49 m. ago ‘Demoralizing’: Venezuelans experience confusion and fear amid Trump travel ban

Travelers reported hastily rearranging their travel plans ahead of the ban taking effectAs the sun rose over Caracas, Yasmin Quintero, a grandmother, was already in line at the city’s airport, trying to board the next available flight to Bogotá, Colombia.She had originally planned to travel from Medellín to Florida on 12 June to visit her son, a US citizen, and help care for her granddaughter. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Brits 'caught with £1m of cannabis' after Thailand holiday arrested at Heathrow Airport

A couple were charged with trying to smuggle £1million worth of cannabis into the UK after being stopped at Heathrow Airport in the latest crime bust after a string of drug-related crime

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78 m. ago Couple busted with £1m of drugs in luggage at airport in drug mule fears

Daniel McDonald and Sian Warren were arrested at Heathrow Airport.

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82 m. ago Brits accused of smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets are hauled back in to Bali court as they face charges that can result in death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after being caught with 994g of cocaine stashed inside sachets of Angel Delight, according to authorities.

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2 h. ago Brits STILL face chaos at Faro airport as huge queues form at passport control despite new post

Faro Airport in Portugal has started the rollout of e-gate access to British arrivals after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed an agreement with EU leaders last month.

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3 h. ago TikTok grandmother Norma, 91, dies as legion of fans pay tribute to 'nation's Nana'

Norma’s family said they had lost “our rock” in a joint statement published on their TikTok page last night

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3 h. ago TikTok star Norma famed for viral videos with granddaughter passes away aged 91

"05/06/2025 the day our family lost our rock, our everything, our beautiful, precious, perfect lady."

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3 h. ago Man chased across Heathrow tarmac was 'being deported on commercial flight'

Video footage shows the man running across the tarmac, as a Middle Eastern Airlines flight takes off along the runway

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4 h. ago BBC Bargain Hunt viewers fuming as even contestant admits he's 'lost for words'

Bargain Hunt viewers witnessed a historic moment as a team on the BBC show made a huge error

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4 h. ago Brit couple found with £1m of cannabis in luggage in latest 'drug mule' fears

Sian Warren, 34, and Daniel McDonald, 36, from Salford, have been accused of trying to smuggle cannabis valued at £1million through Heathrow Airport on their way back from Thailand

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5 h. ago The end of the world as we know it: why the climate apocalypse genre is still on fire

From ‘Threads’ to ‘The Last of Us’, societal collapse and disaster scenarios have always been a go-to genre. But new Danish TV series ‘Families Like Ours’ puts a chillingly relatable spin on a world in crisis as it grapples with moral dilemmas closer to home, says Phil Harrison

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5 h. ago NHS in Scotland is on the critical list but all hope is not lost

Today, The Scotsman publishes an open letter from a group of leading Scottish health professionals. Their message is simple – reform of healthcare in Scotland is urgent and critical.

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5 h. ago The kidnappers who 'lost their nerve' and didn't count on hero bystander's quick thinking

A 'targeted attack' saw Sanwar Fiaz snatched from the street, but he was saved by a quick-thinking bystander

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5 h. ago Kidnappers snatched man off the street but didn't bank on a woman passing by

A 'targeted attack' saw Sanwar Fiaz snatched from the street, but he was saved by a quick-thinking bystander

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7 h. ago Four European countries 'outraged' over new airline luggage rules passed by EU

Last week, the Council of Europe made two major decisions on the future of commercial air travel. The first was on compensation rights, and the second related to free hand luggage

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7 h. ago Chilling mayday call from pilot of doomed plane before it plunges into ocean killing six

The Coast Guard confirmed on Sunday that all six people on board the doomed aircraft that crashed into the ocean near San Diego after taking off from San Diego International Airport have died

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8 h. ago Israel preparing to deport Gaza aid boat activists, including Greta Thunberg

The passengers from the Madleen were intercepted by Israeli forces on Monday and towed to the port of AshdodSwedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists whose Gaza-bound aid ship was intercepted by Israeli naval forces have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.The activist group departed Italy on 1 June aboard the Madleen carrying a symbolic amount of food and supplies for Gaza, whose entire population the UN has warned is at risk of famine. Israeli forces intercepted the boat in international waters on Monday and towed it to the port of Ashdod. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Greta Thunberg and 'freedom flotilla' activists are dragged to airport to be deported, Israel says

Taking to X at around 1:20am, the Israel Foreign Ministry confirmed: 'Some of the 'Selfie Yacht' passengers are expected to leave within the next few hours'.

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12 h. ago Third Chinese scientist charged with smuggling illegal biological pathogen into US from Wuhan

Chengxuan Han was arrested on Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan airport and charged with smuggling goods into the US.

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12 h. ago US arrests another Chinese scientist for allegedly smuggling biological material

Scientist accused months ago of shipping material, described as related to worms, to University of Michigan labA Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said on Monday.The scientist is accused of shipping biological material months ago to staff at a laboratory at the University of Michigan. The FBI, in a court filing, described it as material related to certain worms and requires a government permit. Continue reading...

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