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9/11 artwork put into storage

17.10.11
A row has broken out after a piece of mangled metal from Ground Zero, presented to Britain as a symbol of peace, was removed from a London park... more

Decade, Commodity Quay - review

09.09.11
Decade is an ambitious attempt to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This is a bold experiment in engaging with history, realised with flair... more

Cantor Fitzgerald... the City firm that rose from the 9/11 ashes

09.09.11
The extraordinary story of how a group of London traders rebuilt their lives and their firm after 658 colleagues died on 9/11 is told for the first time by the Evening Standard... more

Families' London tribute to 9/11 dead

08.09.11
Thirty families who lost relatives in the September 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center will gather at the British memorial garden in Grosvenor Square to mark the atrocity's 10th anniversary... more

The Big Apple bites back

07.09.11
Ten years ago, Sarah Sands was in New York when the terrorists struck. On her latest return, she shows her daughter a city still oozing culture and glamour, not to mention spirit... more

City Spy: Two towers cast a shadow for Rogers

06.09.11
AS the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks looms, Lord Rogers faces a headache at the site of New York's World Trade Centre... more

Staging 9/11 as an art form

02.09.11
Ten years on, London's arts world is marking the fall of the Twin Towers. Johanna Thomas-Corr reports... more

Coming to London to mark 10 years since 9/11, a relic from Ground Zero

25.08.11
Twisted, charred steel from the remains of the World Trade Center in New York will go on display in London ... more

White House and Pentagon cleared as earthquake strikes

24.08.11
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on America's east coast saw mass evacuations in Washington... more

Precision planning signals ominous shift in tactics

19.08.11
Commentary: This attack is ominous because of the care with which the target was chosen and the tactical skills of the assailants... more

Why I just looked blank when told of 9/11 attacks, by George Bush

29.07.11
George Bush insists he deliberately appeared blank when told of the 9/11 attacks while visiting a Florida primary school in order to 'project a sense of calm' because he 'didn't want to rattle the kids' ... more

Victim fails to stop 9/11 execution

21.07.11
Man who went on a shooting spree in revenge for the 9/11 terror attacks on New York executed by lethal injection - despite attempts by one of his victims to have him spared ... more

Ground Zero offers anniversary deals

20.05.11
New York begins campaign to attract tourists to the Ground Zero area, four months before the 10th anniversary of the attack ... more

Osama bin Laden was reaching for his gun: US changes story again

06.05.11
Osama bin Laden was reaching for a gun when the US Navy Seal team raided his compound, killing the al Qaeda leader... more

I hope terror chief died scared and lonely, says mother who lost her son

03.05.11
A mother who lost her only son in the September 11 attacks said the death of Osama bin Laden had given her 'justice and closure'... more

Poll boost for Barack Obama as U.S. voters back daring raid

03.05.11
Barack Obama boosts his chances of winning a second presidential term after being praised by Americans from all sides over the killing of Osama bin Laden... more

9/11 gang that got away hid in London after fleeing from US

02.02.11
Three Qatari men suspected of involvement in the September 11 attacks used London as a bolthole, secret new documents reveal... more

Ten years on, New York donates 9/11 girders to make London sculpture

20.12.10
Steel girders from the wreckage of the World Trade Center are to be erected in London next year to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11... more

Famous faces on trading floor at BGC Partners

13.09.10
Video: Gordon Ramsay and Boris Johnson join traders at BGC Partners, with profits going to charity in memory of colleagues who died in the 9/11 attacks on New York... more

The Ground Zero mosque would heal old wounds

06.08.10
View from America: Building a place of worship for Muslims near the World Trade Center site sends the right message to extremists... more

Thousands develop asthma after breathing 9/11 dust

05.08.09
Thousands of people exposed to choking dust after the destruction of the twin towers in New York on 9/11 have developed asthma, a study shows... more

What a site: trouble at the World Trade Centre

19.06.09
The Freedom Tower has gone. The skyscrapers designed by Lords Foster and Rogers are now mere stubs but costs are still spiralling. Welcome to the most emotionally charged, financially ruinous chunk of real estate in the world... more

White House apology after their jets spark 9/11 panic

28.04.09
The White House was forced to apologise after a government exercise in which a passenger jet flew low across Manhattan caused panic in the city... more

9/11 mastermind given waterboard torture 183 times

20.04.09
The mastermind of the September 11 attacks on America was “waterboarded” 183 times by the CIA, it emerged as new details of torture sessions were revealed... more

London architect designs symbol of the Obama era

15.04.09
A London architect has won the contract to design one of the world’s most high-profile new building projects... more

Widow of 9/11 is one of 50 killed as plane hits New York town

13.02.09
A September 11 widow was among 50 people killed when a plane crashed into a house in New York State... more

9/11 relative 'wants to lock eyes with son's killer'

08.12.08
The man behind the September 11 attacks on New York was appearing before a military judge with four alleged co-conspirators... more

Delays hit work on rebuilt WTC

30.06.08
The rebuilding of the World Trade Center has been hit by lengthy delays and cost overruns and will not now be finished until the next decade... more

'9/11 attacks made up, ' says French best actress Oscar-winner

01.03.08
Actress Marion Cotillard sparked a political row yesterday after accusing America of fabricating the 9/11 attacks. The 32-year-old French actress openly questioned the truth behind the terrorist atrocity in an interview broadcast on a French website ... more


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