Called Golden Gai (Golden Town), this scruffy low-rise block of six narrow laneways is a world away from the glitz of Tokyo.

BBC: A golden slice of old Tokyo

The inquest into the deaths at the Lakanal House high rise block, in Camberwell, in 2009 has been long awaited by the families of Dayana Francisquini, Thais Francisquini, Felipe Francisquini-Cervi, Helen and Michelle Udoaka and Catherine Hickman.

BBC: Lakanal House fire: The questions yet to be answered

In fact, the bomb landed about a mile away, destroying an empty high-rise apartment block.

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When the water levels rise, air will be pumped into the barriers raising them up to block the tidal flow and protect the city from flooding.

CNN: New satellite data reveals sea-level rise

Companies figure that they might as well get your own mental block to work for you rather than against you, thus the rise of opt-out policies you see these days.

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