3 h. ago Metrolink issues update after electrical fault brings city centre trams to standstill

An electrical failures halted city centre trams entirely

Science

5 h. ago Uppsala attack: police hunt under way after three people shot dead

Masked suspect reported to have fled on electric scooter after killings at hair salon in Swedish university city Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, police said.A large area was cordoned off in the centre of Uppsala, a university city 45 miles north of Stockholm, after witnesses described hearing multiple shots at about 5pm local time and seeing people running in different directions and hiding. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Uppsala shooting: police hunt under way after three people killed

Suspect reported to have fled on electric scooter after shooting at hair salon in Swedish city at about 5pmThree people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, police said.A large area was cordoned off in the centre of Uppsala, a university city 44 miles north of Stockholm, after witnesses described hearing multiple shots at about 5pm local time and seeing people running in different directions and hiding. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Frustration and disappointment as electrical fault sees city centre trams grind to a halt

An electrical fault stopped trams in the city centre completely, while other services have had to be changed while repairs are carried out

Politics

8 h. ago Several people injured in Uppsala after reports of gunfire, police say

Police say people ‘have been found with injuries that indicate gunfire’ after loud bangs heard in Swedish citySwedish police said on Tuesday that several people in the city of Uppsala in eastern Sweden had been found with injuries that indicated gunfire after loud bangs were heard in the city.The police said in a statement that they had received calls from members of the public who said they had heard noise that sounded like gunfire in the centre of the city. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘Bombs and bullets were like rain’: 50 years on from the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war

Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent who is now 96, recalls the day she entered the city after South Vietnam’s surrenderThe day that Saigon fell, Xuan Phuong, a war correspondent, could only hear shouting and commotion. It was 30 April 1975, and helicopters were frantically lifting personnel and civilians from the US embassy. Phuong, who had travelled down from the north, was initially held back by troops who said fighting was still continuing. When she was finally able to reach the centre of the city the following day, 1 May, she found chaos. Clothes and luggage were scattered and discarded along the streets. Buildings were being looted.It felt like a dream, Phuong, now 96, said. She stood inside the Presidential Palace on 2 May, watching as the president of South Vietnam, Duong Van Minh, surrendered. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago Moment football yobs attack rival fans outside pub after FA Cup clash

Samuel Grant, 24, Wayne Thomas, 18, and Joseph Friel, 22, were all involved in a 50-strong mass brawl in Newport city centre in January last year.

Sport

13 h. ago Cowardly thug stabbed man 22 times before hiding away in city centre hostel

Khalid Salisu, 30, ruthlessly stabbed Dean Leven 22 times with a flick knife after a drug deal at a home in Liverpool. Luckily, the victim was able to push him out of the property

Events

17 h. ago How Man City have found themselves at the centre of another fixture storm

Manchester City know they will travel to Wembley again for another FA Cup final on May 17 - but that appears to be causing different issues across the Premier League.

Events

20 h. ago Popular city centre bar will give away HUNDREDS of free pints this Bank Holiday weekend

Free pints and merch are up for grabs

Politics

28 h. ago Alejandría shopping centre rocked 'by huge explosion' as cops lock down Colombian city

Police have reportedly activated a security operation around Alejandría Shopping Center in downtown Cúcuta - with an official cordon in place as the area goes into lockdown

Economics

30 h. ago Police issue urgent appeal for missing teen, 15, thought to have travelled to Manchester city centre

Police say there are growing concerns for her welfare

Events

37 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

37 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

39 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

40 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...

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40 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

40 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

44 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

67 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

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