29 h. ago Gran cries after family turned away from Disneyland Paris despite paying £3,000

Sue Batters paid more than £3,000 to treat her two daughters and five grandsons to a three-day break in Disneyland Paris but it was all ruined after an admin error

Economics

55 h. ago Family turned away from Disneyland Paris after spending £3,000 on tickets

Sue was told there had been an admin error and she would have to buy new passes to get in

Economics

55 h. ago Disneyland Paris trip ruined as family's passes cancelled due to 'error'

The £3,000 break ended up with children standing outside the park asking why they weren't allowed in

Politics

7 d. ago JD Vance says it was ‘very cool’ to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation

The Vice President’s visit to the California theme park in July was met with protests

Politics

8 d. ago Golf for them, grind for us: Trump, Vance and the hellish US holiday divide | Arwa Mahdawi

While American workers battle burnout and ‘infinite workdays’, the men at the top are living the endless vacation dreamYou know what the problem is with the US? Nobody wants to work any more. People feel entitled to cushy jobs with fat salaries and unlimited holiday time. And by “people” I mean American politicians, who seem to treat public office as an excuse for endless vacations. Because the president and vice-president are technically always on duty, there’s no official holiday policy – and it rather feels as if they are taking advantage of this.Take the vice-president, JD “OOO (out of office)” Vance. When he’s not inspiring memes or threatening to deport menswear influencers, he always seems to be off on a jolly. So far this year, the man has been skiing in Vermont, shut down bits of Disneyland for his family’s use and apparently raised the water level of a river in Ohio for a kayaking trip. Now, the Vances are summering in the Cotswolds. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago James Wade snubs darts tournament for Disneyland holiday – 'I've done enough for them'

World Matchplay finalist James Wade snubbed the Australian Darts Masters last weekend for a family holiday to Disneyland, making his priorities clear

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9 d. ago Crystal Palace keen to sell captain Marc Guéhi before transfer window closes

Palace could lose player for nothing next yearLiverpool reluctant to pay £40m asking priceThe Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, has admitted that they are looking to sell their captain Marc Guéhi in this transfer window to avoid potentially losing him for nothing next summer.The England defender has entered the final 12 months of his contract at Selhurst Park and is wanted by a number of Premier League teams, including Liverpool and Newcastle. It is understood that Arne Slot’s side – who lost to Palace on penalties in the Community Shield on Sunday – is Guéhi’s preferred option, although they have so far been reluctant to pay Palace’s £40m valuation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What could the Cotswolds possibly offer JD Vance? I suggest a swim in one of its rivers | Marina Hyde

The VP of a thousand holidays has done Disneyland and skiing in Vermont. Now it’s time to skive off among the worst people Britain has to offerI don’t have access to the employment contract, but find myself increasingly intrigued by a question: how many days annual leave does a vice-president of the United States get? In the past five months alone, JD Vance has been on a skiing holiday, then a family trip to Disneyland, then a kayaking jaunt in Ohio – and now, he’s about to pitch up for an extended summer stay in the Cotswolds. More on all those in a bit. But let’s face it: if Vance were a politician in this country, he’d have been fitted with an unflattering holiday-related nickname months ago, and no one would take him remotely seriously.Still, time for another well-earned rest for Vacay Vance/the right honourable member for the Sun Lounger. And something of a break in tradition with recent times, in which he has preferred to holiday in national parks where the Trump administratio...

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1 week ago Notorious crime clan gran Big Mags Haney accused of "grassing" in new podcast

New BBC podcast 'The Ballad of Big Mags' hears former detective make "snitch" claims. The six part series tells how the vigilante turned heroin dealer and was jailed after Daily Record sting operation

Events

2 w. ago Tourist, 27, has finger torn off by parade horse in Spanish fiesta horror

The incident happened in the town of Es Migjorn Gran in Menorca during the festival of Sant Cristofol, where it is traditional for crowds to raise their hands up to the horses

Events

2 w. ago Couple selling £130 tickets to their Parisian wedding explain why having strangers on the guest list 'could be fun'

Jennifer, 48, and her husband Paulo, 50, are selling tickets to their Parisian wedding via Invitin, a France-based app that lets paying guests attend a wedding of their choice.

Economics