places

Airbnb reveals the top 10 places Britons in lockdown 3.0 are dreaming of visiting

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Wish you were THERE? The top 10 places from Zanzibar to Ibiza Britons in lockdown 3.0 are dreaming of visiting once travel reopens (and an amazing Airbnb you can book in each one) Zanzibar has taken the No1 spot in an Airbnb ranking of Britons’ top 10 ‘wanderlust destinations’  The island of Koh Samui in … Read more

Thin Places review: This memoir may speak to an even wider audience than it first imagined 

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Thin Places Kerri ní Dochartaigh                                                                    Canongate £14.99  Rating: Derry/Londonderry – where even the choice of name reflects ‘which foot you kick with’ … Read more

The 50 most Instagrammable places in the world for 2021 – and it’s Tokyo that’s No1

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If you want to give your Instagram feed a serious kudos boost, head to Tokyo, once travel is back on the agenda, and get snapping. That’s because it’s number one in a ranking of the world’s most Instagrammable places for 2021. The list has been drawn up by Big 7 Travel after it analysed Instagram hashtags … Read more

Britain must go into an ‘Asia-style’ lockdown NOW with places of worship closed, experts warn

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Britain must go into an ‘Asia-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more

Britain must go into an ‘Asian-style’ lockdown NOW with places of worship closed, experts warn

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Britain must go into an ‘Asian-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more

Friends in high places! Antelope comes face to face with an elephant as it leaps high into the air

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Friends in high places! Antelope comes face to face with an elephant as it leaps high into the air The impala jumped in front of the elephant in the Mashatu Reserve in Botswana The animals are known to leap huge distances for fun and for protection The incredible moment was captured by wildlife photographer Janet Kleyn … Read more

Kate Beckinsale places her cat Clive DOWN HER TOP

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Much of lockdown has seen Kate Beckinsale tickle fans with hilarious posts, with many starring her beloved pet cat Clive. And it was no different on Thursday, as the Underworld actress, 47, as she shared a video while driving in the passenger seat of a car with her cat shoved down her top.  Alongside the video, … Read more

Cheapest places to park in UK: Wolverhampton tops list of least expensive with London being priciest

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Wolverhampton has been crowned UK’s cheapest city to park in, with daily prices as little as £1.50 – with London parking nearly 3000% more expensive. Figures released by Zuto, the car finance company, have shown the cheapest and most expensive daily rates in 40 cities across the UK.  Wolverhampton was revealed to be the cheapest … Read more

The best places to visit in 2021, from Japan during the Olympics to Antarctica for the solar eclipse

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After nine months of ever-changing rules and disruption, many of us will be happy just to travel somewhere safe, sunny and hassle-free this year. In fact, 2021 promises to be a bumper one for great things to see and do with plenty of new openings, anniversaries and sports and cultural events planned. With fingers firmly … Read more