Around 4.3 million tickets were handed out between April and June, a little over 846,000 more than the same period last year, meaning 48,000 tickets are issued daily, with the sector generating up to £4.8m every 24 hours.
The peer, who was the only Labour figure to attend Donald Trump's inauguration, said he was shown "photos of Peter Mandelson blowing out birthday candles with Jeffrey Epstein" while in the US last January.
The pair, both 17, took turns to stand on a table and filmed themselves urinating into a cooking vessel at an eatery in Shanghai, before posting the video online.
Nicholas Moss KC, counsel to the inquiry, said the killer's parents had a "fear" of their son's response if they asked him questions about packages or attempted to tidy his room ...
Science minister Lord Vallance, who rose to public prominence during the COVID pandemic, made his comments as drugs firms U-turn on planned UK investments.
A New York state judge said the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson did not amount to a terrorist act - but said the 27-year-old suspect could be charged with second-degree murder.