The 38-year-old man was working on a crane before he died at work
A mum has questioned whether “pressure” was put on her son to finish a job before he died in a workplace accident, an inquest has heard. Adam William Duroe-Mayo, 38, died in St Neots on February 3, 2025, after working on a crane.
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A pre-inquest review hearing into his death held on Wednesday (July 22) heard that Adam was in an “area that wasn’t safe for him to be in” when the accident happened, as stated by Coroner Simon Milburn.
His cause of death was confirmed to be a “subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by skull fractures” as a result of a “blunt force trauma to the head”.
The court heard that Adam was “working alone” at the time of the incident, as two other workers who were helping him had left. Mr Milburn said these two workers, who will be called as live witnesses at the inquest, had “left to do another job”.
Adam’s parents attended the pre-inquest hearing. His mother, Mrs Duroe-Mayo, questioned if the other two workers could have “seen the first job through”.
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Mrs Duroe-Mayo then told the court that Adam was “seen on the phone” to someone at Lodge Tyres, who he worked for. She claims that Adam was told to “finish the job”, but added that “no one knows what he was told”.
She added: “There is always going to be hearsay. It’s going to be one of those things of who knows what was said.” She then claimed that there was an “awful lot of pressure” on Adam to “get things done”.
Mr Milburn told Mrs Duroe-Mayo that these questions would be answered in the scope of the full inquest, which aims to find out what happened on the day Adam died.
Later in the hearing, Mr Milburn said a health and safety specialist would look at two potential causes of the accident in the next inquest. These would be whether there was an “over-inflation of the tyre” and whether that was an “operator error or an issue with the inflator”. The other potential cause is if there was “potential for the locking ring to have been inserted the wrong way up”.
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Six live witnesses are expected to be called to the inquest. These will be: two from crane company Ainscough; potentially three from Lodge Tyres; and a health and safety executive inspector who assessed the site. Other witness statements are expected to be read out will be from the post mortem report, toxicology report, and police officers who attended at the time.
A jury will also be called to the inquest, which is expected to last three days. It is expected to take place in early 2027.
Plans to stop remuneration payments to coastguard volunteers were recently dropped
The chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) faces a formal vote of no confidence following plans to stop remuneration payments to lifesaving volunteers.
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The vote of no confidence comes following plans to stop paying volunteer coastguards were dropped.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) sought to move its coastguard rescue teams to an expenses-only volunteer model.
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Currently, coastguard rescue officers (CROs) are paid an hourly rate during callouts, but the MCA wanted to scrap those payments so it could classify them as volunteers.
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However, the Government said the plans would be dropped after fears it could see swathes of officers stop working with the service.
Transport minister Keir Mather said he had listened to the views of coastguard rescue officers (CROs) and that a move to an expenses-only model would not go ahead.
It came after a Court of Appeal verdict saw the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) say it would move to a “revised volunteer model”, after a judge ruled against it over whether coastguard members are volunteers or paid workers.
They are officially volunteers but can claim about £11 an hour for callouts or training.
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Mr Mather also refused to say he had confidence in the chief executive of the MCA, Virginia McVea, when given the opportunity to do so by shadow transport minister Jerome Mayhew. Mr Mather said he wanted to get any replacement system “right”.
Speaking in the Commons, he said: “We want to ensure that CROs are treated with dignity, with respect and they are empowered to carry out the incredible duties that they do.
“Having listened to the views and testimonies of CROs first hand, I can confirm that they move to the expenses-only volunteer model in September will not go ahead, and that current arrangements will remain in place.”
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Now, in a letter to Lord Simon Stevens, Chair of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Board, GMB union’s coastguard members wrote to formally express their lack of confidence in the leadership of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency under Chief Executive Virginia McVea.
The coastguards also called on the board to undertake an independent review of the concerns, including:
A perceived failure to adequately engage with and listen to the experiences and concerns of Coastguard Rescue Officers.
Insufficient transparency in decision-making processes affecting frontline personnel.
A culture in which legitimate concerns raised by Coastguard Rescue Officers are not addressed in a timely or meaningful manner.
