Frankfurt airport hopes to slash queuing times by becoming the first in Europe to open up biometric check-in for all passengers. Queuing to check in and board a flight is a notoriously tedious experience. But one airport in Germany wants to significantly speed up the process for...
Some of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations are the least proficient in English. Moving to a new country can be daunting, especially if you don’t speak the language. With English being the world’s most common second language, it’s often the de facto fallback while you’re still...
A pub which installed beach huts during the coronavirus pandemic has lost its appeal to keep them. Colin Curran said he spent £16,000 extending the beer garden at the Farmers Arms in Shadforth, County Durham, for social distancing. A planning inspector backed Durham County Council’s...
A female fin whale has been found dead on a beach in Cornwall. Surfers from the Newquay Activity Centre made the discovery at Fistral beach at dawn. Rob Barber, from the centre, said the 16m (52ft) whale had been seen swimming in an “uncomfortable state” off Towan Head on...
A beach has had to serve as a emergency runway after a plane flying over a seaside resort got into difficulty. Lancashire Police said it was called by Blackpool Airport “to a report that a plane would need to make a controlled landing” at about 17:45 GMT on Thursday. It said a...
