4 d. ago The call from Greater Manchester to model our streets on Europe

Side road zebra crossings 'a simple solution'

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4 d. ago Marseille airport suspends flights due to wildfire as residents warned to clear the streets – Europe live

Local authorities warned residents to stay inside and leave streets clear as they said the wildfire was moving towards the cityDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen is now giving a major speech in the European parliament, outlining Denmark’s priorities for the EU as it takes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.Opening, she warns that “Europe is facing the greatest challenges since the 1940s,” as she lists a growing lists of urgent issues, with Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, migration, the Middle East, trade, and terrorism.“The threats may be many, and they are indeed serious, but I have trust in Europe.Trust that we can move our continent forward, build a more secure Europe, a greener and more competitive Europe, a new Europe of tomorrow with possibilities and welfare for our citizens, but only if we remember what we are capable of, what our societies are built upon, and who we really are as Europeans.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood flaunts her toned figure in bold bikinis as she shares glimpse into sunny getaway with footballer and their baby daughter Mila, 9 months

The model, who has been with the Manchester City star, 28, since school, took to her Instagram on Sunday to share a glimpse into their family getaway together.

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6 d. ago Full list of Europe hotspots that don’t want Brit tourists to visit this summer

Major protests erupted across Southern Europe this weekend as angry locals took to the streets to demand change. Here is a guide to the hotspots affected by tourism protests this summer.

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9 d. ago 'Most beautiful' street between two famous European cities is carved into the rocks

The street is built in a giant overhanging cave, giving it its name of "shelters beneath the rocks" in the whitewashed town of Setenil de las Bodegas in Andalusia, Spain

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1 week ago Revealed: West End’s phone theft hotspot streets as numbers of London crimes soar

Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping precinct, tops the list with 6,539 reports last year – nearly 18 a day

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1 week ago The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights | Gordon Cole

Huge crowds defied a ban to party on Saturday, yet authoritarians across the continent are targeting LGBTQ+ people to spread divisionAn animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, was already haemorrhaging supporters before a record number of people took to the streets on Saturday to support Budapest Pride, which his government had legally banned in March.The pulsating, international, love-fuelled parade, which stretched more than a mile through Budapest’s most prominent landmarks, was everything the Hungarian far right hates. And for Orbán and his nationalist party, Fidesz, the public defiance of Pride organisers, European diplomats and those of us who filled the streets in spite of threats of facial-recognition surveillance, arrests and fines has dented his strongman reputation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Europe melts in killer heatwave: Spanish woman drops dead as country sees 'hottest ever June' while Brit goes missing on Greek island amid warnings not to go outside at continent's holiday hotspots

Sweltering temperatures exceeded 40C (104F) across much of southern Europe over the weekend, with firefighters rallying to tackle blazes across the drying continent.

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2 w. ago Ghost town with dying streets brought back to life by unexpected tourist boom

Stornara, in the Puglia region, was once known for producing wheat and olives, but began to decline as less babies were born and young people left for jobs in big cities, outside agriculture

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2 w. ago Scotland's best street food spots crowned as Edinburgh eateries claim top prizes

The popular will compete in the British Street Food Awards in London this September and may reach the European final in Munich in October

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3 w. ago Liverpool owners FSG 'plot La Liga takeover' ahead of stunning stadium rebuild

Liverpool's owners FSG are plotting a stunning La Liga takeover as they look to enter a multi-club ownership model like rivals Manchester City

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4 w. ago Manchester model handed £100k to make sleazy videos at Oasis comeback gigs

Manchester babe Belle Olivia has been raking in money thanks to her modelling work online but now she has confirmed she has brought in £100k in tickets to shoot content

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4 w. ago Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’

Thousands expected to march in a dozen cities against an industry they say is wrecking communitiesCampaigners in at least a dozen tourist hotspots across southern Europe have taken to the streets to protest against “touristification”.It is the most widespread joint action to date against what they see as the steady reshaping of their cities to meet the needs of tourists rather than those who live and work there. Continue reading...

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