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Black Friday 2018: When is the best time to book cheap flights?

11/15/2018, 4:43:00 PM
BLACK FRIDAY - on 23 November - is an excellent opportunity to nab cheap flights. New research has revealed the best time of day to grab the cheapest holiday bargains. ✔ (Image: Getty Images) Interestingly, Britons from Manchester were revealed as the biggest bargain hunters, with Manchester being the most popular departure airport for Black Friday deals ✔ The cheapest day to travel in the lead up to Christmas is Christmas Eve, saving 19 per cent compared to Christmas Day



Ryanair gives passengers two weeks to comply with tighter hand luggage rules – or face £25 fee

11/15/2018, 4:42:55 PM
undefined ✔ This will last until the end of the month, a Ryanair spokesperson confirmed to Telegraph Travel today ✔ At London Stansted on the November 1, passengers with baggage that should have earned them a £25 fee were told they would not have to pay this time but would next ✔ On many flights priority boarders now make up more than half the passengers



Flight secrets: Doing this one simple thing could help you get upgraded

11/15/2018, 5:26:42 PM
FLIGHTS for the vast majority of travellers are in Economy class, but doing one simple thing next time you fly could help you get upgraded to Business or First class. ✔ Flights: The chances of nailing an upgrade are increased considerably if passengers dress to impress (Image: Getty Images) Gatwick has a No.1 Lounge in both its North and South terminals, where any passenger can take advantage of unlimited food and drink, watch TV or browse one of the many magazines available (whilst of course stocking up on some magazine reading material for your flight), said Stephen



Love TSA PreCheck and Global Entry? Check your expiration date

11/15/2018, 4:11:30 PM
TSA PreCheck, a fast-pass through airport security, went on sale in late 2013. Many travelers are about to see their 5-year memberships expire. ✔ Plan early and you may be enjoying the benefits of an expedited screening process on your next trip ✔ Travelers can also check their status by logging onto the CBP's Trusted Traveler website ✔ That might seem like a First-World  problem but if you travel a lot like he does, the extra time adds up



Air France passengers departed for Shanghai but landed in Siberia

11/15/2018, 4:50:04 PM
Passengers on the diverted flight AF116 spent three days under ‘hotel arrest’ in the city of Irkutsk ✔ A third 777 was sent from Paris, and finally took the passengers on the final three-and-a-half-hour leg to Shanghai ✔ Travel expert Simon Calder will be answering all your questions at our upcoming event, Ask Simon Calder ✔ Register your place today by logging into Independent Minds



Women in Northern Ireland to get access to abortion services in Republic

11/15/2018, 5:57:00 PM
Women and girls in Northern Ireland will receive access to abortion services in the Republic of Ireland as of next year, Irish Health Minister Simon Harris announced Thursday morning. ✔ Read More We welcome the Minister's commitment to ensure access to abortion services for women from Northern Ireland, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland campaigns manager, told CNN ✔ The proposal nevertheless drew support from leading ministers, including International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt



New York City and New England may get hammered by a heavy snow burst Thursday evening

11/15/2018, 7:41:56 PM
A supersized snow band is set to move through the region. ✔ It’s basically a tightening of horizontal temperature gradients in the atmosphere ✔ Model simulation showing area of strong convergence and lift in the atmosphere that will spur a heavy snow band tracking through New England on Thursday evening ✔ Some additional minor accumulations can’t be ruled out with such activity



Opinion | America Is Rejecting More Legal Immigrants Than Ever Before

11/15/2018, 5:35:45 PM
Trump says he wants more immigrants to come in legally. The economy needs them. So why are we making it so hard? ✔ Greg Siskind, a Memphis-based immigration attorney with three decades of experience, told me that these numbers back up the anecdotes that he has been hearing from colleagues across the country ✔ Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook , Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram



Chris Evans preparing to move his breakfast show and team to Virgin Radio from BBC Radio 2 in new year

