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Take a walking tour of London's Christmas lights
- Title
- Take a walking tour of London's Christmas lights
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Every year, London's Christmas illuminations bring in locals and tourists from miles around into the city centre to see what's on offer. This year, a tour company is taking people on a walking tour, guiding them through the West End's Christmas offerings.
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- The search for people to save the Houses of Parliament
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Palace of Westminster is falling apart and is in urgent need of fundamental repair, according to the Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal Programme.
With a plethora of problems including crumbling stones, cracking ceilings and warping windows - essential work is being planned for the iconic home of British democracy.
But recent research revealed a skills shortage in the heritage sector, particularly with jobs such as stonemasonry, joinery and roofing.
Restoration & Renewal bosses visited the Building Crafts College in Stratford, east London, on the hunt for fresh talent to help save the historic palace.
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Stephen Port: Jack Taylor's sisters blame police for his death
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The sisters of Stephen Port's final victim have blamed the Met Police for failing to catch the killer earlier.
Jack Taylor was the fourth young man to be murdered by Port, who administered fatal doses of "date rape" drug GHB.
The deaths were not initially treated as suspicious by police, despite significant similarities in the victims' ages, the causes of death and the location where their bodies were found.
Donna Taylor said if police had investigated the first three deaths further, they could have saved Jack's life.
Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball admitted that mistakes were made and apologised to the family.
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- Title
- Why I celebrated my 40th birthday with 29 hours of spin
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Jackie Scully thought she'd never see her 40th birthday, after being diagnosed with breast cancer aged 32. To celebrate that birthday, she attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the longest static cycling class.
The record stood at 28 hours and her team achieved 29 hours, although this is still to be officially verified. Jackie, from Greenwich in south-east London, says attempting endurance challenges makes her feel alive, particularly after having her hip rebuilt.
She previously had climbed Snowdon and Ben Nevis as well as completing the London Marathon on her wedding day. She said: "Thanks to exercise and movement, and a diary packed with little life achievements, I have found a way to live with the shadow of serious illness and turn my face to the sunshine."
So far the event has raised more than £30,000 for the Mintridge Foundation, CoppaFeel!, Mind and NHS Charities Together.
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- Women's FA Cup at 50: Meet the 11-time cup winner
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This year marks the 50th anniversary season of the Women's FA Cup final and no one has a firmer connection with the competition than former England, Arsenal and Fulham striker Rachel Yankey. She's been sharing her memories of with Chris Slegg.
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- Title
- The performing alpacas that are retiring from public life
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Two alpacas that once appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens are retiring from the world of entertainment.
When they weren't starring in Hollywood blockbusters, music videos, TV adverts and even a gangster movie, Ben and Jerry thrilled visitors to their Vauxhall City Farm home.
But now they've reached that stage of life when it's time to leave behind both the adrenaline rush of acting and their busy, urban environment.
Staff at the central London farm say they'll miss Ben and Jerry when they've been put out to pasture in some peaceful patch of land.
Video by Gem O'Reilly and Jennifer McKiernan
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- Women's FA Cup at 50: Winning the cup on penalties
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Women's FA Cup competition has come along way since the first final was held at Crystal Palace in 1971. In 1996 the final went to penalties for the first time - it was won by Croydon, and Chris Slegg has been to meet the victorious goalkeeper.
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- Title
- 'How I got my dream job with a Tube station pitch'
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Haider Malik graduated from university with a degree in banking and finance, first-class honours. But despite this qualification, he struggled to find a City job and was rejected from many roles after virtual interviews.
After "getting fed up" of not being able to let his personality come across, the 24-year-old from east London created a pop-up stand outside Canary Wharf Tube station and began pitching himself to potential employers.
Within hours he was invited for an interview at Canary Wharf Group PLC and was offered a job after three days.
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Women's FA Cup at 50: Fighting sexism and discrimination in the 1970s
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Women's FA Cup final takes place on 5 Dec with Arsenal meeting Chelsea at Wembley. It's the 50th anniversary season of a competition which was created by the Women's Football Association in 1970 - after they had successfully forced the FA to overturn a ban on women playing. Chris Slegg has been speaking to some of the early pioneers who fought sexism and discrimination to pave the way for future generations.
