Tennis is booming around the world and that is confirmed by the huge crowds attending tournaments in 2023. Last week’s Davis Cup Finals were played before sell-out audiences in Malaga …
More big names confirmed for final big tennis event of the year as attendance boom continues Read More
A three-year world cruise which passengers paid up to £90,000 to go on has been cancelled weeks before setting sail – because there’s no ship. Life at Sea Cruises announced …
Three-year cruise people sold homes to go on is cancelled weeks before departure Read More
Tucked away in the upper reaches of the Fowey Valley, the little town of Lostwithiel looks a picture of serenity: a church steeple rising above a flag-strewn high street, a …
The quaint Cornish town fighting to stop the next Eden Project Read More
A World of Warcraft fan proposes expanding the Deeprun Tram and adding a Horde version called Azeroth Grimrail. The concept includes additional lines and stops that would connect the Deeprun …
World of Warcraft Fan Shares Amazing Concept for In-Game Fast Travel Read More
The 20mph default speed limit in Wales is “putting people off visiting”, according to the Welsh Conservatives. The largest opposition party in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) claims the “vast majority …
20mph default speed limit ‘putting tourists off visiting Wales’ Read More
When I was growing up, half a century ago, one of the bedrock expectations of our parents’ generation was that each of us – I was the middle son of …
Good tenants used to be gold – but in today’s rental market, we’re being squeezed out Read More
The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is a staggering 2,722 ft tall. That’s 829.8 metres, or just over half a mile, making London’s top skyscraper, the Shard, …
Ancient structure twice the size of world’s tallest building discovered deep in the pacific Read More
With the rich benefit of hindsight, John Britton isn’t entirely surprised there was a Soviet mole in the factory. It was a long time ago, 1965, but something – or …
How the Concorde plans were secretly given to the Russians Read More
With numb feet, I picked a path across the smooth slate and waded into dark, glassy water. Seaweed caressed my legs with knobbly, caramel-coloured fingers. As I sliced through the …
The forgotten, barely inhabited Scottish island with a new lease of life Read More
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-London, the fastest-growing of Eurostar’s intercity routes, is to close for around six months, Dutch Railways (NS) has announced. Eurostar trains will run empty on the route between June 2024 …
Eurostar Amsterdam to London trains cancelled for six months Read More