Decisions and policies that have negatively affected morale, recruitment, retention, and confidence within Coastguard Rescue Teams.
Concerns regarding leadership accountability and responsiveness to issues raised by frontline operational personnel.
Nicola Savage, GMB National Officer, said: “These workers are the face of HM Coastguard in communities across the United Kingdom.
“They give their time, skills, and commitment to save lives across the country.
“But they need to feel backed to the hilt by the MCA and, under Ms McVea’s stewardship, they don’t.
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“Given the farce of the remuneration payments, coastguards feel a fresh start is the only way to reinstate that trust.”
The North West Aqua Park will officially open at the Anderton Centre on August 3, offering visitors an inflatable obstacle course on Lower Rivington Reservoir.
The attraction features giant inflatables, slides, climbing walls, balance challenges and splash zones, with sessions supervised by qualified lifeguards.
Jason Pendlebury, CEO of The Anderton Centre, said: “We are incredibly excited to open the North West Aqua Park and welcome our first visitors on August 3.
“This has been a project that has involved a huge amount of planning, partnership working and commitment from many people, and we’re immensely proud to see it become a reality.”
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The Aqua Park has been designed for families, friends, community groups and anyone looking for an outdoor challenge.
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Every session includes a safety briefing, specialist equipment and trained staff, with organisers saying the attraction has been built to high safety standards.
Mr Pendlebury added: “We believe the Aqua Park will become one of the North West’s premier outdoor attractions, bringing new visitors to the area while encouraging people of all ages to get active, enjoy the outdoors and create lasting memories with family and friends.
“We can’t wait to welcome everyone to experience it for themselves.”
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Bookings are now open ahead of the school summer holidays, with visitors encouraged to reserve a place in advance.
The Anderton Centre was originally set up as a charity and said income from the Aqua Park will help support its outdoor learning programmes for children, young people and community groups across the region.
The sessions last for an hour and are £20 per person. It is suitable for confident swimmers aged six and over.
The Anderton Centre offers outdoor adventures from kayaking to archery
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It also provides outdoor residential activities for young people.
The centre has been providing schoolchildren with residential activities for more than 20 years.
She is best known for playing Maxine Peacock on Coronation Street, having appeared in the soap from 1995 to 2003 before being murdered by infamous serial killer Richard Hillman (Brian Capron).
She has also appeared in other TV shows such as The Blue Room and Mile High, and embarked on a brief singing career in the late 1990s.
Shaw, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, shared a short video on her Instagram account telling her followers the results of her ultrasound scans.
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She said while lumps found on her right breast are cysts and not cancerous, the cancerous lesions on her left breast have not shrunk.
Unfortunately, the lesions have changed shape and have “not really shrunk in size.”
Tracy was in tears in her video, which was filmed outside after her latest appointment, as she told her followers that she knows surgeons “can’t operate until they shrink it.”
Ending the video, she remained positive and said: “I was just expecting some miraculous miracle, but maybe it’s to come.”
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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK and appears “when abnormal cells in the breast begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way”, Cancer Research UK explains.
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Tracy’s followers have sent messages of support, with one commenting: “Sending you the biggest hugs.. you can do this 💪💕🩷 xxxxx.”
Another said: “Oh dear girl I’m sorry there wasn’t the best news.
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“Take care rest when you can and look forward to better days ahead they will come ❤️❤️❤️.”
This person added: “So sorry to hear the disheartening news-I know how hard this journey is and how much you cling to the hope it is all working.
“Sending lots of love and positivity that your miracle is just waiting around the corner 🙏🤗💕.”
Another commented: “Again sending love to you Tracey.
“You’re so strong and brave to go through your journey so publicly.
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“I’m sure with all that strength you have will get you through this ❤️”.
Tracy shares regular updates on Instagram, raising awareness of the disease.
DeChambeau was docked two shots after his second round in Southport having been deemed by officials to have improved the area of his backswing by standing on and flattening grass as he played a shot out of the rough on the fifth hole.
DeChambeau had missed the cut in the first three majors of the year and was left to rue what might have been having originally been just one shot off the halfway lead of Lucas Herbert before the penalty.