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- Title
- World Aids Day: 'I watched my partner and friends die'
- Runtime
- 9:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- It was a disease that changed the world - and 40 years ago this December, the first Aids-related death was reported in the UK in London. Before life-saving treatments arrived, it went on to claim thousands of lives, many of them young gay men. In this special report we speak to some of those who lived through that time.
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- Emma's story: Justice for my sister
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Emma Day was stabbed to death by her ex-partner, Mark on 25 May 2017. She had asked Mark for financial help towards their daughter and when he refused, she put in a child maintenance claim.
Mark threatened to kill Emma as a result of the claim. Emma reported his threats to the Metropolitan Police and Child Maintenance Service.
The Metropolitan Police had a warrant for Mark's arrest but did not arrest him and the Child Maintenance Service took no action. They have both admitted fault in Emma's case.
Emma's sister Lorna wants changes to be made in the dealing of victims of domestic abuse so this doesn't happen to anyone else.
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- Title
- Seriously ill teen urges others to get Covid jab
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A 16-year-old girl who just missed out on being eligible for the Covid vaccine in August has urged other teenagers to have the jab after she was given a 50-50 chance of survival.
Areeb Khan, began having symptoms at the end of July, days before 16 and 17-year-olds were invited to take part.
She now needs to re-learn how to walk and has been forced to delay taking her A-levels. She said her four months in hospital inspired her to be a doctor herself.
Miss Khan, from Chadwell Heath, east London, said: "It was very hard for my family. I've been in hospital so long, I just want to do normal things.
"I had ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) which was a last resort. I didn't take it seriously enough before - I had no underlying conditions and even the doctors were shocked that I was so poorly."
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- Women's safety: Clubs see rising demand for self-defence classes
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Increasing numbers of women have been taking up self-defence classes, a number of clubs have told the BBC. The rise in demand follows a series of high-profile murder cases, which led to further discussions about women's safety.
Patrice Bonnafoux, an instructor at a Krav-Maga club in south-east London, said 75% of inquiries his group had received this year had been from women.
Attendees have been explaining why they decided to take up self-defence.
Video journalist: Meghan Owen
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- Getting a job as a young Londoner
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Unemployment rates in London are the highest in the country, with the number of people out of work at 5.6%. It's a tough time in the jobs market for many young people in particular. Karl Mercer reports.
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- Title
- Alopecia: 'I am brave, I am smart, I am beautiful'
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Deléna's hair began falling out when she was aged four. She was diagnosed with alopecia, a condition which causes hair loss. The six-year-old from Haringey said children made fun of her at school because of her differences.
But she decided to write a book about her experience and how she learnt to embrace her looks.
Video by Alice Bhandhukravi and Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- London Knights: The UK's only competitive gay men's basketball team
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The London Knights are the UK’s only competitive gay mens basketball team. Formed in 2000, the team soon started competing internationally and have won multiple titles across several international Gay Games competitions. But with no homegrown competition, one day they hope there’ll be enough LGBT+ teams in the UK to form a league of their own.
Video journalist: Paul Murphy-Kasp
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- Title
- 'Rap Club is a gateway to a better path'
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rap Club is a charity with hubs in Croydon and Camden, helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to create their own material.
It receives funding from BBC Children in Need.
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- Title
- Giovanni Rose: Welcome to Tottenham
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Young poet Giovanni Rose has won a prestigious poetry award with his piece Welcome to Tottenham.
The teenager beat 6,000 other youngsters from around the world to win the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award.
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- Title
- The periodic table tapestry that took seven years to make
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A chemistry teacher in South Hampstead has finished a tapestry of the periodic table she began in 2014.
More than 500,000 stitches later, Alice Knox has revealed her artwork, which she made in secret.
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- Title
- Commuter 'windsurfs' to protest ULEZ
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in which drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are liable for a daily charge, has expanded.
