London's News

World War One at Home has launched on BBC London 94.9. At the outbreak of the war thousands of Belgian refugees came to Earls Court which was used as reception centre. Some connections to the Belgians who came to the UK 100 years ago still remain... To hear more about Belgians at Earls Court go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01rjb70

Phil Parry and Stuart Smith talk to drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood from Brit Award winning band Bastille who makes a guest appearance as the match summariser for BBC Radio Devon.

Pickpocketing and bag snatching is on the rise in London and Vanessa took a call from Beverly who told her about the implications of having her bag stolen last week….

BBC London 94.9's Penny Smith and Jim Davis speak to Dr Dan Todman from Queen Mary University of London about the launch of World War One at Home, a partnership between the BBC and Imperial War Museums, which launches on Monday February 24th.

She had been a pregnant teenager 25 years ago and her daughter had been adopted. She kept in touch via the letterbox service

Pupils from John Roan School in Greenwich have become some of the first in the country to travel to the battlefields of World War One as part of a Government plan to get thousands of schoolchildren visiting the sites.

This morning on the BBC London 94.9 Breakfast Show Penny Smith was in Stratford talking to commuters about their experience of the tube strike.

Bill works on the London Underground. This morning he called the BBC London 94.9 Breakfast Show to tell Paul Ross why he had walked out in support of the RMT and TSSA's industrial action.

RMT Union General Secretary Bob Crow responds to Boris Johnson about the reasons behind the tube strike.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson speaks to Vanessa about the modernisation plans which lead to the strike and says there is wiggle room in negotiations.

#tubestrike information including other ways to get around town, and information on alternative arrangements.

A royal sentry box that stood in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace for a large part of the 20th Century is going up for auction. BBC London 94.9's David Friend has been to have a look...

Jose Mourinho looks ahead to Sundays FA Cup tie against Stoke City and complements the BBC London 94.9 sport editor Pete Stevens on his line of questioning

Nigel Holness - Op Dir for London Underground - told Eddie Nestor on Drivetime that the Victoria line is suspended because of concrete flooding signal room.

Details of attempts by more than 8,000 men to avoid conscription into World War One have been released online by the National Archives. BBC London 94.9's David Friend has been taking a look...#FWW100

Fiona & Tim parents of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who passed away on monday after reportedly taking ecstasy talk to Vanessa Feltz about there son and what message they have for others who are thinking of taking drugs. (PART 3 of 3).

Fiona & Tim parents of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who passed away on monday after reportedly taking ecstasy talk to Vanessa Feltz about there son and what message they have for others who are thinking of taking drugs. (PART 2 of 3).

Fiona & Tim parents of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who passed away on monday after reportedly taking ecstasy talk to Vanessa Feltz about there son and what message they have for others who are thinking of taking drugs (PART 1 of 3)

Tim the father of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs who died on Monday after reportedly taking ecstacy tells Vanessa his message for other people who are thinking of experimenting with drugs.

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