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Samantha Simmonds

@samanthaTVnews

BBC News presenter/ Politics London/ BBC World News/ Conference and awards host. Bradfordian, mother of 3, big fan of steam trains!

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With just a few weeks left before the London mayoral elections we caught up with some of the candidates standing on their transport priorities.

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/3vM2F9z |

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Struggling to buy toiletries is the 'first sign a family is falling into crisis', a charity trustee has warned.
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With the London Mayoral elections fast approaching, what are Londoners thinking, who might they vote for, and do they even know it's happening?!

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/4clUDVr |

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Over the next few weeks BBC Politics London will be speaking to the main candidates running to be the next Mayor of London. This week we speak to Green candidate Zoë Garbett who outlined her party's vision for the city

Jonny | bbc.in/3TMv7Bh |

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Hygiene poverty is affecting Londoners every day and has a negative impact on people's school, work, mental and physical health. We went to visit a hygiene bank in Bromley to find out more.

Helen Drew | bbc.in/3PztO66 |

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Faith leaders from Jewish and Muslim communities are coming together over Ramadan amid a rise in reported cases of Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. It comes as government announced new funding to protect religious spaces

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/3IGcnwQ |

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Leaders from the Muslim and Jewish communities in London are trying to build bridges between their faiths after a rise in both Islamophobia and antisemitism.
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What did renters in London hope to see from this week's Budget? We met with one in North London to find out.

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/3wDajTB |

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As many as 29,000 autistic school children in London are now suffering with poor mental health, according to charity Ambitious about Autism.

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/3uJPx4l |

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Amy Lamé, the Mayor of London’s ‘Night Czar’, has been challenged this week for her overseas trips and high salary at a time when London’s nightlife continues to struggle.

Jonny | bbc.in/49ArNPh |

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Two years on from the war in Ukraine, London Councils are warning homelessness among Ukrainians in the capital could be about to rise, with London’s chronic shortage of affordable housing

Helen Drew | bbc.in/3P3JHl9 |

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Senior researcher Jon Tabbush speaking to BBC London on the severe impact of street clutter in London.

We are falling behind global cities due to our failure to resolve this issue.

Disabled people, pavement users and businesses alike are suffering the consequences.

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Domestic abuse incidents and crimes are up 11% over the last five years in London, whilst prosecutions are down 33% over the same period. That means 94% of reported domestic abuse crimes now don't end in prosecution.

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/42Xs3p2 |

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Currently the cost of reopening Hammersmith Bridge to traffic is projected to reach £250 million pounds.

Jonny | bbc.in/3uU3pJ7 |

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London MPs reveal that threats to their safety 'arrive daily': onlondon.co.uk/london-mps-rev……. Me for OnLondon following up this morning's troubling report by show. Samantha Simmonds Helen Drew BBC London.

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Last week Conservative MP Mike Freer announced his upcoming resignation over fears for his personal safety following continuing threats. We take a look at how MPs across the capital have been affected by safety concerns.

Helen Drew | bbc.in/48dyFAD |

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Women’s safety in Fulham has been questioned after a local business owner's video went viral - it highlights issues with a 'clean air' traffic scheme and Ubers boycotting the area, as drivers allegedly seek to avoid fines

Jessica Ure | bbc.in/3wlqOU4 |

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New legislation replacing the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act which effectively criminalises rough sleeping could be even more harsh - fining rough sleepers up to £2500 & potentially sending them to prison for up to five years

Jessica Ure | | bbc.in/49gXYma

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