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Airline mix-up sends couple 7,000 miles from their destination

May 19, 2013

An American couple found themselves 7,000 miles away from the intended destination of Dakar, Senegal, because Turkish Airlines mixed-up the three-letter airport code and sent them to Dhaka,... Read more >
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Motorist receives apology after being fined for using bus lane to let fire engines pass

By Ceri Roberts, May 19, 2013

A motorist has received a full refund and an apology from Bristol City Council, after he was fined for pulling into a bus lane to let two fire engines pass by. The Bristol Post reports that Ian...
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Plane lands safely in Russia after undercarriage catches fire

By Ceri Roberts, May 19, 2013

A Boeing 737 landed safely at Vnukovo airport near Moscow yesterday, even though the landing gear was on fire. Sky News reports that the aircraft, operated by UTair, was carrying 139 passengers,...
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So much for Spring! Temperatures drop and heavy rain hits the North

By Ceri Roberts, May 19, 2013

We've had a very slow start to Spring, and now heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding in the North. The Daily Mail reports that yesterday saw flooding in Newcastle and Durham, where almost...
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'Very lucky' woman found alive after drunken skinny dip

By Ceri Roberts, May 19, 2013

A 23-year-old woman who decided to go for a late-night swim at Chapel St Leonards, near Skegness, was 'lucky' to be found alive following a major search operation. The Daily Mail reports that the...
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Jeremy Clarkson says babies should be put in luggage hold on flights

By Ceri Roberts, May 19, 2013

Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire for making what we can only hope was a tongue-in-cheek comment about parents flying with small babies. The Top Gear presenter had just flown to Scotland on May...
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British tourist drowns in rough seas on holiday in Italy

By AOL Travel, May 18, 2013

A 46-year-old British tourist drowned in front of his family while swimming in rough seas on holiday in Italy. Brian Kent, from London, died within minutes of jumping in the water at popular...
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Phone thief hit by bus after robbery at station

By AOL Travel, May 18, 2013

A thief in Colombia was thrown in the air by an oncoming bus after he tried to steal a woman's phone at a busy Bogota bus station. The man was captured on CCTV walking past a woman and snatching...
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