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Two brothers wanted in connection with a deadly fire at their nightclub in India’s Goa state, which killed 25 people, have been detained in Thailand, India’s ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh, told the BBC. Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch By Romeo Lane club, fled to Phuket, shortly after …

The Trump administration could soon require tourists from dozens of nations to hand over their social media handles before entering the country. Under a proposal from US Customs and Border Protection, the agency would make social media history from the past five years a “mandatory” part of the screening process, …

Some Australian kids are already outsmarting the government and the tech companies. At a harbourside park in Sydney, teenagers told Sky News they’ve found a way around the ban by using VPNs or their parents’ social media accounts. I met a dozen teenagers in the suburb of Balmain, and almost …

Some Australian kids are already outsmarting the government and the tech companies. At a harbourside park in Sydney, teenagers told Sky News they’ve found a way around the ban by using VPNs or their parents’ social media accounts. I met a dozen teenagers in the suburb of Balmain, and almost …

Parents in Nigeria have been reunited with 100 students who were abducted last month when gunmen stormed their school. More than 300 students and staff were kidnapped from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, in northern Nigeria, on 21 November, just days after 25 students were also taken in nearby …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there were too many unauthorised leaks ahead of her Budget last month. The amount of media stories about what might in her statement led to criticism from Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who labelled it the “hokey-cokey Budget,” telling MPs “one minute it’s in, the next …

Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. The new condition would affect people from dozens of countries who are eligible to visit …

The Duchess of Sussex has been able to contact her estranged father in hospital via a letter, her spokesperson has confirmed. Thomas Markle, who according to reports has had his left leg amputated while in the Philippines, had said he did not want to die while distanced from his daughter. …

Luigi Mangione wrote notes to himself to “pluck eyebrows” and buy less conspicuous shoes before the alleged assassination of a US healthcare boss, a court has heard. A to-do list and travel plans found after the 27-year-old‘s arrest over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year were revealed …

On Wednesday all England players and staff gathered on the beach to play ‘pig’ – the football game they often play in the warm-up for training and matchdays. They then moved into the town centre for a fish-and-chip lunch. The break is Noosa was planned before the Ashes series began …

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the moment, Britons are among those who can visit for up to 90 days without a …

The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country, according to a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register. The data would be “mandatory” for new entrants to the U.S., regardless of whether they are …

Reuters The nightclub is located in a busy tourist area The owners of a nightclub in Goa, India, where a devastating fire killed 25 people on Sunday, fled the country hours after the tragedy, police have said. Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, boarded a flight …

England are on the verge of surrendering the series at the earliest possible opportunity after losing the first two Tests in fewer than six days of cricket. In the first Test in Perth the tourists were bowled out for 172 and 164, including collapses of seven wickets for 78 runs …

Joe Heyes, who started ahead of British and Irish Lions tourist Stuart at tighthead, was one of England’s star performers last month. However, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, another option at three, is currently out of action with an elbow injury that will keep him sidelined until early to mid January. Gloucester’s Afolabi …

Highland Council could hold off introducing a “tourist tax” after the Scottish government announced it is planning to give local authorities greater flexibility around visitor levies. Highland has consulted on a 5% levy on holiday accommodation which it estimated could generate at least £10m a year for the region. In …

Queensland Police Service The murder of Toyah Cordingley prompted an outpouring of grief across the state of Queensland A former nurse has been found guilty of the high-profile murder of Toyah Cordingley, whose body was found on a popular tropical beach in Australia seven years ago. Toyah Cordingley was stabbed …

England’s Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at the Gabba. England finally showed some application with the bat on the fourth day of the pink-ball match in Brisbane, yet still succumbed to their …

Phil SimScotland political correspondent BBC In the space of just over a week, MSPs have discovered that one bill they passed had blown a £400m hole in the tax code, another needs to be updated to deliver on its original purpose, and a third still hasn’t been implemented after five …

Richard Wilson Richard Wilson (R), one of the owners of Cake’ole in Skipton, said people in the town were friendly Nestled on the outskirts of the Yorkshire Dales lies a market town that has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain in 2025. Skipton is scenic and historic …