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By ALESIA FIDDLER Published: 05:01 EDT, 30 September 2025 | Updated: 05:01 EDT, 30 September 2025 --> --> --> A passenger was left furious after he wasn't allowed to board his connecting flight due to being late. The holidaymaker, who goes by @SamObadTV on social media, was travelling from Manchester and stopped off in Krakow on the way to...

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Wetherspoon has become well-known for restoring fascinating old buildings while turning them into pubs, from cinemas to theatres and courts to banks.But the latest venue could be its most unusual to date, sitting on the site of one of London's biggest ever fires and most popular haunted tourist attractions.The new £2.75million Sun Wharf pub, which opens today, is...

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For most of us, a trip to Japan is a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. And with temples to marvel at, sashimi to sample and mountains to climb, you won’t want to waste an hour – let alone a day of your time there.But as the yen continues to plummet and Japan becomes increasingly popular, the country has suffered a glut...

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By JOWENA RILEY, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 06:54 EDT, 29 September 2025 | Updated: 07:03 EDT, 29 September 2025 --> --> --> A Canadian man living in the UK revealed how he narrowly avoided arrest whilst visiting London - all due to a difference in how Brits and Canadians number floors in buildings. Nick Toredes, who moved to London with...

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A photograph in front of the Eiffel Tower is par for the course when you're visiting Paris.You'd be hard pressed to find a tourist in the French capital who hasn't spent some time posing in front of the iconic construction, hoping to get the perfect angle - without the tower seemingly popping out of their head.Similarly, no one...

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