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Millions of tourists visiting paradise island set to be whacked with new tax

A stunning island state that is visited by millions of tourists each year is all set to introduce a tourist tax to cope with a warming planet. Hawaii, an island state of the United States, may soon...

Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing

Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing19 minutes agoReha Kansara, Shruti Menon & Mohammad Zubair KhanBBC VerifyBBCIn January a migrant boat was rescued off the north African...

Two Gazan girls first to arrive in UK for medical treatment

Two Gazan girls first to arrive in UK for medical treatment33 minutes agoSean Seddon & Caroline HawleyBBC NewsBBCTwo Palestinian girls with serious health conditions have been brought to the UK...

Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks postponed

Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks postponed50 minutes agoKasra Naji & Maia DaviesBBC NewsReuters/Getty ImagesA fourth round of Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear programme has been...

Russia in economic freefall as GDP 'crashes' and oil and gas revenues plummet 17%

Russia’s economy is grinding to a halt as the structural limits of its war-driven expansion become clear, a Ukrainian banker has warned. Kyrylo Shevchenko, former governor of the National Bank of...

Vets may face caps on cremation and other charges

Vets may face caps on cremation and other charges22 minutes agoVishala Sri-PathmaBusiness ReporterGetty ImagesBritish vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like...

Migration madness as Channel crossings pass 11,000: 'Sick joke!'

Labour’s Channel migrant plan was branded a “sick joke” after 11,000 small boat arrivals were confirmed just days after the total surged past 10,000. Some 294 people made the journey in five...

Huge deportation plan would see 400,000 migrants sent home - and £10bn saved

A Donald Trump-style mass deportation programme could save the UK £10 billion a year, a new report has claimed. The Centre for Migration Control and former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe urged ministers...

Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting

Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting1 day agoAnna LamcheBBC NewsReporting fromLondonMaddy SavageBBC NewsReporting fromStockholmTT/ReutersSwedish police have arrested a teenager...

Gauff thrashes Swiatek at Madrid Open

Reuters1 May 2025, 16:31 BST69 CommentsUpdated 1 hour agoCoco Gauff produced a stunning display to thrash four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 and reach the final of the Madrid...

Russell Brand accused of ‘grabbing woman and dragging her to toilet’

Comedian and actor Russell Brand is facing allegations of sexually assaulting a woman by touching her breasts and indecently assaulting another by grabbing her arm and dragging her towards a male...

Fury in Cornwall town as locals rage against 'Putin-esque' plans

A row has erupted in West Cornwall over Cornwall Council’s controversial proposal to demolish a much-valued community centre in Penzance to make way for a 72-flat care complex, a plan branded...

Man accused of chopping down Sycamore Gap tree claims he is being framed

A man accused of chopping down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree told police he was being framed for the crime as part of a dispute with someone “stirring the pot”. Groundworker Daniel Graham,...

Call the Midwife's Stephen McGann has famous co-star wife with Broadway credits

Stephen McGann, best known for his long-serving role as physician Dr Patrick Turner on Call the Midwife, is actually married to the woman who wrote and co-produced the period drama. Heidi Thomas, who...

Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap told police he was framed in feud

Sycamore Gap accused claims he was framed in feud18 minutes agoDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaOne of the men accused of felling the world famous Sycamore Gap tree told police he...