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Police respond to ‘active shooting at MillerCoors in Milwaukee

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‘Seven people including the gunman are dead’ after ‘disgruntled employee who was fired earlier in the day’ goes on rampage at MillerCoors headquarters in Milwaukee Authorities were responding to reports of an active shooting at MillerCoors in Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon Seven people including the gunman have reportedly been killed, sources say  There is a heavy police … Read more

The Catalan firework festival that will make your Barcelona camping holiday go with a bang

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There can be few better holiday moments than the sight of one’s children screaming in terror as explosions light the air all around, followed by an evacuation sequence that brings to mind Saving Private Ryan. It had started tamely enough. While spending a week at the Vilanova Park campsite, about 30 miles south of Barcelona, … Read more

A review of the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem just a short walk from the most revered sites on earth 

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Holiness is perhaps an under-rated quality in a hotel. What with the worldly trappings of room service, valet parking and chocolates on pillows – not to mention the Satanic temptation of mini-bars – they are normally unabashed temples of fleshly delights. The Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, however, is different. Don’t get me wrong: as a … Read more