Glastonbury glampers are left ticketless and thousands out of pocket as luxury yurt firm that offered £16,000-a-time festival packages goes bust

Glastonbury glampers have been left ticketless and thousands of pounds out of pocket after a luxury yurt company that offered packages worth up to £16,000 went bust. Yurtel, a glamping firm based in Corsham, Wiltshire, ceased trading on May 8, just weeks before the festival is due to start. The company offered hospitality tickets and…

Real money gambling | A nation at stake

It’s a sweltering afternoon in Brahimpur in east Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district, but 35-year-old farmer Surya Pratap Singh seems oblivious to it. He is sitting beneath a neem tree, furiously tapping his phone screen. Around him, a few plastic chairs and a charpoy make up what is probably Brahimpur gram sabha’s unofficial gaming lounge. The…