As A Hollywood war epic, A Bridge Too Far had everything — major stars such as Robert Redford and Sean Connery, a blockbuster budget and Richard Attenborough in the director’s chair. It also distorted history — most glaringly in its portrayal of Lieutenant-General Frederick ‘Boy’ Browning, commander of the British airborne troops who made the … Read more
The Severn Bridge was closed and hundreds of homes were hit by power cuts this morning as Storm Aiden barrelled into the UK with gusts of up to 75mph and torrential downpours. The Met Office has predicted strong winds and heavy rain will hit the entire nation as the first named storm of the winter … Read more
Hammersmith Bridge will take six-and-a-half YEARS to repair and won’t be opened until at least 2027 – and that’s only if someone will finally agree to pay for it Plans discussed last night by Baroness Vere of Norbiton, who leads task force She said full repairs to the 133-year-old structure would take six and a … Read more
Hammersmith Bridge won’t be reopened to traffic until 2027, task force reveals – more than twice as long as previously feared Plans discussed last night by Baroness Vere of Norbiton, who leads task force She said full repairs to the 133-year-old structure would take six and a half years It was also revealed that the … Read more
Police seal off Tower Bridge as officers deal with person who has climbed it By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 11:40 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 11:58 GMT, 28 October 2020 Tower Bridge was closed by City of London Police today while officers ‘deal with a person who has climbed the structure’, the force said. … Read more
The moment a Ferrari driver crashes on London’s Lambeth bridge, narrowly avoiding cyclists and smashing into a wall The footage, taken inside a Ferrari 812 Superfast, was shared online on Tuesday It shows the driver speeding across the 20mph Lambeth Bridge in the supercar But he loses control and spins before smashing into the side … Read more
Husband finds seven-month-baby dead in bed after police wake him up to tell him his wife was found dead under a motorway bridge The body of Nicola Keane, 34, was found under a bridge near her home in Dublin She was discovered on Tuesday morning, Irish police later found her baby dead Police had to … Read more
Rebecca Ferguson channels Matrix vibes as she sprints across a bridge in Venice in sleek leather filming Mission: Impossible 7 with Tom Cruise By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 09:08 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 09:11 BST, 22 October 2020 She is filming the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Yet Rebecca Ferguson looked … Read more
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its annual weather photography competition. Rudolf Sulgan of New York was named the UK association’s Weather Photographer of the Year for his image, ‘Blizzard,’ depicting pedestrians braving blistering winds and snow on the Brooklyn Bridge. Sulgan said the toughest part of getting the shot, aside from … Read more
The convicted murderer who helped foil the terror attack on London Bridge last November armed only with a narwhal tusk will see his sentence cut following an intervention by the Queen. Steven Gallant, 42, was on day release at the event for reformed prisoners in Fishmonger’s Hall when he helped end Usman Khan’s rampage, which … Read more