10 h. ago Europe heat record: Spain and Portugal boil in highest temperatures as wildfires rage across continent fanned by 'suffocating' heatwave while Brit goes missing on Greek island

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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13 h. ago Urgent warning to Brit holidaymakers as 'suffocating' 46C European heatwave triggers invasion of venomous sea creatures in the Med

A punishing heatwave continued to devastate Europe on Monday, with authorities battling wildfires from France to Turkey, and temperatures set to rise further still.

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13 h. ago Turkey holidays update for Brits as devastating wildfires destroy resorts

A heatwave across Turkey and parts of Europe have seen forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes, with much of Europe also bracing for very hot weather, with temperatures expected to soar to 40C

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14 h. ago Flights to busy airport in Turkey cancelled after devastating wildfires break out

It is used by thousands of tourists every year

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15 h. ago Holidaymakers heading to Turkey warned to make 2 passport checks now

The country has strict entry rules and Brits are urged to check their document complies.

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40 h. ago The clampdown 'killing' one of Turkey's most popular holiday towns: How a curfew, ban on dancing and soaring pint prices is 'ruining' Marmaris for Brits

It is a resort town most popular with Brits. But a restrictive curfew, ban on dancing barmen and hikes in alcohol prices are pushing Brits to say they are 'not coming back'

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51 h. ago Turkey Foreign Office advice explained and is it safe to visit

The latest Foreign Office advice for holiday goers travelling to Turkey this summer.

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63 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Western Force live: Score and updates as tourists play first match in Australia

Can Andy Farrell’s side bounce back from defeat to Argentina?

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67 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Western Force live: Latest score and updates as tourists play first match in Australia

Can Andy Farrell’s side bounce back from defeat to Argentina?

Society

3 d. ago I visited Turkey for the first time and was blown away — one thing left me baffled

Turkey has always been a holiday spot I consciously avoided - I'd heard a number of negative things and I suppose those just stuck with me.

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3 d. ago ‘If you love adventure but not tourists’: readers’ favourite wild places in Europe

Readers revel in extraordinary landscapes from black sand deserts in Iceland to haunting forests in Poland, spotting wolves, bears and honey buzzards along the way• Tell us about a trip to Turkey – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherThe Julian Alps are mostly in Slovenia, but I have gone on many trips to the little known Italian portion of this mountain range to visit old friends in the ski town Sella Nevea. The scenery is awesome: pointed white, limestone peaks above deep and mysterious pine-forested valleys. The books of mountaineer Julius Kugy romantically describe this large wilderness, the obscurity of which amazes me. Nature is abundant with various large mammals, bird life and flora. If you love alpine adventure but don’t like tourists then seek it out, there’s nobody there!Paul Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Fern Britton shares personal update as she returns to ITV's This Morning

Fern Britton returned to This Morning on Thursday to promote her new ITV series

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4 d. ago Fern Britton issues emotional update as she returns to This Morning

Fern Britton returned to the This Morning sofa on Thursday, where she opened up about her "emotional" new project

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5 d. ago Greece arrests woman suspected of fuelling devastating wildfire with cigarette

Blazes broke out on the island of Chios on Sunday and tore through 10,000 acres of mainly bush and pasture land in three days

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5 d. ago Holidaymakers to Turkey, Spain, Greece and Cyprus in Foreign Office warning

Those heading to the popular hotspots have been told to be aware and to take care.

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7 d. ago Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity?

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?Middle East crisis – live updatesIn October 1978, two leaders of the Iranian opposition to the British-backed shah of Iran met in the Paris suburbs of Neauphle-le-Château to plan for the final stages of the revolution, a revolution that after 46 momentous and often brutal years may now be close to expiring.The two men had little in common but their nationality, age and determination to remove the shah from power. Karim Sanjabi, the leader of the secular liberal National Front, was a former Sorbonne-educated professor of law. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the leading Shia opponent of the Iranian monarchy since the 1960s. Both were in their 70s at the time. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Turkey travel alert issued by Foreign Office as tensions flare

The Mediterranean destination is loved by UK holidaymakers, and in 2024, Turkey welcomed over four million Brits. However, conflict in the region has led the UK Foreign Office to issue a travel warning

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1 week ago Lions vs Argentina LIVE: 1888 Cup result, match stream and latest updates

Andy Farrell’s side make worst possible start to summer as warm-up for Australia tour ends in defeat

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1 week ago British & Irish Lions v Argentina live: Latest updates as Tadhg Beirne restores hosts’ lead in Dublin

The quadrennial tourists play on Irish soil for the first time as they take on the Pumas at the Aviva Stadium

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1 week ago Lions vs Argentina LIVE: 1888 Cup match stream, latest score and rugby updates today

Andy Farrell’s side warm up for Australia tour with Dublin showdown against the Pumas

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