87 m. ago Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and AsiaBusiness live – latest updatesTighter border rules are putting European tourists off holidaying in the US, according to Europe’s biggest package trip operator.Tui’s chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, said there had been a “significant decline” in travel to the US, due to a multitude of factors including “the atmosphere, what you hear from border control”. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Alexander Isak admitted he'd turn down Newcastle offer as Liverpool target gets confirmation

It remains to be seen whether Alexander Isak will play for Newcastle United again as he looks to force through a move to Liverpool, but he definitely won't be emulating Alan Shearer

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2 h. ago Mum 'murdered and cut up her son into three pieces' with help from his wife

Lorena Venier, 61, admitted she had murdered her son, Alessandro Venier, 35, at the home he shared with his wife and 6-month-old daughter in the town of Gemona del Friuli, Italy

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2 h. ago Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track

Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like UsAs Drake’s lawsuit continues against his record label’s parent company, Universal Music Group (UMG), his lawyers have claimed that UMG’s British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” Drake, and have requested that UMG produce texts and emails by Grainge.UMG has previously denied access to those communications, stating that Grainge has “no meaningful involvement in the matters and decisions at issue in this litigation”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Don’t put expensive items at front of stores because ‘people will nick them’, minister tells shopkeepers

The warning comes as chief of supermarket chain Iceland said shoplifting is getting worse because offenders appear to be able to act with ‘impunity’

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3 h. ago Sam Thompson breaks silence on ex Zara's 'hard launch' with Louis Tomlinson as he says he 'wouldn't wish it on worst enemy'

Sam Thompson has broken his silence on ex Zara McDermott's 'hard launch' with Louis Tomlinson as he heartbreakingly admitted he 'wouldn't wish it on worst enemy'.

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3 h. ago Police chief's advice that the public should confront shoplifters is branded 'complete and utter idiocy' by former Scotland Yard expert who warns it will INCREASE crime

Matthew Barber, the PCC for Thames Valley said tackling thieves was not just a job for police and criticised onlookers for simply filming instances of crime.

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3 h. ago The Celtic chief will remain in hiding as the boss tries to deal with tight

The club’s sequestered leadership will discover that there is no hiding place if Celtic are knocked out of the Champions League

Economics

3 h. ago Sam Thompson breaks silence on ex Zara's steamy 'hard launch' of Louis Tomlinson romance

Sam Thompson has spoken out after seeing his ex Zara McDermott 'hard launch' her relationship with Louis Tomlinson as he admitted he 'wouldn't wish it on anyone'

Politics

3 h. ago Balfour Beatty profits lift as it eyes boost from UK construction projects

It came as boss Leo Quinn delivered his final results for the firm. He is stepping down as chief executive after almost 11 years.

Politics

3 h. ago New suspect ethnicity guidance ‘may not stop spread of disinformation’, policing minister admits

Police have been encouraged to share the nationality and ethnicity of suspects if there is a ‘policing reason to do’, but not immigration status

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3 h. ago Princess Andre admits 'I think they wanted me' as she recalls horror carjacking

Princess Andre has opened up about the terrifying moment she was held at gunpoint during a carjacking in South Africa with her mum Katie Price and brother Junior

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4 h. ago Policing minister admits disinformation could still spread under suspect ethnicity guidance

Disinformation could still spread regarding suspects arrested under new guidance for police, the policing minister has said.

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4 h. ago Jadon Sancho transfer interest confirmed as club chief breaks silence – 'I want him'

Jadon Sancho is in exile at Manchester United as he waits for a new club to come forward after two other potential exits failed to materialise in the summer transfer window

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4 h. ago Materialists review – Dakota Johnson torn between Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in charming romcom

Johnson plays a matchmaker who has to choose between wealthy new suitor Pascal and broke ex Evans, but the outcome feels a little undramaticSay you are a single woman in New York and you are, in the words of the song, torn between two lovers: two handsome, intelligent, nice guys – one very poor and one very rich. All things being equal, who do you go for? The answer in real life is very different, in fact diametrically opposed, to the answer in a film. Few movie heroines have the candour of Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, who admitted to falling in love with Mr Darcy on seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.But this is the choice, which never quite ascends to the state of a dilemma, in this charming and watchable – yet for me somehow anticlimactic – romantic comedy-drama from South Korean-Canadian film-maker Celine Song: a love-triangle confection to follow the much realer, truer love triangle of Song’s much acclaimed debut Past Lives. When the decision is...

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5 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway at 'very high' risk of wildfire as hot weather to continue

Fire chiefs have issued a warning for Monday and Tuesday with the dry weather set to continue into next week.

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5 h. ago Stacey Solomon shares weight loss secret after huge transformation

The BBC star has flaunted her toned figure in a black bikini as she candidly admitted her pride at losing the pounds

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5 h. ago Emmerdale's Vinny Dingle star admits it's 'a really hard watch' in Kammy 'fall out'

The Vinny Dingle and Kammy Kadiq actors admitted that it's been difficult as the drama continues to escalate

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5 h. ago Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's relationship timeline after new intimate details revealed

Two years since their relationship began, the Standard takes a look back at the celebrity couple’s relationship timeline

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5 h. ago Buy small plants – and consider a ‘bulb lasagne’: how to give your garden a late

From planting in odd numbers to painting fences and walls the same colour, here are some easy, effective ways to give your outdoor space a seasonal spruce-up“It is not always necessary to rip out everything and start again,” says Ella Malt, who runs the gardening company Soil and Soul Norfolk. “It is much more sustainable to work with what you have. You can make such a difference with a bit of cutting back, clearing up leaves, cutting an edge on a lawn. People notice edges: you could spend hours making a herbaceous border perfect but if the edge of that border isn’t crisp, it will automatically look untidy.” Continue reading...

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