41 h. ago Moment cyclist demands money off black cab driver 'for using his phone at the wheel'

Footage has been posted on TikTok of a cyclist approaching a black cab driver and berating him for using his phone while he was in stationary traffic.

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8 d. ago Path improvements mean people can walk, wheel or cycle on traffic

The transformed woodland path, dubbed the Oakridge Greenway, has been designed and constructed by active travel charity Sustrans.

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1 week ago A new start after 60: I had PTSD after surgery. Ceramics gave me the resilience to face the world again

Linda Pitcher was so self-conscious after cancer surgery that removed part of her nose, she wouldn’t even answer the front door. Now, at 61, she’s a successful artist showing her work in publicFor many months after skin cancer surgery, Linda Pitcher couldn’t leave the house. She avoided answering the front door, and if she had to go into her local village, she wore a hat and pulled it low. Now, at 61, she is taking part in her first major ceramics exhibition, at London’s New Designers next month, where she will look visitors in the eye. “It’s nerve-racking. But I’m going,” she says.Pitcher has not only had to overcome cancer, but also post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggered by the surgery, which entailed removing a large part of her nose. When the bandages were unwound after her first skin graft, the nurse held up a full-length mirror. “I fainted. I was sitting down, but I fell to the right. Half my nose had gone. Then you’ve got to walk out to your life and see people. No, ...

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2 w. ago Father's Day weather forecast as UK set for mixed bag as temperatures 'creep to low 20s'

As people hope to go on a nice walk or maybe have a nice barbecue this Father''s Day (June 15), the Met Office have urged us all to keep an eye on the weather as it's set to be a mixed bag of sunny or rainy

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3 w. ago So much for smashing the gangs! Starmer claims the secret to solving the small

An investigation by The Mail on Sunday can today expose how criminals convicted of involvement in people trafficking have been allowed to walk free with a slap on the wrist by French courts.

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3 w. ago Pioneering device could help patients with Parkinson's, which affects 150,000 people in the UK, to walk again

Nearly 150,000 people in the UK suffer from Parkinson's disease, a degenerative condition that can cause tremors, muscle stiffness and slowness of movement as nerve cells in the brain die.

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4 w. ago Conversations with strangers: inviting people to join my daily walk has made my life fuller | Jacqueline Asiimwe

From Kampala to Bangkok, I’ve walked with young and old, students and politicians, artists and ambassadors. Everyone has a story to tellIn the Uganda of the 1980s, my family lived in Kampala. We did not own a car, so walking was part of daily life: to school, to church, to the market, to the hospital and to visit relatives.As the eldest child, I often accompanied my mother to Owino market. We would walk there from our neighbourhood, Namirembe, and I’d trail behind her with a basket balanced on my head, collecting the week’s groceries. Those early walks were not just about errands – they were quiet rituals of bonding, observation and endurance. Continue reading...

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