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Hi-De-Heil
Written by Yvonne Dawson May 10th 2011

Secret documents uncovered recently in northeast Germany have revealed that Hitler had a string of Butlins style holiday camps planned with the guise of providing ‘affordable holidays for the average worker’. The documents found last week in the state archive of Greifswald in north-east Germany

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Drayton Manor Offers Free Entry To Morphs
Written by Yvonne Dawson May 5th 2011

Fans of the Morphsuit have been invited to Drayton Manor Theme Park on Saturday 7th May to take part in a world record attempt. Drayton Manor near Tamworth in Staffordshire is aiming to enter the record books for having the most amount of people wearing the stretchy latex suits in the same place at

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Plymouth City Airport Set To Close
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Plymouth City Airport is set to close by the end of the year as a result of the economic downturn. Owners, Sutton Harbour Group who took over the airport in 2000 and launched Air Southwest in 2003, said the airport was no longer financially viable due to ‘challenges for the UK regional aviation ma

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Low Cost Airlines Ordered To Remove Misleading Adverts
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Low cost airlines and fierce competitors Ryanair and EasyJet have both had adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Agency, for being misleading. Ryanair was criticised for advertising ‘cheap flights to the sun’ that ended up being to rather cold destinations for the time of year. The advert

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Jedward Advert Causes Double Trouble
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has partially upheld two complaints from travel agents over a television advert featuring X-Factor rejects Jedward and comedian Omid Djalili. Twins John and Edward appeared on the talent show in 2009 and despite not winning it have remained in the public eye, r

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Three Lucky Ryanair Passengers Win Top Scratchcard Prize On Same Flight
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Ryanair has launched an enquiry after three separate passengers on the same flight all won the top scratchcard prize. The low cost airline blamed a printing error after each of the three passengers won a car worth £11,500 on the in-flight scratchcard game. The passengers bought the £2 cards on the

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Disneyland Paris Closes Ride Following Serous Injury
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Disneyland Paris has had to close one of its main attractions following an accident which injured five people. A train on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad carrying 25 people hit a piece of the ride’s ‘scenery’ that had fallen onto the track. The debris was made of fibreglass and wood and seri

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British Beaches Are A Load Of Rubbish
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 26th 2011

The amount of litter found on British beaches last year has soared with a huge increase in the amount of toilet waste turning up. Rubbish levels on our golden sands were at a record high in 2008, but fell in 2009 before rocketing again last year by 6%. The weekend survey took place on September [&he

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Royal Wedding Street Party At 35,000 Feet
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 21st 2011

To celebrate the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, Virgin Atlantic have organised street parties for passengers and crew onboard flights to the US and Caribbean on the same day. Flights departing for the sunshine state on the 29th will have their economy and premium economy de

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Madrid Residents Get Their Very Own Beach
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 21st 2011

Residents of a sizzling Spanish city, who have to suffer searing summer heat and are located miles from the nearest coastline, are being treated to a brand new beach of their own. The beach will be part of the Madrid Rio project; a green belt that covers 300 acres and runs for 5 miles along [&hellip

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