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Turbulence struck a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow on Tuesday, with one man dead and many others "launched into the ceiling".
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OK! MagazineDrivers warned that most car owners will be hammered with new £410 tax from next April
New rules will see many drivers forced to pay additional tax on their vehicle from next year. The so-called 'luxury' car tax would see motorists forking out £410 each year
- AFP
Greece's 'Instagram island' Santorini nears saturation point
One of the most enduring images of Greece's summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a volcanic caldera.In the south of the island, the volcanic sand beaches are less crowded, even though it is high season in July.
- The Independent
Paris 2024: Travel chaos hits Olympic opening ceremony as hotel rates and air fares tumble
Exclusive: Good hotels are cutting their rates to off-peak levels following the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics
- The Telegraph
Watch: Moment knife-wielding gang attack unfolds in back of taxi
Dashcam video footage has captured the moment a knife-wielding gang attacked a man in the back of a taxi in east London.
- AFP
Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city
Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city -- perhaps the country's largest -- which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ.But "pagans, Jews, Christians, Muslims, all these believers contributed to the underground city of Matiate," Yavuz said.
- The Telegraph
Train drivers demand pay rise five times higher than inflation to end strikes
Train drivers are demanding a 10 per cent pay rise to bring an end to ongoing strike action, The Telegraph can reveal.
- Evening Standard
New twist in row over e-bikes as London moves towards city-wide pavement parking ban
Rules restricting ‘free-floating’ parking of e-bikes could be in place by 2026
- Swindon Advertiser
'Massive' crash at Swindon roundabout leaves car on its side
A “massive accident” which left a car on its side was attended by emergency services yesterday evening.
- The Independent
Russian motorbike influencer Tatyana Ozolina dies in Turkey crash aged 38
‘MotoTanya’ was known for travelling around the world on her bike
- KameraOne
Barges swept down raging river crash into bridge in Philippines
A dramatic scene in Metro Manila, Philippines on Wednesday afternoon as several barges crashed into a bridge after being swept downstream by the raging Marikina River. Shocking footage captured the flat-bed vessels slamming into the bridge, with some getting stuck underneath and even sinking. Typhoon Gaemi has brought more intense monsoon rains to the region.
- Isle of Wight County Press
Here's why all Hovertravel services are suspended
Tickets are being accepted on Wightlink's FastCat.
- The Independent
Warning as hotel booking sites offer different rates whether on laptops and mobiles
Travel expert warns people could miss out on ‘significant savings’
- The Telegraph
How you can follow the King’s lead and reduce your car’s fuel usage
Leading by example is a life lesson we’re all taught. But for our monarch, King Charles III, it’s the opening sentence in the job description, particularly when it comes to sustainability.
- Manchester Evening News
"It's just not fair": Residents at trendy Salford development face HUGE backdated energy bills
'People are really upset, it's putting a lot of stress on our lives'
- USA TODAY
Bougie bear cub takes a dip in $6.9M mansion pool in North Carolina: See video
This cub likes it lavish as it takes a dip in a pool to escape the Asheville heat. A realtor caught the cub on camera.
- The Telegraph
Greece’s last unspoilt islands
Scattered across the teal-blue sea as if the gods had dropped their marbles, the Greek islands are like nowhere else on earth. They are the stepping stones to thyme-scented breezes, drowsy olive groves and retsina-soaked nights under a brilliant frieze of stars.
- Manchester Evening News
Police rush to scene after car smashes into parked vehicles
Police, paramedics and fire crews all responded
- The Northern Echo
16 best and 'outstanding' North East and North Yorkshire campsites named
A list of the "outstanding" campsites across the nation has been revealed - and 16 in the North East and North Yorkshire making the list.
- The Independent
6 of the best walking holidays in Scotland for long-distance trails
Stomp the highlands and islands on a Scotland staycation, from the Cairngorms National Park to the Outer Hebrides
- The Telegraph
Ulez scrappage scheme that sends cars to Ukraine should be extended across the UK, ambassador says
The Ulez scrappage scheme that sends used cars to Ukraine should be extended across the UK, the country’s ambassador has said.