23 h. ago Foreign Office warning as Brits could face €3,750 fine and jail for simple mistake

If you are heading abroad soon, don't fall foul of this law

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30 h. ago Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holidayIn the summer months in Puglia, southern Italy, the battle for the beaches begins before dawn. Armed with tractors, beach owners flatten every imperfection from the sand, dragging it to sift out anything large enough to be considered waste. As the sun rises, tourists flood the coastline, often unaware of what lies hidden beneath their feet.Two feet below the surface, delicate eggs laid by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are waiting to hatch. For the turtles, the beach is not a beauty spot but a habitat. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Katherine Ryan expresses remorse as she falls foul of Ofcom investigation into her Sunday Brunch appearance

Katherine Ryan has expressed her 'remorse' after repeatedly plugging a recipe meal kit during an appearance on Sunday Brunch, according to an Ofcom report.

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3 w. ago American academic held in Thailand charged with insulting monarchy

Paul Chambers detained under strict lese-majesty law, which can lead to 15 years in jail on a single chargeA prominent American academic has been detained in Thailand after being charged with insulting the monarchy, a rare case in which a foreign national has fallen foul of the country’s strict lese-majesty law.Paul Chambers, who specialises in civil-military relations and democratisation in south-east Asia, was denied bail on Tuesday and is being held at Phitsanulok provincial prison in northern Thailand, his lawyers said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jimmy White concedes frame in Snooker Champs match after falling foul of little

Jimmy White was left fuming after he was forced to forfeit a frame to Anton Kazakov during their World Snooker Championship qualifier after breaking a little-known rule

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3 w. ago Scottish lotto winner hit by 'curse' as £148m prizewinner divorces second husband

Many of the mega-winners - including several Scots - have fallen foul of the curse of the jackpot.

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3 w. ago As a young man, I fell in love with the US. The country’s soul is still there, despite Trump’s best efforts to destroy it | John Harris

For many of us, the United States means music, progress, hope. Whatever their president does, plenty of Americans continue to believe in those tooIt seems as inevitable as the economic chaos let loose by Donald Trump’s mad avalanche of tariffs: a precipitous drop in the number of tourists visiting the US, which is now forecast to be even worse than initially feared. In February, overseas travel to the country was down by 5% compared with the previous year – and, now, reputable forecasters are predicting a drop of nearly twice that size.We all know why. Trump’s hostile words about Canada and Mexico have hit the US’s top two markets for tourism. Finnish, German and Danish transgender and non-binary people have been advised by their governments to contact a US diplomatic mission before travelling there. Note also a trickle of reports about outsiders falling foul of the cruel stringency apparently now gripping the American authorities: a 28-year-old woman from north Wales held for 19 da...

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4 w. ago Ruben Amorim dropped Man Utd star for Manchester Derby in first show of authority

Alejandro Garnacho has fallen foul of Ruben Amorim in the past and left the Manchester United boss unimpressed against Nottingham Forest as he was accused of trying "too much"

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