23 h. ago Traffic to be banned from part of Regent Street as mayor faces calls to reduce traffic across West End

Sir Sadiq Khan urged by cycle campaigners to build on Oxford Street pedestrianisation with wider vehicle ban across central London

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38 h. ago Oasis traffic chaos as Cardiff hit by road closures for band reunion gigs at Principality Stadium

Oasis will make their return on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5 to perform as a group for the first time in 16 years. As with other big events in Cardiff city centre, there will be some major roads closed around the capital in the hours ahead of the concerts

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69 h. ago Paris braces for 40C with top of Eiffel Tower shutting and polluting traffic banned

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts

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3 d. ago Crown Estate profits remain at record high but windfarm boost set to fall back

The estate said the short-term boost from offshore windfarms was expected to drop sharply to £25 million from January 2026.

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5 d. ago Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next yearTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rights”.Jubilant crowds packed into the city’s streets on Saturday, waving Pride flags and signs that mocked the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as their peaceful procession inched forward at a snail’s pace. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vice mayor who called ICE ‘the biggest gang there is’ and for ‘cholos’ to defend their territory should resign, cop union says

Attorney for under-fire Cynthia Gonzalez insists she ‘in no way encouraged anyone to engage in violence’ in call for notorious criminal gangs to join resistance to roundup of undocumented migrants

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8 d. ago California vice mayor calls for gangs to help protect communities from ICE raids

Cynthia Gonzalez could face FBI investigation over appeal to notorious criminal outfits to join pushback against federal roundups of undocumented migrants

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1 week ago In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down | Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo

Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step upSadiq Khan is mayor of London and Anne Hidalgo is mayor of ParisAs mayors of two of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives, affecting the people and places we love. From deadly heatwaves and devastating floods to rising inequality and health crises driven by air pollution, the costs of inaction are not theoretical; they are measured in lives taken, homes destroyed and business revenue lost.Ten years ago, the Paris agreement was signed, marking a turning point in the global fight against climate breakdown. But today, progress is being undermined by a deeply concerning threat: a surge in climate deniers and delayers spreading virulent disinformation. We mustn’t let this hope disappear as the world gathers in Belém at the end of 2025 for Cop30.Sadiq Khan is mayor of London and ...

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2 w. ago Chicago City Council takes radical step to fight against ‘teen takeovers’

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the ordinance’s passage a ‘politicized knee-jerk reaction’

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2 w. ago Mayor of London to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban

Mayor of London to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban  BBC

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2 w. ago Christians vow to sue 'Wokeminster' council if they put up trans

In collaboration with Westminster City Council, the Crown Estate, who own the majority of properties on Regent Street, plan to fly Progress Pride flags in 20 locations throughout central London.

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3 w. ago Los Angeles mayor calls out Trump’s ‘double standard’ amid reports that more troops are in LA than Iraq and Syria – live

Karen Bass hits back at Trump’s ‘deliberately false’ claims of insurrection as reporting shows stark differences in on-ground militaryGovernor Greg Abbott has pledged to deploy National Guard troops across his state of Texas, becoming the first governor to do so as protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread throughout the United States.Abbott said on X that the Texas National Guard will “use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The MOLE Clinic releases data in support of Men’s Health Awareness Month, and Men’s Health Week (9

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month (with Men's Health Week being held 9 to 15 June) and dedicated skin cancer screen facility The MOLE Clinic based at 132 W Regent Street, Glasgow has revealed that significantly more females are booking a mole check appointment than males (66% versus 34%).

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3 w. ago Sir Sadiq Khan urged to seek higher taxes and parking fees for SUVs

London Assembly Members agreed a motion calling on the mayor to take action because of fears about the increasing size of cars.

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4 w. ago Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on WWE to bring WrestleMania to London

Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on WWE to bring WrestleMania to London  Times of India

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