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Disabled are rail victims

9/2/2018, 3:17:01 AM
AT 29, I’m lucky that I’ve managed to check off everything on the life list I’d hoped to achieve: a successful career in digital journalism, sharing a home with the man of my dreams and enjoying an active and exciting social life. Never did I expect to not only fall severely ill with meningitis this summer and now need a wheelchair but also have to experience disgusting treatment from travel firms as they seemingly fight to exclude disabled passengers. ✔ With things like ensuring they are safe and comfortable, documents give information about booking assistance and what else to expect ✔ The problem of how to treat disabled members of society won’t stop until these struggles become the minority and not the majority


How to spend 48 hours in Cape Town

9/2/2018, 2:38:05 AM
Read our guide on how to spend a weekend in the beautiful South African city. Must-see landmarks include Table Mountain and Robben Island, the site of Nelson Mandela’s 18-year incarceration. ✔ There’s high tea in the lounge each day between 1.30pm and 5.30pm and, if you’re lucky, there might be late-night theatre in the Grill Room ✔ TRAVEL FACTS  British Airways (ba.com) has return flights from Heathrow to Cape Town from £699 ✔ Rooms at the Belmond Mount Nelson start at £325 a night


Blackpool is a thrill a minute for your family with new attractions and rides

9/1/2018, 7:34:57 PM
“DON’T let the turtle near your fingers . . .  and watch out for the stingrays’ barbs!” No mention of the four lurking sharks, then. During the Snorkel With Sharks experience at Blackpool’s SEA LIF… ✔ A spot of afternoon tea at the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom brought us back down to earth ✔ But we were soon ready to ramp up the action at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which combines thrills with family fare ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


Cheap return flights from the UK mean The Seychelles is now within reach

9/1/2018, 6:48:40 PM
IT’S the honeymoon luxury dream of the super-rich. The Seychelles, where William and Kate and a host of other celebs have escaped, has always been a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Not any more! With the … ✔ Nature abounds everywhere wild, unique, lush and captivating ✔ 10 You can also explore the island's coral reefs Peckish ✔ Dine anywhere from a barbecue on your terrace to a linen-laid table right on the beach ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


Thomas the Tank Engine goes PC with new diverse friends - including new ‘fat’ controller

9/1/2018, 10:52:01 PM
Thomas the Tank Engine has made some gender-balanced and multi-cultural new friends following a politically correct revamp. The UN backed new series of the animated show will be screened on Channel 5 from tomorrow, writes Paul Offord. ✔ Favourites Percy, Gordon, James and Emily have been joined by Nia and Rebecca ✔ Also featured will be characters from around the globe – Ashima from India, Yong Bao from China and Shane from Australia ✔ The changes proved controversial at the planning stage but senior producer Ian McCue said: The show has undergone an evolution to remain relevant for the next generation


Brussels bombing survivor Sebastien Bellin's road to recovery

9/2/2018, 3:34:18 AM
On March 22, 2016, Brussels was targeted by terrorists as bombs went off at its airport and train station -- 32 people lost their lives and more than 300 were injured, including Sebastien Bellin ✔ Road to Recovery On March 22, 2016, Brussels was targeted by terrorists as bombs went off at its airport and train station ✔ The photographer, Ketevan Kardava, says, It was terrible to realize what had happened…It was most important to show everyone , as many say, the face of terrorism


Revealed: The UK's 10 best seaside pubs to stay in

9/2/2018, 12:30:27 AM
Here's our pick of the top coastal pubs to visit in England, Scotland and Wales. The list features a lively beachside boozer in the Isle of Wight and a 1,000-year-old institution in West Sussex. ✔ There is something for everyone whether you are looking for a lively beachside boozer or a watering hole with traditional charm ✔ REACH FOR THE SKYE AND A DIGITAL DETOX Stein Inn, Isle of Skye Stein is a village on one of Skye’s remote peninsulas ✔ Today you’ll find fresh seafood and hotel-style rooms from £165 for double B&B


Secrecy investigation row over Egypt couple death hotel

9/2/2018, 2:20:12 AM
BRITAIN has protested to the Egyptian government about its secretive investigation into the deaths of a British couple, diplomatic sources said yesterday – as it emerged another “healthy” holidaymaker died in similar circumstances. The Foreign Office said no British government representatives have been given access to the hotel room where John and Susan Cooper died since the tragedy at the Red Sea resort of Hurghada on August 21. ✔ The tour operator evacuated more than 300 British guests from the Steigenberger last week ✔ Two evacuated guests told Nick Harris of the law firm Simpson Millar they had contracted the potentially deadly bacterial infection shigella, a highly contagious and common cause of food poisoning similar to E


WATCH: Tourist reaches to feed a giraffe – you will never guess what happens next

