High-flying tattooed City trader James Harris died at 42 after insider dealing career

A high-flying tattooed City of London trader who loved glamorous women, cocaine, and his red vintage Ferrari died at 42 after an insider trading career that spanned two continents.  James Harris, an optician’s son who started his career as a tea boy on the London Stock Exchange, was found dead from an opioid overdose last … Read more

From Nicola Roberts in City Of Angels to Romesh Ranganathan’s tour and an Andy Warhol show, 7 Events

7 Events: From Nicola Roberts in City Of Angels to Romesh Ranganathan’s tour and an Andy Warhol show, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 The Musical: City Of Angels A revival … Read more

Amazing photos of Sydney pubs from as early as the 1900s offer glimpse VERY different Harbour City

A world away from lockout laws: Amazing photos of Sydney pubs from as early as the 1900s offer a glimpse of a VERY different Harbour City Historic photographs from the Australian National University show Sydney life in the 1900s  Archival photos reveal what the city’s iconic pubs like The Australian Hotel looked like 100 years … Read more

New York’s LaGuardia is the U.S airport most prone to cancellations – and Salt Lake City the least 

38. Kansas International, Missouri  39. Dallas Love Field, Texas 40. San Francisco International, California 41. Southwest Florida International, Florida 42. Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma 43.Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 44. Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Alaska 45. Metropolitan Oakland International, California 46. Tampa International, Florida 47. Orlando International, Florida 48. Miami International, Florida 49. Minneapolis-St … Read more

Jerez for under £100 a night! How to see this city with old-school Spanish charm on a budget

Jerez de la Frontera is a classically Andalusian city with lashings of old-school Spanish charm.  Crumbling medieval walls hide tapas restaurants and classic tabancos (little working-class bars), which peddle crisp sherry from £1 a glass.  Wander the streets and you’ll hear cheery locals using the word ‘ole’ as a day-to-day expression (it’s typically only shouted … Read more

North Korean capital’s ‘strangely beautiful’ architecture revealed in new book Model City Pyongyang

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

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus, days after Pope tested negative 

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus, days after Pope tested negative Patient in Vatican City, Italy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Thursday  Outpatient services in clinics will be suspended while areas are deep cleaned The confirmation comes days after Pope Francis tested negative for the virus  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more

Turkey’s tent city: Migrant camp emerges on border with Greece

These are the desperate scenes from a sprawling migrant camp taking root on the Turkish-Greek border yesterday. Athens said the number of attempted illegal crossings had surged to 35,000 in a week as Turkey was accused of using the migrants as pawns. As tents were pitched at Pazarkule on the Turkish side of the border, … Read more

Hamburg for under £100 a night! Enjoy the unexpected green elegance of this city on the cheap

‘I was born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg,’ was John Lennon’s impression of Germany’s second city. But The Beatles left the Reeperbahn in 1962, and the neon signs of Hamburg’s red light district are best avoided.  Instead, embrace the unexpected green elegance of this industrial city.  Take in the parks and lakes while stopping … Read more

How Italy’s Matera went from city of shame to European superstar

The choice of Matera as 2019’s European City of Culture will have astonished Italians of a certain age, although not those who have ever visited it.  Fifty years ago, the city was designated the ‘national shame’ of Italy, embodying everything that was wrong with the impoverished south. But it was not true then and is little more … Read more