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How many times does Sadiq Khan reference Labour in power?
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- How many times does Sadiq Khan reference Labour in power?
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- How many times does the Mayor of London reference Labour in power at the party conference?
Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37483089
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- Inside the Magic Circle - BBC London News
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Magic Circle has always been shrouded in secrecy, but BBC London was given exclusive access to the mysterious London HQ. Marc Ashdown has been learning the tricks of the trade with magician Jamie Raven.
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- Daniel Radcliffe Interview : Swiss Army Man & Imperium – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Six years after he last appeared as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe has carved out an impressive career - treading the boards in the US and now he's back in his home city to promote not one, but two films. Emma North has been catching up with him on the red carpet at the O2.
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- Fly tipping in London
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- 8:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- According to recent figures, six out of the ten worst areas in the country for fly-tipping are right here in the capital. As well as being an eyesore, illegally dumped rubbish poses hygiene risks and costs us taxpayers hundreds of thousands to clear up. So how did the situation get so bad, and what’s being done to tackle the problem? We sent Louise Hulland to find out.
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- Cost of dying
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- 8:16
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- For a growing number of people, Funeral Poverty is a very real phenomenon – hardly surprising, given that the average cost of a funeral has more than doubled in the last decade. And prices in the capital can be particularly high – meaning that for those living on the breadline, giving loved ones a proper send-off can be a real challenge…Matthew Wright reports
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- How a surgeon saves a stabbing victim - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Pianist of Willesden Lane - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The daughter of a piano prodigy who came to the UK to escape Nazi Germany is putting on a play of her mother's memoirs. Hannah Gelbart reports.
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- Brixton arches protest at eviction
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Protestors against Network Rail's plans to redevelop Brixton Arches have marched through the area as businesses prepare to leave.
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- Political call for catwalk change – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Women's Equality party say that the small size of catwalk models is the root of eating disorders. They want designers to make two different sizes and show them on the runway. Caroline Davies reports.
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- Sadiq Khan meets Justin Trudeau in Montreal – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 3:16
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Mayor of London has held talks with the Canadian Prime Minister at the start of a five day trip to North America. He'll travel on to Chicago and New York, where he's expected to launch an attack on republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his views on Muslims. Our Political Editor Tim Donovan sent this report from Montreal.
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- Unseen footage of The Beatles in new documentary – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A little bit of Beatlemania has been revived using never-seen-before footage of the Fab Four for a new documentary which premieres in Leicester Square tomorrow.
The man behind it is Oscar winning director Ron Howard who's been speaking to Asad Ahmad at the world famous Abbey Road Studios.
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- Strictly Come Dancing stars Alijaz and Janette head for the London stage – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Strictly Come Dancing stars Alijaz and Janette will be swapping the studio for the London stage at the end of this series.
It's all to pay tribute to legendary dancer Fred Astaire as our Entertainment Correspondent, Brenda Emmanus explains.
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- Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey & Renée Zellweger interview at premiere of Bridget Jones's Baby
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Brenda Emmanus caught up with the stars at the premiere of the latest Bridget Jones movie in Leicester Square.
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- Shaun Escoffery - Lion King actor and soul singer - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- He's the east Londoner who's the longest running member of the cast of The Lion King in the West End.
Six million people been to see Shaun Escoffery playing King Mufasa. In fact, he may never have taken up performing arts if it wasn't for his friend, Idris Elba.
Emma North caught up with the actor and soul singer.
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- Blue Plaque unveiled on Freddie Mercury's first London home - BBC London News
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- To what some would call a kind of magic - the flamboyant singer songwriter that was Freddie Mercury - who had a string of hits of course with the band Queen.
But you may not know that before he became a rock legend, and under pressure to make a living -- he lived in terraced house in Feltham. Now, a blue plaque was unveiled at the property in Gladstone Road in his honour.
We sent along our reporter Jim Wheble... who's also a die-hard Queen fan.
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- Theresa May and her Sonning roots - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- She's been in the job just over a month - making the move from her home village of Sonning in Berkshire to Downing Street.
But locals say Theresa May hasn't forgotten her roots.
They've been seeing plenty of their Maidenhead MP. And as Sarah Harris found out the Prime Minister is not too grand to do her own shopping.
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- Library of things - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- It's thought the average power drill is only used for 12 minutes over its lifetime. Wouldn't it be better to just borrow one instead?
