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Regional mayors’ uncapped overnight stay tax jeopardises struggling tourism sector
This Daily Mail comment piece criticises Andy Burnham for proposing to let regional mayors and authorities impose an uncapped overnight stay levy, calling it reckless at a time when the tourism sector is already struggling. It argues the tax would compound existing pressures on hotels and hospitality businesses, risking jobs and further weakening an industry…
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
The Guardian’s weekend preview highlights several Premier League storylines, with Hull hosting Chelsea as they seek a first ever top-flight win over the club, while striker Oli McBurnie marks his 100th Premier League appearance despite going without a goal so far this season. Other subplots include Fulham head coach Álvaro Arbeloa facing scrutiny after three…
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British 9/11 survivor says she will never forgive herself for ‘only’ attending 23 funerals as her ‘heart remains broken’ 25 years later
British survivor Janice Brooks, who narrowly escaped the collapse of the South Tower on 9/11, has said she will never forgive herself for only being able to attend 23 of her colleagues’ funerals, describing her heart as still “broken” a quarter of a century later. Brooks, then an executive assistant for Euro Brokers, had arrived…
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Youth-evasion crash kills two Cleveland officers as Gatwick chaos finds its hero
Teesside mourns PCs Blades and Clough after their A66 pursuit crash; a stranded passenger becomes the “hero of Gatwick” amid flight cancellations. Also: Venice’s Gaza documentary NAZA, a New Jersey child-assault case, King Harald’s funeral, an OpenAI data row, and Artemis Two’s astronauts join NASA’s emeritus progra…
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The Daily Debate: Will Labour’s new tourist tax make you less likely to take holidays in Britain?
The Daily Mail’s “Daily Debate” feature asks readers whether Labour’s new “tourist tax”, championed by regional mayors including Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, will discourage them from holidaying in Britain. The levy has been welcomed by Labour mayors as a boost to local finances, but the hospitality industry has warned it could trigger a jobs “catastrophe”,…
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Regional mayors gain power to impose uncapped visitor levy on holidays
Andy Burnham, in his role overseeing devolution policy for the Government, has approved plans allowing England’s regional mayors to impose an uncapped “overnight visitor levy” on hotel, B&B and holiday let stays, prompting accusations from the Conservatives and business groups that ministers are burdening struggling families with another tax rise. Critics argue the levy, expected…
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SEN McCORMICK: The heroic passengers of Flight 93 showed America how to stand united
In a Fox News opinion piece marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, US Senator Dave McCormick pays tribute to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93, who fought back against al-Qaeda hijackers and prevented the plane from reaching its intended target in Washington DC. He argues their example of collective…
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Several dead after tourist coach carrying 48 passengers flips over mountain road in Swiss Alps
Several people died and others were injured when a coach carrying 48 tourists overturned on a mountain road in the Graubünden canton of eastern Switzerland, one of the country’s most popular Alpine holiday regions. The crash happened at around 8pm on Thursday on the route linking the villages of Susch and Zernez, after the vehicle…
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Rick Springfield Claims He Killed a Man While Entertaining Troops During Vietnam War
Musician Rick Springfield has recounted a harrowing episode from 1968, when he travelled to South Vietnam as a teenager with the Australian band MPD Ltd. to entertain American troops. During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, he claimed that while a Navy encampment came under attack he was invited to fire mortars and was…
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Dolly Parton’s Travel Stop Releases New Videos That Include a New Jingle, Star Talking Stop’s Importance
Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, the roadside venue in Cornersville, Tennessee, founded by Dolly Parton, has released previously unseen videos of the late country star discussing why opening the stop mattered to her, timed to coincide with the upcoming Trucker’s Appreciation Week. The release comes weeks after Parton’s death on 25 August in Nashville at the…