It means videographer George Alting has to pay an additional £12.50 a day to drive in the zone - something he has to do often when transporting filming equipment to shoots.
The 25-year-old from Croydon wonders if the scheme is 'simply just a price increase' and whether the city is ready. So he attached a sail to a skateboard to protest against the expansion.
City Hall previously said it did not expect to make money, but if it does the funds would be put back into other transport schemes.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “The Mayor has allocated £61 million to vehicle scrappage, to help low income and disabled Londoners, as well as small businesses and charities, scrap vans, cars and motorcycles that do not comply with the new ULEZ standards."
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- 'I don't know if I want to go out anymore'
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Met Police has launched its action plan, outlining how it plans to tackle violence against women and girls in London.
Three women who play football during the evenings and travel back in the dark, tell us how safe they feel living in the city.
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- The footballer living with long Covid- BBC London
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Long Covid has taken Finlay MacNab out of professional football for more than a year.
Finlay was playing for the League One team, AFC Wimbledon until he caught Covid in September 2020. He's lived with the impact of coronavirus ever since.
He said: "I don’t know where it will be but I’ll be playing professional football again one day, it doesn’t matter how long it takes, it will happen."
Video by Gem O'Reilly and Lauren Moore
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- Title
- Behind the scenes with the UK's tallest fire ladder
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Three new turntable ladders, which can reach heights of up to 64m, have been unveiled by the London Fire Brigade.
They were purchased in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire with each appliance costing £1.5m.
The ladders are the tallest of their kind in the UK and will be spread across London, the idea being they’re easily deployed to callouts at high-rise buildings.
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- Title
- 'When I take the Tube, I want to feel as safe as a man'
- Runtime
- 4:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Reports of sexual harassment on public transport have risen 61% this year across London compared to before the pandemic.
Mahalia was sexually harassed on the Tube earlier this year. Whilst she didn't report it at the time, she said she's more likely to now after high-profile coverage of violence against women.
Reporter: Meghan Owen
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- How many babies are born into toxic air?- BBC London
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- According to Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, one baby is born every two minutes into toxic air in the UK due to 29% of hospitals being located in polluted areas.
This includes 71 maternity units where an estimated 183,979 babies are born each year and London's boroughs contain the highest levels of air pollution.
David believes his daughter Esme suffers from bronchiolitis and symptoms of asthma because of air pollution. He wants to see a change to better protect children.
Gem O’Reilly reports
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- Title
- Which buildings are bad for the environment?
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Buildings are responsible for about 30% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, which is mainly due to heating - according to government data. But which types of properties use the most energy?
BBC Young Reporter: Rebecca Pignatelli
Produced by Jamie Moreland
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- 'How I turned my eco-anxiety into climate activism'
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Clover Hogan worried it could be too late to fix the planet. She says she suffered 'eco-anxiety', a feeling of worry about threats to the environment, such as pollution and climate change. The 22-year-old activist from Hackney, east London, set up 'Force of Nature', a non-profit organisation running workshops helping people tackle their environmental concerns.
She's travelling to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to discuss the connection between climate change and mental health.
Video by Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- Injured veteran up for 'inspirational' award after cycling 60 miles
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Stephen Vause, a veteran who was badly injured in Iraq is up for an award for his "inspiring" 60-mile cycle ride during lockdown. Despite being unable to walk and requiring 24-hour care, he cycled the equivalent of London to Brighton from his room at his military care home. After completing the race and raising more than £5,000, Mr Vause was shortlisted for the "inspiration" category at this year's Soldiering On awards, which recognise the outstanding achievements of the armed forces community.
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- Title
- 'I saved lives here, now I'm back for Comic Con'
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Neely Mozawala, a specialist diabetes podiatrist, vaccinated people against Covid-19 inside London's ExCel centre during the pandemic. Now the 29-year-old from Hillingdon, west London, has returned to the former field hospital for pop culture exhibition MCM Comic Con.
Visitors had to show their vaccination or test status to enter the venue, where crowd numbers had been reduced and masks recommended. The building became a temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital to treat coronavirus patients during the first wave of infections, before acting as a vaccination centre.
