BBC London
'I lost my arm and leg in an accident on the Tube'
- Title
- 'I lost my arm and leg in an accident on the Tube'
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A woman from Camden who lost her right leg and arm after being run over by two London Underground trains at a north London station is fundraising for a bionic arm.
Sarah de Lagarde, 44, was travelling home from work on 30 September having only just recovered from Covid when she fell asleep while on her train.
When she woke and realised she had missed her stop, she rushed to the opposite platform at High Barnet station to head back, but lost her footing and fell through the gap between the platform edge and train.
Two months on from the accident, Ms de Lagarde has been discharged from hospital and is learning to walk again.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it was reviewing the internal investigation, which is being run by London Underground.
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- Title
- Teaching the doctors of the future with virtual reality
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Imperial College London has become the first medical school in the UK to use virtual reality (VR) as part of their curriculum to train future doctors.
Medical students wear VR headsets to immerse themselves in emergency situations like cardiac arrests or asthma attacks and are asked to make life or death decisions.
These experiences can often be difficult for trainee medics to come across before their first shift, meaning many doctors begin their career with little experience of dealing with a patient who becomes very unwell.
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- Title
- 'We need more beehives and beekeepers in London'
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A north London property developer has swapped his hard hat for a bee suit in his bid to protect wildlife.
Khalid Undre, 57, bought a parcel of land in Harrow over a decade ago and began to grow crops and took up beekeeping to pollinate his plants.
He started with six hives and now has over 300 hives spread between his honey farm in Harrow and other locations across the capital, like Enfield and Holland Park.
Mr Undre is passionate about protecting the local environment and hopes to have 500 beehives by the end of next year. He says there's plenty of room for more beehives and beekeepers in London and that this is something more people should be taking up.
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- London schoolchildren star in cost of living music video
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A primary school in Newham has teamed up with a professional filmmaker to make a music video about the cost of living crisis and London Living Wage.
St Antony’s Catholic Primary School is in one of the most deprived boroughs in London where a quarter of its pupils receive free school meals and a third of their parents work two jobs to make ends meet.
Filmmaker Saloum N’jie, who has two children at the school, has worked on TV shows including Bridgerton and Luther.
The school are passionate about change and, as part of their work with Citizens UK, have campaigned for several local employers to pay the real Living Wage.
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- Title
- 'Now I have deaf friends I feel less alone'
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A school holiday playscheme funded by Children in Need gives children who are deaf a bit of respite from the stress of negotiating the hearing world.
And it’s often the first experience they have of being part of a community.
One charity led by deaf people runs a project in north London that benefits from fundraising efforts and donations.
Remark! Community helps young people form meaningful relationships and provides a community where they feel they belong.
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- BBC Children in Need: 'My disability won't stop me from having fun'
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Thirteen-year-old Jessica has Global Developmental Delay which limits her ability to join in activities with children her own age.
But with the help of Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre in east London, she has found herself able to swim, paddleboard and go kayaking - something her mum says she's very proud of.
The group is funded by Children in Need and has been a huge help to Jessica.
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- Title
- The future of tennis?
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Andy Murray’s more used to centre court than the central atrium at the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush. But that’s where he was, promoting one of the fastest growing sports, padel tennis. For the two-time Wimbledon champion this new racquet sport is another great way to get young people into tennis.
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- Title
- The Fixing Factory
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Fixing Factory is a community repair hub in Camden that fixes home electrical goods and the community just pay what they can afford. The project is all about fixing our relationship with disposable tech, tackling e-waste and giving our tech products a longer life. They even offer training to repair your own electrical goods. The Fixing Factory is now open on Queen’s Crescent in Camden and people say it leaves you with a positive community feeling of "we did it!"
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- Title
- ‘I can’t afford a London home so I made a miniature one’
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Like many in London, Hannah Lemon dreams of owning her own place, but cannot afford to buy a property.
Instead, she has built herself a miniature version of her dream home.
Since lockdown, Hannah has been a full-time miniaturist, working from the dining table of her north London flat.
She has made 12 rooms for both personal and commissioned projects, and around 200 tiny plants.
She hopes that her tiny home will one day become full-sized.
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- Title
- Keeping our Family Beauty Business Running
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The cosmetics industry has been going through tough times over the last few years. Sales have declined and Revlon, one of the biggest names has recently filed for Bankruptcy. But one London-based beauty brand is bucking the trend.
Barry M, one of the last British beauty companies to remain under family ownership has seen sales of its nail varnish sky-rocket from around 500,000 to up to 7 million per year.
‘For us to compete against multi-billion pound companies, as a small family business, is amazing and I am so proud of that.’
The success comes as the company celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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- Title
- Cutting through mental health stigma
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Barbers in north London are tackling black men's mental health, one haircut at a time.
Barbers at five barbershops in Islington are being given specialist training to spot and help customers struggling with their mental health – providing a safe space talk and guiding them towards long-term help.
