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Inverness Airport could be renamed Loch Ness International AirportInverness...

A petition has launched to change the name of Inverness Airport to Inverness Loch Ness Airport in a bid to attract more tourists. Loch Ness Monster hunter Steve Feltham believes is urging the...

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Paris a city 'in mourning' say tourists, as dark Eiffel Tower stays...

Tourists in Paris have described how the city "is in mourning" after the decision was made to close the Eiffel Tower following Friday's terror attacks. Just a handful of single...

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All you need to know about the Leonids meteor showerAll you need to know...

The Leonids meteor shower occurs annually in November and this year's display is due to start on Tuesday 17 November in the evening and it will run through into Wednesday morning. Meteor...

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Weird sea creature washes up on Australian beach. What is it?Weird sea...

A blue sea creature washed up on a beach in Australia's Gold Coast last week and was filmed moving on the sand by beachgoer Lucinda Fry. The strange but beautiful animal was identified...

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Dad puts GoPro on back to front: This is his holiday videoDad puts GoPro on...

For his trip to Las Vegas for his wife's 50th birthday, this man's son let him borrow his GoPro so that he could capture footage of all their sight-seeing. See also: World's...

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Outrage as Bournemouth coach station uses bagpipes to drive out...

Bournemouth Council has been criticised after using bagpipe music to stop homeless people sleeping at a coach station. The music is played through a tannoy system from midnight to 6.30am at...

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New paving slabs in medieval village to be ripped out as they are "too...

New paving slabs which replaced the iconic cobbles in historic village Dunster are to be removed by a cash-strapped council at a cost of £45,000 because they are "too blue"....

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Spectre locations: Where to celebrate the Day of the Dead in MexicoSpectre...

Mexico is the first Spectre location and where the country's famous Day of the Dead celebrations feature in the opening sequence of the film. The colourful festival was recreated in Mexico...

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Alternative Christmas events in LondonAlternative Christmas events in London

London comes into its own at Christmas, with festive markets found all over the city, fairy lights a-twinkling on every street corner and the seasonal scent of mulled wine hanging in the air....

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Storm Barney to bring 80mph winds to Britain this weekStorm Barney to bring...

The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' warning as wind storm Barney is set to bring gusts of up to 80mph to the west British coast and up to 70mph inland across the south of the...

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Fancy a river cruise? These are the best of the lotFancy a river cruise?...

Taking a river cruise can be a great way of exploring places you might otherwise never visit - and for 2016, there are more choices than ever before. Whether you want to travel the length of the...

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Where to go in 2016: Best new flight routesWhere to go in 2016: Best new...

Want to know the best places for a holiday in 2016? Airlines including British Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines and WOW air have revealed some of the top destinations to visit next year with a whole...

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Iceland from the air: Drone captures beautiful footageIceland from the air:...

From ice covered waters and powerful waterfalls to lush green mountains and steaming solfataras, this timelapse footage captures the beauty and diversity of Iceland's scenery. This footage...

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Win! A £100 Virgin Experience Days gift cardWin! A £100 Virgin Experience...

To celebrate the start of the festive season, we're giving away a £100 Virgin Experience Days gift card to three AOL Travel readers. The lucky winners can look forward to a day of...

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Win! A break for two at the Grand Central Hotel in GlasgowWin! A break for...

We've teamed up with PH Hotels to offer one lucky AOL Travel reader the chance to win an overnight stay with breakfast and dinner for two people at one of Glasgow's best four-star...

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More than 270 bodies found under Manchester tram lineMore than 270 bodies...

The remains of at least 277 people were found by construction workers during the expansion of Manchester's tram line. Archaeologists expected less than 130 burials at the Cross Street site...

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'Justice has not been done', say family of ski lift death boy Kieran...

The family of a 14-year-old boy who died in a ski lift accident say they do not feel justice has been done, after the lift operators were cleared of involuntary manslaughter. Kieran Brookes,...

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Drowning their sorrows? Two men have a pint in a flooded beer gardenDrowning...

The English tradition of going to your local pub on a Sunday for a roast dinner and a pint has been a long-held ritual. And it's even better if your local has an outdoor beer garden with a...

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Sea foam covers Blackpool coast (video)Sea foam covers Blackpool coast (video)

Blackpool residents were plagued by some rather unusual weather conditions at the weekend thanks to Storm Abigail. The storm appears to have whipped the sea into a frenzy in the coastal town -...

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Metal detector reunites son with WW2 dog tag belonging to his fatherMetal...

A man has been reunited with his father's war ID tag more than 70 years after it was lost in Italy during the Second World War. Chris Hammond, of Herne Bay, Kent, was sent an email from a...

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