Starbucks is coming to Italy.....

STARBUCKS is coming to Italy- the 'home' of coffee, see details here

Should Paisley be the UKs 3rd city of culture?

Should Paisley be the 3rd UK CITY OF CULTURE?
GUARDIAN ARTICLE HERE 





PLANS TO REBRAND THE CITIES FAMOUS MUSEUM, HERE 

Disney as a TNC update

Disney to launch UK film and TV streaming service for £9.99 a month http://gu.com/p/4dggp?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

The new trade on the bloc!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34448085

Immigration levels have damaged UK cohesion! According to Teresa May

Immigration levels have damaged UK cohesion! According to Teresa May

Mrs May pledged to reduce the numbers claiming in Britain while taking in the "most vulnerable" refugees from conflict zones around the world.

She also said high migration made a "cohesive society" impossible.

Her speech was criticised by business groups, with the Institute of Directors attacking its "irresponsible rhetoric".

Net migration into the UK currently stands at a record high, reaching 330,000 in the year to March.

The Home Secretary told the Conservative Party conference Britain "does not need" net migration at current levels, saying the net economic effect was "close to zero" at best.

London centric?!?!

LONDON- CENTRED- Everything in the UK is focused around London isn't it? 

New trade bloc formed- TPP

A new trade bloc has been set up including the economies of the Pacific from the USA to Brunei

Margate- coming back to life!...

Is the re-opening of Margate's dreamland going to act as a catalyst to rebrand?

Mumbai- housing costs....

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/apr/23/price-property-mumbai-in-pictures

The world's most innovative cities in pictures

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/apr/23/modern-cities-panos-photography-futureofcities-exhibition-in-pictures 

Extreme cities...

The Guardian has a series called this and has articles about the world's extreme urban places....

The poorest here


The most private here


more about Singapore here



The riskiest cities here 

Which is the world's greenest city?

See the article here.....
 http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/02/where-is-the-worlds-greenest-city-ecofriendly

Bristol is Europe's green city 2015, Copenhagen comes out well in the poll also .

Last Brits standing...

A great programme to update your knowledge on retirement migration from the UK to Spain, year 12.
It's called last Brits standing and highlights many of the issues for both the host (Spain) and the source (UK) of the mass retirement migration between the 2 nations.

Watch key clips here

Are robots the key to stopping congestion?

The fast growing city- Kinshasa in Congo DR Africa, has a novel way to control traffic and help reduce congestion which is increasing. 

Meet the new migrants

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31665077

Translation costs rise with migrants

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31717614


Impact of migrants on NHS- translation cost

Disney unveils first Latina princess!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31056836

 

Disney's first Latina princess- will first be seen in 2016 in Princess Sofia. She will then get her own series which will be broadcast in 25 languages around the world.