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Manchester and Wales are introducing tourist taxes. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe Stock

Manchester introduces tourist tax in UK first as Wales plans charge

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Explainer Full list of numbers to be performed in The Big Night of Musicals

The top 20 food halls in the UK according to Enjoy.com

People in regions like the North will be frustrated too by the pace of change (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Analysis Will the Budget level up the UK? It's a step when we needed a leap

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

North will 'pay the price' of HS2 construction delays, Labour says

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15 places outside London with the highest childcare fees

Cambridge, Brighton, Newcastle and Bristol (clockwise from top left) ranked highly in the list of happiest places to work (Images: Adobe)

20 happiest places to work in the UK according to staff satisfaction

Blue Monday is now 40 years old (image: Getty Images)

Blue Monday turns 40 - how New Order are marking track’s anniversary

An inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 has ruled that the terror attack might have been avoided if MI5 had acted on a “significant” piece of information about the attacker, Salman Abedi. (Image: Family handouts))

Manchester Arena bombing ‘might have been prevented’, says inquiry

Explainer HS2: what is the high speed railway and how much does it cost?

Ed Sheeran has announced a five date UK and European tour. (Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran announces surprise UK tour ahead of new album

The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rough sleeping on the rise in England amid cost of living crisis

Westlife are playing two shows in Cork.

Explainer Westlife New Year’s concert: start time, tickets and location

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Rail passengers told not to travel to avoid Christmas Eve strike chaos

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: A man jogs along a snow-covered road on December 12, 2022 in London, England. Snow and ice disrupted rail travel and closed schools in parts of southeast England on Monday. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Met Office warns ‘blizzard conditions’ could hit parts of the country

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What is going wrong with Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express?

The RMT union rejected an offer aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions (Photo: Getty Images)

Video: RMT Rail Strikes over Christmas and their effect on people

Peter Kay. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Peter Kay in tears as he is greeted by standing ovation in Manchester

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform on the Pyramid Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)

Noel Gallagher at Wythenshawe Park: when do tickets go on sale?

The Weeknd performing during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The Weeknd tickets: when do London, Manchester tickets go on sale?

Watch: ‘I’m converted’ - our reporter taste tests a sprout burger

Easy Jet Black Friday 2022: thousands of flights available from £25

Easy Jet Cyber Monday 2022: thousands of flights available from £25

A forensic tent has been set up on Kilburn Drive, Shevington

Body found may have ‘hazardous substances’ on it, police warn

Jeremy Hunt failed to truly measure up to the challenges our country faces - the immediate cost-of-living emergency and the longstanding need to level up and end regional inequality (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Analysis: Jeremy Hunt failed to fix the foundations for levelling up

Hatton returns to the ring after 10 years for exhibition fight

How to watch Ricky Hatton vs Marco Antonio Barrera

Peter Kay has been a comedy favourite since he broke through in the late 1990s (Getty Images)

17 of Peter Kay’s best jokes and one-liners ahead of his UK tour

Arts Council England has announced its funding programme for the next three years. It has seen more cash diverted to organisations outside London, while others have had their funding cut.

Arts Council England funding cuts and changes explained

An abortion clinic in Bournemouth is the fifth in the UK to get a PSPO. Credit: Getty Images

Bournemouth abortion clinic becomes fifth in the UK to get buffer zone

A Jet2 flight from Turkey to Manchester was diverted to London Stansted Airport after reports of a “potential threat on board”.

Jet2 plane lands after ‘potential threat’ reported

Flooring firm cancelled shifts after workers voted to strike over pay

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at an event for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 (Pic: Getty Images)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hold hands in behind-the-scenes photos

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby (Credit: BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd./Matt Squire)

Where was Peaky Blinders series 6 filmed?

Manchester United face Manchester City this weekend. Credit: Getty.

Manchester City v Manchester United: date, kick off and how to watch