Marianne Green, 30, is one of an estimated 150,000 Britons who flew to Turkey for cosmetic surgery last year. The experience was “wonderful,” she says. “The price included a hotel stay in Istanbul. They picked me up from the airport, took me to my hotel, took me to my appointments.” Green paid £3,100 for breast… Read More »
Sondervig, Denmark Sun-seekers and swimmers have been drawn to Søndervig, known as the Gateway to the North Sea, for more than a century, drawn by its silver-gold sand and grassy dunes. There are good facilities nearby, including mini golf, tennis, trampolines and Segways, and the town has a number of excellent fish restaurants. The town’s… Read More »
More than eight million computers were affected by the “largest IT outage in history,” according to software giant Microsoft. A software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has affected approximately 8.5 million Microsoft devices, the company said in a blog post on Saturday. Flights around the world were cancelled, patients were unable to get appointments, train… Read More »
Claire Moore sips a cup of tea while taking in a sweeping river view from the back porch of a stately home set among an avenue of stately fig trees and queen palms. “I don’t think there’s a better place in Brisbane,” the former senator says. Although Moore moves comfortably within the ornate 19th-century decor,… Read More »
Passengers have described “chaos” at UK airport check-in and disruption to train networks following a global IT outage on what is expected to be the busiest day for flights since the start of the Covid pandemic. More than 3,000 flights worldwide have been canceled as a result of the impact on Microsoft Windows operating systems… Read More »
It’s like Groundhog Day in the Mediterranean. After last summer’s record-breaking temperatures, Greece, Italy and Croatia are baking under another heatwave. It’s bad enough for the locals, but – as schools go into holiday this week and next – millions of British holidaymakers will join them. For some it will be a welcome contrast to… Read More »
Lynn Benfield, the downtrodden PA to Steve Coogan’s insufferable newsreader Alan Partridge, doesn’t always get the recognition she deserves. Most people know Lynn by her first name only. On TV, she’s always there for Alan, silently tolerating his selfish ways. Plymouth-based playwright Laura Horton’s new show Lynn Faces finally puts her centre stage. While Lynn… Read More »
Windows computers suddenly shut down after Microsoft outage – Gonzalo Fuentes/REUTERS Flight cancellations: Are planes grounded? Air travel around the world has been disrupted. Flights have been delayed and cancelled in the US, Europe and the UK, causing chaos at many international transport hubs. Frontier Airlines has grounded flights for more than two hours and… Read More »
The Tour de France ends this Sunday in Nice. It will be the first time the race has been completed outside Paris since it began in 1903, and the first time since 1989 that the winner’s yellow jersey will be decided in a time trial on the final day. The Tour’s arrival in Nice also… Read More »