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Bryson DeChambeau was docked two shots at The Open (PA Wire)
But while still believing he was in the right, and should not have been penalised, an honest DeChambeau admitted that he was able to move on from the incident.
“Look, golf is golf, right?” the American said after the opening round of LIV Golf UK with he and Herbert second and first at the JCB Golf and Country Club.
“I wish [Lucas and I] could have gone to battle last week. It wasn’t that way. But life goes on. There’s moments of adversity in everybody’s life, and I was passionate about what I believed and thought was right.
“For me, it’s now in a place that it is what it is, and you keep moving through it. You keep moving past it.”
Herbert shot an 11-under round of 61 to lead DeChambeau by three as the Australian continued his strong form after finishing tied sixth at The Open.
DeChambeau closed six shots behind the winner – and pinpointed two triple bogeys, one of which came as a result of the penalty, as key to his failure to fully challenge.
“I made the cut,” DeChambeau quipped when asked about his Open. “No, it was a good fight.
Bryson DeChambeau was left to rue two triple bogeys (PA Wire)
“I wish I would have given it more on Saturday and Sunday. Felt like I could have. Besides the 5th hole and being three-over on that hole and then the 11th hole [in the fourth round], that’s six shots. That’s tied for the lead right there. That’s two holes and I’m right there with the Claret Jug.”
Donald Trump has spent decades presenting himself as a financial genius. His strongest evidence remains that he managed to bankrupt a casino, a business designed so that the customers are statistically guaranteed to lose.
Now that same grasp of economics has been entrusted with the world’s largest economy, global trade and a war in the Middle East – like appointing the captain of the Titanic because he once claimed expertise in ice. Last night, Trump imposed fresh tariffs of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on more than 80 countries, including Britain, Canada, Mexico, Australia, India and the European Union.
Once again, America’s allies have been spoken to like contestants on The Apprentice, humiliated and punished on a presidential whim. Except this is no television show. The consequences will be measured in higher prices, lost jobs, damaged pensions and greater instability across the world.
Trump talks about tariffs as though they are cheques posted to Washington by grateful foreign governments. In reality, they are paid by importers and passed on to families through more expensive goods.
This has been explained to him repeatedly. He either cannot understand it or believes his supporters will never question him. Both possibilities are alarming. After his previous tariffs were ruled unlawful, Trump needed another legal excuse. His administration has now settled on forced labour, claiming dozens of countries were failing to stop goods made through exploitation entering their supply chains.
Yet many of those being punished already ban such imports and have stronger employment protections than America. Trump has discovered workers’ rights with the sincerity of a burglar discovering home security. Forced labour is a grave abuse. Using it as a disguise for another tariff war cheapens the issue and exposes the cynicism beneath his incompetence.
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The same ignorance and arrogance are driving Trump’s needless war with Iran.
In both cases, he mistakes aggression for strength, improvisation for strategy and confidence for knowledge. He launches first, boasts second and leaves everyone else to contain the consequences. Trump has no convincing endgame in Iran, no clear definition of victory and no credible path out. The conflict has already cost around £28 billion, with tens of billions more being demanded. Oil has risen beyond $100 a barrel. Petrol has become more expensive. Transport, manufacturing and food costs are being pushed higher.
Trump has created a military crisis, an energy crisis and a trade crisis at the same time, then congratulated himself on the result. It is like setting fire to the curtains and demanding praise for discovering central heating.
This week, he had the audacity to say people were “very impressed”. Americans, let alone the rest of the world, are not. History offers few examples of one man creating so much instability while remaining certain that he is the cleverest person in every room. Markets this morning have tumbled as investors try to measure the combined damage of war, oil prices and tariffs. Yet the real victims are not hedge-fund billionaires with teams of advisers.
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They are workers with modest workplace pensions, pensioners relying on small private funds and families who have saved carefully for years.
They followed the advice they were given. They put aside what they could and hoped it might provide some security in retirement. Then Trump dreams up another economic policy between a Big Mac and a round of golf, and another piece of that security disappears. He will not suffer alongside them.
