in north kensington five years ago. survivors are calling forjustice and for lessons to be learned. a former drug addict who spent months living on the underground says he turned his life around with the help of art. ed worley, who also goes by the name opake, spent his teens and early 20s battling substance abuse and ended up sleeping rough. he eventually channelled his energy into painting and is now showing his work at an exhibition. within my work i repeat the same action, i repeat the same image over and over again, and i achieve a different outcome, which therefore, for me, breaks that cycle of insanity that i lived in. and that is what everything, all of my work, is based around. there is more on our website where
the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire resumes today, after a three and a half month break. members of the panel have used the time to study more than 300,000 documents and submissions on behalf of the 72 people who died in the fire in north kensington five years ago. survivors are calling forjustice and for lessons to be learned. a former drug addict who spent months living on the underground, says he turned his life around with the help of art. ed worley, who also goes by the name opake, spent his teens and early 20s battling substance abuse and ended up sleeping rough. he eventually channelled his energy into painting, and is now showing his work at an exhibition. we ll hearfrom ed on bbc london later in the day. a look at the travel situation now, and although today s rail strike is off, passengers are being warned
i m in the choir. music transports all of us to another i m in the choir. music transports all of us to another place, - i m in the choir. music transports all of us to another place, for- all of us to another place, for these children, the sky is the limit. an artist who has overcome homelessness and drug addiction says his art has helped him break the cycle of mental illness. this artist is hosting an exhibition and says his art mimics what was happening in his mind during his darkest times. he has been talking to 0livia demetrio davies. the narrative of a looney tunes cartoon, it mimicked my lifestyle. it s about build up, explosion, chaos, end. build up, explosion, chaos, end. and that narrative is how i lived day to day. i m ed worley. i was a drug addict and now i paint urban, chaotic pop art. i was using drugs to escape my reality of what was going on in my head. i spent a lot of time in tottenham. i d sleep at bruce grove train station and other places and then make my way dow