All five flats in the Old Bailey are used for operational purposes, with none of them let out commercially. It is not clear where the keeper and their team have been staying up to this point.

Judges at the Old Bailey, which is formally known as the Central Criminal Court, hear some of the most serious and complex cases in England and Wales, including murder and terrorism trials.

Trials in six courtrooms at the Old Bailey were disrupted as floodwater cascaded down walls. One witness said: "It was like the Titanic - you could hear the water lapping in the corridor." The ...

Judges at the Old Bailey, which is formally known as the Central Criminal Court, hear some of the most serious and complex cases in England and Wales, including murder and terrorism trials.