3 hours ago Christmas Travel LIVE: Traffic chaos on motorways while getaways hit by cancelled flights

National Highways reports severe congestion across UK as millions take to roads ahead of Christmas

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5 hours ago Christmas Travel LIVE: Traffic chaos on M1 after vehicle fire while getaways hit by cancelled flights

‘Perfect storm’ of adverse weather conditions and road congestion caused widespread disruption over weekend as millions take to roads ahead of Christmas

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5 hours ago Travelling with kids as a divorced or separated parent this Christmas? All the legalities you need to know

Certain documents may be required at the border, especially when you have different surnames

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5 hours ago How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

Exclusive: Trains, boats and planes will be different over the festive season – with strikes and engineering work adding to the chaos

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6 hours ago Christmas Travel LIVE: Traffic chaos as M1 shuts due to vehicle fire while getaways hit by cancelled flights

‘Perfect storm’ of adverse weather conditions and road congestion caused widespread disruption as millions hit roads ahead of Christmas

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7 hours ago Travel news live: Christmas getaway delays with flights cancelled and Met Office ice warning for drivers

‘Perfect storm’ of adverse weather conditions and road congestion caused widespread disruption as millions hit roads ahead of Christmas

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9 hours ago UK weather: Conditions expected to improve after Christmas travel disruption

The Met Office has forecast a ‘grey Christmas’ with some sunny spells and ‘extremely mild’ temperatures.

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11 hours ago The Christmas that went wrong: I met my new girlfriend’s family – and talk turned to my book on masturbation

My partner’s family knew I was writing about self-discovery and self-pleasure, but I wasn’t prepared for where the discussion would take usI flew from London to New York on Christmas Eve 2014 to spend Christmas Day with Cassie’s family. It’s the sort of thing you’re supposed to do when you’ve been going out with someone for 10 years, but I’d only known Cassie a few months. She came out to her father about dating me and it didn’t go down well. Then, a few weeks later, she told him over a family dinner that I was writing a book about masturbation. Her sister and mother took her aside in the kitchen afterwards. “Why didn’t you just tell him she’s writing a book on travel, or something?” her sister asked.Spending Christmas Day together was supposed to smooth things over, but no sooner had we sat down to eat than her father asked me about what I was writing. Maybe he thought I’d changed my mind, and gone for something a bit more Downton Abbey? Cassie’s sister looked at me intently, darin...

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11 hours ago The French city that's home to one of the world's best Christmas markets

The French city of Strasbourg is the perfect place to get into the festive spirit, as it's home to one of the world's best Christmas markets

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