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They are the longest-running band in pop history, selling tens of millions of records and filling venues worldwide in a 68-year career. But now the Searchers have decided to take their final bow. The group, who were contemporaries of the Beatles during “the British invasion” will play their last ever show at this year’s Glastonbury … Read more

One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies that have shifted their policies to align with Donald Trump’s agenda, according to a new poll for the Guardian. As high-profile brands including Amazon, Target and Tesla grapple with economic boycotts, research by the Harris Poll indicated the backlash could have a … Read more

Scientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed to inundate beaches around the Caribbean in recent summers. Previous theories for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has killed marine animals, harmed human health and plagued the tourism industry … Read more

The chief executive of Heathrow has defended the running of the airport after a fire at an electrical substation stopped about 1,300 planes and disrupted the journeys of hundreds of thousands of global passengers. It comes after Willie Walsh, the International Air Transport Association’s director general, criticised Heathrow for the disruption. “This is yet another … Read more

Heathrow ‘open and fully operational’ Heathrow airport says “flights have resumed at Heathrow following yesterday’s power outage” and the airport is now “fully operational”. It added that and that hundreds of additional staff have been drafted in to help clear the backlog of flights. A statement read: We can confirm that Heathrow is open and … Read more

A string of high-profile arrests and detentions of travellers is likely to cause a major downturn in tourism to the US, with latest figures already showing a serious drop-off, tourist experts said. Several western travellers have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly flimsy grounds under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some of them … Read more

A stampede to complete property purchases before the 31 March stamp duty cliff-edge has caused a shortage of removals services, with more than 75,000 buyers forecast to miss the deadline and pay thousands of pounds more. The property website Rightmove is calling for a short extension to the stamp duty deadline by the government. About … Read more

A conservative Catholic billionaire and media owner is facing an independent bookshop rebellion in France over his influence in the publishing world. Dozens of independent booksellers are trying to counter the growing influence of Vincent Bolloré, whose vast cultural empire includes television, radio, the Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche, and also, since 2023, the … Read more

Boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur George Foreman has died at age 76, his family has announced in an Instagram post on his account. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved ones,” the post read. Foreman, a heavyweight … Read more

Labor will increase the income and price caps for its signature Help to Buy scheme as part of next week’s budget, which it has promised will deliver cost-of-living relief. Under the shared equity scheme, the commonwealth provides first home buyers with 30% of the purchase price of an existing home, or 40% for a new … Read more