内容摘要："I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of our firefighters, control room operators and support staff who have worked tirelessly in recent days to ensure the safety of our community across Northern Ireland."

"I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of our firefighters, control room operators and support staff who have worked tirelessly in recent days to ensure the safety of our community across Northern Ireland."

This would mean that the fee for staying at hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation would increase from the £1.25 originally proposed to £1.30 per person per night.For hostels and campsites it would increase from 75p to 80p.

Drakeford said the visitor levy will "cost less than a sausage roll", "less than half a cup of coffee" and "less than a bottle of water"."I don't believe for a single moment that paying this modest levy will put people off from everything that Wales has to offer.""This modest bill will do good, it will offer choice to people."

The Welsh government said money raised would help fund services in tourism hotspots, but critics believe it will deter visitors.Conservative Aberconwy Senedd member Janet Finch Saunders said that her party was "totally against" the measure, and believes that it will be "detrimental to Welsh tourism businesses".

Whilst her Tory colleague Gareth Davies said that the tax sends a message to those thinking of booking a holiday "that Wales is closed for business and tourists are not welcome".

Plaid Cymru's Luke Fletcher supported the bill, saying that tourism "places unsustainable pressures on our communities, particularly in those areas, of course, where tourism is at its most intense"."We've had a really, really great year and summer... and that's proof that if you've got the right recipe, people will come.”

However, some restaurants told the ONS the football tournament had had a negative impact on footfall.Despite some travel agents seeing an increase in bookings because of the Paris Olympics, overall bookings fell month on month, the ONS said.

Business owners are worried a sinkhole which appeared in a Dorking road is damaging trade.It first appeared in West Street - home to many of the Surrey town's antique shops - on 30 August, and has since been investigated by Thames Water.