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London's lifesaving bleed-control specialists

Title: London's lifesaving bleed-control specialists
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: With rising knife crime rates in London, a preventative educational project goes out and teaches basic bleed-control skills to people in the capital to help save lives.

YourStance helps young people make informed decisions when faced with an emergency by teaching lifesaving skills, including using every day items like a belt, sanitary pads, shoelaces or a jumper.

Ana Waddington is its founder, and paediatric sister in A&E at the Royal London hospital, with experience of serious youth violence and adolescent care.

She showed BBC London's political correspondent Karl Mercer what to do if you find yourself in a situation where you might need to save a life.

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Title: Building better mental health
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: We pass construction sites every day, but most people don’t know that behind the flurry of activity and noise, the industry has the worst suicide rate of any job in the UK.

Steve Kerslake, from Romford, wants to change the way the industry deals with the mental health of its workers. The groundworker suffered PTSD after he was the victim of an acid attack in 2009.

Steve acknowledges getting construction workers to talk about their issues is hard, but says focusing on sport can open up the floodgates and get workers the help they need.

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there is a higher rate of suicide in construction than any other UK industry. The rate is twice as much as other occupations on the list that also had higher rates of suicide such as drivers in the road transport industry, and those working in the storage facilities.

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London Marathon: Around the route in a minute

Title: London Marathon: Around the route in a minute
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: More than 40,000 people took part in the London Marathon - with some runners in eye-catching fancy dress costumes. But thousands of people also lined the streets of the capital to support their friends and family taking on the 26.2-mile journey from Greenwich Park to The Mall.

We met some of them to see who and what they were supporting.

Video by Jamie Moreland.

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I don't apologise for mini-budget plans, says PM

Title: I don't apologise for mini-budget plans, says PM
Runtime: 3:40
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Prime Minster Liz Truss has said "I don't apologise for saying I want a successful City of London", in defence of her mini-budget.

Last week's £45bn tax-cutting package, funded by more public borrowing, has sparked a fall in the pound and a surge in borrowing costs.

The market reaction has prompted the Bank of England to step in and buy £65bn of government debt to stop some pension funds collapsing.

But in an interview with BBC London's Political Editor Tim Donovan, Ms Truss says "what we need is a competitive City of London that's attracting investment".

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'If I'm alive after November, we'll talk about the gas bill'

Title: 'If I'm alive after November, we'll talk about the gas bill'
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A terminally ill mother says she must choose between paying for her funeral and heating her home.

Kelly Casey, from Hackney, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2015. She has also seen her energy bills rise 80% to more than £3,500.

Kelly spoke to BBC London's Tarah Welsh.

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Title: The day the Queen visited Grenfell
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: During the visit, Her Majesty spoke to survivors, relatives of those who died, as well as volunteers and emergency services workers.

Hamid Ali Jafari lost his father in the fire and says the Queen's visit gave people back their dignity.

"She showed up, you know. She listened to us, gave us respect. It gave dignity to my father and the 72 people who died in Grenfell," he said.

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Queen's death 'end of an era' for royal superfan

Title: Queen's death 'end of an era' for royal superfan
Runtime: 2:31
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Margaret Tyler owns over 13,000 pieces of royal memorabilia and has been a huge fan of the Queen and the Royal Family since she was a child.

Margaret met her four times and remembers how the Queen went out of her way to speak to her and other people during a royal visit to Harrow.

Video by Paul Murphy-Kasp

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Queen Elizabeth II and her lifelong love of animals

Title: Queen Elizabeth II and her lifelong love of animals
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Queen Elizabeth II was given her first corgi on her 18th birthday - throughout her life she owned more than 30 - and she was also a lover of other animals.

She was a lifelong patron of the Zoological Society of London and supported the Royal Windsor Horse Show as its patron for 70 years.

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Looking back at the Queen's Young Leaders

Title: Looking back at the Queen's Young Leaders
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: The Queen was passionate about inspiring the next generation and her Young Leader Awards are a way of of recognising and championing young people doing amazing things in their community.

Two London winners share why it meant so much to them.

Sonja Jessup reports.