While ordinary people watch their savings fall and household bills rise, the Trump family has used the presidency to build extraordinary wealth through cryptocurrency, licensing deals and businesses tied to political power.
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His supporters were promised a man so rich he could never be bought. They received one determined to sell every available surface, including the office itself. The arrangement is brutally simple. Trump creates the uncertainty, working families absorb the losses, and his relatives find another opportunity to profit.
His economic worldview has all the sophistication of a child dividing sweets. If another country prospers, America must have been cheated. If a business imports goods, it deserves punishment. If prices rise, someone abroad must be blamed.
There is no room for supply chains, investment, alliances or consequences. There is only Trump standing amid the wreckage, pointing at the rubble and insisting it proves he is winning. Even his most devoted supporters are beginning to notice. Many MAGA voters blame the Iran war for higher petrol prices, while Republicans facing the midterm elections fear they will pay the electoral price.
Trump appears unconcerned. He cannot seek another term, and loyalty in his world has always travelled in one direction.
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America has survived foolish presidents, reckless presidents and dishonest presidents. Trump combines all three with an almost artistic lack of self-awareness. He is financially illiterate yet obsessed with money, intellectually incurious yet certain of his brilliance, and becoming personally richer while millions suffer from his decisions.
His greatest talent has always been converting private failure into public cost. Trump promised to run America like one of his businesses. He has kept that promise. The debts belong to somebody else, the damage is left behind, and he walks away, insisting nobody in history has ever enjoyed greater success.
Wathnan Racing’s son of Frankel came fifth of nine over the straight mile at Royal Ascot in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes.
Previously, he’d also finished in mid-division in top-class company in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Now the four-year-old returns to an extended mile and a quarter for the £165,000 Group 2 at York.
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The John and Thady Gosden-trained colt ran at the course over the same distance when finishing second of 11 in the 2025 renewal of the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes.
The winner that day, Pride of Arras, could again be in opposition.
Racing advisor to his owners, Wathan, Richard Brown said: “He showed a lot of zip when he won the Earl of Sefton (over nine furlongs at Newmarket), and so we’ve had a crack at a mile.
“And he hasn’t got the zip of those top milers, so we’re finally back to a mile and a quarter.
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“I think that’s where his future lies.
“He’s still lightly raced and I think York will suit him.
“He’s already run well there in the Dante, and it looks a very good race on paper, as you’d expect for the grade and the prize money.
“John and Thady seem very happy with him.”
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Damysus also holds an entry for the £1.5million Juddmonte International, which will be staged at York on Wednesday 19 August.
Mr Brown added: “Reading reports it looks like that’s going to be a clash between Constitution River and Ombudsman.
“We’ve got to be realistic – Damysus is a very nice colt, but we’re quite a long way off that.”
York’s latest two-day meeting is part of the Sky Bet Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival.
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The fixture begins on Friday evening when the British EBF Lyric Fillies’ Stakes is the highlight.
Eleven fillies and mares have been entered in the extended mile and a quarter Listed contest.
Saturday’s seven-race card starts at 1.30pm with the Sky Bet ‘Jump Jockeys’ Nunthorpe’ Handicap.
Aston Villa signing Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea sees several former Manchester United players showing the Argentina international their support on social media
David de Gea has wished Alejandro Garnacho all the best after joining Aston Villa on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
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There is an obligation for the transfer to become permanent next summer, should certain criteria be met. Manchester United retain a 10% sell-on clause from their £40million deal to sell the Argentina international less than 12 months ago.
Unai Emery appears to have pushed for the move, saying in Villa’s statement announcing their signing: “We are delighted with Alejandro. He is so talented, young and he showed us his wish to help our project. We are really happy.”
Garnacho, 22, posted several photos on Instagram to mark his move, including one posing alongside his new head coach. Another shows him standing side by side with Jorge Mendes.
Others show Garnacho in Villa’s new home shirt, with No.17 on the back, the same as he wore during his last two seasons at United. There is also a candid image of him aboard a flight from Madrid to Birmingham.
Garnacho captions the post with a purple heart emoji, for the claret in their home kit. He also adds a lion emoji, referencing Villa’s nickname, the Lions, one of which also features on their club crest.
