Heroic neighbour saves a home-alone boy who dangles off a six-storey window grille by supporting the child with his shoulder for an hour The boy had reportedly fallen out of the window while playing on its ledge His body was trapped between two bars and he was crying and struggling A neighbour climbed across the façade … Read more
The Tower of London’s ravens, which according to folklore are key to the success of the nation, are beginning to stray after becoming ‘bored’ in lockdown, according to reports. The legendary birds, which are shrouded in myth, are lacking stimulation due to a lack of visitors and two have already been caught sneaking out of … Read more
Horror as man falls to his death ‘from 19th floor’ of London tower block at 4am Police confirmed man ‘fell from height and died’ in Kennington, south London Officers added the death, at around 4am, is ‘not being treated as suspicious’ Witnesses reported hearing a ‘loud bang’ at the time of the horror fall today … Read more
Beefeaters guarding the Tower Of London face redundancies for the first time in their 600-year history as charity battles £100m funding deficit Charity behind the Tower of London faces a funding deficit of £100million Beefeaters, who earn £24,000 a year, could face the chop to save charity money The former veterans live at the Tower … Read more
Senior consultant admits he ‘possibly rushed’ review of fire safety strategy for Grenfell Tower refit after spending just 33 minutes checking the document Senior fire consultant Tony Pearson said he ‘possibly rushed’ fire safety review Claimed he was unaware of plans to overclad the tower which set on fire in 2017 Took just 33 minutes … Read more
Supporters and opponents of President Trump clashed in front of his New York City residence on Fifth Avenue on Saturday just two days after a large Black Lives Matter mural was painted on the street next to the entrance. The tense exchanges between the warring political sides came as the city and the nation continued … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has temporarily called off the painting of a ‘Black Lives Matter mural’ scheduled to begin Thursday along Fifth Avenue – just feet from the U.S. president’s former home in Trump Tower. No explanation was given by City Hall as to why the painting was postponed last minute and … Read more
De Blasio says ‘Black Lives Matter’ will be painted outside Manhattan’s Trump Tower in ‘a matter of days’ as he taunts the President by saying the mural ‘might help him get the point’ De Blasio first announced plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ outside Trump Tower last week He told MSNBC Wednesday that painting will … Read more
Incredible footage shows the moment the Red Arrows performed a flypast over Paris on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s 1940 call to resist the Nazis. Cockpit video from yesterday’s display shows RAF jets in total streaking red, white and blue smoke over the French capital’s landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower. The aerobatics squadrons … Read more
French police officers staged a rally near the Eiffel Tower last night to bemoan a lack of support from the government after ministers banned the use of chokeholds and vowed to stamp out racism in the police. France has seen a wave of protests against racism and police brutality after the death of George Floyd … Read more