Tucked away on a peaceful jungle-strewn corner of the Dominican Republic sits an exclusive adventure playground for the rich and famous and, as I recently found out, letting your hair down is the word of the day with a good dose of tequila thrown into the mix. Playa Grande Golf & Ocean Club, masterminded by tequila … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 15:11 BST, 11 September 2024 The UK economy unexpectedly stalled in July after failing to show growth on the previous month, fresh data from the Office of National Statistics shows. Economists had forecast the economy to expand by 0.2 per cent for the month. The FTSE 100 is up 0.3 per cent … Read more
By Jessica Hamilton Published: 13:37 BST, 9 September 2024 | Updated: 13:52 BST, 9 September 2024 The rise and rise of mountainside escalators continues in China. We previously reported on a 688-metre-long (2,260ft) escalator being installed at scenic Enshi Canyon, Hubei province. Now China has built a 1,100ft (350-metre) escalator costing $2.2 million/£1.6million that takes … Read more
Hotels.com has launched its annual Hotel Room Innsights Report It has uncovered ‘surprising services and stories from more than 400 hotels’ By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: 15:02 BST, 10 September 2024 | Updated: 15:53 BST, 10 September 2024 Astonishing items left behind by guests, wild room service orders and guitar concierges. Plus, what … Read more
I have just moved from London to Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, and I want to know my rights if my house is damaged by WW2 bombs. There is a sunken WW2 vessel off the coast that contains 1,400 tonnes of unexploded bombs, and local belief is that if these explode it … Read more
By Jessica Hamilton Published: 16:50 BST, 10 September 2024 | Updated: 17:09 BST, 10 September 2024 A gigantic modern-day fairytale castle has been built in Poland – but it caught the nation by surprise. Construction of mysterious Stobnica Castle began in 2015, but there was no publicity around the building and the general public in … Read more
September is one of two bumper months for car sales in the calendar year. And it’s for one major reason – the arrival of a new number plate. This month, dealerships welcome the ’74’ age identifier, which brings with it a host of offers from manufacturers and their franchised showrooms in a bid to tempt … Read more
We’ve all watched those romantic comedies where the guy and the girl are thrown together by circumstance and kick off their relationship by hating each other. Then, forced to work together, things change, hate turns to love, and they end up living happily ever after. My relationship with the islands of the Outer Hebrides has … Read more
By Live Commentary Updated: 13:21 BST, 10 September 2024 Average weekly earnings before bonuses were up 5.1 per cent year-on-year in the three months to the end of July, in-line with expectations, while the unemployment rate eased to a 2024 low of 4.1 per cent, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The … Read more
Oyster farm tour manager Renny Hall is clutching a 650g oyster shell, known as a jumbo, in Whitstable Oyster Company’s Grading Shed. ‘I barbecued an oyster from a shell this size on the weekend and stuck it in a bun with pickles,’ he says. Oysters, you quickly learn on a Whitstable oyster tour, can be … Read more