A new social enterprise in south London is lending out things like tools and gardening equipment to help people save money and reduce waste.
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- Noel Clarke Interview at Brotherhood Premiere - BBC London News
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Noel Clarke spoke to Brenda Emmanus at the premiere of Brotherhood, part of the Kidulthood film series.
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- Graduate to police officer in six weeks - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- It normally takes three and a half months to qualify as a police officer - but a new scheme puts graduates in front-line policing in just six weeks.
It's called Police Now and is designed to encourage more recruits from different backgrounds to join.
But, as Caroline Davies reports, there are concerns about how long these fast tracked recruits will last in the Met.
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- Night Tube: the first weekend - BBC London News
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Transport for London estimated over 100,000 people used the Night Tube when it launched over the weekend.
Our reporter Tolu Adeoye joined the first passengers on board - including the Mayor Sadiq Khan.
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- London Night Tube – an end to running? - BBC London News
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- From Friday 19th August, the Night Tube comes into force. It will run all night on parts of the Central and Victoria lines on Friday and Saturday nights.
It's expected the services will also run on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines later this year.
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- Muslim Council of Britain: Harun Khan interview – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 5:49
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The organisation which claims to represent hundreds of Muslim groups has elected its first British-born leader - an engineer from the East End of London. Harun Khan is the youngest person to head the Muslim Council of Britain.
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- Meet the London artist personally thanked by Barack Obama – BBC London News
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A young London artist has had his work acknowledged by arguably the most powerful man in the world. Kevin Gill sent his painting to Barack Obama and months later received a letter of thanks personally signed by the President. Now he hopes to meet his hero as well as host a solo show of his artwork. Our Arts Correspondent Brenda Emmanus went to his studio in Leyton.
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- London Mayor Sadiq Khan: 100 days at City Hall – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Sadiq Khan has now been the Mayor of London for 100 days. He's started the ball rolling on tackling air pollution and making it cheaper to travel on buses. But speaking to our Political Correspondent Karl Mercer, he admitted he's years away from reaching his targets for building affordable homes - and defended his claims to freeze prices on the Tube.
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- #BeLikePip – the Tube worker trying to make London a better place - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The unsung TFL worker trying to make the world a better place. #BeLikePip
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- Archive London images - BBC London News
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- More than 250,000 images have been digitised and located on a map by the London Metropolitan Archives.
Here are some of the images from Collage - you can see what your street looked like here:
http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/london-picture-map?WINID=1470935752200#51.506304405365%2F-0.1259049224854607%2F13%2FRoadMap%2F-1
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- Ricky Gervais at the London premiere of David Brent: Life on the Road - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- It's over a decade since we last saw David Brent on our screens in the 'Office'.
And now, the boss who tried so desperately to be popular is back - this time on the big screen for the world premiere of ' David Brent: life on the Road'.
The star of the film has been speaking to Asad Ahmed.
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- A doctor’s appointment on your phone - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Having trouble trying to get an appointment to see your GP? Sound familiar? In fact a third of us are having to wait weeks to see our doctor. So, could new health apps help? They promise quick access to GPs and specialists through your smartphone. Not everyone's convinced. Emilia Papadopoulos has been checking some out.
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- Knife crime: How families cope
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- How does a parent 'get through' losing a child in a stabbing?
Ayshea Buksh has been speaking to parents in Hackney.
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- Fleet Street: Last journalists leave – BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The last two journalists working in Fleet Street are leaving what was once seen as the centre of UK journalism. Rosalyn Ball reports
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- 'Jump the queue' at Westminster Abbey - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Westminster Abbey receives more than a million visitors every year. It's seen everything from coronations to state burials. Now you can 'jump the queue' by taking a virtual tour of the 700-year-old building.
Alice Bhandhukravi explains.
First broadcast July 8th 2016
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- "You see a Hijab - but I see a rapper" - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- "You see a Hijab - but I see a rapper". That's the tag line for a new play by young people from Tower Hamlets that's heading to the Edinburgh Fringe. The play represents youth culture through their eyes and aims to challenge stereotypes.
