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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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Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig
The Champions League league phase got under way with a flurry of results, headlined by Bayern Munich’s 5-0 demolition of Bodø/Glimt and Como’s impressive 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on their competition debut. Elsewhere, Lens snatched a dramatic 3-2 win at ten-man Slavia Prague with two stoppage-time goals, while PSV came from behind to draw…
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Slack can now vibe-code interactive charts and reports inside chats
Slack is introducing “Slackforce Surfaces”, a feature that lets users create interactive reports, dashboards, polls, presentations and microsites directly within a chat conversation using AI. Rather than exporting data to separate tools, users can simply describe what they need to Slackbot, which pulls relevant information from conversations and connected apps such as Google Drive or…
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Ingraham questions Trump’s $5,000 pledge amid funding gaps
Donald Trump has come under pressure from Fox News host Laura Ingraham over his pledge to pay every American adult a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Ingraham pressed him directly on why the payment could not be made immediately if the funds were genuinely available,…
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Jay-Z Brings Justin Timberlake Onstage in Paris
Jay-Z’s guest-filled world tour reached its conclusion in style in Paris, where he brought out Justin Timberlake for a rare rendition of “Holy Grail,” their 2013 collaboration, followed by “Until the End of Time,” a track originally recorded as a duet between Timberlake and Beyoncé. The cameo was the latest in a string of high-profile…
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Assisted dying bill to return to the Commons tomorrow as MPs are warned it represents a ‘this is it moment’ thanks to controversial plans to force it through without House of Lords approval
The assisted dying bill returned to the Commons on Friday amid warnings that this was a “this is it moment”, with backers hoping to invoke the rarely-used Parliament Act to force it into law even without the House of Lords’ agreement. The bill, reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards after Kim Leadbeater’s earlier version was…
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Family of 9/11 hero to retrace his steps in final Tunnel to Towers stop
The family of 9/11 firefighter Stephen Siller will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by retracing his final route through New York’s Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel towards the World Trade Center. Frank Siller and other relatives will undertake the private walk before joining hundreds of supporters at the FDNY’s Ten House, an event that…
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Ministers eye tourist tax as SNSM shadows migrant dinghy to Portsmouth, Trump pledges $5,000 tariff payout
A busy briefing: devolved powers could let English mayors levy hotel stays, French rescuers refused to board 120 migrants near Portsmouth, and Trump promised Americans a $5,000 payout if Republicans hold Congress. Also: Iceland opens in the Falklands, heatwaves threaten Britain’s beer, and Tilda Swinton returns to t…
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Widow of Charlie Kirk opts for private anniversary memorial ceremony
Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, is marking the first anniversary of his assassination privately, a marked contrast to the intense public visibility she maintained in the months following his death on 10 September 2025. Rather than attending Wednesday’s memorial ceremony at Utah Valley University, the site of the shooting, or…
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Get Ready For “Mariska Unleashed”: 78th Annual Emmys Host & Producers Tease Telecast At Blue Carpet Rollout
Ahead of Monday’s 78th Emmy Awards, host Mariska Hargitay and the ceremony’s producers previewed the telecast during a blue carpet rollout at the Peacock Theater, promising a lighter, more playful show than her long-running dramatic role as Olivia Benson on Law & Order might suggest. Hargitay, the first woman to host the Emmys in 15…