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UK government bans marked-up resale tickets for concerts and events<\/h2>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//10//uk-government-plan-30-price-cap-on-resold-tickets/">Ticket touting<\/strong><\/a> has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, according to the UK government. <\/p>\n<p>Touts buy large volumes of tickets online, often using automated bots, before relisting them on resale platforms at hugely inflated prices. This has caused misery for millions of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//10//28//stepping-off-is-bodyshaming-to-blame-for-singer-nelly-furtado-deciding-to-leave-the-stage/">fans and damaged the live events industry.<\/p>\n<p>The new proposals aim to stamp out this practice. Ticket resale above face value will be illegal \u2013 this will be defined in legislation as the original ticket price plus unavoidable fees, including service charges. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//10//29//more-than-50000-oasis-tickets-to-be-cancelled-after-appearing-on-resale-sites/">More than 50,000 Oasis tickets to be cancelled after appearing on resale sites<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//11//13//concert-or-coitus-new-global-study-finds-most-people-would-choose-gigs-over-sex/">Concert or coitus? New global study finds most people would choose gigs over sex<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Service fees charged by resale platforms will be capped to prevent the price limit from being undermined. Resale platforms will have a legal duty to monitor and enforce compliance with the price cap. Individuals will be banned from reselling more tickets than they were entitled to buy in the initial ticket sale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, ticket touts have ripped off fans, using bots to snap up batches of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//03//14//europe-s-creative-industries-put-pressure-on-brussels-over-ticket-resales/">tickets and resell them at sky-high prices. They\u2019ve become a shadow industry on resale sites, acting without consequence,\u201d said Culture Minister Lisa Nandy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis government is putting fans first. Our new proposals will shut down the touts\u2019 racket and make world-class <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//16//together-for-palestine-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-huge-wembley-arena-fundraiser/">music, comedy, theatre and sport affordable for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Prime Wimbledon seats exempt from ticket resale ban<\/h2>\n<p>One event, however, is exempt from the new ruling. The restrictions on resale will not apply to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//07//06//anyone-for-tenniscore/">Wimbledon debenture holders, allowing them to sell their prime seats for tens of thousands of pounds. <\/p>\n<p>Ministers say debenture schemes \u201coperate very differently from one-off events tickets (they are financial instruments) and allow live events businesses to generate secure, upfront revenue that can be invested in bringing world-class sporting, music and other live events to the public\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>They guarantee the ticket holder a seat on either Centre Court or No. 1 Court for every day of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//08//24//how-i-competed-in-europes-first-ever-extreme-relaxing-championships/">championship for five years, along with access to certain restaurants and bars. <\/p>\n<p>The holder is allowed to resell at whatever price or mark-up they like or transfer it if they are unable to attend Wimbledon, allowing them to recoup some of the cost, which can be as high as \u00a3116,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//07//17//anatomy-of-a-wimbledon-outfit-how-to-get-that-tennis-star-look-on-and-off-court/">Anatomy of a Wimbledon outfit: How to get that tennis star look on and off-court<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The practice has seen seats for initial rounds of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//07//24//international-kurash-tournament-under-the-eiffel-tower-an-ancient-sport-takes-centre-stage/">tournament sell for \u00a39,000 (\u20ac10,226) a ticket, and men\u2019s finals reaching \u00a340,000 (\u20ac45,000) a pair.<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon organisers, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), said that debentures provide crucial funds for the running of the championships and maintenance of facilities. <\/p>\n<p>For example, they have helped finance the installation of retractable roofs on Centre Court and No. 1 Court.<\/p>\n<p>AELTC added that debentures allow them to subsidise other tickets, such as \u00a330 ground passes.<\/p>\n<p>Along with debenture schemes, tickets resold by registered charities for fundraising purposes are also exempt. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1763650432,"updatedAt":1763656689,"publishedAt":1763652718,"firstPublishedAt":1763652718,"lastPublishedAt":1763652718,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/58\/61\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7ba8f070-9d1f-583b-824e-6109c47d517c-9555861.jpg","altText":"Ticket touting has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, according to the UK government. 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We know what you're doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready,\" Healey said during a speech in London.\n\nBritish officials said the Yantar is part of the Russian navy, designed to conduct surveillance in peacetime and sabotage during times of war.\n\nThe UK and its allies have tracked the ship and are working to deter its operations whenever it approaches British territorial waters, according to officials.\n\n\"It is part of a Russian fleet designed to put and hold our undersea infrastructure and those of our allies at risk,\" Healey said, referencing attacks on pipelines and cables under the Baltic Sea earlier this year.\n\nThis is not the first time the Yantar has probed British defences, Healey said.\n\nAfter a warning last year, the Yantar left UK waters for the Mediterranean. When the Russian vessel later sailed through the English Channel in January, it was followed by HMS Somerset, a frigate assigned to homeland defence in the waters around the UK.\n\nHealey issued the warning as he made the case for increased defence spending a week before the government releases its new budget.\n\nWhile Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged big increases in military spending in the face of threats from Russia, China and Iran, the UK government is facing tough choices as it eyes\u00a0tax increases\u00a0and spending cuts to close a multi-billion euro shortfall in its finances.