Mayors to be given power to impose tourist tax Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather than a flat fee, which the
Flight disruption easing as air traffic boss faces calls to resign Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later. Technical issues with air traffic control systems have caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be cancelled since Tuesday.
Bayeux Tapestry set to be unveiled to the public today The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be unveiled to the public today at the British Museum. The tapestry – the woven record of the Norman conquest – has returned to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, on loan until September 2027
August was world’s joint hottest month on record – scientists August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied with July 2023 for the hottest calendar month in the temperature records, as well as the hottest August ever recorded for the world,
National security ‘can’t come at the expense of social security’ – Andy Burnham National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch used Andy Burnham’s second Prime Minister’s Questions to question whether the Government would reach 3%
Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’ The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”. Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following the Nats technical
Reform UK under criminal investigation amid allegations of donation rules breach Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police have launched an inquiry after receiving “a number of reports” following a Channel 4 News broadcast last week, the force said. Reform UK
Hundreds of police line street at A66 crash colleague’s funeral Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66. Standard bearers represented every UK force at the service for Pc Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in his home
Nottingham set to bring in new powers to fight ‘intimidating’ use of balaclavas New powers to tackle young people wearing balaclavas to intimidate members of the public in Nottingham city centre are set to come into force next week. Nottinghamshire Police said the restrictions, starting on Tuesday, will allow police and council officers to require
Lee Westwood ponders LIV Golf stay despite it filing for bankruptcy protection Lee Westwood will consider staying with LIV Golf despite the organisation filing for bankruptcy protection. The breakaway tour, which held its first tournament in 2022, says it has found a new investor in BC Partners following the decision in April by Saudi Arabia’s