7 h. ago Arrests in Manchester city centre after demonstrations in St Peter's Square

Police said around 400 people were involved in 'different demonstrations'

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16 h. ago The restaurants, cafes and food vans in Manchester where you can actually eat for under £15

If you're searching the city centre for "cheap eats" here's 15 spots to give a try

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26 h. ago Cops lock down busy Edinburgh city centre street as public warned 'avoid the area'

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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28 h. ago Unusual plane formation spotted flying over Greater Manchester towns

A unique formation of planes were spotted flying over Manchester city centre

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29 h. ago Police officer reached 93mph in city centre car chase before collision that killed doctor, 35, court hears

Matthew Pike (pictured), 40, was pursuing a white Volkswagen Tiguan through Bristol when he collided with a Honda Jazz being driven by Dr Keryl Johnson.

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30 h. ago Man who sexually assaulted woman onboard easyJet flight to Edinburgh unmasked

Nicola Cristiano moved seats to be next to the woman, who was travelling alone, to carry out the "despicable" attack on the flight last May.

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37 h. ago Major search for missing Winchester teen girl, 14, who vanished from city centre

Hampshire police have launched an urgent appeal to help find Arianne who was last seen in Winchester city centre on January 8 wearing a black puffer jacket and black tracksuit bottoms

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37 h. ago Birmingham's sky turns purple as mystery behind strange glow is solved

Aerial views of the show a light over Birmingham city centre that appeared to turn the sky purple and leave locals baffled by the bizarre glowing phenomenon last night

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55 h. ago Andy Burnham promises police 'hub' in city centre crime hotspot Piccadilly Gardens

It would be funded through an increase in the policing element of council tax

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56 h. ago Woman sexually assaulted inside shopping centre toy store as cops release CCTV in hunt for man

A WOMAN was sexually assaulted by a man while she was shopping at a children's toy shop. The woman was at the Toytown store in the Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough, when a man approximately 18-years-old sexually assaulted her on his way out of the store. Police have released CCTV image of a man who may have...

Economics

56 h. ago One of the UK’s coolest city centre spots to get new sandy beach with free

A BRAND new water attraction is coming to the UK's capital. Named the East London Waterworks Park, the free wild swimming spot will feature a beach, pools and gardens. Based in Hackney, the new 14-acre spot located at the old Thames Water depot on Lea Bridge Road could soon be transformed into a new swimming...

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57 h. ago Holiday Inn turn away two homeless men in subfreezing temperatures despite Good Samaritan paying for rooms

Amanda Thompson, from outreach group Two Brews, bought two rooms with breakfast included at the Holiday Inn Express in Manchester city centre for Monday night.

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58 h. ago In Pictures: The sad state of Lion Chambers as an intriguing Glasgow landmark fades away

The architecturally interesting Lion Chambers has an interesting history in the city centre. After three decades of decline and decay, there is no plan for the future of this Glasgow landmark.

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58 h. ago Holiday Inn turned away two homeless men in subfreezing temperatures despite Good Samaritan paying for rooms

Amanda Thompson, from outreach group Two Brews, bought two rooms with breakfast included at the Holiday Inn Express in Manchester city centre for Monday night.

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61 h. ago Hunt for man who sexually assaulted and spat at woman on London Tube platform

British Transport Police say victim approached by stranger who attacked her at Finsbury Park station

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62 h. ago Historic Scots swimming pool to be transformed into modern £7.5million leisure complex

A HISTORIC swimming pool is set to be transformed into a multi-million-pound leisure centre. The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a contractor to to refurbish Portobello Swim Centre - at a cost of £7.5m. The iconic facility first opened in 1898 and contains Edinburgh’s only publicly available Victorian Turkish bath. According to Public Contracts...

Economics

63 h. ago Holiday Inn branded 'inhumane' for 'denying' homeless mens' bookings in

The two men were turned away from a hotel in Manchester city centre in sub-zero temperatures, despite a booking being made and paid for in full on their behalf via Booking.com

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3 d. ago Cops release CCTV after woman sexually assaulted in city centre

COPS have released CCTV after a woman was assaulted in a major city centre. West Midlands Police said a woman was assaulted while on a ramp in the middle of the day. She was touched by a man underneath Holloway Circus in Birmingham at 2pm on October 29. Cops said in a release: "Recognise this...

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3 d. ago ‘The soul of the city’: can Kinshasa’s last remaining baobab tree be saved?

Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to oneThe older inhabitants of Kinshasa can remember when trees shaded its main avenues and thick-trunked baobabs stood in front of government offices.Jean Mangalibi, 60, from his plant nursery tucked among grey tower blocks, says the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s frenzied expansion has all but erased its greenery. “We’re destroying the city,” he says, over the sound of drilling from a nearby building site. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós

Behind its lavish ‘nun-core’ aesthetic, the Spanish star’s hit album pushes us to think beyond good and evil – to see that we contain multitudesI went into Lux primed not to like it. Not because I doubt Rosalía’s virtuosic talents or her intense intellectual curiosity, but because the album’s promotional campaign had already done too much work on my nerves. The rollout was relentless: thirsty reels teasing the album on social media, fashion-forward mysticism, even bringing Madrid’s city centre to a halt – everything about it felt designed to send the message that this is less a set of songs than a global event demanding reverence.Over the past decade, Rosalía has become Spain’s biggest pop export, and Lux appears to inaugurate her imperial phase. The album debuted at No 1 in five countries, was voted the Guardian’s album of the year, broke streaming records on Spotify, and reached No 4 in the US and UK charts, where non-anglophone pop rarely thrives. Multilingual and stylistically e...

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