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UK capital as ‘huge generator of wealth’ under threat as a third of visual artists struggle to pay for studiosWhat makes Britain’s capital city so magnetic? Familiar landmarks? The nightlife? Or its financial, fashion and art trades? Maybe. But behind …
Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companiesLiberal cities and counties across the US – including ones suing oil and gas companies – are employing lobbyists who also represent th…
Calls grow for legislation requiring developers to include hollow bricks for endangered nesting speciesConservative MPs are joining calls for a new law to guarantee swift bricks in every new home to help the rapidly declining bird and other endangered …
City region is branded worst in Europe for eco-friendly transport“I’d hoped we could take a Bee bike to Salford,” said Sarah Rowe of the Clean Cities Campaign after meeting the Observer at Piccadilly station in Manchester. “But look.”Her app shows that…
Review of research finds particularly clear evidence that LEZs in cities reduce heart and circulatory problemsAn increasing number of research studies are showing that low emission zones (LEZs) improve health.More than 320 zones are operating across th…
Lord Mayor’s chapel, sold during the dissolution of the monasteries, has been described as a ‘hidden gem’A medieval chapel in the centre of Bristol that Henry VIII sold off at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries has been taken back into the …
Vienna and Copenhagen top Economist’s annual list, with Melbourne and Sydney coming in third and fourthFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne and Sydn…
Artists who live and work in area only found out about redevelopment plans from flyer on lamp-post Since Ata moved to the UK five years ago he has found his home in London’s warehouses. The aspiring actor was drawn to the community of musicians and art…
Thinktank warns against wholesale switch to working from home and raises fears over lost productivity in capitalOffice workers in central London are spending on average 2.3 days a week in the workplace, according to a report that warns against a wholes…
The quirky appeal of Rye Lane is threatened by developer’s 14 high-rise flats, say residentsThere’s a scene in Rye Lane, a film said to be breathing new life into romcoms, where the two main characters stroll past a body-popping white-haired man in a …