the world's most loved children's illustrators and has taken generations of us on a bear hunt before bed. Helen Oxenbury, who's still working at the age of 80 has been telling Wendy Hurrell how living in north London was a source of inspiration for one of her most famous books.

Shroud of the Somme at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - BBC London

Title: Shroud of the Somme at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - BBC London
Runtime: 1:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A huge tribute to the fallen has been unveiled at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park called Shrouds of the Somme. The 72,396 tiny figures each represent a serviceman who died in the battle but who has no known grave. They're the work of just one artist who has spent five years producing every single one. Clinton Rogers explains.

Paraplegic man drags himself through airport - BBC London

Title: Paraplegic man drags himself through airport - BBC London
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Paraplegic athlete Justin Levene arrived at London Luton airport but his wheelchair was left behind by the airline. Staff offered him a chair which he couldn't push himself, so he decided to pull himself through the airport on the floor using his hands.

Could electric scooters be allowed on London's roads? - BBC London

Title: Could electric scooters be allowed on London's roads? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Could this be the future of travel in London? Electric scooters aren't allowed on public roads, but the Olympic park is being used as a testing ground for safely using them.

Remembering Jimmy Seed: WWI soldier and footballing hero

Title: Remembering Jimmy Seed: WWI soldier and footballing hero
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. This is the remarkable story of a soldier who twice survived being gassed by the Germans but at the end of the war, Jimmy Seed was told he wasn't fit enough to continue his career as a footballer. He didn't let that deter him though and as Chris Slegg reports he went on to become a true London football legend.

Changing perceptions of lung cancer - BBC London

Title: Changing perceptions of lung cancer - BBC London
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: "I just didn’t think it could happen to me" - That was the first thing a 29 year-old Londoner says she thought when she was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer as it often affects older people. Now, just over seven months on, she's hoping to change perceptions of the disease. It's also lung cancer awareness month. Caroline Davies has been to meet her.

Is this London's unhealthiest High Street? - BBC London

Title: Is this London's unhealthiest High Street? - BBC London
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: West Green Road in Haringey is London's 'unhealthiest' High Street according to the Royal Society for Public Health. But just 3.5 miles down the road in the same borough, is the 'healthiest'. Why?

Video Journalist: Jamie Moreland

Duchess of Cambridge reads WWI family letters - BBC London

Title: Duchess of Cambridge reads WWI family letters - BBC London
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Duchess of Cambridge has made a special, 'personal' visit to the Imperial War Museum where she was shown letters relating to relatives who'd fought and died in the First World War. They makeup a collection of documents which charts what life was like in the trenches for thousands of soldiers. Helen Drew went to Lambeth.

London Fire Brigade's new uniform - BBC London

Title: London Fire Brigade's new uniform - BBC London
Runtime: 2:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: London's Firefighters risk their lives every day and the clothes they wear are crucial in making sure they stay safe. So it's hard to believe that it was just a couple of generations ago that they were wearing basic items. London firefighters are now being issued with an upgraded uniform. The cost for each is less than 500 pounds. Emma North can tell us about the changes.

Why London has a teenage mental health crisis - BBC London

Title: Why London has a teenage mental health crisis - BBC London
Runtime: 6:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Why are so many young people in London not asking for help when they need it most? And why do some face excruciatingly long wait times for mental health treatment?

Produced by Jamie Moreland
Camera Operator: Cris Mantio

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London's first black female footballer - BBC London

Title: London's first black female footballer - BBC London
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: For years it was unclear who the first female black player was - but in 2017, rigorous research uncovered the name of Emma Clarke who made her debut in Crouch End back in 1895. There's a celebration of her life alongside a campaign for her to be honoured with a blue plaque. Sara Orchard has the story

The pooches on the dogwalk for a good cause - BBC London

Title: The pooches on the dogwalk for a good cause - BBC London
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: As an event, there's one which attracts some of the biggest names in British fashion. But the models showing off the designer coats have four legs and a tail. It's because this event is for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Alice Bhandhukravi has more on it.

The fight against ash dieback - BBC London

Title: The fight against ash dieback - BBC London
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Ash dieback is the biggest threat to one of our most loved trees. Increasing numbers of them are becoming victim to the disease. Some of the world's leading experts at Kew have even suggested, along with other threats - it’s possible Ash trees could become extinct. Jim Wheble has been to see the impact in Surrey.

Crossrail: London 'to bear cost' of delayed line opening- BBC London

Title: Crossrail: London 'to bear cost' of delayed line opening- BBC London
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: London's biggest building project on Crossrail which was due to open in December has had major delays. City Hall has said it was hopeful the cost of the over run would be shared with government. However a senior government official said London would have to bear the cost. Karl Mercer reports.