\n\nHealey, who will visit a drone factory on Wednesday afternoon, announced plans to build at least six new munitions factories at sites from Scotland to Wales.\n\nIn June, the government committed \u00a31.5 billion (\u20ac1.7 billion) to build the plants, which it says will create at least 1,000 jobs, drive economic growth and ensure that the military has a constant supply of explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics.\n\nBritain also pledged to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, in line with most other NATO member states.\n\nThe commitment includes 3.5% of GDP on core defence spending, with another 1.5% on infrastructure projects designed to support the nation\u2019s defence.\n\nThe UK spent about 2.3% of GDP on defence last year.\n\n\"This is a new era of threat. It demands a new era for defence, an era of hard power, strong allies and of sure diplomacy,\" Healey said.\n\n\"And as the threat grows, Britain must step up, and we are.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The UK warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursions into its territory after the Yantar spy ship was detected on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>UK Defence Secretary John Healey said that the Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of Royal Air Force (RAF) surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities.<\/p>\n<p>\"My message to Russia and to Putin is this: We see you. We know what you're doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready,\" Healey said during a speech in London.<\/p>\n<p>British officials said the Yantar is part of the Russian navy, designed to conduct surveillance in peacetime and sabotage during times of war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.679\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//55//46//39//808x550_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg/" alt=\"British Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a speech at No 9 Downing Street in London, 19 November, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/384x261_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/640x435_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/750x509_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/828x562_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1080x733_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1200x815_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1920x1304_cmsv2_9adce148-b343-502b-ab06-688118f4b981-9554639.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">British Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a speech at No 9 Downing Street in London, 19 November, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The UK and its allies have tracked the ship and are working to deter its operations whenever it approaches British territorial waters, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is part of a Russian fleet designed to put and hold our undersea infrastructure and those of our allies at risk,\" Healey said, referencing attacks on pipelines and cables under the Baltic Sea earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the Yantar has probed British defences, Healey said.<\/p>\n<p>After a warning last year, the Yantar left UK waters for the Mediterranean. When the Russian vessel later sailed through the English Channel in January, it was followed by HMS Somerset, a frigate assigned to homeland defence in the waters around the UK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//09//30//which-countries-in-europe-have-spotted-suspicious-drones-in-their-airspace/">Which countries in Europe have spotted suspicious drones in their airspace? <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//16//nato-alarmed-as-putins-new-petrel-missile-apparently-ready-for-use/">NATO raises alarm as Russia finalises nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Healey issued the warning as he made the case for increased defence spending a week before the government releases its new budget.<\/p>\n<p>While Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged big increases in military spending in the face of threats from Russia, China and Iran, the UK government is facing tough choices as it eyes tax increases and spending cuts to close a multi-billion euro shortfall in its finances.<\/p>\n<p>Healey, who will visit a drone factory on Wednesday afternoon, announced plans to build at least six new munitions factories at sites from Scotland to Wales.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the government committed \u00a31.5 billion (\u20ac1.7 billion) to build the plants, which it says will create at least 1,000 jobs, drive economic growth and ensure that the military has a constant supply of explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//55//46//39//808x539_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg/" alt=\"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a presentation of Ukrainian military drones at an undisclosed location in Kyiv, 16 January, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/384x256_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/640x427_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/750x500_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/828x552_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1080x720_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1200x800_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/1920x1280_cmsv2_1e1492af-6ffa-5a96-9b8e-6d83bdf4cc6a-9554639.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a presentation of Ukrainian military drones at an undisclosed location in Kyiv, 16 January, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Britain also pledged to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, in line with most other NATO member states.<\/p>\n<p>The commitment includes 3.5% of GDP on core defence spending, with another 1.5% on infrastructure projects designed to support the nation\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>The UK spent about 2.3% of GDP on defence last year.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a new era of threat. It demands a new era for defence, an era of hard power, strong allies and of sure diplomacy,\" Healey said.<\/p>\n<p>\"And as the threat grows, Britain must step up, and we are.