14 h. ago Brexit rule could see UK passport holders banned from Spain for three years

Staying for longer than 90 days without a visa in certain countries could mean you get hit with a three year travel ban

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61 h. ago The clampdown 'killing' one of Turkey's most popular holiday towns: How a curfew, ban on dancing and soaring pint prices is 'ruining' Marmaris for Brits

It is a resort town most popular with Brits. But a restrictive curfew, ban on dancing barmen and hikes in alcohol prices are pushing Brits to say they are 'not coming back'

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62 h. ago Brits could face three year ban from Spain if they don't follow new Brexit rule

Spain is a favourite holiday destination among UK travellers, but there are new rules that Brits must follow post-Brexit to avoid being banned from the country

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5 d. ago Doctor who led British Medical Association's opposition to kids' puberty blocker ban elected as its new leader

Dr Tom Dolphin tabled the motion that led to the union controversially lobbying against the findings of the Cass Review into children's gender services.

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6 d. ago Royal Ascot jockey banned and given significant fine after winning biggest race of his life

Gary Carroll was recently hit with a ban and fine by the British Horseracing Authority's Whip Review Committee after his win on Cercene in the Coronation Stakes

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2 w. ago Betting suspended on national hosepipe ban as reservoirs run dry and Britain bakes

It's looking like the country will be forced to ration water to get through the hottest months of the summer in July and August, with some places in the country already officially in drought

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2 w. ago Voices: A burqa ban won’t protect or unite Britain – it will divide us

When politicians stir up fear around the burqa or the veil, they are not defending public safety – they are inflaming prejudice for political gain, writes Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE

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3 w. ago Once again, British politicians want to ‘ban the burqa’. But this time, I’ve never felt so afraid | Nadeine Asbali

Since the riots last summer British Muslims have felt a deep unease in our own countryHere we are again, debating the right of Muslim women to wear what they want. Last week, the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin asked the prime minister, Keir Starmer, if he planned to follow other European countries and prohibit burqas.Then the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, called for bosses to be able to ban the burqa in the workplace. Following the example of the former Labour minister Jack Straw, who in 2006 sparked the first burqa debate by asking constituents at his surgeries to remove their face coverings, she stated that she does not see constituents at her surgeries if they have their faces covered, “whether it’s a burqa or a balaclava”.Nadeine Asbali is a secondary school teacher in London and the author of Veiled Threat: On Being Visibly Muslim in Britain Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pal of father killed 'when drunk Brit backpacker ploughed into him' calls for ban on e

Alicia Kemp, 24, was arrested and charged for allegedly riding the hired e-scooter on a footpath and knocking down engineer Thanh Phan (pictured) on May 31, who died of brain injuries two days later.

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4 w. ago Starmer lifts Brexit red tape on certain imports from next month

The new sanitary and phytosanitary deal with the EU will eliminate routine border checks for food exports

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4 w. ago London mayor reverses TfL ban on ads calling for abortion decriminalisation

Sadiq Khan seeking ‘urgent review’ of decision to ban adverts from British Pregnancy Advisory ServiceThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has stepped in to reverse a ban on adverts on the London transport network calling for abortion to be decriminalised.It is understood that the mayor is seeking an “urgent review” of a Transport for London (TfL) decision to ban the adverts from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas) charity on the grounds they may bring the Metropolitan police into disrepute. Continue reading...

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last month F1 news LIVE: Max Verstappen learns fate after Leclerc and Russell incidents

Follow all the reaction from the Spain GP after Oscar Piastri’s win amid late drama

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last month QUENTIN LETTS: My friends in France say their country's ban on smoking in public will be ignored with a Gallic shrug. Will we be as defiant when it happens here?

Can this really be la belle France, which gave us such classic images as the young Brigitte Bardot smoking a cigar and Audrey Hepburn holding a cigarette holder as long as a magician's wand?

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