Sweden tourist board offers ‘prescription’ so doctors can sign-off your visit

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Tourist To Bring The Invisible Tour To UK And Europe In February And March

Tourist will bring The Invisible Tour to Europe and the UK early next year. The Grammy-winning British electronic artist, real name William Phillips, will headline Glasgow's SWG3 Galvanizers Yard on February 22, Dublin's Vicar Street on February...

Hiking Nobel laureate finally learns of his prize

New York: After an amusing game of phone tag, the Nobel Prize committee on Tuesday finally spoke to laureate Fred Ramsdell, who was hiking "off the grid" when the news broke. The researcher told The New York Times he was wrapping up a three-week...

How Swedish gangs are spilling blood in Spain hols hotspot and using child assassins to ‘order rival murders like pizza’

AS tourists sip cocktails in Spain's picturesque coastal towns, hitmen as young as 17 are being flown in to unleash blood-soaked mayhem. Violent Swedish gangs are flocking to sunny European hotspots for deadly working holidays to soak up the sun...

Canada Ranks in Top 10 of 2025 Global Passport Index as the U.S. drops out

The latest passport ranking has been revealed, and Canada has topped the list – with one surprising country dropping out of the top 10. Compiled using Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Henley Passport Index...

Foreign Office issues 'day trip' warning for UK travellers

The Foreign Office has issued a crucial update for holidaymakers travelling to one Mediterranean destination ahead of a significant change taking effect this weekend. In its entry requirements guidance for those planning to visit Turkey, officials...

Afghan Migrant Guilty of Threatening to Kill Nigel Farage, Faces Child Porn Charge in Sweden

It can now be revealed that the Afghan migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage already has an extensive criminal history in Sweden, including knife offences, offences against women, and a pending case for alleged child pornography. The...

Boos, heartbreak: Sweden's World Cup hopes fade

Sweden's World Cup hopes in shreds after 2-0 defeat by Switzerland IMAGE: Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez in action with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres Jonas Ekstromer. Photograph: TT News Agenc/Reuters Sweden's hopes of qualifying for next year's World...

Our travel experts’ favourite off-grid escapes for a digital detox

What joy, what utter bliss, to rise to the top of your field then retreat to the hills on “airplane mode”, only to learn, once back in civilisation, that you missed the call telling you that you’ve received the ultimate recognition for your work....

Finnair forced to cancel flights because of how its seats are cleaned

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Brits issued EU travel warning as 'four-hour queues' expected from this weekend

The EES is being introduced gradually in 29 countries over the next six months(Image: iStockphoto/Getty Images) Holidaymakers jetting off from the UK this weekend have been warned that they could face lengthy queues at the airport as a new travel...

Padel and purpose: Robin Ekman’s journey from Sweden to Bali’s booming courts

It’s tournament day at Jungle Padel Pererenan. Women arrive with rackets slung over their shoulders, greeting each other with hugs, tying their shoelaces, chatting and laughing before the matches begin. Some are new to the game, others regulars,...

Sadiq Khan is London's numpty-in-chief – almost everything he does makes capital worse

We thought, we really thought didn’t we, we had finally lanced the boil, stopped looking the other way to the moral depravity of child grooming gangs? That Britain’s utter, utter shame, of decades of bowing at the woke altar of “race-relations”...

Delivery rider hurt in Dubai taxi crash after travelling on wrong side of road

Dubai Police have sent out a public safety warning after a delivery rider sustained serious injuries when he crashed into a taxi while travelling on the wrong side of the road. The accident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning on Umm...

UK travellers told how much money they need to visit each EU country from Sunday

Milo Boyd Digital Travel Reporter and Dan Taylor 05:05, 11 Oct 2025 The EU's EES rules are coming into force(Image: ADRIAN DENNIS, AFP via Getty Images) British travellers could face questions about their bank balance when jetting off from the end...

Occupancy at 85%, profits up 69%: Can Mahindra Holidays keep the momentum?

For Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd, the June quarter was one of paradoxes.Occupancies stayed high at over 85 percent, profits surged nearly 70 percent year-on-year, and cash reserves touched a record Rs 1,576 crore. Yet, new member...

Brad Paisley extends new tour into 2026 with summer dates in Europe

Global country music superstar Brad Paisley is taking his ‘Truck Still Works World Tour' global once again, announcing an extension into 2026 with a newly added summer leg across Europe. The tour, which kicked off in May and continues this fall...

Henley Passport Index: Singapore still has the most powerful passport in the world

Singaporeans are going places, all thanks to the unrivalled power of our passport. Sure, we've slipped off the first-place throne a couple of times, but for the most part, our little red book of travel stamps has consistently been number one on...

New UK passport rules come into force this weekend for holidays in Europe

Make sure your passport has the correct expiry date(Image: GETTY) This weekend sees the start of the European Union's new entry and exit system (EES) which will mean changes for British travellers. On Sunday, October 12, the new digital border...

Loganair plans for hydrogen only aircraft developments

A Loganair flight coming in to land.Loganair has confirmed plans to use hydrogen engines, as opposed to hybrid-electric models, as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions. The airline’s first adapted planes are hoped to service Barra Beach...