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1763563691,"updatedAt":1763569714,"publishedAt":1763569062,"firstPublishedAt":1763569062,"lastPublishedAt":1763569062,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/46\/39\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5fec1058-fae8-57e1-9458-d16143280e34-9554639.jpg","altText":"An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, 19 November, 2025","caption":"An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, 19 November, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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politicians on LinkedIn","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"MI5 warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies trying to reach them via LinkedIn","titleListing2":"MI5 spy agency warns Chinese agents are trying to recruit UK politicians on LinkedIn","leadin":"The UK's domestic intelligence agency says China's security services are targeting lawmakers to \u201ccollect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships.\"","summary":"The UK's domestic intelligence agency says China's security services are targeting lawmakers to \u201ccollect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships.\"","keySentence":"","url":"mi5-spy-agency-warns-chinese-agents-are-trying-to-recruit-uk-politicians-on-linkedin","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/11\/18\/mi5-spy-agency-warns-chinese-agents-are-trying-to-recruit-uk-politicians-on-linkedin","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The UK's domestic spy service MI5 on Tuesday warned politicians that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to \"recruit and cultivate\" them on the professional networking site, LinkedIn.\n\nWriting to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 espionage alert warned that Chinese nationals were using profiles on the platform to \"conduct outreach at scale\" on behalf of China's security services.\n\n\"Their aim is to collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships, using professional networking sites, recruitment agents and consultants acting on their behalf,\" Hoyle said.\n\nMI5 issued the alert because the activity was \"targeted and widespread,\" he added.\n\nSecurity Minister Dan Jarvis said that apart from parliamentary staff, others including economists, think tank consultants and government officials have been similarly targeted.\n\n\"This activity involves a covert and calculated attempt by a foreign power to interfere with our sovereign affairs in favour of its own interests and this government will not tolerate it,\" Jarvis told parliament on Tuesday.\n\nBritish intelligence officials have steadily ramped up their warnings in recent years about espionage threats from China, the UK's third biggest trading partner.\n\nMI5 Director-General Ken McCallum told reporters last month that Chinese state actors present a national security threat to the UK \"every day.\"\n\nThe latest warning comes two months after the collapse of a case against two British men accused of spying on UK lawmakers for Beijing.\n\nThe UK's top prosecutor said the charges were dropped because the government had refused to designate China as an \"enemy\" and a threat to national security. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denied claims of government interference in the case.\n\nIn January 2022, MI5 issued a similar security alert to all lawmakers warning that a London-based lawyer was \"involved in political interference activities\" in the UK on behalf of China's Communist Party.\n\nThe lawyer, Christine Lee, was accused of facilitating covert donations to British parties and legislators \"on behalf of foreign nationals.\"\n\nAlthough not charged with any criminal offence, Lee later sued MI5, arguing that its alert was politically motivated and violated her human rights. She lost the case last year.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The UK's domestic spy service MI5 on Tuesday warned politicians that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to \"recruit and cultivate\" them on the professional networking site, LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 espionage alert warned that Chinese nationals were using profiles on the platform to \"conduct outreach at scale\" on behalf of China's security services.<\/p>\n<p>\"Their aim is to collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships, using professional networking sites, recruitment agents and consultants acting on their behalf,\" Hoyle said.<\/p>\n<p>MI5 issued the alert because the activity was \"targeted and widespread,\" he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.643\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//55//30//60//808x518_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg/" alt=\"The Houses of Parliament in London, 25 October, 2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/384x247_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/640x412_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/750x482_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/828x532_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/1080x694_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/1200x772_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/1920x1235_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Houses of Parliament in London, 25 October, 2004<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">RICHARD LEWIS\/AP2004<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Security Minister Dan Jarvis said that apart from parliamentary staff, others including economists, think tank consultants and government officials have been similarly targeted.<\/p>\n<p>\"This activity involves a covert and calculated attempt by a foreign power to interfere with our sovereign affairs in favour of its own interests and this government will not tolerate it,\" Jarvis told parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>British intelligence officials have steadily ramped up their warnings in recent years about espionage threats from China, the UK's third biggest trading partner.<\/p>\n<p>MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum told reporters last month that Chinese state actors present a national security threat to the UK \"every day.\" <\/p>\n<p>The latest warning comes two months after the collapse of a case against two British men accused of spying on UK lawmakers for Beijing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//23//three-men-arrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-russia-scotland-yard-says/">Three men arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia, Scotland Yard says<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//19//uk-spy-agency-mi6-launches-new-portal-to-recruit-foreign-informants-via-dark-web/">UK spy agency MI6 launches new portal to recruit foreign informants via dark web<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The UK's top prosecutor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//08//china-spy-case-collapse-blamed-on-uk-governments-failure-to-brand-beijing-a-threat/">said the charges were dropped because the government had refused to designate China as an \"enemy\" and a threat to national security. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denied claims of government interference in the case.