BBC London
'If you've eaten out in London, you've had food from our market'
- 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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- 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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- Title
- 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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- Title
- 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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- Title
- 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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- 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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- 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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- '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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- 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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- 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...
- Title
- Three tips on saving water
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- How can we save water during a heatwave? 💦
Here are three tips on not just how to protect supplies, but also to save money.
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- Title
- Where London gets its water from
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The hot and dry conditions this summer are putting huge strain on our water infrastructure - with hosepipe bans imminent.
So where does London get its water from and what should we do to safeguard supplies in future?
BBC London's environment correspondent Tom Edwards explains.
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- Title
- The future faces of the NHS?
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Could these young people from East London be the future faces of our NHS?
Barts Health NHS Trust is delivering workshops, as part of Barts Charity-funded Healthcare Horizons, to 17 and 18-year-olds across schools in east London to provide an insight into NHS trauma services.
The initiative aims to improve access and entry into health careers, particularly for those in under-represented communities in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and Hackney.
We went along to one of the sessions.
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- Title
- Student fighting for better wheelchair access to university
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Student Naomi Stenning uses a wheelchair to get around King's College London - but for the past two years, she has been campaigning for better access.
The university says it has spent £450k in improvements to make it more accessible but some of its buildings are almost 200 years old, which makes adapting them a challenge.
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- Title
- 'If Wildlife Aid is able to continue, then my dad lives forever.’
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- One of the UK’s biggest wildlife charities has an uncertain future, as its founder has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Simon Cowell MBE, the founder of the Wildlife Aid Foundation, has spent most of his life saving animals.
The charity and rescue centre is based on land at his home in Leatherhead but it will have to relocate once Simon passes away. They bought a pocket of derelict land by the M25 where it plans to relocate to and are in the process of turning the site into a wetlands environment, but need to raise more funds to build a visitor centre and wildlife hospital.
Now, Simon's dying wish is to raise enough money to secure the charity's future, with the campaign already being supported by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Stephen Fry and Chris Packham.
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- Title
- Wennington wildfires: 'Seeing my house like this just makes me sad'
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Alfie Stock lost everything when wildfires ripped through east London during last month's heatwave.
His family, from Wennington, are starting from scratch after their home of 50 years was burnt to the ground.
The 26-year-old said seeing his home in ruins was really sad and strange, but that he felt detached from it now.
"I'm just looking towards the future now," he said.
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- Title
- Has Brexit squashed our edible insect industry?
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Title
- Monkeypox: Three things you need to know
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- More than 100,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine have been acquired to combat the spread of the virus.
Vaccines minister Maggie Throup said most of the vaccines were being made available in London, with about 75% of confirmed cases here in the capital. While anyone can get monkeypox, the vast majority of those with the virus are men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men.
Here are three things you need to know.
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- The London cabbie changing lives
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A female taxi driver is on a mission to get more women cabbies on London’s roads.
Come rain or shine, from her home in Deptford, Lisa Seymour teaches women the Knowledge for free. The Knowledge was introduced as a requirement for London taxi drivers back in 1865 and as they can be asked to go anywhere, drivers must have a thorough knowledge of the capital.
With her maps at the ready, Lisa teaches woman how to learn the quickest routes through London, to help them pass the Knowledge and become licensed London taxi drivers, in what is a male-dominated industry. We went along to one of her classes.
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- Title
- 'London is a breeding ground for sexual harassment'
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Title
- Children's kidney transplants up post-Covid
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- During the pandemic many operations were delayed, with organ transplants, especially kidneys, the hardest hit area. Living donor transplants went down 60 per cent during lockdown, according to NHS Blood and Transplant. Although Covid delayed many operations, last year Great Ormond Street Hospital performed 15 more kidney transplants than normal. Five-year-old Bay was one of their patients and her family are grateful to the surgeons, doctors and nurses who made her operation happen.
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- Title
- Monkeypox: Your Questions Answered
- Runtime
- 6:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Professor Kevin Fenton, the Public Health Director for London, answers questions on Monkeypox.
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- Title
- Amber Charles: Inspired by London 2012
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- In 2005, Amber Charles was selected as a lead Olympic ambassador to accompany Tessa Jowell, Lord Seb Coe and David Beckham in Singapore for the bid campaign.
Her up close and personal experience of London 2012 inspired her to take up a career in sport.
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- Title
- Growing up in the shadow of London's Olympic Park
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- At the age of 12, Sam Ansah was a schoolboy living in a flat overlooking the Olympic Park.
The tower block on the Carpenters Estate in Stratford, was his window to the spectacle of the 2012 Games.
Sam's family was told the building was going to be knocked down amid regeneration of the area - although 10 years later, it's still standing.
We caught up with Sam, who explained how he grew up with the 2012 Games and the changes they brought.
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- Title
- 'Giving birth in the pandemic left me isolated and lonely'
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Women have spoken to the BBC about the "nightmare" of giving birth during the restrictions imposed because of Covid.
The London Assembly was told a de facto maternity ward ban on partners meant new mums often got very little support.
It meant many new mothers felt isolated and lonely during a very important time in their lives.
Jennifer McKiernan has the story.
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- Title
- Commonwealth Games: Bello twins hope for beach volleyball win
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Twin brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello hope to win a medal for beach volleyball at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
The 21-year-olds will represent Team England on home sand, having moved to London from their birthplace of Madrid at the age of 11.
The Birmingham 2022 beach volleyball tournaments take place from 30 July to 7 August at Smithfield.
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- Title
- ‘A pocket of countryside in London’
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A disused space in a West London primary school has been transformed into a children's community garden.
Taking inspiration from Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit, the aim of the garden at St Clement & St James school, is to promote the benefits of nature, and improve people's mental health.
The team behind it was set up in the wake of the Grenfell fire tragedy to bring the local community together through gardening.
BBC London's reporter Olivia Demetriades went along to see what it’s like.
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- Title
- Inside the London comedy club where heckling is banned
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Within comedy circles it's well known that breaking into the business as a female comic has been notoriously hard.
But at the Poodle Club in Sydenham, south London, they do things differently. Heckling is banned and female comics are nurtured.
Male comics are invited too, but the only thing that is not tolerated is intolerance. The Poodle Club says this means the venue is a safe platform for a diverse range of artists.
Video by Jim Wheble
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