Author: BBC

With a population of just 160,000, Ibiza received close to four million tourists last year, a new record, and 84% of its economic activity is linked to tourism, according to the local government. While its hotels, restaurants and clubs provide plenty of employment, a large portion of its housing is only available at short-term tourist rates, and local workers are priced out of the market. Source link

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Sadler’s Wells Company of Elders teams with the ground-breaking storytellers of ZooNation Youth Company in a production called The Exchange.It will be performed as part of the Elixir Festival, which challenges perceptions around dance and age. BBC London went behind the scenes during rehearsals at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Sadler’s Wells.Video journalist Claudia Redmond Source link

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On 26 March, the IDF said it had killed Marwan Issa, deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing. Considered one of Israel’s most-wanted men, he would be the group’s most senior leader to be killed since the war began. The US has said it believes he was killed, but Hamas has not confirmed it. Source link

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The amber alert is at Thames Water itself, which is ring-fenced, regulated, £14.7bn in debt and 100%-owned by parent company Kemble. The new boss, Chris Weston, tried to allay fears by saying it had enough in cash and overdraft facilities to keep ticking over till next May, but at some point Thames will need a fresh cash injection. Source link

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