BBC London
Invisible disabilities: Chronic conditions
- Title
- Invisible disabilities: Chronic conditions
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- What is living with an invisible disability like in London?
Chronic conditions like scoliosis make up around 18% of non-visible disabilities in the UK.
Emily had to have spinal fusion surgery for her scoliosis, now she's helping others through pilates and pain management.
Gem O'Reilly reports
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- Disabled man carried to flat after lift broke down
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A disabled man living in Harrow, north-west London says he feels like “a prisoner in his own home” after he had to be carried to his flat on the sixth floor. Adam Gabsi has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair and the only way to get in or out of his building is by lift - which he claims is regularly breaking down. He's now developed a fear of not being able to leave his block without assistance if there's an evacuation
Reporter: Tarah Welsh
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- Title
- Tackling Tube and rail strikes
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tube workers have gone on strike as part of the biggest rail strike in 30 years, causing major disruption to Londoners.
About 10,000 London Underground staff joined in the strike, claiming proposals by bosses will cut jobs, change working agreements and pensions.
Transport for London advised people to avoid travelling throughout the day, with all Tube lines affected.
The national rail strikes also hit the number of London Overground and Elizabeth line services running.
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- Title
- Sudden unexplained death in childhood: 'Why did my beautiful son die?'
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We know about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – or 'cot death'. Research and awareness campaigns have led to thousands of babies lives being saved. But virtually nothing is known about the sudden death of children over the age of one. 'Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood' claims around 40 lives each year. Where otherwise healthy children die - often in their sleep. It’s extremely rare, but it's devastating - and there are now calls for urgent attention to help save young lives. Sharon Barbour has been hearing from one mother about her son Louis.
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- Title
- Finsbury Park terror attack: 'Dad was happy 24/7'
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- It's five years since the Finsbury Park terror attack of 19 June 2017, when a man drove a van into a group of worshippers outside a north London mosque. Makram Ali was killed and several other people were injured.
Mr Ali's daughter Ruzina Akhtar has been speaking about his love for life, in her first interview about the impact of what happened that night.
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- Title
- Inside London's location houses
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Londoners are turning their homes into colourful, instagrammable maximalist destinations.
Why? The growing need for aesthetically pleasing spaces that look good on the grid has given home designers a boom in business.
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- Living in the shadow of Grenfell Tower - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Five years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy the people living and working in the community share their stories.
David O'Connell, Piers Thompson and Louie talk about how it makes them feel seeing the tower every day.
Piers, a DJ for Portobello Radio, said: "It is sitting there reminding you every day of what happened and what is yet to happen."
Video by: Frankie McCamley, David Faye, Gem O'Reilly and Leana Hosea.
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- Grenfell: The Kids on the Green- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Kids on the Green was originally set up as an emergency response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
Five years on it has developed into a community service that allows young people to gain art qualifications, develop their skills and improve their wellbeing.
Many of those involved were impacted by the disaster and say Kids on the Green is "a second family" to them.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Grenfell: A photo series from the survivors and bereaved - BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Feruza Afewerki started 'Gold & Ashes' after losing her sister and niece in the Grenfell Tower fire.
The book is a photo series from the Grenfell community, featuring 56 survivors and those bereaved from the disaster.
Feruza said: "It's changed us so much and so it was important for us to tell it for ourselves."
Video by Gem O'Reilly and Leana Hosea
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- Title
- Is this Transport for London's biggest fan?
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Could this be TfL’s biggest fan?
Ben Couillet moved to London three years ago and has already collected hundreds of pieces of Transport for London merchandise worth more than a thousand pounds. His top three pieces are a rare TfL LGBT pin badge, his Bakerloo/Central line shoes and his Central line night tube map.
The London Transport Museum sells over £2.5m worth of items a year and Ben is first in line when something new is on offer and says he has some way to go before completing his collection.
