62 m. ago London visitors to pay tourist tax under Rachel Reeves Budget plans

Rachel Reeves, who is set to deliver her Budget on Wednesday, has signed off measures that will give English cities and regions the power to charge tourists

Economics

2 h. ago Ant and Dec’s I’m a Celeb livestream halted as presenter recoils in fear

Ant and Dec’s I’m A Celebrity livestream was brought to halt thanks to an unwelcome visitor.

Politics

2 h. ago Ministers plan to scrap jury trials in England and Wales except for most serious cases

Proposed changes unlikely to apply to trials for serious offences such as rape and murder

Politics

3 h. ago Welsh attraction with plans for 15 holiday homes and its own cinema up for sale

Visitors can go on safaris at the site

Politics

5 h. ago US cites Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election to withdraw immigration status

Activists denounce ‘egregious’ decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status that may force 4,000 Myanmarese citizens to return home

Politics

6 h. ago Edinburgh Book Festival asks publishers to pay for accommodation costs due to tourist tax

The festival director said the organisation was “actively lobbying” Edinburgh City Council over the city’s new visitor levy.

Economics

6 h. ago David Moyes ‘quite likes’ Everton infighting after Idrissa Gueye sent off for slapping team

Gueye was shown a straight red card for slapping Michael Keane but Kirenan Dewsbury-Hall’s goal secured an unlikely 1-0 victory for David Moyes and the 10-man visitors

Politics

8 h. ago What is an ETA and how can European visitors to the UK apply for the new visa?

Exclusive: Unofficial sites charging eight times the official price have already sprung up

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8 h. ago What is an ETA and how can visitors to the UK apply for the new visa?

Travellers to the UK from 85 nationalities, including United States, Canada and France, will need the pass to enter the country

Politics

12 h. ago Reconstructed road opens grand views at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota

Part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park is reopening after being closed for over six years

Politics

18 h. ago ‘I like my players fighting’: David Moyes defends Idrissa Gueye after Everton bust

Midfielder sent off after slapping teammate KeaneUnited ‘were not perfect’ in the loss, says AmorimDavid Moyes said he likes his ­players “fighting each other” after Idrissa Gueye was sent off in the 13th minute for slapping his teammate Michael Keane in Everton’s 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday.The victory was a first at Old Trafford in the Premier League for the visitors since 2013. After Gueye’s red card, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s 29th-minute strike proved the winner as United lost for a first time in the competition at home after an opponent was reduced to 10 men. Continue reading...

Sport

20 h. ago Man United vs Everton live: Idrissa Gueye sent off for slapping team

Gueye was shown a straight red card for ‘a clear strike to the face of Keane’ as Everton team-mates clashed to leave the visitors down to 10 men

Politics

21 h. ago Eddie Howe hopes Newcastle can banish travel sickness on mission to Marseille

Magpies’ away record is a worry before Champions League meeting with Roberto De Zerbi, Mason Greenwood and coNewcastle fans are travelling to Marseille with a soundtrack of uncertainty echoing in their ears. Quite apart from the official warnings about rampant pickpocketing, street crime and potential football‑related violence, their phones seem full of concerned messages from families and friends.Those oft-repeated exhortations to variously “take care”, “watch yourself” and “stay safe” in a city listed regularly among Europe’s most dangerous could, in a different context, easily apply to Eddie Howe’s team. Continue reading...

Events

21 h. ago Compulsory face mask rule brought in at hospitals in one part of Wales

All staff and visitors are now required to wear face masks at the health board

Politics

26 h. ago Thomas Frank desperately needs a performance from his stalled Spurs team

Tottenham manager can afford a midweek defeat in Paris, but the same does not apply to Fulham’s visit on SaturdayWelcome, then, to another of those Spurs weeks, where the executives are deeply concerned and it is impossible to ignore the sense of foreboding. The 4-1 derby humiliation at Arsenal on Sunday ensured the club are playing a game of crisis-baton hot potato with Liverpool and surely the last thing that the manager, Thomas Frank, needs is a Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.This is not the real fear because it is just about possible to paint the game against the European champions as a free hit. Even in the best of times, nobody would have expected much from Tottenham there and, with two wins and two draws from four matches in the competition, they can afford to lose this one. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago This art is rubbish: why artists meticulously recreate our trash – so well they even confuse cleaners

Resin fruit peel, bronze bin bags and marble loo rolls are among the items of detritus being immortalised by artists – and fetching a high priceGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn the second floor of Hany Armanious’s exhibition at Buxton Contemporary in Melbourne, a curl of tangerine peel lies on a shelf, its yellowing, pithy insides facing upwards. It feels like it should be cleaned up, but it won’t be. The rind is not rubbish discarded by a careless visitor: it’s a perfect resin cast made by Armanious.Placed carefully around the gallery are resin recreations of other items more commonly seen in bins: a group of melted candles, blobs of Blu-Tack, crumbly chunks of polystyrene. These might seem unlikely subjects for an exhibition, but Armanious is one of several artists who have turned their eye to trash in recent years. Gavin Turk, Ai Weiwei, Susan Collis and Glen Hayward, among others, all go to similarly painstaking – and often expensive – lengths to recreate items that...

Politics

28 h. ago British government warns 'no permission, no travel' as it's set to enforce new rules for tourists early next year

From 25 February, 2026, visitors from 85 countries - including France, the United States and Canada - will have to obtain digital permission to enter the UK.

Events

30 h. ago I visited enchanting Christmas market and one £4.50 item made the trip worthwhile

The Christmas market has been named one of the best in the UK - and one visitor was blown away by a purchase costing less than £5

Economics

36 h. ago Eight players could miss Man United vs Everton as Matheus Cunha explanation given

Manchester United host Everton on Monday as they look to apply pressure on the teams in the Champions League places

Sport

39 h. ago WANTED: One VERY tolerant Lady! Picky aristocrat, 79, launches bid to find a wife. Eskimos, Scorpios, the poor, the short, Guardian readers, Scots and anyone who can't fly a helicopter needn't apply

Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, says he'll pay his new wife £50,000-a-year to father his male heirs and tend to his sprawling 1,300-acre Somerset estate - but she must be able to ballroom dance and fire a shotgun.

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