56 m. ago People asked for views on plans to roll back town centre pedestrianisation

Cars are set to return to streets that have been pedestrian-only

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25 h. ago Kicking up a stink: row over sewage pollution blighting Cape Town’s beaches

Campaigners say authorities should be doing more to clean up waters around city of nearly 5 million peopleOn a clear summer’s day in Cape Town, the Milnerton Lagoon was serene, reflecting the bright blue sky and Table Mountain. But there was an unmistakable stench, and up close, the water was murky.A few hundred metres away, adults and children played in the water as it flowed into Table Bay. On the boardwalk, a sign read: “Polluted water: for health reasons, swimming and recreational activities are at your own risk.” Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted by rowdy constituents at Georgia town hall

Police used a stun gun on two people and made three arrests as Maga representative was repeatedly interruptedUS politics live – latest updatesPolice used a stun gun on two people, and arrested three attenders overall, at a town hall meeting hosted by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday.Protesters repeatedly interrupted Greene during a town hall in Acworth, which is about 30 minutes outside Atlanta. One man, Andrew Russell Nelms, began booing Greene almost as soon as she began speaking, and was dragged out of the room by police officers, who used a stun gun on him, according to the New York Times. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Police use stun gun on two people at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia town hall

Three arrests were made as Maga representative’s meeting was repeatedly interrupted by protestersUS politics live – latest updatesPolice used a stun gun on two people, and arrested three attenders overall, at a town hall meeting hosted by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday.Protesters repeatedly interrupted Greene during a town hall in Acworth, which is about 30 minutes outside Atlanta. One man, Andrew Russell Nelms, began booing Greene almost as soon as she began speaking, and was dragged out of the room by police officers, who used a stun gun on him, according to the New York Times. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago SARAH VINE: While Harry thinks the world is out to get him, all he'll achieve is second homes for his lawyers

Prince Harry was back in town this week, visiting his favourite people, aka his legal team. I don't understand that man.

Society

5 d. ago Our tiny town has been overrun by barber shops... there's going to be THIRTEEN within a six

There are already five catering for the 6,000 residents of Porth in the Rhondda Valley, on top of seven traditional hairdressing salons, all on just two streets and within a six-minute walk.

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7 d. ago People 'diving behind trees and bushes' in Welsh town because of public toilet shortage

"People ask 'where, oh where, can I go to the loo when out and about"

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7 d. ago Ruth Jones returns to Welsh town after Gavin & Stacey and says 'who knew?'

The series of programmes will shine a light on the history of the town and celebrate the people who call it home

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9 d. ago Barber shops flood small Welsh town and people aren't happy about it

'There are now 13 businesses offering men's haircuts in a town of 6,000...'

Events

9 d. ago 13 barber shops are now open in this small part of a Welsh town, and people aren't happy

'There are now 13 businesses offering men's haircuts in a town of 6,000...'

Politics

1 week ago Action group aims to help people affected by closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge

The move comes after around 70 people attended a meeting organised by the town's chamber of commerce to discuss the issues surrounding the closure.

Politics

1 week ago Virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife kills three in small town in 'alarming' update

The rare virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa in February has killed three more people in a small town in California, leaving health experts concerned

Events

1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Macron urges strong action against Russia if it continues to ‘refuse peace’

French president speaks after missile attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town that killed 20, including nine children. What we know on day 1,139See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFrench president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for “strong action” if Russia continued “to refuse peace”, days after a Russian ballistic missile killed 20 people, including nine children, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued “to murder children and civilians”, Macron said. “My thoughts are with the children and all civilian victims of the bloody attacks carried out by Russia, including on 4 April in Kryvyi Rih,” Macron said on X. “A ceasefire is needed as soon as possible. And strong action if Russia continues to try to buy time and refuse peace.” Macron said that even though Ukraine accepted US president Donald Trump’s proposal for a complete ceasefire and European countries were also working to secure peace, “Russia is co...

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1 week ago Republican mayor says Jon Bon Jovi’s soup kitchen is attracting homeless people to Jersey Shore town

The rocker and his wife said they have no plans to shutter the pop-up cafe

Politics

1 week ago Cory Booker urges action in first event since historic speech: ‘This is a moment for America’

Democratic senator calls on voters to get creative in pushing back against Trump at town hall in New JerseyThe Democratic senator Cory Booker took a version of his record-breaking Senate floor speech on the road Saturday to a town hall meeting in a New Jersey gymnasium, calling on people to find out what they can do to push back against Donald Trump’s agenda.Booker took questions at suburban New Jersey’s Bergen Community College the same day that more than 1,200 “Hands Off” demonstrations took place around the country. The town hall event was punctuated both by celebratory shouts of “Cory, Cory” as well as at least a half-dozen interruptions by protesters. Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Turkish barber shops police crackdown: Cops raid dozens of businesses being run as front for money laundering and seize hundreds of thousands of pounds in dirty cash

Bodycam footage shows West Mercia officers smashing their way into the businesses which are increasingly used as fronts by criminal gangs.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Women give birth on the ground’: Congolese forced to return home find devastation

Residents of Sake – given 72 hours by M23 rebels to leave camps in Goma – find a ghost town with homes in ruins and no way to make a livingCongolese people forced to return to their home town from displacement camps when the M23 rebel group advanced on the city of Goma earlier this year have described scenes of devastation, with hundreds of homes destroyed by fighting and no opportunity to work or access aid.As M23 entered Goma, a regional humanitarian hub that hosted hundreds of thousands of people displaced by previous rounds of fighting in the region, more than 100,000 people left camps around the city to return to their homes. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago UK town where people are the 'friendliest' and 'everyone talks to you'

A Reddit user has claimed that Brits in this part of the UK are among the 'friendliest' in the country, and that 'everyone talks to you and smiles' when you visit the area

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2 w. ago The truth behind why Turkish barber shops are used by criminal gangs for money laundering as police launch probe into boom on Britain's high streets

EXCLUSIVE: Drugs expert Gary Carroll said there was a 'copycat' aspect to the use of Turkish barber shops for money laundering.

Events

2 w. ago The best hotels in Ibiza for beach holidays, family resorts and five

Whether it's reconnecting with friends on a sun-drenched rooftop, hitting the town with the party people, or looking for a peaceful retreat on the coast, Ibiza has hotels that will cater to every need

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