Massive Russian attack on cities across Ukraine kills at least 18 people
A Russian missile and drone attack has killed at least 18 people across Ukraine, including two children, marking one of Moscow's largest assaults in recent months.
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Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani
From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopefulNew York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the…
Germany
Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs
There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputesA move by the German government…
Culture
From drab partitions to haute couture host: how a Sydney civic masterpiece was rescued
Redevelopment of the former Department of Lands building on Sydney’s Bridge Street wins National Trust heritage awardIt was once a grand old sandstone masterpiece, where returned soldiers would cram into…
Travel and transport
Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them
Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban lifeClean air, safer streets and a stable climate are among the reasons doctors…
Ebikes
Sydney is awash with shared ebikes. Is Australia finally falling in love with Lime?
The number of shared ebikes has quadrupled in less than two years, with the lion’s share in Sydney. Operators say they need government help to meet demandFollow our Australia news…
Greece
‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism
Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoodsIn the heart of ancient Athens, on narrow streets and around archaeological…
Cities
From Barcelona to Paris, cities thrive with women in charge. It’s all about sharing public space | Melissa and Chris Bruntlett
Female mayors have had notable successes in making transport in urban areas benefit everyone, not just a wealthy fewAccording to the UN 68% of the global population will be urban…
Gardens
Country diary: A hardworking meadow that is surely worth saving | Mary Montague
Lower Botanic Gardens, Belfast: A precious field here provides flood protection and carbon research, and has a productive community garden. Still, it is in jeopardyAmong many languages on the poster…
Cities and development
Soaring rents and a four-hour commute: the misery of the Lagos housing crisis
The Nigerian megacity’s dynamic growth is outstripping its rental supply, and wages are not keeping up with rising costsEvery weekday before dawn, Oluwatobi Ogundipe leaves his small flat in Sango…
Gentrification
‘Not quite Greggs’: TikTok creators put London’s ‘gentrified’ bakeries to the test
Viral reviews of artisan cafes across the capital are sparking a debate over cost, culture – and who gets a slice of the cityThe video that started it all was…