According to charity Mind, young black men and boys are far more likely to be diagnosed with a serious mental illness than compared white men.
The scheme, being delivered by Islington Council, is part of a three-year programme aimed at improving young men’s mental health and tackling inequality.
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- Title
- The cycling group helping London's homeless
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Whilst cycling around London, Verral Paul-Walcott noticed a rise in the number of people sleeping rough and created 'The Homeless Network'. He now has hundreds of volunteers who help help give out food and supplies to those in need.
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- Title
- 'I learnt how to channel my addiction into art'
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery.
Opake, also known as Ed Worley, was recently offered a lucrative contract by a top gallery, but he turned the offer down and chose Quantas Gallery, where he decided to host a homeless breakfast with Centrepoint.
His exhibition, "Sanity Through Repetition", follows the influences of his personal journey through addiction.
It is running until 19 November.
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- Title
- The litter-picking ladies of Ealing
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A pair of litter-picking pensioners from West London have gained 'hero' status from their community.
They have filled up more than 2,000 bags of rubbish, planted flowers and repurposed discarded bins where they know they are needed.
Gayle Labib & Noelita St Clair-Adelaja are part of the Litter Action Group for Ealing Residents and have spent a year clearing streets and parks there, and made friends while doing it.
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- Title
- The bleak world of trafficked children and modern slavery
- Runtime
- 5:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We’ve been hearing this week about the poor treatment of migrants when they arrive on the shores of England.
Many of those entering the country are children - some have been trafficked, taken away from their parents for exploitation and abuse.
Those who are taken in by the authorities enter the care system. But a BBC London investigation has found increasing numbers of child trafficking victims are disappearing from care in the capital, with some youngsters saying they have to ‘go missing’ in order to survive.
Frankie McCamley has this special report
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- Title
- Ukraine refugee: I had to share a bed with stranger
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- About 13,500 refugees have fled Ukraine for London since the Russian invasion began, according to UK government figures.
More than eight months since the war started, some sponsors are no longer able to support those in need, which has put some refugees at risk of homelessness. Olena, from south-east Ukraine, was housed by a sponsor in a hotel, but when the sponsor could no longer afford to continue, she was referred to Hounslow Council for emergency accommodation.
She was placed in a private flat, rented by the council, but was forced to share a bed with someone she did not know and the flat had multiple issues, including mould, damp and even an exposed hole in the wall.
Since we filmed with Olena last week, Hounslow Council says it has rehomed her. Councillor Sue Sampson, cabinet member for housing management and homelessness, said: “We were extremely concerned to hear about the living conditions and, after carrying out an unannounced inspe...
- Title
- Phone box lifeline
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A community group in Deptford have turned an old red phone box into a community hub.
The charity, Kath's Place, has been helping out people for years in south-east London.
They took over the phone box, by Deptford railway station, from BT after it had been left in disrepair.
The charity says the rising cost of living means more people need to access help. Though the charity itself is also facing its own challenges .
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- Title
- 'I'm blind and kayaking the length of the Thames'
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A man from Greenwich, who has lost 80% of his sight, is paddling the entire length of the Thames in a kayak to raise money for charity.
Richard Simpson was registered blind in 2019 and said he wanted to complete the challenge before he loses his sight completely.
The 61-year-old, who is raising money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, camped by locks along the route and has almost completed the 215-mile journey.
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- Title
- 'If you've eaten out in London, you've had food from our market'
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Workers at the UK’s largest wholesale fresh food market says they’ve seen a shift in the kinds of fresh fruit and veg we are consuming.
Traders at New Covent Garden market at Nine Elms say Brexit and the Covid pandemic means chefs no longer want ‘year round’ produce, but are now competing for the best seasonal produce from the UK.
Vernon Mascarenhas is one of the traders who deals directly with restaurants. He says: “We are the powerbrokers, we are the kings. Because we’ve got the produce.”
More than 2,000 night workers at the market serve everyone from Michelin-starred chefs to prison kitchens with fresh fruit and veg, producing an annual turnover of £650 million.
Film by Ben Moore, Eric Anderson, Carrie Slinn and Kristian Harris.
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- Title
- The bus driver risking his life in Ukraine
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A 25-year-old London bus driver has spent the past seven months risking his life to help people in Ukraine.
Arthur Smith, from Battersea, ferried medical supplies to the front line and transported injured people out of occupied zones.
His idea to go and help went viral and led to hundreds of volunteers joining a convoy from the UK to Ukraine.
Arthur’s team ended up transporting 14,000 people to safety, delivering 95 tonnes of medical supplies and 112 tonnes of food.
He’s now returned to work, driving the 159 to Oxford Circus, but hopes to get back out to Ukraine soon.
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- Title
- Why you should recycle your vape
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Over the past couple of years sales of disposable vapes have rocketed. They're easy to get hold of but there are concerns about how they're being thrown away.
Millions of them aren’t being recycled, which is a problem because there's lithium inside, a finite resource, and enough is wasted annually to make 1,200 electric car batteries.
