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BREAKING: Fiji earthquake measuring 8.1 magnitude - Latest travel advice and update

9/6/2018, 4:33:51 PM
AN EARTHQUAKE in Fiji measuring 8.1 magnitude has struck the islands, just days after the island of Hokkaido in Japan caused huge landslides and damage to the region. What is the latest travel advice and update? ✔ A tsunami warning has not yet been issued while local authorities look into the threat level ✔ It comes just one day after a huge earthquake triggered landslides and infrastructure damage on the island of Hokkaido in Japan ✔ What is the latest travel advice and update for people in the region



See the Northern Lights on 2-night 4* Iceland trip with flights from £179pp

9/6/2018, 4:08:04 PM
THE Northern Lights are elusive – and are on the bucket lists of many. For those who want to see them, there’s a deal on a holiday to Iceland with two nights at a four-star hotel and flights thrown… ✔ THE Northern Lights are elusive – and are on the bucket lists of many ✔ Flights depart from London Gatwick, Stansted, Luton or Manchester and must be taken before March 2019 ✔ Plus, TUI has tons of great  sunny Spanish deals  - from Majorca to Gran Canaria - from £260 per person



Ryanair backtrack on part of new hand luggage rule coming into force this November

9/6/2018, 4:08:03 PM
RYANAIR have backtracked today on their decision to force passengers who had already booked flights after November 1 to pay to check in bags weighing under 10kg. Currently, only priority booking pa… ✔ We’re also looking forward to welcoming some 50,000 passengers on-board after 1 November, (who made their booking before 31 August) but who bought Priority Boarding over the last two weeks, who will now receive this service free of charge ✔ Unfortunately some people bring massive backpacks or things that will never fit into the aircraft and that causes issues



British Airways investigating customer data breach

9/6/2018, 6:54:40 PM
British Airways is investigating a customer data breach on its website and mobile app. ✔ Around 380,000 card payments were compromised by the breach, the airline told CNBC ✔ While the airline said it is in contact with affected customers, it also advised anyone who thinks they may have been impacted to contact their banks or credit card providers and follow their recommended advice ✔ We are deeply sorry for the disruption that this criminal activity has caused ✔ -- CNBC's Leslie Josephs contributed to this report



Sanrio's Hello Kitty Grand Cafe opens next week in Irvine and will serve coffee, tea and cocktails

9/6/2018, 4:14:21 PM
Sanrio's new cafe will feature exclusive menu items and a reservations-only area with afternoon tea service and cocktails at night. ✔ Now here’s a cat cafe even a cat hater could get behind ✔ There will also be merchandise for sale, including a gold bow handle mug ✔ The tea service will cost $55 per person and will be available Wednesday through Sunday ✔ In addition to coffee and sweets, the cafe will serve cocktails and wine



Alexandra Burke cuts a trendy figure in skinny jeans and biker jacket

9/6/2018, 4:02:20 PM
Alexandra Burke, 30, cut a solo figure as she headed to BBC Studios in London on Thursday. ✔ Trendy: The multi-talented star looked stylish in a skintight white top which was neatly tucked into a pair of skinny blue jeans Fabulous: Alexandra looked in great spirits in the clingy white number and trendy denims The star confessed she 'hasn't even started' planning her wedding to fiance Joshua, seven months after announcing their engagement



Turkish men covered in soot and sheepskin celebrate independence festival

9/6/2018, 6:18:34 PM
SOME bake a cake to celebrate an anniversary, while some go out for drink. Over in Balkesir, Turkey, men paint themselves head-to-toe in chimney soot to celebrate winning the Turkish War of Indepen… ✔ Getty - Contributor 7 The event has become bigger every year and crowds of both domestic and foreign tourists lie the streets to witness the spectacle Getty - Contributor 7 Workers gather in the fields outside Balkesir in the early hours of the morning to mix soot brought from their ovens with water that they then smother on their heads, arms and legs Getty - Contributor 7 Dressing up in the intimidating gear was a way to frighten away Greek soldiers who occupied Balikesir during the National Struggle period Getty - Contributor 7 After the procession takes place, the workers gather in to entertain and scare the local children util the early hours of the morning The event has become bigger every year and crowds of both domestic and foreign tourists lie the streets to witness the spectacle



The Chase contestant shocks fans by revealing he FAINTED backstage before taking on The Dark Destroyer

9/6/2018, 5:36:07 PM
THE Chase almost proved too much for one contestant who revealed he passed out before he made it to the podium. On Thursday night’s edition of the popular ITV game show, a contestant named Matt Sol… ✔ However Matt was successful in his round – and went on to help his teammates scoop an overall total of £45,000 when they won the final round ✔ The guy on the chase just said (with pride) that he has a food blog called prawn hub lmao I’m done, wrote another



Escape to Buffalo: A Skeptic’s Guide to a Great Weekend Getaway

9/6/2018, 4:36:38 PM
Six reasons why New York’s second city is a seriously underappreciated destination—including the Buffalo wings that’ll ruin you for all others. ✔ The Architecture Spoils Only knuckleheadsand the obstinately unenlightenedwrite off Buffalo, N.Y., as nothing more than a winter icebox and the birthplace of a certain sports-bar delicacy ✔ Across the street, the Burchfield Penney Art Center highlights the work of watercolorist Charles E



The curious history of souvenirs – what compels us to buy them?

