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Massive flock of birds measuring 180 miles across is captured on a weather radar

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Massive flock of birds measuring 180 miles across is captured on a weather radar as they take off near Key West A massive flock of birds was captured on a weather radar Mon around midnight The flock took off from Key West and measured about 180 miles across  Experts say this is called ‘roost rings’ … Read more

Earning Avios points: How to get air miles from your current holiday for no more money

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We’re in the midst of winter and many Britons are likely to have been daydreaming about a summer holiday since January. Some, who play the Avios game, could be looking to earn enough air miles to pay – or part pay – for the next trip. As a rule of thumb, the best way to earn … Read more

Self-driving Nissan Leaf electric car navigated itself 230 miles on UK roads

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A self-driving electric Nissan Leaf has navigated itself 230 miles up the country to complete the longest and most complex autonomous journey ever achieved on UK public roads. The epic landmark drive – from the car giant’s engineering centre at Cranfield in Bedfordshire, near Milton Keynes, to the Nissan factory in Sunderland where the car … Read more

Traveller flies to Mexico for the air miles – but ends up in jail at the hands of corrupt police

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A frequent flyer claims he ended up in a Mexican jail at the hands of corrupt police officers during a trip he took to reach a special loyalty status with an airline. TV and internet producer Andrew Kimmel, from Los Angeles, tells of his extraordinarily rotten luck on his Twitter account – a tale so … Read more