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How to work out Ryanair's baffling baggage rule changes before November 1

9/1/2018, 2:00:49 AM
BAFFLED Ryanair customers have contacted us after struggling to work out the latest change in the budget airline’s baggage rules. In a Travel Challenge special this week, we reveal readers who have… ✔ Reuters 6 Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has been accused of trying to squeeze more money out of passengers Passengers who pay for priority boarding (one wheelie bag and one small bag) on the day of booking pay £6, but Ryanair is asking customers to pay the added after booking fee of £8, instead


Prince Louis: Does Kate Middleton’s third child have his own baby passport?

9/1/2018, 3:25:53 AM
KATE MIDDLETON, 36, and Prince William, 36, welcomed their second son Prince Louis, 4 months, in April of this year. In time, Louis will join his parents on numerous royal engagements abroad - so does he have his own baby passport? ✔ It’s understood the three children of William and Kate were also being looked after by their grandparents Carole and Michael Middleton while they were in Mustique ✔ It is granted when you enter Australia if you are a member of the Royal Family (that is, the Queen’s immediate family) or their personal staff or media representative or a person accompanying them as a member of their official party


Canoe fun and sun in Thailand near the party isle of Phuket

9/1/2018, 1:01:10 AM
THE first rule of canoeing through a bat cave is: Keep your mouth shut. Leaning back, face inches from the rock ceiling, the last thing I wanted was bat droppings for my dinner. Paddling through th… ✔ The land rises steeply here, up into a jungle of rubber and banana trees, monitor lizards and hornbills ✔ Gardens, waterways and infinity pools connect nature with the buildings ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


MAGICAL: On Sir David Attenborough’s advice, explore the Whitsunday Islands

9/1/2018, 1:38:59 AM
If Sir David Attenborough declares somewhere to be the most magical place on Earth, you can’t help but sit up and take notice. The naturalist has spent more than 60 years uncovering the world’s greatest natural wonders, but it’s Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that has him firmly under its spell – ever since he first visited back in the 1950s. ✔ You lose light, and therefore colour, the deeper you go, so snorkelling is one of the best ways of seeing the reef in all its glory ✔ Rooms at Beach Club (hamiltonisland.com.au/accommodation/beach-club-hotel-resort) start from $710 per night (roughly £399) ✔ For more on the Whitsunday Islands, visit queensland.com


Wild about the New Forest

9/1/2018, 3:25:52 AM
SLOWING the car to a gentle halt, my daughter Lola giggles and winds down her window to appeal to the stubborn obstacle blocking our way. Instead of moving aside, he lifts his bristly, greying chops to the window, leans heavily against the door and snorts in Lola’s face, much to her delight. ✔ Path leading through forest (Image: GETTY IMAGES) Unexpectedly ambushed by a gang of New Forest donkeys, it takes a good five minutes before they deign to let us pass, retreating gruffly as if to say, We’ll let you go this time, pal ✔ After hiring bikes from the village’s forest hub we take off into the brush, deliberately avoiding our nemeses, the hood-eyed gang of donkeys


Celebrity traveller: Bob Harris

9/1/2018, 1:39:01 AM
DJ ‘Whispering’ BOB HARRIS OBE, 72, is best known for his BBC Radio 2 show Bob Harris Country and as host of the iconic music programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test. He lives in Oxfordshire with wife Trudie and has eight grown-up children. ✔ They get a fair amount of rain with the sunshine, so it’s very lush with the most beautiful wild flowers ✔ Nashville’s a regular destination of mine – I have two or three trips a year hanging out with musicians ✔ Also on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and Radio 2’s website


PETER OBORNE: Britain's shame and a genocide that must be avenged

9/1/2018, 1:21:37 AM
On Boris Johnson's watch, Britain failed to prevent Myanmar’s genocide of the Rohingya Muslims. There were many warnings, including from the Daily Mail. British ministers ignored them. ✔ ‘It took less than ten minutes.’ Then they shot dead the old women ✔ International giant Coke is a notorious tax avoider and, in the eyes of many, a far from ethical company ✔ I believe that Business Secretary Greg Clark should intervene to block this appalling deal


Crossrail is yet another saga of spiralling costs and tedious hold-ups

9/1/2018, 1:21:26 AM
The capital commuters and businesses have endured a decade of disruption with great stoicism. The endless drilling and cancelled trains have been accepted as a price worth paying. ✔ The Government has already had to come up with £600million extra and Transport for London another £150million to support the project ✔ Sadly, when we look at the real Crossrail, as opposed to the dazzling fictional vision we have been sold, it’s impossible not to wonder whether Britain plc will ever be capable of delivering something so complex and expensive


This Magical Vibrator Will Put A Spell On You (And Your Privates)

9/1/2018, 12:13:48 AM
The vibrator is the Hitachi Magic Wand...and the spell is multiple orgasms, duh. ✔ She then told me I should have gotten two just in case it died again in the future so she wouldn't have to go several days without it ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget! More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


28 Beauty Products Under $5 That Work Just As Well As Expensive Brands

9/1/2018, 2:14:55 AM
Cheap as hell, but make it feel ~high end~. ✔ Even though it's not fragranced it seems to have a pleasant smell to it ✔ And be sure to check out our top picks for all things beauty (that we tried and tested ourselves) on BuzzFeed Reviews! Looking for more ~flawless but cheap~ beauty products ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget! More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews


The attempted assassination of the Korean press

9/1/2018, 12:22:41 AM
undefined ✔ The American Civil War was the first time the press introduced war correspondents and the Korean War was the first war to introduce a female war correspondent ✔ Amanda Price is the former Director of Hillcrest College's International Student Department ✔ She is the founder of Griffith University History Readers and now writes full time


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