WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is travelling to his native Australia following his dramatic release from prison after five years of fighting extradition to the United States. He had to pay half a million US dollars for a chartered flight from Stansted, accompanied by a WikiLeaks lawyer, a representative of the Australian government and a medic...
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British tourists warned as new maps show 40C heatwave battering Europe
Winds from North Africa are pushing up temperatures in southern Europe to scorching levels, as the death toll caused by the hot weather continues to rise. Weather maps by WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, suggest several holiday hotspots loved by British tourists will continue to be gripped in a heatwave, with temperatures to be above...
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Jay Slater’s family holds on to hope – as online sleuths travel to Tenerife in hunt for missing British teen
More than a week on from Jay Slater’s disappearance, his dad Warren is still doing everything he can in the effort to help find his son. He is holding on to hope, even as the situation becomes increasingly desperate. This morning in the town of Santiago del Teide on the outskirts of the national park...
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Major UK motorway shut as fire ravages lorry and queues stretch 8 miles
Traffic on a busy motorway has been halted after a lorry burst into flames. Horror pictures from the M6 near Coventry in the West Midlands show a lorry’s trailer engulfed as a raging inferno destroys the HGV. National Highways says the northbound road near junction 2 is blocked and drivers are at a standstill with...
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Manchester Airport chaos: Fury erupts as ALL flights cancelled after power cut
All flights from Terminals 1 and 2 at Manchester Airport have been cancelled following a power outage that brought the major UK airport to a standstill. In a statement, the airport said: “All flights from Terminals 1 and 2 are being cancelled until further notice and passengers due to travel from those terminals are advised...
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Thousands stranded after another air-traffic control slowdown at Gatwick
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Thousands of airline passengers have woken up far from where they intended to be due to “unavoidable staff shortage” in the air-traffic control tower at London Gatwick airport on Friday evening. EasyJet, the main airline at...
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M4 traffic: Motorway closed on Prince of Wales bridge after crash
There are severe delays on the Prince of Wales bridge after a crash and spillage on the M4. All traffic on the bridge was held from 16:30 BST on Friday, with long tailbacks for those trying to cross between England and Wales at rush hour. The crash took place between junction 22 and junction 23....
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Major UK airport makes urgent changes after security check chaos erupts
A major UK airport who has been scrambling to deal with an influx of frustrated passengers has made urgent changes. Holidaymakers flying out of Birmingam Airport were plagued with hours of queuing after a security rule change backfired last week. The £60m investment to upgrade its security desks with hi-tech scanners, known as Next Generation...
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Simon Calder warns that without these documents you could be turned away from Spain
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight After the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, negotiators in Brussels acquiesced to our insistence that we should be “third-country nationals”....
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All of the biggest UK rock tours coming up
Philip Sayce Blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce will tour the UK in 2024, in support of his latest studio album ‘The Wolves Are Coming’. Philip will be joined by special guest Troy Redfern at all dates, opening the tour at Leeds Brudenell on Thursday 21st November, and visiting Gateshead, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham,...
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Jet2 issues warning for tourists travelling from major UK airport
Jet2 has issued a warning to passengers travelling from Edinburgh Airport as there could be congestion in the surrounding area. The airline warned: “The Royal Highland Show is taking place at the Royal Highland Centre between Thursday June 20 and Sunday June 23. “It is expected that traffic and congestion around the area will be...
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The solstice site older (and bigger) than Stonehenge
Alamy Avebury is estimated to be 800 years older and 10 times larger in diameter than Stonehenge (Credit: Alamy) Just 38km north of Stonehenge, Avebury draws its own annual solstice visitors who want a more up close and personal experience with Britain’s ancient standing stones. No place on Earth is quite as linked to the...