London riots: Teenagers 'lack hope'

Many of London's teenagers have been rioting because they "lack hope" and "feel let down by society", youth group leaders told me.

But the young people I spoke to warned other teenagers, who have been taking to London's streets, that rioting is not the solution.

Here's my BBC News article, written on the week of the worst rioting in the capital for generations.

Extreme marathon man

"It's not the years, it's the mileage," says Lloyd Scott, paraphrasing his hero Indiana Jones.

The extreme fundraiser completed the London Marathon dressed as the intrepid archaeologist, dragging a 300lb (140kg) boulder in 2007.

But the challenge the 49-year-old is most famous for is walking the course wearing a deep sea diving suit in 2002.

Ten years on, the former footballer plans to repeat the feat for a second time, at next year's marathon, before retiring from the event.

Here's my exclusive BBC News story.