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- Title
- Bruising bananas to create elaborate works of art
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Artist Anna Chonjnicka bruises the skin of bananas to create elaborate drawings that she shares daily on her social media.
Her artwork ranges from landscapes and portraits to social justice messages and even the TV cartoon character Homer Simpson.
But the fruit don’t go to waste. After she has documented her pieces, she then eats the banana to complete the creative process.
Video by Rob Taylor
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- Title
- The smart glasses helping partially sighted people see properly
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Wearable technology has become a big part of our lives, but new advances in the field are making it possible for partially sighted people to see more clearly.
Two brothers Lucca and Sonny from south east London have the degenerative condition retinitis pigmentosa and they recently got to try out specialist eyewear that could one day help people with all kinds of visual impairments. Paul Murphy-Kasp has the story.
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- Title
- Party at the Palace: A 'survival guide' to the Platinum Jubilee
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Diana Ross and George Ezra headline a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace marking the Queen's 70 years on the throne. The Party at the Palace on Saturday evening sees Prince Charles and Prince William making speeches to pay tribute to the Queen.
Crowds on The Mall waited all day for the concert to start, so what's their guide to having the best Jubilee celebration?
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- Corgis: How the Queen fell in love and started a phenomenon
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- “You see this oversized potato with these short, little legs.” 🐶
The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, but how has she inspired a phenomenon of fans?
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- Title
- Margaret Tyler: Royal superfan and collector
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Margaret Tyler, 78, has loved the Royal Family ever since she was a child, and it's something that has formed a big part of her life. At her home in Wembley, north-west London, she has amassed almost 13,000 royal souvenirs and artefacts - tea towels, portraits, statuettes, mugs, china, plates and even slippers, plus much more.
Video shot and edited by Paul Murphy-Kasp
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- Memories of the Queen's Coronation
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet the 92-year-old who worked on the Queen’s Coronation in 1953.
George Vulkan was just 23 years old when he served in the Royal Signals and remembers seeing the Queen on parade.
As London celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, he shares his memories and the impact participating in the Coronation had on his life.
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- Title
- London Bridge terror attack: Five years on
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- It's five years since eight people were killed and 48 injured in a terror attack on London Bridge and Borough Market. Three terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge, before launching a knife attack. Five years on, we've been speaking to two people who witnessed what happened that night and did what they could to help others.
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- Title
- London celebrated the Platinum Jubilee
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- People from all around the world have descended on London to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Many of them gathered to see Trooping the Colour, the military ceremony marking the Queen's official birthday and the first of many Jubilee celebrations taking place across London over the bank holiday weekend.
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- Title
- Carshalton's Jubilee crochet creations
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Platinum Jubilee-theme crochet creations have been popping up around the country to celebrate the Queen.
If you take a stroll around south east London, you might see the work of Carole Baker. She is known for her post box hats in Carshalton and with the help of community group, Sutton South Hello, they have adorned the Honeywood Museum with queens, corgis and carriages.
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- Sewing a quilt the size of Grenfell Tower- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Tuesday Greenidge set out to sew a quilt the size of Grenfell Tower to remember those who died in the 2017 disaster and to "symbolise justice" for survivors and those affected.
Members of the community have contributed to the quilt, along with people from all over the world.
Five years since the fire at Grenfell Tower, Tuesday has reached her goal of the width reaching 72ft (22m). She says they will continue until the quilt is the height of the tower at 220ft (67m).
Warning, this video contains some upsetting scenes.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Future proofing London's firefighting
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- BBC London has been behind the scenes of a training exercise at Hereford House in north London to see how things like drones, smart apps, taller ladders and smoke hoods are helping change not just the way fire in high-rise blocks are tackled, but also how lives are saved.
Video by Paul Murphy-Kasp
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- The Elizabeth line opens- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The £18.8bn railway - known as the Elizabeth line - links Reading and Essex via central London.
Transport for London said 130,000 journeys had been made on the line by midday on Tuesday.