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2022, MI5 issued a similar security alert to all lawmakers warning that a London-based lawyer was \"involved in political interference activities\" in the UK on behalf of China's Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer, Christine Lee, was accused of facilitating covert donations to British parties and legislators \"on behalf of foreign nationals.\"<\/p>\n<p>Although not charged with any criminal offence, Lee later sued MI5, arguing that its alert was politically motivated and violated her human rights. She <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//12//17//lawyer-accused-of-being-chinese-spy-loses-legal-battle-with-uk-intelligence-agency/">lost the case<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1763475131,"updatedAt":1763478883,"publishedAt":1763478853,"firstPublishedAt":1763478853,"lastPublishedAt":1763478853,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1efc0840-7824-5b36-808c-3a3935c7ee35-9553060.jpg","altText":"The internet App Store page showing the Chinese LinkedIn app is displayed on a device in Beijing, 15 October, 2021","caption":"The internet App Store page showing the Chinese LinkedIn app is displayed on a device in Beijing, 15 October, 2021","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1918,"height":1079},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/55\/30\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1eb461d0-e2bc-5f3e-9510-b9474b524aca-9553060.jpg","altText":"The Houses of Parliament in London, 25 October, 2004","caption":"The Houses of Parliament in London, 25 October, 2004","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"RICHARD LEWIS\/AP2004","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1286}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":3238,"urlSafeValue":"guilbert","title":"Kieran Guilbert","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":311,"slug":"china","urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","titleRaw":"China"},{"id":7800,"slug":"united-kingdom","urlSafeValue":"united-kingdom","title":"United Kingdom","titleRaw":"United Kingdom"},{"id":8133,"slug":"espionage","urlSafeValue":"espionage","title":"Espionage","titleRaw":"Espionage"},{"id":10051,"slug":"mi6","urlSafeValue":"mi6","title":"Mi6","titleRaw":"Mi6"},{"id":9337,"slug":"british-politics","urlSafeValue":"british-politics","title":"British politics","titleRaw":"British politics"},{"id":12115,"slug":"linkedin","urlSafeValue":"linkedin","title":"LinkedIn","titleRaw":"LinkedIn"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2846997},{"id":2846270},{"id":2841952}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"AP","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"},{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":291,"urlSafeValue":"united-kingdom","title":"United Kingdom","url":"\/news\/europe\/united-kingdom"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2025\/11\/18\/mi5-spy-agency-warns-chinese-agents-are-trying-to-recruit-uk-politicians-on-linkedin","lastModified":1763478853},{"id":2772520,"cid":9126024,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"ETA scams","daletPyramidId":915231,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Visitors to the UK need a \u20ac19 visa waiver, but hundreds have already fallen foul of ETA scams","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"UK\u2019s ETA visa waiver: How to apply and avoid scam sites","titleListing2":"Visitors to the UK will soon need a \u20ac19 visa waiver. Here\u2019s how to avoid ETA scams","leadin":"To obtain the \u00a316 (\u20ac19) visa waiver, travellers need to complete an online process via official UK government channels.","summary":"To obtain the \u00a316 (\u20ac19) visa waiver, travellers need to complete an online process via official UK government channels.","keySentence":"","url":"visitors-to-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-12-visa-waiver-heres-how-to-avoid-eta-scams","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/11\/18\/visitors-to-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-12-visa-waiver-heres-how-to-avoid-eta-scams","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The UK\u2019s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system expanded to European travellers in April 2025, meaning EU (except Irish nationals), EEA, and Swiss citizens now need ETA approval to enter the UK.\n\nThe system became mandatory for travellers from the US, Canada and Australia on 8 January 2025, following its rollout last November for nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.\n\nThe process of obtaining the visa waiver, which costs \u00a316 (\u20ac19), should be a relatively simple online process. But reports have found that many travellers are falling foul of scam websites offering to assist with paperwork - and charging up to \u20ac200 for the service.\u00a0\n\nHere\u2019s what to watch out for to avoid paying more than you need to.\u00a0\n\nHow to apply for the UK\u2019s ETA visa waiver\n\nThe ETA replaces the single-use Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) scheme, offering a lower cost option with multi-entry validity.\n\nThe UK government says its mobile app is the quickest and easiest way to apply for an ETA. You can download the ETA app from the UK government website.\n\nIf you cannot download the app, you can also apply online here.\n\nTo complete the application, make sure you have on hand the passport you'll be travelling on, an email address and a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You will have to answer a set of suitability questions. You don't need to enter your travel details.\n\nThe government advises applying at least three working days before your trip.\u00a0\n\nYou can delete the app when you\u2019ve finished applying. Your ETA will be linked to your passport digitally, and you will not need to show anything else when you enter the UK.\n\nWatch out for ETA visa waiver scam websites\n\nThe above methods are the only secure and legitimate ways to apply for the ETA.\u00a0\n\nThere are no external or third-party websites that are authorised by the UK government to process the visa waiver.\u00a0\n\nHowever, scam sites now abound, offering a 'stress-free' option. In reality, they simply complete the application for you via the official channels while charging you an extortionate sum for their services.\u00a0\n\nThe Fraud Helpdesk of the Netherlands has received 396 reports about these sites so far, including 60 in October. \u201cOf those, 320 reported having actually paid. A total average of around 200 euros was transferred for an ETA,\u201d a spokesperson told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (AD).\n\nSometimes applications and payments did not go through immediately, so travellers completed the process again, paying double the already exorbitant fee.