Recycling disposable vapes is not straight-forward, find out what you can do here.
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- ‘I would only eat a sandwich a day so I could feed my cat’
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- An animal welfare charity is urging Londoners not to abandon their pets after seeing a sharp increase in the number of cats and dogs being left on their doorstop.
Mayhew, which is based in Harlesden, north-west London, said it was nearing full capacity and was adapting other areas to accommodate a sharp rise in pets being handed over to them due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The RSPCA reported the number of people abandoning animals had increased 25% since the same period last year.
Colin Ortutai-Hughes, a user of the charity, said he was not willing to let go of his three-year-old cat Molly.
The 45-year-old described situations where he has prioritised feeding her over himself, saying there are occasions where he goes hungry in order to buy cat food.
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- Title
- 'It is better than any other station I've been to'
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Bond Street station on the Elizabeth line has opened, five months after the line went into service.
Transport for London said the new step-free station would "relieve congestion at Oxford Circus and make the area more accessible".
It can accommodate about 140,000 people a day, with entrances at Hanover Square and Davies Street.
The Elizabeth line became operational in May but trains did not stop at Bond Street due to building work delays.
BBC London went along to meet some of the first passengers to use the station.
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- Title
- Renting in London: 'I have lived in an old school and now an office block'
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Living in an empty building such as an old office, school or a church as a property guardian has been a way of finding a place to live in the capital at a reduced rate.
Property Guardians don’t have the same rights as normal tenants but do get to pay less than the market rate.
29-year-old Charley Hullah, from south London, has lived in five empty properties over the past nine years.
The Property Guardian Providers Association says they expect the number of people who want to become guardians to rise by more than 50% to 50,000 this year.
Charley says he's seen both the demand for these properties and the prices go up, as other renters seek cheaper options in London.
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- Renting in London: 'I can't afford my own place'
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- After a five-week property search, Tace McWilliam moved to the capital. She settled on a house share as she couldn't afford to live on her own.
She moved from Lincolnshire to south London for work and is one of many renters in the capital who’ve had difficulty finding an affordable property lately.
Rising demand for homes combined with a falling supply has caused prices to increase.
Data from the Trust for London found that for between April 2021 and March 2022 the average rent for a one-bedroom place cost the equivalent of 46.3% the gross-median pay in London, compared to 26.4% for the rest of England.
Tace says she thinks buying a property is out of reach.
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- Title
- Look inside the newest Elizabeth line station
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- On Monday, the last station on the Elizabeth Line will open at Bond Street, following a series of delays.
Train services will run every five minutes to begin with and the station will be able to accommodate nearly 140,000 people a day, contributing to an overall station capacity of 225,000 across the Jubilee, Central and Elizabeth lines. The station will also have step-free access making it more accessible.
There will be no service on Sunday 30 October, but from Sunday 6 November trains will run every three to four minutes, seven days a week.
From then, passengers heading for the West End from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield will be able to get a direct train to Bond Street without having to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street.
BBC London's political correspondent Karl Mercer got a sneak peek inside the new station, with London mayor Sadiq Khan.
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- Title
- Renting in London: 'We went viral on TikTok'
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Competition for properties in London has been driving up the cost of renting in the capital.
Figures from Rightmove show that demand on the site for new rental homes has risen in the capital 14% in the last year, while the number of properties available has dropped by 35%.
Rowan Salama, an interior designer from West London, thought she could find the perfect place in 10 days, but when she discovered the realities of renting in London she started to upload her viewings on TikTok.
Her flat-finding ups and downs attracted a great deal of interest on social media.
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- Title
- From busking in Waterloo to the big screen
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A film director, who had almost given up hope of casting a lead in his upcoming film, says he knew when he saw a busker performing under an escalator at Waterloo that he had found his woman.
Sherika Sherard is now the lead character in the film Phea which is being released next month having been well-received at the Directors Guild of America and Outfest in LA.
Sherika, who is making her acting debut, wrote and performed the songs her character sings in the film.
BBC London took her back to where she first met director, Rocky Palladino.
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- Hollywood masterclass for inner-city equestrians
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Riders from Ebony Horse Club in Brixton have been given an opportunity to learn horse stunts from a Hollywood stunt team.
It's part of an initiative to inform young people of the range of career options open to them within the equestrian sector and provide them with practical experience to shape their talents.
The Ebony members toured the Devil's Horsemen yard, workshops and carriage stores and met some of the horses who have starred in productions such as Wonder Woman and Game of Thrones.
The Devil’s Horsemen have spent 30 years providing horses and carriages for blockbuster movies and award-winning TV series.
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- Should more women be train drivers?
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Train companies say they’re trying to attract more women into the industry, in particular train drivers. The aim is to improve diversity in the workforce and make the profession more inclusive.
Kelly Garcia has been a train driver for the past nine years. As a single mum, she found the flexibility and salary were key factors in joining the industry.
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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...