The event space has now fully returned to hosting conferences and conventions.
Reporter: Jamie Moreland
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- Title
- Ultra Low Emissions Zone extension: Your Questions Answered
- Runtime
- 12:44
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- From 25 October 2021, London's Ultra Low Emission Zone will be extended to cover everything within the North and South Circular roads. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has been answering questions from Londoners ahead of the change.
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- Title
- Electric cars: Too many vehicles - not enough charging points
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- From 25 October 2021, the Ultra Low Emission Zone will expand to cover all areas within the North and South Circular Roads. Its aim is to encourage drivers to switch to cleaner cars - or get them to leave their cars altogether. But drivers who've already made the switch to electric vehicles - say they're struggling with enough places to recharge. Our Environment Correspondent, Tom Edwards reports.
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- Title
- Pollution pods showing air quality from world cities
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Pollution is a big challenge in major cities around the world. But how different is it depending on where exactly you are? A temporary exhibition in Kings Cross, central London, offers visitors the chance to to step inside special pods and "travel" across five global locations to compare their air quality.
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- Title
- Domestic abuse: 'We get left at home with our attackers'
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A charity that supports domestic abuse victims of African and Caribbean heritage says 97% of its service users complain about the treatment they receive from police and government agencies.
Sistah Space released a video showing how black women are at an increased risk of being left at home with their abusers if responders lack the necessary training.
The Metropolitan Police said it was working with charities and other organisations to improve its knowledge of and response to reports of domestic violence from black women.
Video by Rob Taylor
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- Title
- Inside the Thames Tideway Tunnel
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The Thames super sewer has cost almost £4bn and it's designed to clean up the river from raw sewage and rain water. Our Environment Correspondent Tom Edwards has been finding out how the project's going.
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- Title
- Baby Loss Awareness Week: "The pain never goes away."
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- It’s estimated that one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. And around 14 babies die everyday, before, during and soon after birth in the UK. (Source: Tommy's and Sands)
Laura and Steve Hughes's little boy Jesse died on 19 October 2019 in pregnancy. He was their second child, born after their son Charlie and before their daughter River.
Naomi and Ross Coniam's daughter Norah died on 29 May 2018. They've since had a little boy called Ernie.
Both couples will be lighting candles during Baby Loss Awareness Week to remember their children.
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Video Journalist: Gem O'Reilly
Reporter: Alpa Patel
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- Title
- Following in the footsteps of female explorers
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Adventurer Elise Wortley has replicated the journeys of female explorers through history, using only the equipment available to them at the time.
Elise has documented her journeys via her website, Woman with Altitude, in the hope it will inspire a new generation of female explorers.
Video by Meghan Owen
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- Title
- Fair Shot Cafe: Helping young Londoners with learning disabilities into work
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- At West London College, young people with learning disabilities are being taught how to make coffee, prepare food and give good customer service in the hope they will soon find paid work. About 80% of staff at Fair Shot Café have learning disabilities, but founder Bianca Tavella, says that with comprehensive training, more businesses should be considering the potential of people with a learning disability.
Video produced by Paul Murphy-Kasp and Sonja Jessup
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- Title
- Running with a heart condition that could cause sudden death
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The London Marathon takes place on Sunday, but not everyone can complete the 26-mile course.
The BBC's Gem O'Reilly is a keen runner, but she has an underlying heart condition which could cause sudden cardiac arrest.
She explores how those in her situation can exercise safely and complete their 'own marathons'.
Reporter and producer: Gem O'Reilly
Camera: Jamie Moreland & Vince Rogers
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- Title
- Behind the scenes: How BBC London makes the news
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On October 1 2001, BBC Newsroom South East became BBC London and the first bulletins were broadcast from a studio in Marylebone High Street. While a lot has changed over the past two decades, the outlet still strives to deliver top quality journalism from across the capital on television, radio and online.
To mark BBC London's 20th anniversary, take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look inside Broadcasting House.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- 'I'm running for my cancer surgeon dad'
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Harry is running the London Marathon for his cancer surgeon dad who has recently been diagnosed with the disease himself.
