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Woman Stabbed To Death In Central London

12/04/2018 GMT

Murder Rates in London and New York

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Comparing murder rates in London and New York – is London now more deadly?

Comparing murder rates in London and New York – is London now more deadly?  The YouTubers uploading footage from North Korea; also, why do people dream of opening  a restaurant?

London’s murder rate is on the rise – and for the first time ever it has just overtaken New York’s, according to a number of media outlets. But is it true, and is it appropriate to compare between the two cities? 

North Korea has strict regulations about what types of information can be accessed by citizens inside the country, so why is it allowing overseas photographers to set up YouTube channels about some aspects of everyday life there? Plus, why is the internet being cut off again and again in the disputed north Indian state of Kashmir? 

According to one expert, a majority of restaurants fail in their first year. So why do so many people dream of opening a restaurant when the odds are stacked against them? Mary-Ann Ochota reports.

(Photo: Police officers inspect the scene of a knife attack in London. Credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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