David Hughes

Kemi Badenoch hit out at plans to give England's regional mayors powers to impose a levy on overnight stays to raise funds for their areas.

Kemi Badenoch hit out at plans to give England’s regional mayors powers to impose a levy on overnight stays to raise funds for their areas.

Planned tourist taxes on overnight stays will be a disaster for hospitality businesses, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned.

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SEOUL— Korean Air (KE) and Asiana Airlines (OZ) are introducing free Starlink Wi-Fi on board their aircraft, giving passengers faster internet access without an additional connectivity charge.

SINGAPORE- Singapore is acquiring 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters, with 12 F-35Bs to be permanently based at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas and 8 F-35As planned for Tengah Air Base.

MELBOURNE— Two male passengers were restrained during Virgin Australia (VA) flight VA7 from Melbourne (MEL) to Doha (DOH) after they allegedly threatened people onboard and became involved in a physical altercation.

Russia is building a €180 million Aurus business jet factory in Ulyanovsk, reviving the Tu-324 for domestic production!

Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice accused Labour of “hyperventilating hypocrisy” over the £72 million of donations received by his party from two crypto-billionaires.

SYDNEY— Qantas Airways (QF) will begin retiring its 10 Airbus A380s from 2028, bringing the airline closer to the end of its long association with the world's largest passenger aircraft.