Flash flooding has left buildings damaged and major highways closed in southeast England after black thunderclouds swept across the channel this morning. The M11 northbound was forced to close between Junction 7 and the exit for Stansted Airport when heavy rainfall caused water to gush onto the road, while a sudden downpour flooded the centre … Read more
Eighty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more
Sixty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more
Wet markets selling live animals including bats, dogs and snakes are continuing to operate across South-East Asia, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Shocking pictures and videos show the animals crammed into tiny cages at markets in countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and China, where the outbreak is believed to have first emerged. One … Read more
Girl, 16, dies after plunging from the balcony of an eighth-floor flat in southeast London Police were called to Thurston Road in Lewisham after 2pm on Easter Sunday A girl, 16, had fallen eight floors and was pronounced dead at the scene Her death is being treated as non-suspicious and next of kin have been … Read more
Girl, 16, dies after plunging from the balcony of an eighth-floor flat in southeast London By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 17:58 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 12 April 2020 A 16-year-old girl has died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony in southeast London, police have said. Officers were called to Thurston … Read more
Wherever your travels lead in southeast Sicily, you’re never far from 1693. The earthquake of January that year destroyed more than 70 cities, killing some 60,000 people —including two-thirds of the population of Catania. Which makes the Baroque cities, built with such nerve and verve following the quake, so awe-inspiring — both from an architectural … Read more