79 m. ago Benidorm warning to all Brits as scam that will 'ruin holiday' takes 'scary twist'

A Benidorm expert has warned Brits that a common crime in the popular tourist hotspot has taken a "scarier twist" in recent times – and she knows from personal experience

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4 h. ago A Berlin audience has fake faeces thrown at them – and is moved to tears. So am I | Fatma Aydemir

We’re surrounded by news images of death and violence. Why do Florentina Holzinger’s visceral stage productions still have such impact? What would you do if the world was to end tomorrow? The premise itself may be both timeless and timely at this moment when authoritarianism is on the rise globally. But that’s not really what causes the nail-biting excitement at the doorstep of Volksbühne theatre in Berlin. On a chilly June evening, a predominantly female and queer crowd of all ages gathers here to see, or rather experience, A Year Without Summer, the newest play by the infamous Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger. It’s the anticipation of Holzinger’s trademark body horror that unsettles and attracts us, the crowd. And the question: how much can we take?“Europe’s hottest director”, as the Guardian described 39-year-old Holzinger last year, is not only known for her work at the Volksbühne but mesmerises and shocks audiences all over the world. Her all female-assigned cast of ...

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6 h. ago Tourist warning to 10 million as Europe's hottest capital on alert

The Mediterranean as a whole is warming up faster than the global average, while many cities and islands in Greece record numerous days each summer where the mercury tips over the 40C mark

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4 d. ago Brit holidaymakers issued warning over parking scam plaguing tourist hotspot

Tourists and locals in a popular Spanish holiday hotspot have been issued a warning about a parking scam.

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6 d. ago Spain hotspot UK tourist chaos warning as hotel staff to 'strike every week on this day all summer'

The industrial action is being proposed in response to the "stubborn refusal" of employers to agree to a wage increase

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6 d. ago Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever

Copernicus data shows month was 1.4C above estimated 1850-1900 average used to define pre-industrial levelIt has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).Countries across Europe, including the UK, have been hit by drought conditions in recent months, with water shortages feared unless significant rain comes this summer, and crop failures beginning to be reported by farmers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Measles warning to holidaymakers as outbreaks surge in major tourist hotspots

The UK Health Security Agency has recorded outbreaks of the infectious disease in England, while also warning which countries in Europe and Asia have highest rates of measles

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1 week ago Canary holidaymakers blow as another island warns of new tourist taxes

The Canary Island of Fuerteventura will start charging British holidaymakers a tourist tax if they want to visit its most beautiful locations, officials on the Spanish holiday hotspot have announced

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1 week ago Shocking moment King's Guard horse chews tourist's arm after she stands too close

The tourist was bitten in front of a sign warning people near where guards are stationed: ‘Beware, horse may kick or bite’

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2 w. ago Hotel empire boss warns London's phone theft epidemic is 'scaring away tourists'

Greg Hegarty, co-chief executive of PPHE Hotels, has become the latest leading business figure to raise the alert about rampant crime in the UK capital.

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2 w. ago Tourist warned of 'strict' law in popular summer holiday spot

Holidaymakers heading to this country could face fines for flouting this rule

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2 w. ago Brits warned not to visit 'beautiful' tourist hotspot that's 'killed' by crowds

Tourists have been warned to avoid the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia during the summer months, after holidaymakers have said the area has been 'killed' by huge crowds

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2 w. ago Chilling moment taxi driver threatens to 'break tourist's bones' on dark detour

During a shocking confrontation that was caught on camera, tourist Dustin was threatened by a taxi driver who warned him, "I have mafia connections, I will break your bones"

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