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King’s Coronation: The last lamplighters of London – BBC News
More than 25,000 lamplighters used to roam the streets of London, lighting up the streets of the capital, now there are just five.
Their job is a unique one and still very relevant today.
Ahead of the coronation of King Charles, the remaining lamplighters had a special task, to turn one lamp into a shining jewel in its own right.
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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.
In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.
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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.
He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.
Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.
Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.
The US said it carried out strikes against military targets in Iran, targeting air defence systems, coastal radars, and missile and drone sites. Iran said it responded by striking US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, and radars in Oman.
Reeta Chakrabari presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.
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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.
Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.
Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.
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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.
It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.
The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.
Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.
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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.
Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.
President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith in Washington.
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@yamyam2987
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Sherlock Holmes vibes
@nintendolover114
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
London is so rich in history it's ridiculous
@gpaderx6105
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I'm just thinking about Lin Manuel Miranda's song about Lamplighters in Mary Poppins Returns
@jeffreydeanfong8480
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I’m wondering why the crown is a Scottish crown.
@GoldSpot-pf1yb
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Nice.
Meanwhile our politicians are gaslighting the public. Ha ha.
@callumnineninenine6886
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Doesn't seem that authentic when you walk up to a bloke lighting the lamp and realizing he has a British gas jumper on 😂😂
@ianhambozi1531
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Have the bulbs been modernised over the years.
@bigboy5428
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Love British history what a country with amazing history 🇬🇧👍
@welshmanjasonpatrick8607
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Gas lamps are still going in London say about 5 are ther today are ther any still going to round UK
@TheEvilpot
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Amazing to see Bruce Willis start this new line of work.
@BigPinkJohn
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I didn't know there where any gas lamps left in london. Is there a map of them all ?
@jamescraven5001
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Keep this old tradition going for years to come
@kathryncarter6143
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Good except for the very annoying snapping of fingers at the beginning.
@robnewman6101
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Future Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
@robnewman6101
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
GOD SAVE THE KING.
LONG LIVE THE KING.
@faithlesshound5621
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
I remember when electric lighting was introduced to the residential streets of Edinburgh in the late 1950's, the soft greenish glow of the gas lamps was replaced by a bright yellow glare from what I understood to be "sodium lamps" which were painful to look at directly. Those were replaced in their turn.
@malcolmjawohowelll2892
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
this is a fantastic trip back in time …how far we have travelled its wonderful to see all these specialist roles performed by working people ,,,when everthing required a man or womans labour to get things done
@a.t.c.3862
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Wonderful, magical. 🙏
@frankparsons1629
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
Let there be light.
@lachlangriffiths9434
January 27, 2024 at 8:00 am
“And then the lighting of the lamps” TS Eliot