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Title: Polio: Your Questions Answered
Runtime: 1:50
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: As London’s children start being offered additional polio vaccines, we’ve answered some of your questions around the virus.

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The mentors helping families through the cost of living crisis

Title: The mentors helping families through the cost of living crisis
Runtime: 2:51
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Single mother Teesha works full-time but is unable to put aside any money for the winter. She is forced to use a food bank twice a month and says it's had a huge impact on her mental health.

As a result her son LJ has been seeing a mentor from charity The Kids Network so she can focus on getting her family through these tough times.

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'London 2012 really showcased what disabled people could do'

Title: 'London 2012 really showcased what disabled people could do'
Runtime: 2:37
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: It has been 10 years since the London Paralympics took place and it has been hailed by some as playing a key role in improving the lives of disabled people.

But just how much did it change?

Sophie Christiansen is one of Great Britain’s most successful Paralympians of all time.

A decade on from the Games, she travelled back to the Olympic Park to highlight the challenges faced while navigating London's public transport network.

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Title: Top tips for Notting Hill Carnival
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: The Notting Hill Carnival is back for the first time in three years this Bank Holiday Weekend.

For decades the Carnival has been running in west London's streets and it is one of the world’s biggest, and most electrifying, outdoor events.

This year, BBC London has put together a guide to this year's Carnival, with some top tips about the big weekend.

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Title: The heart of Notting Hill Carnival
Runtime: 2:43
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Notting Hill Carnival is back! 🎉

This weekend will be the first time in three years that it's been able to take place as an in-person event because of Covid.

Final preparations are taking place to the costumes that form the beating heart of Carnival.

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Title: Waiting for a guide dog
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A guide dog can have a big impact on the life of a visually impaired person.

But there's a shortage of dogs since the pandemic and now the Guide Dogs charity is looking for volunteers to look after a dog while it's in training.

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Title: Running for Ukraine
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A Ukrainian Londoner has spent a month running almost 1000km for Ukraine, to commemorate 31 years of the country’s independence.

Olga Stignii moved to London from Lviv when she was 18 years old. Six months ago, she saw her family flee the war in their home country and come to London as refugees.

For the past 31 days, Olga, with her running community, has run 31km a day across different parts of the capital for a different region in Ukraine. She hopes to raise money for charity and is encouraging others to take up their own 31 for 31 challenges.

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Title: What it's like to have monkeypox
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: As vaccine stocks run low, one monkeypox sufferer has told of his symptoms to educate others and help prevent the spread.

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'Doctors said my cancerous mole was fungus'

Title: 'Doctors said my cancerous mole was fungus'
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: BBC journalist Sarah Lee was diagnosed with stage three malignant melanoma in January, five months after three different doctors had dismissed her concerns about a new mole on her scalp.

By the time it was spotted, the cancer had spread. The 29-year-old is now recovering after surgery to remove 24 lymph nodes. She is encouraging others to talk to a doctor if they're worried about their skin and to take care not to get sunburn.

She told BBC London's Paul Murphy-Kasp about her experiences.

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Title: Sikh boy's modelling first
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A four-year-old from Woodford is the first Sikh boy to model for Burberry wearing traditional religious headwear.

Images of Sahib won the hearts of many on the internet after he was seen modelling clothes for the luxury brand whilst wearing a Patka.

It follows calls for better representation of diverse communities in the fashion industry.

Sahib's mother, Harjot, said she entered her son into modelling as a way of increasing his self-confidence.

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August 1974: From war-torn Cyprus to London

Title: August 1974: From war-torn Cyprus to London
Runtime: 3:10
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: London has become home to many people from all over the world and in some cases, it's due to wars in their homeland.

This was the case for one family who fled Cyprus after the second Turkish invasion, from 14 to 16 August 1974.

For almost 50 years, the conflict has defied efforts of the United Nations and the European Union at resolution. The result is generations that have grown up knowing only the division of the island. It still remains Europe’s longest unresolved conflict. Almost 40% of Cyprus, the northern part which is occupied by Turkey, is not internationally recognised.

