Nathan was six when a fire ripped through Grenfell Tower, claiming 72 lives, including that of his best friend. He described it as “a normal night and I was just asleep, and then I got woken up to my mum screaming”. Sorena was seven at the time. Now a teenager, he said he believes there...
Ayshea Buksh/BBC This September work will begin to take the tower block to the ground Bereaved families, survivors and local residents will come together in west London this weekend to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. The Met Police investigation into what led to the “avoidable” tragedy in 2017 which claimed the lives...
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...
Reuters Poppies are a symbol of remembrance in the UK Nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies are on display at the Tower of London to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The red poppies have been positioned to resemble a cascading “wound” at the heart of the Norman fortress, which was...
Two people have been arrested for throwing powder paint on Tower Bridge as the men’s elite runners were passing during the 45th edition of the London Marathon. A group called Youth Demand said two of its supporters jumped over the barriers and threw the substance on the bridge at about 10:35 BST. The Metropolitan Police...
Days after the Myanmar earthquake, rescue efforts have been continuing in neighbouring Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, where a skyscraper that was under construction collapsed. Dozens of workers were trapped and there have been a number of confirmed fatalities. BBC correspondent Arunoday Mukharji visited the scene and said there was a “lot of work still left...
Baz Gray has joined the elite ranks of the Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London. Read article in full at source...
Police arrested around 100 participants in the protest, which was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace. On Thursday, hundreds of demonstrators poured into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to protest against the Trump administration’s arrest and attempted deportation of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is currently being detained by Immigration...