69 h. ago Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fishBy 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of charcoal and sugar. The cobbled road is thronged with visitors lining up to buy grilled eel, a traditional delicacy believed to cool the body and keep spirits up in the humid weather.“We’ll be so sad if it becomes extinct and we can’t eat eel any more,” says a customer sitting on the tatami-mat floor in Kawatoyo, a popular restaurant specialising in grilled eel, which has been operating for more than 115 years.Kabayaki-style eel, grilled with tare sauce, served at Kawatoyo restaurant in Narita. Photograph: Toru Hanai Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Maine Road's final days and demolition captured in moving photos

It's been over 20 years since Manchester City played their last game at Maine Road and moved to the Etihad

Culture

8 d. ago LIVE as busy road cordoned off after car crashes into building in Mitcham

LIVE as busy road cordoned off after car crashes into building in Mitcham  Wimbledon Guardian

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8 d. ago Busy road cordoned off after car crashes into building in Mitcham

Busy road cordoned off after car crashes into building in Mitcham  Wimbledon Guardian

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9 d. ago E2E Dynamic 100 partners Fora praise the ‘power of referral’ and importance of networking

Nathan Haisley is the Head of Sales at Fora, who are partnering with this year’s E2E Dynamic 100. Part of The Office Group, Fora, which provides serviced office space, started 20 years ago from humble beginnings on City Road.

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9 d. ago Man dies after being hit by a road sweeper as police try and work out how it happened

A man in his 80s tragically lost his life on Monday after being hit by road sweeper in Leicester city centre, with a man now in custody according to reports

Events

2 w. ago London Palestine protest: Route and road closures revealed ahead of city

Protesters will march in London this weekend, calling for full enforcement of the Gaza ceasefire and greater humanitarian support

Events

2 w. ago Gen Z lead protests against stadium build in Morocco amid health system decline

As Morocco is busy building what will be the world's largest football stadium, an anonymous Gen Z protest group has taken to the streets to denounce government greed

Events

2 w. ago LIVE: Traffic STOPPED on major road after incident with gridlock near city centre

Vehicles are being held

Politics

2 w. ago Why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was at Ipswich vs Norwich as Man United legend hunts for next job

Manchester United's former player and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in the crowd at Ipswich Town's Portman Road for the East Anglia Derby against Norwich City

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2 w. ago The day City and United fans 'fought like dogs' in the 'Maine Road Massacre'

'The whole scene is utter chaos all around us as people are trapped under seats and falling at the front. Fists are flying all around and the police are trying to stop it but there’s too many people'

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3 w. ago Storm Amy: Busy Glasgow road closed as building collapses onto car as winds hit 100mph

The disruption caused by Storm Amy was expected to extend into Saturday

Events

3 w. ago Building collapses onto car on Busy Glasgow city centre road during Storm Amy

Glasgow City Council said the Broomielaw was closed to all traffic in both directions between York Street and Oswald Street.

Transport

3 w. ago Busy city centre road closed after building collapses on to car amid Storm Amy

A building has fallen on to the road in Glasgow amid strong winds in Scotland from the first named storm of the season.

Transport

3 w. ago Driver rushed to hospital after bus smashes into building in busy city centre street

A bus driver has been raced to hospital after they crashed into a building and set of traffic lights in Glasgow, Scotland. It remains unclear on their current condition

Transport

3 w. ago Update on distinctive building on a busy city road that’s shrouded in banners

Something exciting is happening underneath and we can reveal what it is

Events

3 w. ago Cardiff crash LIVE: Van smashes into building in busy city centre

Emergency services rushed to an NCP car park at Quay Street in Cardiff this evening after a large white vehicle crashed into a building and it is now edged in a shop front

Events

3 w. ago Live updates as vehicle crashes into building on busy Cardiff city centre street

There is a heavy emergency services presence at the scene and a cordon is in place

Events

3 w. ago Vehicle crashes into building on busy Cardiff city centre street

There is a heavy emergency services presence at the scene and a cordon is in place

Events

last month ‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals

Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexityWhen the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited Jerusalem this month, the itinerary his Israeli hosts laid on involved more archaeology than anything else. On his first day, Benjamin Netanyahu took Rubio underground to excavations near the Western Wall. On the second day, Israel’s prime minister gave his American visitor the honour of inaugurating a tunnel burrowed under a Palestinian district, along a Roman-era street nicknamed the Pilgrimage Road, in a “City of David” archaeological park established by an Israeli settler organisation.Both events were intended to emphasise Jerusalem’s Jewish roots and its status, Netanyahu stressed, as “our eternal and undivided capital”. Continue reading...

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