Day: August 14, 2017

    The chimes of the world’s most iconic clock are to be silenced for the next four years while major conservation works are carried out. Big Ben’s famous bongs will sound for the last time at noon on Monday, August 21, before they are paused until 2021 - ending more than 150 years of almost continuous timekeeping. The Elizabeth Tower, home to the Great Clock and Big Ben, is undergoing a complex programme of renovation aimed at preserving the landmark for future generations. A man with arguably one of the best job titles in the world, Keeper of the Great Clock Steve Jaggs said: “Big Ben falling silent is a significant milestone in this crucial conservation project. As Keeper of the Great Clock I have the great honour of ensuring this beautiful piece of Victorian engineering i...

    A double-decker bus burst into flames in the middle of a busy north London street in Finchley Road Camden. Witnesses described hearing screams and a bang as the route 113 bus caught fire outside Finchley Road and Frognal station, in Camden, on Sunday evening. The driver and all passengers escaped injury in the blaze. Smoke was seen billowing from the double-decker bus while footage also showed a man using what appeared to be a fire extinguishers to put out the flames. One woman, tweeting as Anna, posted a video from the scene and said she heard a bang and screams as terrified onlookers fled the street. She said: Idk (I don't know) what happened but we only heard a loud bang and then screams and saw people running and then we looked outside and saw the bus on fire. London F...

    Cancer Research UK creates school uniform shop in 2016 highlighting how XL uniforms could become the norm if the Government doesn't take action to tackle child obesity. Local authorities are calling for urgent government action after a shock rise in child obesity with 600 youngsters being treated for Type 2 diabetes normally only seen in adults over 40. National Obesity awareness campaign launch in 2015 at east London's Copperbox arena. The 14 per cent increase in just 12 months is against a background of Tower Hamlets council’s long-running campaign to reduce obesity with health programmes in schools. The Local Government Association representing all town halls fears the devastating consequences of rising diabetes, on of the first anniversary of the government’s childhood...