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RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters. The charity has issued security advice in the wake of protests in Dover and Portsmouth, which saw the charity targeted for its rescue work bringing some small boat migrants ashore. This week, footage posted on social media showed volunteers being labelled as “traitors” after helping a […]

Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat rate, which ministers argue will protect budget trips. The levy will have no upper limit, though Government sources said mayors are unlikely to make it too expensive, with most indicating […]

Pharmacists will be able to treat people with migraines, acne, more types of ear infection and other conditions as the NHS “pharmacy first” scheme is expanded. The scheme allows people to get care for certain common illnesses from qualified pharmacists without needing to see a GP first. From this autumn as part of a phased rollout, people will be able to get help and treatment for acne, migraines, scabies, certain […]

Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather than a flat fee, which the Government argues will protect budget holidays. Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner will meet with mayors in No 10 North before further […]

Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, with schedules set to return to normal later. Technical issues with air traffic control systems have caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK to be cancelled since Tuesday. The disruption is easing, with only a handful of flights cancelled or delayed on Thursday and flight schedules expected to return to normal later. But Martin […]

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be unveiled to the public today at the British Museum. The tapestry – the woven record of the Norman conquest – has returned to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, on loan until September 2027 as part of a special trilateral agreement between the UK, France and the museum. Special conservation and security measures are in place to ensure the […]

August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied with July 2023 for the hottest calendar month in the temperature records, as well as the hottest August ever recorded for the world, scientists from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said. Western Europe has experienced its warmest summer on record, surpassing the previous record set in […]

National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch used Andy Burnham’s second Prime Minister’s Questions to question whether the Government would reach 3% for defence funding by 2030, insisting there were “serious threats to national security that cannot wait”. Mr Burnham hit back, insisting the Conservatives’ plan to fund defence by […]

The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”. Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following the Nats technical issue on Tuesday. Cancellations and delays continued on Wednesday as airlines dealt with knock-on impacts at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted. Addressing the Commons […]