22 h. ago Bristol replaced as the UK's 'Vegan Capital' by surprising city

Cities are often bursting with different restaurants of various cuisines to choose from, but where is best for those who follow a vegan diet?

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30 h. ago Why London’s lowest murder rate in more than a decade is drawing attention

Data for 2025 will be good news for the Met and the mayor Sadiq Khan as they bat away claims of a lawless city• Capital’s murder rate drops to lowest in more than a decadeThe number of murders in London in 2025 is drawing attention for being the lowest in more than a decade. Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, and Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, say figures show their policies and plans are working, which are best summed up as tough on crime, tough on the complex causes of crime.Has the Met turned a corner and can Khan shake off claims he presides over a city where crime is out of control? Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Hub of Jewish life in Mississippi's capital city damaged by arson attack

A fire has badly damaged the historic Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi

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47 h. ago London murder rate falls to lowest per capita since records began, as Met Police chief insists city is ‘safer’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said facts ‘speak for themselves’ with homicides dropping 36 per cent in just six years

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4 d. ago Tallinn: 'I went to this fairytale capital city and was captivated'

Marisa Cashill enjoyed a winter break in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and while she was captivated by the Christmas market she discovered that there was far more to the historic city.

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6 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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7 d. ago Popular Asian restaurant shuts venue in Scots city centre suddenly

A POPULAR Asian restaurant chain has closed down a branch in Edinburgh. YO! Sushi on Princes Street in the capital's city centre appears to have shut for good. The Japanese-style eatery has a sign reading 'we're closed' on the front door. Some parts of the interior also appear to have been removed. And the Princes...

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8 d. ago ‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle

The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of warVenezuela crisis – latest updatesAt noon on Monday, Nicolás Maduro was escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom following his capture early on Saturday in Caracas, completing the seized Venezuelan leader’s stunning journey from his capital city to a US courtroom.It was a surreal display amid the fallout of a brazen US military operation to grab Maduro that has roiled global politics and stunned observers in the US and overseas. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pete Hegseth issues formal censure to Democratic senator Mark Kelly

US defense secretary also started proceedings that could strip Kelly from retired military rank and cut pensionDefense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that he had issued a formal censure to Democratic senator Mark Kelly and initiated proceedings that could strip the Arizona lawmaker of his retired military rank and cut his pension, escalating a dispute that began when Kelly urged service members to resist unlawful orders.Just days after a covert mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and strike the capital city, Hegseth announced that Kelly faces retirement grade determination proceedings, a rare administrative action that could see the former astronaut and navy captain demoted in his retired rank. Hegseth accused Kelly of making “seditious statements” that undermined military discipline. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago British Airways flight to Aberdeen diverted 100 miles away amid heavy snow

The flights set off from London at around 6:35am this morning and landed in the capital city two hours later.

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1 week ago Venezuela President faces drug offences charges in US after shock capture

President Maduro and his wife were 'captured' by US forces after strikes over the Venezuelan capital city

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1 week ago Venezuelan president reportedly captured as US launches strikes under Trump

Explosions and loud noises were reported by terrified locals in Venezuela's capital city of Caracas

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1 week ago London New Year 2026 fireworks: Millions thrilled by 'world's greatest' show hailing capital a 'city of hope'

Around 100,000 ticketholders gathered along the Thames to watch the display

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1 week ago Salute to the Lionesses sees London kick off 2026 in style: Capital's patriotic New Year fireworks captivate millions with tributes to sporting greats taking centre stage

Tens of thousands of revellers descended on Britain's capital city this evening in a bid to catch a glimpse of Big Ben ringing in the New Year and more than 12,000 fireworks lighting up the night sky. 

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle is named most disappointing celebrity of 2025 by her former hometown paper Toronto Star

Meghan Markle, 44, spent seven years of her life in Canada's capital city while filming hit Netflix show, Suits, before journeying across the pond with Prince Harry.

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2 w. ago Saunas, electronica and air guitar: Oulu, Finland’s tech city, is European Capital of Culture 2026

This Nordic city and digital hub is having its moment in the (midnight) sun, offering cultural, arty events and pleasingly eclectic sillinessA floating community sauna on frozen Lake Oulu seemed as good a place as any to ask Finnish locals what they think of the European Capital of Culture bandwagon that will be rolling into their city in 2026. Two women sweltering on the top bench seemed to sweat more over my question than over the clouds of sauna steam – the result of a beefy Finn ladling water on the wood-fired coals with a grim determination to broil us all.“Hmmm, yes, it will bring people to Oulu, which is good, but we don’t really know much about it,” said one of the women. “We know it’s happening, but we haven’t had many details.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago This surprise Baltic capital proved to be the perfect winter city break

History, geopolitics, snow, markets and a giant Tony Soprano statue. Rich Booth discovers that Vilnius at Christmas has it all

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2 w. ago Kyiv strikes are Putin’s ‘answer to peace,’ Zelensky tells Canadian PM ahead of crunch Mar

BRUTAL strikes on Kyiv are Putin's "answer to peace", Zelensky tells Canada's Prime Minister ahead of crunch Mar-a-Lago talks with Trump. Russian forces unleashed hell on the Ukrainian capital, hitting the city with almost 500 drones and 40 missiles in a 10-hour onslaught which has killed two and wounded dozens. President Zelensky said it was...

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan claims Donald Trump attacks London because he's 'jealous' of city's success

Mayor reignites feud with US President as he insists capital is safer than any American city

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump is JEALOUS of London as he boasts capital is a 'diverse, progressive, liberal' city

Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump is JEALOUS of London as he boasts capital is a 'diverse, progressive, liberal' city  GB News

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