1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (167+ words) Several hundred anti-immigration protesters faced off with counter-protesters in the centre of Portsmouth on Saturday, as the southern English port city found itself at the heart of Britain’s increasingly acrimonious immigration debate. Under a heavy police presence, approximately 400 protesters marched…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (672+ words) Home secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaos Shabana Mahmood has urged police to curb the activities of far-right, anti-migrant groups which have “obvious malign intent” after a weekend of…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (834+ words) Studies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced a levy suggest it has no impact on visitor numbers If you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (480+ words) Volunteers told to consider not wearing branded clothing and to shut lifeboat stations if they feel in danger Police working to protect RNLI in Dorset amid opposition to small boat rescues The RNLI is stepping up security after a backlash…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (599+ words) Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in England under plans ministers are due to outline to give…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (723+ words) The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayors Good morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was then mayor of Greater Manchester, and his close friend and ally…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (810+ words) Since Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, there has been a 63% rise in Americans renting properties in Scotland. Politics is one reason – but there are many other surprising motivations … Four years ago, when Tammi Gaw, a 50-year-old property adviser, moved from Washington…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (589+ words) Tommy Robinson: Where’s the Money Gone? review – endless shocking allegations The Guardian Tommy Robinson: Where’s the Money Gone? review – endless shocking allegations From his claim of being ‘de-banked’ to a disturbing detail about a rape survivor’s story being used to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (58+ words) The Guardian The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's chief executive, Peter Sparkes, has addressed deliberate misinformation circulating about the organisation's purpose and lifesaving work after far-right agitators caused unrest in Dover and Portsmouth at the weekend ‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (502+ words) Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reports The illegal trade in tobacco is booming in the EU, according to a report by the bloc’s financial watchdog, with almost one in 10 cigarettes produced illicitly or smuggled, causing…...