There are around 300,000 Cypriots living in the UK, many of which are here in the capital. Baz Bedrossian was just nine-years-old in 1974, when he came to London as a refugee with his family. They left their belongings behind at their home in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia, which remains Europe’s only divided capital city.

Looking back over the years, B...

Title: Three tips on saving water
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: How can we save water during a heatwave? 💦

Here are three tips on not just how to protect supplies, but also to save money.

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Title: Where London gets its water from
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: The hot and dry conditions this summer are putting huge strain on our water infrastructure - with hosepipe bans imminent.

So where does London get its water from and what should we do to safeguard supplies in future?

BBC London's environment correspondent Tom Edwards explains.

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Title: The future faces of the NHS?
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Could these young people from East London be the future faces of our NHS?

Barts Health NHS Trust is delivering workshops, as part of Barts Charity-funded Healthcare Horizons, to 17 and 18-year-olds across schools in east London to provide an insight into NHS trauma services.

The initiative aims to improve access and entry into health careers, particularly for those in under-represented communities in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and Hackney.

We went along to one of the sessions.

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Student fighting for better wheelchair access to university

Title: Student fighting for better wheelchair access to university
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Student Naomi Stenning uses a wheelchair to get around King's College London - but for the past two years, she has been campaigning for better access.

The university says it has spent £450k in improvements to make it more accessible but some of its buildings are almost 200 years old, which makes adapting them a challenge.

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'If Wildlife Aid is able to continue, then my dad lives forever.’

Title: 'If Wildlife Aid is able to continue, then my dad lives forever.’
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: One of the UK’s biggest wildlife charities has an uncertain future, as its founder has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Simon Cowell MBE, the founder of the Wildlife Aid Foundation, has spent most of his life saving animals.

The charity and rescue centre is based on land at his home in Leatherhead but it will have to relocate once Simon passes away. They bought a pocket of derelict land by the M25 where it plans to relocate to and are in the process of turning the site into a wetlands environment, but need to raise more funds to build a visitor centre and wildlife hospital.

Now, Simon's dying wish is to raise enough money to secure the charity's future, with the campaign already being supported by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Stephen Fry and Chris Packham.

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Wennington wildfires: 'Seeing my house like this just makes me sad'

Title: Wennington wildfires: 'Seeing my house like this just makes me sad'
Runtime: 1:46
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Alfie Stock lost everything when wildfires ripped through east London during last month's heatwave.

His family, from Wennington, are starting from scratch after their home of 50 years was burnt to the ground.

The 26-year-old said seeing his home in ruins was really sad and strange, but that he felt detached from it now.

"I'm just looking towards the future now," he said.

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Has Brexit squashed our edible insect industry?

Title: Has Brexit squashed our edible insect industry?
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 4 years ago
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Monkeypox: Three things you need to know

Title: Monkeypox: Three things you need to know
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: More than 100,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine have been acquired to combat the spread of the virus.

Vaccines minister Maggie Throup said most of the vaccines were being made available in London, with about 75% of confirmed cases here in the capital. While anyone can get monkeypox, the vast majority of those with the virus are men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men.

Here are three things you need to know.

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Title: The London cabbie changing lives
Runtime: 2:24
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A female taxi driver is on a mission to get more women cabbies on London’s roads.

Come rain or shine, from her home in Deptford, Lisa Seymour teaches women the Knowledge for free. The Knowledge was introduced as a requirement for London taxi drivers back in 1865 and as they can be asked to go anywhere, drivers must have a thorough knowledge of the capital.

With her maps at the ready, Lisa teaches woman how to learn the quickest routes through London, to help them pass the Knowledge and become licensed London taxi drivers, in what is a male-dominated industry. We went along to one of her classes.

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'London is a breeding ground for sexual harassment'

Title: 'London is a breeding ground for sexual harassment'
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 4 years ago
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Children's kidney transplants up post-Covid

Title: Children's kidney transplants up post-Covid
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: During the pandemic many operations were delayed, with organ transplants, especially kidneys, the hardest hit area. Living donor transplants went down 60 per cent during lockdown, according to NHS Blood and Transplant. Although Covid delayed many operations, last year Great Ormond Street Hospital performed 15 more kidney transplants than normal. Five-year-old Bay was one of their patients and her family are grateful to the surgeons, doctors and nurses who made her operation happen.

