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Mental health centre threatened by new primary school
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- Mental health centre threatened by new primary school
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- 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
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- 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
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- 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
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- 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
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- 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
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- 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
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- 2:45
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- 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
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- 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
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- BBC London's entertainment correspondent Brenda Emmanus caught up with Matt Damon on the red carpet.
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- Black Lives Matter march through London
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Black Lives Matter march went through central London to the Houses of Parliament
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36750533
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- Garage music in London - DJ Luck and MC Neat
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Garage emerged from the pirate radio scene and dominated the charts in the late 90s. Ahead of Garage Nation, Daniel Henry's been looking back at what made the garage scene so special - and how its influence can still be felt today.
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- Behind the scenes of The Hatton Garden Job film
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- It was as audacious as it was unbelievable. Old time criminals going for their last big job - a heist on Hatton Garden during the Easter Weekend in 2015 - the biggest burglary in English legal history.
Hardly surprising then that it's the subject of a new film - being shot in the London.
Our Entertainment Correspondent Brenda Emmanus has been on set in east London with some recognisable faces.
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- Hero PC retires on 7/7 anniversary
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A police officer who saved the lives of two Tube passengers during the 7/7 London bombings has retired on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.
PC Liz Kenworthy helped two fellow travellers when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives on the Circle Line train at Aldgate station.
Nick Beake reports:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36733346
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- The Legend of Tarzan: Alexander Skarsgård & David Yates interview
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- When Hollywood decided to remake the story of Tarzan, they chose to film the jungle scenes in Hertfordshire - obviously!
All that leaping from bough to bough took place in an artfully constructed rainforest at Leavesden Studios. Well the movie - starring Alexander Skarsgard, Christopher Waltz and Samuel L Jackson premiered in London and we asked Emilia Papadopoulos to swing by.
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- Hampton Court Flower Show 2016
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Among the more traditional displays at this year's Hampton Court Flower Show - are some that are a little more out of this world.
As Gareth Furby explains...
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- Tribute to soldiers killed in the Battle of the Somme
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Londoners stopped in their tracks as they witnessed the echoes of World War One at train stations and on our streets.
As our correspondent Brenda Emmanus reports - it was a very moving tribute to remember those who were killed at Battle of the Somme.
Find out more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36682140
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- Theresa May's career so far - BBC London News
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Theresa May is looking like the hot favourite to be our next Prime Minister.
Our Political Correspondent Karl Mercer has spent the day in her constituency of Maidenhead speaking to people who know her.
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- London tech firms say Brexit doesn't mean disaster
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Tech firms in the city tell us that the Brexit vote doesn't mean disaster for jobs and investment.
Alice Bhandhukravi has been finding out what the future might hold.
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- Wimbledon residents renting homes to elite tennis players
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Wimbledon residents renting their homes to tennis players - it's big business as Sara Orchard explains
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- Mayor of London on Brexit
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Interview with Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Our Political Editor, Tim Donovan spoke to him about London business, immigration and the campaign.
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- The EU referendum and London's economy
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- During the referendum campaign, we heard warnings that a Brexit victory would lead to City banks deserting the capital - taking thousands of well paid jobs with them.
Asad Ahmad has been getting reaction.
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- The day everything changed: EU Referendum
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- London is out of kilter with the rest of the country because a clear majority voted to remain in the EU.
Our Political Correspondent Karl Mercer reports on an historic day for the capital.
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- How to tag a bee
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Researchers at Queen Mary University are tagging bees to establish what are bees' preferred patches in which to pollinate in London.
PhD student Marie Guiraaud explains how they do it
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZ3Ui3jmGQ
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- 'Licence plated' bees released
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Hundreds of bees fitted with "licence plates" have been released from a London rooftop.
They have been fitted with individual coloured number tags on their backs.
Queen Mary University biologists hope the project will establish what are bees' preferred patches in which to pollinate in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36578310
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- BBC London Referendum Special
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- 7:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Should we stay or should we go? Panelists from both sides of the EU referendum debate join Jeremy Vine for a BBC London special. Who will win your support on June 23rd?
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- Why does the Queen have two birthdays?
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Many people know that the Queen has two birthdays, but they may not know why.
BBC Weather presenter Alex Deakin explains why there's a meteorological explanation behind the double celebration.
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- Royal Academy 'Summer Exhibition' preview 2016
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- It's one of the highlights of London's Arts calendar - the Royal Academy's 'Summer Exhibition' which showcases the work of new and aspiring artists alongside big international names. There are over a thousand pieces on display, - with a special focus this year on artistic duos. To help you find some of the highlights, here's our Arts Correspondent Brenda Emmanus.
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- Could ping pong help Alzheimer's?
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Controlling or reducing symptoms of Alzheimer's is most commonly done with very expensive medication which can have unpleasant side effects.
Now, a London hospital is to conduct a study into a more fun and cost effective alternative.
The key, it's believed, could be playing ping pong. As Tolu Adeoye reports.
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- London Mayor accused of breaking transport fare promise
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Mayor of London has been accused of breaking his promise over freezing transport fares.
In his manifesto he said Londoners wouldn't pay a penny more for their travel in 2020 - than they do now.
But today we found out that although Transport for London is ready to make the pledge a reality - not all fares will be frozen.
Our Transport Correspondent, Tom Edwards has the details.
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- Croydon Cat Killer: on the road with the woman trying to catch the person responsible
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- BBC London has been given exclusive access on the hunt for the so-called "Croydon cat killer".
In the last 2 years there have been a series of gruesome attacks on pets.
