A four-foot shark has been found washed up on Redcar beach in the north east of England. The male porbeagle shark, which is a relative of the great white shark, was found on the beach by a member of the public at around 9am, reports the BBC. The remains were removed by Redcar and Cleveland council, and John Richardson, conservation officer for the Shark Trust, said although they are not...
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She's only just got back from a luxury tour of the Mediterranean, stopping off in Formentera and the South of France. But Kate Moss jetted off on another upmarket getaway this week - to celebrate the wedding of a friend on Li Galli island, near Positano on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Kate was seen enjoying the nuptials of model Malgosia Bella to magazine publisher Jean-Yves le Fur, and was...
A group of pensioners from a remote Italian village have got together to make a video featuring themselves dancing to Donna Summers' Hot Stuff - in an unusual bid to promote the area to tourists. This hilarious film starts off with two local men in their 80s sitting on a bench in the village of Castrovalva, high up in Italy's Abruzzo mountains. One strums a guitar while the other taps his...
At least 44 people have been killed after an overcrowded bus plunged 660ft into a river canyon in Guatemala. Dozens of others were injured after the driver, Yony Cumar Cana, who died in the accident, lost control of the vehicle in San Martin Jilotepeque. According to the Sky News, mayor Otto Vielman, said: "From what we see, the bus crashed against a wall of rocks first and then fell over...
"No wonder the beautiful city of Rio De Janeiro was chosen to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics," says LA film maker Scientifantastic, who took this beautiful time lapse video while on an assignment recently. The video takes in iconic scenery of Brazil's capital city, including the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop Corcovado mountain (named on of the New Seven...
The sun may have stopped shining over Britain but if you're heading to sunnier climes this autumn or have started shopping for your summer 2014 holiday essentials, we've got the prize for you... AOL Travel has teamed up with sunglasses manufacturer Rodenstock to offer one lucky user the chance to win two pairs of Porsche Design Heritage aviator sunglasses, worth more than £300 each. Sunglass...
Want a holiday in October, in desperate need of sunshine but don't know where to go? The summer may be over in the UK, but don't despair. It's still possible to top up your tan somewhere gloriously warm - and this is the perfect time to bag a cheap holiday too. This is a great month to take a holiday in Turkey, for example - not least because of the bargains on offer. The Lycian Coast (also...
British Airways has launched "hand-baggage only" fares on selected flights to Europe, with passengers charged an additional £10 for checking in a bag. The airline's move is a bid to reward passengers who travel light with the £10 discount on flights from Heathrow and London City airports to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam and Stockholm. While it may be...
Officials at Boston's Logan International Airport have apologised for holding an emergency fire training drill yesterday, on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. The drill, complete with heavy black smoke and roaring flames, appeared to involve a plane on fire, reports CBS News. Hundreds of people have criticised the airport on its Facebook page after it...
The world's happiest country has just been named, and guess what? It's not Britain. If you're in need cheering up, you should head straight to Scandinavia, a new report suggests. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland all feature among the world's ten happiest countries. The World Happiness Report utilised factors such as GDP, life expectancy, social support, "perceptions of corruption", and...
Meet the blobfish, aka world's ugliest animal. This sad-looking creature has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, created to raise awareness of creatures whose risk of extinction is ignored because they're not "cuddly" enough. The society began as a science-themed comedy night and devised its mascot campaign to draw attention to...
Barbados is offering UK tourists up to £128 spending money if they visit the Caribbean island. The 'free' spending money offer is an attempt to reverse the 10 per cent decline in visitor numbers following the recent increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD), TravelMole reports. A Barbados Tourism Authority spokeswoman said the initiative was launched after the APD increase, which has seen a...
Boutique hotels are all the rage these days, with their handful of rooms perfect for a romantic break and home-away-from-home feel. But we've found the hotels that take 'boutique' to the next level - the cosy yet luxurious abodes with just one room or up to four. From Oxfordshire's new Horsebox Hotel to Cambodia's The One Hotel with its roof terrace and Jacuzzi, browse the world's smallest...
Bickering in the queue for check-in, a dispute over what side of the bed we want to sleep on or a full-blown argument over directions, holidays can turn the most laid-back people at home into the most high-maintenance friends or relatives while abroad. Psychologists have delved deep into the reasons why we argue on holiday and have discovered Holiday Personality Syndrome (HPS), a temporary...
Always wanted to go to the Galapagos Islands but can't afford the trip? Well now you can do it from your armchair - on a virtual tour on Google Street View. To mark the 178th anniversary of the British scientist Charles Darwin's visit to the island, Google has teamed up with the Galapagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Foundation. The hi-definition 360 degree pictures were taken with...
What happens when you flush the toilet mid-flight? Or if you try to open a plane door? One pilot has written a book about the common myths around flying and revealed the truth about air travel. Patrick Smith's Cockpit Confidential features chapters on delays, terrorism and fares, while answering questions, like how planes fly and what are the causes of crashes. When it comes to opening a...
Remember when we told you a few months back that London could be getting its first cat cafe? Well, planning permission has been approved and cat lover Lauren Pears will be opening Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in Shoreditch soon. According to the BBC, Pears turned to crowd funding to raise the £109,000 needed for the project. Tower Hamlets Council approved the cafe, which will open on...
Britain is bracing itself for gale-force winds as weather forecasters predict gusts of up to 70mph by Monday, leaving summer's glorious heatwave a distant memory. The Great North Run was hit by strong gusts of wind today as stormy conditions roll in across much of the UK, heralding the beginning of autumn. As some 55,000 people set off on the half-marathon in Newcastle, winds in the area...
A British man is in hospital after being stabbed by a taxi driver after a reported row about the fare while on holiday in Ibiza. Grant Sommerville, 22, from Scotland, received a single stab wound to the chest during the row after a night out in the party town of San Antonio. Mr Sommerville had got into the cab after enjoying a night at a beach club, but was left bleeding in the street after...
We're giving away a luxury break for two at Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa in Bedfordshire. The lucky winner will enjoy a one-night stay for two, including dinner, bed and breakfast in the superb country house hotel which boasts modern luxuries and a sense of grandeur from a bygone age. Luton Hoo dates back to the 1600s and is set in over 1000 acres of glorious parkland, offering guests fine...
