The travel hack that will save you £2,000 visiting Lapland this winter 

A visit to Santa Claus Village might be more affordable than it seems (Picture: Getty Images) Snow-dusted chalets, Northern Lights, and a visit to the man of the hour. There is no better place for a Christmas trip than Lapland. Big kids and old...

UK Foreign Office issues urgent update for EU holidaymakers ahead of rule change

Liv Clarke Tourism writer 19:28, 07 Oct 2025 British holidaymakers have received a crucial announcement(Image: alexsl via Getty Images) British holidaymakers have received a crucial announcement from the UK Foreign Office regarding a significant...

Scientist got Nobel news a day late, was hiking in grizzly territory

When the Nobel Prize committee tried reaching out to Fred Ramsdell, one of the three scientists to get the medicine prize, he was hiking "off the grid". FILE PHOTO: Fred Ramsdell of Sonoma Biotherapeutics, who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in...

'Living best life': Nobel medicine winner Ramsdell unreachable after announcement, is on off-grid hiking trip

Fred Ramsdell, a 2025 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, has yet to learn of his award while on an off-grid hiking trip, his lab said. Fred Ramsdell, one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in medicine, has yet to learn about his award because he is...

King, Sweden PM discuss cooperation, regional developments

Ammon News - His Majesty King Abdullah II and Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday discussed the long-standing relations between Jordan and Sweden, according to a royal court statement. During bilateral talks followed by expanded ones,...

Nobel Winner Hiking ‘Off the Grid’ in Idaho Has No Idea He Just Won the Prize: ‘Living His Best Life’

One of three scientists just awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has no idea that he just won because, according to friends, he’s “living his best life” hiking “off the grid” somewhere in Idaho. The Nobel committee has so far failed to...

Full list of 29 EU countries where UK travellers will face new rules from Sunday

Rules are changing for UK travellers heading to countries in Europe(Image: Getty Images) UK travellers heading to Europe need to be aware of new rules being introduced from this Sunday. The European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) will begin...

New rules come in next week if you're travelling to these countries

There are new rules for travelling to the EU(Image: PA) The Foreign Office has issued a fresh update covering 29 EU nations ahead of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) scheme launching next week on October 12. Implementation will be phased, with a...

Aviation reimagined: Five years of global conversations on decarbonising air travel

As Australia’s aviation sector regains momentum, reducing its carbon footprint is critical. The sector’s emissions now exceed those of all Australian buses and trucks combined, and domestic aviation emissions tripled between 1990 and 2019....

The Phoenicia Malta named among the world’s best hotels in 2025 Condé Nast Traveller Awards

For the third consecutive year, The Phoenicia Malta has been recognised in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards - and proudly remains the only hotel in the Maltese Islands to feature among this year's global winners. The Condé Nast...

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner on ‘digital detox’ hiking holiday

Efforts by the Nobel Prize committee to contact one of this year’s medicine laureates have so far proved unsuccessful, after the researcher was reported to be on an off-the-grid hiking trip in the American wilderness. Fred Ramsdell, who shared...

Nobel Prize committee unable to reach winner as he's 'hiking off-grid'

A Nobel Prize winner ignored the congratulatory call as she thought it was "spam", while another is off-grid on a hiking trip and is seemingly unaware of the honour. Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel...

New EU Border Rules Begin October 12: What US Travelers Need to Know

From October 12, Europe will implement the new biometric entry/exit system (EES). Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Rakoon / Public Domain Starting October 12, EU will begin phasing out traditional passport stamps and replacing them with a new biometric...

Full Bloom: Hearts ride to the top off investment and analytics

When Hearts went top of the table during a captivating but ultimately ill-fated campaign of 1985-86, the Scottish football writer John Fairgrieve insisted far too much was being made of his team’s prominence. “This is the club that represents the...

News dpa international US Nobel winner Ramsdell out hiking, learns later of his award

A Nobel Prize winner for medicine only learned of his honour hours later - while hiking. Immunologist Fred Ramsdell's San Francisco-based laboratory, Sonoma Biotherapeutics, initially announced that the Nobel winner was unreachable as he was out...

Guide: LI's top breakfast spots

A typical weekday may start with a bowl of cereal, a smoothie, maybe just a slice of toast. But there are times when you need to treat yourself to a righteous BEC, an everything bagel with a schmear, a short stack dripping with pure maple syrup or...

Slot: Isak doubtful for Brentford, Frimpong ruled out

Liverpool will likely be without striker Alexander Isak, manager Arne Slot said, when they travel to Brentford on Saturday looking to turn around their three-game Premier League losing streak. The Sweden striker is "not too bad" but is a "question...

Europe’s new biometric border checks: what do non-EU travellers need to know?

The European Union is preparing to dispense with passport stamps in favour of a new digital border management system. Australians and citizens of other non-EU countries travelling to Europe from Sunday 12 October may encounter the new biometric...

Why are doctors 'prescribing Sweden' to their patients?

Sweden has launched a new tourism campaign that presents the country as a kind of natural remedy — one that doctors can "prescribe" to help improve wellbeing. As reported by the BBC, the campaign, titled The Swedish Prescription, highlights...

Unreachable Nobel winner hiking ‘off the grid’

The Stockholm-based Nobel Committee struggled to reach two of this year's medicine laureates -- one is thought to be hiking "off the grid" - Copyright AFP Eyad BABA One of this year’s Nobel winners is a leading medical researcher who also offers a...