BBC London
A special investigation into modern day slavery – BBC London News
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- A special investigation into modern day slavery – BBC London News
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- 3:10
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- 9 years ago
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- There's been a huge increase in the number of reported offences with victims often brought from abroad and forced to work here under appalling conditions. But BBC London have discovered the number of prosecutions against people, including traffickers and slave masters, is just 6%. So the authorities are now appealing for help to catch the criminals and rescue the workers. Charlotte Franks has more.
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- Monarch airlines collapse leaves England karate Under-21 team out of pocket - BBC London News
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- 1:51
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- 9 years ago
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- They were preparing for the biggest moment of their young sporting lives when Monarch airlines collapsed leaving them among the thousands of passengers out of pocket.
The entire England karate Under-21 team feared they wouldn't get to this month's World Championships.
They now can, but their financial problems are far from over. Chris Slegg reports.
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- The Royal Ballet in a disused warehouse - BBC London News
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Royal Opera House is the traditional home of dancers of the Royal Ballet. But in a first for the Company they've swapped the Opera House for a disused warehouse in south east London - so audiences can get up close and personal and follow the dancers around. Wendy Hurrell went along to experience it.
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- Acrobatic gymnastics – BBC London News
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Great Britain excels in 'Acrobatic' gymnastics. One gym in Surrey is sending the large number of gymnasts to the European Championships in Poland, more than any other national club. Sara Orchard has been to meet them.
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- Tyndale Bible to go on display at St Paul's Cathedral – BBC London News
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It was once dubbed the most dangerous book in England and anyone found with a copy could well have been executed. There are now just three copies the Tyndale Bible in the world. One of them is at St Paul's Cathedral and will go on display for the first time ever. Anna O'Neill has been to take a look.
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- Making London’s roads safer and more friendly – BBC London News.
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An end to road rage and no more congestion charge. Could that really be a reality in London? A new report suggests it could if we make some changes such as: A new movement code specifically for London to update the old Highway Code; a reduction in residential parking with few household permits; replacing the congestion charge with a pre-pay smart scheme across the capital. BBC London’s Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards reports.
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- Lyme disease in London parks – BBC London News
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- He helped England win the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and is a familiar face to fans of Strictly Come Dancing. Matt Dawson was a fit and healthy Londoner until he was bitten by a tick in his local park. He contracted Lyme disease. The infection was so severe he needed heart surgery. He's been talking to Sarah Harris about why we need to be aware of the dangers of tick bites especially in a city like London.
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- Les Enfants Terribles ‘The Terrible Infants’ at Wiltons Music Hall – BBC London News
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- 2:07
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- 9 years ago
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- These puppets were all created by a theatre company in Deptford. They may appear sinister but they've been hugely popular, drawing in audience across the globe with their award-winning show ‘The Terrible Infants’. Now they’re back in London appearing at one of capital’s oldest theatre venues - Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel. And as our reporter Wendy Hurrell discovered, despite being puppets they each have their own unique personalities.
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- The next generation of fruit and veg traders – BBC London News
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- How do you convince children to eat more healthily? One way might be to help children connect with the food they eat. For a group of children in south London, that's meant growing their own and selling it at Borough Market the country's oldest fruit and veg market. Ayshea Buksh reports.
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- Salvador Dali & Marcel Duchamp - BBC London News
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- 1:58
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- 9 years ago
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- He's one of the biggest names in the history of art, famous for his surrealism and a repertoire which included film, sculpture and painting. Now an exhibition of Salvador Dali's work is to open at the Royal Academy of Arts. It showcases some of his less familiar work and reveals an unlikely relationship with french artist, Marcel Duchamp. Wendy Hurrell's been to take a look.
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- Art exhibition at Kew Gardens – BBC London News
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- 2:30
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- 9 years ago
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- The leaves are falling faster off the trees and the nights are getting colder; Autumn is well and truly here. In Kew Gardens they're celebrating it, with an ambitious season of art exhibitions, nestled amongst the natural wonders already on display. Frankie McCamley has been taking a look.
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- Love on the 8.21 to King’s Cross – BBC London News
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The morning commute isn't the most obvious place to find love. Packed trains with passengers minding their own business and ignoring each other. But, over a number of journeys on the 08:21 from Hertfordshire to London’s King’s Cross, love started to blossom. Thomas Magill tells the story.
