It’s almost time to lace up your Nikes and grab a Magnum, because Notting Hill Carnival is just around the corner. London’s biggest party of the year kicks off this bank holiday weekend on Sunday, August 25 (with some events on Saturday August 25). As usual, the multi-day...

Notting Hill Carnival 2024 parade route: when does the parade start and who is performing?

North Carolina State

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Roxboro, NC

Town Talks

According to Travel alot, Roxboro, North Carolina, holds the unfortunate title of the most miserable city in the state. Several factors contribute to this designation, including high poverty rates, low median household income, and high crime rates.

North Carolina City Named The 'Most Miserable' In The State

The Independent

Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder. One of the boys admitted throwing a missile at a police van as he pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder during two separate incidents in Manchester.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a group that gathered outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how he was filmed by police “kicking the front window of a vape shop” and was seen kicking a bus.The other 12-year-old youth admitted a charge...

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Miami, FL

August in Miami is hot, hot, hot—and we’re not just talking about the weather. (Actually, that’s hotter than hell.) It’s National Barbeque Month, baby! That meaty, made-up time of year when everyone gathers ‘round the fire to grill and chill. There are so many ways to celebrate National Barbeque Month: Ribeye steaks, smoked pineapple, buttery lobster tails roasting over an open flame. Mmmmm, just the smell of it is enough to make your mouth water.

The best live-fire restaurants in Miami for steak, seafood and smoking-hot veggies

Gas works have been taking place in High Road, Chilwell, but many shops say they have lost custom.

Road closures have turned area into 'ghost town' - traders

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

New York City, NY

Who doesn’t love a burger? And it’s just a simple fact that Americans do burgers the best. Now, a legendary smash burger joint from New York is coming to London, and you can get your hands on it for one week only. The GOAT-status 7th Street Burger is...

New York’s legendary 7th Street Burger joint is coming to London

The biggest days in the UK’s dance music calendar are fast approaching. Creamfields has been bringing together the best and brightest in EDM since the late nineties, even expanding into twin festivals, Creamfields north and south, for a few years. This year the fest’s organisers are returning to their roots and only doing one edition near Manchester in Cheshire.

Creamfields 2024: dates, line-up, location and tickets

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Emily Standley Allard

Are people getting more high maintenance or is it just me? One thing that you can't deny is that CERTAIN people require a lot more TLC and attention, on the daily and especially during trying times. This applies to both platonic relationships and romantic. We usually call these people high maintenance because, well, they usually require (or demand!) all of your efforts and then some to be satisfied. These characteristics are closely linked to their zodiac sign temperament, so read on to see who is on the list!

5 Zodiac Signs that are the Highest Maintenance and Most Demanding

The main entrance to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill is closed while essential work is carried out.

Hospital to close main entrance for essential work

A convenience store in Preston can no longer sell alcohol after selling restricted items to children.

Shop sold knife and alcohol to children

A section of motorway through Leicestershire is set to shut for three weekends for “essential” roadworks. The M69 will be closed southbound by National Highways from the M1 at Leicester to Junction 1 where the motorway crosses the A5 at Stretton Baskerville south of Hinckley. The first weekend...

Motorway to close for three weekends

Chicago, IL

The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce hosts the neighborhood's Uncorked Wine Stroll, an evening showcasing Lincoln Park businesses. With over a dozen stops along Lincoln Avenue, light bites and—of course—lots of wine, there’s no better way to get to know the neighborhood. Cobble together a group of five or more to save $5 per ticket!

Lincoln Park Uncorked Wine Stroll

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

Denver, CO

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Towards the end of last year when the line-up of venues for North Sydney’s new metro station was released, Sydneysiders who live and work north of the bridge rejoiced. Now, with the metro well and truly alive and kicking, North Sydney’s new dining precinct is alive and kicking, too – bringing big Sydney favourites north of the bridge for the very first time. With the super-fast metro system meaning you can now get to North Sydney from Central in just nine minutes, this new dining precinct is pretty damn accessible.

A major new dining precinct has opened above North Sydney's new Metro station

You might associate festivals with sleepless nights, sweaty clothes and nightmarish toilets – but they don’t have to be that way. Enter: Victorious, a music and comedy festival perfect for anyone who fancies festival entertainment without the faff. After its most successful year ever in 2023, Portsmouth’s Victorious...

Victorious 2024: lineup, tickets and timings for Portsmouth festival

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Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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All the Notting Hill Carnival 2024 road closures and travel disruption you need to know

It’s been nearly 60 years of the official Notting Hill Carnival. Six decades since its inception as a protest against racial violence (read a short history...

All the Notting Hill Carnival 2024 road closures and travel disruption you need to know

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