7 h. ago Government accused of ‘sabotaging’ tourism with ‘barriers to travel’

A report by the World Travel and Tourism Council found people visiting the UK spent £40.3 billion in 2024.

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28 h. ago ‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

Incendiary letter by Moscow’s envoy says Australians should be more concerned about US bases on their soil than a Russian base in IndonesiaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastRussian warnings to Australia that “you have no cards” to stop Russian military activity in the Indo-Pacific have been mocked by Anthony Albanese, who has dismissed an incendiary letter from an ambassador as authoritarian “propaganda”.The unsubstantiated spectre of a proposed Russian military airbase on Indonesian territory has loomed over the past week of Australia’s federal election campaign, with the opposition accusing the government of obfuscating and dodging questions, and the government responding that the opposition had misrepresented the Indonesian government and actively fanned Russian propaganda.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Teen's harrowing final words before she died in horror train crash that killed 57 people

Maria Karystianou, whose daughter Mathi, 19, died in Greece's worst rail disaster with 57 people killed, has accused the government of a cover-up and shared her heartbreak.

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41 h. ago Teen's harrowing last words before she died in horror train crash that killed 57 people

Maria Karystianou has accused the Greek government of a cover-up after she was told her 19-year-old daughter was instantly killed in the nation's worst train crash, but a recording has suggested otherwise

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3 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison

Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glanceMaryland senator Chris Van Hollen revealed that Kilmar Ábrego García had been moved from El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison – where he was sharing a cell with 25 other inmates – to a detention center with better conditions.Van Hollen met with Ábrego García, whom the Trump administration admits it mistakenly deported, and said that he had been left “traumatized” after facing threats in the Cecot facility. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why UK Government stepped in to save British Steel but didn't keep Port Talbot blast furnaces going

The UK government has been accused of 'double standards' and has been warned that the people of Wales will not forget what has happened

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9 d. ago Foreign Secretary David Lammy vows to challenge China over 'deeply concerning' decision to bar British MP from entering Hong Kong to visit newborn grandson

Wera Hobhouse, 65, flew to the Hong Kong, which was a British territory until 1997, on Thursday but was held back by authorities before being sent back to the UK.

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9 d. ago UK Government accused of double standards in plan to save British Steel

Welsh Politicians criticised the Government’s plans to save jobs in Scunthorpe, suggesting it failed to do the same for Port Talbot.

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9 d. ago Minister accuses British Steel owners of 'refusing' to comply with the government ahead of emergency debate to 'take back control' and nationalise furnaces

Minister for Industry Sarah Jones suggested negotiations with Jingye on saving the plant had broken down ahead of a debate on emergency legislation.

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1 week ago Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

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1 week ago ‘This is about principles’: Robert Reid becomes latest FIA executive to resign

Reid has had disagreements with Mohammed Ben Sulayem‘Motorsport deserves leadership rooted in integrity’Robert Reid has resigned from his role as deputy president for sport at the FIA and accused the governing body of a “breakdown in governance standards”. Reid has had a number of disagreements with the FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, in recent months and his resignation comes after the Motorsport UK chair, David Richards, accused the FIA of a “shift in moral compass”.Ben Sulayem, who has been involved in a number of controversies since he took to the helm of the FIA, is expected to stand for re-election when his four-year term expires in December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Was the deportation ruling a win for the Trump administration or immigrants?

The supreme court allowed the wartime law but impeded reliance on deportation without due process – here’s what to knowThe US supreme court may have ruled that the Trump administration could continue using an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members – but it also notably impeded the government’s reliance on summary deportation without due process in such situations.Monday’s emergency ruling lifted a temporary block on the controversial deportations. The legal challenge to the removals had been brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the organization Democracy Forward on behalf of the men deported to El Salvador last month without so much as a court hearing. The organizations argued that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it bypassed immigration laws and ordered their removal under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, or AEA. The US government last invoked the law to detain Japanese, Italian and German nationals durin...

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1 week ago Was the supreme court’s deportation ruling a win for Trump or immigrants?

The justices allowed the wartime law but impeded reliance on deportation without due process – here’s what to knowThe US supreme court may have ruled that the Trump administration could continue using an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants it accused of being gang members – but it also notably impeded the government’s reliance on summary deportation without due process in such situations.Monday’s emergency ruling lifted a temporary block on the controversial deportations. The legal challenge to the removals had been brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the organization Democracy Forward on behalf of the men deported to El Salvador last month without so much as a court hearing. The organizations argued that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it bypassed immigration laws and ordered their removal under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, or AEA. The US government last invoked the law to detain Japanese, Italian and German nationals during t...

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1 week ago Government accused of 'watering down' grooming gang inquires as new child protection authority announced

There has been pressure to implement 20 recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in its final report in 2022.

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2 w. ago SNP warned rent control plans fail to 'live up to scale' of housing crisis as changes tabled

The Scottish Government has been accused of not doing enough to protect tenants after confirming how rent controls will work,

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2 w. ago 'Bubbly blonde' prison governor accused of relationship with gang boss was 'green and stupid', jury told

Kerri Pegg is accused of accepting a £12,000 Mercedes from major Liverpool crime figure Anthony Saunderson

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2 w. ago The alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer faces the death penalty. Will a jury impose that punishment?

Even if he’s convicted, a jury might decide on a lesser punishment for Luigi Mangione in the trial’s penalty phaseIt was a decision that everyone expected to come. But it still had all the drama of a made-for-television legal show: would the government seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering a top health insurance executive on a Manhattan street?The answer came last week: yes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prisoner governor accused of relationship with drug dealing boss sobs as she says "I was incredibly stupid"

Kerri Pegg is accused of misconduct in public office, which she denies

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2 w. ago Court affirms convictions of 2 key people in plot to kidnap Michigan's governor

An appeals court has affirmed the convictions of two men who were accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 and start a civil war

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2 w. ago London protests LIVE: Youth Demand accuse Government of 'trying to shut us down' at pro

The ‘Shut It Down For Palestine’ rally has begun in Bloomsbury

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