This week’s Tour de Yorkshire will go through some of the area’s housing hotspots

But while spectators are waiting for the cyclists to whizz past them between Thursday and Saturday, they might be tempted to do a spot of house-hunting. Price-wise, and for natural beauty, Yorkshire is a fantastic place to relocate. “We are surrounded by beautiful countryside,” says Karen Armitage, director of Pocklington and Market Weighton’s Hunters estate […]

The euro area’s economy loses momentum

ECONOMISTS have spent the past decade wringing their hands over the health of the euro area’s economy. Last year, in a welcome respite, it expanded by a robust 2.3%, outstripping forecasts and matching America’s growth rate. But it has appeared less rosy-cheeked since. Symptoms include moderation in a number of monthly indicators. Industrial production fell […]

Homes 'earned more than their owners in a fifth of areas over past two years'

It found that house price growth in Barnet in London, outpaced average earnings by £52,256 over the two-year period – the highest difference in the survey. North Hertfordshire had the second biggest gap, at £40,903, while Canterbury, Guildford and Oxford were also places where house prices have surged particularly far ahead of average earnings. The […]

Thai officials promote less known areas in bid to save Thailand from suffocating tourism

The Kingdom of Thailand has been a popular tourist destination with British holidaymakers for some time, with over one million visits made by British nationals ever year, the FCO reports. In addition, the ‘Land of Smiles’ is expecting to welcome a record 37.5 million travellers in 2018, according to data revealed by the Ministry of […]

‘You have to call it by name’: Merkel publicly admits ‘no-go areas’ in Germany

“No-go areas” do exist in Germany, Angela Merkel admitted in an interview, adding that the arrival of “so many refugees” in the country “has raised multiple questions.” Speaking with RTL, Merkel acknowledged that there are areas in Germany where people cannot feel safe. She also made it clear that it’s time for the authorities to […]

Louisville wants a fleet of drones to survey areas after shootings

Earlier this week, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky told reporters that he wants the city to field a fleet of drones that automatically survey areas after guns are fired. The city would detect firearm discharges using its existing ShotSpotter system, WDRB reported, and immediately send the UAVs to the scene, potentially before emergency responders are […]

President Trump signs order to promote broadband in rural areas

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will make it easier for companies to install high-speed broadband networks in rural areas. The move is designed to tackle the economic challenges of integrating broadband infrastructure in these communities — where 39 percent of people don’t have access to broadband — which the Obama administration […]

Flu hotspots MAPPED: Areas worst hit by virus as deadly Aussie strain arrives in UK

Aussie flu is on the rise as new figures from Public Health England revealed.  Its National Influenza Report detailed 17 people were left fighting for life in the last week.  And the number of people admitted to Intensive care units (ICU) with the deadly illness has almost doubled in the last seven days.  The infectious […]