Almost 30,000 ceramic poppies go on display at the Tower of London. Image: Historic Royal Palaces The Tower of London will be flooded with tens of thousands of blood-red poppies later this year ...

London's Tower Bridge was closed in both directions on Monday morning after a man was spotted sitting on its railings. Police closed the bridge to traffic and pedestrians as a precaution, while ...

A hooded climber has been pictured scaling Tower Bridge in London, forcing the bridge to be shut. Witnesses at the scene shared images online of the climber. Emergency services were at the scene ...

Police have flocked to Tower Bridge after a man climbed up the popular landmark this morning. Passers-by spotted a man sat on top of the structure on Monday. The incident has prompted a large ...

A former Royal Marine who crossed the Antarctic has taken on a new challenge closer to home - at the Tower of London. Barry Gray is making the move from the South West to become one of the ...

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Tower Bridge was temporarily shut down after a person climbed up the railings. The incident saw the bridge in central London being "closed to traffic and pedestrians" with the public being urged ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a new commemorative display of ceramic poppies will be installed at the heart of the Tower of London. Nearly 30,000 of the original ...

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Tower Bridge has been reopened after a man who scaled the London landmark brought traffic to a standstill - but has now come safely down. The iconic crossing was closed after a man clambered up ...

A drawing by French author Victor Hugo, entitled "The Lighthouse at Casquets" is pictured during a photocall at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on March 18, 2025 | Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP ...

TOWER Bridge was closed after a man climbed up the iconic landmark to sit on the suspension railings. It is still unclear how the individual managed to scale the popular Grade 1 listed bridge at ...