Phone data has revealed that only a handful of workers are commuting into the UK’s mostly-deserted big cities. However, journeys to smaller towns seem to be picking up and returning to similar levels as pre-lockdown. The data showed that Edinburgh was the city which saw the least workers return to its streets with just 12 … Read more
Newly uncovered phone data has revealed that only a handful of workers are commuting into the UK’s mostly-deserted big cities. However, journeys to smaller towns seem to be picking up and returning to similar levels as pre-lockdown. The data showed that Edinburgh was the city which saw the least workers return to its streets with … Read more
Free-flowing traffic is making it easier to breathe: Air pollution is at 30% of pre-lockdown levels in London and major UK cities because vehicles are spending less time stuck in queues Analysis of more than 100 roadside sits found nitrogen dioxide levels were down This is despite the return of near-normal traffic levels after easing … Read more
Free-flowing traffic is making it easier to breathe: Air pollution is at 30% of pre-lockdown levels in London and major UK cities because vehicles are spending less time stuck in queues Analysis of more than 100 roadside sits found nitrogen dioxide levels were down This is despite the return of near-normal traffic levels after easing … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Seattle’s ‘occupied’ CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans – and an armed man carrying a coffee cup. The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as an ‘ideal society’ where people help … Read more
Children who live in cities plagued by air pollution and ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure are more likely to suffer from obesity, study shows High levels of nitrogen dioxide and pollutants from cars was linked to weight As many as 1,300 children from six countries, including the UK, were studied Childhood obesity has surged to almost a third … Read more
Urban photographer Jeroen van Dam does take pictures of regular famous landmarks. But the supremely talented snapper – he was shortlisted in this year’s Sony World Photography Awards – prefers to shoot hidden, darker and grittier environments. And when he does – he makes them look absolutely epic, sometimes even glamorous. This slice of monumental … Read more
Northern towns and cities offer the biggest discounts as house prices are cut by up to 11 per cent to help judder the market back to life Property website Zoopla found sellers in Newcastle offer the biggest discounts Seven of the top ten areas with the most drastic discounts were in the North The Kent seaside … Read more
Northern towns and cities offer the biggest discounts as house prices are cut by up to 11 per cent to help judder the market back to life Property website Zoopla found sellers in Newcastle offer the biggest discounts Seven of the top ten areas with the most drastic discounts were in the North The Kent seaside … Read more