Barry Caffrey
News Broadcaster, Reporter and Presenter at BBC
BBC Broadcaster - News reporter and Presenter 📺 📻 🎤 / Irish in London / Views my own. (DMs open) 📧 [email protected]
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4 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Barry Caffrey
Image caption, Leitita says she was motivated to give blood because she has the RO sub-typeBlood donors across south London may have potentially saved around 11,000 lives in the three months since Brixton's new blood donor centre first opened to the public, according to data from NHS Blood and Transplant. Between December 2024 and February 2025, 3,773 people donated at the centre in south London, providing more than 3,000 units of blood. Each unit can save up to three lives.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Victoria Cook |Barry Caffrey
No water for a second day in parts of south LondonVictoria Cook & Barry CaffreyThames WaterThames Water says this is the pipe that burst underground on Alleyn Road in DulwichThe outage is affecting thousands across Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, including 7 schools and 3 care homes. Thames Water said its teams were "working 24 hours a day to resolve the situation" and bottled water was being provided outside Sainsburys in Southend Lane.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Barry Caffrey
A soup kitchen in south London, which says it is a "lifeline" to the community, may be forced to close its hub. Peckham Soup Kitchen was established in 2021 to help people struggling to afford food and basic essentials. It has been based in an unused unit in the Aylesham Shopping centre on Rye Lane since 2023, but now needs to move by next week because the owners of the unit need to redevelop it.
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Dec 2, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Jess Warren |Barry Caffrey
Demolition work has started on a block of flats in east London which caught fire leaving more than 80 people homeless. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) rescued at least 20 people from Spectrum House on Freshwater Road, Dagenham during a fire on 26 August. A spokesperson for Barking and Dagenham Council said the building owners had decided to demolish the block after surveyor reports confirmed the building was unsafe. AdvertisementBuilding owner Arinium Holdings Limited has refused to comment.
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Nov 16, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Jess Warren |Barry Caffrey
James Lamont (left, standing with his Paddington co-writers Jon Foster and Mark Burton) said dyslexia did not hold him back from a writing career [Getty Images]Dyslexia should not hold you back, the co-screenwriter of the latest Paddington film has said. James Lamont, who co-wrote Paddington In Peru, the newly-released third film in the franchise, has dyslexia and said with the right support, children with the learning difficulty could achieve whatever they wanted.
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Police were called to a party at Elm Park Primary School in Hornchurch on Saturday after a fight reportedly broke out. The Met said three teenagers were arrested at the scene on suspicion of assaulting on an emergency services worker. More @BBCLondonNews @BBCOne at 18:30 https://t.co/Fg5RRXzvL1
My latest update from Heathrow Airport for @BBCBreakfast - BA has cancelled almost 80 flights today. At least 20 long-haul inbound flights are cancelled, including four from New York JFK. Six outbound flights have been cancelled so far. More @BBCNews https://t.co/iPWNrK5R1p
Good morning! I’m at Heathrow airport this morning. The airport is back up and running but passengers are being warned to expect delays following yesterday’s closure. I’ll have the latest shortly on @BBCBreakfast on @BBCOne https://t.co/kZptqt7CZp