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Walking through the tunnels of Crossrail

17 May 2022
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9 Jun 2025
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A group of dancers in outfits perform under vibrant teal lights, showcasing intense energy and movement.

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8 Jun 2025
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Wallace and Gromit likeness in the shape of vegetables

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8 Jun 2025
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Ex-teacher, 83, volunteers as mock casualty actor

7 Jun 2025
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Aerial view of a person on an electric bicycle being followed by a police motorcycle during a chase on a city street.

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Doorbell camera captures moment buzzard flies over a woman in her dressing gown.

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The Nao Santa María flagship sails toward Tower Bridge, which has its bascules raised.

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1 Jun 2025
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Two individuals ride specially adapted bicycles along a path lined with green grass and safety barriers.

London charity aims to make cycling more accessible

1 Jun 2025
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A person in purple gloves examines the interior of a gold Versace handbag, revealing its luxurious design and branding.

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31 May 2025
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Two individuals distract victim in dark street, surrounded by parked cars and illuminated by headlights.

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29 May 2025
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A lively crowd gathers in a dimly lit pub, with people celebrating.

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CCTV images of a hooded man taking drinks out of a fridge next to baked goods

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(Left) A highly detailed drawing of central London. (Right) The artist, Jack Nolan holds a pen to his drawing of the city.

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Jack Nolan's illustration spans from Oval to Fitzrovia and features many of the capital's landmarks.

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Crystal Palace fans at boxpark celebrating

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Huge celebrations erupted at Croydon's Boxpark after the fulltime whistle was blown at Wembley.

17 May 2025
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A virtual map showing various stations and colourful Tube lines

Watch: Londoner creates live 3D Tube map

Ben James recreated nine of the 11 Tube lines in his interactive map, with coding assisted by AI.

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 Jordan Izzett runs alongside a red double decker bus

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A person wears a large, textured outfit resembling a brain, crafted from pink foam material, set against a light-coloured room.

Brain-costumed man determined to beat world record

Alex Paget will run the race as a giant pink brain to raise money and awareness of post concussion syndrome.

24 Apr 2025
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A golden retriever with a collar stands outdoors, surrounded by large black plant pots and sunlight filtering through green foliage.

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Gabriel Moses stands in front of his artwork in a dimly light art studio.

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20 Apr 2025
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A blocky Big Ben tower captured in the game Minecraft

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Minecraft players have spent about 15,000 hours in total on the project to build London and the UK

19 Apr 2025
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Otter captured on CCTV camera

Rare otter sighting recorded in Canary Wharf

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16 Apr 2025
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A man in a Batman costume with his mask pushed up on his head holds an evidence bag while standing on Westminster Bridge, with people and historic buildings visible in the background.

Batman and Robin costumed police make arrests

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A gray donkey with a black halter grazes on green grass in a school field.

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A man wearing a tracksuit dives onto a convenience store checkout counter.

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CCTV captures the moment two shoplifters are caught by police, who were watching from the next room.

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A small red knitted hat for a premature baby, laid out on a purple knitted blanket and surrounded by smaller knitted items including a heart

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An east London knitting group has delivered handmade hats and blankets to a hospital neonatal unit.

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 (Left) Man speaking from a computer on a ‘video phone’ (Right) Presenter types on a 90s computer.

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Partially-deaf singer James Vickery, a man with a short beard, wearing headphones and wearing a red and blue striped football shirt.

Crystal Palace fan dreaming of Selhurst Park gig

Partially-deaf singer James Vickery has been a fan of the south London club since he was a child.

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A composite image. On the left there is an image from a video which shows a fire and smoke billowing from an electrical substation. On the right is a map which shows the substation is nearby Heathrow airport

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Charlotte Gallagher in Heathrow Airport

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The BBC's Charlotte Gallagher reports from Heathrow Airport which is going to be closed all day.

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Mary Marson, a 95 year old black woman wearing a tiara, white t-shirt and smiling at the camera during a dance class

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Mary Marson went to her first session in 2017 and now attends three times a week.

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