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Rebecca Ann Hughes

Culture news

Singer Nelly Furtado announces indefinite break from performing

Furtado, who won a Grammy award for her debut single ‘I’m Like a Bird’, returned to music in 2024 after a seven-year break but her decision to step back from performing has raised fears among fans that she's reacting to bodyshaming bullies online.

Culture news

Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales dies aged 93

The actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in the British comedy series Fawlty Series, has died aged 93.

Lifestyle

Made in Italy malfunctions: What is the future of Italian fashion?

Leather shoes, wool jumpers, tailored suits: Italy produces some of the finest apparel in the world. But so much of the country’s excellence relies on factors at odds with how modern design is developing.

Moments

This tour operator just scrapped its carbon offsets. Here's why

A major travel firm has ditched its carbon offset program, arguing it no longer reflects the "immediacy" of the climate crisis.

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Eco-Innovation

Renewables overtake coal as biggest global source of electricity

The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.

Travel News

French air traffic controllers call off three-day strike this week

The news comes as a relief to tens of thousands of passengers taking flights in Europe this week.

Nature

Scientists trial freezing eggs to save Britain’s largest butterfly

The insect’s survival is threatened by habitat loss, climate change and genetic erosion due to its limited geographical range.

Travel News

Travellers to India now need to complete this online arrival form

Authorities claim the new system will make visiting India a smoother process, reducing the wait at airport immigration counters.

Destinations

Spain smashes visitor records in 2025 despite overtourism measures

Together, the two months saw 22.3 million tourists flock to Spain, far outstripping 2024’s figure of 21.8 million for the same period.

Moments

5 other night trains leaving from Paris as ÖBB scraps services

Nightjet services connecting Paris, Berlin and Vienna will no longer be offered as of 14 December 2025.

Moments

Play cancels flights: What are your rights if your airline goes bust?

Here’s what travellers need to know about their rights to refunds and compensation if a flight company goes bankrupt.

Moments

UK trials rail fares calculated by GPS-tracking passengers’ phones

A similar scheme is already in place in other European countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands.

Destinations

This European city is the world’s most sustainable tourist destination

Alongside sparking housing crises and overwhelming infrastructure, overtourism is proving disastrous for the environment.

Travel News

Will Eurostar passengers need medical insurance once EES launches?

Some confusion has arisen around the questions travellers will be asked during border checks.

Moments

Amsterdam residents file lawsuit against city council for overtourism

Despite measures to curb tourist numbers, overnight stays increased by three per cent in 2024.

Travel News

What are your rights if you were affected by airport cyberattacks?

The attack snarled up check-in and left airline staff trying options like handwriting boarding passes or using backup laptops.

Destinations

The dark side of the set-jetting tourism trend

A combination of pandemic binge-watching, lifted travel restrictions and spectacular settings has supercharged set-jetting wanderlust.

Travel News

Venice visitors will have to pay daytripper fee on more days in 2026

In 2026, daytrippers will be required to pay from Friday to Sunday in April, May, June, and July.

Travel News

Aviation bodies say new Dutch airfare taxes will price out travellers

Flight taxes in the Netherlands are already among the highest in Europe.

Moments

Pilgrims turn Santiago de Compostela into overtourism flashpoint

The visitor boom has been turbocharged by social media and experience-driven travel after the coronavirus pandemic.

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