Tale of two cities
 
Detroit

16.02.16 TWENTY BLOCKS of Detroit inner-city tenements are to be abandoned and walled off as part of mayoral plans to mothball 'dead zones' 		 
Liverpool

16.02.16 LIVERPOOL is being heralded as England's fastest-growing Green City, with a population increase of more than 15% in the past decade
2016
Now we know the way to San José

22.05.16 LATIN American Catholics took to the streets yesterday to celebrate the election of the first Hispanic Pope


Maggie miffed

22.11.16 BARONESS Thatcher was shocked at being made to walk through Washington airports new density analysis camera yesterday 		 
Mindless meat

29.10.16 VEGGIEMEAT from pigs, genetically modified so that they will not develop consciousness, went on sale

Pig organ health scare

03.11.16 THREE PEOPLE died in Cambridgeshire and 20 have been infected by a new form of flu that has crossed over from pigs

Crime time on the farm

19.10.16 THE END of farming price subsidies in Britain has resulted in changes in agricultural practices

  • Eurobridge, Britain's second fixed link to the Continent, has opened. The road-rail bridge accommodates eight traffic lanes and four rail links. The facility, which was built in just 48 months, incorporates one lane in either direction for cars equipped with European-standard automatic pilots. It will now be possible to drive from Dover to Paris and beyond without even remaining awake. JM

  • International police have been cracking down on dealers in Morph, the illegal drug of choice in most parts of eastern Europe for the past three years. A mind-altering drug which increases the ability to mirror others' behaviour, Morph is used by those who want to increase their powers of persuasion or seduction. Police have arrested 240 people in one of the largest sting operations mounted since the arrest of the eco-terrorist Warren Peace six years ago. The drug is popular in certain no-go areas of New York; city police say they are powerless to eliminate supplies. DJ

  • Sunglasses could be going out of fashion. Solar, one of the four biggest manufacturers of eyewear, is phasing out traditional sunglasses. Instead it is putting development money into Tiny Eyes, disposable photochromic contact lenses that darken according to how bright the light is. By summer 2017 Solar hopes to
    be producing lenses in 50 different shades. DJ