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Oceania travel guide: How to visit the world's most beautiful islands

9/30/2018, 11:13:58 AM
undefined ✔ It is a region which is never entirely out of focus - even if the mind's eye seems to view it in a swirl of heat haze, shimmering far, far beyond the horizon ✔ A beach in KiribatiCredit:GETTY Clearly, a country so strewn to the winds is difficult to visit conclusively


Surprise package Livingston will face their toughest test of the season so far as they host Steven Gerrard's Rangers

9/30/2018, 8:37:52 AM
RANGERS travel to Livingston in a fixture they have traditionally struggled in. Livingston under Gary Holt have had a magnificent start to the season and sit in fourth place in the SPFL. When does … ✔ Or you can save £160 across the season with a 10 month season pass ✔ Gareth McAuley has returned to training following his calf injury but is not expected to make it to the game ✔ Full Premier League weekend preview including Chelsea v Liverpool and Man City v Brighton


Hidden aircraft features you probably didn't know about

9/30/2018, 11:13:53 AM
undefined ✔ Most of us consider ourselves pretty au fait with the business of air travel ✔ Hold on to the handrail, not the headrestsCredit:GETTY 7 ✔ There it is, just to the right of the doorCredit:GETTY 11 ✔ Where planes go to die: extraordinary aircraft graveyards 12


US records slump in Chinese holiday travelers

9/30/2018, 10:18:57 AM
Chinese flight bookings to US fell 42 percent for National Day holidays compared with last year's holiday week as Sino-US trade tensions accelerate, South China Morning Post reported. ✔ [Photo/VCG] Chinese tourism to the United States is set to fall for National Day holidays, South China Morning Post reported ✔ Chinese outbound travel worldwide maintains strong with 5.5 percent growth from 2017, according to ForwardKeys study, based on 2018 data compiled from global airline booking databases


Emma Watson Has Written A Moving Letter To A Woman Who Died As A Result Of Ireland's Strict Abortion Law

9/30/2018, 9:00:30 AM
"In your memory, and towards our liberation, we continue the fight for reproductive justice," the Harry Potter star and feminist campaigner wrote in Porter Magazine. ✔ That the eighth amendment enabled valuing the life of an unborn fetus over a living woman was a wake-up call to a nation ✔ Plus she she shouts out @AbortionSupport and @WomenHelpOrg 😊 #StrongerTogether #28Sept is every day ✔ An average of nine women-per-day travel from Ireland to England for abortion, totalling an estimated 170,000 since 1980


Better by bike: a guide to the top cycle rides in Britain

9/30/2018, 9:01:24 AM
From the Scottish coast to the Channel Islands, gear up for our pick of the best ways to explore the British isles on two wheels ✔ It was a long day in the saddle with some weaving in and out of industrial estates – but overall an adventure of Roman proportions ✔ Reaching the picturesque harbour town of Padstow with its cobbled streets, cosy pubs and cafés: homemade Cornish ice cream for the kids, Rick Stein’s fish and chips and a pint of Tribute from the St Austell Brewery for deserving grown-ups (cameltrailcyclehire.co.uk)


Cruise secrets: Clever trick to avoid wasting expensive alcohol when drinking onboard

9/30/2018, 8:31:18 AM
CRUISE secrets have revealed how passengers who choose to drink alcohol on a ship can avoid having to waste it if they decide to end their night earlier. ✔ Cruise secrets: Cabin crew will save bottles of alcohol for another night (Image: Getty) It can often make sense to buy in bulk, such as beer buckets or bottles of alcohol ✔ Not only are cruise ships notoriously slow with internet service but it is also the most expensive


The Cornish town that's home to the world's greatest tunnel

9/30/2018, 11:13:56 AM
If you’ve heard of Bude, you’ll probably think of it as a seaside town, but you’re now wrong. ✔ It is inexplicable, especially here in north Cornwall, a part of the country putatively known for its hardy fisherfolk, that such a tunnel should even be necessary ✔ Quite rightly, the townsfolk noted the tunnel’s anomalousness, and thanks to a series of effusive yet sarcastic five-star reviews, the tunnel..


Dragon Peter Jones 'furious' as Holly Willoughby backtracks on £11million deal

9/30/2018, 10:23:12 AM
The nation's sweetheart pulled out lifestyle brand Truly to focus on her ITV and Marks and Spencer ventures ✔ Her decision to pull out left everyone involved absolutely stunned ✔ Holly is all set to replace Ant McPartlin as host of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity (Image: ITV2) Peter's family often holidays with Holly's (Image: philipschofe/snapchat) But now Jones and wife Tara have reportedly been left out in the cold.. ✔ There is a warehouse full of goods at the Marlow HQ which are ready to be sold, the insider added ✔ Mirror Online has contacted reps for the pair for comment


Google Maps Street View: Woman caught in very compromising position in broad daylight

9/30/2018, 8:31:22 AM
GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW has caught a young woman on camera in Brazil in a highly compromising position when crossing the street in broad daylight. ✔ Google Maps Street View: The naked woman was clad in just a pair of sandals and a green towel (Image: Google Maps) Copacabana in Brazil is one of the most famous nudist beaches, found in Rio de Janerio ✔ A nearby pole blocked anything embarrassing from being seen


A foodie tour of Osaka, Japan

9/30/2018, 10:12:33 AM
In Japan’s second city, a night out means ‘scoffing until you drop’ – so our writer asks a couple of local experts for help exploring the stalls, cafes and bars ✔ Though not everyone was convinced, I liked its winegum texture, lifted by the seven-spice mix on top: chilli, seaweed, black and white sesame, sansho pepper, roasted orange peel and ginger ✔ British Airways is launching a direct flight from Heathrow and Osaka on 31 March 2019, from £599 return


25 mesmerising colour photographs of people in the 19th century

9/30/2018, 11:13:59 AM
25 mesmerising colour photographs of people in the 19th century ✔ The Swiss firm licensed the process to others, such as the Detroit Photographic Company in the US and the Photochrom Company of London ✔ Here are some of the most striking produced during the period, starting with this shot of a family from VesterÃ¥len in Norway


Cold weather causes 'winter vagina', midwife warns - and it impacts sex lives

9/30/2018, 11:33:30 AM
The change in temperature can be problematic for your private parts, apparently ✔ The NHS website recommends trying self-help options first, such as buying a lubricant or vaginal moisturiser ✔ This comes months after men claimed the warm weather gave them 'summer penis' - a phenomenon which causes raised temperatures to make the penis appear larger


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