Travellers visiting London may need to pay a new 'tourist tax' soonLondon plans to introduce a tourist tax on hotel and short-term rental stays. This new levy aims to generate significant revenue for the ci...
25 Nov, 2025, 03.22 PM IST
Visiting London? You may need to start paying a tourist taxWith a growing fiscal deficit and limited room to cut public spending or spur growth, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to rais...
14 Aug, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Wales to introduce tourist tax in 2027. Where else in the UK are visitors being charged?Wales will introduce a tourist tax from 2027. Overnight visitors may pay an extra £1.30 per night. Campsites and hostels will charge £0.75....
13 Jul, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
Do you hate Trump so much you’d quit the US like Ellen DeGeneres?Comedian Ellen DeGeneres's move to Britain has sparked discussion about Americans seeking refuge from a potential Trump presidency. While D...
26 Nov, 2024, 12.00 PM IST
Charting the global economy: BOE sends clearest sign yet of interest-rate cutsThirteen economies in developed countries were experiencing per-capita recessions by the end of last year, as reported by Bloomberg Economi...
12 May, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
These are the best countries to start or join a business in 2024Drawing from the latest statistics and trends across various sources, the following countries emerge as prime choices for starting or joini...
20 Dec, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Reasons why Indians give up citizenship, surrender passportNearly 1.7 million Indians have acquired citizenship in other countries, while about 70,000 Indians have surrendered their passports, accor...
01 Jul, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
UK PM Liz Truss 'sorry' for economic 'mistakes' but vows to stay on"I do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made... we went too far and too fast," Liz Truss told the...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.57 AM IST
UK axes 'almost all' budget tax cuts in humiliation for Prime Minister Liz TrussTax reductions financed via huge borrowing were the centrepiece of last month's ill-fated budget. Truss had already staged two embarrassing...
17 Oct, 2022, 11.02 PM IST
Liz Truss will have to tone her policies down or she just has to go: Lord Meghnad Desai“Liz Truss believes that she can achieve anything just by cutting taxes and she did not listen to anybody who is saying darling have you ad...
04 Oct, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
From Indian spices to fish and chip, UK faces economic chaos as pound plunge hit businessesThe haddock, cod and other white fish he imports are priced in dollars, and that cost had already surged since July, when Britain’s governm...
01 Oct, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
From royalty to reel TV, how Harry and Meghan upgraded themselves to world famous reality showThis is the Brit version of our very own saas-bahu saga, folks.
12 Jan, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Time to take forward our culture, civilisation: Lok Sabha SpeakerSumitra Mahajan said the world looks upto Indian culture, "but whether we are looking towards it is a matter of introspection."
30 Sep, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
When the government tells you what to eatSome legal scholars have suggested that sumptuary laws are the origins of trademark protection: by limiting access under law you increase v...
11 Mar, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Brexit bulletin: What the rest of the EU wantsBloomberg reporters put the question to governments across the continent and came away with a complex web of priorities and red lines.
09 Aug, 2016, 02.19 PM IST
Patients may have to show passports for hospital care in UKPatients may have to produce a passport to prove their residence status when they require hospital care in England.
13 Apr, 2015, 09.54 PM IST
How and why Greece is a eurozone disasterApparently, in Greece, the super rich never ever pay taxes, despite the fact that it has more millionaires per capita than the rest of Euro...
15 Sep, 2011, 01.10 PM IST