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Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (368+ words) As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve. When Debbie Baker and Diane Couch booked their flights in October, travelling to Egypt…...
Son suspected in death of Mango clothing founder
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) Spanish police have launched a homicide investigation into the sudden death of Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of global fashion giant Mango, with his son emerging as the prime suspect. Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe's largest fashion groups with…...
Woman eaten by fish after beach disappearance
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (657+ words) A British holidaymaker who disappeared without a trace from her beach lounge in northern Greece has been found dead, her devastated husband has confirmed. Michele Bourda, 59, vanished on August 1 from Ofrynio beach in Kavala while her husband Chris, 66, dozed on…...
At least 26 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Italy
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (372+ words) A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants has capsized in international waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people and leaving another dozen missing, the Italian coast guard and the United Nations refugee agency say. Sixty survivors have been…...
Frisky couple die after ‘rocking car’ plunges off cliff
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (335+ words) A romantic rendezvous has turned fatal for one couple whose vehicle plunged off a cliff while they were having sex. The pair had earlier been at a party before driving to a scenic lookout in the small Brazilian city of…...
Parents dump 10yo boy at airport, jet out for holiday
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (443+ words) Nothing was going to stop these parents getting away on a holiday. Not even their young son having an out of date passport " so they left him at the airport. The parents abandoned their 10-year-old on finding out that his…...
Bodies with hands, feet tied found in sea at tourist hotspot
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) Five bodies with their hands and feet bound have been pulled from the ocean near a popular tourist destination. The Civil Guard in the Balearic Sea reportedly recovered the remains off Majorca in Spain over the past month, with police…...
Qantas pilot passes out at controls of passenger jet
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (532+ words) Qantas have confirmed that a trainee pilot passed out while at the controls of a Boeing 737 passenger jet carrying 121 people. QF804 en route from Canberra to Sydney had touched down at Sydney Airport when the pilot became distressed and lost consciousness…...
‘Holy grail’ shipwreck with $30b treasure on board found
9+ mon, 32+ min ago (437+ words) Treasure hunters, historians and storytellers around the world are salivating, following the news that the location of a sunken wreck holding one of the greatest gold and jewel deposits in history has finally been confirmed. The legend of the Spanish…...