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The Tower of London’s ‘Queen’ raven has gone missing, staff at the royal fortress said today. ‘Free-spirited’ Merlina, who arrived at the Tower as a chick in 2007 and is aged 14, left several weeks ago and is now feared dead. Legend dictates that there must be six ravens at the Tower or the kingdom … Read more
‘We are burning, we are dying’: Mother tweeted for help as fire ravaged Russian tower block, killing her and her daughter, seven, before firefighters could save them Natalya Belova, 38, and her daughter Vera, seven, were killed in a building blaze Their apartment block in Yekaterinburg, Russia, caught fire this morning The flames and smoke … Read more
I’m A Celebrity star Toni Pearen screams in horror while being pelted in the face with ants and worms as she faces her fear of heights scaling a ‘tower of terror’ 40 metres in the air By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:05 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 10:06 GMT, 11 January … Read more
Governor of Tower of London sparks fury by telling Beefeaters they’re just there for tourists amid fears the ceremonial guards are no longer a priority Ceremonial guards fear they are becoming ‘glorified tour guides’ amid Covid They were allegedly told their proud traditions are no longer a priority The Beefeater has links to Arthur Wellesley, … Read more
Archaeologists have revealed a gruesome new discovery in an Aztec ‘tower of skulls’ in Mexico City that contains remains of 119 people including women and children ‘sacrificed to the gods’ and warriors captured from empire’s rivals. The new discovery was announced after an eastern section of the Huei Tzompantli was uncovered along with the outer facade, five years … Read more
A west London charity which supported Grenfell victims has been and remains institutionally racist, a review has found. The Westway Trust has a ‘legacy of institutional racism’ and has failed to ‘understand, identify and address racial disparity’ over the years, a report by the Tutu Foundation concluded. The trust was set up almost 50 years … Read more
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
‘One monolith to rule them all’: Golden tower appears in Colombia with locals asking if it ‘controls’ structures in US, Romania and Isle of Wight – as ANOTHER is found in Holland Gold monolith has been discovered this weekend in Chia in rural Colombia A community called ‘The Most Famous Artist’ has since claimed credit … Read more