24 h. ago Three dead and three hurt after 'being swept into the sea when rogue wave hit tourist hotspot' in Spain

Two men, one aged 35, and a 55-year-old woman, were killed near the natural pools on the Los Gigantes cliffs in the north-west of Tenerife.

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35 h. ago African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say

Authorities say strain of virus that has killed wild boars in Catalonia is one often used for experiments in secure facilities Spanish authorities investigating the African swine fever outbreak in Catalonia are looking into the possibility that the disease may have leaked from a research facility and are focusing on five nearby laboratories as potential sources.Thirteen cases of the fever have been confirmed in wild boars in the countryside outside Barcelona since 28 November, prompting Spain to scramble to contain the outbreak before it becomes a serious threat to its pork export industry, which is worth €8.8bn (£7.7bn) a year. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Major UK landmark in tourist hotspot locked down as police race to scene

Major UK landmark in tourist hotspot locked down as police race to scene  Daily Star

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4 d. ago How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis

Nootka lupins, introduced in the 1940s to repair damaged soil, are rampaging across the island, threatening its native speciesIt was only when huge areas of Iceland started turning purple that authorities realised they had made a mistake. By then, it was too late. The Nootka lupin, native to Alaska, had coated the sides of fjords, sent tendrils across mountain tops and covered lava fields, grasslands and protected areas.Since it arrived in the 1940s, it has become an accidental national symbol. Hordes of tourists and local people pose for photos in the ever-expanding fields in June and July, entranced by the delicate cones of flowers that cover the north Atlantic island. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tourist hotspot culls wild boars as swine fever outbreak threatens huge pork industry

The virus spreads rapidly among pigs and wild boar

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6 d. ago Spain deploys military to control African swine fever outbreak after pigs catch virus from ‘infected sandwich’

African swine fever, while harmless to humans, spreads rapidly among pigs and wild boar and poses a significant economic risk to Spain

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6 d. ago Spanish swine fever outbreak may be linked to food eaten by boar, say officials

Hundreds of police, rangers and military personnel deployed to tackle virus threatening pork export industrySpanish authorities have deployed hundreds of police officers, wildlife rangers and military personnel in an effort to contain an outbreak of highly infectious African swine fever (ASF) outside Barcelona before it becomes a major threat to the country’s €8.8bn-a-year pork export industry.Officials believe the virus, detected in the municipality of Bellaterra, may have begun to circulate after a wild boar ate contaminated food that had been brought in from outside Spain. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago This City Is Ours filming thrown into chaos as BBC crew robbed by Spanish thieves while filming crime series in Marbella

The thieves ransacked an apartment being used by one of the production team near the tourist hotspot, where the gritty BBC drama is currently filming.

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1 week ago UK to block imports of pork from Spain due to outbreak of swine fever

Pork products are to be held at border control posts after Spain recorded cases of ASF in the Catalunya

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1 week ago I'm A Celeb 'feud erupts between two huge stars and threatens All Stars final'

Waterloo Road and Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas is said to have fallen out with ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard on I'm A Celeb All Stars - and it's not known if both will attend the live final

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2 w. ago Two dead and multiple injured after van crashes into crowd at tourist hotspot

A 'suspected sudden acceleration accident' in a crowded street left two tourists dead and eight injured in South Korea - police are now investigating the incident

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons announces its first European pub at British tourist hotspot

The venue, which will be named Castell de Santa Bàrbera, is set to open at the end of January and will be located in the airside area of departures at the popular European airport.

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2 w. ago British woman among five dead in snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia

The bodies of five people were discovered in the tourist hotspot of Torres del Paine National Park, in southern Chile

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2 w. ago Brit among five tourists killed in tourist hotspot after 120mph snowstorm

A British woman and four other tourists have been found dead in Chilean Patagonia following a snowstorm in the Torres del Paine National Park

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3 w. ago The 'forgotten' West Yorkshire town where 'community togetherness' is strong

It's not your typical tourist hotspot, but is a good place to visit according to two fans

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4 w. ago ‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages

The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killingsThe attacks seemed to come from nowhere. At first, the tigers snatched guard dogs on the edge of villages in Russia’s far east, emerging from the forest at night to prey. Others went for livestock, going after horses and cattle.Then the attacks on people began. In January, an ice fisher was mauled at night and dragged away by a big cat, just weeks after a forester had been killed. In March, another man was attacked and partly eaten by a tiger. It was the deadliest winter for tiger attacks in Siberia for decades. Continue reading...

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