It started in the Croydon area. But there have since been reports of the killer striking much further afield, including north London, Luton and Surrey.
Gareth Furby has been out with the people determined to solve the mystery.
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- Happiness training at Museum of Happiness in Shoreditch
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A Museum of Happiness has opened in the capital.
The aim is to boost the emotional health and well being of Londoners.
Based in Shoreditch, it's offering a range of activities - from colouring-in therapy to relaxation, as Helen Mulroy reports.
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- Tom Hiddleston interview: storytelling, education, Shakespeare & Thor 3: Ragnorak
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- 5:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Tom Hiddleston, the actor most hotly tipped to be cast as the next 007 was at The Globe to announce the winners of a BBC 2 short story writing competition.
He spoke to Louisa Preston, about the importance of story telling, and his love of the capital.
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- AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth - Wembley play-off preview
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- AFC Wimbledon will continue their meteoric rise if they beat Plymouth on Monday.
Victory will put them in the same division as Milton Keynes Dons, the team which was controversially formed by moving the original club from south London.
Chris Slegg reports
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- 'The Spoils' Jesse Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar & Alfie Allen interview
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A new show opens in London this weekend - featuring two Londoners who've hit the television big time.
Alfie Allen from Game of Thrones and Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory are both making their West End debuts.
As is Hollywood actor Jesse Eisenberg who wrote and stars in it. Caroline Davies has more.
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- "We are being given a load of stereotypes" Baroness Campbell on 'Me Before You
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Me Before You follows the story of a man who is wheelchair bound after an accident.
Baroness Campbell spoke to us about the representation of disability in films.
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- Emilia Clarke and Jojo Moyes - 'Me Before You' London premiere
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Emilia Clarke's latest character is a far cry from her role in Game of Thrones.
The Londoner is starring in the British romantic drama 'Me Before You' based on the bestselling novel.
Asad Ahmad spoke to Emilia and writer Jojo Moyes at the premiere in Mayfair.
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- Chelsea Flower Show - front garden mission
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Londoners are among the worst offenders in the country for paving over their front gardens to provide more parking space.
This year - as Chelsea Flower Show gets underway - organisers are on a mission to stop that happening - as Sonja Jessup explains
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- London Night Tube start - what you need to know
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A date has been set for the launch of the Night Tube service - almost a year after it was first scheduled to begin.
Find out more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36356381
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- Hipsters help milk delivery trade
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Some dairies in London say they've been able to keep the milk delivery trade alive with the help of hipsters.
Celestina Olulode explains
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- 'Black Chronicles' exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Photographs going back to the 1800s show some of the diversity in Britain.
The photographs go on display at the National Portrait Gallery and some of the images haven't been seen in public for over a 120 years.
Our Arts Correspondent, Brenda Emmanus went to take a look
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- Sunken Egyptian treasures on show at the British Museum
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- They're the secrets of ancient Egypt which for thousands of years lay submerged beneath the Mediterranean.
The treasures belong to two sunken cities which were thought to be the stuff of myth.
Now the artifacts dredged up from the ruins of the lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus go on show for the first time at the British Museum. Here's our Arts correspondent, Brenda Emmanus.
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- Bashment ban - answers sought by Croydon bar
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The owners of a club in Croydon seeking legal advice - after police banned them from playing a popular style of Jamaican music.
Officers wrote to them saying it was "an unacceptable form of music" in the borough.
But the club says it wants an official explanation over why the ban was necessary in the first place.
Tolu Adeoye has more.
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- Ralph Lauren and Prince William open cancer unit
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Today designer Ralph Lauren put his name and his cash into a new cancer unit at the Royal Marsden.
He joined the Duke of Cambridge to open the specialist research centre at the hospital in South Kensington.
Alice Bhandhukravi reports
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- London station reopens after 31 years
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Lea Bridge station in east London, which was closed to passengers in 1985, has reopened.
Passengers will be able to reach either Stratford or Tottenham Hale in five minutes, with northbound services continuing to Bishops Stortford.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36301894
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- Police exercise: responding to a simulated gun attack
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The new mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been overseeing a police exercise preparing for a possible attack by extremists.
As part of their training, officers practiced responding to a simulated gun attack.
Our Political Correspondent Karl Mercer has this report.
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- Mayors of London & Paris on Donald Trump
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- 3:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- London's new mayor has rejected a suggestion from US presidential hopeful Donald Trump that he would be an 'exception' from his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the States.
Our Political Editor Tim Donovan reports on this, and the meeting between Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris.
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- London Mayor Sadiq Khan - first official day at City Hall
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- "I feel like the boy who has won the golden ticket." That was new Mayor Sadiq Khan - as he started his first official day at City Hall this morning.
He spent the day meeting key personnel, here's our report from our Political Editor Tim Donovan.
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- Jennifer Lawrence & James McAvoy interview at premiere of X-Men: Apocalypse - BBC London News
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- X-Men: Apocalypse premiere at Leicester Square
Jennifer Lawrence & James McAvoy on the film and London
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- Blue Plaques - 150 years old
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Blue Plaques, which reveal the homes of famous residents in London, are 150 years old.
There are almost a thousand and many have been made by hand - by Frank Ashworth and his wife Sue of 'London Plaques'.
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- West Ham United - future of Upton Park
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- It's the end of an era for West Ham.
They'll be leaving Upton Park - where they've been for over a century.
For the Green Street area left behind - which has formed its character around the stadium, it's going to be a complete change. Sara Orchard has been speaking to locals about what they make of it.
