3 d. ago I had an aneurysm in Tenerife and had to be repatriated: Why falling ill on holiday could cost you £200,000

Steve Rhodes (pictured with wife Julie) suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm while on holiday in Tenerife last year. He spent over three weeks in hospital.

Economics

3 d. ago Brits urged to act now as Spain Airbnb crackdown to have 'severe' effect

Following a brutal clampdown - which resulted in Airbnb being ordered to remove 65,000 holiday listings in Spain - Brits have been urged to act swiftly and make one quick check before jetting off

Politics

3 d. ago Spain says 'no more excuses' and blocks 65,000 Airbnb rentals for tourists

The Spanish government has ordered Airbnb to remove thousands of rental listings from its platform

Society

3 d. ago Spain demands Airbnb block thousands of holiday rentals ahead of summer

The rental company has been ordered to ban more than 65,000 holiday listings

Society

4 d. ago Warning for Brits as Spain blocks 65,000 holiday accommodations for tourists

The European Union nation has ordered the listings for tourists to be blocked for alleged violations as millions of Brits prepare for holidays to the sunny destination

Events

4 d. ago Spain blocks 65,000 Airbnb rentals in another huge blow to tourists

Spain has ordered Airbnb to remove more than 65,000 listings for holidays homes as part of a crackdown.

Society

4 d. ago Spain launches Airbnb crackdown as 65,000 holiday listings ordered to be blocked over rule violations

Spain is grappling with a housing affordability crisis that has spurred government action against short-term rental companies

Politics

4 d. ago Spain makes huge holiday ruling as 65,000 tourist rentals blocked

Tourist hotspots like Barcelona and Madrid are both affected by the changes

Society

4 d. ago More than 65,000 holiday rentals blocked on Airbnb by Spanish government due to rule violations

It comes as the Spanish government has found that thousands of Airbnb listings did not include the necessary information

Politics

4 d. ago Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 holiday rentals over rule violations

Spain’s government says it has ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules

Society

9 d. ago Mum of Brit teen facing life in jail begged her to come home before worrying sign

Bella May Culley, 18, was reported missing while on holiday in Thailand - only to turn up 4,000 miles away in Georgia where authorities have accused her of hauling cannabis

Events

9 d. ago Bella May Culley sent final message before vanishing on holiday

Bella May Culley, 18, faces decades in a prison in Georgia as her shocked family reacts to her arrest, some 4,000 miles away from where they thought she was on holiday

Politics

1 week ago Shock update on British girl, 18, reported missing on holiday in Thailand as she is found in hellish situation 4,000 miles away

Bella May Culley, 18, sparked a massive international search operation this week as she hadn't been in touch with her family since Saturday.

Events

1 week ago Louis Tomlinson whisks Zara McDermott away on romantic getaway

Louis Tomlinson has reportedly flown Zara McDermott 5,000 miles to a holiday hotspot, where the pair are said to be enjoying a romantic holiday amid their busy schedule

Politics

2 w. ago ‘What is left of our democracy?’: freed Palestinian human rights advocate warns of US authoritarian rule

Mohsen Mahdawi, student detained by Ice last month, pens blistering attack on Trump’s deportation policiesMohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student freed on Wednesday after more than two weeks in immigration detention, has issued a stark warning about the US’s descent into authoritarianism.“Once the repression of dissent, in the name of security, becomes a key objective of a government, authoritarian rule and even martial law are not far off. When they look at my case, all Americans should ask themselves: what is left of our democracy, and who will be targeted next?” said Mahddawi in an op-ed for the New York Times. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Amanda Holden and Alan Carr are set for massive profit as they nab offer on stunning Spanish villa they renovated on latest series of their BBC show

The pair snapped up a crumbling 100-year-old townhouse in Granada for €65,000 (£55,000), transforming it into a stunning holiday home.

Economics

3 w. ago European city frozen in time where dark tourists descend every year

This ancient city has become such a holiday hotspot that tourist numbers had to be capped at 20,000 a day. Still, millions flock to see this remarkable ruins of this once thriving Roman town

Politics

3 w. ago 'I take my children on holiday during school term and have saved £15,000'

She insists that she isn't going to stop because it's not affecting their education

Economics

3 w. ago Trump 100 days: Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidency

The president has begun his second term at a whirlwind pace, slashing the government, upending international alliances, challenging the rule of law and ordering mass deportationsLaw-abiding migrants sent to foreign prisons. Sweeping tariffs disrupting global markets. Students detained for protest. Violent insurrectionists pardoned. Tens of thousands of federal workers fired. The supreme court ignored.The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have shocked the United States and the world. On the eve of his inauguration, Trump promised the “most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history”, and what followed has been a whirlwind pace of extreme policies and actions that have reshaped the federal government and the US’s role in the world. Continue reading...

Politics