\n\nThe organisation said most travellers who had used an unofficial website were unaware it wasn't the government portal. \u201cIn some cases, the fine print explained the details, in others it didn\u2019t,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cSometimes people actually received confirmation, sometimes not at all.\u201d\n\nIt is particularly easy to land on one of these fraudulent sites as some appear above the government website (www.gov.uk) on Google searches.\u00a0\n\nAuthorities warn that scam sites may also collect personal data of users.\n\nRemember, it is the traveller\u2019s individual responsibility to apply for the ETA before arriving in the UK so you will not receive reminders from the UK government. If you receive emails or text messages prompting you to apply, these will not be legitimate.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The UK\u2019s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system expanded to European travellers in April 2025, meaning EU (except Irish nationals), EEA, and Swiss citizens now need ETA approval to enter the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The system became mandatory for travellers from the US, Canada and Australia on 8 January 2025, following its rollout last November for nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>The process of obtaining the visa waiver, which costs \u00a316 (\u20ac19), should be a relatively simple online process. But reports have found that many travellers are falling foul of scam websites offering to assist with paperwork - and charging up to \u20ac200 for the service. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to watch out for to avoid paying more than you need to. <\/p>\n<h2>How to apply for the UK\u2019s ETA visa waiver<\/h2>\n<p>The ETA replaces the single-use Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) scheme, offering a lower cost option with multi-entry validity.<\/p>\n<p>The UK government says its mobile app is the quickest and easiest way to apply for an ETA. You can<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.gov.uk//guidance//using-the-uk-eta-app/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>download the ETA app<\/strong><\/a> from the UK government website.<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot download the app, you can also <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////apply-for-an-eta.homeoffice.gov.uk//apply//electronic-travel-authorisation//how-to-apply/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>apply online here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To complete the application, make sure you have on hand the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//09//26//singapores-changi-airport-is-going-passport-free-in-2024-but-youll-still-need-your-passpor/">passport you'll be travelling on, an email address and a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You will have to answer a set of suitability questions. You don't need to enter your travel details.<\/p>\n<p>The government advises applying at least three working days before your trip. <\/p>\n<p>You can delete the app when you\u2019ve finished applying. Your ETA will be linked to your passport digitally, and you will not need to show anything else when you enter the UK.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch out for ETA visa waiver scam websites<\/h2>\n<p>The above methods are the only secure and legitimate ways to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//03//05//eu-tourists-could-soon-have-to-apply-for-permission-to-travel-before-entering-the-uk/">apply for the ETA<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>There are no external or third-party websites that are authorised by the UK government to process the visa waiver. <\/p>\n<p>However, scam sites now abound, offering a 'stress-free' option. In reality, they simply complete the application for you via the official channels while charging you an extortionate sum for their services. <\/p>\n<p>The Fraud Helpdesk of the Netherlands has received 396 reports about these sites so far, including 60 in October. \u201cOf those, 320 reported having actually paid. A total average of around 200 euros was transferred for an ETA,\u201d a spokesperson told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (AD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//20//uk-plans-price-hike-for-eta-travel-permit-just-days-after-launch-what-it-costs-and-how-to-/">UK plans price hike for ETA travel permit just days after launch: What it costs and how to apply <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//03//31//eu-tourists-could-soon-have-to-apply-for-permission-to-travel-before-entering-the-uk/">What is the ETA? European travellers need \u20ac12 entry permit to visit the UK starting today<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Sometimes applications and payments did not go through immediately, so travellers completed the process again, paying double the already exorbitant <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//18//singapore-reveals-worlds-first-green-fuel-tax-on-flights-how-much-will-europeans-have-to-p/">fee. <\/p>\n<p>The organisation said most travellers who had used an unofficial website were unaware it wasn't the government portal. \u201cIn some cases, the fine print explained the details, in others it didn\u2019t,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cSometimes people actually received confirmation, sometimes not at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is particularly easy to land on one of these fraudulent sites as some appear above the government website (www.gov.uk) on Google searches. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities warn that scam sites may also collect personal data of users. <\/p>\n<p>Remember, it is the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//14//portugal-warns-ryanair-cannot-refuse-passengers-with-paper-boarding-passes/">traveller/u2019s individual responsibility to apply for the ETA before arriving in the UK so you will not receive reminders from the UK government. If you receive emails or text messages prompting you to apply, these will not be legitimate.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1742398572,"updatedAt":1763884584,"publishedAt":1763472620,"firstPublishedAt":1742399720,"lastPublishedAt":1763472638,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/60\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_406ac0cd-6c03-5adf-82f8-f9daa09eb6ef-9126024.jpg","altText":" To obtain the \u00a310 (\u20ac12) visa waiver, travellers need to complete an online process via official UK government channels.","caption":" To obtain the \u00a310 (\u20ac12) visa waiver, travellers need to complete an online process via official UK government channels.