Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike that smashed a prominent skyline television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city, which in recent weeks has come under increasingly frequent attack. The strike sought
Shocking footage posted to social media shows the moment a Ukrainian TV tower collapsed following a strike by Russian forces causing widespread communications outages in Kharkiv. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
When the Strata SE1 tower in Elephant and Castle opened in June 2010, it marked the latest step in the area’s regeneration and was heralded as a fine example of eco-friendly architecture. However, Londoners have noticed that one of the striking features
Pennine Tower restaurant (Image: Forton Services/Robert Struthers) The abandoned tower on the M6 is a familiar sight for regular drivers, but its unique design might surprise first-time passers-by. The Forton Services, near Lancaster, was built in 1965 to serve those using the
The Tower of London was a prison until the 1950s (Image: Rudy Sulgan/Getty) The mass escape of Allied airmen from a German prisoner of war camp remains one of history’s most famous jail-breaks. Stalag Luft III was designed to be escape-proof but
A Cambridge University academic has shared how she solved the puzzle of being trapped in a medieval tower bathroom and escaped using a cotton bud and eyeliner. Dr Krisztina Ilko is lodged in the Queens College rooms of the 16th-century philosopher, Erasmus,
If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got the most important job in England. The 56-year-old former Royal Marine is the new ravenmaster at the Tower of London, responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the 1,000-year-old
A mob of pro-Palestine protestors have sparked chaos in central London as emergency services have rushed to the scene. Flares have been let off at Tower Bridge on the River Thames on Saturday afternoon, as activists wave flags and sing chants. A
The Government is set to inspect Tower Hamlets Council due to worries about how it’s being managed. The local authority, under the leadership of Mayor Lutfur Rahman and his Aspire administration elected in 2022, will be scrutinised by inspectors over the coming
The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday. The company, formerly known as British Telecom, said it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company