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Title: Monkeypox: Your Questions Answered
Runtime: 6:05
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Professor Kevin Fenton, the Public Health Director for London, answers questions on Monkeypox.

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Title: Amber Charles: Inspired by London 2012
Runtime: 2:35
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: In 2005, Amber Charles was selected as a lead Olympic ambassador to accompany Tessa Jowell, Lord Seb Coe and David Beckham in Singapore for the bid campaign.

Her up close and personal experience of London 2012 inspired her to take up a career in sport.

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Growing up in the shadow of London's Olympic Park

Title: Growing up in the shadow of London's Olympic Park
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: At the age of 12, Sam Ansah was a schoolboy living in a flat overlooking the Olympic Park.

The tower block on the Carpenters Estate in Stratford, was his window to the spectacle of the 2012 Games.

Sam's family was told the building was going to be knocked down amid regeneration of the area - although 10 years later, it's still standing.

We caught up with Sam, who explained how he grew up with the 2012 Games and the changes they brought.

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'Giving birth in the pandemic left me isolated and lonely'

Title: 'Giving birth in the pandemic left me isolated and lonely'
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Women have spoken to the BBC about the "nightmare" of giving birth during the restrictions imposed because of Covid.

The London Assembly was told a de facto maternity ward ban on partners meant new mums often got very little support.

It meant many new mothers felt isolated and lonely during a very important time in their lives.

Jennifer McKiernan has the story.

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Commonwealth Games: Bello twins hope for beach volleyball win

Title: Commonwealth Games: Bello twins hope for beach volleyball win
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Twin brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello hope to win a medal for beach volleyball at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

The 21-year-olds will represent Team England on home sand, having moved to London from their birthplace of Madrid at the age of 11.

The Birmingham 2022 beach volleyball tournaments take place from 30 July to 7 August at Smithfield.

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Title: ‘A pocket of countryside in London’
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A disused space in a West London primary school has been transformed into a children's community garden.

Taking inspiration from Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit, the aim of the garden at St Clement & St James school, is to promote the benefits of nature, and improve people's mental health.

The team behind it was set up in the wake of the Grenfell fire tragedy to bring the local community together through gardening.

BBC London's reporter Olivia Demetriades went along to see what it’s like.

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Inside the London comedy club where heckling is banned

Title: Inside the London comedy club where heckling is banned
Runtime: 2:39
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Within comedy circles it's well known that breaking into the business as a female comic has been notoriously hard.

But at the Poodle Club in Sydenham, south London, they do things differently. Heckling is banned and female comics are nurtured.

Male comics are invited too, but the only thing that is not tolerated is intolerance. The Poodle Club says this means the venue is a safe platform for a diverse range of artists.

Video by Jim Wheble

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‘Unhidden was just one of those lightbulb moments.’

Title: ‘Unhidden was just one of those lightbulb moments.’
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: A young Londoner with chronic health problems is helping to change the lives of people with disabilities. Victoria Jenkins founded a socially-responsible, adaptive fashion brand in her basement flat in Islington.

She set up the clothing line, Unhidden, after a stint in hospital dealing with her own journey with disability. The clothes are customisable and made-to-order, to cater for people with different access needs. Now she has big plans to extend the brand and make adaptive wear for kids too.

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Trans Pride London: Celebration and protest

Title: Trans Pride London: Celebration and protest
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: More equal rights and better support for the trans community - that was the call from organisers and thousands who gathered in central London for Trans Pride on Saturday 9 July. The event, now in its fourth year is partly a protest, but also a celebration. Thomas Magill was there.

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Peaky Blinders: The immersive experience

Title: Peaky Blinders: The immersive experience
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Do you love Peaky Blinders? If the answer is yes, then there’s a new show that will be right up your alley.

Peaky Blinders: The Rise is a theatrical show in Camden based on the popular TV series.

It’s set in London in 1920s and during this immersive performance, you get to decide whether Tommy Shelby and his family succeed in their ambition to take on the capital.