9/1/2018, 4:05:14 PM
A viral video shows a tourist getting more than they bargain for as they feed a giraffe. In the hilarious footage, the giraffe bends down to get the food, then does something very surprising next. ✔ Viral video: The giraffe licks the tourist on the nose (Image: Imgur) The tourist moves her head back, laughing and smiling at the person behind the camera ✔ They were quite jovial, but he got out of control, fellow passenger John Caputo told Australian TV news service Seven News


By ’eck, sat-nav’s sends tourists to wrong Wales

9/2/2018, 2:04:03 AM
FOREIGN visitors heading for the Land of My Fathers are scratching their heads after finding themselves almost 200 miles off-course, in a Yorkshire village called... Wales. Tourists expecting mountains and castles pass the Welcome to Wales sign to discover a pub, a garage, two schools and a few shops next to the M1 in South Yorkshire. ✔ Wales, Yorkshire (Image: Lorne Campbell) The garage now keeps a map handy as staff attempt to explain to bemused East European lorry drivers where they went wrong after leaving Southampton docks ✔ It seems that, due to a postcode mix-up, the 1,000-year-old settlement – 10 miles outside Sheffield – comes up before the country in many sat-nav searches ✔ They had driven from Heathrow and asked, ‘Is this it


Opinion | No self-respecting member of Congress should fear Democrats’ investigative requests

9/1/2018, 11:29:25 PM
Lawmakers should start digging into every reported item in the compiled spreadsheet. ✔ Mr. Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, in violation of a norm respected for decades, should have resulted in a new requirement that all major-party presidential nominees disclose their tax records ✔ Catherine Rampell: Don’t blame ‘Washington.’ Blame the GOP


Who is Eleanor Calder? Louis Tomlinson's on-off girlfriend and fashion and lifestyle blogger

9/1/2018, 7:57:51 PM
ELEANOR Calder hit the headlines after it was revealed she was back together with her ex-boyfriend, Louis Tomlinson, in early 2017. But aside from her relationship with Louis, Eleanor has carved ou… ✔ Just a few months after they announced they had split Louis' new girlfriend Briana Jungwirth was revealed to be pregnant ✔ They’re still talking to each other and there is no bad feeling whatsoever ✔ But The Sun exclusively revealed the One Direction star would not be charged by police over the airport brawl


Swim with sharks in Mexico or ride thrilling rollercoasters in Abu Dhabi

9/1/2018, 11:17:18 PM
IF your looking for a warm weather holiday then you can’t go wrong with Mexico or Abu Dhabi.  But the two hotspots have very different vibes. Art Director Nikki Ackerman found white sands and… ✔ Abu Dhabi, UAE Getty Images 10 Abu Dhabi has sun, sea, sand and so much more The pad:  Check in to the Southern Sun for its stylish rooftop pool alone ✔ Fly from the UK with Pegasus Airlines from £225 return (Flypgs.com) ✔ See today's best travel deals Get email alerts of the best deals straight to your inbox


Woman waits 20 years for hep C diagnosis after catching dangerous virus age 22

9/1/2018, 7:34:12 PM
Sara Boxer, 49, feared she had malaria or a brain tumour, but it is same virus that put her in coma in India 26 years ago ✔ A doctor said I had a bug and to rest for a few days, but my condition deteriorated and the next day I was in hospital in a coma ✔ Blood tests showed I had contracted the rare hepatitis C genotype 3 ✔ I was asked if I’d done heroin, had a blood transfusion or a tattoo – some of the common ways the virus is transmitted ✔ More information from britishlivertrust.org.uk


One little Syrian refugee didn't stop drawing. She gave me this message to show you | Ben Quilty

9/2/2018, 2:09:18 AM
When Ben Quilty and Richard Flanagan saw a picture by six-year-old Heba, they knew they had to share it with the world ✔ In 2016, with my friend Richard Flanagan, I stopped at a transit station halfway across Serbia ✔ Three dirty black buses rolled into the makeshift rest stop and 200 Syrian people climbed down off the big final bus step in need of food and a toilet break ✔ The picture Heba drew of the dreams she had of bombs falling in Syria


Kerry King reveals what the Universe has in store for you this week

9/1/2018, 11:17:03 PM
EVERY Sunday, our new 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 th… ✔ EVERY Sunday, our new resident Tarotscope reader Kerry King will be revealing what surprises, challenges and excitement awaits you in the week ahead ✔ All of this is possible, you know (not least as it’s your birthday month!) ✔ You’re the captain of your ship, stand at the helm and take the wheel with a big smile


'The damn thing melted': climate change sparks scramble for the Arctic

9/2/2018, 12:30:32 AM
Rapidly thinning sea ice is making way for commercial and military shipping, as the world's great powers look north and see opportunities - and threats. ✔ It’s an extraordinary new LNG project on Russia’s Arctic coast – a $US27 billion ($37 billion) plant, to be serviced by 15 new ice-class tankers on order from Korea worth another  $US5 billion, tapping an immense gas reserve the equivalent of 4 billion barrels of oil


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