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Sex Toy Scare Down Under
A vibrating sex toy in a rubbish bin sparked a security scare and closed a Mackay airport in Queensland, Australia for almost an hour. An emergency was declared at the…
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Companions2Travel.co.uk
Companions2Travel matches up like-minded single people looking to travel. Companions2Travel.co.uk is a unique UK website allowing single people to combine their travel plans by simply going online and filling in…
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Mt St Helens Risk
Scientists have warned that Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state is likely to erupt again very soon. Federal authorities are evacuating everyone from a five-mile radius around the mountain. …
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Fancy a Trip into Space?
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has signed a £14m agreement which will allow passengers to travel into space. Branson has commissioned five “spaceliners” built in the US by the team…
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New Tunnel under the Bosporus
Work on a tunnel and rail system under the Bosporus Strait connecting Europe and Asia in has just started in Istanbul. The tunnel will be 13.7 kilometres long, (8.5 mile)…
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Electronic Ticketing
Paperless and ticketless bookings made more attractive by incentives, discounts and offers of air miles are fast becoming the way to travel. Airlines are planning to stop issuing paper tickets…
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French Card Fraud
France has been ranked as the place where British holidaymakers are most likely to become victims of credit card fraud. Barclaycard’s annual world fraud index shows that France is the…
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New Terminal for Moscow
Moscow’s Vnukovo airport has launched a new international terminal as part of a $1.3 billion modernization plan.ï¿Â½ Anyone who has passed through Vnukovo airport will agree that it is pretty…
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Paris to the Med Link
A new bridge over the River Tarn in France’s Massif Central mountains has just been finished. The bridge which completes a new motorway link that connects Paris and the Mediterranean…
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Being Careful: Zambia
This advice is from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Zambia. Violent and armed robberies and vehicle hijackings are increasing. Lusaka, the Copperbelt towns and other tourist centres are…