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- A look at the new Crossrail trains – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Crossrail's new trains have been put through their paces on a test track in Derby. They come with a promise of air-conditioning and wi-fi - but only a third of passengers will get seats. Karl Mercer's has this report
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- England Captain Bobby Moore honoured – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The man who led the England team to victory was honoured with a blue plaque. It was unveiled at Bobby Moore's childhood home in Barking where he lived when he was first signed by West Ham, at the age of 16. Chris Slegg reports
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- A breakthrough for sufferers of high blood pressure - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Surgeons at the Royal London Hospital have performed a UK first, by implanting a new device to control the problem. As Jim Wheble reports
(First broadcast July 1 2016)
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- 91-year-old Londoner on her one-woman show – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Thelma Ruby has worked with the likes of Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Williams.
But at the age of ninety-one, she's been tempted out of retirement onto the London stage for a one-woman show about her life story.
Brenda Emmanus reports.
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- The Londoners who made Slough their home after the Blitz – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- For many Londoners who were made homeless during bombings of WWII, an estate in Slough became home.
People first started to move to the Britwell Estate sixty years ago. One of them was former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.
He's one of a few, that have been sharing their memories, as Caroline Davies reports.
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- Dangerous overcrowding in London homes – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- An enforcement team targeting overcrowding, discovered twenty-six bunk beds in a four-bedroom house in Wembley.
Those living there were mostly migrants. They say that despite the appalling conditions, it's the only way they can afford to live in the capital.
Brent Council says it's cracking down on landlords who exploit tenants and break the law.
Gareth Furby reports.
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- ICYMI - Japan with Boris Johnson
- Runtime
- 9:35
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Tim Donovan goes behind the scenes with Boris Johnson in Japan as the Mayor drums up business for London.
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- Frankfurt open for London's businesses?
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- "Our arms are open, our doors are open." That's the message from the Lord Mayor of Frankfurt to London's businesses who are maybe reviewing their future with the UK heading out of Europe.
Karl Mercer has more from Frankfurt:
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- Brexit and London - one month on
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Across the City, people are working out just what Brexit will actually mean for London. For many it's an opportunity to forge a new relationship with the rest of the world. But there have also been a number of warnings over what the next few years could mean for our economy. One report claims the capital could lose out on investment and calls for measures like a special 'London work visa' to protect our economy. With more details - here's our Political Editor Tim Donovan.
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- Mental health centre threatened by new primary school
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A mental health centre in Hounslow which caters for more than 500 people is set to close to make way for a new primary school.
The local council says there are no other suitable sites and that it must cater for its growing population.
But users of the Number 10 Project say it's the only centre of its kind in the borough and that it provides a lifeline.
Alice Bhandhukravi has this report.
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- Guided tours of Croydon from the National Trust
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The National Trust is putting on tours of the south London borough - they'll be celebrating the area's brutalist architecture. As Jim Wheble explains.
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- Reaction as Boris Johnson becomes foreign secretary – BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- As Boris Johnson takes on the role of foreign secretary in Theresa May’s new government, we take a look at the reaction to his appointment.
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- Hare Krishna - 50th anniversary celebrations in London
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- For fifty years, the Hare Krishnas have been a part of life on Oxford Street. Today the organisation marked its half centenary doing what it's known for. Putting on a colourful spectacle in the heart of London - and sharing food. Jo McDermott reports.
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- Royal Vauxhall Tavern: LGBT seek protection - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The 'Royal Vauxhall Tavern' in south London is already Grade 2 listed. But a campaign group wants it to be the first in the country to obtain special status for a pub on the grounds of its contribution to the LGBT community. As Thomas Magill reports.
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- Theresa May - from London councillor to Prime Minister - BBC London News
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- As Theresa May prepared to move into Downing Street as Britain's next Prime Minister - how much do we know about the woman who will lead the Conservative party and the country? We go back to where her political career began - as a London councillor in the 80s where she built her reputation as a 'tough talking politician'... or to some as the 'Tory Rottweiler'.
Josephine McDermott has more:
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- Star Trek Beyond – Idris Elba and Simon Pegg interview at London premiere
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- BBC London’s Entertainment Correspondent Brenda Emmanus has been to Leicester Square for the premiere of the latest Star Trek film, where she caught up with London actors Idris Elba and Simon Pegg, in starring roles.
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- I Am London - what people love about the city
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- An exhibition of images celebrating London's identity and history is underway in Kings Cross.
Organisers are appealing for one more image that sums up whatever you love about the capital.
Sarah Harris reports
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- Matt Damon at the London premiere of Jason Bourne
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- BBC London's entertainment correspondent Brenda Emmanus caught up with Matt Damon on the red carpet.