Here’s a sneak peak of the experience…

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Arachnophobia: Could you combat a fear of spiders? - BBC London

Title: Arachnophobia: Could you combat a fear of spiders? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Arachnophobia is something many people can relate to, but what if they could combat it?

ZSL London Zoo's Friendly Spider Programme aims to help people combat their fear through a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy.

Catherine Moon went from not being able to look a photograph of spiders to now being able to hold them.

She said: "I would like you to know it is possible to take courage in both hands and to do something about it."

Video by Gem O'Reilly

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Boris Johnson: His political career in London

Title: Boris Johnson: His political career in London
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Before becoming prime minister, Boris Johnson was the Mayor of London from 2008 until 2016.

Despite being remembered for his role in the Olympics and delivering projects such as the bike hire scheme, new Routemaster buses and the cable car, he was criticised for his handling of the 2011 riots and failed ideas such as the ‘Garden Bridge’.

After leaving the role of running the capital, he played a key part in the campaign for Brexit before being made Foreign Secretary and then becoming prime minister.

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Title: 'I feel unsafe'
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: School children in east London say they sometimes fear for their safety on their way home from class, and have been left in vulnerable situations if they’ve forgotten their free travel pass.

They’re calling on Transport for London to guarantee children will still be able to get the bus, without being charged or fined as long as they’re wearing a school uniform. They’ve been speaking to our Home Affairs correspondent, Sonja Jessup.

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'I need to find out what happened to my Mia'

Title: 'I need to find out what happened to my Mia'
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Mariano Janin's 14-year-old daughter Mia killed herself after she saw bullying messages on her phone the night before she died in March 2021.

Her father now wants parents to be able to see any messages or videos a child may have seen on social media before they died.

Currently social media companies do not have to hand over the accounts to police unless compelled to do.

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From an eating disorder to body confidence- BBC London

Title: From an eating disorder to body confidence- BBC London
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Nicola Chan, a fitness coach from North west London, had non-purging bulimia and disordered eating.

Now after recovering, she's helping others to deal with their body image and confidence, using fitness and mind set.

Nicola said: "I want to be that voice that I was looking for, for someone else."

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Title: 50 years of Pride
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: It’s a big year for the Pride movement and the LGBT+ community, it’s half a century since the first parade here in London.

Andrew was there at the start, in 1972 and Kelvin will be attending the Pride parade for the first time this weekend.

We met them to hear about their individual experiences of coming out and being part of a community spanning generations.

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The Artist behind the Intersex-Inclusive Pride Flag

Title: The Artist behind the Intersex-Inclusive Pride Flag
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: Heading to Regent Street this weekend? If you look up, you’ll see 100 new Pride flags to mark 50 years of Pride in the UK.

Valentino Vecchietti redesigned the Progress Pride flag, creating the first Intersex-Inclusive Pride Flag, which includes a new yellow triangle and purple circle, to reflect the intersex community.

After going viral online, the design was welcomed as the new Pride flag and was recently included in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant, making history for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.

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Living with autism in London- BBC London

Title: Living with autism in London- BBC London
Runtime: 2:50
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: What's it like living with an invisible disability in London? In the UK one in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children. (Source: National Autistic Society)

Barrington Campbell was diagnosed as autistic at 30 years old. Growing up he said he struggled making friends and felt isolated.

Five years later he's created Kagai Games, designed to provide tabletop games and events for people with social anxiety. He said: "I wanted to provide a space that was inclusive for everyone with social anxiety."

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Invisible disability: Inflammatory bowel disease- BBC London

Title: Invisible disability: Inflammatory bowel disease- BBC London
Runtime: 2:37
Date posted: 4 years ago
Description: What's it like living with an invisible disability in London? 540,000 people have inflammatory bowel disease in the UK and more than 69,000 of them are in the capital.

Some people say the lack of toilets is the worst thing about living in the city. (Source: Crohn's & Colitis UK)

Bethany Jacobs has Crohn's disease and now lives with a permanent stoma bag. She said: "I think you do need to break down those barriers and open up these conversations where we talk about invisible illnesses such as Crohn’s disease."

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