6 h. ago Mediterranean island with world's best beaches is just 2.5 hours from UK

The Mediterranean island is a perfect holiday destination for many reasons - and we don't just mean the beaches

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7 d. ago Pensioners FINED by police for reserving sun loungers on Spanish beach before 8am

Spanish holiday resorts have started to dish out heavier fines to tourists for reserving sunbeds on beaches outside permitted hours.

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9 d. ago What connects six disappearances in a picturesque New Zealand town? ‘Everyone has a theory’

Six people have gone missing in the small town of Piha. A true-crime documentary is asking questions – and ruffling some feathersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn a squally winter night 21 years ago, 25-year-old Iraena Asher vanished from an isolated beach community, one hour west of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland.“It was a terrible night like this,” Julia Woodhouse – one of the last to see Asher – tells the Guardian one afternoon in early July, as the rain lashes the windows of her Piha home. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The best beach breaks within two hours of London for a chic staycation

Vibey restaurants, chic shops, glorious stretches of beach — and all less than two hours from the capital. Here’s how to nail a trip to the south coast this weekend

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3 w. ago Two women die within hours as bodies pulled from water at nearby popular beaches

The two women were both pulled from the water at two separate popular beaches over the weekend in tragic circumstances that have left the local community in mourning

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3 w. ago Two women die within hours after they're both pulled from sea at nearby beaches

Two women have died after getting into trouble in the sea at two beaches not far apart in Cornwall as many people headed to the coast over weekend due to the hot weather

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