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
Urban photographer Jeroen van Dam does take pictures of regular famous landmarks. But the supremely talented snapper – he was shortlisted in this year’s Sony World Photography Awards – prefers to shoot hidden, darker and grittier environments. And when he does – he makes them look absolutely epic, sometimes even glamorous. This slice of monumental … Read more
Northern towns and cities offer the biggest discounts as house prices are cut by up to 11 per cent to help judder the market back to life Property website Zoopla found sellers in Newcastle offer the biggest discounts Seven of the top ten areas with the most drastic discounts were in the North The Kent seaside … Read more
Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors are preparing to march on cities across the UK for the fourth consecutive weekend. Police are expecting crowds of anti-racism demonstrators to march through London as well as cities including Glasgow and Birmingham. Forces have warned against violence and urged crowds to follow social distancing rules introduced at the height … Read more
Britain’s town centres are recovering from the coronavirus lockdown much faster than big cities, new research has revealed. Data released today found the average number of people out and about in the UK’s largest towns and cities was just 22 per cent of pre-lockdown levels in the last week of May. But footfall was much … Read more
Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills, to draw up a ranking of the most expensive and least expensive. Damascus, the capital … Read more
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that quickly ravaged parts of cities from Pennsylvania to California. City and state officials had deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems, … Read more
Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to voice his displeasure with Democratic mayors and governors across the country who he feels are not taking enough action to stop violent rioters in their respective jurisdictions. ‘Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors,’ the president urged in a tweet. ‘These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National … Read more
The black Democrat mayors for Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, have both pleaded for an end to violent demonstrations as the shocking extent of the damage to cities across America is laid bare. Mayors pleaded on Sunday that protesters don’t ‘destroy our cities’ as rioters took to the streets in cities across America in the … Read more
George Floyd riots spiralled out of control Saturday night as cop cars were torched, stores were looted and at least 11 states activated the National Guard on a fifth night of protests that show no signs of stopping. Scenes of destruction continued to spread across America as the death of the black man at the … Read more