James Kelly

London, Northern Ireland

Digital Journalist at BBC Radio London

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Consultation launched on Thamesmead DLR extension

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Transport for London says with funding and planning approvals, services to Thamesmead could run by the early 2030s Transport for London (TfL) has opened a public consultation on plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) across the River Thames from east to south-east London. The proposals would see the service extend from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead via the Beckton Riverside.
Stoke Newington: Family in tribute to mother killed before blast

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Annabel Rook co-founded a social enterprise that supports refugeesThe family of a woman found fatally stabbed after a gas explosion at her home have described her as a "beautiful daughter, sister, friend and mother". Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, just before 05:00 BST on Tuesday.
London swelters as heatwave hits its peak

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, People could be seen enjoying the sunshine at London's Victoria EmbankmentThe heatwave in London could see temperatures soar to highs of 33C (91F) on Saturday. This week's hot weather, which peaks on the summer solstice, has drawn thousands to the capital's lidos and bathing ponds to cool off.
Future of Notting Hill Carnival 'in jeopardy'

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Karl Mercer |James Kelly

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festivalBBC London political editorThe future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government, its organisers said in a letter leaked to the BBC. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request the funding, which he said was "essential to safeguarding the future and public safety of this iconic event".
Prayers offered at London temples for Air India crash victims

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Victoria Hollins |James Kelly

Image caption, A Hindu temple in Harrow offered prayers for those who died in the Air India crashPrayers have been held at Hindu temples across north-west London following the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The London Gatwick bound flight crashed soon after take-off from the city's airport in the western state of Gujarat, killing 241 people. One person - a British man - survived.
Notting Hill: 'Tackle knife crime but Carnival didn't kill Cher'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Sonja Jessup |James Kelly

Image caption, TJ Jacobs (left) and Vyleen Maximen are now raising Cher's daughterBBC London home affairs correspondentThe family of Cher Maximen, who was killed at the Notting Hill Carnival, have called for more to be done to tackle the underlying causes of knife crime, and said cancelling the event would do nothing to stop violence.
Government 'cannot mark own homework on Grenfell'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The housing select committee is calling for independent oversight on the delivery of Grenfell Inquiry recommendationsThe government cannot be left "marking its own homework" when it comes to following through on recommendations from the Grenfell Report, MPs have said. In a letter to Housing Secretary Angela Rayner the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee urged independent oversight of progress on building safety.
London's e-scooter trial expands to a third of boroughs

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The trial offers the only legal way to use e-scooters on London's roadsA third of London's boroughs now host e-scooter trials, Transport for London (TfL) has announced, with Wandsworth being the latest to join. The trial, run by TfL and London Councils with operators Voi and Lime, offers the only legal way to drive electric e-scooters on the capital's roads.
'Fighting to get my husband to his 50th birthday - and beyond'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly

Image source, Fran AckroydImage caption, Steve Ackroyd with his daughter Autumn and wife Fran, who is fundraising for his treatment following a terminal brain tumour diagnosisA woman from north London is fundraising to help her husband with terminal cancer reach his 50th birthday at the end of the year - a milestone she "never thought they'd even plan for".
Morley's chicken shop sign to be displayed in London Museum

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | James Kelly |Briohny Williams

Image source, Morley'sImage caption, Morley's opened its original chicken shop in Sydenham in 1985James W Kelly & Briohny WilliamsThe sign from the original Morley's chicken shop is to go on display in the London Museum's new site. The sign will be part of the museum's new Hanging Out display, which celebrates the social spaces where London's communities come together.