Courtauld Gallery set to reopen after Somerset House fire
Sunday, 18 August 2024 Part of the Somerset House complex will open to the public today despite a fire which damaged the roof of the central London arts venue on Saturday.
Around 100 firefighters are at Somerset House, in central London after smoke was spotted streaming from the building. Fifteen fire engines and two of the London Fire Brigade's 32m ladders have been sent to The Strand to support firefighters. Crews are tackling flames located in part of the buildings...
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A 39-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman and three children at a house fire in Bradford – which police say was started deliberately.
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Superintendent Lucy Leadbeater from Bradford District Police says it is believed a fire which broke out at a house on Westbury Road in Bradford was started “deliberately”. A murder investigation is..
The venue's Courtauld Gallery is home to artworks such as Vincent Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear' and 'The Descent From The Cross' by Peter Paul Rubens but the blaze broke out on the..
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Sunday, 18 August 2024
Part of the Somerset House complex will open to the public today despite a fire which damaged the roof of the central London arts venue on Saturday. 
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