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Taylor Swift fans devastated as AXS queue system descends into chaos – seconds after Eras Tour ticket sale begins
July 17, 2023It didn’t take long for the registered fan sale for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tickets to be thrown into chaos. Just seconds after the first sale went live at 11am for London and Edinburgh 2024 dates, AXS’s queue system seemed to be ‘paused’. Well, they did warn us about demand being high… For the latest […]
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Swifties beware – There is a limit to the amount of Taylor Swift tickets you can buy for her UK Eras tour
July 11, 2023Taylor Swift fans have had their first taste of the chaos that is to come with nabbing tickets to her eagerly-anticipated Eras tour in the UK. Swifties hoping to bag themselves the highly sought-after tickets during yesterday’s Midnights album pre-sale were hit by outages on both Ticketmaster and AXS as well as staggering online queues. […]
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Tripadvisor announces best attractions for your next UK staycation
June 20, 2023If your summer plans involve staying closer to home, you’re in luck. Tripadvisor has recently announced some of the must-visit experiences in the UK, as part of its Travellers’ Choice Awards. Taking 12 months of review data into account, the platform has come up with the top 10 overall experiences – alongside 10 further sub […]
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Sorry London, Edinburgh has been named the best city for quality of life
May 17, 2023Let’s face it, we are all getting pretty fed up with this cost of living crisis. It’s severely impacting many people’s quality of life, with many living pay cheque to pay cheque. It’s gone on long enough now that a whopping two in three workers have admitted they are open to moving to a new […]
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These are the best cities for book lovers in the UK
May 10, 2023There are many wonderful things about being a bookworm. The smell of a new book, wandering the shelves in an independent bookstore – coffee in hand. It’s no wonder that the amount of book lovers in the world is rapidly growing,BookTok and Bookstagram are converting the new age of young readers after all, but they […]
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The top 10 healthiest cities in the UK revealed – how does yours fare?
February 24, 2023How would you describe your health? Everything okay? While personal commitment to health and fitness is important, the answer might also depend on where you live. Some cities, for example, are better equipped to make sure you’re getting everything you need for your health needs – easy access to gyms, parks, and healthy food options. […]
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Brits welcome 2023 with spectacular New Year’s fireworks displays
January 1, 2023As midnight struck, Britain welcomed 2023 with dazzling fireworks, light and drone displays for the first time in years. In London, fireworks sparkled off the Thames and over Big Ben and the London Eye in a sight Londoners hadn’t seen in two years after the show was cancelled due to Covid-19. Big Ben bonged in […]
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‘I got it wrong. Since the changes it’s become more vibrant’: life in an LTN
November 16, 2020Acorn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne When Newcastle city council planned to reduce motorist access to Acorn Road in the leafy suburb of Jesmond back in 2014, hardware store owner Steve Robson helped to raise a petition against the £350,000 scheme, organised meetings to oppose the plans and told a local newspaper that the proposed changes […]
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Red Arrows flypasts marking VJ Day cancelled due to ‘appalling weather’
August 15, 2020Britons eager to see the world-famous Red Arrows fly over London, Edinburgh and Cardiff commemorating VJ Day were left disappointed after they were cancelled due to cloudy skies. In what would have been a first since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, the RAF’s Red Arrows planned to fly over the four nations’ capital […]
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Mass anti-racism protests take place in cities across UK
June 7, 2020Tens of thousands of people attended protests across the UK on Sunday – including one where a statue of a slave trader was pulled down – after a week in which growing numbers defied calls from politicians and police to avoid mass gatherings to rally against racial injustice. In London, thousands gathered outside the US […]
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