50+ min ago   (630+ words) The future of a proposed rail-testing centre that has received £70m of taxpayers' money but still has not been built is to be decided by the Welsh government. The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has not found the private-sector funding…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (364+ words) A former councillor, described as having made an "enormous contribution to public life", has been nominated to receive one of the local authority's highest civic honours. Sunderland City Council's cabinet recommended Harry Trueman be appointed an Honorary Alderman of the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (405+ words) Imposing a tourist tax in Surrey would be "the wrong tax, at the wrong time", the chair of the county's official tourist board has said. Mayors in England are to be given the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (645+ words) London's tourism levy will be capped at 5% of the cost of accommodation, the BBC understands. Sir Sadiq Khan said he "strongly" welcomed plans set to be formally unveiled by the government later granting mayors in England the power to set…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (524+ words) Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has denied her party's plans to cut housing benefit would make people homeless, but suggested some would have to "move somewhere cheaper". At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, she had challenged Andy Burnham to commit to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (23+ words) Should tourists pay £1 tax for overnight stays in North Yorkshire? BBC Should tourists pay £1 tax for overnight stays in North Yorkshire?...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (453+ words) A sculpture inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary "everywoman" to Trafalgar Square has been unveiled on London's Fourth Plinth. Lady In Blue by New York artist Tschabalala Self, which pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman, is the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (301+ words) City leaders are to commit more than £1m towards a programme to tackle "crisis levels" of child poverty. A report to Liverpool City Council warns 40% of children in the city are living in poverty - the highest rate in Merseyside. These youngsters…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (523+ words) Plans to give mayors in England the power to introduce a levy on tourists are expected to be outlined on Thursday. Under the proposals, a fee would be charged to people staying overnight and local leaders would decide how the…...