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There’s A Rat In My Cabin What Am I Gonna Do…?
Passengers flying from Seattle to Denver recently found their flight delayed due to an unexpected passenger. A rat was seen scurrying through the cabin of the Alaska Airline plane just before take off and passengers and crew were ordered to disembark until the rodent could be found. A second aircraf
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British Airways Attempts Mission Impossible With Heston Blumenthal…
Top celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal attempts the challenge of making airline food taste good in his forthcoming Channel 4 series ‘Heston’s Mission Impossible’. He teams up with British Airways in what the airline themselves confess is a ‘mission impossible’ to try and make food taste good
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Traveller Takes Insurance Company To Court And Wins Ash Cloud Payout
Insurers could be forced to pay out thousands of pounds in compensation after a customer recently won his case in a small claims court that the disruption caused by last year’s ash cloud, could be classed as ‘weather related’. Hundreds of customers made claims following the disruption of their
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Paranormal Activity Hits Latest Attraction At Thorpe Park
Spooky goings on have forced a major UK tourist attraction to relocate one of its latest rides. Exhilaration and spine tingling excitement are all par for the course when visiting theme parks, however workers at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey have reported feeling sudden chills, seeing objects movi
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They’ll Spare Your Blushes But Will They Save Your Life?
A new body scanner is set to be trialled in three US airports after complaints that an earlier version was an ‘invasion of people’s privacy’. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has introduced new software that will only show the outline of the person being scanned and not the rev
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Climber Falls Off The Top Of A Mountain And Lands On His Feet
A Scottish climber has had what can only be described as a miraculous escape after falling 1,000 feet down the side of a mountain. Adam Potter, 36, from Glasgow was in a group of four travellers when he lost his footing and fell. They had just arrived at the summit of Sgurr Choinnich Mor, five [&hel
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Mystery Piano Takes Centre Stage On Sandbank
A 650lb grand piano has mysteriously appeared on a sandbank in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. It is strategically place upright at the highest point on the bank, ensuring it doesn’t disappear at high tide. This could suggest that it may have been placed there deliberately, however the reason why is still
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Dragon Bannatyne Slays TripAdvisor
Dragon’s Den panellist and business entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne is set to spearhead a campaign against what he calls the ‘despicable and cowardly’ TripAdvisor website. Bannatyne has sparked the campaign after the travel review site refused to remove a review that compared his Charlton House
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Tutankhamen Set To Be Hidden From The Public Forever
Having lain undiscovered for 23 centuries, the Tomb of Tutankhamen in Luxor, Egypt is set to once again be closed to the general public. Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has taken the decision due to the adverse effect that the high number of visitors is having on the world famous attraction
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Plan B Gets Ready To Rock The Balearics This Summer
Organisers have confirmed that Plan B will open the summer 2011 series of gigs at Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks. The singer, who has been nominated for three Brit awards will open at Mallorca Rocks, Magaluf on 31st May and then appear at the iconic Ibiza Rocks in San Antonio the following night. The conc
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