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‘Oscars for airports’ names Doha’s Hamad International best airport in the world for 2024, Newark Liberty snares the gong for best new terminal… and the UK (yet again) fails to win a single award in any category

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Doha’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, aka ‘the Oscars of the airport industry’. The airport, home to a 6,000-square-metre indoor tropical garden and which offers unlimited free Wi-Fi, also takes home the gong for World’s Best Airport Shopping. It previously won the top … Read more

The top 100 most BORING tourist attractions in the world revealed: A railway trip in Missouri is No.1 while Shrek’s Adventure London and FOUR Legoland parks make the top 25

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The last thing any tourist wants is to buckle up for a boring attraction. So a new study that reveals ‘the 100 most boring attractions across the globe’ serves a useful purpose for those keen to guarantee a holiday free from the mundane. America, it seems, needs to up its game on the excitement front, … Read more

It’s a red slab that’s played a key role in Scottish and English royal history and now… the stone’s coming back home to a new £27 million museum!

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By Mark Jones For The Daily Mail Published: 13:15 GMT, 29 March 2024 | Updated: 18:42 GMT, 29 March 2024 What is it about a slab of red sandstone that’s persuaded a hard-pressed Scottish council to spend £27 million on it? That’s the sum required for a new museum in Perth. It opens on March … Read more

Spider webs catch more than prey. They’re also jam-packed with animal DNA

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As It Happens6:05Spider webs catch more than prey. They’re also jam-packed with animal DNA Josh Newton probably isn’t very popular with spiders. After all, the Australian scientist has a tendency to go around undoing their hard work.  “I liken it to when Princess Fiona in Shrek makes some cotton candy for Shrek from spider webs, where … Read more

South African Airways sets restart date for Perth flights

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South African Airways has announced when it will reintroduce long-haul flights between Johannesburg and Perth. The news of this direct service will be well received by the SA communities living in Perth, as well as many travellers flying between the two cities. “Besides the global interconnectivity potential of this route, Perth has long been a … Read more

Sperm Whale Dies Days After Video Shows It Being Touched And Stroked By Beachgoers

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A sperm whale that became stranded on Rockingham Beach in Perth, Australia, over the weekend has died. The 15-meter (49-feet) long whale died Tuesday morning despite efforts by local authorities to nurse it back to health, according to the Parks and Wildlife Service of Western Australia. “It was moving pretty gingerly and swam only 200 … Read more

Lottery winner Paul Maddison who scooped huge £11million prize & lived like hermit dies months after wife

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A LOTTO winner who scooped £11million but lived like a hermit in Scotland has died at the age of 73. Paul Maddison and his former business partner Mark Gardiner won over £22million in the lottery in 1995. 2 Mark Gardiner (right) and Paul Maddison won over £22million in 1995Credit: Alamy 2 Paul Maddison and his … Read more