Fears for famous London landmark

THE world’s top cultural body met yesterday to consider adding the Tower of London to its “in danger” list because of development pressures around its location.

UNESCO, the cultural body of the United Nations, says too many tall buildings are going up near the thousand-year-old tower and destroying the historic skyline surrounding the London landmark.

Florida’s Everglades National Park and a rain forest reserve in Honduras have been removed from the UN’s list of world cultural sites in danger after improvements in conservation programmes, UNESCO Said yesterday.