Passengers have been using the Abbey Wood to Paddington section of the line, with journey times between the two cut by almost half.
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- Title
- Elizabeth line: explained
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Elizabeth line opens officially at 06:30am on Tuesday 24 May, but what can commuters expect when using the service? BBC London's Paul Murphy-Kasp has put together this guide.
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- Title
- Inspiring young women to become firefighters
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- After a fire ripped through her father’s business, Chloé Cassar witnessed first-hand how firefighters battled to save what they could and dealt with a highly stressful situation so calmly and professionally.
That experience inspired Chloé to join the London Fire Brigade, one of a growing number of women firefighters. On top of her job, she’s also an accomplished weightlifter and competed at the British Championship in 2019, where she won a bronze medal. Video by Rob Taylor
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- Title
- Breaking barriers in golf
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Londoner on a mission to help inspire young people and woman get into golf.
The Londoner on a mission to help inspire young people and woman get into golf.
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Meet the Londoner on a mission to help inspire young people and women from all backgrounds to get into golf.
Nicola Bennett, who is the only black female professional golfer in the UK, began her career at the age of 10 and fell in love with the sport.
Nicola, alongside the Golf Foundation, a national charity promoting diversity and inclusion across the game, are introducing children to golf from all backgrounds.
The charity produces school programmes and delivers girls leadership and mental wellbeing programmes.
As part of this, Nicola goes into schools in north London to inspire young players and we went to visit her at one of the foundation's golf events at Bush Hill Park.
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- Title
- Tesco refuse access with guide dog- BBC London
- Runtime
- 4:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Within one week BBC News correspondent Sean Dilley was told he wasn't allowed to have his guide dog Sammy in two London Tesco stores.
Sean was born with congenital blindness, poor sight and lost all functional vision at the age of 14.
Guide Dogs’ research shows that 75% of assistance dog owners have experienced an access refusal at some point and 20% of those have been in supermarkets.
Sean said: "For somebody to say that I cannot come into a shop or that I have to leave because of a guide dog in 2022, it just feels the north side of unacceptable to me."
BBC London requested an interview with Tesco but they denied.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Title
- London Lions: Women's basketball team making it big
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Some of the years biggest domestic sporting fixtures are this weekend, including in women's basketball. London Lions women are preparing for basketball finals at the O2 Arena. Frankie McCamley caught up with the team ahead of the big game.
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- Title
- Life-saving bleed kits
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A grandmother is raising money to fund life-saving first aid kits. Julie Taylor, whose teenage grandson was stabbed to death in January 2020, is teaching others how to use them. The latest bleed control unit has been installed outside a pub in Hornchurch.
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- The rescue dog that got rescued- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- James and Obi were on a walk in Sunbury-on-Thames when Obi the dog jumped in the water and started to experience difficulties.
Alice, an experienced open water swimmer, jumped in and swam the river's width to save the dog.
Since the experience James tracked down Alice to thank her.
The RNLI and LFB advise against entering water no matter how experienced you are to effect any kind of rescue.
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- The London ambulances being sent to Ukraine- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The organisation, United Ukrainian Foundation is working with paramedics and volunteers to send repurposed ambulances from London to Ukraine.
One of the volunteers, Olha Melnyk-Jones, lost her father to the war when he died following one of the Russians' bomb attacks.
Olha wants to use this opportunity to ensure other families don't go through what hers has.
She said: "In my situation I think if probably they would have more ambulances or more staff, probably my father would be still alive."
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- Title
- London's eight-year-old maths champion
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet one of London's top mathletes. Eight-year-old Michelle, from Deptford, is the only girl in the UK to win gold in this year's World Maths Day Global Challenge.
10 million children participate from 160 countries and Michelle, who goes to Grinling Gibbons Primary School, was crowned the ‘top mathlete’ in the UK Year 3 category.
