7 h. ago Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets

Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi ArabiaIraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange haze. Visibility dropped to less than half a mile, causing travel disruptions, with two major airports halting flights, and streets in Basra, the largest city in southern Iraq, left deserted. Respiratory problems sent thousands to hospital. The storm also affected Kuwait, where wind gusts exceeded 50mph, and visibility in some areas was diminished to zero.This massive dust cloud originated in Saudi Arabia before being blown into Iraq. While dust storms are common in Iraq, climate change is expected to intensify them across the region in the future, fuelled by desertification in Saudi Arabia and Syria. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Couple travel 300 miles to try and smuggle £1,800 worth of 'the drug of the moment' into music festival

Erin Gallacher, 23, and her then boyfriend Keir Lyons, were arrested at Creamfields festival in Runcorn, Cheshire

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3 d. ago ‘So happy to have my baby back’: Frat brothers help lost dog reunite with owners

Kingston the Yorkie managed to travel around 300 miles to get from Lake Charles to the University of Southern Mississippi

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4 d. ago Brits splurge £1,500 more on 'milestone' trips for anniversaries and big birthdays

A poll of 2,000 adults found the majority have marked a significant life moment, such as an anniversary or a work achievement, by booking a special and more expensive trip away

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7 d. ago Man travels 50 miles to sleep in car outside Popeyes for free chicken

Luciano Busuttil was so impressed by the fried chicken at Popeyes in Cardiff that he slept outside the new Bristol branch in the hope of a year's free supply

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8 d. ago Mt Kanloan explodes shooting ash plume miles into the sky as Brits given travel warning

As many as 23 earthquakes have been reported around Mount Kanlaon as residents have been evacuated to safety after an explosion saw an ash plume soar 4km into the sky

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8 d. ago Why are new passports and renewals taking so long and what caused Passport Office delays?

People across the UK have had to skip holidays or travel miles due to the delays

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8 d. ago Foreign Office issues travel advice after volcano explodes sending ash plume miles into the sky

It is recommended that communities within a 6-km radius of the summit crater remain evacuated

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9 d. ago The world's tallest bridge towering twice as high as the Eiffel Tower and stretching 4,650ft between mountain tops prepares for opening in China

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, set to open in June, is under two miles in length but will slash travel time across the gorge from over an hour to just a few minutes.

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9 d. ago Woman drove 230 miles to post dead 'Pets at Home' mice through ex's letterbox

A woman decided to fetch the ultimate revenge to her ex – and even took the liberty of travelling 230 miles to deliver it to them personally – as well as showing off her egg throwing skills

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9 d. ago Woman drove 230 miles to terrorise ex with eggs and mice in 'real life horror movie'

A woman decided to fetch the ultimate revenge to her ex – and even took the liberty of travelling 230 miles to deliver it to them personally – as well as showing off her egg throwing skills

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9 d. ago Prince Harry didn't visit King Charles despite pair being miles apart as he travels to UK for court whinge over security

Prince Harry didn't visit King Charles despite pair being miles apart as he travels to UK for court whinge over security  The Sun

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1 week ago King Charles and Queen Camilla's plans for huge milestone revealed with royals to travel abroad

Charles and Camilla's wedding anniversary will see them both as guests of honour at a state banquet held in Rome as part of their four-day state visit to Italy

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2 w. ago Man 'infatuated' with woman travels 200 miles to stab her and new partner | ITV News

Man 'infatuated' with woman travels 200 miles to stab her and new partner | ITV News  ITVX

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2 w. ago 'We make 1,000 mile pilgrimage from UK to Benidorm – and always get police escort'

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm Bangers is not the name of Sticky Vicky 2.0's latest show - but a group of 300 Brits driving old bangers to the sunny Costa Blanca. Let's find out why

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2 w. ago 'We drive 1,000 miles from UK to Benidorm – and always get police escort'

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm Bangers is not the name of Sticky Vicky 2.0's latest show - but a group of 300 Brits driving old bangers to the sunny Costa Blanca. Let's find out why

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2 w. ago More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators

The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in MexicoMore invertebrate of the year nominationsImagine your body was the weight of a raisin, supported by just a pair of flimsy, gossamer wings. Now imagine that you had to fly for 3,000 miles, avoiding storms, highways and predators, to ensure your species continued.Could you do it? Unless you’re a monarch butterfly, fortunately you won’t have to face such a challenge.Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from more than 2,500 nominations. The voting for our 2025 invertebrate of the year will run from midday on Wednesday 2 April until midday on Friday 4 April, and the winner will be announced on Monday 7 April. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Balomania review – those magnificent Brazilians and their flying balloons

Documentary follows the baloeiros, who illegally build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of milesAn intriguing film set in Brazil, first shown last year at the CPH:DOX documentary festival in Copenhagen, in which expatriate Danish film-maker Sissel Morell Dargis takes a look at a unique grassroots cultural phenomenon: the baloeiros, the ballooners. These are groups of young men, as secretive and loyal to each other as Freemasons, who (illegally) build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of miles. Why? As kind of graffiti, or a community self-expression, or situationist artform, or just a subversive gesture of pure joie de vivre that does not need or admit of any explanation.The baloeiros are harassed by the police, on the ostensible grounds that they are part of gang culture, and the authorities encourage local people to inform on those they suspect of building and transporting a balloon....

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2 w. ago Crocs' £60 'perfect travel sandals' are 'so comfy' shoppers can 'walk for miles'

Shoppers love Crocs' Brooklyn Woven Low Wedge shoes, which have been praised for being "so fashionable and comfortable"

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2 w. ago Man travels 1,000 miles from Cornwall to Scotland and back for dentist appointment

‘In Glasgow you can walk straight into an NHS dentist to get treatment’

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