3 h. ago Woman visits Italy and finds 'better cities' than Rome, Florence and Venice

A travel writer who visited Italy with her mother earlier this year said she visited two cities that gave a more authentic experience of Italy than the likes of Rome or Venice

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4 d. ago American tries Greggs for the first time and says iconic item tastes 'off'

An American woman who tried Greggs for the first time while visiting the UK has claimed one of the brand's most iconic items tastes 'off' - although one still got top marks

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9 d. ago Woman obsessed with patterns is determined to visit every Wetherspoon to take snaps of the carpets

Deborah Galvin has set up a Wetherspoons Carpet Appreciation Facebook page and is determined to get round all 800 boozers to snap their floor

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2 w. ago Manchester woman goes to US Primark for the first time and shares one big difference

A woman from Manchester, Lily Rudkin, has shared her honest opinion after visiting a Primark store in the US for the first time as she wanted to see how it compared to her favourite UK stores

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2 w. ago Brit woman visiting the US visits Primark and shares honest verdict

Lily Rudkin was holidaying in Florida, US, when she came across a Primark on her travels, so she decided to step inside to see how it really differs from the ones in the UK

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2 w. ago Woman recovering from cancer surgery 'humiliated' by restaurant visit

Michelle Cummins, 53, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in August

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2 w. ago Woman visits restaurant and is 'sick for days' after making 1 mistake

A woman visited a restaurant with a friend and was enjoying eating an "incredible" meal when she took a closer look and realised she'd made a mistake that would see her get "sick for days"

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2 w. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing family

Julia Wandelt made calls, left messages and visited home of McCann family during extensive campaignA woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been found guilty of harassing the girl’s family – but has been cleared of stalking.Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, waged an extensive campaign, including making calls, leaving messages and turning up at the home of the family of Madeleine, who disappeared in the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007, Leicester crown court heard. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Disabled woman left 'embarrassed' and 'exhausted' after nightmare visit to Welsh attraction

An ambulatory wheelchair user said that she was left "disappointed" and "embarrassed" by the experience

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2 w. ago Fourth Disney World visitor dies in a month, as woman in her 40s is found dead at hotel

A Disney World guest was found dead inside a hotel, making her the fourth visitor to die at the doomed resort within just one month.

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3 w. ago ‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit

Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold outOn a recent autumn evening in Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum, the guide Joseph Langelinck paused next to a Renaissance sculpture of a man with a wooden club and challenged his flock of 18 visitors to name the mythical hero depicted.“Hercules?” a woman in the front row proposed in a soft voice. “If you know the answer, why can’t you tell us in a way that those at the back can hear you, too?” Langelinck admonished the visitor, before challenging her to name the 12 labours in chronological order. A non-answer elicited an eye roll and a tut. “Oh god, I feel like I’m back at school,” sighed the woman, 62-year-old Corinna Schröder. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman reveals what it's really like to visit North Korea after finding sneaky way to explore without a tour guide

Just last year, North Korea opened its borders back up to tourism for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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3 w. ago 'I visited 9 Italian cities, but there’s one I keep returning to – and it’s not Rome or Venice'

One overlooked Italian city with a “unique spirit” stood out as a favourite to a seasoned travel writer who's been to Florence, Venice, Rome and several more cities in Italy.

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4 w. ago Woman told she was too young to have bowel cancer visited GP 13 times

A woman diagnosed with bowel cancer after 13 GP visits and A&E attendance was repeatedly told she was too young for the disease.

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