Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:59:38 GMT
Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.
Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:38:31 GMT
The price of oil jumps to $105 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.
Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:57:06 GMT
Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.
Can Trump deliver on his offer to pay $5,000 to every American adult?
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:48:37 GMT
Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to UK public for first time at British Museum
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:29:35 GMT
Visitors tell the BBC it was a "real privilege" to be among the first to see the tapestry in England.
Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:49:05 GMT
Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.
Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:19:26 GMT
Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:37:18 GMT
The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:02:18 GMT
Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.
Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:38:56 GMT
Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.