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- Ross Noble & Lesley Joseph ‘Young Frankenstein’ interview – BBC London News
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- 'Young Frankenstein', the film directed by the master of parody Mel Brookes and written by Gene Wilder, has come to to London as a musical. It stars comedian Ross Noble and actres Lesley Joseph. Wendy Hurrell has been to the Garrick Theatre talking to them about what it's like to work with a Hollywood great.
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- Gloriana Achievers Day – BBC London News
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Students who started the day having never touched an oar in their life, ended the day rowing the Royal Barge up the Thames. Nearly a hundred pupils from across London took part in 'Gloriana Achievers Day', and Chris Slegg went to see how they got along.
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- The ICA’s renaissance under Stefan Kalmar – BBC London News
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It has a 70 year history of art, culture and debate but financial difficulties meant it was threatened with closure almost a decade ago. Now, the Institute of Contemporary Arts is having a renaissance under a new director Stefan Kalmar who believes it's never been more important to have cultural centres challenging the establishment. Wendy Hurrell has been to meet him.
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- BFI London Film Festival – BBC London News
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The organiser of the 61st London Film Festival believes more should be done to support female Directors. A quarter of the films have women directing, but Clare Stewart says that's not good enough. She's been speaking to Sonja Jessup about gender politics in the film industry and the festival itself.
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- Are there enough rapid chargers for electric cars in London? – BBC London News
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Is the capital ready to embrace electric vehicles? From January, all new taxis will have to be electric. And the Government is planning to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2040. But there aren't many rapid electric charging points in the city and Londoners are struggling to access those that are there. Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards has the story.
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- Old Sessions House - BBC London News
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It was once the biggest and busiest courthouse in England, sending many of those it convicted to Australia. Old Sessions House in Clerkenwell was built in the late 18th century and gained a reputation for harsh sentencing. Having closed around 90 years ago, it's undergone a complete transformation and has now opened its doors once again to host a photography exhibition for a major fashion brand, as Emma North reports.
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- False memories - BBC London News
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Campaigners are calling for better regulation of the psychotherapy industry and are warning that some therapists are implanting false memories into the minds of vulnerable people. The family of one London nurse is raising awareness of the issue after she falsely accused them of murder after having therapy. Sarah Harris reports.
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- Get hands on with clay at the Tate Modern – BBC London News
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- ‘Factory: the seen and the unseen’ by Clare Twomey has transformed one of the spaces at Tate Modern into clay pottery production line. Visitors to the gallery can roll up their sleeves and join in and learn the skills of working with clay. Victoria Hollins went to take a look.
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- Radio 1’s 50th anniversary: Tony Blackburn interview – BBC London News
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- As BBC Radio 1 celebrates its 50th anniversary, Alice Bhandhukravi has been talking to BBC London’s Tony Blackburn about playing a pivotal role in the station's launch.
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- PP Arnold’s ‘lost’ album finally released – BBC London News
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The American soul singer PP Arnold is probably best known for songs like 'The First Cut Is The Deepest' and before that she was one of the backing singers for Ike and Tina Turner. But perhaps she would have been an even bigger star had it not been for a 'lost' album that she recorded here in London 45 years ago. Well now, it's finally being released. Alice Bhandhukravi has the story.
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- Theresa May talks to BBC London – BBC London News
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Prime Minister has criticised the Mayor of London for banning Uber in the capital. Theresa May told BBC London it was "disproportionate" and putting thousands of jobs at risk. She’s also pledged to deal with the concern of social housing tenants across London following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. She's been speaking to our political editor Tim Donovan.
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- National Poetry Day: A poem from London’s Young Poet Laureate - BBC London News
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- “FAM” - What does it mean to you?
26 year old Caleb Femi, London’s first Young Poet Laureate shares his thoughts on family.
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- David Bailey Exhibition – BBC London News
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- There was a time when the area around King's Cross was synonymous with prostitution and homelessness. Photographer David Bailey who lived in the area in the 90s gives us a glimpse of what it was like then before its regeneration. Alice Bhandhukravi reports.