He wants to raise thousands for cancer research and make his dad proud.
Video by Meghan Owen
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- Title
- 'My first marathon took 17 days'
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Claire Lomas was paralysed from the chest down after a horse riding accident 14 years ago.
She completed the London Marathon for the first time in 2012, wearing a bionic suit. It took her 17 days.
This year she's racing it in her wheelchair, while wearing biker leathers, and hopes to finish on the same day.
Video by Paul Murphy-Kasp
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- Title
- Petrol supply: Trying to find fuel
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Long queues have formed at petrol stations as people panic buy fuel, even though the government and oil companies say there is no shortage. The surge in demand came amid fears a driver shortage would hit fuel supply - which is plentiful at refineries.
Tom Edwards reports.
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- Title
- Skipping Sikh: I'm running the London Marathon at 74
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rajinder Singh, known to many as the ‘Skipping Sikh’, hopes to be the first person to skip over the finish line when he takes part in the London Marathon on 3 October.
He turns 75 next month and wants to use it as a chance to encourage others, regardless of age, to stay active.
“I'm looking forward to testing my body, in this age and show to people, you'll never be too late doing anything for a good cause”.
Video by Paul Murphy-Kasp and Meghan Owen
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- Title
- 'People pretend they're not there'
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Warning: Contains flashing images
A London photographer has spent 18 months documenting how the city's homeless population has coped during the pandemic.
Anthony Dawton usually travels the world taking photographs, but says the conditions some people are living in on London's streets are worse than refugee camps.
He's created a series of images called NOTLondon, capturing the strength and power of the homeless community, as well as its vulnerability.
Video by Rob Taylor
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- Title
- Covid: Remembering my wife through her recipes
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Sabeen Mansoor died from Covid-19 after spending seven weeks on a ventilator in hospital. The 43-year-old from Brentford was passionate about cooking and ran her own catering business, aspiring to open a restaurant.
To keep her memory alive, her husband Mansoor and son Sameer have since created a recipe book with her favourite dishes from around the world.
Video by Alpa Patel and Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- London's floating litter pickers
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A team of paddleboarders have been collecting plastic and other rubbish from the river near Richmond. A hundred volunteers took to the water and walked along the towpaths to pick up everything from plastic bags to discarded cups.
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- Title
- Tower Bridge flooded after heavy rain
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Heavy rain caused flooding on the road leading to Tower Bridge after a yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office on Tuesday. Vehicles were forced to drive through water on the north side of the Bridge and traffic disruption was caused in the area.
There were also delays in other parts of the city due to flooding, including Hendon Way near Cricklewood, north London. Parts of the capital experienced flash floods in July. with some areas receiving a month of rain in one day.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- Free cruises offered to improve mental health after lockdown
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A boat rental company is offering free trips for people who have struggled to socialise during the pandemic. The initiative on Regent's Canal in London hopes to support vulnerable communities, such as blind and partially-sighted people who were discouraged from touching things during lockdown which made travelling on public transport particularly challenging.
GoBoat London said tours between Paddington and Camden Lock would be available every Tuesday this year to any community groups or charities who want to try the experience.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- 'I care about the climate but my dad works at BP'
- Runtime
- 4:44
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Stephanie is concerned about the impact burning fossil fuels has on climate change. But her dad Andrew is a senior employee at BP and worked in the oil industry for more than 20 years.
The 13-year-old from Surrey questions: “Does this mean he doesn’t care about my future? Does this mean by default that I don’t care about the planet?”
Climate change is a hot topic at home. While Stephanie worries about the Earth's future, she hopes BP's sustainability commitments could make her dad part of the solution.
With thanks to the Gaia art installation by Luke Jerram and Creative Barking and Dagenham.
Video by Jamie Moreland.
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- Title
- The rapper giving away free school uniforms
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rapper Jords has donated more than 100 free blazers to school children in his local area. The recording artist who grew up in Croydon was inspired to set up his uniform initiative by Marcus Rashford. He says he hopes the donations will, "ease the burden on parents" who struggle to afford the cost of uniforms.
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