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Centrepoint: 40 years helping the young homeless
As Centrepoint marks 40 years of helping the young homeless, how has it adapted over time and what does the future hold for the charity?

London: The world in one city
BBC London's specialist reporters in transport, policing, politics and sport assess how the capital has been transformed over the last 10 years.

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The story of an abandoned baby
When just a few days old, David Stevenson was abandoned outside a flat in London. Forty-nine years later, he's trying to piece together what happened on that fateful day in 1960.

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Cutty Sark delayed by nine months
The reopening of the famous 19th Century ship Cutty Sark in Greenwich is postponed until the spring of 2011.

My balloon protest over the Berlin Wall
One Londoner recalls a remarkable episode when he flew over the Berlin Wall in a hot air balloon as a mark of protest.

Do you remember Olive Morris?
A new archive collection is being released celebrating the life one of Brixton's true heroines. But have you heard of her?

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At the centre of time
Why did Greenwich become home to the Prime Meridian and the global centre of standardised time 125 years ago?

Sub-Tropical Gardens of Battersea
Five years after being restored, the sub-tropical gardens at Battersea are back to their Victorian best.

On board the heritage train
BBC London gets on board a special 1938 heritage train to mark the 30th anniversary of the Jubilee Line.

Audio slideshow: The story of Limehouse
Where the River Thames meets the Regent's Canal and the historic buildings of Limehouse.

Pier into London's riverside past
Victoria Embankment has taken a step back into its past with the towing away of the Queen Mary pub boat

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Anglo Saxon gold to go on display
The largest haul of Anglo Saxon treasure goes on display at the British Museum in London.

Where does Tube etiquette come from?
''Stand on the right, walk on the left'' has always been the golden rule on escalators but why?

The Peabody legacy in London
George Peabody is an American who has left behind a lasting legacy in the capital.

Why we should look ahead to our past
Marble Arch has been revamped and now Euston Arch is to rise from the depths but what do these imposing structures say about London?