Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC Tony Jackson was an apprentice thatcher when this property was last re-thatched in 1992 Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years’ work, partly due to a shortage of people wanting to work in the trade. They say the short-supply...
Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China’s Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site. Eyewitness footage showed sections of the roof collapsing, narrowly missing a number of people. Local media cited a Fengyang County Culture and Tourism Bureau statement that said no one...
Firefighters have been battling a blaze at a detached home with solar panels on the roof. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said the whole roof was ablaze when they arrived at the two-storey detached building in Tavistock at about 05:10 BST on Monday, with parts of the first floor alight too. The service said all...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News National Police Rescue workers have freed dozens of people from the collapsed building At least 13 people have died after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Many more are injured and rescue workers are still working to free people from the rubble. It is not yet clear...
Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match. Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed safely on the pitch at the Stade de Toulouse, ahead of Sale’s Champions Cup tie against Toulouse, but their colleague went off course and was left dangling from the...
The start of Sale’s Champions Cup tie against Toulouse was delayed by 40 minutes after a parachutist had to be rescued from the roof of the stadium. Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed safely on the pitch at the Stade de Toulouse, but their colleague went off course and was left dangling from the...
At least 73 million people were under threat of severe weather on Sunday as storms hit the central United States. The National Weather Service Prediction Center warned of enhanced risk of possible tornadoes, large hail and downpours of rain. In Michigan, more than 300,000 power outages were reported, while 100,000 were reported for Wisconsin and...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West Jeremy Chadburn The first reroofing works of King Arthur’s Great Halls in more than 90 years have been completed A Grade II* listed building steeped in Arthurian legend in Cornwall has been reroofed. It is the first major repair works in 90 years for the King Arthur’s Great Halls,...
Residents in a Devon village say they have been left “devastated” after a “significant thatch fire” affecting two properties. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the incident, which affected two properties in Drewsteignton, at about 20:45 GMT on Monday. A spokesperson for The Drewe Arms Community Pub, located opposite...