A young British woman rode out of London April 1 on an epic pony trek from London to Tokyo following ancient trading routes. picked by kakana 8 months ago

There are two ways to react to global warming: you can fear it, or you can embrace it. Architect Koen Olthuis of Dutch design firm Waterstudio chooses the latter. His Citadel apartment building, part of a larger water-management development project called New Water in the Netherlands, is the first floating apartment complex in the world. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Fearing an increase in the London Congestion Charge for cars with higher emissions may damage their sales, Porsche have issued the Mayor of London's office an ultimatum to reconsider or face legal action. Under advisement, Porsche's grounds for the action are that the increase in the daily charge from £8 to £25 for cars with higher emissions exceeds the original scope of the charge - na... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Three adults and three children have died after eight floors of a London tower block were engulfed in flames, the fire brigade has confirmed.
Dozens of people were trapped after the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of the flats in Camberwell, south London, shortly after 4.10pm. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Kei is looking for a new flat in Tokyo, one closer to our office. Today he took an hour off to go and check one in central Tokyo (5 minutes away from Tokyo's main train station, the heart of Tokyo)… picked by kakana 8 months ago

The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at the Museum of London said Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A flat in central London has become the most expensive home in the world, with a price understood to exceed £115m. The flat in St James’s Square, equidistant from 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, was granted planning permission last week. The value of the off-plan sale indicates that the world’s most expensive properties are not yet being hit by the international financia... read full post picked by davethefish 2 years ago

Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat. picked by bingo 6 months ago

EVERYBODY VIRTUALLY PANIC picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago