Japan really is the home of the ‘bullet train’. The world’s first high-speed train linked the country’s capital Tokyo to Osaka in 1964 and ever since Japan has had a reputation for incredible rail connectivity that is both as punctual as it
Ten cities in Britain have seen rat numbers soar with the total population in the UK exceeding 150 million, figures show. London tops the count at 19.9 million, followed by Birmingham (2.4m), Leeds (1.7m), Glasgow (1.3m) and Sheffield (1.2m). There are a
A terrifying list of which towns and cities nuclear bombs might strike has been revealed. As tensions rise in the Middle East fears of a World War Three are beginning to reach boiling point. American and British fighter jets scrambled on Sunday
China is home to the oldest and longest man-made navigable canal in the world – aptly known in the Western world as the Grand Canal. The main artery of this man-made wonder links two major Chinese cities – the capital of the
The U.S. State Department is restricting travel for government employees and their family members outside of major cities in Israel as concerns remain high Friday that Iran could attack at any moment in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Iranian
The Met Office has revealed the UK towns and cities that could swelter in blistering 21C temperatures this weekend. According to the latest forecasts, 13 places in the UK, including parts of East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, will see the mercury soar
A new study has found the UK’s rudest cities, and four of them are in the north. Manchester has been revealed as the rudest city in the UK by a new study from Preply, a language learning platform. The team analysed thousands
Turkey’s main opposition party managed to pull off an unexpectedly huge victory in the local elections held on the weekend. The large support granted by voters to the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is being widely interpreted as Turkey’s criticism and dissatisfaction with
Paris, which is hosting the Olympics this summer, has been named as the most overcrowded tourist destination in the world. The new league table, put together by Deluxe Holiday Homes, shows which cities to give a miss in the upcoming holidays if
Brits are bracing for the arrival of Storm Nelson tonight, with hail, thunder and heavy rain predicted to wreak havoc. Storm Nelson was given its name by Spanish meteorologists, who have taken a particular interest in the storm as it is predicted