Beauty spots near Birmingham hit out at 'overtourism' as Bank Holiday crowds grow

As many as 14.4 million cars expected to hit the roads this Bank Holiday weekend

The villages of Bibury, Bourton-on-the-Water and Salcombe have complained as swathes of tourists visit the Gloucestershire hotspots

The date bank holidays are marked will change from their calendar place

BRITS planning home revamps or garden updates over the August Bank Holiday weekend can look forward to normal trading hours at Wickes. The DIY giant keeps doors open across the long weekend, giving home improvers plenty of time to grab paint, timber, or last-minute tools. While Scotland observed its Summer Bank Holiday

RMT members are protesting over the safety of Class 810 ‘Aurora’ trains

Two Little Birdies Play Cafe, located on Shields Road in Byker, will open on Bank Holiday Monday

Most supermarkets will be operating on reduced hours for the summer bank holiday

Flood warnings have been put in place at Reading Festival this weekend as pelting rain seeps through ticket holders' tents, leaving the fields thick with sticky mud

Cooler and showery conditions will continue across the weekend and into Monday, bringing a record-breaking summer to a rather damp close as Matt Taylor explains.

Two of the main train operators operating routes between Yorkshire and London have warned of “significant disruption” this bank holiday weekend.

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has warned passengers that its services from London St Pancras will be extremely busy as RMT members walking out in a dispute over safety.

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Filling the 55-litre fuel tank of a typical family car will cost around £89 this weekend. That compares with just £74 over last year's August bank holiday.

Average cost of petrol reaches 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs average of 183.4p, according to the AA UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend. The average cost of petrol has reached 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs an ave

He, however, cautioned that strong headline growth alone would not be enough to guarantee sustained improvements in living standards.