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- Title
- 'Why I photograph London's urban foxes'
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Matthew Maran has spent six years capturing images of London's urban foxes. The wildlife photographer has won awards in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and the British Wildlife Photography Awards.
He says the animals are an important part of the capital's ecosystem.
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- Title
- Elections 2022: 'They said we'd never take Wandsworth'
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Labour has won three major London councils from the Conservatives during the May 2022 local elections. The party took control of Westminster for the first time, as well as the flagship Tory boroughs of Wandsworth and Barnet.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his party was "back on track" to succeed at the next general election. Boris Johnson conceded the Tories had had a "tough" time in some areas - but argued results had been mixed overall.
BBC London's Jamie Moreland explains how the vote unfolded in the capital.
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- Title
- Strictly stars on Bafta and huge sign language step
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Strictly Come Dancing stars Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have been nominated for the Must-See Moment Bafta, a category voted for by the public.
During their ballroom dance to Symphony, the music switched off for several seconds as the pair danced in silence. The EastEnders actor became the show's first deaf contestant and brought attitudes towards disability into the spotlight.
As British Sign Language (BSL) is set to be legally recognised as a language, Rose and Giovanni visited Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in north London to celebrate their achievements.
You can tune in to watch the 2022 Virgin Media Bafta TV Awards on Sunday 8 May at 6pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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- Title
- When will the Elizabeth line finally open?
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The delayed and over-budget Crossrail project will finally open this month, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The Abbey Wood to Paddington section will open to passengers on 24 May, although initially trains will not run on Sundays or call at Bond Street.
Known as the Elizabeth line, it was meant to start running in December 2018 but the £18.8bn project has missed multiple targets amid ballooning costs. The railway will link Reading and Essex via central London.
Once the route is open, services in the central London section will run every five minutes between 06:30 BST and 23:00, although a full timetable will not be in place until May 2023.
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- Nine-month-pregnant woman flees Ukraine to live in London- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Irnya was nine months pregnant when she had to flee Ukraine, five days later she had her daughter Vlada.
The Rankine family took Irnya and her mother Lesia in.
Their host, Tanye Rankine said: "They're here because it's a safe place and where they were living is no longer their safe place."
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- Title
- The first ever Down Syndrome Act gets royal assent- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lucienne, Charlotte and Sarah from Sutton have all been part of the National Down Syndrome Policy Group and have been working to bring about change for people with Down's syndrome.
After lobbying government, listening to issues from people with Down's syndrome and gaining the support of MPs, the Down Syndrome Act has got royal assent.
The act will give people with Down's syndrome better rights with housing, education, social care and healthcare.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- London's all-female garage- BBC London
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- When Laura Kennedy founded Spanners with Manners with her partner Siobhan they didn't expect the surge of women who applied.
They now claim to be 'London's first all-female garage' and want to encourage more women to get into the industry.
Laura said: "I think representation is really important. If girls don’t know that other girls are mechanics, they’re never going to walk into a college and give it a go."
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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- Title
- 'Why I talk about my LGBT+ experience in schools'
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Isaac, Billy and Pippa visit schools on behalf of LGBT+ charity Just Like Us, to share their experiences of growing up.
They say avoiding LGBT+ discussions in schools can be dangerous and students should be encouraged to be themselves rather than feeling "filled with shame".
They also educate pupils on how to be an ally to those that are LGBT+ - although not everybody thinks these issues should be talked about in schools.
The ambassadors for the charity speak out as teachers at a Catholic school in Croydon, south London, went on strike over the cancellation of a talk by a children's author whose books feature gay characters: bbc.in/3Lr6PX3
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- The 'forgotten' rollercoaster disaster of Battersea funfair
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- On 30 May 1972 the Big Dipper at Battersea Park in south-west London crashed, killing five children and injuring 13 others.
Almost 50 years later, survivors say the tragedy has been forgotten and are calling for a permanent memorial at the site of the ride.
Video by Anna O'Neill and Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch meets fans
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' premieres on 2 May 2022 and ahead of its release Benedict Cumberbatch has been talking about filming it in London.
