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New Yorkers turn abandoned ‘High Line’ into leafy park
We all recognise the iconic ‘high line’ train tracks from New York City. The train tracks, suspended in the air, are as iconic as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. However, what happens when one of them falls into disuse? Taking it down would be one option – and it was an [&
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Easyjet to begin operations from London Southend Airport
Easyjet has announced plans to operate three A319 planes out of London Southend Airport from April 2012. The planes will fly to ten European destinations including Ibiza and Barcelona. The airport has benefited recently from a new rail link from London’s Liverpool Street station and Canary Wharf,
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Chilean ash cloud disrupts Australian flights
Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano has been erupting recently, sending an ash cloud over Australia – very similar to the one experienced in Europe in 2010. Experts concluded that the ash cloud was too low to avoid. This forced Australian airline Qantas to suspend all flights into and out
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Airbus unveils see-through plane and other futuristic tech
Aerospace company Airbus has unveiled a number of its radical plans for aircraft of the future, including an incredible see-through aeroplane, technology that would allow parents to read bedtime stories to their children at home and even a virtual golf course. Airbus said that other luxurious option
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Contortionist thief squeezes in a free trip
A six foot contortionist has been arrested in Spain this week after using his flexible skills to pilfer valuables from suitcases on a shuttle coach from the airport in Girona to Barcelona. The man, assisted by an accomplice who was also taken into Spanish police custody, would curl up inside a suitc
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England beaches are flying the Blue Flag
British holidaymakers can finally be as proud of their beaches as their Spanish and Greek equivalents as a whopping 70 English beaches are awarded the prestigious Blue Flag in 2011. In order for a beach to be awarded the Blue Flag, the water must be of a particularly high quality, the beach itself m
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New airport scanner to ‘sniff’ travellers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled a prototype of a new airport scanning system that they claim will drastically decrease pre-flight security check waiting times for travellers. This sensational new technology is said to actually have the ability to “sniff” traveller
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Monarch removes debit card charges
Monarch became the first airline to remove the now popular percentage charge on debit card payments recently, lifting their 3.5 per cent charge of the booking total with immediate effect. Consumer group Which? and the Office of Fair Trading are saying that the steps taken by Monarch may put pressure
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Survey suggests airports provide more entertainment for kids
A new survey performed by Skyscanner has found that over half of people thought that airports do not provide adequate services for families with children, making travelling as a family considerably more difficult. Parents complained about not being able to get their children to settle upon finally b
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Being bilingual can stave off the onset of Alzheimer’s
Being bilingual and regularly using two languages can sharpen the mind, help with multitasking and even stave off the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. This is according to the work of cognitive neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok who was recently interviewed by the New York Times. According to Bialystok a
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