6 h. ago Racist thugs dodge jail after battering stranger as they were 'children' at the time

Declan Buchanan and Regan Mills were just 16 when they assaulted a stranger in Perth city centre.

Events

6 h. ago No more ‘subway spaghetti’! New Yorkers adjust to first new transit map in 50 years

The first major overhaul since 1979 seeks to simplify the map’s old illegible squiggles – but faces opposition from change-averse New YorkersThe New York City subway map has always been tricky to decipher. Unlike those in cities from Boston to London to Tokyo, the longstanding New York map hews fairly closely to the image of the city aboveground.Central Park is clearly depicted, as are the individual bodies of water within it; you can see the shape of each borough and the rivers and ocean framing them. Overlaid across it all is a tangled web of subway lines, daunting to the first-time visitor – especially when it comes to distinguishing between local and express trains. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Cardiff city centre wardens reveal one of the most common complaints they receive

City centre wardens can be called to all manner of issues - but they have revealed one of the most common reasons why people ask for their help

Events

9 h. ago Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow to continue fighting after alleged US airstrike

Attack on prison, which Houthis say killed 68, raises fresh questions over US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed to continue attacks in the Red and Arabian seas hours after a suspected US strike targeting the militia killed dozens of African migrants.The airstrike struck a detention centre holding hundreds of African migrants in the city of Saada, killing 68 and injuring 47, according to the Houthis. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Houthi rebels say US airstrike on detention centre killed dozens of African migrants

Yemeni group vows to continue attacks at sea after latest strike, which raises fresh questions about US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed to continue attacks in the Red and Arabian seas hours after a suspected US strike targeting the militia killed dozens of African migrants.The airstrike struck a detention centre holding hundreds of African migrants in the city of Saada, killing 68 and injuring 47, according to the Houthis. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Free ice cream truck with a 'very fishy' twist coming to city centre this week

Anyone fancy a bit of mackerel pate, Monster Munch and caviar in a wafer cone?

Politics

14 h. ago The tiny park hidden in the city centre that’s lovely on a sunny day

Tucked away off Deasngate, this park is perfect for an alfresco lunch or a walk after work

Politics

36 h. ago LIVE: Manchester Marathon gets underway as thousands head towards new city centre finish line

It's one of the biggest days in UK marathon history

Sport

39 h. ago Home Bargains to open massive Welsh store that has its own garden centre

Home Bargains is opening a massive new site at a retail park in Newport that will be featuring a café and garden centre, creating 90 new jobs in the city.

Politics

45 h. ago Street closed off by police as 'kids climb scaffolding' around city centre building

Officers were seen climbing a building and carrying riot shields

Events

48 h. ago Shocking moment 'thug armed with a crossbow' is seen prowling the streets of Leeds as three people are injured in terrifying daylight attack and armed police swarm city to detain suspect

This is the shocking moment a man strolls along a street in Leeds with what appears to be a crossbow amid reports three people have been injured in a daylight attack in a major city today. 

Events

49 h. ago Pictures as 'Patriots of Britain' and 'Keep the fascists out of Manchester' stage demos in city centre

The two groups were kept apart by two police lines either side of the Queen Victoria statue

Politics

49 h. ago Carnage as three people are 'attacked by a man armed with a crossbow' in Leeds city centre

Three people have been left injured amid reports of a man spotted 'armed with a crossbow' in a major city today. 

Events

51 h. ago I ate at the Cardiff institution that's among the last of its kind in the city centre

It has been open for 40 years in the city centre with a winning formula for bringing back customers time and time again

Politics

2 d. ago Public urged to 'stay alert' as Met Police prepares for busy weekend of major events

Officers will be deployed both in central London and across the city in communities and at key venues

Events

3 d. ago Football fans in 'abhorrent' mass brawl which saw elderly man punched to ground and kicked in head

Newport city centre descended into chaos after an FA cup clash. Two groups of football fans unleashed 'waves of attacks' on each other including a 'cowardly' vicious assault on an elderly man

Sport

3 d. ago Murderer who escaped Scots jail found in Edinburgh after manhunt

A murderer who escaped from a Scots prison has been found in Edinburgh city centre three days later.

Events

3 d. ago The brothers set to open their 33rd coffee shop in Manchester city centre

With coffee roasted in Warrington, the new coffee shop aims to help people 'take a break from the hustle and bustle'

Politics

4 d. ago Watchdog probe claims GMP's investigation into use of dispersal order which saw Travellers turned away from city centre was 'deeply flawed'

Travellers, many of them children, were turned away from Manchester's Christmas Markets and put on trains out of town

Events

4 d. ago New £11million walking and cycling route project around Stirling launched

The two-part scheme will link first Stirling train station with the university and then Forth Valley College with the city centre - with school pupils, politicians and campaigners on hand for the big launch.

Economics