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Man, woman and child dead after falling from high-rise London tower block

Indian-origin couple, 9-year-old son jump to death from 36th floor London flat

A family of three of Indian origin who died after falling from a high-rise residential tower in south London have been identified as Aditi Vijay Paralkar, 46, her husband Rakesh Narayan Pai, 47, and their nine-year-old son Sid Pai Paralkar. Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at around 7.30am on 27 May following reports that three people had fallen from a height. Officers from the Metropolitan Police, alongside the London Ambulance Service, London’s Air...

Tragic final days of family who fell from skyscraper after 'terminally ill son was sent home to die'

Tragic final days of family who fell from skyscraper after 'terminally ill son was sent home to die' An investigation is underway following the 'terrible' deaths of a family of three, who fell to their deaths from a high-rise apartment block in Elephant and Castle In the final weeks before a family tragically plunged to their death, neighbours reported hearing screaming and shouting. What has emerged since is a tale of unbearable pain that has left friends and loved ones heartbroken - and...

I got AI to plan my holiday - then local guides ripped apart its suggestions

EXCLUSIVE: I got AI to plan my holiday - then local guides ripped apart its suggestions The appeal of getting a free, quick, well-structured travel plan is easy to see, and something that is causing travel agents another Covid-sized thing to worry about Places that don't exist. Events on the wrong day. Attractions miles apart.

The criticism Marc Fennell always gets for Stuff the British Stole

The criticism Marc Fennell always gets for Stuff the British Stole Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 9:10am Marc Fennell is done being polite when it comes to Stuff the British Stole. Three seasons into his hit TV show, with a book of the same name on the way, he knows too much about how "contested" objects around the world really ended up in the care of an empire that was anything but. And he's possibly too tired for any pretence.

Nigel Dunnett obituary

Nigel Dunnett, a landscape designer, horticulturist, and educator, has died at the age of 63 from cancer. His work transformed public spaces and community gardens, demonstrating how urban landscapes could be ecologically rich and visually dramatic. Dunnett was a pioneer in advocating for biodiversity and sustainable approaches in city planting.

Family of three died in 400ft plunge from luxury London apartment block

Family of three died in 400ft plunge from luxury London apartment block A mother, father and their terminally ill nine-year-old son died after falling from the 36th floor of an apartment block in south London on May 27 A mother, father and their terminally ill nine-year-old son tragically died after falling from an apartment block in what police believe was a suicide. Aditi, Rakesh and their son Sid had been living on the 36th floor of the 45-storey UNCLE tower block in Elephant and Castle,...

Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes surge across London, police data shows

Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes surge across London, police data shows Metropolitan Police record 255 antisemitic hate crimes in May, while Islamophobic hate crimes also rose by 33 per cent between April and May - Bookmark Antisemitic hate crimes recorded in May by the Metropolitan Police in London jumped by 72 per cent month-on-month, while Islamophobic hate crime was up by a third, figures show. Some 255 antisemitic hate crimes were logged by the force in May, up from 148 in...

London's Free Roof Terraces

A few years ago some City speculators spotted they were more likely to get planning permission if their new skyscraper included a free public roof terrace. Free access to elevated views is always a winner in my book. So yesterday I went up a few.

Take a look inside Victoria's oldest active timber church turning 170

Anglican church at Tarraville a marvel of 19th-century timber construction Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 7:59am Tarraville's Christ Church, built in 1856, stands as one of the last remaining public monuments to a once-thriving frontier seaport town. Architecturally unique, the Anglican church features a rectangular timber Victorian gothic revival design and is a rare surviving example of drop-slab construction. Its congregation is celebrating the church's 170th anniversary and the work that has gone...