Another European holiday hotspot says ‘too many tourists’ and brings in new tax | World | News

Norway is the latest country in Europe to impose a tourist tax amid growing concerns about visitor numbers. A new levy was approved by the Norwegian parliament which allows local authorities to charge a 3% tax on overnight stays in tourist hotspots. Funds raised from the tax should be ploughed into infrastructure schemes which promote tourism to More...

Russian economy meltdown as real estate sales plummet 40% and developers going ‘bankrupt’ | World | News
Plummeting real estate sales have marked the latest blow to Russia‘s economy amid ongoing sanctions and loss of trade linked to the Ukraine war. The number of unsold homes in Vladimir Putin’s country More...

Middle East on brink as US evacuates embassy staff over Iran nuclear threat | World | News
The United States is evacuating non-essential embassy staff from Baghdad and the families of military personnel from several Gulf bases, in what officials describe as a precautionary measure – but one More...

Woman rolls on the ground at airport in huge tantrum after luggage was denied | World | News
A woman has gone viral after being filmed having a tantrum on an airport floor after being told her hand luggage was too heavy. In the footage filmed by a fellow passenger, the woman can be heard screaming whilst More...

Holiday hotspot bows to protests and strips beaches of 1,700 sunbeds | World | News
Majorca’s government is planning to remove hundreds of sun loungers from its beaches after pressure from locals to stop crowding the sandy stretches with foreign holidaymakers. Four beaches in the island’s More...

Austria school shooting LIVE: Police forces hunt gunman as ‘at least 9 shot’ | World | News
At least eight people are reportedly dead after an attack on a school in Graz, Austria. Police say an operation is underway at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school with several emergency services deployed, More...

Stunt show chaos as rolling car wipes out crowd injuring 7 | World | News
A stunt car lost control during a show in Leinfelden-Echterdingen in Germany, crashing into spectators and injuring seven people, including three children. The driver, attempting a rollover stunt, sped over More...

LA protests LIVE: National Guard deployed as police use rubber bullets | US | News
Donald Trump has vowed to unleash the full force of his administration to bring what he called the “liberation” of Los Angeles, following days of violent clashes between protesters and federal agents over More...

The £11bn ghost city home to 1 million people but is ‘completely empty’ 76 years later | World | News
Before 1948, Ashgabat was just a small town in Soviet Turkmenistan in Central Asia. However, in the middle of the night, the city was rocked by a huge 7.3-magnitude earthquake, which flattened its buildings More...

Humiliation for Putin as £74m fighter jet erupts in fireball after new Ukraine’s attack | World | News
Vladimir Putin was left humiliated following an attack on Saturday which saw a £74million fighter jet shot down by Ukraine. Footage shared by the Ukrainian military showed the burning wreckage in a field in More...