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- The high-flying city lawyer’s sixth form college – BBC London News
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- He was a high-flying city lawyer earning a six-figure salary and regularly closing multi-million pound deals who gave it all up to teach. Now, Mouhssin Ismail has founded his own sixth form college and nearly all of his pupils have just secured places at the best universities in the country. So what is the secret of his success? We sent our education Reporter, Marc Ashdown to find out.
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- John Lemon vs John Lennon – BBC London News
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It was all to fight for in the fizzy pop world after Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, took legal action against a Polish company and a small start-up in Bow over the name of a lemonade drink they were selling, John Lemon. Tarah Welsh has the story.
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- Narnia tree sculptures in Surrey – BBC London News
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- If you live in Surrey you may have seen mysterious tree sculptures appearing in the Banstead Woods and Chipstead Downs Nature Reserve. The artworks are created by a chainsaw wielding ‘tree pirate’ called Ella. Gareth Furby tracked her down.
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- A teenager convicted for throwing acid speaks – BBC London News
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- 3:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A former gang member, who's thrown acid on a man on the streets of London has told the BBC that chemicals are being increasingly used as a 'status' weapon. Acid attacks are on the rise and a group which works with young offenders warns it’s becoming a rite of passage. Alex Bushill has been speaking to the teenager who says the fact that he used acid on someone, 'haunts' him every day. Some people may find details in this report upsetting.
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- 15th London Design Festival – BBC London News
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- London often promotes itself as being the design capital of the world. It is home to some of the biggest names in the creative industry. Some of them have been exhibiting their creations across the city as part of the 15th London Design Festival, giving Londoners an opportunity to see some unusual creations and the latest trends. Louisa Preston reports.
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- Goodbye to the ‘Prince of Soho’ – BBC London News
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The man was just 5 feet tall but a whirlwind in his famous private members club in Soho 'The Groucho'. Comedian, Stephen Fry called Bernie Katz the 'Prince of Soho' which is one of the reasons why the area came to a standstill today as people said goodbye to the 49 year-old, who died last week. Sarah Harris witnessed the send off.
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- Margo Robbie & Domhnal Gleeson ‘Goodbye Christpher Robin’ interview – BBC London News
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Winnie the Pooh is arguably the world's most famous bear and loved by generations. Now the story of his creator AA Milne, and his real life son, Christopher Robin has inspired a new film. It takes audiences back to the time when the real life animal, a black bear from Winnipeg, could be visited and even fed at London Zoo. Alice Bhandhukravi spoke to two of the film’s stars Margo Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson.
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- The catwalk where gender-specific fashion doesn't exist – BBC London News
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- London Fashion Week has just drawn to a close and the catwalks have been full of men and women showcasing the latest styles. But as more people say they don't identify with either sex, they want clothing to reflect that. So they’ve put on a fashion show in Hackney to showcase non gender specific designs. Asad Ahmad was in the front row to find out more about it.
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- Skilled professionals can now earn six figure salaries - BBC London News
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Is a university degree always the best option for young people making career decisions? With so many now taking an academic path, a skills gap has emerged. It’s providing an opportunity for those with practical skills like an electrician or hairdresser to make six figure salaries. Sarah Harris reports.
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- The coffee helping homeless Londoners off the street – BBC London News
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Coffee is an obsession for many Londoners. But for one man, more than most, because he's set up a company that trains homeless people to become baristas offering them a way off the streets. The coffee has become so popular, Sainsburys supermarket has decided to stock it with all of the profits going back into helping others. Victoria Hollins reports.
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- Colin Firth & Julianne Moore ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ – BBC London News
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Tongue in cheek comedy, spy antics and partly filmed in and around the capital. The Kingsman returns to London with an all star cast. Alice Bhandhukravi speaks to two of them, Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
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- London’s Chinatown is changing – BBC London News
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It’s been the centre of Chinese life in London since the 1950s. But Chinatown is changing. Shaftesbury Estate, which owns four fifths of Chinatown, says the area needs to modernise by bringing in new restaurants from across East Asia and attract a new generation. But there are fears from the long-established community that the area will lose its Chinese identity. Tarah Welsh reports.