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De Gea is the most notable former team-mate of Garnacho’s to comment on the post, saying: “All the best,” punctuated with a flexed bicep emoji. The pair played together 31 times for United, primarily during the 2022/23 season.
Plenty more ex-colleagues of Garnacho have liked the post. Among those to do so are Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ayden Heaven, Brandon Williams, Daniel Gore, Facundo Pellistri, Jesse Lingard, Mason Greenwood, Rasmus Hojlund and Sofyan Amrabat.
Garnacho mentioned United during his first interview. He told VillaTV: “I was looking for a club to get confidence at and to try to be the player I was in my first years at Manchester United. I spoke with the manager, and I think he will give me the confidence to be here and to help the team.”
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Emery and European football are also cited as reasons why Garnacho has joined Villa. The winger said: “I saw the Europa League last season, and now we’re joining the Champions League; it’s important to be a part of this.
“I spoke with Unai before I came here, and he gave me confidence. That’s why I’m here.
“It’s important to play in European competitions. The Champions League is the best one, so we’re going to play in that this season.
There are over 12,672 across the country – including 601 in South Lanarkshire.
Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has said that Scotland continues to lead the way in the provision of public electric (EV) charging points as new figures showed there are over 12,672 across the country – including 601 in South Lanarkshire.
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In 2024, Scotland reached its target of installing more than 6000 public EV charge points, two years ahead of the 2026 target..
Scotland continues to have the highest number of public charging devices per head of population of any UK nation.
The SNP Government is committed to making sustainable travel accessible to everyone.
Ms Haughey saidr: “I welcome these new figures that show there are now over 600 public EV charging points working in South Lanarkshire.
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“On the back of scrapping peak rail fares on Scotland’s trains, this is further evidence of the SNP Government’s commitment to making sustainable travel accessible for everyone in Scotland.
“I will continue to work with local businesses and private charge point providers to secure more investment here, so that we can maintain this progress and deliver more public charge points locally.
“By fast-tracking EV infrastructure, we’re paving the way for a more environmentally friendly Scotland.”
Neighbouring North Lanarkshire has 583 public electric (EV) charging points.
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EV charging points are accessible stations that allow drivers to recharge their cars away from home.
They are located at supermarkets, motorway service stations, and residential streets.
Charging speeds range from slow (7 kW) for overnight top-ups to ultra-rapid (350 kW) for quick 20-minute highway stops.
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Sprawled over plateaus and promenades, this is one of Europe’s most picturesque cities (Picture: Getty Images)
Luxembourgers like to travel.
The country has the second highest rate of outbound tourism in the European Union, with 83% of residents taking at least one international trip each year. But Luxembourg doesn’t attract visitors in the same way.
The Grand Duchy has long been afflicted with a boring reputation.
Described as a ‘ghost town at weekends’ and ‘all work, no play’, it is small, quiet, and a financial hub for the ultra-wealthy… not exactly key ingredients for a tourist destination.
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Still, ‘Europe’s most misunderstood’ country has more to it than meets the eye, if only you know where to look.
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Pauline Weis wants to help with that.
The content creator, who has a masters in European studies and speaks nine languages, grew up in Luxembourg but left at 18 to see the world.
In recent years, however, she has fallen back in love with her homeland and is frustrated that it doesn’t get more attention on the international scene.
‘There’s a misconception about Luxembourg that everyone is rich and drives a Porsche. I don’t have a Porsche, I know my father certainly doesn’t have a Porsche!’ Pauline, who posts as @PaulinaOnTheRoad, tells Metro.
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Pauline tells us that she often walks for hours on Luxembourg’s best trails without seeing another person (Picture: Pauline Weis)
What they do have, she says, is a country full of luscious forests, medieval castles and some of the most beautiful (and quietest) hiking trails in Europe, not to talk of a thriving food scene.
But more on that later. First, let’s get clued up on the basics.
Luxembourg is Europe’s seventh-smallest nation, with a population of just 699,000. You can cross the whole country in about an hour.
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The capital, Luxembourg City, is built on a rocky plateau overlooking dramatic gorges and a sweeping canyon, which create a striking multi-level cityscape.