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. 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UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will provide full details of measures designed to deter illegal arrivals and speed up repatriations.\n\nMore than 100 British charities urged Cooper in a letter to end \"the victimisation of migrants and display policies that only cause harm,\" saying the measures served to stoke racism and violence.\n\nImmigration has overtaken the economy as voters' top concern in the UK, according to polls, with the far-right Reform UK party making the issue central to political debate and pressuring the government to take a tougher stance.\n\nMore than 109,000 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to March, a 1% increase on the previous year and 6% above the record high of 2002.\n\nDanish model in Britain\n\nThe UK Home Office said its reforms would be based on models from Denmark and other European countries where asylum is temporary, protections are conditional and asylum seekers are expected to integrate into society.\n\nIn early 2025, senior Home Office officials travelled to Copenhagen to study Denmark's approach, under which migrants receive temporary residence permits, usually for two years, and must reapply once they expire.\n\nIf Denmark's Social Democrat government recognises the country where asylum seekers originate as safe, they can be returned.\n\nThe path to citizenship has become longer and more difficult in Denmark, with stricter rules imposed on family reunification. 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A 2016 law gives Danish authorities power to seize valuable assets from asylum seekers to recoup support costs, a measure that provoked significant controversy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//10//14//european-commission-delays-decision-on-asylum-seeker-quotas/">European Commission delays decision on asylum seeker quotas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//11//11//eu-to-relocate-asylum-seekers-from-spain-italy-greece-and-cyprus-to-other-member-states/">EU to relocate asylum seekers from Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus to other member states<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The UK currently grants asylum to people who can prove they are not safe in their home country, with refugee status granted to those subject to persecution. Asylum status is valid for five years, after which refugees can apply for permanent residence if they meet specific criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark has maintained strict immigration policies for more than a decade. 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Euronews Culture has met one chef who thinks so.\n\nForaging and biodiversity\n\nPippa Lovell is a restaurateur who moved to the Isle of Man from Copenhagen in 2018.\n\nDespite early experiences blackberrying with her family, Lovell says she was turned onto foraging whilst working in the Michelin star restaurants of Scandinavia, although the award-winning chef was less than impressed by what she saw there.\n\n\u201cIt was just so normal to use foraging ingredients but they do it for the sake of it being free and being cool and it being a thing that you do,\u201d she says from her home in Port Erin.\n\n\u201cIn general a Michelin restaurant might invite a lot of interns to do their foraging; that might be 10 to 15 people all going out for a full day or two or three days all going for one kind of mushroom or one flower or one seaweed.\n\n\u201cThat many people all day doing it for a few days just to be one element of a 15 course tasting menu, to interrupt that little ecosystem and nature just for the sake of one flavour for one selfish use; I find infuriating.\u201d\n\nAfter relocating to the island off the northwest coast of England to set up a new restaurant, a life-changing event made Lovell rethink her approach in the kitchen.\n\nIn 2019 the chef won the S.Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility after designing an eco-friendly dish. Shortly afterwards she opened up her restaurant Versa; as in \u2018vice versa\u2019 symbolising her reciprocal relationship with the land. Here she forages for 50 per cent of the ingredients she serves up to patrons, helping the local environment as she does so.\n\n\u201cIf we\u2019re going to do something as a species that\u2019s detrimental to the environment and the community in many ways. Actually, let's flip it on its head and utilise the restaurant industry to do good.\n\n\u201cWhy not?\u201d\n\nIsle of Man: UNESCO biosphere reserve\n\nThe Isle of Man is part of UNESCO\u2019s network of biosphere reserves; areas which foster the harmonious integration of humans and nature for sustainable development.\n\nThe list contains sites within countries like Lake Bosomtwe in Ghana and cross border areas like the Mura-Drava-Danube which spans Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovenia. However, the Isle of Man is the only \u2018entire nation\u2019 biosphere.\n\n\u201cI really wanted to move here because it\u2019s a biosphere,\u201d says Lovell.\n\n\u201cAs a forager and a chef who considers herself an activist\u2026it just seemed apparent that it was a really good place to use to talk about my values and ethos. It really supports everything I believe in here.\u201d\n\nLovell\u2019s method is to use invasive species in her dishes to help the Isle of Man\u2019s biodiversity. Whereas some restaurants forage for rare ingredients to impress their patrons, Versa uses ones which are plentiful so that searching for them won\u2019t disrupt local ecosystems.\n\nA good example would be Lovell\u2019s use of Alexanders, originally brought to the British Isles by the Romans. Known as \u2018the pot herb of Alexandria\u2019 this plant soon escaped the kitchen and went feral. It now blocks up hedgerows on the Isle of Man where Lovell uses its leaves as a replacement for parsley, the stem as a replacement for celery, and the seeds as black pepper.\n\n\u201cUsing the seeds stops it from spreading,\u201d she says.\n\n\u201cIt stops the footprint of other ingredients and there\u2019s more flavour so you need less, you\u2019re helping the hedgerows, and there\u2019s more nutrients.\n\n\u201cIdeally I\u2019m looking for an ingredient that helps the environment by picking it.\u201d\n\nThe bounty of nature\n\nDespite her experience Lovell has no formal training as a chef. All her skill at cooking she\u2019s picked up organically during her career along with her knowledge of foraging which she says comes from a mixture of books, social media inspiration and perseverance.\n\n\u201cYou just need good public liability insurance,\u201d she laughs.\n\nThe chef resolutely refuses to use recipes at Versa, instead putting together tasting menus with her six-strong staff of local youths using roughly half foraged ingredients and half locally grown.