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Girl, 9, jumps into freezing canal to save drowning boy on UK holiday

By AOL Travel, Mar 04, 2013

A nine-year-old school girl is being hailed a hero after diving into an icy canal to save a young boy from drowning. Caoimhe Preshur, from Saddleworth, Oldham, was on a canal boating holiday...
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Walrus spotted on beach in Scotland 2,000 miles from home

By Ruth Doherty, Mar 04, 2013

A bird-watching warden in the Orkney islands got more than he bargained for on Sunday when he stumbled across an enormous walrus resting on the beach - 2,000 miles away from its home in the...
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Woman removed from BA plane after smuggling dog on board

By AOL Travel, Mar 04, 2013

A woman who managed to smuggle a dog onto a London-bound British Airways plane was thrown off the aircraft by stewards just as the plane was about to take off. The Airbus A321 had already...
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Killer hornets set to invade Britain

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

Experts are warning that an army of hornets that prey on native bees and administer an agonising sting are set to invade Britain. The bee-eating invaders, which can grow up to 1.2 inches...
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Hilarious new Facebook page shares pics of silly stuff on trains

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

In the day and age of social media, it seems you can't do anything without it popping up for all to see online. And a new page on Facebook is making the grind of the daily commute...
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British man jailed for murdering girlfriend on holiday in Gran Canaria

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

A British man has been jailed for 24 years for murdering his girlfriend in a jealous rage on holiday in Gran Canaria. Christopher Chittock, 38, beat and strangled Sarah Shields, 23, to death...
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Video: 'Hero' helicopter pilot saves deer and fawn stuck on frozen ice

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

A helicopter pilot is being praised after he came to the rescue of a deer and her fawn who were stuck on frozen ice - by blowing them to safety with the chopper's rotor blades. The exhausted deer...
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Are 'snooping' customs officials secretly searching through your luggage?

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

Ever get that niggling feeling your luggage isn't quite how you packed it? You might be right. A new report has found that customs officials are secretly searching through thousands of...
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