N-Dubz star Dappy helps save a suicidal man’s life by talking him down from Tower Bridge after being recognised while filming a music video For help call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 00:48 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 00:58 BST, 19 June 2021 Dappy … Read more
Grenfell Tower’s landlords appeared to have a ‘reactive approach to maintenance’ dating back to a report in 2013, a public inquiry has heard. Andrew Kinnier QC, for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, said that a document in 2013 viewed the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), as having a ‘reactive approach to maintenance’ built more … Read more
A blaze has ripped through a London tower block which still has Grenfell-style cladding nearly four years after the tragedy, despite multiple warnings from locals. More than 125 firefighters in 20 vehicles spent the morning battling the blaze at New Providence Wharf, near Canary Wharf, in the east of the capital. It has now been … Read more
One of the earliest known maps of London has been found during a routine house clearance. The fascinating engraved plan of the capital of England dates from the time of Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. The handmade map shows how the city looked in the 1570s when it would have had a population of … Read more
Body found in search for missing 13-year-old boy who fell from Tower Bridge into the River Thames on his way to school Boy had been travelling to The Ark Globe Academy in Southwark, London He had boarded a bus with a friend but had got off at an earlier stop than usual City of London … Read more
Body found in search for missing 13-year-old boy who fell from Tower Bridge into the River Thames on his way to school Boy had been travelling to The Ark Globe Academy in Southwark, London He had boarded a bus with a friend but had got off at an earlier stop than usual City of London … Read more
Boy, 13, is missing ‘after falling into River Thames from Tower Bridge while on his way to school’ Boy travelling to The Ark Globe Academy in Southwark, London, on Tuesday 8am He had boarded a bus with a friend but had got off at an earlier stop than usual City of London Police are currently … Read more
The Miami skyline is set to be transformed in spectacular fashion. Renderings have been released of a sensational new tower that will rise 100 stories and 1,049ft (319m) above the city in Biscayne Bay, becoming the tallest residential building south of New York City and the loftiest building in Florida, taking the crown from the 868ft- (265m) … Read more
Olympic Park tower sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor calls Britain’s treatment of jihadi bride Shamima Begum ‘disgraceful’ claiming she’d be returned safely to the UK ‘if she was white’ Anish Kapoor designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit artwork in London’s Olympic Park He criticised Britain’s treatment of Shamima Begum who joined ISIS in 2015 Ms Begum’s citizenship was revoked … Read more
A creative pensioner has built matchstick models of famous landmarks from across the globe, including Tower Bridge, Notre Dame and the Statue of Liberty. Derrick, 87, from Sheffield, has spent countless hours in his kitchen building miniature versions of iconic venues from around the world. He finished his most recent creation, the Mississippi Boat, during … Read more