19 h. ago Welsh visitor attractions to close and lower their national flags to half

Welsh tourist attractions have planned to shut up shop and lower their flags to half-mast on St David's Day as they protest an 'anti-tourism tax'. 

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19 h. ago Macfarlane flags strong deal pipeline and profits but national insurance Budget blow to cost £1.2m

“It does make you think about recruitment and from our perspective we need to find ways to mitigate these costs” – Ivor Gray, finance director

Economics

43 h. ago Welsh tourist attractions to close on St David's Day in coordinated protest

Tourism businesses say a range of Welsh Government measures are going to negatively affect them

Events

55 h. ago British Despairways: Tired passengers rank airline worst for long

The nation's flag-carrier also scored lower than rivals easyJet and Tui in the survey's short-haul list.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump's 'unfireable' aide earns new nickname after awkward Melania encounter and decoy flight meltdown

Donald Trump's aides are known for their dedication to the boss - but one White House worker was so devoted that she started being compared to Glenn Close 's iconic Fatal Attraction character.

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7 d. ago National Gallery of Australia says it covered Palestinian flags on tapestry after security assessment

Critics say NGA decision ‘is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship’ that is ‘rooted in political cowardice’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Australia claims it covered Palestinian flags in a major exhibition after undertaking a security threat assessment, but critics say the decision was “rooted in political cowardice”.The Guardian this week revealed two Palestinian flags on a large tapestry hanging in an exhibition currently showing in Canberra have been covered with white fabric.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘This is censorship’: Palestinian flags covered up in major exhibition at National Gallery of Australia

Exclusive: Pacific Indigenous art collective claims NGA cited ‘high level’ security risk in direction to remove Palestinian flag from tapestry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Palestinian flags on a tapestry on display at the National Gallery of Australia have been concealed with white fabric, in what the artists have described as an act of censorship they only agreed to reluctantly.The large tapestry is part of the Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled exhibition, a group show by Pacific Indigenous art collective SaVĀge K’lub. The work features a number of flags, including the Aboriginal flag and the words “justice now”, the Torres Strait Islander flag, the West Papua flag, along with other Moana and Pacific peoples’ symbols, insignia and social justice slogans.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Time Capsule waterpark attraction to close for up to six months for essential upgrades

During closure, all of the other facilities, such as the 25m swimming pool, the ice rink and the gym within complex, will remain open.

Politics