86 m. ago Watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing including Viagogo and StubHub

It comes amidst reports that the government could be looking to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their face value

Economics

10 h. ago Ticket touting crackdown: Government plans to BAN reselling above face value for big sporting events amid concerns fans are being ripped off

Reselling tickets for live events for profit is reportedly set to be banned by the Government in a move that will have an impact on sports fans. 

Sport

11 h. ago Government to ban resale of tickets above face value amid tout crackdown

Ministers are expected to unveil plans to tackle sites that offer tickets at several times their original face value

Politics

13 h. ago Reselling tickets for live events for profit set to be banned by UK Government

The move, which could be announced on Wednesday, follows years of campaigning by the Daily Record and by some of the biggest names in music to cut costs for fans.

Politics

13 h. ago Ticket resales above face value set to be outlawed in touts crackdown

Ministers are expected to announce the plans within days in major victory for fans of live events

Politics

24 h. ago Sheikh Hasina: The woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years

A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death on 17 November, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

Politics

60 h. ago Former Fed governor's stock trades violated the central bank's ethics rules

A former Federal Reserve governor who retired in August listed several stock trades in her financial disclosure documents for 2024 that violated the central bank’s ethics rules

Politics

64 h. ago Government should pass ban on Israeli settlements trade before Christmas – Bacik

‘There is a clear appetite for this to be done, and to be done swiftly,’ Labour leader Ivana Bacik said.

Politics

3 d. ago MP visits TSB Livingston branch to find out how bank is supporting vulnerable customers

The visit, hosted by Andrew McIntyre, Head of Government Affairs at TSB, focused on the bank’s work to promote financial security, protect customers, and provide safe and inclusive spaces for local people.

Economics

4 d. ago Why investors in new Scottish Government bonds may be banking on failure of SNP's independence dream

Credit rating agency Moody’s praises Scotland’s ‘large and well-diversified economy’ but adds a note of caution about the effects of independence

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago What is closed on Veterans Day? Retail stores are open but not banks or government offices

Congress made Nov. 11 an official federal holiday in 1938

Politics

7 d. ago Government issues statement after calls to ban mobile phones in schools

One student said she was exposed to pornography and beheading videos from the age of 12

Politics

9 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

Politics

1 week ago Specialist appointed to handle Alex Salmond’s ‘effective bankruptcy’

A trustee in sequestration has been appointed to manage the former Scottish first minister’s affairs following his death in 2024.

Politics

1 week ago Rangers ultras blast ‘no to police state Britain’ as they take aim at controversial UK government policy with banner

RANGERS ultras hit out at the UK government's controversial digital ID policy with a banner display at Ibrox. It appeared during the early stages of the Gers' Europa League clash against Roma. Before kick-off at Ibrox, the entire Copland Stand was turned into a giant tifo display. The huge gladiator-themed tifo made use of the...

Events

1 week ago Trump defends tariffs as matter of ‘national security’, saying a supreme court ruling against them would be ‘somewhat catastrophic’

President claims without evidence that tariffs are ‘difference between going bankrupt and thriving’It’s now day 37 of the ongoing government shutdown, the longest on record, with both parties continuing to blame the other for the lapse in funding.For his part, Donald Trump has turned his attention to the filibuster – the procedural mechanism that requires 60 votes in the Senate to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to the floor for a vote. He’s hammered home his wishes on Truth Social, and in front of lawmakers at a White House breakfast on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Germany bans one Muslim group and raids two others amid antisemitism claims

The government has accused the banned group of violating basic human rights

Politics

1 week ago The Guardian view on Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York: the Democrats can build on an uplifting night | Editorial

A historic campaign that focused on the theme of affordability can offer wider lessons to a re-energised oppositionSince the re-election of Donald Trump last November, a demoralised Democratic party has struggled to reverse a palpable sense of downward momentum. At a grassroots level, amid plunging poll ratings, there has been a yearning for renewal and a more punchy, combative approach in opposition. Against that bleak backdrop, the remarkable election of Zohran Mamdani to the New York City mayoralty is a moment for progressives to savour.Mr Mamdani entered the mayoral race last October as a socialist outsider with almost zero name recognition. He won it with more than 50% of the vote after the highest turnout in more than half a century, and despite the best efforts of billionaires to bankroll his chief rival, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, to victory. That achievement makes him the youngest mayor of the US’s largest city for more than 100 years and the first Musl...

Politics

1 week ago Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

The German government has banned a Muslim group accused of violating human rights and democratic values

Events