59 h. ago A winter tour of Luxembourg’s fairytale chateaux – on the country’s free bus network

This tiny country is awash with atmospheric castles, many of which you can stay in, making for a magical wintry break. And it won’t cost you a cent to travel between themThe top of the tower had disappeared in the mist, but its bells rang clear and true, tolling beyond the abbey gates, over the slopes of frost-fringed trees, down to the town in the valley below. Final call for morning mass. I took a seat at the back of the modern church, built when the Abbey of Saint Maurice and Saint Maurus relocated to this hill in Clervaux, north Luxembourg, in 1910. Then the monks swept in – and swept away 1,000 years. Sung in Latin, their Gregorian chants filled the nave: simple, calming, timeless. I’m not religious and didn’t understand a word, but also, in a way, understood it completely.Although mass is held here at 10am daily, year-round, the monks’ ethereal incantations seemed to perfectly suit the season. I left the church, picked up a waymarked hiking trail and walked deeper into the for...

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7 d. ago Moment brawl breaks out on bus in Oldham between feral yobs before the driver is also attacked

The disturbing incident, which was caught on video by a restaurant diner, occurred in Oldham, Manchester, on the 409 Rochdale bus operated by Bee Network, on Sunday night.

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8 d. ago Shocking footage as driver injured after violent brawl erupts on Bee Network bus

"The bus stopped and the alarms were blazing... when I looked over, it seemed there was a youngster in the driving seat"

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1 week ago Mayhem on Bee Network bus as passengers start fighting in huge brawl

Police were called to the fight on board the 409 from Oldham to Rochdale

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2 w. ago Everything you need to know after crash involving Bee Network bus and two cars

Emergency services were at the scene

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2 w. ago Bee Network bus and two cars crash in Manchester with cordon put in place

A cordon was in place at the scene in Wythenshawe

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2 w. ago Everything you need to know about potential Bee Network bus rule change next month

A 'quick decision' is hoped-for

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