Extra troops to be deployed to guard Olympic venues
Linsey McNeill - Jul 25, 2026
Extra troops are to be deployed to guard Olympic venues due to fears that private security firm G4S won't be…
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Aint no mountain high enough (when your bike has a motor)
Linsey McNeill - Jul 25, 2026
Day 3 of our min-break to the Austrian mountain resort of Ischgl and we were presented with bicycles - but…
Thousands of tourists stranded by typhoon
Linsey McNeill - Jul 24, 2026
Heavy storms have lashed Hong Kong and southwest China, killing at least 17 people and leaving more than 100 injured.…
Three killed as wildfires rage in north east Spain
Diane - Jul 23, 2026
Three people have been killed and 24 others injured as wildfires raged out of control in north east Spain. More…
The trials and tribulations of London 2012
Bev - Jul 23, 2026
With just a week to go before the start of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, a series of…
12 people killed in shooting at Batman film
Bev - Jul 20, 2026
At least 12 people have been killed and around 50 injured in a shooting at a Batman film premiere in…
Bulgarian bomber’s identity sought by FBI
Ian Jarrett - Jul 20, 2026
Intelligence services are working to identify the suicide bomber who killed himself and six others at Burgas airport in Bulgaria.…
UPDATED: World leaders condemn ‘horrific’ attack on tourists
Bev - Jul 19, 2026
A daylight bombing of a tourist bus in Bulgaria Wednesday left at least seven people dead and 34 injured. The…
Strike threat at airport immigration days before Olympics
Bev - Jul 19, 2026
David Cameron has condemned the threat of strike by immigration staff at London's airports in the week before the Olympics.…
Wild fires rage in Tenerife
Bev - Jul 19, 2026
Firefighters are battling with wild fires on the Canary island of Tenerife. The fires are reported to have reached the…
Tourist board Twitter campaign spectacularly backfires
Linsey McNeill - Jul 18, 2026
A Twitter campaign thought up by Maldives tourism chiefs to try to boost the popularity of the country as a…
From pole dancing to pole climbing….
Linsey McNeill - Jul 18, 2026
One thing I didn't expect to find when I visited the Tyrolean resort of Ischgl was so many gourmet restaurants…
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