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British traveller is blocked from boarding a flight to Thailand and left £1,000 out of pocket because of novelty stamps on her passport Tina Sibley was halted at the boarding gate in Madrid by Qatar Airways officials She was told her passport was invalid due to Machu Picchu stamps inside it British Embassy rubbished these … Read more
Two more cruises were disrupted by coronavirus today as Myanmar turned a ship away and Norway kept a vessel in port while two passengers were tested. Norwegian authorities were keeping 1,200 tourists on board the Aida Aura at Haugesund harbour today after fears were raised over two German travellers, although they later tested negative. Meanwhile … Read more
The annual Cobra Gold military exercise began in Thailand on Tuesday. The event sees thousands of US troops taking part in a series of grueling and garish tasks all in the name of survival. Twenty-nine other nations are also attending the largest event of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, which teaches troops how to … Read more
A British diving instructor whose three-year-old son drowned at a water park has claimed that the lifeguards were distracted by a slide competition at the time of his death. William Watson, 35, took his family to the Blue Tree Water Park in Phuket, Thailand, on February 23. But just hours later his son, Bobby, waded … Read more
A married Chinese couple were tied up, placed inside suitcases and thrown into a river while still alive in Thailand, police have said. The body of Wang Jun was found in a black suitcase floating in the Ping river in Kamphaeng Phet, central Thailand, on Tuesday afternoon. Police divers are still searching for his wife … Read more
Sid Owen has undergone emergency surgery on his jaw after a golf ball thwacked him in the face, shattering his jaw and knocking out six of his teeth in the process. In gory pictures taken following the freak accident on January 17, the former EastEnders actor, 48, unveiled the gruesome aftermath, with huge gaps on … Read more
British sailor, 70, is rescued after three days adrift in his yacht off of Thailand when his boat’s engine lost power Michael Turner, 70, set sail from the west coast of Phuket on Friday afternoon He was heading round the coast to Chalong Pier on the south east of the island The stricken yacht was spotted … Read more
A travel blogger has come under fire on social media for posing in a ‘dangerous’ stunt after posting a picture of himself hanging off a hotel balcony. Manchester-born Jack Morris, who lives in Bali with his Australian girlfriend Lauren Bullen, shared a snapshot, taken in Bangkok, Thailand on Instagram to promote the new launch of his … Read more
EastEnders actor Sid Owen’s jaw is SHATTERED and SIX teeth are knocked out by a flying golf ball… leaving him stranded in Thailand, in need of surgery and ‘completely depressed’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:53 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 01:53 GMT, 26 February 2020 Actor Sid Owen has undergone emergency surgery … Read more
British boy, three, drowns at Thai waterpark after falling into the flume slide ‘landing area’ Bobby Watson slipped into the water at the Blue Tree Waterpark in Phuket Lifeguards dragged him to the poolside but he was pronounced dead in hospital He had been at the park with his older brother Billy, seven, and his … Read more