3 d. ago ‘I’m rapt!’: meatball chants but no mania as New Zealand assembles for first Ikea store

Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family“I’ve been waiting 25 years for this,” says Annie Sattler.A quarter of a century after she emigrated from Germany, and seven years since the store was first announced, Sattler was prepared to wait just a few hours extra to be among the earliest through the doors of Ikea’s first outlet in New Zealand. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Backlash at the bed tax: Rachel Reeves plans to bring in an overnight tax on top of your hotel or Airbnb bed for the night

Rachel Reeves faced a furious backlash over plans to impose a 'bed tax' on hotel stays and holiday rentals.

Society

3 w. ago Horse racing tips: ‘He travels like a machine and can fire in a Cheltenham double’ – Templegate’s 11

TEMPLEGATE tackles a hugely exciting - and informative - Saturday of racing confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse simply by clicking their odds below. FRENCH SHIP (3.30 Cheltenham, nap) He was impressive in a hot race here last time. He cruised into that big-field contest, travelled like a machine and put it...

Events

3 w. ago Visitors will have to pay for overnight stays in Cardiff under new visitor tax plans

Cardiff Council is proposing to introduce a visitor levy which would see people having to pay £1.30 for overnight stays

Economics

3 w. ago Best travel pillow: I've tested dozens of pillows while travelling so you can sleep well on trains, planes and even overnight stays

I've dedicated myself to finding the ultimate travel pillow for extended journeys, from more traditional memory foam numbers, to innovative alternatives.

Politics

3 w. ago Travellers who enraged wealthy residents by buying field 'worth £5million' in stockbroker belt village and turned it into a car park say they will stay on the land

Millionaire residents have been 'living in a nightmare' since the group bought the 1.5 acre field at auction and worked through the night to lay a hard surface and move their caravans and trailers in.

Economics

3 w. ago Stockbroker belt millionaires' fury as travellers buy a field in conservation area 'worth £5million' and Tarmac it overnight with no planning permission

For years, residents of the pretty village of Ockham, where some properties valued at almost £2.3million, have looked onto the picturesque greenbelt land, which is also a conservation area.

Economics

last month Major road closed with huge diversion in place as Brits face morning commute hell

The A3 in Surrey is closed southbound between the A3100 and the A320 near Guildford due to planned overnight roadworks which are overrunning, National Highways has said

Politics