11/15/2018, 7:38:52 PM
HOUSEHOLD name Chris Evans will be returning to his “spiritual home” of Virgin Radio with the Chris Evans Breakfast Show in the new year. The legendary star, 52, is moving from BBC Radio 2 with mos… ✔ Scott Taunton, CEO of Wireless, said: We are thrilled that Chris is going to be joined by Vassos and Rachel alongside a stellar team of producers; all of whom will make waking up in January much easier! Getty Images - Getty 3 Chris Evans has quit his Radio 2 Breakfast Show On September 3, 2018, Chris announced on his Radio 2 Breakfast Show that he would be leaving the show after eight years



Do you know your Isokon from your Ernö Goldfinger? Britain's 10 best Modernist sites

11/15/2018, 5:49:49 PM
Ooh, it lifts the heart, a spot of modernism: ✔ Ooh, it lifts the heart, a spot of modernism: light-filled, clean lines, international, uncompromising, pure ✔ As the last bits of the Robin Hood Gardens Estate in Poplar fall to the wrecking ball, fans of the mid-century architects Alison and Peter Smithson are gutted - but many residents are chuffed to bits



The Coolest, Under-the-Radar Ski Towns in the American West

11/15/2018, 4:02:06 PM
Ski resorts like Aspen and Park City may be the popular choice, but for low-key, charm-packed alternatives, try these Old West mountain towns. ✔ A former beneficiary of the local silver-mining boom, Frisco retains some of that frontier-town appeal, starting with a cinematic Main Street lined with mom-and-pop businesses, including the 40-year-old Butterhorn Bakery and Café, which serves a killer breakfast (408 Main St., butterhornbakery.com)



8 incredible Central America Nature Reserves you'll want to visit immediately

11/15/2018, 5:34:09 PM
Central America boasts incredible natural landscapes that are part of UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves ✔ The Ometepe Island Reserve The Ometepe Island Reserve (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Ometepe Island is a unique location in the middle of Lake Nicaragua made up of two towering volcanoes, Concepcion and Maderas, joined together by a strait formed from an eruption of lava millions of years ago



Rome tourists to be fined HUNDREDS if they drink in the street or eat in a ‘slovenly’ way

11/15/2018, 6:39:35 PM
ROME, Italy is cracking down on unruly tourist behaviour in a bid to clean up the city. New rules will include permanently banning drinking in the street and clamping down on people dressing up as Roman centurions. ✔ Italy: There are also strict rules against drinking in the street in Rome (Image: Getty Images) It is also now permanently forbidden to drink alcohol in glass containers in public after 10pm ✔ Earlier this year, two British tourists were caught on video frolicking naked in a fountain in Rome



Hotel chains apologize after video shows how luxury Chinese properties 'clean' rooms

11/15/2018, 7:22:54 PM
International chains like the Waldorf Astoria and Park Hyatt apologized and promised to review their cleaning procedures after a viral video showed maids at their Chinese properties using dirty towels to clean rooms. ✔ A Marriott hotel in Hangzhou in China's Zhejiang province ✔ The 11-minute video shows cleaners wiping cups, mirrors and sinks with dirty towels and sponges ✔ Mairead Flynn, AP Fullscreen Macau holds the No. 9 spot in terms of international tourism receipts



Today's the day: Symphony of the Seas, largest cruise ship ever, to be christened in Miami

11/15/2018, 4:43:49 PM
The new world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, will be christened Thursday in Miami by actors Carlos and Alexa PenaVega. ✔ It surpasses Harmony in size by more than 1,000 tons ✔ Royal Caribbean says the christening will mark the first time an entire family has christened a cruise ship ✔ Nazaire, France the same shipyard that built Harmony ✔ FABULOUS PHOTOS:   The world's 25 biggest cruise ships



Hotels apologise after video shows cleaners using towels to clean cups, sinks and toilet seats

11/15/2018, 6:41:41 PM
AT least four major international hotel chains have apologised after hidden camera video of their room cleaning practices in China was posted online. The 11-minute video shows cleaners wiping cups … ✔ Huazong/ Weibo 2 The 11-minute video shows cleaners wiping cups and sinks with dirty towels and sponges It was picked up by Chinese media and had been shared 78,000 times by Thursday afternoon ✔ Sun Online also revealed the most germ-ridden objects in a hotel room, and how to protect yourself



