A fire at a nearby substation knocked out the airport's power. At least 1,350 flights were affected, FlightRadar 24 said, and ...

A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years.

The workshop was destroyed very quickly and the fire took hold of Mr. Humby’s dwelling-house. This was formerly the birthplace and residence of the great Sir William Petty, which was an ancient timber ...

Developed by the Museum of London, the map Great Fire 1666 takes players straight into the thick of 17th-century London when the terrible fire raged. Players can try to put out the flames ...

The map below shows a modern City of London, with the highlighted section showing the extent of the Great Fire. We have used Wenceslaus Hollar’s famous map of 1666 as our main source. As you can see, ...

In 1665, one year before the Great Fire of London, Newport was already a thriving market town with narrow streets filled by homes mostly made of wood. Tragedy struck on the afternoon of Friday ...

“Really sophisticated devices – the sort of thing you would really expect to see in a spy novel – were found here, in Great Yarmouth and London. Gaberova wearing spy sunglasses ...

Several fire crews were called to the blaze at the King's Head pub in Great Cornard, near Sudbury, at about 7pm on Thursday. Pictures now show the damage to the fire caused to the building.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Fire crews were called to a pub in Great Cornard. At around 7pm Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to the King's Head in the ...

Built between 1597 and 1614, this is the only house in the City of London to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. 41-42 Cloth Fair in London’s Farringdon district Records tell us that the ...

A HUGE fire has broken out in central London today during rush hour. The blaze was visible for miles on Thursday morning with smoke billowing into the capital's skyline. Six fire engines and ...

The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed central London. Several intrepid designers saw the rebuilding process as an opportunity to fix the old city's problems. None of these plans were ever adopted.