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Rare Mediterranean seahorse found in Thames

07.10.11
Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames... more

Atlantic challengers take on the traffickers

02.09.11
An all-women team will try to row the Atlantic in a world record bid to highlight human trafficking... more

British pensioner, 85, crosses the Atlantic on a raft

07.04.11
British pensioner has written himself into the history books after successfully crossing the Atlantic on a raft made of pipes ... more

Strikes triple blow to Britons holidaying in Spain

11.03.11
British holidaymakers to Spain face a triple whammy after taxi drivers and bar owners joined airport workers in announcing strike plans ... more

Briton drowns in Tenerife pool

19.10.10
Second British holidaymaker drowns in the Canary Islands in less than 48 hours... more

Cunard launches new ship Queen Elizabeth as boss sounds optimism for cruises

11.10.10
British cruise market has weathered the recession and is growing by 6% according to Peter Shanks, managing director of Cunard... more

Ibiza partygoers forced to flee forest fires

25.08.10
More than 1,000 revellers are taken away from a beach party at Benirras and several homes were evacuated... more

Thousands of Kiss passengers try to rearrange holidays

19.08.10
Thousands of disgruntled passengers were trying to rearrange their summer breaks after their flights abroad were cancelled... more

Kiss collapse signals rise in holiday costs

18.08.10
Holiday prices are likely to soar after the third collapse of a tour operator this summer, travel agents warn... more

Catalonia bans 'outdated and cruel' sport of bullfighting

28.07.10
Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting in a historic decision which animal rights campaigners hope will lead to similar moves across Spain... more

David Silva eyes Champions League glory for Manchester City

15.07.10
Spain star hopes to make an immediate impression in his new surroundings... more

EU debt crisis means illegal immigrants stay away

16.06.10
The EU’s financial woes have made it a far less attractive destination for illegal immigrants as jobs become more scarce... more

Ryanair to challenge law on compensation after ash losses

01.06.10
Michael O’Leary refuses to soften his stance on compensation for passengers whose flights were grounded by the volcanic ash cloud as he admits it cost Ryanair more than £40 million... more

Icelandic ash cloud causes more travel misery

11.05.10
Air passengers faced more disruption as the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud caused further delays and cancellations... more

My night at Covent Garden (the market, not the opera)

01.04.10
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a night in Covent Garden market with the market traders. There was one topic of conversation to which they all returned: the unreliability of vegetable supplies... more

Primera Division: Lionel Messi leads Barcelona to victory

11.01.10
Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 5-0 win at Tenerife as the Catalan giants ended the weekend as they started it... more

Only a hurricane between sailor aged 17 and around-world record

26.08.09
17-year-old Mike Perham faces one last challenge before he becomes the youngest person to sail solo around the globe - a hurricane named Bill... more

The madness of making your children mini Mozarts

20.08.09
London parents will go to any lengths to make sure their little Mozarts can play an instrument. Our reporter tells of her trials as a Music Mummy... more

'Plant doctor' calls on children to design Great British Garden

07.05.09
A leading plant scientist is asking children across London to design an Olympic garden... more

Long day's journey for Lipsynch

08.09.08
Lipsynch at the Barbican is by turns demanding, rewarding, richly textured, inventive, clumsy, coarse, affecting and infuriating.... more

Plane crash newlyweds met working in Kensington shops

26.08.08
The newlyweds who died in the Madrid plane crash met while working in shops next door to each other in London, it has emerged... more

Newlywed London couple killed in Madrid jet fireball

22.08.08
A newlywed London couple were among the 153 people killed in the Madrid air crash... more

Torment of boy who survived jet crash

21.08.08
A boy of eight survived the Madrid air crash in which his father was killed and his mother left in a coma... more

Coleen slums it on budget hen do (while Wayne splashes out on 250,000 stag)

07.06.08
While Wayne Rooney spent £250,000 on his four-day stag party in Ibiza, his bride-to-be was slumming it on a budget hen do in Tenerife. Coleen McLoughlin shunned five-star luxury in favour of a one-bedroom holiday apartment, preferring quiet nights in with her group of three friends. ... more

Watch out, Ibiza! The Rooneys have arrived for Wayne's stag do...

03.06.08
Wayne Rooney flew into Ibiza by private jet today ahead of what is promises to be a wild four-day bucks party.... more

Wayne and Coleen enjoy their last night out together before their big day

01.06.08
With just two weeks to go until their big day most brides would be getting nervous - but not Coleen McLoughlin. ... more

The 5m wedding: Wayne and Coleen splash the cash on five private jets, Westlife and a priest from Croxteth

01.06.08
It is the most expensive celebrity wedding deal ever to be signed by a glossy magazine – but the £2.5million Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin will receive will pay for a mere fraction of their extravagant dreams.... more

Loved-up Paul McCartney goes back to the psychedelic era with flower-power shirt

28.05.08
A day after going public with his new love for the first time Paul McCartney appeared to be heading back the Psychedelic era as he was pictured in London with a multi-coloured floral shirt.... more


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