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Tim Stokes

@timstks

BBC online journalist (of sorts) and occasional history obsessive

Joined April 2009
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The London borough of Lewisham has 17 officers who patrol the streets hunting down people who fly-tip. bbc.in/3MQtFNn
On patrol with Lewisham's fly-tipping enforcement team

On patrol with Lewisham's fly-tipping enforcement team

The London borough of Lewisham has 17 officers who patrol the streets hunting down people who fly-tip.

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Inside the century-old building standing above 400,000 gold bars bbc.com/news/articles/c15kzd…
Bank of England: Inside the building that houses 400K gold bars

Bank of England: Inside the building that houses 400K gold bars

As a new exhibition opens about the Bank of England, the BBC takes a rare look inside the building.

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'I bunked off school aged 14 to see Bob Marley - and became his photographer' bbc.in/46pR3bF
Dennis Morris: 'I bunked off school and became Bob Marley's photographer'

Dennis Morris: 'I bunked off school and became Bob Marley's photographer'

An exhibition of Dennis Morris's music photos and his documentation of London life is currently on show.

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While rock legends filled Wembley for Live Aid, grassroots reggae artists brought thousands to Shoreditch Park for a charity show of their own bbc.in/4nKqAw7
Brafa: 'They didn't invite us to do Live Aid so we did our own thing'

Brafa: 'They didn't invite us to do Live Aid so we did our own thing'

Forty years ago Britain's reggae stars recorded a single and held a concert to raise money for Ethiopia.

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What is the weirdest thing in the universe? Boffins from Exhibition Road's world famous museums come together for a festival this weekend hoping to answer this eternal question. bbc.in/45cXmiM
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Peace may have been declared 80 years ago but reminders of the war remain across London. bbc.in/4jPWXHq
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The bombed London church that was reborn in the USA bbc.in/43mGS5d
St Mary Aldermanbury: The bombed London church rebuilt in the USA

St Mary Aldermanbury: The bombed London church rebuilt in the USA

St Mary Aldermanbury, twice destroyed while in England, can now be found in the American Midwest.

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Andy Vella's career in design has seen him work with various musicians and authors over the years, but it is his work with acclaimed goth rockers The Cure for which he is best known. bbc.in/3RaNZrE
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Her dad never spoke about his life in Berlin - now she knows why bbc.com/news/articles/c3e15g…
Holocaust Memorial Day: Artist Sara Davidmann on why her dad never spoke about his life in Berlin

Holocaust Memorial Day: Artist Sara Davidmann on why her dad never spoke about his life in Berlin

Sara Davidmann's Jewish father escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport when he was 14.

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A giant cat and a dead bird: London's alternative animal trail bbc.com/news/articles/c704dr…
London animal art: Where can you find a giant cat and a dead bird

London animal art: Where can you find a giant cat and a dead bird

The capital has an abundance of beasts on show linked to various events throughout the city's history.

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"We've already made a start on Christmas 2026" bbc.in/41PLMZk
Gisela Graham: 'Part of south London is Christmas all year round'

Gisela Graham: 'Part of south London is Christmas all year round'

Gisela Graham has been creating decorations for 40 years, with her wares on sale around the world.

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'It's another London tradition that will go' bbc.in/3ZvEsR0
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Up on the fifth floor of London's County Hall, an enormous space which for decades echoed with the flapping wings of roosting pigeons is bustling with people meeting over cups of coffee and tapping away at laptops. bbc.in/3ZmMWd7
London County Hall: Inside the landmark where they're trying to save the Earth

London County Hall: Inside the landmark where they're trying to save the Earth

Part of a building that was once the home of London's local politics is now dedicated to another cause.

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Alistair King is the 696th person to be appointed as the lord mayor of the City of London. bbc.in/4fwa3Y0
London's new lord mayor: 'It's not just a ceremonial role'

London's new lord mayor: 'It's not just a ceremonial role'

Alastair King is the 696th person to be appointed as the lord mayor of the City of London.

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Bernadine Evaristo's award-winning 2013 novel Mr Loverman has been turned into an eight-part BBC drama. bbc.in/3Y0zYzP
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The man who left Bowie with mismatched eyes bbc.in/3zgOrPT
David Bowie: The man who left the Starman with mismatched eyes

David Bowie: The man who left the Starman with mismatched eyes

Painter George Underwood, a lifelong friend of Bowie, features in a charity project inspired by the Starman.

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The woman who left Britain to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland bbc.in/3LXR1g1
Agent Zo: The woman who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Poland

Agent Zo: The woman who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Poland

Elżbieta Zawacka had arrived in London in 1943 with special orders from a Polish military chief.

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'Why I'm photographing every London Chinese takeaway' bbc.com/news/articles/cp99xm…
'Why I'm photographing every London Chinese takeaway'

'Why I'm photographing every London Chinese takeaway'

Most nights British-born Chinese artist Harriet Armstrong travels across London photographing eateries.

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"I can just remember the excitement and the hope" (and the giant butter sculptures): bbc.in/3wfPHRB
British Empire Exhibition: The forgotten event that took the world to Wembley

British Empire Exhibition: The forgotten event that took the world to Wembley

Butter sculptures of British royalty and a working coalmine were on display but what was it all for?

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Edith Thompson: CCRC told to revisit hanged woman's pardon case bbc.in/3w7H1wF
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