Brass key that was ‘borrowed’ from an 11th-century Kent tower 50 years ago is mysteriously returned – with a note saying sorry for the delay Sender returned key by post to English Heritage, saying it was ‘borrowed’ in 1973 Object still fits in keyhole of doors to St Leonard’s Tower, but it no longer rotates … Read more
Bailiffs abseiling from a crane removed veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ from a bamboo tower today built to delay construction on HS2. Protesters erected the tower holding British activist Dan Hooper, 47, in a London river to block a bridge for a road through a forest for the multi-billion pound train project. Two black-clad officials suspended from … Read more
Veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ has again returned to campaigning – to sit in a 30 foot tall bamboo tower in the middle of a river to protest against the HS2 rail line. The activist, 47, re-emerged in October this year following a ‘quiet ten years’ out of the limelight. Now Swampy – real name Daniel Hooper … Read more
Seven people are rescued from Solihull tower block after ‘severe’ blaze broke out on sixth floor The fire was at Redwood House on Broomcroft Road in the Kingshurst area It broke out on the sixth floor of the residential tower block, responders said The blaze is thought to have begun around 8.20pm on Saturday night … Read more
Tycoons whose firm fitted Grenfell Tower with flammable cladding and ‘stretched the truth’ about tower’s fire safety cash in £123 MILLION shares Directors at Kingspan sold three million shares ahead of the Grenfell hearing The company is accused of selling hazardous building products to contractors Chairman and founder Eugene Murtagh sold shares worth some £76 … Read more
Beefeaters get a new boss: Yeoman gaoler (and his ceremonial axe) starts work by welcoming visitors back to Tower of London after Covid lockdown Serjeant Rob Fuller will take over the role of the yeoman gaoler He will become the first former member of the Royal Navy to hold the position The Tower of London reopened … Read more
Gordon Ramsay’s son Oscar appears to be taking after his father as he creates a tower of spices in heartwarming video By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 15:55 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 15:55 GMT, 3 December 2020 He is one of the UK’s most famous chefs and among the highest earning stars in … Read more
Banks and Government at loggerheads over plans to let homeowners sell flats in low-rise blocks without having cladding survey By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 Banks and the Government are at loggerheads over plans to let homeowners sell flats in low-rise … Read more
Ex-employee at firm that produced flammable insulation on Grenfell Tower says she wrote ‘WTF’ on fire test report when she first saw it Debbie Berger, former product manager at Celotex, scribbled acronym on report She used it as ‘expression of shock’ when she realised additional materials used Firm used second system pass to erroneously market … Read more
Traffic chaos in London as Tower Bridge is sealed off by police as officers deal with ‘ongoing incident’ By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 12:16 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 12:20 GMT, 11 November 2020 Tower Bridge has been sealed off by police as officers deal with an ‘ongoing incident’. The bridge has been … Read more