Posted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Betfair, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic policy, Gambling, Paddy Power, Politics, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Travel & leisure, UK news |
Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a yearGambling industry kingpins are fuming about reports that the chancellor, John Healey, is considering...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Culture, Erasure, Friendship, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian |
Returning for a 20th album of sumptuous synthpop, Andy Bell and Clarke open up about difficult recent years, being happily uncool and battling resurgent homophobiaAndy Bell is rabbiting away on multiple topics. There’s his farm...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Climate crisis, El Niño southern oscillation, Environment, Europe, Extreme heat, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, The Guardian |
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal averageThe scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 1, 2026 | Air transport, Airline industry, Andy Burnham, Booking fees, Business, Children, Consumer affairs, Family, Politics, The Guardian, Transport, Travel, UK news |
Planned rule change forms part of Burnham’s bid to crack down on the ‘little charges that add up’Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on planes, according to government plans.The new...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 1, 2026 | Culture, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, The Traitors |
The most hotly anticipated TV show of the year is here! And a number of the stars – ahem Grant Mitchell – are struggling already …Warning: this article contains spoilers for episode one of The Celebrity Traitors.So – have they...
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