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How global warming has changed what it’s like to travel to the North Pole

9/9/2018, 9:39:33 AM
Sea ice thickness has declined substantially in recent decades. ✔ The ship’s log underlined just how little opposition the ice offered: In open water, its daily average speed was between 18 and 18.5 knots, and although it naturally slowed as its path grew increasingly frozen, on the day of our approach to the North Pole, it was still clocking an impressive 13 knots as the would-be resistance yielded meekly before it



Thomas Cook route tops late arrivals table with three quarters delayed

9/9/2018, 10:00:19 AM
THOMAS Cook has taken the lead with the most delayed flight path with some passengers having to wait up to an hour to leave the runway. The travel giant’s trip from Manchester to Los Angeles … ✔ Just three years ago Thomas Cook was awarded the 'World's Best Charter Airline ✔ Just last week a couple were met by police when they had arrived home from their honeymoon to Cuba ✔ Thomas Cook cabin crew had contacted the authorities after the pair had complained about the food on board



Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle - which royal is well travelled? Destinations mapped

9/9/2018, 5:06:13 AM
KATE MIDDLETON and Meghan Markle, married to Prince William and Prince Harry, have travelled extensively during their time in the royal family as well as before they met them. But which royal is the most well travelled? ✔ Kate also often joins Prince William to the Seychelles and Mustique in St Vincent and the Grenadines for private holidays with the family ✔ While Meghan is yet to hit 20 countries, travelling to roughly 15 that are made aware to the public, she is likely to travel to many more as her role as a Royal Family member



Europe's best-kept secrets: 20 places you'd never thought to visit

9/9/2018, 7:40:33 AM
Europe's best-kept secrets: 20 places you'd never thought to visit ✔ Come in August and you'll barely hear an accent other than Italian ✔ There’s even a single-gauge railway that chugs over stone bridges and giddying gorges from Ano Lechonia to Milies ✔ Straight ahead, you'll glimpse the southern tip of Corfu on the horizon, and the capes of Sývota just to the right ✔ Living on the edge: 21 of the world's most dramatic villages



20 of the best pubs with rooms in the UK

9/9/2018, 6:19:17 AM
With autumn in the air, what could be nicer than dinner at a country pub and a bed above? Here’s our pick of the UK’s best ✔ Doubles from £95, thequeensarms.com The Felin Fach Griffin: Brecon, Powys Eat, drink, sleep is the philosophy of the inviting red-walled inn near the Welsh border, between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains ✔ Stylish interiors and a modern menu draw foodies from far and wide



Knitwear designer Madeleine Thompson on juggling life between two cities

9/9/2018, 7:04:59 AM
Knitwear designer Madeleine Thompson, 37, juggles one business and three children while living between two cities: ✔ Knitwear designer Madeleine Thompson, 37, juggles one business and three children while living  between two cities: London and Hong Kong ✔ Anyone who says they wake feeling refreshed every morning is a liar ✔ I always try to get home to cook dinner for the kids, and my husband comes in for 6.30pm



Avengers 4 ENDING theory: Is THIS what will happen to the Infinity Stones?

9/9/2018, 9:33:21 AM
AVENGERS 4’s ending will see the Infinity Stones shared out among the Avengers, according to a new fan theory. ✔ That’s 22 films across a 11 years, with stars like Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans expected to bow out in some form, before the whole franchise reboots ✔ (Image: MARVEL) Avengers 4 concept art (Image: MARVEL) They continued: Vision - Mind: Because it's his ✔ Avengers 4 will be released in UK cinemas on April 26, 2019



Google Maps could be braced for a new update and here is what you need to know

9/9/2018, 6:10:31 AM
GOOGLE Maps appears to be braced for a new update that could be set to make your journey to work more simple than ever before. ✔ Google regularly issues Maps with updates that range from dramatic overhauls to more subtle modifications ✔ The publication insisted it noticed the new feature when setting up directions on a friend's Android phone ✔ Google has not publicly announced the change and it currently unknown if and when the new tab will arrive for everyone



Motorway speed limits could rise to 80mph in the UK - but there is one thing preventing it

9/9/2018, 9:33:23 AM
SPEED limits in the UK could still rise to 80 mph claims experts but one thing will have to change to allow it. ✔ I think that has more to do with public opinion and social views than it has with the technology of vehicles ✔ However, some horror stories involving fatalities as a result of this technology not being quite ready yet has seen public opinion change about these vehicles slightly



Google Maps Street View: You’ll NEVER guess what the cameras caught THIS man doing 

9/9/2018, 7:05:11 AM
GOOGLE MAPS Street View is able to capture people in awkward situations when mapping a region. A man was caught in a very rude moment when spotted on the side of a road. ✔ He was wearing a pair of blue shorts and trainers, holding onto a plastic bag ✔ Another man was caught rudely peeping through a window ✔ While some attempt to wave or make a rude gesture to the driver, some have been caught out in places they shouldn't be ✔ A young man was once spotted by his fiancee with another woman on the website, leading to the end of their engagement



Five bank buildings that are now tony hotels (including some with vaults that have been transformed into spas)

9/9/2018, 11:48:54 AM
Stockholm's Bank Hotel is the latest in a number of historic buildings to be transformed into luxury lodgings.



UK green number plates - What are they and why could they give you special privileges?

9/9/2018, 9:19:33 AM
DRIVERS of electric and hybrid cars could be given green number plates which could give them special privileges on the roads. ✔ Adding a green badge of honour to these new clean vehicles is a brilliant way of helping increase awareness of their growing popularity in the UK and might just encourage people to think about how one could fit into their own travel routine ✔ Green plates would be more noticeable to road users and this increased attraction can help normalise the idea of clean vehicles, highlighting the changing social norms around vehicle ownership



23 Of The Best Purses You Can Get On Amazon

9/9/2018, 10:10:00 AM
You've got this in the bag. ✔ Many of the museums won't allow backpacks, but shoulder bags are okay, so this was great! It's got lots of great pockets ✔ And a gorgeous pearl-embellished clutch that's a bit of a scene-stealer ✔ In fact, your going-out dress might get a bit jealous ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget!



Killer butchered boyfriend then duped family for months on round-the-world trip

9/9/2018, 6:34:32 AM
Lindy Williamsconcocted a six-month holiday of a lifetime to cover up the brutal butchering of her boyfriend ✔ She insisted she had no idea who had dismembered him in her absence, but admitted that she’d driven her boyfriend’s remains 80km away, dumped them at the side of a road and set them alight ✔ Turned out the truth was even more shocking than Lindy’s fiction



Kerry King reveals what the Universe has in store for you this week… according to Tarot

9/9/2018, 9:29:27 AM
EVERY Sunday, our resident Tarotscope reader Kerry King will be revealing what surprises, challenges and excitement awaits you in the week ahead. Kerry has been practising tarot readings for the la… ✔ EVERY Sunday, our resident Tarotscope reader Kerry King will be revealing what surprises, challenges and excitement awaits you in the week ahead ✔ Perhaps just consciously putting what’s done behind you and holding out an olive branch, a peace offering, a kind thought or invitation



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