75 m. ago Dozens injured with four in critical condition as two buses carrying tourists including Brit cruise passengers collide in Barcelona

One bus was parked and picking up passengers on Avinguda Diagonal, one of Barcelona's widest and most significant avenues, when the other smashed into it from behind.

Events

95 m. ago New powers to snoop on businesses who treat staff badly in rogue firm crackdown

New plans are being drawn up to boost watchdog the Fair Work Agency, which will target rogue employers, making sure those who underpay staff face fines

Economics

3 h. ago How I rediscovered the magic of salsa, the music of my mother's mother, in an Edinburgh bar

Salsa was the background to Lisa Simonis’s early childhood but it took an outgoing flatmate in Scotland’s capital to persuade her to rediscover this electrifying music and dance

Politics

3 h. ago ‘The price was huge’: Hezbollah reeling as Lebanese ponder sacrifices of its war

The fighting with Israel has weakened the group and brought heavy losses to residents in its southern heartland Crowds of people gathered last week in the ruined town square of Aitaroun, south Lebanon, to attend the mass burial of 95 people, one of the largest funerals held in Lebanon since the start of the Hezbollah-Israel war.Hundreds of people waving Hezbollah flags watched as rows of coffins were brought in by four lorries, the vehicles’ procession lined with flattened buildings destroyed in Israeli bombardment months earlier. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago DWP to change PIP support for people with muscle and joint conditions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new support scheme for people certain health conditions

Politics

4 h. ago UK to be hotter than Ibiza this week as temperatures of up to 17C forecast

The UK is set to enjoy temperatures hotter than Ibiza this week, as forecasters expect the mercury to reach as high as 17C.

Politics

4 h. ago Shocking moment British man is punched by bouncer in Thailand’s Sin City

Tourists have been warned about violence in the Thai tourist hotspot of Pattaya after a string of incidents.

Events

5 h. ago I booked a massage in my messy Edinburgh flat and it was awkward at first

You can now have a treatment delivered to your door

Events

5 h. ago Sale of new leasehold flats to be banned under Labour plan to end 'feudal' system

There are around five million leaseholders in England and Wales, and the system has come under increased criticism in recent years.

Economics

5 h. ago Scottish island 'appalled' at extra ferry losses as busy tourist season looms

South Uist is once more bearing the brunt of CalMac’s attempts to keep its services running while major vessels are off the water.

Politics

6 h. ago Brit tourist, 63 'knocked out by club bouncer in one punch' and left bleeding out on curb

Footage a British tourist apparently being knocked out by a single punch thrown by an on-duty security guard has surfaced – the altercation happened near a nightclub in Thailand

Society

7 h. ago Residents and traders urged to share their views on Stirling's proposed new 'tourist tax'

Stirling Council is nurging residents, traders, tourism operators and visitors to share their thoughts as the council ponders the introduction of a new 'tourist tax' on visitors.

Politics

8 h. ago Shocking moment Brit tourist is knocked out by doorman with a single punch after being barred entry to a strip club in notorious Thai resort

The tourist, 62, had reportedly been drinking at a nearby bar before trying to enter the lap dancing venue in 'Sin City' Pattaya at around 11:30 pm on March 2.

Society

8 h. ago City bonuses are back: supercars and Notting Hill flats on the shopping list for big spenders

Estate agents and supercar dealers seeing an upswing in enquiries from the winners in the bonus season

Economics

8 h. ago Lando Norris ‘flat out ready’ to win Formula One world title – Mika Hakkinen

Norris finished second to four-time world champion Max Verstappen in last season’s championship

Politics

8 h. ago Leasehold flats ban to mark beginning of the end for ‘feudal’ system

The Government has proposed bringing the leasehold system to an end which would give homeowners more control over how buildings are run

Politics

9 h. ago Fateful words of the wife of serial killer John Christie revealed in letter sent months before he strangled HER in 'murder house'

Ethel Christie was married to the bespectacled monster, who killed her and at least seven others by strangling them at his flat in Notting Hill, West London.

Events

9 h. ago New DWP plans for people on PIP with back, joint, and muscle health conditions due this month

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions are receiving PIP.

Politics

9 h. ago Top jockey’s insane travel schedule takes him around the world in 60 days

Tom Marquand has flown 40,000 miles in the first two months of 2025 and has more long distance travelling to do before the Flat Turf season in Britain begins

Politics

9 h. ago Ibiza and Airbnb announce joint crackdown on unregulated tourist flats

The ‘unprecedented’ agreement hopes to see the quality of tourism rise on the island

Society