This is the terrifying moment a man scaled a Piccadilly Circus statue in London, sparking an emergency response from police and firefighters who had to save him. In footage shared on X, formerly Twitter, by London & UK Street News, a fire
Some wacky items have hit the auction block over the years, especially when it comes to well-known celebrities. An old guitar, a signed photograph, an original comic or an article of clothing are all pretty normal items to go up for auction.
Actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox scaled a monument near the Houses of Parliament to remove a Palestinian flag placed there during Saturday’s rally in central London. The visibly angry Reclaim Party leader, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of London in 2020, then bellowed: “Get your
Demonstrations continued across London as protestors destroyed more cameras and blocked ULEZ van to mark their discontent over Sadiq Khan’s new transport policy. In one incident, a man scaled the ladder blocking the camera that sat on top of a Transport for
Activists from Extinction Rebellion have caused a scene at the Labour Party headquarters today by pouring fake oil over the premises, and scaling the building. Campaigners have urged a future Labour government to cancel new fossil fuel licences, fund the transition to
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is said to have scaled back his next Cabinet reshuffle next month. According to The Telegraph, the PM was planning to move ministers who said they are planning on standing down at the next election onto the back
Over a ton of pangolin scales worth more than $1.4 million were seized on Aug. 16, 2023, in the northeastern Thai province of Kalasin. The scales were reportedly meant to be transported out of the country through a land border. The pangolin
A man believed to be George King-Thompson attempted to scale Seoul’s Lotte World Tower, the fifth-tallest skyscraper in the world. The British man, who said he wanted to BASE-jump from the top of the skyscraper, was detained at the 72nd floor of
Air New Zealand announced it will weigh some international passengers before they board flights this summer in an effort to gauge average passenger weight and improve fuel efficiency. The passenger airline will ask more than 10,000 customers between May 29 and July
A British mountain guide returned to Nepal’s capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton Cool first climbed Mount Everest in