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Holidaymakers clobbered with record £4.6billion flying taxes under Labour, official figures show, with families shelling out hundreds of millions of pounds more to go abroad after levy hikes
Official HMRC figures show holidaymakers paid a record £4.6billion in Air Passenger Duty (APD) in the 2025-26 tax year, a rise of nearly £500million (12 per cent) on the previous year, after Labour increased the levy on flights. The increase, dubbed the “holiday tax,” follows Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s 15 per cent rise in APD introduced…
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Nevada casino on brink of closure reopens to lure tourists fed up with Las Vegas prices
Primm Valley Resort & Casino in Nevada has expanded its comeback a month after narrowly avoiding permanent closure, betting that lower prices and fee-free stays can attract tourists frustrated by rising costs in nearby Las Vegas. The property reopened on 22 July, 17 days after Las Vegas-based operator Terrible’s took over management following a last-minute…
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Travellers who ripped up wildlife haven are forced to stop building work: Police arrive and diggers move out after hundreds of residents protested overnight over Bank Holiday land grab
A bank holiday “land grab” on greenbelt in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, in which bulldozers cleared a wildlife-rich field, has been halted after hundreds of local residents staged an overnight protest. Diggers and vans left the site on Sheering Mill Lane on Monday morning after Hertfordshire Police enforced a High Court injunction, with officers set to…
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Passengers stranded as strike disrupts flights at Kenya’s main airport
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi as a go-slow strike by aviation workers disrupted flights for a second consecutive day. The action, called by aviation sector unions demanding better working conditions and implementation of a previously agreed deal, has caused lengthy delays and cancellations at one…
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Dozens of anti-tourist fanatics occupy ‘overcrowded’ Ibiza beach in latest protest against holidaymakers
Dozens of protesters occupied a small, popular beach in Ibiza on 30 August in the latest demonstration against mass tourism, holding banners describing the cove as overcrowded with visitors and calling for locals to reclaim public spaces. Organised by the Ibiza Youth Association, the event at Cala Saladeta near San Antonio was framed as a…
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Retrospective bid seeks 12 mobile homes on Essex field
Travellers who bulldozed a wildlife-rich field in Willows Green, Essex, in what residents branded a “Bank Holiday land grab” have now applied for retrospective planning permission to install 12 mobile homes on the site. The group moved in with around 30 vehicles and heavy machinery on 1 May, hours after the local council closed for…
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This week in PC games: Bank Holiday Mawnday Edition
Rock Paper Shotgun published its regular round-up of new PC game releases, but this instalment took the form of a whimsical, in-universe framing device rather than a straightforward list, marking the Bank Holiday Monday edition of the recurring weekly feature. The article leans on the site’s recurring fantasy conceit of a “Treehouse” inhabited by staff…
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Exclusive: Doncaster Sheffield Airport flights could soar to 56 a day new figures reveal – Doncaster Free Press
New figures indicate that Doncaster Sheffield Airport could handle up to 56 flights a day under proposals linked to its planned reopening. The disclosure matters because it gives residents near the proposed flight paths a clearer indication of the potential scale of aircraft activity and associated noise, while the airport seeks to restore commercial operations.…
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Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Poised for First UK Number One Following Icon’s Death
Following the passing of country music legend Dolly Parton at age 80, her 1980 signature hit ‘9 to 5’ has experienced a dramatic resurgence on the UK charts. The song has climbed significantly through the Official Charts