For the ultimate large group trip enter a new private island in the Philippines. Ariara is one of the partially jungle-covered Calamian Islands in Palawan, surrounded by white sand and coral reefs... more
Squatters have invaded the home of two sisters who are away on holiday as fears grow that an organised network of eastern Europeans is targeting London properties... more
Alexandra Escat started a tsunami of gossip when she was spotted flirting on a yacht with a clearly besotted Prince Andrew. Hermione Eyre talks to the latest royal knockout... more
Court in the Philippines rules that Imelda Marcos should be given back a beachfront mansion confiscated in 1986 during the “people power” revolution... more
A British merchant navy captain shot dead in the Philippines applied to join a witness protection programme after being caught in an arms smuggling operation... more
Six-hour blaze in the coastal city of Navotas killed a woman and her two children, while another woman drowned after trying to escape in the sea... more
A 79-year-old Irish priest released after 32 days in captivity in the Philippines has told how he hiked through jungles and slept in a swamp before his release... more
Rescuers battling to save victims of the Philippines floods which have claimed at least 240 lives were facing a new threat from two storms brewing in the Pacific... more
A STATE of calamity was declared in Manila and 25 provinces in the Philippines after tropical storm Ketsana caused a month's rain to fall in less than 12 hours. At least 100 people were said to be dead and scores were missing today. Entire towns were swamped by floods and landslides.... more
AT LEAST 23 Filipino soldiers were killed with 20 al Qaeda-linked militants in a major battle on Basilan Island in the south of the Philippines. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do