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Over-80s face gruelling trips to vaccination hubs or wait for a unit to open nearer to home 

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Over-80s face gruelling trips to vaccination hubs to get inoculated against Covid-19… or an agonising wait for a unit to open nearer to home Around 130,000 invites were sent out to those aged over 80 at the weekend  Several have complained about the long journeys they are expected to make NHS says if they are … Read more

Shame sniggering Sara Pascoe can’t see Cuban trip’s a fiasco: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend TV

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Shame sniggering Sara Pascoe can’t see her Cuban trip’s a fiasco: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend TV By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:56 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 01:57 GMT, 28 December 2020 Last Woman On Earth  Rating: Back To The 80s Rating: Sara Pascoe on the pull is an experience to … Read more

No more guilt trips? Revolutionary process converts CO2 into jet fuel

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No more guilt trips? Revolutionary process converts carbon dioxide into jet fuel using cheap catalysts for emissions-free flights The process was invented by a team of scientists at Oxford University It uses cheap iron catalysts to capture CO2, adds hydrogen and creates fuel  As there is no need to extract oil from the ground, the process … Read more

How long-stay tourist visas will help you make the most of trips to exotic lands 

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Your ticket to sun, safaris and surfing: How long-stay tourist visas will help you make the most of trips to exotic lands Dubai has extended tourist visas that can last up to 90 days for about £150 Thailand is doubling the former 30-day maximum stay for just £30 South Africa’s long-stay tourist visa now gives … Read more

German agriculture secretary trips on a step, rips her tights and loses her glasses

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Merkel minister takes a tumble: German agriculture secretary trips on a step, rips her tights and loses her glasses during Bundestag debate Julia Klockner, 47, said the slip was triggered by her glasses fogging with mask  Footage shows her tripping on a metal step and twisting her ankle during debate  Onlookers quickly rush over to … Read more

Cut meat and dairy by a FIFTH to save planet: Report tells Brits to slash car trips and curb flights

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Cut meat and dairy by a FIFTH to save the planet: Britons should slash car trips, curb the number of flights we take, and drastically alter our diet by the end of the 2020s in bid to battle climate change, report warns Committee on Climate Change suggests cutting UK meat eating in half by 2050 … Read more

Package holidays can be more than £400 cheaper than DIY trips, Which? reveals  

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Package holidays can be more than £400 cheaper than DIY trips – and you’re more likely to get a swift refund if it’s cancelled, Which? reveals The consumer group looked at the cheapest package deals from five UK airports It found that eight in ten were significantly cheaper than the DIY equivalent  DIY trips don’t … Read more

Titanic trips: Tourists will be able to dive two miles in a submersible to the wreck in 2021

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Since the Titanic sunk over a century ago, only 140 people have made submersible dives to see the wreckage first-hand, two miles down on the Atlantic Ocean seabed. But a small number of explorers will be adding to that tally next year and you could be one of them – if you have a spare … Read more

Body building couple reveal they’ve swapped date night for trips to the GYM

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A fitness fanatic couple have swapped their date nights for trips to the gym in a bid to get the perfect physique. Mike Lakomowski, 31, from Texas, and his wife, Ashley, 32, say they prefer to spend their date nights in the gym than visit a swanky restaurant with food and wine. The pair will … Read more