5 h. ago 'I thought I'd found love with stranger on plane but then she dropped bombshell'

A man had a plane ride to remember when he got talking to the woman next to him and thought he'd found the girl of his dreams - but one small detail changed everything

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32 h. ago Dear Coleen: I'm worried that my son's wife is too dull for him

"I know he’d love to travel and see the world but all she’s focused on is saving up for a house and planning for a family."

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3 d. ago 'I holiday in Italy and British tourists make huge mistake when it comes to gelato'

Whilst travelling Italy, there is so much to enjoy. When it comes to food, people are spoilt for choice, but British holidaymakers make a huge mistake when it comes to gelato

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3 d. ago 'I love travelling Italy but Brits make big mistake when it comes to gelato'

Travelling Italy is special. As well as being totally beautiful, the country boasts incredible food, delicious wine and offers beauty at every corner; however, when it comes to eating gelato, British tourists often go wrong

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4 d. ago Moment firefighters in Hazmat suits board BA flight from London after plane made emergency landing in Italy as Brit describes 'panic' on board

Mum, Melanie Wells, 61, was on the flight which had set off from London Gatwick on December 23 with her 19-year-old daughter Imogen for an eight-day luxury break in Egypt .

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1 week ago Brit found dead on cruise ship docked in Italy as fellow passengers try to save him

An 83-year-old was found unresponsive in a swimming pool onboard the Marella Voyager while it was docked in Naples. Holidaymakers and crew desperately tried to save him but he could not be revived.

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2 w. ago Four key takeaways from Trump’s White House summit on Ukraine

The US president has hosted European leaders at short notice amid intense political efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Here are four key points to what was achievedUkraine war: live updatesFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesDonald Trump has hosted leaders from across Europe as part of a flurry of diplomacy to find a path to peace in Ukraine. Coming just days after a disappointing summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the pressure was on to make headway in a years-long conflict that the US president once said he could solve in 24 hours.Below are some key points arising from the US president’s range of bilateral and multilateral talks with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump piles pressure on Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington

US president tells Ukraine leader to give up Nato and Crimea ambitions in run-up to White House talksRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has put pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy before talks in Washington with European leaders on Monday, saying the Ukrainian leader could end the war “almost immediately” if he wanted to. The US president also ruled out allowing Ukraine to join Nato or retake Russian-occupied Crimea as part of negotiations with Moscow.Trump posted the remarks on his Truth Social platform on Sunday night, hours before he was due to meet the leaders of Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the EU and Nato at the Oval Office, amid fears the US president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Love Island star Shaughna Phillips reveals holiday nightmare as she shares travel advice

Love Island star Shaughna Phillip recently returned from Alicante, Spain, but had a horrible experience at the airport on her way back to the UK

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2 w. ago Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

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2 w. ago The most romantic place on earth? It has to be a sleeper train

The low-key glamour of watching the sunset in the buffet car and being woken with a bowl of porridge just can’t be beatIs there anything more glamorous than an overnight train? Even when you’re climbing aboard wearing your husband’s raincoat, carrying an oat-encrusted car seat, with a six-month-old in a sling and an apple core fermenting gently and secretly in the side pocket of your rucksack?Not that I know of. I love travelling by train – even now, when it’s as comprehensively bad as British rail privatisation has made it for, well, just about everyone save a few shareholders and the CEO of Pumpkin Cafe. But travelling at night? With the whisper of romance in the buffet car, the flash of sunset from the vestibule and a white-sheeted bunk bed to call your own? I love it even more.Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British tourists hit with new rules in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal

Popular holiday hotspots are tightening restrictions on tourists staying in their countries.

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2 w. ago Cruise passengers reveal their top ship features and it’s not waterslides

A new survey has revealed what passengers really want from a cruise

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3 w. ago Brit tourists in Spain who love tea set to rejoice after boffins make breakthrough

Some 78% of Brits say drinking a cuppa abroad just doesn't give that special taste compared to one brewed at home while 66% say they bring their own tea bags on holiday

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3 w. ago Shoppers can get Marc Jacobs' 'most fresh' Daisy perfume for 62p this weekend

"Absolutely love this perfume. Smells gorgeous for spring/summer and very fresh. Love the size of this for travelling and my handbag"

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3 w. ago Brits warned of swimwear rules that could land them £434 fines in holiday hotspots

Brits heading on summer holidays to the likes of Italy and Spain are being warned of strict dress code rules especially when it comes to wearing swimwear in public

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3 w. ago British teenager boards flight to Italy without a ticket after losing parents in airport

It is still unclear how the 15-year-old boy passed through gate-check in security without a ticket

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4 w. ago British tourist who ignored warnings fined £12,000 after rescue in Italy

The 60-yer-old man attempted to traverse the the Via Ferrata Berti near San Vito di Cadore in northeast Italy, despite warnings from authorities about this mountain path

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