52 h. 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 British tourist dies on Greece holiday on ventilator after GP's 'don't worry' advice

Alan Kirby, 67, went into "septic" shock and passed away on Monday, his family have confirmed.

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4 d. ago 'Adorable' Welsh town one of UK's 'most colourful' with stunning ancient castle

The charming coastal town of Tenby in Wales has all the ingredients for a perfect British seaside holiday, from its sandy beaches and colourful houses to its historic castle

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4 d. ago The big heat: what ‘sunburn cinema’ tells us about the Great British holiday

Hot Milk’s mother-daughter meltdown or losers on the lash in The Inbetweeners Movie, some films leave us feeling as foolish as their protagonists for trying to escape realityAs we near the end of a hot, dry August, I’m longing for a Mediterranean getaway; salt-crisp skin, a Fanta lemon, and a tinge of pink across my shoulders. I’m also thinking about what I like to call “sunburn cinema” – homegrown films like recent release Hot Milk (adapted from Deborah Levy’s novel), which remind us we’re a nation uniquely ill-equipped to deal with the sun. Or, as one popular Letterboxd review puts it: “Oh no, the Brits are on trauma vacation again”.Sunburn is the hallmark of a particular kind of Brit abroad, visual evidence of the lack of decorum that we notoriously display across the resorts and beach towns of Europe. Sunburn cinema, however, pinpoints what makes us inclined to chaos and self-sabotage. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Two British mums, 26 and 27, run over by taxi on holiday in Ibiza

The two women are in hospital with serious injuries following the crash

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5 d. ago In the Nguyen Kitchen review – cooking up a heartwarming Vietnamese

Aspiring performer Yvonne dreams aloud in candy-coloured reveries that carry the hopes of a marginalised singer in a rarely-seen Parisian communityParis is home to one of the oldest and largest Vietnamese diasporas in the world – not that you could tell from mainstream French cinema. In this heartwarming feature debut, Stéphane Ly-Cuong turns to the magic of the musical comedy to portray not only the dreams and the struggles of Vietnamese-French artists, but also a side of Paris seldom seen on screen.A hopeful performer and singer, Yvonne Nguyen (Clotilde Chevalier) can’t help but dream in songs. Her candy-coloured reveries unfold like a Jacques Demy fantasy, bursting with tunes and light. In reality, however, she is stuck belting out jingles for spring rolls to indifferent supermarket customers. Without much luck getting cast in acting roles, Yvonne moves back in with her mother (Anh Tran-Nghia), who runs a restaurant in the outskirts of Paris. Generational clashes soon follow, but...

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5 d. ago Pictured: British friends, 26 and 27, left in intensive care after being run over during 'happy holiday' in Ibiza as relatives say world has been 'turned upside down'

Anguished relatives spoke today to admit their world had been 'turned upside down' as it emerged a GoFundMe appeal had been set up for one of the two women rushed to hospital intensive care.

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6 d. ago Moment illegal migrant is found hiding in British holiday couple's camper van after breaking in at Calais

Paul and Kerry Turton were returning from holiday when the man forced his way into a locked storage cupboard at Calais.

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9 d. ago Top five British beaches to visit on the bank holiday weekend

With the long weekend just around the corner, head out on the sands for a traditional day at the seaside

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1 week ago British citizen arrested in Ibiza for using stolen UK car in holiday heists

The Balearic island has seen a spate of burglaries and violent robberies in recent weeks, which Guardia Civil officers have linked to the group

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1 week ago Man feeding stray dogs dies after 'water bomb' hits popular Brit holiday hotspot

At least one person has died after being swept away by floods in a popular British holiday destination after the extreme weather forced people to scramble to safety to evade the raging river

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2 w. ago Tragedy as British father, 47, drowns in 'accident at sea' while on holiday with his son in Turkey

He is said to have entered the sea before he was later found motionless in the water off the coast of Turnuc, near Marmaris, on July 31.

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2 w. ago British dad found dead in water during Turkey holiday boat trip with his son

A fundraiser has been set up to help the family of Scottish dad John Nelson, 47, who was found dead in the water, while on holiday with his son, near Marmaris in Turkey

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2 w. ago British tourist caught stealing stones from holiday hotspot faces huge fine

The 51-year-old, from Scotland, was reported to Italian authorities after a guide spotted him "picking up pieces of Pompeii pavement" during an evening tour

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2 w. ago Canary Islands issue rare 'black alert' for British tourists at popular holiday beach

The European Union holiday hotspot has issued the rare warning for British holidaymakers at one of the most popular beaches on the popular La Graciosa which is just off Lanzarote

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2 w. ago I was turned away by three Spanish hospitals 'because I'm British'

British holidaymaker, Kay, revealed her 'holiday from hell' after being turned away from three hospitals in Spain whilst suffering from an extreme bout of traveller's diarrhoea. 

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2 w. ago Shocking moment British tourist 'attacks home belonging to Thailand holiday fling after she tells him to move out'

Footage reportedly shows the unnamed 42-year-old Brit smashing up the property belonging to bar girl Soraya Janbuppa, 31, after their whirlwind holiday romance ended in a bitter break-up.

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2 w. ago Massive shark prowls close to tourists as beach evacuated in British holiday spot

The tourist beach had to be evacuated after the shark's fin was seen sticking out of the water just a few feet from where people were bathing.

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2 w. ago 39 nostalgic photos capture golden age of Butlin's holiday camps, from glamorous grannies to monorail

For many people it remains the epitome of a British holiday by the sea.

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3 w. ago 'Drunk' motorist runs over British woman, 61, on holiday in Turkey before driving over her AGAIN while 'trying to flee', leaving her seriously injured

Posting on social media, her husband, Keith Di Palma, described how his wife had sustained multiple injuries after the 'horrific' incident on August 6 and was handed over to medical services.

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