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‘A Right Dive’ – Oil Rig Is Converted Into Unique Hotel Perfect For Scuba Divers
An old disused oil rig has been cleverly converted into the world’s first scuba diving hotel, just off the coast of Malaysia. The Seaventures Dive Resort in the Celebes Sea is perfectly located for diving and is surrounded by coral reefs which are home to barracudas, pygmy sea horses, frog fish an
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BA Passengers Face More New Year Turmoil
BA passengers are faced with the threat of yet more strike action in the New Year, including over the February half-term holidays, after the British Airways’ cabin crew union announced yesterday it will ballot for fresh strikes. Unite said it had ‘no choice’ but to give its members another vot
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Major Airports Close As Icy Conditions Take Hold
As the snow sets in across Britain and the icy conditions increasingly worsen, Airports across the country are coming to a standstill, leaving thousands of upset and abandoned travellers. Gatwick Airport will remain closed throughout Wednesday after the Arctic conditions gradually intensified and it
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Thomas Cook Axe 500 Jobs Whilst Spending Millions On New Fleet
Major Tour operator Thomas Cook has confirmed it is to cut 500 jobs in an effort to save money. Many of the jobs cut have been advertised vacancies which will no longer be filled, but 120 managerial staff have already left in the last six weeks. Thomas Cook has insisted that no customer facing roles
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World’s Most Travelled Man Says “Fly Me To The Moon…”
A Brit has officially become the world’s most travelled man after clocking up an amazing 15 million miles, the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back a staggering 31 times. Fred Finn, 70 holds the official record for ‘the most miles travelled by a passenger’, and has visited an incredib
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Newcastle Airport Closes After Thomson Plane Slides Off Runway
As snow continues to spread across Britain today, the prolonged blast of wintry weather has took a firm hold as conditions worsen across the country. Things went from bad to worse last night as a plane carrying 196 passengers overshot its landing position at Newcastle airport in the icy conditions.
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British Skiers Take Huge Risk With No Insurance…
Thousands of British skiers have admitted travelling without adequate insurance according to a recent survey by the Foreign Office. Out of 2,300 people questioned, almost a third of them said they didn’t take out any cover before hitting the slopes, whether for skiing or snowboarding. Fifty per ce
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Tour Operators Hope To Benefit From Early Snowfall…
Hundreds of holidaymakers are expected to head abroad this weekend as the UK sees its earliest snowfall for 17 years. Scotland and the North East of England are expected to be worst hit with predictions of 10 inches of snowfall over the next several days. The Met Office are expecting the current col
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Three Arrested Over South Africa Hijacking
Following the devastating murder of his wife, Anni Dewani, grieving husband, Shrien Dewani, urges tourists not to shun South Africa just because of what happened to them. The heartbreaking news hit our headlines just over a week ago and has covered our front pages ever since. The couple, travelling
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‘Invasive’ Pat Downs Taken Too Far?
After weeks of dispute over ‘invasive’ pat-downs by Transport Security Administration officials at airports, controversy deepened today after footage of a small child being searched was placed online. Over 650,000 people have watched the 39-second clip in which the boy can be seen shirtless and
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