13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (588+ words) London boroughs have seized over 3,000 ebikes this year, with hire companies facing growing calls to stop blocking pavements. Local authorities across the city have seized 3,393 dangerously parked or abandoned ebikes so far this year, according to an investigation by The…...

19+ hour, 8+ min ago   (606+ words) Anti-migrant protesters and counter demonstrators have gathered in Portsmouth as police warned they would not tolerate incitement of fear or violence. No-one could be seen wearing masks at either gathering after warnings from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary that…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (571+ words) Planned tourist taxes on overnight stays will be a disaster for hospitality businesses, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned. Andy Burnham’s Government has given permission for regional leaders across large parts of England to introduce levies on overnight stays to help…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (935+ words) 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…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (387+ words) Michail Antonio has signed with Watford on a one-year deal, returning to English football for the first time since leaving West Ham in 2025. The Irons released the Jamaica international in August 2025, nine months after he cheated death in a horror…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (651+ words) Millions of pounds raised from the “tourist tax” being introduced in London could be used to fund public transport, says a Cabinet minister. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said it would be “reasonable” if London Mayor Lord Sadiq Khan decided to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (693+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and a “kick in the teeth” for the hospitality industry, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s are among major…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (950+ words) Morgan Rogers could not believe his eyes. As he made his way into the interview room at Stamford Bridge after the 6-3 comeback win over Leeds in the Carabao Cup, his Chelsea team-mate and long-time friend Cole Palmer was handed the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (803+ words) Almost three quarters of England remain in drought despite recent rain, as the country continues to battle its third drought in five years, officials said. While rain has turned the grass green again, and it would be “understandable” to think…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (724+ words) 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…...