It is home to the imposing Bock Casemates, a natural fortress carved into a cliff face that was one of Europe’s most strategic strongholds in the 17th-Century (and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994).
Back in the day, the fortress at Bock Casemates was so impressive that people started calling it the ‘Gibraltar of the North’ (Picture: Getty Images)
Following the decline of the steel industry in the 70s, Luxembourg was forced to diversify, fast.
Astutely, it focused on services, and today, with the highest GDP per capita in Europe, it’s a great place to do business.
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In March 2020, it became the first in the world to offer free public transport across the entire nation.
Sure, it was primarily to solve the traffic problem in the capital, but now visitors can zip from the airport to the city centre on a modern tram system without paying a penny.
It’s easy to zip around Luxembourg since it became the first country to introduce free public transport in 2020 (Picture: Pauline Weis)
The capital also boasts free city-wide WiFi and Europe’s second-lowest gender pay gap.
Pauline is proud of what her country has become: a progressive place full of nature, history, and excellent restaurants.
But what she loves most, she says, are the people.
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‘Luxembourg is very, very international,’ she says. ‘You hear all kind of languages, and you’ve got all nationalities living peacefully and very happily together in a very limited space.’
While Luxembourg City only has a population of around 120,000, more than 70% of its residents are non-Luxembourgers.
Within that number are citizens from some 170 countries, an eclectic mix that has created an exciting culinary scene.
Luxembourg is open-minded and culturally diverse; some 170 nationalities call it home (Picture: Emile Hengen)
‘Luxembourgish food is hearty stuff, we like to say it’s the quantity of the Germans and the quality of the French,’ says Pauline.
Alongside places serving traditional fare (such as Kniddelen, dumplings served with fried bacon lardons), the capital boasts a long list of cafes and restaurants that illustrate its cultural diversity, from Italian and Greek to Bangladeshi and Japanese.
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One of the biggest success stories is Chiche!, a thriving restaurant that brings Lebanese and other Levantine dishes to the heart of Europe.
The business employs 70 staff, most of them refugees and migrants from Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and beyond, allowing chefs from abroad to integrate and find meaningful work in their new home.
‘The food is unbelievable, the service is great and the prices are okay, affordable for Luxembourg City,’ Pauline says.
Getting there is cheap, too. You can fly direct to Luxembourg from London for as little as £38 return, and remember: it’s free public transport on arrival.
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So what should you do when you land?
Pauline’s first recommendation is to get out of the city and onto the Mullerthal Trail, a 112km trek through verdant forest and dazzling waterfalls in a region known as ‘Little Switzerland’. The journey takes just over 30 minutes.
Cool with its own micro-climate and prehistoric rock formations that date back to the dinosaurs, she says it’s where she hides when summer temperatures get too high.
Next, she recommends Vianden Castle, an architectural masterpiece voted one of the world’s most beautiful castles by CNN Travel.
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Around it are beautiful cycling trails and a romantic landscape where Pauline goes when she ‘needs to breathe’.
After that, she says you shouldn’t miss Fond-de-Gras, a preserved industrial heritage site in the south of Luxembourg where a vintage steam train trundles through the old mining landscape.
Like everything in Luxembourg, Vianden Castle is less than an hour by car from the capital (Picture: Klaas Jan Schraa/Getty Images)
Covered by dense forest, this area also has a microclimate, keeping it cool while other parts of the country (and the continent) feel the heat.
Back in the capital, Pauline says a good way to start the evening is a stroll through the Grund, the oldest part of the city that feels more like a village.
Try a local beer at Liquid, a lively bar overlooking the Alzette River next to a scenic viewing point.
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Then, she says, move on to the Rives de Clausen neighbourhood, a 12th-Century brewing district that’s been revamped as an entertainment quarter.
For dinner, Pauline recommends Beim Siggy,Um Dierfgen and her favourite, Chiche!, then Hotel Cravat for cocktails and Rock Box bar for a proper night out.
The essentials
Getting there
Ryanair flies direct to Luxembourg from London Stansted. Return fares start from £38 in August.
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