Japanese city tells tourists not to eat and walk in crowded areas to prevent spillages ruining other visitors’ clothes Kamakura has issued official ordinance politely asking tourists to sit when eating It describes eating while walking as a ‘public nuisance’ due to potential for spills Despite the signs, there won’t be any fines or penalties … Read more
New York is far greener than anyone expected. Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees found there are over 5 million ‘forested natural areas’ along with 666,000 street trees. They say the study, the most comprehensive ever of New York’s ‘urban forest’, could revolutionize urban planning. Scroll down for video During … Read more
City watchdog launches probe into stricken NMC Health amid claims founder kept board and shareholders in the dark about loans By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 27 February 2020 The City watchdog has launched a full investigation into NMC Health as one of the … Read more
Clear the mantelpiece! The ‘ultimate’ souvenirs to buy in 12 capital cities revealed, from a Christmas ornament in Washington DC to a Hamleys bear in London In Dublin, researchers say the best souvenir is soap from Sweny’s Pharmacy When in Budapest, tourists should pick up a bottle of Hungarian lavender oil The ultimate souvenir in Berlin is … Read more
A second person in the U.S. has died from coronavirus in Seattle as New York confirms its first positive coronavirus case on Sunday. Health officials per the New York Times have said a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland on Sunday. This is the same hospital where … Read more
A second person in the U.S. has died from coronavirus in Seattle as New York confirms its first positive coronavirus case on Sunday. Health officials per the New York Times have said a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland on Sunday. This is the same hospital where … Read more
This went exactly as expected, but better than expected, too. Manchester City won, as was widely predicted, but Villa were not embarrassed or swept aside, which was not. The last team to play City in a cup final, Watford, went down by six; the last time Villa reached a domestic cup final, against Arsenal in … Read more
The 1911 video entitled ‘A Trip Through New York City’ has been brought back to life more than a hundred years later by artificial intelligence. Shot by a Swedish film production company, the black and white footage has be restored with neural networks to create a colorized, sharper version of the black and white movie. … Read more
Citroen has today launched a back to basics electric vehicle that could be the ideal runaround for city slickers. The cute and quirky two-seater has doors that open in opposite directions. And because it is classified as a ‘quadricycle’ rather than a car, it can in theory be driven by 14-year-olds without a driving licence … Read more
Matt Hancock refused today to rule out a Wuhan-style quarantine for an entire UK city if it was struck by a mass coronavirus outbreak. The Health Secretary had the admission as he said that the Government would publish a ‘battleplan’ for dealing with am epidemic of the virus this week. He warned that a vaccine … Read more