Posted by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2026 | Conservatives, Hospitality industry, Hotels, Labour, Local government, Michael Sheen, Politics, Scotland, Scottish independence, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Travel & leisure, UK news, Wales |
Downing Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs, not a flat feeTourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plansThe Centre for Cities, a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2026 | Civil service, Ed Miliband, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
High commissioner to India replaces Olly Robbins, who was sacked over Peter Mandelson scandalThe Foreign Office has its first ever female head after the appointment of Lindy Cameron, the high commissioner to India.Cameron’s new...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Anthropic, OpenAI, Technology, The Guardian, US news |
What sounds like the overwrought penultimate episode in a sci-fi series about AI doom is now our realityOn Tuesday, a former OpenAI researcher quit his job at Anthropic, warning that “neither company is acting responsibly” and...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2026 | Culture, Josh Widdicombe, Strictly Come Dancing, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian |
After a year of frenzied conjecture, the new hosts putting the razzle back into Strictly are Johannes Radebe, Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe. They talk night sweats, sparkly pants – and the hilarious fake show cooked up to fool...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Sep 10, 2026 | Airbnb, Angela Rayner, Business, Devolution, England, Hospitality industry, Hotels, Labour, Local government, Mayoral elections, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Travel, Travel & leisure, UK news |
Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesUK politics live – latest updatesHolidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays across large parts of...
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