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CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fansThe UK appears to be a step closer to an outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans, after the competition watchdog threw its weight behind government plans to cap ticket resale prices.In a blow to websites such as lawful companies Viagogo and StubHub, which make hundreds of millions a year by selling access to popular gigs and shows, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said for the first time that it would back a ceiling on “secondary” ticket prices. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/24/uk-watchdog-backs-plan-for-cap-on-price-of-resale-tickets-in-blow-to-touts

Trump administration has pledged to crack down on vandalism and protests against Elon Musk’s car companyPolice in Texas said they found “incendiary devices” at a Tesla dealership in Austin on Monday morning, as the Trump administration has pledged to crack down on vandalism and protests against Elon Musk’s car company.“On Monday, March 24, 2025, at approximately 8.04am, Austin police department (APD) officers responded to a found/abandoned hazardous call at the Tesla dealership located at 12845 N US 183 Hwy SVRD NB,” Austin police department said in a statement shared with CBS Austin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/tesla-austin-bomb-squad Author :

Supermarket chain said it was mitigating extra cost amid rise in employer national insurance contributionsMorrisons has put more than 300 jobs at risk as it shuts cafes, convenience stores and food counters as retailers grapple with rising labour costs.The supermarket chain said on Monday that it plans to close 52 cafes, 17 convenience stores, all 18 of its Market Kitchen hot food counters, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/24/morrisons-jobs-at-risk-cafes-stores-food-counters Author : Simon Goodley Publish date : 2025-03-24 16:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Reports suggest cuts in Great Britain would include removing ‘duplication’ of teams, as well job losses at HS2Thousands of jobs could go as part of the government’s planned shake-up of Britain’s railway industry, according to a report.Under Labour’s plans, a state-owned company, Great British Railways, will run the railway and take every train operator into public ownership as existing contracts expire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/24/thousands-of-jobs-could-go-as-part-of-uk-government-rail-shake-up Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date : 2025-03-24 15:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The IOC – which gave us 11 years to plan – must be nervous about the state of affairsThe 2032 Olympic Games loom for Brisbane residents with equal parts promise and fear.On one hand, there is the opportunity to write Brisbane’s name alongside some of the world’s great cities.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/25/brisbane-olympics-2032-why-these-games-could-turn-out-nothing-like-we-had-planned Author : Ben Smee Publish date : 2025-03-24 14:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Outgoing prime minister says Greenland can no longer trust Americans ahead of visit led by Usha Vance and Mike WaltzKremlin says Russia and US have common understanding on need for settlement in UkraineSome information is trickling in from what is being discussed in the talks between US and Russian officials at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/24/donald-trump-jd-vance-greenland-us-politics-latest-live-news Author : Lucy Campbell (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-24 12:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump was responding to Clooney’s call to defend press freedoms while promoting his new stage version of Good Night, and Good LuckDonald Trump has taken aim at the actor and prominent Democrat activist George Clooney, dismissing his interview onyt US TV news programme 60 Minutes as a “total puff piece”.The Oscar-winning star was the subject of Sunday’s show to promote his Broadway debut, in a stage version of the film Good Night, and Good Luck, in which he plays veteran journalist Edward R Murrow, who took part in a historic TV showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Continue reading... Source link

Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to ErdoğanAt least ten journalists were detained in Istanbul and Izmir following large-scale protests in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s embattled mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.In a post on X, Turkish NGO Media and Law Studies Association said its legal unit was assisting the journalists. It said more than 20 journalists had been physically assaulted by police in the last four days of demonstrations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/24/turkey-protests-istanbul-erdogan-imamoglu-greenland-germanwings-europe-news-live Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date

PM appearing on Radio 5 Live to promote pothole initiative but questions likely to focus on spending plansEdwards asks masculinity, the Gareth Southgate lecture and the TV show Adolescence.Starmer says he is “worried” about this.I do think this is something that we have to take seriously. We have to address. We can’t shrug our shoulders at it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/mar/24/keir-starmer-spring-statement-radio-5-live-potholes-uk-politics-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-03-24 08:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Washington expresses optimism with latest round of negotiations beginning in Saudi Arabia a day after Kyiv said it had ‘constructive’ US talksSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Russian-US talks in Saudi Arabia have started, according to Tass, the Russian state news agency. You can read our curtain raiser on the negotiations, and the gap between expectations on the two sides, here:Welcome to our live coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war – here’s a snapshot of the latest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/24/us-russia-ceasefire-talks-saudi-arabia-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-putin-war-live Author : Adam Fulton Publish date : 2025-03-24 07:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grantsMinisters are considering diverting money from a £950m scheme to install rapid chargers for electric cars on the UK’s motorways, announced five years ago, after it failed to make a single grant.Much of the cash allocated to the rapid charging fund (RCF) could be redirected to investments in other charging schemes, or to support the transition to electric vehicles more broadly, although decisions have yet to be made, according to a person close to discussions in government. Continue reading... Source link :

