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Bobby Moore's widow Stephanie surprises 14 year old Jonjo Heuerman who's been on an 800 mile journey raising money to fight bowel cancer... Jonjo and his dad came in to BBC London 94.9 to speak to Eddie Nestor. https://www.justgiving.com/fornannyandbobby/ http://bobbymoorefund.cancerresearchuk.org/

Eddie Nestor talks to Declan Murphy who told the story of how an empty Nutella jar caused a devastating fire in his home which killed the family dog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31594956

This week's Whose London, on the Robert Elms Show, was about wrestling in London. Artist Sir Peter Blake called in to share his love of the sport....

BBC London 94.9's taking part in the BBC's first ever national day of partnership broadcasts with our colleagues at Community Radio Stations. To launch the partnership, we've begun working with Bang Radio, based in Harlesden. And as you're about to hear, it's a station offering much more than music alone…

Musicians Paul Sartin, Cigdem Aslan and Tahir Palali come together to record a special Turkish folk song as part of the Last Post Project which is aimed at helping communities share personal stories about #WW1

BBC London 94.9's Jason Rosam speaks to a listener who's keen to tell the world about the object of her desire...

#chelsea #paris #racism #london #bbclondon #bbc #news

Descendants of those who fought in the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign are being invited to take part in a London ceremony marking its 100th anniversary. One former serviceman has been telling BBC London 94.9's David Friend why he will be taking part. Helen Grant MP, who is the minister responsible for WW1 commemorations told us: "We are inviting descendants, whatever their nationality, to apply for free tickets to watch from a reserved area and actually join in the march past the Cenotaph. The public too are invited to come along." Those wishing to join the ceremony, at the Cenotaph on April 25th, have until Friday 20th February to register via: www.gov.uk/dcms To share stories about those who fought in WW1 you can visit: livesofthefirstworldwar.org

The mother of a 14-year-old boy, murdered by a teenager he met through online gaming, has been speaking to BBC London 94.9's Eddie Nestor. Breck Bednar, from Caterham, was killed by Lewis Daynes after the 19-year-old lured him to his home in Essex. Breck's mother Lorin LaFave has been speaking about the dangers of internet gaming.

Actor Eddie Marsan tells BBC London 94.9's Robert Elms about what he perceives to be a major problem with the UK film industry. #BAFTAs

Weather presenter Kate Kinsella tells Penny and Paul what the weather is going to be like in the capital this morning.

Joyce Smith the first winner of the inaugural women's race at the London Marathon 35 years ago talks to Penny Smith and Paul Ross on the BBC London 94.9 breakfast show

Paula Radcliffe talks to BBC London 94.9's Chris Rogers about her love of the the London Marathon and her decision to return to run in 2015

Gene Meieran tells BBC London 94.9's David Friend about the impact the #Holocaust has had on his family. Gene, from #Arizona, recently visited Emanuel School in Battersea, to speak at the exhibition, Emanuel School at War.

Survivors of the #Holocaust gathered at Imperial War Museum London today to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Today marks 70 years since the liberation of #Auschwitz. BBC London 94.9's David Friend spoke to Avram and Vera Schaufeld...

BBC London 94.9's David Friend has been to meet Sabina Miller. The 92 year old survived the Holocaust having escaped the Warsaw Ghetto. She spent the winter of 1942/43 hiding in woodland in Poland. After changing her identity Sabina was questioned by the Gestapo three times but eventually "cleared" of being Jewish. Sabina was the only member of her family to survive the war. She has no photographs of her parents or brothers and sister. The only possession she has from before the war is a red cardigan given to her by her mother in 1938. This piece was made with the help of Imperial War Museum, London. www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-london/the-holocaust-exhibition

Members of the public who purchased Tower of London poppies have started to receive them in the post. But how do you display the poppies when they arrive? North London businessman David Sugarman set up poppystands.com after his wife received one of the ceramic flowers and didn't know what to do about displaying it...

Tributes are being paid to Australia batsman Phillip Hughes who died after being struck by a ball during a match in Sydney. In 2009 Hughes spent 6 weeks playing for @Middlesex_CCC. After his last game he spoke to BBC London 94.9 about his time in the capital. #PhillipHughes #63notout Picture courtesy of Getty Images

The Sikh contribution to World War One has been acknowledged at a reception at the House of Commons. BBC London 94.9's David Friend went along to find out more about the Empire Faith and War project: www.empirefaithwar.com #WW1 #Sikhs

100 years ago Lieutenant Frank de Pass, from London, became the first Jewish soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross. BBC London 94.9's David Friend has been finding out more. Lieutenant de Pass's story is being told on the National Army Museum's commemorative website First World War In Focus www.nam.ac.uk.