9 h. ago Government warned not to 'kill the goose that lays the golden egg' by increasing travel tax

As the Autumn Budget approaches at the end of this month, travel bosses are warning the government not to increase Air Passenger Duty - also known as the 'holiday tax'.

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19 h. ago Disabled people effectively stop earning from today due to pay gap

The disability pay gap has slightly decreased from last year, but more still needs to be done, the government has been warned

Politics

21 h. ago Airlines warn flight disruptions to continue even after government shutdown ends: Live updates

More than 1,200 flights were canceled so far on Tuesday

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22 h. ago Jet2 boss urges Chancellor against raising travel tax ahead of Budget

Exclusive: ‘People want to be looked after, forget about daily life, and just relax,’ says CEO Steve Heapy

Economics

43 h. ago Government shutdown will have lasting effects on National Guard, advocates say

As the government shutdown stretches on, military advocates are warning of long-lasting effects to National Guard troops and their readiness

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66 h. ago Half of Brits unaware they're able to save money with VAT refunds on holiday

Half of British holidaymakers are unaware they're eligible to claim money back on goods purchased in most European countries, according to new research by ABTA.

Economics

69 h. ago Police searching for Palestine Action prisoner who absconded after being freed from prison for wedding

The government has warned that Sean Middlebrough may face a longer sentence after he absconded

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3 d. ago Officials warn of big hit to air travel and GDP as US government shutdown drags on

Trump administration says flights will slow to a ‘trickle’ with no end in sight to budget impasse

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3 d. ago Five inmates are being wrongly freed from Britain's prisons every week as ex

Vanessa Frake-Harris MBE told the Mail that Labour's early release scheme had made sentence calculations a 'minefield' and 'doubled the workload' for staff.

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4 d. ago 'I'm an adult content creator and educator — this is why the UK choking porn ban is bad'

Adult content creator and sex educator Max Hovey has blasted the government’s porn choking ban, warning it will do more harm than good and fails to protect or educate young people

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6 d. ago Education spending plans will struggle to narrow gaps in outcomes – report

The Institute for Government has warned the Government’s budget falls short of matching its ambitions for schools.

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7 d. ago Kentucky Governor warns of ‘serious situation’ after UPS plane crash ignites massive fire and black smoke

The crash involved a Hawaii-bound MD-11 plane from UPS, which uses the airport as a hub

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7 d. ago Government faces questions over tax rises after Reeves warns all must contribute

The Chancellor even faced calls from the Tories to resign if she goes ahead with raising taxes in the November 26 Budget.

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8 d. ago US airspace to 'close within days' as 'mass chaos' to hit worldwide

As the US government shutdown continues, transport secretary Sean Duffy warned of mass travel chaos as he may be forced to close off parts of the country's airspace

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8 d. ago Full list of flood warnings and alerts in England as local flooding ‘probable’

The Government has warned "do not" attempt to walk or drive through flood water

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8 d. ago ‘We don’t have enough to eat, to live’: how Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cuts are driving homelessness in Argentina

Those hit hard by far-right leader’s zero-deficit policies fear worse to come after his election winArgentinians and tourists walking the streets of Buenos Aires are used to the large rubbish containers placed beneath the neoclassical and art nouveau buildings of the country’s capital and wealthiest city.A more observant passerby, however, might notice a recent addition: a red warning placed by the city government reading “Danger, do not enter”, accompanied by a pictogram showing a person halfway inside. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago Ryanair boss blasts 'hopeless and useless' UK government over travel tax

Ryanair's CEO has accused the chancellor of having no idea how to grow the UK economy over the government's push to raise taxes on passenger flights.

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8 d. ago ‘Dangerous’ online pornography featuring choking to be banned

Conservative peer Baroness Bertin warned that there has been a ‘total absence of government scrutiny’ of the pornography industry

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9 d. ago Government issues Winter Fuel Payment warning for UK pensioners as money sent out

The Department for Work and Pensions is warning pensioners to look out for scam texts

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1 week ago JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking

Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cellJP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks. Continue reading...

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