Disability Advocacy Network urges politicians not to treat scheme as a ‘football to be punted around at the expense of people with disability’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition says it will ensure the country’s disability insurance scheme (NDIS) will remain “fit for purpose and sustainable for future generations” after Labor accused the opposition of looking to gut the growing $47bn program. The shadow public service minister, Jane Hume, said the National Disability Insurance Scheme had “run out of control” on Sunday, adding more “can be done”

Labor admits it ‘missed the mark’ with social media posts sharing T-shirt that states ‘This is Australia, we eat meat, we drink beer and we love Medicare!’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian Labor Party social media post has left followers scratching their heads, with its apparent send-up of white nationalist messaging triggering the question: “Have you been hacked?”The Instagram post – which was uploaded on Sunday and then deleted on Monday – features a white man wearing a T-shirt that states, over a flag-themed map of

Golfer announces relationship on social mediaVanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump JrTiger Woods has confirmed he is in a relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump.Woods announced the news on Sunday. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together,” Woods wrote on X to his 6.4 millions followers … At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/23/tiger-woods-vanessa-trump-relationship Author : Guardian sport and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-24 00:37:00 Copyright for syndicated

Greenland’s prime minister Múte Egede says the trip by US second lady and national security adviser is a ‘provocation’Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory.Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday with a US delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the territory’s heritage and attend the national dogsled race, the White House said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/24/greenland-usha-vance-mike-waltz-visit-anger Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-24 00:41:00 Copyright

Ismail Barhoum died in attack on Khan Younis, which Israel says followed extensive intelligenceAn Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/23/israeli-strike-at-gaza-hospital-kills-five-including-hamas-political-leader Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-03-23 23:19:00 Copyright

Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officialsAn Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges, sending him to pre-trial detention on the day he received his party’s nomination to run for president.The mayor of Turkey’s largest city and a rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed on charges of leading a criminal organisation, bribery, misconduct and corruption, along with dozens of his staff and municipal officials. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/23/istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu-arrested-pre-trial-detention Author : Ruth Michaelson and Faisal Ali in Istanbul Publish

Three-quarters of Australians support ban on gambling ads as recommended by a bipartisan parliamentary review. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWe heard Katy Gallagher this morning and treasurer Jim Chalmers yesterday say “it remains to be seen” when the budget will be returned to surplus.ABC News Breakfast has lobbed the question over to shadow finance minister Jane Hume, who says the Coalition would “restore those fiscal guardrails to try get us back to a structural surplus” over the medium term.We’re now seeing red ink as far as the eye can see. There

Measures blocking companies involved in modern slavery from receiving public money could be overturnedMeasures that would have blocked companies found to have used forced labour in any part of the state-owned Great British Energy supply chain from receiving public money could be overturned this week.Labour MPs are being whipped on Tuesday to throw out the clause that was inserted into the energy bill in the House of Lords in February. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/23/mps-could-axe-clause-in-bill-banning-forced-labour-in-gb-energy-supply-chain Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Publish date : 2025-03-23 19:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Immigration officials could give names and addresses, raising concerns about abuse of power by Trump administrationThe US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.Under the proposed data-sharing agreement, said to have been in negotiations for weeks, Immigration And Customs Enforcement (Ice) could hand over the names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS, raising concerns about abuse of power from the Trump administration and the erosion of privacy rights. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/23/irs-ice-deal-share-data-undocumented-immigrants Author

Host of Top of the Pops and My Top Twelve among other shows was one of last people to interview John LennonAndy Peebles, the former Radio 1 DJ and presenter who was one of the last people to interview John Lennon, has died aged 76, his family has confirmed.Peebles began his radio career in Manchester in 1973 and joined Radio 1 in 1978, where he was a familiar voice for 14 years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/23/andy-peebles-former-radio-1-dj-presenter-dies-aged-76 Author : Mark Brown Publish date : 2025-03-23 16:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Victims identified in shooting that occurred at a park after ‘an altercation between two groups of people’, police sayPolice have arrested two people in connection with a mass shooting on Friday night at an “unsanctioned car show” in Las Cruces, New Mexico that left three people killed and at least 15 others injured.Local police said the shooting occurred at around 10pm on Friday at Young Park following “an altercation between two groups of people”. There were approximately 200 people at the park when the shooting occurred. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/mass-shooting-new-mexico Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-03-23

Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as Palestinian officials say death toll of war has passed 50,000Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease the new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm. On Sunday, Palestinian officials said the total death toll from

Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UKIn graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 British military personnel. Most of the dead lost their lives in the period just after the first world war, when allied troops were sent to support rightwing White forces in the Russian civil war against the Bolsheviks, while 41 are casualties from the second world war Arctic convoys.Their resting places have been tended over decades by the Russian military and by private contractors, paid by the UK’s Commonwealth War Graves

UK chancellor ‘not satisfied with the numbers’ at the moment but promises economy and living standards will improveRachel Reeves has promised the UK’s economy and living standards will improve, as she pledged to cut running costs of government by 15% and civil service jobs by 10,000.Ahead of Wednesday’s spring statement, Reeves defended her stewardship of the economy since the election, saying she had made difficult choices. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/23/rachel-reeves-promises-economy-and-living-standards-will-improve Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2025-03-23 10:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.