4 h. ago Spanish holiday hotspot delays tourist tax in win for those planning summer trips

The region is looking for ways to curb overtourism

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9 h. ago The cheapest weeks and days to book flights this summer revealed

The cheapest day of the week and week of the year to travel have been revealed by Skyscanner, in the travel company's Smarter Summer Report.

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10 h. ago I live in the US and have a green card. If I leave the country, will I be allowed back in? | Arwa Mahdawi

Even a summer holiday isn’t straightforward any more - and all across the US, millions of people are having to make calculations like mineLet me start with a message to my wife. SORRY!!! I apologise in advance for everything you are about to read.My more sensible half, you see, is a US citizen, who keeps telling me (a green card holder) that I should stop making jokes about getting sent to a detention centre or deported.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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11 h. ago The cheapest week (and the best destinations) to book for your summer holidays

Almost half of British holidaymakers are yet to book a trip this year, says Skyscanner

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13 h. ago Skyscanner reveals the cheapest week (and the best and worst destinations) to book for your summer holidays

Here’s when to book to get maximum bang for your buck

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13 h. ago France avoids recession as economy returns to growth; UK house prices drop – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina manufacturing activity plummets amid Trump tariff warAverage UK house prices fell this month, lender Nationwide reports, after the rush to avoid an increase in stamp duty faded.According to Nationwide, house prices fell by 0.6% in April, with the average price dropping to £270,752 from £271,316 in March.Early indications suggest there was a significant jump in transactions in March, with buyers bringing forward their purchases to avoid additional tax obligations.“The market is likely to remain a little soft in the coming months, following the pattern typically observed following the end of stamp duty holidays. Nevertheless, activity is likely to pick up steadily as summer progresses, despite wider economic uncertainties in the global economy, since underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain supportive. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Gardeners urged to plant 10 flowers you'll barely have to water even in summer

If you're planning a long holiday over summer, you may not be around to care for your plants - luckily here's a list of flowers that need little watering in the heat

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29 h. ago Ryanair passengers warned of baggage mistake ahead of summer holiday season

Travellers heading on holiday this summer have been warned to be cautious when packing.

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34 h. ago Cost of living help worth £290 including cash payment and supermarket vouchers

Cambridgeshire County Council is awarding £180 worth of supermarket vouchers over the upcoming half terms and summer holiday, as well as a one-off payment of £110

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38 h. ago Summer holidays might cost you a £500 fine for one particular motoring offence...

The chances of drivers being fined for a particular offence is set to spike over the coming months, especially during the school summer holidays.

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39 h. ago Woman takes one item on plane to avoid 'travel chaos' and it works every time

If you're planning to travel during the summer holidays from an airport, it could spell disaster if you're not prepared for it. One woman has shared a hack to avoid it all

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3 d. ago As we're banned from bringing meat and cheese home from EU... How to savour Britain's best deli delights

British holidaymakers hoping for a tasty supermarket haul this summer are in for a shock, due to a government ban on importing meat and dairy products from the EU.

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5 d. ago Warning to UK families over visiting four countries this summer

Brits heading to holiday hotspots around Europe this summer may face organised anti-tourism protests as soon as they arrive at airports with locals fuming at rising prices

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5 d. ago Scotland's 'most dog friendly' holiday destinations named ahead of summer

The best places in Scotland to take your four-legged friends have been crowned.

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6 d. ago Best summer reads of 2025: Top selections for literary escapism

Explore a curated list of the best summer reads this year to pack on holiday or take to the park

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6 d. ago Perfect summer dress that can be worn to weddings or on holiday at Marks and Spencer

Marks and Spencer has just dropped the second half of its spring collection and there's so many pieces to choose from.

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6 d. ago Scotland's 10 'best holiday rentals' to stay ahead of summer named

The hotels and apartments are located all around the country.

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7 d. ago Newly married navy officer on honeymoon among Kashmir terror attack victims

Summer holiday at picturesque Kashmir turns into a nightmare for about two dozen families

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8 d. ago Tina Knowles hits back at claim Beyoncé always wanted to be solo artist

New memoir offers insights into the early days of Beyoncé’s fame and the hurdles she and her family overcame in the music industry

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9 d. ago Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – don’t just stand there, do something

An altruistic companion to Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks aims to encourage anyone with a conscience to stop being a spectatorMany years ago there was a BBC children’s TV programme called Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?. Its aim was to encourage kids to spending their summer holidays helping grannies across the street or litter-picking rather than lying on the sofa filling their faces with cheese puffs. If I’m anything to go by, it didn’t work.Moral Ambition is Why Don’t You? for grownups, written by a Dutch historian but deploying psychologically sophisticated nudge techniques, shaming devices and a hectoring imperative mood to encourage clever if spiritually bankrupt people like you (no offence) to do something beyond making mortgage payments by means of a job you hate. Don’t you realise that the average worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job and, judging by the look of you (again, no offence), 79,999 of th...

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