North Korea may be a nightmarishly oppressive state, but for architects there’s a sliver of dreamland within – the capital, Pyongyang. As architects Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapic explain in their new book, Model City Pyongyang. They say: ‘We realised that the city does have its own strange kind of beauty. Pyongyang embodies the dream … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Manchester City legend Glyn Pardoe, winner of 1968 league title and the club’s youngest ever player, dies aged 73 Former Manchester City player and coach Glyn Pardoe has passed away aged 73 Pardoe had spent his entire career with City between the years of 1962 and 1976 City revealed they were ‘deeply saddened’ … Read more
When Alli Shappell learned that her childhood pastor was in kidney failure and in need of a transplant, she immediately offered to donate. The 21-year-old nursing student was tested and, unfortunately, wasn’t a match, but she was determined to help the minister get a kidney. That’s when doctors at The University of Kansans Health System … Read more
He was just what you would expect a New York cop to look like. Big and tough and chewing gum with his gun strapped to his bulging belly and a bored look on his face. I was a slightly overawed 27-year-old who’d arrived in the U.S. for the first time in his life the night … Read more
New York City vaccination rates among children have dramatically fallen during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday that the number of administered vaccines is down 63 percent compared to this time last year. Immunizations overall have fallen by about two-thirds from this time in 2019. Among … Read more
Peterborough has the most houses with solar panels on the roof of any city or town in the UK, a study has revealed. The Cambridgeshire city has more than 9,000 solar panel installations, enough to equip 11.1 per cent of the local authority’s 82,000 households. Analysis of 371 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales … Read more
Mail-forwarding data has revealed where wealthy New Yorkers are fleeing to as they escape the coronavirus-ridden city. Between March 1 and May 1, about 420,000 residents of the Big Apple – particularly from the wealthiest neighborhoods – escaped the city to various locations across the country. Mail-forwarding requests showed that Miami, Los Angeles and Virginia were among … Read more
Virgin Money starts hunt for a new chairman as City veteran Jim Pettigrew steps down Pettigrew engineered a major transformation in 2018 when bought by CYBG plc The chartered accountant joined the company in September 2012 Last year the business started to bring all of its services under the Virgin brand By Sara Scarlett For … Read more
City bankers may be asked to work from home for rest of year By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 May 2020 Some City bankers may be asked to work from home for the rest of the year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. … Read more
Polish WWII fighter pilot, 97, who flew 100 missions with the British Royal Air Force after the Nazis invaded his country dies of coronavirus in New York City Jerzy Glowczewski, 97, died of complications from COVID-19 on April 13 in New York City Glowczewski fled his home in Warsaw, Poland, after Nazi soldiers attacked his … Read more