BBC London
'Annoying' things people do on London transport
- Title
- 'Annoying' things people do on London transport
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- “Instant prison?” 😬😅
We hit the streets of Bromley to find out what really winds people up on public transport.
Loud music? Noisy phone calls? We heard it all.
What’s your biggest commuter pet peeve?
#streetinterview #tfl #london
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- 🚆 'I accidentally told myself off on a train'
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- You may not recognise Matthew Streeton's face. His voice, however, has been heard across Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services since 2011.
#London #Trains #Travel
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- Where are London’s new Tube trains? #londonunderground #london
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The rollout of new Piccadilly line trains has been delayed for a second time, due to the "complexities" of the work and safety concerns, Transport for London has said.
- Title
- CCTV shows ambulance attack suspects in Golders Green
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community service have been set on fire in north London.
The Metropolitan Police say the attacks are being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called the attacks "deeply shocking" and "horrific", while Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "Thank goodness there appear to be no injuries... we must stand together against antisemitic hatred."
#London #News #BBCNews
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- 'I've applied for 500 jobs in two months' #work #london #londoners #bbcnews
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- "You have to work 10 times harder to work for a role that 10 years ago you could have got very easily straight out of university," says 22-year-old business management graduate Charlotte Briggs.
Within two months she had applied for 500 roles.
"It's quite upsetting because I've worked really hard for the last three years to achieve a 2:1 just to be rejected for not having experience."
- Title
- Why this man takes his cat everywhere in London #london #londonlife #cat #bbcnews
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🐱👤 Meet Mac and Matteo - the duo on a mission to make London smile.
- Title
- They’re rebuilding ALL of London in Minecraft 😳
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 🤯 Where in London should they build next? 👇
Thomas, Jamie and Daniel from Build The Earth UK have been building London in Minecraft for the last five years!
Here is just a snapshot of their hard work.
#Minecraft #london #architecture
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- The moment wartime bomb is detonated safely in London
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- This is the moment a wartime bomb was safely detonated near an estate in north-west London. It all happened on Thursday after the wartime bomb device was found on a building site near Chalk Farm Road.
The Met Police said that specialist officers carried out a controlled explosion and that there were no reported injuries.
#explosion #london
- Title
- This railway line is actually a bus
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- We went for a ride on "Britain's most bizarre bus route"
#bus #london #londonlife #travel #bbcnews
- Title
- 'Living in London as a disabled person costs me an extra 13k'
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- “It's very hard to be a disabled person living in London”.
Dr Shani Dhanda is a disability activist who was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2020, as well as the UK's most influential disabled person in 2023.
#London #tfl #accessibility #travel #londonlife
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- 😢Residents mourn loss of fake speed camera. #london #londonlife #speedcamera
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Title
- 🤯 London Underground art shows live Tube trains around London
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The effort 😮💨
For the best part of two years, Fraser has been creating this piece of London Underground art.
Featuring dozens of small LED lights, it shows trains moving in real time using TfL and National Rail API's, which predict the status of each train - although he doesn't use the art in order to catch the train on time!
#TfL #trains #Art #Travel #London #LondonLife
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- CCTV shows a spree of luxury smash‑and‑grab raids
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The group used bricks, sledgehammers and, on one occasion, a Ford Fiesta to break into shops.
#london #crime #police #bbcnews
- Title
- 'My brain is stuck at 18 years old' 🥺
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- "Shocking, aren't I?"
Ever since he was an infant, David has loved trains.
His parents would sit him by a window overlooking the railway tracks, where he would spend hours watching the carriages pass and wave to the drivers.
Now 79, David is standing on a railway bridge north of Chalk Farm station, camera in hand. For nearly 60 years he has been photographing trains, building an extraordinary archive of around 30,000 slides and 10,000 digital images, all taken on his pocket-sized digital camera.
The self-confessed railway enthusiast has also given lectures on London’s railways and hopes one day to donate his vast collection to the National Railway Museum.
#trains #streetinterview #london #londonlife
- Title
- Would regulating the dog-walking industry make it safer?
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- There's been an increase in the number of dog attacks in the past 5 years, according to exclusive data obtained by the BBC.
The Met Police says it's seen an 83% rise in out-of-control dogs causing injury. Last year alone, they seized more than 1,100 dogs and spent almost a £1m on vet and kennel bills.
After the death of a dog walker in Surrey this year, one Londoner is calling for more safety rules, as Olivia Demetriades reports.
