4 h. ago Famous historic train launches new luxury route across Europe

One of the world's most opulent sleeper trains has announced a new route across Europe - but tickets for the notoriously extravagant journey don't come cheap. 

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5 h. ago This luxury sleeper train will launch a new route to the Amalfi Coast

One of the most luxurious sleeper trains in Europe will travel to Italy next spring

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53 h. ago How the Louvre’s other famous heist became part of art history

The jewellery heist at the Louvre on Sunday is only the latest in a series of thefts

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3 d. ago The most famous art heists in history, from the Mona Lisa to a golden toilet

The Louvre, where jewellery was stolen on Sunday, has a long history of thefts

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4 d. ago UK’s 'most haunted' city is brimming with cosy cafés and autumn charm

Famous for it's historic castle, medieval Old Town and rich cultural heritage, Edinburgh is a seasonal treat

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9 d. ago Historic village made famous by Bridget Jones locked in row over strict planning rules to stop it from looking ‘flashy’

A HISTORIC village made famous by Bridget Jones has been locked in a bitter row over strict planning rules. Locals in Snowshill, Gloucestershire, which appeared in the 2001 film, 'Bridget Jones's Diary', have been left divided over the rules. The Cotswold village appeared in the much-loved classic as the home of Bridget's parents, played by Jim Broadbent and Gemma...

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1 week ago Food Train launches BOXtober drive to help older people in West Lothian

Food Train has declared this month BOXtober - launching a sponsorship drive to help ensure older people in West Lothian do not go without lifeline shopping supplies.

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1 week ago ‘Its mediocrity has grown on me’: time almost up for intimate stopgap stadium Messi calls home

The club will finally begin playing in Miami next season. For local fans near Chase Stadium there are mixed emotionsFrom an abandoned and derelict symbol of failed efforts to establish professional football in south Florida, to the arena where Lionel Messi has dazzled MLS while attracting visitors from around the globe. It has been a unique journey for the site where Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium once stood.“Even after all these years it’s so funny to me that Lionel Messi, one of the most famous faces in the history of mankind, is not only playing for our club but playing in this stadium that was abandoned,” said Nico Abad, a member of The Siege supporters’ group and a native of Broward County, where Chase Stadium stands on the former site of Lockhart. “It’s where kids would go to do doughnuts and to smoke and drink.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Julia Roberts, 57, reveals people were 'cruel to her' early in her career which led to 'insecurities'

Roberts, who has become one of the most famous actors in Hollywood history and an Oscar winner at age 57, admitted she struggled with self-confidence when she first started acting.

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2 w. ago Researcher rewrites the history of one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks 110 years later

Once considered lost to the frigid depths, the ship was only found three years ago

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2 w. ago Major rail company launches unlimited travel passes for families

In an attempt to promote travel within the region, one train company has launched a unlimited travel family pass this October, covering the school holiday period.

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2 w. ago Forgotten Big Brother star makes surprise comeback to screens after 12 years

She made history during her time in the famous Channel 5 show.

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2 w. ago Legendary sleeper train service launches new route linking major UK cities

People will be bale to easily access picturesque views of Scotland easier from the Midlands as the popular Caledonian Sleeper Train has announced a brand new route

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3 w. ago Hidden Secrets And Living History At This Famous London Hotel

Hidden Secrets And Living History At This Famous London Hotel  Forbes

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3 w. ago Knowledge Train Launches Dedicated Business Analysis Training Platform in London

Knowledge Train Launches Dedicated Business Analysis Training Platform in London  FinancialContent

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3 w. ago Phone tracking train ticket trial launches in northern England

Rail minister Lord Hendy said the initiative will make rail travel ‘simpler and easier’.

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3 w. ago 'Idyllic' market town with all the history and none of the crowds of famous neighbour

Some might know exactly where to find it, but for so many others we're sure you'll be left thinking 'What's this place?', despite its rich history it seems many agree it has everything to become one of the best places in the UK

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4 w. ago Dickie Bird’s humour and love for cricket made him an unlikely icon of his sport | Vic Marks

While he could be funny, he was also firm and players knew where they stood with umpire who became as famous as themDickie Bird may well have been the most consistent, the most famous and the most loved umpire in cricket history and yet when he pitched up at the grounds of ambitious county teams in the 1970s and 80s there would often be groans in the home dressing room.Dickie’s presence was bound to enliven the game but it would also make it harder to win. Dickie was a cautious umpire, who required certainty before he raised his finger to send a batsman back to the pavilion (often with a bellowed “That’s Out”). To win games, which usually meant taking 20 wickets, the bold captain would prefer one of the more cavalier umpires on the circuit, who might later boast of his hundred victims by the end of May, to be officiating. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago New Train Launching From London To This Stunning Storybook Town

New Train Launching From London To This Stunning Storybook Town  Travel Off Path

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