The Economist

British cities have far too little power, and it’s holding them back

Dan norris has a nice job. Last year he was elected mayor of the West of England, an area of almost 1,000 square kilometres centred on Bristol. His personal mandate of 125,000 votes is larger than any ...

Skip London for one of these 10 great British cities

While the capital is a travel hub for overseas visitors, it’s possible to have the trip of a lifetime in the UK without ...
Washington Examiner

Gibraltar recognized as British city almost 200 years after administrative error

GOLF BALLS ARE THE ‘PRODUCT OF COLONIAL EXPLOITATION,’ CLAIMS UNIVERSITY IN HOMETOWN OF GOLF Backdropped by the Gibraltar rock, people cross the Gibraltar airport runway, Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Nasdaq

Gibraltar recognised as a British city, 180 years late

Gibraltar finally joined the official list of British cities on Monday, after 180 years in which its status, granted by Queen Victoria, had been overlooked due to an ...
Refinery29

These Are Now The Best British Cities For Millennials

Liverpool has been named the best British city for millennials in a new study. The Merseyside metropolis was found to offer "the perfect mix of residential and city life" thanks to its relatively ...
New York Post

Panic buying leaves up to 90 percent of fuel pumps dry in major British cities

LONDON, Sept 27 – Gas station pumps ran dry in British cities on Monday and vendors rationed sales as a shortage of truckers strained supply chains to breaking point. A post-Brexit shortage of lorry ...
The Economist

British cities all grow at roughly the same speed

Few english cities are more successful than Oxford. Wages there are higher than the national average, and the proportion of adults with degree-level qualifications is far higher. Oxford University has ...
THE WEEK

Which UK cities most benefited from the slave trade - and how can you tell?

That Britain’s relative prosperity today is built on the profits from slavery is an uncomfortable but undeniable truth. Many of the UK’s major modern cities owe much of their wealth and development to ...
Yahoo

The British city waging war on junk food

For over a century, Newcastle upon Tyne was the proud home of British coal, the engine room that powered the country’s industrial revolution. With its manufacturing heritage came a necessity for large ...
CNN

British cities to get buses that suck pollution from the air

Using public transport is often a greener alternative to driving a car, and now one company is taking its green ambitions a step further – by developing a pollution-sucking fleet of buses. Go-Ahead ...
Reuters

Fuel pumps run dry in British cities, sowing supply chain chaos

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Gas station pumps ran dry in British cities on Monday and vendors rationed sales as a shortage of truckers strained supply chains to breaking point. A post-Brexit shortage ...