13 h. ago New bag rule set to come for anyone flying to Spain, Portugal or Greece

The EU rule, which will apply to UK holidaymakers, will cover companies including easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air and TUI

Politics

45 h. ago One rule for travellers... another for villagers who have been left in tears by 'shock and awe' of bulldozing Green Belt field to make way for caravan camp

It's hard to imagine a more tranquil spot than the country lanes on the outskirts of the Cheshire village of Burtonwood on a summer's day.

Events

57 h. ago Gary Clarke Company: Detention review – horror and humour in stand against Section 28

The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobiaGary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire mining village in the 1980s and 90s, and the scars left by Margaret Thatcher’s government (and her Tory successors) have informed an impressive dance theatre trilogy that lies somewhere between social history project and cri de coeur. Detention is the final part of the trilogy that began with Coal, looking at the mining industry, followed by Wasteland, about the nascent rave culture that sucked in disaffected youth in the midst of those mines’ closures. Detention focuses on the Section 28 legislation brought in in 1988, forbidding the “promotion” of homosexuality. This is the backdrop against which Clarke, and every other young gay man and woman at that time grew up. We see dehumanising political speeches, the bullying, the self-hatred; the bleakness is tangible.Yet while Detention is about the effects...

Events

58 h. ago Disney theme park rule you should never break according to former cast member

A former cast member at a Disney theme park has said there's one thing she wishes guests would stop doing while visiting, and it can ruin someone's day if you break the unwritten rule

Politics

3 d. ago Travellers who 'seized' field in 24 hours: Horrified villagers in sleepy hamlet are left 'powerless' by speed of 'land

'Powerless' locals in the isolated farming community of Charles have lashed out at the alleged 'eco-vandalism' after industrial diggers ripped into a field and levelled it.

Politics

3 d. ago Ryanair rule change lets you bring 50% more luggage with special bag

Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced that Trunkis and similar bags designed for kids travelling on planes will now be allowed on its flights at no extra costs

Politics

3 d. ago Travellers who 'seized' field in 24 hours: Horrified villagers in sleepy  hamlet are left 'powerless' by speed of 'land

'Powerless' locals in the isolated farming community of Charles have lashed out at the alleged 'eco-vandalism' after industrial diggers ripped into a field and levelled it.

Politics

5 d. ago People taking snacks onto aircraft in hand luggage 'could face £5,000 fines' over EU travel rule

Even food bought at the airport will fall foul of the rules from destinations such as Spain, Greece, Turkey and France.

Economics

6 d. ago Electricity firm wants to build battery energy storage plant on green belt site

If approved, 13 battery containers, each more than three metres in height would be installed on land currently used for livestock grazing

Science

8 d. ago ITV Emmerdale fans work out beloved character's 'murder' as John Sugden's fate laid bare

Emmerdale's John Sugden and Aaron Dingle left the village on Friday evening for their honeymoon but fans believe they've already worked out John's next sinister move.

Events

9 d. ago Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused by a falling glacier were “not alone” and the wealthy Alpine country was calculating ways to help

Politics

1 week ago Abandoned town left to rot for 40 years after plane crash horror

Goussainville-Vieux Pays is now a largely empty village where plant life is taking over and almost everybody has left, following a major plane crash around 50 years ago

Events

1 week ago Nadia Sawalha breaks down in tears as she speaks out on chaos at Loose Women after pay cuts and 'hundreds' of shock redundancies

Nadia Sawalha has broken her silence on the chaos at Loose Women as she choked back tears on Wednesday. 

Events

1 week ago UK passport warning as travellers experience Brexit rule hell at airports

Swathes of Brits have been stung by a post-Brexit passport rule that has sparked mass confusion - and resulted in passengers being denied boarding, despite having documentation that is still 'in date'

Events

1 week ago What happened to Axel Rudakubana's family: They fled their home the day after the Southport killings. Now SARAH RAINEY reveals truth about their new lives in hiding

Nearly ten months have passed since the Rudakubana family left the small semi in Bank, a village outside Southport, which had been their home for seven years.

Society

2 w. ago ‘Global red alert’: forest loss hits record high – and Latin America is the heart of the inferno

With little state support, villagers are left to battle wildfires armed with little more than shovels and bottles of water • Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last yearWildfires engulfed vast swathes of South America last year, devastating ecosystems, closing schools and grounding flights. With its worst fire season on record, Bolivia was especially hard hit. “We felt powerless and angry to be unable to protect what is ours,” says Isabel Surubí Pesoa.Surubí Pesoa was forced to migrate to the nearest town after the spring that fed her village in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands dried up after the fires and the drought that preceded it. “It’s very painful,” she says. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Jamie Theakston in tears as he tells Davina McCall of 'huge shock' of diagnosis

The Heart Radio DJ, 54, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of laryngeal cancer last year and subsequently underwent three operations

Events

2 w. ago Heartbroken Fred Sirieix in floods of tears as he makes shock family discovery

First Dates star Fred Sirieix has an emotional time on BBC 1 hit series as the Who Do You Think You Are? team explain his family history and make some heartbreaking discoveries

Events

2 w. ago UK travellers issued important packing rule and urged not to fold clothes

Travelling can be stressful enough without having to worry about packing enough clothes - luckily a travel expert has revealed several handy tips to fit as much into your luggage as possible

Politics

2 w. 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