We've teamed up with Florida holiday specialist Florida4Less to offer you the chance to win a suitcase of holiday essentials, worth £300. The prize includes two beach towels, a Karabar Cabin Approved Wheeled Bag, a pair of Ray-Ban Sunglasses, a pair of Havaianas flip flops, a Kindle, a Polaroid waterproof compact digital camera and a Malibu sun cream and after sun set. Whether you are heading...
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The UK supplies some of best regional produce in the world, not to mention a concentrated cluster of incredible chefs and enough Michelin stars. From an English country house and a French food extravaganza to the best seafood on the coast, we've cherry picked our favourite foodie stays for fans of the pinnacle of posh nosh. Driftwood Driftwood Hotel, Cornwall Best for: seafood...
When Singapore Airlines passengers were served breakfast on their way to London Heathrow a few months ago, they didn't expect to scrape their eggs off the cabin ceiling before eating them. But when severe air turbulence caused their flight to drop steeply, everything from scrambled eggs to hand luggage was thrown all over the cabin. Passenger Alan Clark, who posted images of the chaos on...
We've teamed up with STK Accessories to offer five lucky users the chance to win a pair of Groovez Bluetooth Headphones. CLICK HERE TO ENTER! Groovez Headphones are a stylish audio accessory, ideal for travellers and available in black or white. They connect wirelessly to any Bluetooth device. Groovez has a retractable design that folds away easily and can be stored in its own carry case,...
It doesn't get much cuter than this, does it? A giant panda cub appears to be waving at its adoring public as he prepares to be weighed at Atlanta Zoo. Rex Curator of Mammals Rebecca Snyder performed the weigh-in of the super-cute baby. Giant panda Lun Lun and her partner Yang Yang welcomed twins on July 15, 2013 and, according to keepers, both of the male cubs are doing well. Rex They...
These amazing wildlife photographs of a jaguar attacking a caiman at lightning speed were taken by photographer Justin Black, 39, while he was visiting Brazil. Justin spotted the jaguar as he was travelling on a boat on the Cuiba River in the Pantanal Wetlands of western Brazil, where the animals are becoming tourist attractions. The jaguar - whom biologists in the area have nicknamed "Mick...
A huge infestation of millipedes could be the reason behind a crash between two trains in Western Australia. Six passengers were treated for neck problems after a train pulling into a station at Clarkson, 25 miles north of Perth, ran into a stationary one. David Hynes, spokesman at the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, told news.com.au: "It was low speed (the...
In 1953, the BBC filmed a non-stop train journey from London to Brighton. Thirty years later, in 1983, they did it again. And this year, they've filmed it for the third time, and spliced all three recordings together. The result is this hypnotic rail travel video. Southern Railway had to lay on a special train early on a Sunday morning for this video, as there are now no non-stop train...
A British mother has died in a boat accident on a dream holiday in the Brazilian Amazon on the Rio Negro river. Julia Metcalfe, 54, was travelling to a luxury lodge with her husband and two daughters at 8.30am on Thursday when the accident happened. She was only 250 yards from shore on a boat with six other tourists when another boat crashed into them at high speed. The crash occurred near...
An American photographer has been wowing audiences with a series of awe-inspiring photographs of endangered marine life. Conservation advocate Brian Skerry has travelled the globe capturing amazing underwater images from the world's oceans, witnessing some of the most diverse and beautiful yet threatened environments on the planet. This set of images, called Portraits Of Planet Ocean, is one...
Move over Banksy... An Italian-born artist is making waves with his experimental street art. His latest installation, called 'Body Under Building', has left passersby in Prague somewhat shocked - and, ultimately, amused. Fra Biancoshock is renowned for his witty art installations that frequently pop up all over the place, entitled 'urban intervention'. Wenn Biancoshock has a different...
Thousands of motorists were stranded in their cars for around seven hours on Friday night after a bomb scare forced the closure of the Dartford Crossing in Kent - in both directions. Police closed the Dartford Tunnel and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge after officers found a suspicious item on the M25 and arrested a man who was seen behaving unusually. The A20 was closed in Dover at around...
Tourists are mistakenly heading to the Wiltshire village of Downton hoping to catch a glimpse of 'Downton Abbey' and their favourite TV stars. Fans of the hit TV show have reportedly been turning up in their droves from as far as America and asking locals for directions to the 'abbey', reports Yahoo News. But Downton Abbey is set in a fictional village, described as being in Yorkshire, and...
A World War II bomb found by a walker on Friday at a Jersey beach has been detonated by a bomb disposal expert. Police put a 100m cordon in place at Jersey's West Park beach while the live shell was destroyed in a controlled explosion in St Aubin's Bay. It was not the first explosive device discovered by the man who found it. According to the BBC, the 10.5mm high explosive was probably...
Trains from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge and Stansted Airport were hit by three-hour delays after a Greater Anglia service hit a cow. Part of the eight-carriage train was taken out of service after it hit and killed the cow on a Cambridge-bound service between Roydon in Hertfordshire and Harlow Town in Essex, reports the Hertfordshire Mercury. According to the Herts and Essex...
We're giving away a luxury break for two at Tylney Hall Hotel in Hook, Hampshire. The lucky winner will enjoy a one-night stay for two, including dinner, bed and breakfast in the country house hotel. Tylney Hall dates back to the 1700s and is set in 66 acres of parkland with sweeping lawns and formal gardens, transporting its guests to a bygone age of elegance and fine living. Walnut...
As a member of The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger was pulling out some sexy moves way back before twerking was made popular by stars like Miley Cyrus. But The X Factor judge became a 'twerkaholic' this weekend as she showed off her best thrusting moves in Los Angeles while having fun on the beach. Dressed in a cute nautical bikini, no makeup and a baseball cap, Nicole looked like she was...
Lecherous waiters are one of the top ten irritations that ruin holidays for Brits, according to a new survey. Housetrip.com reports that one in seven men say they have had to step in when restaurant staff approach female customers. Top of the list of irritations came hidden charges, with cramped space, stag and hen parties, rude receptionists and sun loungers reserved with towels also scoring...
Looking for a holiday in October? We've got some great holiday ideas for autumn. The world's your oyster if you decide to travel now, with lower prices, less crowded destinations and some of the loveliest weather of the year. Forget lounging on a beach: this is a great time to try something a little more exciting, so make the most of these opportunities to get out there and admire it in all...
A pair of ramblers in Cornwall got stuck on a stile for an hour - with two angry bulls "snorting and pawing" at the ground on either side of them. Jennifer O'Malley and her partner Dave Alden were enjoying a stroll on Saturday afternoon, when they saw one of the animals coming towards them. They ran for safety in the next field, but when they climbed the stile, they found another bull...