9/6/2018, 5:22:04 PM
It's certainly not 'cool' to collect souvenirs. ✔ Most of us who partake do so somewhat sheepishly, meandering the cluttered aisles of an airport gift shop in search of the least offensive made-in-China fridge magnet to commemorate our holiday, which was almost definitely not in China ✔ Unless such manifestations are checked, millions of persons of now normal lives and irreproachable..



Paris to END home rental services? New rules following Spain, New York and Amsterdam

9/6/2018, 6:29:29 PM
PARIS could be the latest to crack down on home rental services such as Airbnb, following in the footsteps of Spain, New York and Amsterdam. It is bad news for Airbnb, whose biggest market is the French capital. ✔ He warned that it could turn the city into an open-air museum with entire apartments rented out to tourists instead of lived in by residents ✔ They have since launched Airbnb Experiences for tours and excursions and Airbnb Plus, for high-quality lodgings



Potential buyers can check out Harvey-damaged replica ship

9/6/2018, 7:16:59 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A South Texas city will let potential buyers examine a Hurricane Harvey-damaged replica of one of the ships used by Christopher Columbus to reach the ✔ City officials helping with the sale on Wednesday invited potential buyers to request information and tour the Nina on Sept ✔ FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo photo, crews prepare the La Nina before raising it from the bottom of the bay at Lawrence Street T-head in Corpus Christi, Texas ✔ The city has begun the process to sell the damaged replica ✔ (Casey Jackson /Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)



Historic Townhouse Sale in Bed-Stuy Smashes Record

9/6/2018, 5:58:07 PM
The John C. Kelley mansion in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn has sold for $6.3 million, a record price for the area and the latest sign that rising property prices are spreading deeper into the borough. ✔ A historic mansion in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn has sold for $6.3 million, a record price for the area and the latest sign that rising property prices are spreading deeper into the borough ✔ Real-estate prices in Bed-Stuy have also been ticking up in the last decade, Mr. Leow said, pointing to what he calls a welcoming community and the relative affordability that appeal to many people



Baby names for girls: 10 beautiful monikers inspired by heroic women in history

9/6/2018, 4:12:15 PM
BABY name trends come and go, but many parents want to give their child a name with meaning. ✔ She is the author of Jane Eyre, which has been dubbed the first feminist novel ✔ Rosalind Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite



Kamala Harris' mind-reading act at the Kavanaugh hearing failed miserably

9/6/2018, 7:33:13 PM
She grills him on his supposed conversation with an unnamed associate of Trump's lawyer ✔ This is in keeping with what the Bob Woodward book excerpt revealed: Senior officials are taking things off Trump's desk to keep him from seeing them ✔ That was the meaning Trump’s critics took from the sarcasm-laced tweet, and it’s hard to come up with a more benign interpretation



Khloe Kardashian sticks out tongue with True and Kris Jenner

9/6/2018, 7:25:52 PM
Khloe, 34, took to Instagram on Thursday to share  a cute snap featuring herself with only daughter True and 62-year-old Kris Jenner sticking their tongues out. ✔ 'I’m saying the story about marriage and anyone insinuating they know what we speak about privately is crap ✔ The Calabasas beauty has told off hoards of trolls online who questioned her choice to make it work with the power forward ✔ Happier times: Pregnant Khloe posed with Tristan before she found out about his wandering eye; seen in March



26 Things That'll Upgrade Your Life For Under $25

9/6/2018, 6:08:32 PM
Are you ready to take it to the next level? ✔ It has adjustable straps so I can wear it as high or low as I want ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews



Anonymous peeks behind the White House curtain confirm what America already knew — Trump is a train wreck

9/6/2018, 7:25:57 PM
The one-two punch from Bob Woodward’s book and the unsigned New York Times op-ed that echoed Woodward’s work, has the administration writhing and fuming. ✔ Code Pink-style demonstrators punctuated the proceedings with often unintelligible outbursts, leading  Sen ✔ The public so strongly supports net neutrality  and rightly so, given that the free and open nature of the internet has been vital to its transformative nature  that the bill’s sponsors were able to restore it to full strength and push the final version through the two chambers Thursday and Friday



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