Wales tourism tax ‘risky economic move’, says holiday let provider
Getty Images The Welsh government wants people staying overnight in Wales to pay £1.30 plus VAT per night for hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation Introducing a tourism tax in Wales…
Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests
A trial of nearly 200 people arrested in protests against the Turkish government has opened in Istanbul. Mass demonstrations began on 19 March after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu – a…
British man, 27, killed by avalanche in French Alps
A British man has died after he was buried by an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials have said. The man, 27, was near the…
Hopes for Iran nuclear talks tempered by threats and mixed messages
Parham Ghobadi BBC Persian EPA As Iran and the United States prepare to hold a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome, hopes for de-escalation are being tempered by…
Starmer and Trump discuss ‘productive’ trade talks, No 10 says
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed “ongoing and productive” trade talks, No 10 has said, in their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods. The…
Essex senior police officer sacked for sexual misconduct
Supplied Tom Simons, a former chief superintendent with Essex Police, was dismissed without notice and barred from joining any other force A senior police officer who engaged in sexual behaviour…
One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan have made dozens of arrests following a string of protests targeting KFC branches across the country which led to one man being killed. Protesters, angry at the…
‘I fled Zamzam camp with child in my arms and luggage on my head’
BBC Mother-of-two Fathiya Mohammed says she was mugged while fleeing to the town of Tawila The 700,000 residents of Sudan’s Zamzam camp were already among the world’s most destitute people…
Three charged with firearms offences after Edinburgh raid
Three people have been charged in connection with drugs and firearms offences in a raid on a house in Edinburgh. Officers seized “a number of weapons” including a firearm and…
Ryan Gosling to star in new Star Wars film
Ryan Gosling is to star in a new Star Wars film, which is set to be released in two years’ time. The new Disney project is titled Star Wars: Starfighter,…