Famous London skyscraper the Gherkin has been placed into receivership in a move aimed at removing uncertainty over its ownership.

Iconic London building the Gherkin was today sold for a record £600m (€908.3m) in a deal thought to be the most ever paid for an office property in Britain.

The Swiss owner of the iconic Gherkin tower in London today said it would axe up to 2,000 jobs by the end of next year.

AT least seven people were killed in the first blast in a tube tunnel at 8.51am, but eyewitnesses spoke of seeing many bodies in the wreckage of the train.