A foster carer wanting to change children's lives - BBC London

Title: A foster carer wanting to change children's lives - BBC London
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Nearly a thousand children in London will need a foster family over the next year and whilst the call goes out for people to volunteer, one foster carer from Tower Hamlets has been recognised for her exceptional contribution. Afia Choudhury became a foster carer nearly 14 years ago because she wanted to change children’s lives. She says it’s those children who've changed hers. Helen Drew reports.

Title: Midwives after Brexit- BBC London
Runtime: 2:35
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: There are concerns over the ability of the NHS to recruit frontline staff in the capital after Brexit. It comes as new figures reveal the extent to which London hospital trusts depend on midwives from the EU. NHS bosses say recruitment has plummeted since the referendum in 2016. The Government says it's looking at a special visa scheme for healthcare workers. Marc Ashdown reports.

Wildlife photography exhibition at the Natural History Museum – BBC London

Title: Wildlife photography exhibition at the Natural History Museum – BBC London
Runtime: 1:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's the exhibition that every year draws together stunning images from all over the world and brings them to the capital. It’s the 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' competition which is on now at the Natural History Museum. Wendy Hurrell has been to take a look.

Warning over foraging in London’s Royal Parks – BBC London

Title: Warning over foraging in London’s Royal Parks – BBC London
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: London’s Royal Parks are warning people not to break the law by foraging on their land. With a growing number of people picking anything from mushrooms to sweet chestnuts they say it's putting their eco-systems at risk and reducing food stock for wildlife. Jim Wheble has the story.

Banksy shredding 'didn't go to plan' - BBC London

Title: Banksy shredding 'didn't go to plan' - BBC London
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It doesn't matter how many times you've seen it, watching the Banksy artwork getting partly shredded last week, after it went under the hammer at Sotherby's never gets dull. And now, in a further twist, the artist has confirmed that the shredding didn't go entirely to plan. But could it make his work even more valuable. Here's Emma North.

London amputees heading for World Cup - BBC London

Title: London amputees heading for World Cup - BBC London
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Helder Silva and Tony Mills were both just teenagers when they had to come to terms with having a leg amputated. But at the end of this month their long held dream of playing for England in the Amputee Football World Cup- comes true. Chris Slegg has been speaking to them about the challenges they've had to overcome to get a place on that plane to Mexico.

Crowd control on the Victoria line - BBC London

Title: Crowd control on the Victoria line - BBC London
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: If you're a seasoned commuter you probably already know that sometimes the way you're directed through a Tube station isn't always the quickest. So why then do Tube bosses make us take a longer route? Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards spent a rush hour at Victoria station to find out.

Robot gives evidence to MPs - BBC London

Title: Robot gives evidence to MPs - BBC London
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In a first for Westminster, a 'robot' called Pepper has given evidence to a group of MPs. The resident male humanoid at Middlesex University faced a number of questions about the future role of technology in schools. Alice Bhandukravi can tell us more.

Tackling leaves on the line - BBC London

Title: Tackling leaves on the line - BBC London
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: They have been the subject of jokes and ridicule but leaves on the line can be extremely dangerous on the railway. And Network Rail fear this year could be the worst leaf fall for some time and are trying to solve the problem. Here's our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards.

The NHS Surgeon who had a special invite to the royal wedding - BBC London

Title: The NHS Surgeon who had a special invite to the royal wedding - BBC London
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When the Queen's grandaughter Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel in Windsor, members of the public were invited into the castle grounds for her big day. They included some of the NHS staff who carried out life changing back surgery on the Princess at Stanmore's Royal National Orthapaedic hospital. Sarah Harris has more.

Poetry and songs to remember war veterans - BBC London

Title: Poetry and songs to remember war veterans - BBC London
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A 95-year old veteran of the 2nd world war is taking part in a performance of songs and poetry in honour of those who lost their lives in conflict. The show inspired by the sacrifice made during war time, includes veterans of more recent battles. Alice Bhandukravi reports.

Title: Preventing diabetes - BBC London
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A new scheme is being trialled in London aimed at preventing the risk of developing diabetes. The condition is one of the biggest growing health problems across the UK, not least here in the capital. Ayshea Buksh reports.

Co-housing for London's ageing population - BBC London

Title: Co-housing for London's ageing population - BBC London
Runtime: 7:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: With many of us now living longer, the question of how to maintain a good quality of life into old age is more pressing than ever. Now, a group of women from Barnet have joined forces in a radical social experiment to help each other to continue to live independently and avoid expensive care home fees. So could ‘co-housing’ be a way of tackling the elderly care crisis? We went to find out.

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