\n\nForaging missions have a spontaneous feel to them, taking place on her morning dog walks or between midday and evening sittings. While the seasons dictate the menu a big part of Versa\u2019s operation is also fermenting and preserving fresh ingredients.\n\n\u201cIn the summer it could be a 20 courser that\u2019s 80 per cent foraged. At this time of year I\u2019m probably going to do eight or nine courses\u2026and half is foraged and that is halved between fresh and preserved,\u201d she says.\n\nLovell is so committed to her local produce ethos that she doesn\u2019t even serve alcohol as it contains items which are imported, and she never runs short of inspiration in the woods, beaches and glens within walking distance of her restaurant.\n\n\u201cIt's a lifestyle working at Versa,\u201d she says.\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s the good thing about the biosphere. There\u2019s an abundance everywhere.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Foraging; middle-class pastime or a cost-of-living godsend?<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, in an effort to get out of the house and back to nature many people have taken up foraging - the practice of looking for edible items in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>It can make a fun day out and even be a good way of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//12//23//cost-of-living-christmas-meet-the-woman-foraging-for-christmas-decorations/">decorating your home<\/strong><\/a>. However, over foraging can also be a concern with recent pleas from wildlife organisations in the UK for the public not to pick nature clean.<\/p>\n<p>But what if foraging could actually benefit biodiversity? Euronews Culture has met one chef who thinks so.<\/p>\n<h2>Foraging and biodiversity<\/h2>\n<p>Pippa Lovell is a restaurateur who moved to the Isle of Man from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//03//15//from-the-iraq-war-to-russia-invasion-of-ukraine-little-mermaid-statue-gets-political-graff/">Copenhagen in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Despite early experiences blackberrying with her family, Lovell says she was turned onto foraging whilst working in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//07//06//would-you-eat-this-feathered-bird-wing-dish-at-the-worlds-most-remote-michelin-starred-res/">Michelin star<\/strong><\/a> restaurants of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//03//17//the-bearable-lightness-of-melancholy-are-nordic-nations-really-that-happy/">Scandinavia, although the award-winning chef was less than impressed by what she saw there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-xlarge widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.1814814814814816\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//28//63//38//606x713_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg/" alt=\"Pippa Lovell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/384x454_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/640x756_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/750x886_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/828x978_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1080x1276_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1200x1418_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1920x2268_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 45vw, 550px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Lovell out on a foraging mission<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Pippa Lovell<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt was just so normal to use foraging ingredients but they do it for the sake of it being free and being cool and it being a thing that you do,\u201d she says from her home in Port Erin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn general a Michelin restaurant might invite a lot of interns to do their foraging; that might be 10 to 15 people all going out for a full day or two or three days all going for one kind of mushroom or one flower or one seaweed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//17//british-cheesemaker-sells-firm-to-overcome-brexit-barriers/">British cheesemaker sells company to overcome Brexit barriers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//12//23//theres-no-such-thing-as-food-poverty-just-poverty-scotlands-food-bank-use-surges/">'There's no such thing as food poverty, just poverty': Scotland's food bank use surges<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThat many people all day doing it for a few days just to be one element of a 15 course tasting menu, to interrupt that little ecosystem and nature just for the sake of one flavour for one selfish use; I find infuriating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After relocating to the island off the northwest coast of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//07//29//legoland-unveils-england-womens-football-team-miniatures-ahead-of-euro-final/">England to set up a new restaurant, a life-changing event made Lovell rethink her approach in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019 the chef won the S.Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility after designing an eco-friendly dish. Shortly afterwards she opened up her restaurant Versa; as in \u2018vice versa\u2019 symbolising her reciprocal relationship with the land. Here she forages for 50 per cent of the ingredients she serves up to patrons, helping the local environment as she does so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re going to do something as a species that\u2019s detrimental to the environment and the community in many ways. Actually, let's flip it on its head and utilise the restaurant industry to do good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Isle of Man: UNESCO biosphere reserve<\/h2>\n<p>The Isle of Man is part of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//12//03//rai-and-harissa-added-to-unesco-heritage-list/">UNESCO/u2019s network of biosphere reserves; areas which foster the harmonious integration of humans and nature for sustainable development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//28//63//38//808x808_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg/" alt=\"Pippa Lovell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/384x384_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/640x640_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/750x750_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/828x828_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1080x1080_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1200x1200_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/1920x1920_cmsv2_a67fe894-9f83-5c3b-afe9-8fccfd270bb2-7286338.