Thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk reports that a woman had to be cut free from a car after it rolled 150 metres down the side of one of the steepest roads in England in the Lake District. The driver of the Mercedes – believed to be an American tourist – suffered head injuries in the incident. It happened at Bridge End, Little Langdale on the descent down Wrynose Pass into Little Langdale. Read article
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The Blackpool Gazette reports that police are asking for the public’s help after a tourist enjoying a weekend away with friends suffered a fractured jaw after a serious assault in a Blackpool bar. Detectives have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack, which took place in […]
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Thenorthernecho.co.uk reports that seven people were injured in a three vehicle collision in North Yorkshire at the weekend. A silver Peugeot people carrier overturned after it collided with two parked cars, ending up on its side. The incident happened in Bondgate, Helmsley, at about 3.50pm on Saturday and fire crews were quickly on the scene. […]
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According to southwales-eveningpost.co.uk, lifeboat crews twice came to the rescue of tourists on Thursday night. The Mumbles RNLI volunteer crew noticed a lone holidaymaker who had become trapped by the tide on the island which houses the Mumbles lighthouse after they launched for a routine training exercise. Read article
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According to kentnews.co.uk, police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old Japanese student was robbed in Canterbury. The woman had just got off a bus at 9.30pm on Saturday, August 17 and was walking in St George’s Place by the Waitrose car park entrance when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her handbag. […]
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According to the Liverpool Echo, an American tourist was assaulted and robbed in the city centre. The 48-year-old man missed his flight home after having to undergo surgery for a fractured ankle following the attack. Police said the man, visiting the city from the USA, was in the Welkin pub in Whitechapel last Thursday when […]
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Gazetteherald.co.uk reports that vandals have targeted tourists who parked their cars in the Thornton-le-Dale car park. Two similar red Peugeot 106 cars were parked side-by-side in the village’s main car park over night on Friday, August 16, when they were “systematically damaged”, police said. The cost of the damage ran into the hundreds of pounds, […]
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As reported by Gulfbusiness.com, the British Embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa will reopen on Sunday after being closed for 12 days because of security concerns. “British Embassy #Yemen open as normal from Sunday 18 August. Apologies for the brief hiatus,” British Ambassador Jane Marriott tweeted. The Foreign Office said on August 6 it […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reported that, Heathrow Airport is on high terror alert amid fears female terrorists might use breast implants as bombs, it emerged today. Experts believe there is a ‘credible’ threat that al-Qaida could target flights out of London using explosives hidden in the chests of its operatives. Specialists believe women could have had breast surgery […]
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The Paisley Daily Express reports that two young tourists who pitched a tent in Paisley after arriving in Scotland for a sight-seeing trip were robbed of all their belongings … just two hours into their holiday. The excited young Dutch students, aged 19 and 20, landed at Glasgow Airport and decided to spend their first […]
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