Anna O'Neill

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New music marks 85 years since 'forgotten' tragedyGetty ImagesCrowds gathered to see the liner in the River Mersey - four years later she would be bombedThe worst British maritime disaster - the sinking of the RMS Lancastria in June 1940 - is one of the lesser-known of our national tragedies. It remains one of the largest losses of life from a single ship.

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Social supermarket is 'a hand up, not a handout'Anna O'NeillBBCCustomer Catherine said she "loves" the community shopThought to be the UK's first social supermarket when it launched in Lambeth a decade ago, Community Shop in Norwood became the heart of the area. The shop is not a foodbank - even though it is stocked with donations. Residents sign up to become members, and then get their shopping for about a third of the price of an ordinary supermarket.

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Murders of Playboy bunny and girl, 16, still unsolvedAnna O'NeillGetty ImagesEve Stratford, pictured in 1974 at London's Playboy Club, with fellow playboy bunniesHalf a century after 22-year-old model Eve Stratford was murdered, her friends have never forgotten her - and the police have not identified her killer. The case has also not been closed into a schoolgirl found dead six months afterwards - Lynne Weedon, 16, who was attacked and raped in an alleyway near her home in Hounslow, west London.

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The east London 'volcano' ready to erupt: Take a tour of 'Toxic Town'Anna O'NeillBBCStan Claridge, like many Rainham residents, checks the air quality every dayThe people of Rainham in east London are bracing themselves for fire season. Under Arnolds Field on Launders Lane, tonnes of years-old and illegally dumped toxic waste have been smouldering beneath the surface for years. The past five years have been the worst.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Anna O'Neill |Robert Taylor

It can take a number of years to train guide dogs before they're ready to start working with someone who's blind or partially-sighted. But alongside learning how to wait to cross the road or taking their owners safely through crowded streets an important part of that training is making sure they know how to behave in public places. Guide dog puppies-in-training have been visiting the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to see Il Trovatore and learn more about theatre etiquette.