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- Title
- The Londoners helping earthquake survivors
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The death toll following the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria continues to rise. Almost 20,000 people, many of them children, are so far known to have died.
In London, many are wanting to help through donations, while others are coming to terms with the severity of the disaster for loved ones in Turkey.
BBC London visited a freight company in Edmonton and Aziziye Mosque, in Stoke Newington, which have been inundated with donations of clothes, heaters and other items.
A steady stream of people are giving their time to get supplies to the people who need them most, as Alpa Patel reports.
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- Title
- Finding the Pimlico cat
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- From Dubai to Suffolk via the Victoria line tunnels at Pimlico Tube station: Mr Jingles made quite the journey to get to his forever home!
Brought to the UK to live with a foster family and be rehomed, somehow he ended up at the London Underground station.
After being spotted by Tube drivers, the team at Pimlico spent about two weeks trying to rescue Mr Jingles.
The station's customer services manager, David Nobbs, said he and a small group of local residents made it their priority to get him to safety after he heard it meowing at night, as Olivia Demetriades reports.
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- Title
- The paper mill using elephant poo to go greener
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- You might think of paper mills as being part of Victorian England but there is one just outside of London which is trying to change the way we think about, and use, paper.
Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley, near Hemel Hempstead, is considered to be the birthplace of paper's industrial revolution, housing the oldest mechanised paper mill in the world.
Parts of the site, run by charity Apsley Paper Trail, got badly damaged by a fire last year, but the redevelopment is being used as an opportunity to become more sustainable. Olivia Demetriades has more.
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- St Joseph's Hospice: A day in the life of a volunteer
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- It's one of the oldest hospices in the UK. St Joseph’s in Hackney has been supporting those affected by serious illness since 1905.
But it's seen a dip in volunteers since the pandemic, while demand for its services has gone up.
To help expand the team, they're holding a recruitment fair, as Alpa Patel explains.
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- Title
- Inspiring the next generation of lawyers
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- 30 pupils from a school in north London have been taking part in a scheme to introduce them to the legal profession, but from a business perspective.
The Urban Lawyers programme aims to make law more accessible to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The scheme's been supported by designer shoe brand Manolo Blahnik, who've been explaining what lawyers do INSIDE a business.
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- Title
- Lewis Hamilton: Race an obstacle to making it in F1
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lewis Hamilton has highlighted that "the difference in race" was one of the biggest obstacles he faced whilst trying to break into professional motor racing.
In the BBC One documentary series, We Are England, the seven-time Formula One world champion spoke about the barriers which can often stand in the way of new drivers coming onto the track.
In 2021 Hamilton's non-profit organisation, the Hamilton Commission, estimated the proportion of black people in Formula One to be less than 1%.
Lewis Hamilton said: "There’s a lack of diversity through the top of big organisations and companies, all the way down. There’s very little black leadership."
The teenage drivers, who started out racing go-karts while still in primary school, were invited to speak with Hamilton at the Mercedes Formula One team HQ as they graduated to racing in professional race cars.
Their full story can be seen in the We Are England documentary B...
- Title
- Friedreich's ataxia: The teen hoping to horse ride her way to the Paralympics
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A 13-year-old girl from Catford has set her sights on competing in the dressage at the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.
Yasmina who has Friedreich's ataxia, a condition that progressively damages the nervous system, lost the ability to walk unaided when lockdown hit and vital physio services were paused.
But when restrictions were lifted she took up horse riding as a form of therapy to strengthen her muscles. That lead to a love of horse riding, which lead to recent success in national competitions and now a big ambition, as Jim Wheble reports.
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- Title
- The dancer breaking ballet stereotypes with hip-hop
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Royal Ballet choreographer who fell into dance by accident after getting into trouble at school is using hip-hop to open up the institution to wider communities.
Joseph Toonga, who grew up in London's East End, hopes to break traditional stereotypes associated with ballet.
Being from a non-traditional dance background he said he was surprised to get given the opportunity at the world-famous dance school.
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- Title
- South London’s rockstars
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet south London’s rock ‘n’ rollers, The Carbonators.
Performing in the Croydon scene since 2011, they’re part of a music charity called Club Soda. It helps support artists with disabilities, particularly learning difficulties, to train as musicians and DJs.
The charity recently won an award for their work in the faith and belief community awards in London.
