18 h. ago Europe is set to be hit by a record surge in tourism. How will it cope?

A look at overtourism in some of Europe's most visited destinations

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27 h. ago ‘Bloated’ civil service in Scotland hits record size as SNP ministers told to act

Figures highlighted by Scottish Labour have shown the overall growth in the public sector workforce north of the Border.

Politics

35 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer accidentally admits his first year has been a failure

The prime minister said his biggest mistake was that ‘we haven’t always told our story as well as we should’ – an attempt to minimise a problem that is fundamental, argues John Rentoul

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62 h. ago Tube fares bombshell: Sadiq Khan told by ministers to hike fares above inflation until 2030

Exclusive: Transport Secretary tells mayor annual fare rises are expected until end of the decade in return for £2.2bn of Government support

Politics

63 h. ago Grim Victorian Syphilis disease hits 'alarming' record high in UK as map shows hotspots

If left untreated, the disease can lead to severe, long-term symptoms, and life-threatening issues like heart failure, blindness, dementia, and stroke - potentially leading to death

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3 d. ago Brentford stance on Igor Thiago transfer revealed amid reports of Besiktas agreement

The Brazilian endured a injury-hit first season in west London following his club-record transfer last summer

Politics

4 d. ago New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China

Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand foreign minister’s office has said.New Zealand, which is the Cook Islands biggest funder, won’t consider any new money for the nation until the relationship improves, a spokesperson for foreign minister Winston Peters told the Associated Press on Thursday. Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Texas star Spiteri recalls early days in music as she collects honorary degree

The chart-topping singer said she would have been happy to write just one hit record when she started in the business.

Politics

4 d. ago Met Office says UK could see 45C and heatwaves lasting a month or more

Temperatures hit 40C in the UK for the first time on record amid the heatwave and drought summer of 2022

Society

4 d. ago Codebreaker Alan Turing’s papers sell for ‘record’ £465K after almost being shredded

Papers belonging to mathematician Alan Turing - who created machines that helped to crack Adolf Hitler's enigma code - have been sold for a record breaking £465,000 at auction

Economics

4 d. ago G7 leaders are paralysed by their fear of upsetting Donald Trump | Rafael Behr

Tyranny is contagious – and western governments’ reluctance to name the threat is helping it spreadThere is no founding charter or admissions process to the self-selecting group of “leading” economic powers that currently numbers seven. It was the G8 from 1997 to March 2014. Then Russia annexed Crimea and had its membership suspended, establishing the rule that participating nations should not seize their neighbours’ land.The White House used to condemn that sort of thing on the grounds that “it violates the principles upon which the international system is built”. These days, not so much. On Sunday, shortly after arriving for a G7 meeting in the Canadian resort of Kananaskis, Donald Trump told his host, the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, that Vladimir Putin’s expulsion from the club had been a “big mistake”.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and moreOn 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr, Frances O’Grady and Salma Shah as...

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4 d. ago Football hooligan crackdown ordered by justice minister after Old Firm experience

The SNP minister told how she could barely breathe or see the action on the pitch as “ultras” lit hundreds of pyros at the Scottish League Cup Final in December.

Politics

5 d. ago John Swinney warned about bus maker Alexander Dennis relocation a year ago

The First Minister was told in a letter from the firm's president and chief executive in August that it was “reconsidering” its “entire investment”.

Events

6 d. ago Donald Trump told Israel not to kill Iran's supreme leader, says report

A new report suggested that US president Donald Trump told the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Natanyahu, to not kill the supreme leader of Iran as tensions continue to rise

Politics

6 d. ago Richardson Hitchins schools George Kambosos Jr and scores body

Hitchins stopped the former world champion in round eight to retain the IBF super-lightweight title

Events

7 d. ago WW3 fears rise as UK on high alert for attacks on British soil as RAF head to Middle East

The Prime Minister told how RAF fighter jets and other military aircraft are being moved to the Middle East as UK security chiefs are on high alert about attacks on British soil

Events

7 d. ago Green light for Flamingo Land resort in Loch Lomond 'would make locals leave in droves'

Community activists told the Sunday Mail of their relief after SNP ministers dramatically recalled the controversial £43.5million plans.

Politics

8 d. ago JoJo Siwa's sweet comment about Chris Hughes as she sets record straight on sexuality

Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa has set the record straight on her sexuality after being hit with a brutal dig by Miley Cyrus as her romance with Chris Hughes heats up

Politics

9 d. ago Patrols of Dumfries and Galloway beauty spot ramped up to tackle irresponsible behaviour

The Loch Ken Trust Ranger Service and Police Scotland will be taking part in joint patrols to ensure everyone can enjoy the area.

Politics

1 week ago Failings causing troops to leave WILL be solved pledge as UK gets on war footing

Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard told The Mirror that long-ignored failings affecting armed forces retention will be addressed as the search for new watchdog figure is launched

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