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London Mayor - what powers do they have?
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- London Mayor - what powers do they have?
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- What does the Mayor of London have control over?
Alex Bushill has been looking at the issue ahead of the 2016 London Mayoral election.
Find out more on the elections here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london
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- Billy Ocean - why new songs are 'torture'
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean has sold more than 30 million records, thanks to hits like Carribean Queen and When the Going Gets Tough.
His latest album includes cover versions of songs that inspired him growing up in London's east end.
He's been talking to our Entertainment Correspondent Brenda Emmanus about that and what could have been his alternative career.
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- London Mayor candidates - Part 3 - Character and values
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Quizzing 5 of the candidates for London Mayor - this time on their character and values, not their policies.
See how Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith, Caroline Pidgeon, Sian Berry and Peter Whittle got on.
Full list of candidates here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results
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- London Mayor candidates - Part 2 - Total power cut in London
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- imagine you're the mayor and there's suddenly a total power cut across the capital - what would you do?
That's the scenario put to five of the candidates who want to replace Boris Johnson in this clip.
Full list of candidates here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results
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- London Mayor candidates - Part 1 - Interview with a difference
- Runtime
- 4:37
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- London mayoral election
BBC London TV presenter, Riz Lateef, teamed up with BBC Radio London presenter, Eddie Nestor, to question five of the candidates.
But it wasn't their policies on housing, transport or security that they were quizzed on.
Full list of candidates here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results
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- 'Homeless Jesus' statue rejected London council
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A statue of a so called `Homeless Jesus' lying on a bench has been banned from the area around Parliament Square.
Westminster City Council says the area is already saturated with statues.
Church leaders are now appealing against the decision saying they're 'extremely disappointed Jesus isn't welcome in Westminster'. Sarah Harris has more
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- Model Leomie Anderson on sexting & the pressure on girls
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Fashion model Leomie Anderson has spoken out about sexting and the pressure on young girls to send sexual images.
Her words come as figures obtained by the BBC show the extent of so-called 'revenge porn'.
Alex Bushill has this report, which does contain some adult themes
Find out more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36054273
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- Big Ben bongs to fall silent
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Britain's most famous clock tower is to fall silent so that urgent repair work can be carried out at a cost of £29m.
Parliament says it has no choice but to stop the chimes of Big Ben, after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, to prevent its mechanism from failing.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36138203
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- London Marathon weather forecast
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Running or watching the London marathon this weekend? Our forecaster Lizzie has the forecast for you!
She'll be running the course - give her a wave on Sunday if you see her!
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- Beacons lit for Queen's birthday
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Queen lit a beacon in Windsor to launch a train of more than 1,000 beacons to mark her birthday.
Watch beacons being lit at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Tower of London too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36093306
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- Horses & soldiers prepare for Royal gun salute
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery took part in a colourful parade past Buckingham Palace and fired a gun salute to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.
Tolu Adeoye went to see their preparations.
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- Gun salutes for the Queen's birthday
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- There were gun salutes in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London today to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.
Find out more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36093306
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- The Queen's 90th birthday - Windsor
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Celebrations took place around the UK to mark the Queen's 90th birthday.
Crowds of cheering people lined the streets in Windsor as the monarch took part in a walkabout.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36093306
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- Cavalry parade in London - Household Cavalry
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- This rare spectacle hasn't been seen since 1982.
Today the Household Cavalry exercised its right to the Freedom of the City of London.
More than 90 cavalrymen and horses rode out for the City from Hyde Park Barracks.
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- London mayoral candidates not taking part in London's Mayor: The Big Debate
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- There are 12 candidates standing in the mayoral election overall.
The seven who did not take part explain their policies in this video.
The candidates who appeared were chosen based on their levels of support at recent London elections.
Full list of candidates here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results
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- Housing: London's Mayor: The Big Debate
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- An audience member asked London mayoral candidates what they saw as an affordable home.
After the responses, presenter Andrew Neil asked the audience for their response to housing in the capital.
Watch London's Mayor - The Big Debate: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0788zzn
Full list of London mayoral candidates: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results
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- Housing crisis: impact on canals..?
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A rising number of people are making their homes on boats, on London's waterways.
It's partly down to the high price of affordable property.
But boat owners are getting more and more concerned about congestion and finding moorings.
Simon Ward has the story
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- London Mayor 2016 - campaigns in three words
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- We asked candidates for London mayor for their campaign in 3 words - some of them managed it better than others!
Watch London's Mayor: The Big Debate at 22:45 on BBC1 on Monday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london
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- Kano - 4 things you may not know about the grime star
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Watch an interview with the grime star here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Pc6L9m-Cs
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- Kano on east London and his new album
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Grime is one of the capital's success stories.
One it's biggest stars, Kano, has been speaking to Emilia Papadopoulos about how many artists have been influenced by their east London roots.
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- Cannabis legalisation - Camden businessman calls for change
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The owner of one of the biggest nightclubs in Camden is calling for cannabis to be legalised.
Alex Proud says a change in the law would remove the black market and help rid the area of its "drug den" reputation.
But critics say legalisation could do more harm than good.
Celestina Olulode reports.
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- Drone over London - condemned by professional drone pilots
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Professional drone users have hit out at drone footage of London landmarks.
The pictures were posted online and show popular tourist attractions. But critics claim filming the footage would have broken several rules on using drones in built-up and crowded areas and could have posed a danger to the public.
Emma North reports
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- Winston Churchill's Blitz bunker to be opened to the public
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A disused Tube station where Winston Churchill took refuge during the Blitz is among several London Underground sites to be opened to the public.
Down Street in Mayfair, a station from 1907 to 1932, was used as a bomb-proof bunker for the prime minister during World War Two.
Find out more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36029241
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- Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan on filming in London
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been in London promoting his latest film. And in keeping with the growing number of Bollywood blockbusters made right here, his film 'Fan' is set in the capital. Shabnam Mahmood went to meet him
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- Wellington Arch sculpture gets a clean
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Spring cleaning on a new level!
Years of weather, traffic fumes and bird droppings have taken their toll on the sculpture which sits on top of Wellington Arch, so restoration work is taking place.
Jim Wheble reports from Hyde Park Corner.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36009378
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- Fight to get a father's name on birth certificate
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A woman from whose partner died three weeks before their daughter was born is calling for a change in the law.
Joana Niemeyer from Walthamstow was told that his name couldn't be the birth certificate because she wasn't married - and she would have to fight her case in court.
It's raised the question of whether the system discriminates against unmarried mothers. Sonja Jessup reports.
More at BBC Online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36009377
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- Youth offending - can the UK learn from Spain?
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A review of the British youth justice system has found a new approach is badly needed - and that education should be at the heart of the reforms.
One nation which prides itself on the way it's been cutting youth reoffending is Spain.
Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Nick Beake went to find out how they do it.
Watch more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pkrfc
This report was first broadcast on BBC One on 31/03/16
