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Movement of people from big cities for the countryside during a pandemic REDUCES cases

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The coronavirus lockdown saw many city dwellers flee their concrete metropolises for the countryside, whether to go and stay in holiday homes, visit family, or for ‘staycations’ in smaller towns and villages.  This mass exodus left major cities like London and New York eerily deserted, while simultaneously infuriating the locals in more rural parts of … Read more

Government grants another £175MILLION to fund new cycle lanes despite congestion clogging cities 

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Fury as government grants another £175MILLION to fund new cycle lanes and road closures during pandemic despite congestion chaos clogging cities Ministers unveiled a £175million package for new cycle lanes and road closures ‘Active travel’ scheme will turn over sections of road to pedestrians and bikes Department for Transport’s decision prompted outcry from motoring groups   But scheme … Read more

Birds that live in towns and cities are having more chicks because light pollution

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Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more

Coronavirus: Computer model shows where spread occurs in cities

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Researchers have developed a computer model that has predicted millions more people would be infected with coronavirus if coffee shops, restaurants and gyms were opened at full capacity in major US cities The model from Stanford University looks at three factors that play a role in infection risk: where people go during the day, how … Read more

‘Superspreader’ computer model shows most COVID infections in cities spread in restaurants and gyms

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Researchers have developed a computer model that predicts how the novel coronavirus spreads in US cities. The model looks at three factors that play a role in infection risk: where people go during the day, how long they stay, and how many other people are visiting the same place at the same time.  It found … Read more

House prices ‘will keep on rising’ as rich desert cities

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Property website Zoopla predicting house prices will keep climbing even if economy is rocked by jobs crisis By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 November 2020 House prices will keep climbing next year even if the economy is rocked by a jobs crisis, property … Read more

Britain’s Blitzed cities are still deprived 75 years after the war ended

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A boy retrieves an item from a rubble-strewn street of East London after German bombing raids in the first month of the Blitz, September 1940 The Blitz began on September 7, 1940, and was the most intense bombing campaign Britain has ever seen. Named after the German word ‘Blitzkrieg’, meaning lightning war, the Blitz claimed … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson ’10-minute’ testing for entire cities

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Boris Johnson has signalled the ‘immediate prospect’ of 10-minute ‘rapid turnaround’ coronavirus tests and promised a ‘massive’ expansion of screening. The Prime Minister on Saturday night announced plans to draft in the Army to oversee tests for ‘whole cities’ within days to ‘drive down the disease.’ At the moment there are two types of test … Read more

America boards up: Cities across the nation prepare for widespread election riots

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Cities across the nation are boarding up in preparation for widespread violence on and after Election Day, as many states prepare the National Guard for activation and specialized units of military police Guardsmen ready for rapid deployment. On Friday, boards went up over storefronts in Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver and elsewhere … Read more

Cycle lanes installed are being ripped out again after paralysing cities and fuelling local uprising

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Every day, more than 80,000 cars and lorries pass along the busy Marylebone Road, a major arterial trunk road that has run into and out of the Home Counties since the 18th century. It travels past major landmarks including The Regent’s Park and Madame Tussauds before becoming Euston Road and ending at King’s Cross in … Read more