To impart some timeless wisdom: old photos are cool. Old places are cool. So here are some side-by-sides of old and new photos of old-timey places, just because it’s fun to compare. Please enjoy: 1.The Empire State Building in 1931, the year of its completion… Bettmann / Bettmann Archive …versus today: New York cityscape seen … Read more
Good pictures London Fire Brigade (LFB) boss Andy Roe told the BBC that residents of Grenfell Tower “had to stay longer” during the blaze that destroyed the building. Mr Roe – who rescinded the “stay put” advice minutes after taking charge at the scene – admitted the policy would have “influenced people's decision-making”. Seventy-two people … Read more
PA Media HMP Stirling opens in June 2023 A “main design flaw” in Scotland's new £85 million girls's jail has led to complaints of noise and anti-social behaviour, a brand new report says. HMP Stirling opened a 12 months in the past, changing Cornton Vale as one of many fundamental girls's prisons in Scotland. Nevertheless, … Read more
The Rutherford Household Michelle Rutherford was stabbed to demise in a hostel in Stirling The household of a carer who was stabbed to demise say Scottish ministers have executed nothing to construct a high-security psychological well being facility for girls. Michelle Rutherford's daughter Amy says it’s “unacceptable” that there’s nowhere in Scotland the place her … Read more