Fury as government grants ANOTHER £175million to fund new cycle lanes and road closures during pandemic despite congestion chaos clogging cities Ministers unveiled a £175million package for new cycle lanes and road closures ‘Active travel’ scheme will turn over sections of road to pedestrians and bikes Department for Transport’s decision prompted outcry from motoring groups But scheme … Read more
Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more
There is a relatively low risk of coronavirus ‘superspreading’ at pharmacies, convenience stores, gas stations and department stores, a new model based on cell phone data suggests. On the other hand, the computer model, developed by Stanford University scientists, predicts that millions more people would be infected with coronavirus if coffee shops, restaurants and gyms … Read more
The end of the seagull? Experts say the birds should be renamed ‘urban gulls’ as they spend more time foraging in towns and cities than at the sea Researchers fitted GPS trackers to 12 birds to see where and when they foraged They also monitored gulls who visited a park, school and waste centre in Bristol The … Read more
Researchers have developed a computer model that predicts how the novel coronavirus spreads in US cities. The model looks at three factors that play a role in infection risk: where people go during the day, how long they stay, and how many other people are visiting the same place at the same time. It found … Read more
Property website Zoopla predicting house prices will keep climbing even if economy is rocked by jobs crisis By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 House prices will keep climbing next year even if the economy is rocked by a jobs crisis, property … Read more
A boy retrieves an item from a rubble-strewn street of East London after German bombing raids in the first month of the Blitz, September 1940 The Blitz began on September 7, 1940, and was the most intense bombing campaign Britain has ever seen. Named after the German word ‘Blitzkrieg’, meaning lightning war, the Blitz claimed … Read more
Cities across the nation are boarding up in preparation for widespread violence on and after Election Day, as many states prepare the National Guard for activation and specialized units of military police Guardsmen ready for rapid deployment. On Friday, boards went up over storefronts in Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver and elsewhere … Read more
Every day, more than 80,000 cars and lorries pass along the busy Marylebone Road, a major arterial trunk road that has run into and out of the Home Counties since the 18th century. It travels past major landmarks including The Regent’s Park and Madame Tussauds before becoming Euston Road and ending at King’s Cross in … Read more
Coronavirus infections are now falling in some of England’s biggest cities, figures show – despite Health Secretary Matt Hancock threatening tonight to put many of them into the harshest lockdown bracket. Official data shows Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester are among the cities where cases have started to fall after a surge at the end of September, … Read more