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Traveller family who held entire picturesque village to ransom for £600K in a ‘land grab scam’ now apply to house their caravans on the site after their ‘blackmail’ backfired
A Traveller family who allegedly demanded £600,000 from residents of Dinton in Buckinghamshire to leave a plot of land they had bought for a fraction of that price have now formally applied to the local council for permission to station caravans there permanently. The family, led by patriarch Jimmy Doran, bought the quarter-acre greenfield site…
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The ‘Irish Option’ that could tackle UK’s traveller site surge: Calls to make trespass a criminal offence in bid to stop illegal land grabs
Andy Burnham is being urged to adopt what critics call the ‘Irish Option’ – making trespass a criminal rather than civil offence – to tackle a sharp rise in unauthorised traveller encampments across England. Tory housing spokesman Sir James Cleverly wants police, not just councils, given powers to act quickly against illegal sites, arguing this…
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Travel chaos across UK as CrossCountry cancels almost all trains after power cut
CrossCountry was forced to cancel almost all of its trains across Britain after a power cut knocked out the systems at its Birmingham control centre, causing widespread disruption for passengers throughout Sunday. The operator said only a “very limited” number of services resumed from around 6pm, with most facilities reinstated and a full timetable planned…
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‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers
The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), which requires non-EU citizens to be photographed and fingerprinted when crossing Schengen borders, has caused significant frustration for British travellers this summer, with reports of long queues, missed connections and record-keeping errors. Although the scheme has technically been in full force since April, following its launch last autumn, it…
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First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder
First Bus has banned all under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent from travelling on its buses without an adult after 6pm, citing a rise in antisocial behaviour since the government introduced free bus travel for 5- to 15-year-olds in England on 1 August. The move highlights growing tension over how to manage youth misbehaviour on public transport, with…
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Audio reveals moment American Airlines passenger’s laptop EXPLODES in flames mid-flight as smoke fills cabin and five people treated for burns in Dallas
American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport after a passenger’s laptop began smoking and burst into flames in the cabin roughly 30 minutes before touchdown on Friday. Air traffic control audio later released revealed the incident was more serious in the moment than first understood, with the pilot reporting a…
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Drunk Brit, 30, admits pulling down underwear and exposing herself to stunned passengers on flight to Florida
A 30-year-old British woman has admitted becoming disorderly on a flight to Florida after drinking too much alcohol, pulling down her underwear and exposing herself to fellow passengers who were left stunned by the incident. The case highlights ongoing concerns about disruptive and intoxicated behaviour on commercial flights, which can endanger crew and passengers and…
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Andy Burnham’s faces pressure to sack ‘climate tsar’ who has racked up enough air miles to get to the Moon
Andy Burnham is facing calls to sack Rachel Kyte, the UK’s climate tsar, after it emerged she has clocked up 250,000 air miles on official business in under two years, enough to travel to the Moon. Conservative MP Greg Smith branded her “jet-setting lifestyle” a “slap in the face to taxpayers” and urged Burnham to…
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Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez Livestream: Where to Watch the Welterweight Pay-Per-View Match Online
Rolando “Rolly” Romero will defend his WBA welterweight title against Teofimo Lopez in Las Vegas on Saturday 22 August. The 12-round bout is the headline fight on a Premier Boxing Champions card and is being marketed as a high-profile pay-per-view event. The card begins at 8pm ET (5pm PT) at T-Mobile Arena, with the main…
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Huge blaze breaks out at Majorca holiday resort leaving five injured and several trapped inside apartment block
A large fire broke out at a holiday resort in Majorca, reportedly injuring five people and trapping several residents inside an apartment block. The incident matters because emergency crews had to rescue people from a building fire at a busy tourist destination. The available article text provides no further verified details about the cause, location…