1 week ago Santa Monica’s shine has dimmed – can a bold reset revive the beach city’s fortunes?

Years of hollowed out shops, safety worries and stalled leadership have left the famed coastal city searching for a way backSanta Monica is a city that would seem to have everything. A glorious, wide sandy beach. A fabled pier framed by palm trees and views of the southern California mountains. An aura of Hollywood magic, with a native honor roll that runs from Shirley Temple to Sean Penn. Streets that smell like the Mediterranean, filled with restaurants, cafes and interesting one-off shops.And yet, for the past several years, almost nothing has gone right for a beach resort known and envied in the Los Angeles area for its beauty, its excellent public schools, and a progressive political culture that has sought to keep the city accessible and affordable to people of all income levels. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EasyJet adds new cheap flights to beautiful beach resort with 22C January weather

easyJet has launched new routes to a stunning beach resort with crystal clear blue waters, popular for snorkelling, and stretches of golden sand beaches, and flights start from just £91.99

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3 w. ago At least two dead and dozens injured as coach carrying tourists crashes into truck in Egyptian beach resort

Some 36 other passengers - including foreigners - were injured in the devastating crash near Hurghada on the Red Sea coast.

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3 w. ago Two dead and 36 injured as bus full of tourists crashes into truck near beach resort

Two people have died and 36 others have been injured after a bus full of tourists - including foreign nationals - crashed into a truck near a beach resort in Egypt

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3 w. ago Egypt coach crash: Two dead after bus full of tourists careers into truck

The coach, which belongs to a Red Sea tourism company, collided with a truck on the Ras Gharib-Hurghada road north of the Red Sea, near Hurghada, a beach resort town

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3 w. ago Rioting at Ecuadorian prison leaves 31 inmates dead and dozens injured

Prisons officials in Ecuador say deadly rioting that broke out at a prison where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others injured

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3 w. ago Quaint UK village just like beach resort but miles from the sea and with very famous fan

This countryside destination offers a fun day out for the family and while a long way from the coast, it offers all the same charm and attractions, minus the sea

Politics

4 w. ago Horror care home fire sees at least 11 dead and dozens injured in blaze ‘of enormous proportions’

Ruza Kagic, a resident on the third floor of the care home in Bosnia, said she had gone to bed when she heard popping sounds and saw flames falling from the upper floors

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