At a photo opportunity in Trafalgar Square Benedict met some of his super fans who had dressed in cosplay to celebrate the new film.
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- Title
- Ukraine war: The first aid videos helping train civilians
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A group of medical charities and senior trauma doctors have released a series of training videos to help civilians in Ukraine save lives.
London's Air Ambulance Charity, StreetDoctors and citizenAID helped to create the clips filmed on a helipad, demonstrating what to do if someone is bleeding from a gunshot wound, has lost a limb or is unconscious.
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- Title
- Meet the ex-convicts making clothes
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Former prisoners can struggle to gain employment soon after release. However, a unique project established what's thought to be the UK's first clothing brand created by young offenders. It's hoped it'll help them build skills to get work in the fashion industry after they're out of jail. Guy Lynn reports from the launch at Westfield in east London.
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- Title
- How Tube station roundels are made
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The London Underground signs are made by a family-run business on the Isle of Wight.
A.J Wells & Sons Ltd is the oldest wood burning stove manufacturer in England but they also make signs for the Tube and Paris Metro.
The company started in 1972 and 10 family members are currently employed. More recently they've been making the signs for Crossrail.
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- Title
- Inside Idris Elba's Fight School
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The actor, musician and activist Idris Elba has taken on eight young people to train them in boxing and help change their lives.
Each of the participants have challenging circumstances and personal stories. They all want to use this opportunity to better their future and acquire new life skills.
They will train twice a day, six days a week, while also having access to a life coach and mentors. Idris hopes it will give the young people the discipline and mental resilience they need.
Idris Elba's Fight School, Sundays at 9.00pm on BBC Two with the whole series available now on iPlayer: https://bbc.in/3K8dunf
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- Title
- Londoners forced to store bikes in most 'awkward' places
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Londoners have been posting images of the awkward places they have to keep their bikes, as part of a campaign to improve cycle storage in the capital.
A Freedom of Information request by the Clean Air Coalition has shown that more than 60,000 people in the city are on a waiting list for bike storage hangars.
The Clean Cities Campaign is urging councillors to make bike storage "cheap" and "convenient" for cyclists.
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- Title
- Child Q: The impact since the strip search
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- In 2020 a 15-year-old girl was strip searched in school by the Metropolitan Police without an appropriate adult present.
Since then a safeguarding report stated that racism was "likely" to have been a factor and there have been protests across London.
The discussion has continued with groups like Voyage, a social justice charity aiming to empower young, black people.
Giovanni from the group said: "There needs to be some sort of change within the actual policing system."
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- Title
- Tom Parker: Hundreds of fans line streets at The Wanted singer's funeral
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of fans gathered outside the funeral of The Wanted singer Tom Parker, who died from brain cancer last month at the age of 33.
They saw the star's widow, Kelsey, lead a hearse pulled by three black horses through Petts Wood, south-east London.
The title of the boy band's 2011 number one Glad You Came also formed a floral tribute outside St Francis of Assisi church.
Stars including One Direction's Liam Payne and Parker's bandmates from The Wanted were amongst those in attendance.
Alice Bhandhukravi reports.
Part of this video has been blurred due to copyright reasons.
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- Title
- Billy Hood: 'Government not doing enough to bring my son home'
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Billy Hood, 25, was convicted for possession of cannabis oil, which is illegal in the UAE, but he says the liquid was left in his car by a friend.
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- Title
- Ukraine war: Family reunited after being separated
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Peter Chumak is a Ukrainian citizen, but has lived in London for 22 years and has indefinite leave to remain.
He went to Ukraine for family business and got stuck at the border when the war started 90 minutes after martial law came in.
BBC London interviewed the family when Nicola, Peter's wife, was trying to get him home. Now after helping the Ukrainian military by giving aid, Peter has been allowed to return seven weeks later.
Video by Gem O'Reilly
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