44 h. ago Shocking moment Brit tourist collapses on Rio beach after woman's drugs cocktail

Investigators are searching for three women after the group allegedly conspired to drug a British tourist to steal tens of thousands of pounds from him during his holiday

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49 h. ago Relative of British family killed in crash hours after renting car in Portugal reveals he had a dream 'premonition' of their deaths hours earlier

A grieving relative of the family killed in a Portuguese crash hours after they rented a hire car to start their holidays has said he dreamt about the tragedy before it happened. 

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52 h. ago ‘We are on the frontline’: the ambitious plan to save an Alpine village from a climate catastrophe

A huge lake formed by a melting glacier above Pralognan-la-Vanoise could inundate the village – but a project is under way to stop itThe villagers of Pralognan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps know well the perils posed by the mountains that encircle them.Avalanches, rockfalls, mudslides, sudden crevices and torrents of water are within the living memory of most villagers, and every day the climate emergency throws up new dangers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Woman in her 60s dies after getting into trouble in the sea at Skegness beach

The woman was rescued from the sea at 5pm and brought back to shore but Lincolnshire Police confirmed she was unable to be saved and sadly passed away.

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3 d. ago Holiday tragedy as British girl, 11, dies after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Fuerteventura tourist complex

The schoolgirl was found in the water in a complex in Morro Jable, Fuertevenura on Thursday and was resuscitated by an on-duty lifeguard, before being rushed to hospital.

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4 d. ago Holiday tragedy as British girl, five, dies after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Fuerteventura tourist complex

The schoolgirl was found in the water in a complex in Morro Jable, Fuertevenura on Thursday and was resuscitated by an on-duty lifeguard, before being rushed to hospital.

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4 d. ago 'Hidden European gem' is 'world's most liveable city' and great for cycling

A study from Oxford Economics has named the 10 top cities offering to the highest quality of life to residents, and the top spot goes to a gem in the French Alps

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5 d. ago The 'health' food loved by the wealthy now linked to Lou Gehrig's disease

The toxic cousin of gourmet fungi may harbor neurotoxins linked to ALS a fatal paralytic disorder, as suggested by a mysterious cluster of cases in a French alpine village.

Society

5 d. ago The 'health' food loved by the wealthiest Americans now linked to Lou Gehrig's disease

The toxic cousin of gourmet fungi may harbor neurotoxins linked to ALS a fatal paralytic disorder, as suggested by a mysterious cluster of cases in a French alpine village.

Society

7 d. ago Tragedy as couple drown in flash floods while holidaying in Majorca with friends

Alexander Barrett, 32, died along with his partner Sarah Thompson, 26, in the Spanish island of Majorca last year as a "wall of water" cascaded down the canyon they were descending

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7 d. ago Cops probing 'sighting' of Brit woman who vanished from sunbed next to husband

Michele Bourda, 59, who vanished from a beach in Kavala, is described as having straight blonde hair down to her shoulders, hazel eyes, is 1.73m (5ft 6in) tall and is thin

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8 d. ago Teen Lily King says 'Mum I love you. I'm sorry. Goodbye' before holiday tragedy

Lily King, from Buckinghamshire, collapsed in her mum Aicha's arms during a family holiday in Morocco, following an allergic reaction from food served at a restaurant

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8 d. ago Aberdeen land eastern European adventure as major update given on Hearts clash amid storm

A tie against Romanian and Kosovan opposition awaits Thelin and his team

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9 d. ago Brit woman, 23, plunges 30ft in 'life changing accident' in US and can't get home

Charlotte Hollins Anderton, 23, plummeted 30ft while working as a camp leader in the US and endured an eight-hour wait for rescue with a fractured spine, two shattered feet and internal bleeding

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3 w. ago Brit woman in her 60s dies in adventure sport tragedy while holidaying in French Alps

A British woman died on Saturday after a white water rafting tragedy in the French Alps and police have launched a manslaughter probe into the accident

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3 w. ago British woman, 60s, dies in French Alps tourism hotspot as manslaughter probe launched

The woman tragically died after falling from a raft near the town of Briançon, in the French Alps

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3 w. ago British woman dies white water rafting in French Alps after falling out of boat

A British woman, in her 60s, died after a fatal white water rafting accident on a river in a popular tourist hotspot in the French Alps - cops have since launched a manslaughter probe

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3 w. ago British woman in her 60s dies while white water rafting in the French Alps

The tragedy happened shortly after noon on Saturday on the Guisane river in the commune of Briancon, in the southeast of the country, said Gap prosecutor Marion Lozac'hmeur.

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3 w. ago Mother of Brit who vanished in Italy a year ago during trip with woman he met online says she has received mystery messages

Michael Frison, 26, from Chard, in Somerset, disappeared in rural Luras on July 13, 2024 while staying with friend Niomi Orlandini, 27, from Jersey.

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3 w. ago USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics

USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and technical support going into both next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics and the 2030 Games in the French Alps

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