Students moved to safety as campus buildings set ablaze
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town, after a forest fire spread down the foothills of Table Mountain, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday. AFP
Students are evacuated from their residences at the University of Cape Town as the forest fire burns out of control. AFP
Firefighters retreat from a wall of flame as the forest fire burns out of control on the foothills of Table Mountain, Cape Town. AFP
The charred remains of historic Mostert s Mill, which was built in 1796, with the forest fire still burning in the background. AFP
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More small companies are likely to go out of business because of Brexit, a former head of the British Government Economic Service has told the new UK Trade and Business Commission.
Vicky Pryce told the commission that “small businesses are particularly affected” by red tape and logistics problems caused by Britain leaving the EU, and they cannot afford the lawyers and advisers used by big companies.
The cross-party group of ministers and experts was launched on Monday to examine trading relations with the EU and new deals with the rest of the world.
It was formed after the parliamentary committee on the future relationship with the EU was disbanded at the start of the year, and is supported by formerly anti-Brexit group Best for Britain.
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London police said on Tuesday they had arrested a man who was carrying an axe on The Mall, which connects Buckingham Palace with Trafalgar Square, but there were no reports of injuries.
The Metropolitan Police said officers on patrol on The Mall saw the man about 6.30pm on Tuesday. Armed officers were on duty near by, police said. They attended the scene where the male, believed to be in his 40s, was detained and arrested on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.
Photos from witnesses on Twitter showed officers surrounding the man near the Institute of Contemporary Arts building.