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- From understudy to leading role – BBC London News
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Natasha Barnes was the understudy who shot to fame after stepping in for Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl last year. She says the success of her star turn has convinced her to try as many things as possible. Now she's landed her own lead role in a London play and has become a solo artist. Wendy Hurrell has been speaking to her.
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- Completed Crossrail track unveiled – BBC London News
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The completed Elizabeth line track has been unveiled. The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has praised progress on the capital's 15 billion pound Crossrail project and says the engineering expertise will move on to the HS2 rail link. From Whitechapel our Political Editor Tim Donovan reports.
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- Gibert & George - BBC London News
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- They are two of the most renowned contemporary artists in Britain. East Londoners Gilbert & George are famous for their dapper style and conceptual performances. This year they celebrate 50 years since meeting as students at Central St. Martins, with an exhibition which brings together works they did in the early 70s. Alice Bhandhukravi went to meet them.
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- A photo exhibition of acid attack survivors – BBC London News
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- These are the images documenting the stories of acid attack survivors from across the world. They're being displayed in east London, an area which has seen a recent spate of attacks. How do survivors get their lives back after such an unthinkable experience? Ayshea Buksh has been to see the exhibition in Spitalfields.
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- The house that landscape painter J. M. W. Turner designed – BBC London News
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- He's one of the UK’s best known artists, world renowned for his landscape paintings. But less well known is that Turner had a keen interest in architecture. So much so that he designed his own home in Twickenham, Sandycombe Lodge. After decades of neglect the house was bought by a trust, who set about restoring it to its former glory for the public to enjoy. Sean Fletcher looks at the painstaking task.
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- Driverless bus on show at London's Olympic park – BBC London
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The UK’s first driverless bus has been unveiled in east London. The vehicle only uses sensors, cameras and GPS mapping to follow a set route around the Olympic park. Londoners are being invited to get on board and help trial it out over the next few weeks. Our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards reports.
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- The Kings & Queens 'dragging' reading into the 21st Century - BBC London News
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Children in east London are thought to be the first in London experiencing storytelling with a difference. Wilton's Music Hall in Whitechapel claims to be the first theatre in London to offer gender-fluid storytelling. Youngsters under 5 are being offered free sessions by drag queens and kings and have so far been a success. Sonja Jessup reports.
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- Track your food - BBC London News
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Ever wondered where the food on your plate actually comes from? Well, a new app on your phone could make it much easier to follow its journey from the field to fork. Our Environment Correspondent Tom Edwards has finding out.
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- London's Duck Tours to end - BBC London News
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- They may have survived Nazi Germany and the D Day landings - but now London's Duck Tours and their unmistakable amphibious vehicles are soon to disappear. As Sonja Jessup explains - a new super sewer has sunk any hopes they could continue to ferry Londoners and tourists along the Thames.
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- Wait Until Dark - BBC London News
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- It was a psychological thriller starring Audrey Hepburn. The film 'Wait Until Dark' tells the story of a group of conmen who try to take advantage of a blind woman. Fifty years on, the role will finally be played by an actress who's actually registered blind, as Alice Bhandhukravi reports.
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- Mollie Parkin's latest exhibition - BBC London News
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Mollie Parkin was an artist who went on to become the fashion editor of Harpers & Queen and the Sunday Times magazine in the 60s. Notorious for her partying lifestyle, her favourite Soho drinking partner was the painter Francis Bacon. In fact you'd be hard pressed to find a more colourful life than that of Molly Parkin, but at 85-years-old she's now showing off her latest works. Wendy Hurrell reports.
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- London’s rubbish problem: Food waste – BBC London News
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Over a 1.5 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in London. That's the same as each of us throwing away 200 bags of sugar. Most of it goes to landfill because only around half of our councils collect food waste separately. In the third part of our series Dan Freedman has been finding out what's being done to try and solve the problem.
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- London’s rubbish problem: Plastic bottles – BBC London News
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Borough market is to become the first market in the country to ban plastic bottles. It's all part of an attempt to stop more plastics going to landfill or washing up in the Thames. On average, each Londoner buys around four plastic bottles of water a week. That adds up to 1 billion bottles of water sold every year in the capital. Alex Bushill reports in the second of our series on how we deal with London's waste.
