Holiday S-Inn: gay couple refused room at Christian guesthouse
The Christian owners of a seaside guesthouse are being sued in a landmark case – for refusing to allow a gay couple to share a double bed. Devout Peter and Hazelmary Bull refused to let civil partners Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy use a double room because it would be ”an affront to their faith”….
Space-age ‘balancing barn’ is the ultimate holiday home
This space-age ‘balancing barn’ is billed as the ultimate rural retreat – providing holidaymakers a relaxing sleep suspended in the AIR. The gravity-defying holiday home overhangs a steep slope in picturesque countryside in Halesworth, Suffolk, and is surrounded by a duck pond and grazing sheep. Architects promise the barn is strong enough not to topple…
Family’s holiday from hell as all 16 struck down with illness
A family who embarked on a trip of a lifetime were left devastated after all SIXTEEN of them were struck down by a mystery illness. Furious Emma Austin, 24, booked the dream holiday to Egypt as a last big family vacation for her uncle, Robert Sandey, who is suffering from cancer. But just a few…
Presidential sweet: family dine with Zambian premier
A family holidaying in Zambia were stunned when they sat down for a posh restaurant meal and ended up dining – with the PRESIDENT. Primary school worker Debi Brewer, 50, was on the trip-of-a-lifetime with relatives when they splashed out on a lavish meal on their final night in the southern African state. The otherwise-empty…
Prime Minister David Cameron enjoys summer break in Cornwall
Prime Minister David Cameron and his pregnant wife Samantha enjoyed the sunshine yesterday during his summer holiday in Cornwall. Mr Cameron, 43, and Samantha, 39, agreed to pose for a brief photoshoot overlooking Daymer Bay near Wadebridge. The Prime Minister opted for a smart look with black polo shirt, dark jeans and lace-up shoes –…
Need a holiday to get over your holiday? New survey finds one million foreign holidays end in tears
More than ONE MILLION foreign holidays will end in tears this year due to flight delays, illness or bad weather. Researchers also found arguments with a partner or friends, lost luggage and dirty accommodation also regularly ruin holidays, the study revealed. Sunburn, noisy neighbours and drinking too much are also often wreck sunshine breaks. Yesterday…
British girl breaks back in Thai speedboat crash
A promising young British actress suffered a broken back after being catapulted from the top deck of a speedboat in a horror smash in Thailand. Pretty Ellie Hocken, 19, was on a gap year with three pals and was travelling to an island beach party when the two boats collided. The force of the crash…
Holidaymaker clings to cliff for 14 hours after paraglider crash
A holidaymaker was left in agony trapped on a tiny cliff ledge for 14 hours with a broken shoulder, elbow and foot after his tandem paraglider pilot crashed into the side of a mountain. Roger Parker, 70, was on the last day of a week-long Mediterranean cruise with wife Irene, 71, when he booked the…
Family sink up to waists on mudflat on bank holiday visit
This is the moment a family was rescued by helicopter after sinking up to their waists in dangerous mudflats at a seaside resort over the bank holiday weekend. The three adults and six children became trapped in mud half-a-mile from shore at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, as the oncoming tide rushed in towards them. They struggled to…
Volcanic ash sends holidaymakers on a six hour flight to nowhere
Chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud saw holidaymakers spend six hours on a flight – before returning to the airport where they took off. The 160 passengers boarded the Thompson flight from Exeter airport in Devon to the Portuguese island of Madeira at 7am on Monday. They were expecting a three hour journey but…
Police spend 80 minutes filling in single form
Officers in one of the UK’s largest police forces are spending up to 80 minutes filling out a single holiday request form, it has emerged. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) admitted officers in certain divisions have been taking well over an hour just to request time off work. The force blamed the lengthy process on the…
Millions of children don’t know true meaning of Easter
Millions of children don’t know the true meaning of Easter – with one in three believing it is to celebrate the Easter Bunny’s birthday. A study carried out among 1,000 six-to-ten year olds found 53 per cent are unaware of the religious significance of this weekend. One in 20 said it was to mark Jesus’s…
300 British tourists hit by vomiting bug at 4 star hotel in Tenerife
British tourists told of their holiday from hell after an estimated 300 guests were struck down by a vomiting bug at a four-star hotel in Tenerife. Furious Tony Gensler, 62, cut short his two-week break with wife Annette at the Barceló Santiago in Tenerife after the pair were left needing medical treatment. The couple, from…