They say there aren’t enough opportunities for artists with learning disabilities but hope that Croydon, being the London Borough of Culture next year, will throw these musicians into the limelight.
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- Title
- Charles Dickens Museum gets dressed for Christmas
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The spirits that lurk within the Christmas stories of author Charles Dickens are to be summoned this Christmas in what was his London home, now the Charles Dickens Museum.
As 48 Doughty Street is dressed for a Victorian Christmas, new exhibition To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts and the Supernatural celebrates the stories that remain an essential element of the modern-day Christmas, almost 200 years after they were written.
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- Title
- The power of play therapy
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Like any six-year-old, Afonso loves his toys, but play has taken on a different meaning since he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia two and half years ago.
A big part of Afonso's hospital experience is the play area and the NHS play technicians. They support the young patients, playing games and interacting with toys with them.
The toys and technology for children's play at Kingston Hospital has been donated by Starlight. The charity is fundraising to provide more play resources to children's wards across the country.
Their Christmas appeal aims to raise £400,000 to bring play to every seriously ill child who needs it. The charity estimates there will be over 1.3 million A&E and hospital admissions for under 18 year olds in England this December alone.
As a festive treat for Afonso, and the other children, Kingston Hospital's play team has brought along Father Christmas, his elves and his horse... as his reindeer were...
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- ‘Our Christmas Day community party’
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Christmas Day is a joyous occasion for many but for some, it can be a lonely time.
A corner shop in Twickenham has been opening its doors on Christmas Day for 25 years to help combat loneliness. Meet and Deep Newsagents have noticed an even bigger need this year, as people are struggling to paying for food and heating.
It all began one Christmas morning when one of the owners, Pallu, was woken up by a local questioning why they were shut. He’d just moved to the area from a country in Africa and desperately wanted an international sim to call his mum and wish her a Merry Christmas. The man was so grateful and from that moment, Pallu realised how much people rely on their convenience shops.
For years now, they’ve invited locals over for a Christmas drink, snack and they love doing it.
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- Title
- Residents overcharged huge amounts in service fees
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Housing campaigners are urging tenants to check their service charge statements and challenge any mistakes.
It's after a group of residents accused their housing association of overcharging them thousands of pounds for services they hadn't used.
BBC London's Frankie McCamley has the story.
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- Title
- Hanukkah: The Jewish bakery bringing people together
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- London's large Jewish community are celebrating their festival of light, Hanukkah.
Tami Issacs Pearce, known as the challah queen, has run Karma Bread cafe and bakery with her sister in Hampstead, north London for eight years and every year uses different foods to bring local people, regardless of religion or background, together to celebrate.
Story by Paul Murphy-Kasp
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- Title
- The women doing sex work to make ends meet
- Runtime
- 5:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A special report about how the rising cost of living is leading more women onto the street - and into sex work.
And while others have been on the streets for many years, some since they were just young teenagers, they say they're seeing increasing violence and fewer places to turn to for help.
BBC London's Frankie McCamley and cameraman Richard Milliken have spent the night with one outreach team.
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- Title
- ‘Giving birth was the biggest fear of my life’
- Runtime
- 4:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A woman from south London with restricted growth wants to inspire others after becoming the first woman in the world with a rare, recessive condition to give birth to a healthy baby.
28-year-old Hira Ahmad gave birth to baby girl Dua in January at St George’s Hospital. She is the first woman in the world to have done so with Bruck Syndrome. It is associated with both brittle bone disease and arthrogryposis, causing joint stiffness, and less than fifty people in the world have it.
During her pregnancy, Hira had regular hospital appointments and fetal testing to check if her baby would have brittle bone disease, of which there was a 50:50 chance, and tests confirmed Dua didn’t have the condition.
Hira says she is extremely positive about her experience and wants to share it to inspire others with conditions similar to hers. Karl Mercer reports.
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- Title
- 'You shouldn't be scared to breathe in the air'
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The death of a toddler that was caused by his exposure to mould has led to a sharpened focus on those whose job it is to ensure people have habitable homes.
In Awaab Ishak's case, a coroner found a housing association had failed to act to prevent the two-year-old's death, from a respiratory condition. While no other coroner has reached such a conclusion, instances of health problems being connected to mould are not uncommon.
BBC London visited a flat block in Hendon, north London, to speak to residents who say their lives are being affected by this issue.
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- 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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- Title
- 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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