An English city home to five Greggs bakeries have beaten famous beauty spots like Venice, Paris and Florence to be crowned the ‘most attractive’ in the world. Former Roman settlement Chester topped a survey which used a “golden ratio” of measurements to
A man’s body has been pulled from a canal in Greater Manchester. Police, paramedics and water rescue teams were called to Ashton Canal in Droylsden, Tameside, at about 8.40am on Saturday (August 19). Offiercs were called to reports of a suspected body
Russia initiated three separate rounds of drone and missile strikes against the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa. Officials confirmed this on Monday, though the Ukrainian air force effectively intercepted all the airborne munitions employed during these nighttime assaults. Odesa has been
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta was ranked the most polluted city in the world on Wednesday. Swiss air quality technology company IQAir has consistently ranked it among the top 10 polluted cities around the globe since May. Jakarta registers unhealthy air pollution
The dry season and motorized vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities said Friday, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world. Thick smoke and gray skies
The city of Durham is as easy on the eye as it is steeped in history. For visitors approaching the university town by train, the ancient cathedral reveals itself in the distance, elevated above the terraced streets that used to house the
Russian citizens are being duped by Kremlin propaganda into buying “cheap” flats in Mariupol. The occupied Ukrainian city is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov and was captured by Putin’s army last May after a horrific months-long siege that
London Stock Exchange chief David Schwimmer says the City is “too important” for a post-Brexit raid on its financial sector to be a success. The executive says Brussels’ plot to raid London of its lucrative clearing houses will not deny European banks
Officials in Chihuahua, Mexico, voted to ban live musical performances with lyrics that degrade or discriminate against women last week. Those who violate the restriction could face fines from 674,000 to 1.2 million pesos, or the U.S. equivalent of $39,000 and $71,000.
Russia recently ended a deal that allowed Ukraine to ship grain to other world markets from the Black Sea port of Odesa. Since the deal ended, Russia has been hammering Ukrainian ports with strikes. On Aug. 2, 2023, Russian hit a Ukrainian