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More than £3m lost in London's taxis a year

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85% of items lost in taxis is never returned Credit: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

A survey has found that Londoners leave more than three million pounds of personal belongings in taxis every year. The most commonly forgotten items were mobile phones, wallets and keys.

The research by London based cab firm Hailo also found that this summer, the average person in the UK will spend up to two hours getting home after nights spent out on the town.

And the bad news is that 85% of people will never see their precious possessions returned or found.

LEGO tube maps go on display to mark underground's 150 years

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The maps are made entirely from the bricks Credit: LEGO

To mark London Underground's 150th anniversary, five of the capital's iconic Tube maps have been created entirely out of LEGO.

They aim to showcase how the map has evolved from 1927 through to the first look at what it will look like by 2020.

The maps, each one at a different London Underground station, will be on display over the summer before moving to the London Transport Museum.

The maps can be seen at Kings Cross St. Pancras Underground station, South Kensington, Picadilly, Green Park and Stratford Tube stations.

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Soapbox vehicles arrive in London

Soapbox vehicles have begun arriving in London ahead of the Red Bull Soapbox race at Alexandra Palace on the 14 July.

70 human-powered soapboxes will compete for glory as part of a festival of music and fun.

Soapboxes including a Beatles-inspired yellow submarine, a police car and a black cab are taken for a test drive across Westminster Bridge Credit: David Parry/PA Wire
A black cab soapbox from London pulls up to the taxi rank at Charing Cross station in London Credit: David Parry/PA Wire
A Beatles-inspired soapbox is taken for a test drive on Abbey Road in north west London Credit: David Parry/PA Wire

Wartime bee-keeper hoping to inspire next generation

A bee-keeper from Dartford whose skills helped save the lives of fellow soldiers in a prisoner of war camp is looking to inspire the next generation of apiarists.

Bill Mundy managed to keep bees while he was in captivity, and the honey they produced was used to treat POWs in the camp's hospital.

Now 91, Bill is still busy with his hobby near his home in Dartford, as Derek Johnson reports.

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Wembley groundsman: secrets of a perfect pitch

The football season may have come to an end, but for one man it's never been busier.

Tony Stones is the grounds manager at Wembley Stadium, and it's his job to make sure it's immaculate for Saturday's Champions League Final.

He then has less than 48 hours before the Championship Play-off Final between Watford and Crystal Palace - and there's an England international two days after that. So, no pressure then. Rags Martel went to find out how he's coping.

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