43 h. ago Where to go in Europe if you want to avoid the crowds and overtourism protests this summer

Swap busy holiday hotspots for these less crowded alternatives

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3 d. ago ‘Venice can be sold to the highest bidder’: Furious locals speak out ahead of Jeff Bezos’ billionaire fantasy wedding to Lauren Sanchez

As the society wedding of the summer approaches, Brittany Miller speaks to Venice locals who are staging protests against the Amazon CEO and his bride-to-be taking over their city

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5 d. ago Major European holiday destination in major airport change so Brits avoid queues

UK passport holders can now skip lengthy waits to get their documents stamped at the airport in Sofia, Bulgaria by using the e-gates system as part of the new deal EU-UK deal

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5 d. ago Major European holiday destination in huge airport change so Brits avoid queues

UK passport holders can now skip lengthy waits to get their documents stamped at the airport in Sofia, Bulgaria by using the e-gates system as part of the new deal EU-UK deal

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6 d. ago Tourists face a soaking this summer as locals find their protest symbol

In Barcelona, a group of tourists found themselves the targets of an unusual form of protest when a woman armed with a plastic water gun sprayed them as they sat at an outdoor table.

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1 week ago Gorgeous Greek island is 'best place to avoid crowds' in Europe during summer

Symi is a hidden gem known for its brightly coloured harbour, historical architecture and turquoise waters - making it a must-visit for anyone looking for a holiday away from the crowds

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2 w. ago Spanish holiday hotspot hotel is accused of having the 'worst breakfast in Europe' as diner urges tourists to 'avoid' the 'bad tasting' eatery

One of Spain's holiday hotspot hotels has been flagged by tourists as having the 'worst breakfast in Europe'.

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2 w. ago Ange sacked by Tottenham as Europa League triumph not enough to avoid Daniel Levy axe

Time us up for the Australian at Tottenham despite him delivering their first major trophy in 17 years

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace chief willing to sell stake in club after UEFA talks to avoid European ban

John Textor, who owns a little less than half of Crystal Palace, has claimed he is exploring a sale of his stake after talks were held with UEFA about their participation in next season's Europa League

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2 w. ago ‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on

Author and Charlottesville native Deborah Baker revisits the devastating events of 2017 and examines how they speak to a difficult pastDeborah Baker’s new book, Charlottesville, is about her home town in Virginia, where in summer 2017 white supremacists marched, violence erupted and a counter-protester was murdered. In dizzying detail, Baker charts and reports the chaos. In interludes, she examines the dark history of a city long linked to racist oppression, from the days of Thomas Jefferson, Robert E Lee and slavery to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and resistance to civil rights reform.Putting it all together was a new challenge for a writer whose books include In Extremis, a biography of the 20th-century poet Laura Riding, and A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace to hold showdown talks with UEFA in bid to avoid European football ban

Crystal Palace and UEFA will hold discussions this week over issue around multiclub ownership with FA Cup winners facing potential ban if they cannot meet criteria

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3 w. ago Here we go again! Defiant Majorcans vow this year's summer holiday protests will be bigger than last years as the mass tourism from Brits is making their lives 'unbearable'

The Spanish island's capital of Palma - a holiday hotspot popular among Brits- will be clogged on Sunday, June 15 as representatives of 60 groups today announced the protest.

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3 w. ago Canary Island airport plunged into passport queue chaos again as 3 issues blamed

As the Canary Islands prepares for an insufferably busy summer season, despite swathes of local protests, one tiny airport seems to be struggling to keep up with the demand

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4 w. ago They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’

Blinded, beaten or jailed, some protesters are still recovering physically and financially from speaking outFive years ago, on 25 May 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. During an attempted arrest, Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, cutting off his oxygen supply. The gruesome killing was captured on video.Floyd’s murder sparked global outcry, launching the largest protests seen in the US since the civil rights movement. During the summer of 2020, upwards of 26 million people protested nationwide to condemn police brutality and demand racial justice. Rallies also spread across the globe, with some 93 countries and territories participating in the uprisings. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago If you think the Defund movement failed, you’re missing the bigger picture | M Adams and Miski Noor

Five years after George Floyd’s murder, America’s view on policing has fundamentally changed. But one summer of protest isn’t enoughMemory is a strange thing – the way sounds, images, and sensations converge to cement a moment in our minds. For millions of people, the memory of what happened to George Floyd five years ago in Minneapolis will stay with us for ever.On Sunday, we remember the life of George Floyd and reflect on the summer of 2020, when movement builders activated as many as 26 million people into the streets to demand an end to the state’s violent disregard for Black lives. Many people will opine today about the perceived failures of that time and the years that followed, focusing on how corporate pledges to increase diversity have since been revoked or zeroing in on how many police departments did not cut their budgets, all in an effort to decide whether the summer of 2020 was really as powerful as it felt.M Adams, Co-Executive Director, Movement for Black Lives &...

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4 w. ago Stay at home! Picturesque Polish city's authorities tell residents to avoid leaving the house before thousands of Chelsea fans flood in for their European final next week

More than 70,000 supporters are expected to descend on the city in the coming days, as Chelsea take on Real Betis on Wednesday at the 42,000 capacity Wroclaw Stadium.

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