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mushrooms are a common item to forage<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Pippa Lovell<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The list contains sites within countries like Lake Bosomtwe in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2021//09//27//surf-ghana-meet-the-skateboarding-collective-making-waves-in-africa/">Ghana and cross border areas like the Mura-Drava-Danube which spans <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//10//28//austrian-world-heritage-site-melk-abbey-is-being-restored/">Austria, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2021//09//16//prosecco-v-prosek-origin-protection-move-sparkles-tension-between-italy-and-croatia/">Croatia, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//03//24//ukrainian-students-find-refuge-in-hungarian-circus-after-fleeing-russian-invasion/">Hungary, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//26//will-local-serbian-plum-brandy-sljivovica-make-the-unescos-list/">Serbia, and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//08//10//sour-grapes-italy-takes-slovenia-to-court-over-balsamic-vinegar-production/">Slovenia. However, the Isle of Man is the only \u2018entire nation\u2019 biosphere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to move here because it\u2019s a biosphere,\u201d says Lovell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a forager and a chef who considers herself an activist\u2026it just seemed apparent that it was a really good place to use to talk about my values and ethos. It really supports everything I believe in here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lovell\u2019s method is to use invasive species in her dishes to help the Isle of Man\u2019s biodiversity. Whereas some restaurants forage for rare ingredients to impress their patrons, Versa uses ones which are plentiful so that searching for them won\u2019t disrupt local ecosystems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//12//06//moroccos-art-of-arabic-calligraphy-rises-after-unesco-heritage-award/">Morocco's art of Arabic calligraphy rises after Unesco heritage award <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//30//unesco-lists-the-french-baguette-as-an-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity/">UNESCO lists the French baguette as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A good example would be Lovell\u2019s use of Alexanders, originally brought to the British Isles by the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//29//archaeologists-in-uk-uncover-possible-first-ever-luxury-barn-conversion/">Romans. Known as \u2018the pot herb of Alexandria\u2019 this plant soon escaped the kitchen and went feral. It now blocks up hedgerows on the Isle of Man where Lovell uses its leaves as a replacement for parsley, the stem as a replacement for celery, and the seeds as black pepper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing the seeds stops it from spreading,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt stops the footprint of other ingredients and there\u2019s more flavour so you need less, you\u2019re helping the hedgerows, and there\u2019s more nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdeally I\u2019m looking for an ingredient that helps the environment by picking it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The bounty of nature<\/h2>\n<p>Despite her experience Lovell has no formal training as a chef. All her skill at cooking she\u2019s picked up organically during her career along with her knowledge of foraging which she says comes from a mixture of books, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//12//26//crying-on-tiktok-meet-ollie-tyler-the-designer-of-the-viral-social-media-filter/">social media<\/strong><\/a> inspiration and perseverance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just need good public liability insurance,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n<p>The chef resolutely refuses to use recipes at Versa, instead putting together tasting menus with her six-strong staff of local youths using roughly half foraged ingredients and half locally grown.<\/p>\n<p>Foraging missions have a spontaneous feel to them, taking place on her morning dog walks or between midday and evening sittings. While the seasons dictate the menu a big part of Versa\u2019s operation is also fermenting and preserving fresh ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the summer it could be a 20 courser that\u2019s 80 per cent foraged. At this time of year I\u2019m probably going to do eight or nine courses\u2026and half is foraged and that is halved between fresh and preserved,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Lovell is so committed to her local produce ethos that she doesn\u2019t even serve <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//12//01//a-european-wine-that-echoes-the-eus-motto-its-now-available-in-a-bottle/">alcohol as it contains items which are imported, and she never runs short of inspiration in the woods, beaches and glens within walking distance of her restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's a lifestyle working at Versa,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the good thing about the biosphere. There\u2019s an abundance everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1672866500,"updatedAt":1763297526,"publishedAt":1763297466,"firstPublishedAt":1673271174,"lastPublishedAt":1763297526,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_57e97e14-51d9-5416-b564-4ef738efb018-7286338.jpg","altText":"Pippa Lovell forages for the ingredients in her restaurant, Versa, on the Isle of Man","caption":"Pippa Lovell forages for the ingredients in her restaurant, Versa, on the Isle of Man","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Pippa Lovell","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/63\/38\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e6797d39-31e1-5a72-9755-615f6c72bd39-7286338.jpg","altText":"Lovell out on a foraging mission","caption":"Lovell out on a foraging mission","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Pippa 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said that the wall is \"a poignant and powerful reminder of the scale of loss of life to the pandemic\" and that it's \"right\" that the pandemic's toll is appropriately remembered.\n\n\"Many families did not have the opportunity to say goodbye to a loved one,\" Twycross said. \"Today, we commit to ensuring that those who died are not forgotten.\"\n\nThe Labour Party government also said that a day of reflection will continue to take place annually in March and that it will back new spaces for reflections around the country, including memorial walls.\n\nThe UK suffered one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe. 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