Another UK city is introducing a "tourist tax" for those who want to stay in hotels there. Economics
People staying overnight in Liverpool will have to start paying a £2-a-night “tourist tax” after the city’s hoteliers voted in favour of the plans - set to raise £9 million over two years Society
The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder has explained your rights and the next steps you should take after thousands of people had their holiday cancelled following the closure of a major travel provider. Politics
A popular island in Spain has introduced a new pay-and-display system for sunbeds on its most crowded beaches. Politics
He performed a reading at the ceremony. Politics
Simon Cowell himself received the golden buzzer after being tricked by The Hacker. Politics
The 83-year-old played his first date of an intimate 20-city tour after quitting live performances back in 2018Paul Simon largely avoided mention of the health problems that had kept him off the road for the previous seven years when the storied singer-songwriter kicked off his return – and evident farewell – tour in New Orleans on Friday.Yet, having strummed and crooned his way through some of his catalogue’s more discreet entries, and having reached a part where he treated the audience to a closing salvo of three of his mega hits, Simon made apparent reference to those issues by letting some lyrics from The Boxer hang in the air. Continue reading... Politics