Here's the only time you should put a foreign language on your resume

11/15/2018, 4:52:35 PM
"You need to sell yourself." ✔ If you're hired without a test, your company might eventually expand to another country or conduct business with clients who speak a different language ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! Don't miss: Hiring managers share the No. 1 resume lie that could cost you the job Top SpaceX HR exec: Here’s what it takes to score a job at Elon Musk's company    4:43 PM ET Thu, 21 Dec 2017 | 01:06



Hasbro Faces Backlash Over Savage Monopoly for Millennials Board Game: 'Adulting is Hard'

11/15/2018, 7:03:46 PM
The game has received mixed reactions among its target market ✔ Monopoly has a new edition that skewers a generation ✔ In the game, instead of investing in real estate as you do in the traditional version, players rack up experiences such as travel, meals at vegan restaurants, music festivals, and crashing on their friend’s couch



The story of 24-year-old equity trader Lauren Simmons will become a film starring Kiersey Clemons

11/15/2018, 7:52:05 PM
In June, CNBC Make It explored Simmons' journey to becoming the youngest full-time female trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in a widely-circulated profile and video.  ✔ Out of everyone that I met, I knew that she would do it very [honestly], and not make it into a story that isn't true ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! Don't miss: How this 23-year-old became the only full-time woman trader at the New York Stock Exchange Suze Orman: Reflecting on the 10 year anniversary of the Wall Street financial crisis    12:50 PM ET Mon, 24 Sept 2018 | 01:14



It's Still Not That Easy To Buy Naloxone At Pharmacies

11/15/2018, 7:23:35 PM
Pharmacies can dispense the overdose reversal antidote without a prescription, but many aren't doing it. ✔ We need to continue our efforts to educate and support pharmacists, said Talia Puzantian, lead author of the California research and an associate professor of clinical sciences at Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ✔ There is still significant room for improvement, he said



Your Children’s Yellowstone Will Be Radically Different

11/15/2018, 5:35:43 PM
Climate change is altering America’s first national park so quickly that plants and animals may not be able to adapt. ✔ The conditions that gave rise to the fires of 1988, when a third of the park burned, could become common ✔ 25, 2018 How Oman’s Rocks Could Help Save the Planet April 26, 2018 ‘Entering Burn Area’: Yosemite After the Fire Nov. 5, 2018



Our definitive ranking of the 2018 Christmas adverts

11/15/2018, 4:24:23 PM
Did John Lewis’ tribute to Sir Elton John hit the mark, or has Iceland's tale of a despondent orangutan had more of an impact? ✔ John Lewis: 'The Boy and the Piano' Elton John features in John Lewis Christmas advert for 2018 The John Lewis' Christmas advert has received quite a mixed reaction since its release, with many expecting for it to be the most sentimental and creative of them all



6 Tricks for Avoiding Acid Reflux on Thanksgiving

11/15/2018, 4:49:45 PM
Meal timing is everything when it comes to having your pie and eating it (pain-free), too. ✔ Take your conversation outside, and go for a leisurely walk with uncle Fred or cousin Sally ✔ It's never a terrible idea to pop an over-the-counter H2 blocker medication (like Zantac or Pepcid) about an hour before bed as a backup ✔ 7 Healthy Ways to Gobble Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey View All 9 Slides



Why Is It So Cool to Be Gloomy?

11/15/2018, 6:12:01 PM
The world is in better shape than most people think, but we’re more inclined to focus on bad news than good. Psychology can help explain why. ✔ People vastly overestimate the frequency of crime, because crime disproportionately dominates the news ✔ More Essays The Violence Driving Migration Isn’t Just Gangs November 9, 2018 The Myths of Microbe-Fighting November 9, 2018 Robot Design Goes Back to Nature November 9, 2018 To Make a Cup of Coffee, It Takes More Than a Village November 8, 2018



45 Holy Grail Beauty Products You'll Probably Keep Buying Forever

11/15/2018, 5:50:37 PM
♫ You keep me comin' back for more / Baby, you're all that I want ♫ ✔ And check out our picks for the best waterproof mascara on BuzzFeed Reviews ✔ Tap to play GIF Mine would be the Benefit Hoola bronzer ✔ *furiously loads up on beauty products* Tap to play GIF Shopping for something specific ✔ The submissions used in this post have been edited for length and clarity



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