Birmingham and London top list of 10 cities that residents want to leave as lockdown sends home-seekers looking for more green space in the South West and Wales Lockdown has left families feeling imprisoned in their urban homes 32% of Birmingham residents and 30% in London want to move after lockdown Properties for sale with … Read more
Sandy beaches, ice creams, fish and chips, amusement arcades, or rolling hills with footpaths and baking countryside… these are the traditional ingredients for a UK summer break. But think again. 2020 could be the perfect year to visit some of Britain’s great cities, with high streets quieter than ever and hotels offering tempting deals. It’s … Read more
Middle East cities are hit by highest temperatures ever with many seeing temperatures above 122F (50C) every day last week Baghdad, Iraq, recorded its highest temperatures this week at 51.7C (125F) Basra, also in Iraq, hit 53C (127.4F) on Monday and Tuesday Records are also falling in Damascus in Syria, which hit 46C (114.8F) on … Read more
City councils are pocketing millions of pounds a year from fining motorists for misuse of bus lanes, with new figures revealing which locations are genere the biggest revenues. While London is the city where most motorists receive a penalty charge notice for incorrectly driving in a bus lane, an investigation has revealed which locations outside … Read more
Newly uncovered phone data has revealed that only a handful of workers are commuting into the UK’s mostly-deserted big cities. However, journeys to smaller towns seem to be picking up and returning to similar levels as pre-lockdown. The data showed that Edinburgh was the city which saw the least workers return to its streets with … Read more
President Donald Trump said he will announce next week action he’s taking against cities run by ‘liberal, left-wing Democrats’ that are out of control with protesters and demonstrations. He did not offer any specifics when he made the announcement in the Oval Office on Wednesday but promised a ‘very exciting news conference, because we’ll be … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Seattle’s ‘occupied’ CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans – and an armed man carrying a coffee cup. The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as an ‘ideal society’ where people help … Read more
The figures below show Londoners as a percentage of total Britons looking for houses in these locations outside the capital, with comparisons from 2020 and 2019, compiled by Hamptons. Location, region, percentage of London home-buyers, 2019 %+, Av price Broxbourne, East of England, 2020: 78% +5% £341,520 Epping Forest East of England 70% +8% £452,850 … Read more
Children who live in cities plagued by air pollution and ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure are more likely to suffer from obesity, study shows High levels of nitrogen dioxide and pollutants from cars was linked to weight As many as 1,300 children from six countries, including the UK, were studied Childhood obesity has surged to almost a third … Read more