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The Independent
12-03-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Rethinking overtourism: Expert panel discuss how to travel more responsibly – and avoid the crowds
The Independent 's latest virtual event focused on overtourism, exploring how to make your holiday more sustainable. Global travel editor Annabel Grossman led the talk with Justin Francis, CEO of Responsible Travel, and travel editor Ben Parker. They explored overtourism's impact, the cruise industry's role, tourist taxes, and how travelers can be more responsible when they're away from home. To learn about our upcoming virtual events click here. If you enjoy our virtual events, please consider supporting The Independent with a donation or by subscribing to Independent Premium, which gives you access to Simon Calder's Weekly Ask Me Anything email.
The Independent
28-01-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Experts clash over Brexit's impact five years on in The Independent's latest virtual event
The Independent 's latest virtual event explored Brexit's impact nearly five years post-EU departure. Panellists included Labour MP Stella Creasy; Conservative MP Mark Francois; former Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley; and Professor Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe. Chaired by our chief political commentator John Rentoul, the discussion addressed reversing Brexit, economic implications, youth mobility, and public sentiment shifts. To learn about our upcoming virtual events click here. If you enjoy our virtual events, please consider supporting The Independent with a donation or by subscribing to Independent Premium.
The Independent
06-11-2024
- General
- The Independent
Fourth escapee racoon caught and returned to zoo
All four racoons that escaped from an Isle of Wight zoo have now been found and returned to their compound. The females had managed to get out of their enclosure at Amazon World Zoo Park in Sandown on Friday morning. Following a search which involved tracker dogs and drones, the four sisters have now been recaptured. The zoo posted on Facebook: 'We did it! At 2.30am the fourth and final escapee is back with her sisters.' Staff at the zoo had previously said the animals are not dangerous but could be easily frightened if they come into contact with people. 1/1Fourth escapee racoon caught and returned to zoo ✕ Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
