FROM THE ROAD.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
In London there is someone who, for years now, has wanted to occupy Number 10 Downing Street without being elected. We are talking about foxes, which have been passing quietly in front of the black door of the British Prime Minister's house for a very long time now, and on several occasions.
Already since the time of Theresa May these wild animals were seen passing in front of the door of the house. In 2022, the house cat, Larry, was even in the world's newspapers for chasing one of these foxes away from the house.
Evidently these foxes are very curious, and not afraid of anything at all, as they periodically attempt to settle in the home of the most powerful person in the UK.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
In London there is someone who, for years now, has wanted to occupy Number 10 Downing Street without being elected. We are talking about the foxes, who for a very long time now, and on several occasions, have quietly walked past the black door of the British Prime Minister's house.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
Since Teresa May's time, these wild animals had already been seen passing in front of the house door. In 2022, the house cat, Larry, was even in the world's newspapers for having chased one of these foxes away from the house.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
Evidently, these foxes are very curious, and not afraid of anything at all, as they periodically try to take up residence in the home of the most powerful person in the UK.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
These photos were all taken in different years, and depict many foxes periodically making a 'pilgrimage' to Downing Street.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
Fox hunting was a popular sport in England, the country where it has its roots. The beginning of this culture stems from controlling the increasing population of these animals in the 1500s.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
In Scotland, at the beginning of 2023 for example, a fox hunt that had lasted for 252 years said goodbye, following a government ordinance banning the killing of wild animals with the use of packs of dogs. The name of the traditional hunt was the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hunt.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
According to information on the web, there are as many as 150,000 urban foxes in English cities. An incredible number, one for every 300 inhabitants. In London in particular there are 16 per square kilometre. Bornemouth tops the list with 23 per square kilometre.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
The reason for the large number of urban foxes is the large presence of suburban vegetation. Indeed, it is well known that English towns and cities are full of parks and gardens.
Foxes love to walk past No. 10 Downing Street, London: photos
The increase in fox numbers is also due to the urbanization of the countryside. In addition, foxes are animals that are so adaptable to situations, and English cities, are perfect for the presence of rats, worms and mice in gardens.
Natural Events
24/04/2024
A meteorite crater (also called astroblem, impact crater or basin) is a circular-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite, asteroid, and in general a celestial body, on the surface of a planet.
Evidence of many of these craters, which have impacted our planet over geological eras, can be found on planet Earth. One of the most famous, for example, is the one believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs (called the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction).
Some of these craters can be found underground today, or at least the traces they left behind. Others have become beautiful lakes, others are still desolate and remote places today. But which are the largest in the world by diameter?
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23/04/2024
We are all realising that our way of life, the one our parents, who were born and raised especially after the Second World War, taught us, is no longer sustainable. There are too many of us in this world now, and nature can no longer provide us with everything we need.
Capitalism, or consumerism for short, is forcing us to submit to environmentally worn-out logics that would not be sustainable even in the long run, but are even less so in the short time we have left before everything falls apart. Our way of life must change radically if we are to allow the survival of mankind. For example, the introduction of the law in Europe allowing the sale of insect meal aims at exactly that, at sustainability.
Therefore, it is necessary for all of us, while there is still time, to change certain behaviours to help the world. Here, then, are some tips for leading a greener and more sustainable life.
Natural Events
22/04/2024
Europe is historically a continent where we do not see extreme natural events, such as tornadoes, massive floods and earthquakes. However, events happen every now and then that are so strong and destructive that they go down in history.
Some of these disasters, which occurred even several centuries ago, are still remembered today for the number of victims claimed and the destruction wrought among the population. Weather, it is known, is unpredictable, and even in a relatively calm region like Europe, it can do damage.
The magazine Focus has listed the 10 worst natural disasters in the history of the Old Continent, some of them very recent, others dating back many centuries as well.
From the Road
21/04/2024
According to theMain Streets Across the World 2022report, which analyzes the main shopping areas of 92 cities around the world, New York Fifth Avenue is the most expensive route in the world followed by Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui. Post pandemic, the most expensive street in Hong Kong loses the top of the ranking and records the worst drop ever, -41%.
In detail, with an average annual fee of 14,547 euros per square meter, the Via Montenapoleone in Milan ranks ahead of New Bond Street in London and Avenue des Champs Élysées in Paris, respectively in fourth and fifth place in the global ranking of the most expensive streets in the world.
Via Montenapoleone in Milan, has earned the title of the most expensive shopping street in Europe and the third overall worldwide, with a jump of two positions compared to the last research of 2019.
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19/04/2024
This is a list of the most populous cities in the world, defined based on 2018 United Nations estimates, official census estimates, and the 2021 "Demographia World Urban Areas" report.
"World Urbanization Prospects," a publication by theONU, defines the population of a real city as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city." For many of the metropolises, however, the metropolitan area is administratively distinct from the urban agglomeration proper. For this reason, ONU recent estimates distinguish three definitions of cities: cities proper, urban areas and metropolitan areas.
According to the definition of "city proper", based on administrative uniqueness, the Chinese city of Chongqing is the largest in the world.
According to the other two definitions, Tokyo, despite being divided into several administrative units, is the most populous "urban agglomeration" (i.e. the agglomeration without rural areas) in the world, while the Chinese city of Shanghai is the most populous "metropolitan city" (i.e. the area interconnected by common infrastructure and frequent transport).
The data in this gallery include the total population of agglomerations in their highest estimates, thus also including metropolitan areas.
