Category: World

An EU bridge surrounded by pretty mountains has one terrifying feature. The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Randa, Switzerland, is the third-longest hanging bridge for pedestrian use in the world.  It spans 494 meters and, upon its opening in 2017, was the longest suspension bridge globally. This title has since been taken by Sky Bridge 721 in Prague. The Swiss bridge sits 85 metres above the ground at its highest point, with eight tonnes of cables and a system that prevents it from swinging.  It sits over a ravine that slices the east flank of the Mattertal, the valley that ... Read more

A drop in demand for holidays to Balearic Islands including Menorca, Majorca and Ibiza at the end of August and for the remainder of the holiday season has meant that some businesses have been forced to launch special offers and lower prices to encourage tourists to book last-minute getaways. There is a general feeling in the archipelago this year that the purchasing power of visitors has fallen due to the rise in prices, which has affected domestic tourism in particular. Majorca, once a favourite value-for-money destination for British tourists, dropped to 24th place in the Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs ... Read more

A major Spanish town in the province of Alicante is clamping down on tourist accommodation licences by introducing a major new ‘ban’. L’Alfas del Pi, located just 3.4 miles from tourist hotspot Benidorm, has followed neighbouring Costa Blanca by agreeing on a two-year suspension of banning new licences for Airbnb style flats. The council agreed on this at a plenary meeting and to prepare measures to regularise unlicensed properties through a new local law. Government spokesperson Toni Such warned: “We will prosecute those owners of undeclared homes or those who do not follow the basic rules of coexistence. “We took ... Read more

Astronaut Chris Hadfield has expressed his concern over strange noises emitted by the Boeing Starliner. The International Space Station alumni took to Twitter/X and said the sounds made by the spacecraft were worrying. The “strange noises” made by the vessel went viral following initial reports from the on-board crew. Reacting to the eerie noises made, Commander Hadfield wrote: “There are several noises I’d prefer not to hear inside my spaceship, including this one that Boeing Starliner is now making.” Members of the public were equally concerned and likened the sonar sounds to a “horrorshow”. Others were left considering the weight ... Read more

A British man has reportedly died after falling from the sixth-floor of a building in the Majorcan capital Palma, as Spanish police launched an investigation. A witness told police at 2pm on Sunday that the man plunged from the skylight of a car park, with local reports describing the dead man as 64-year-old British national. It’s not yet known whether the man was a Majorca resident or a holidaymaker. The ongoing investigation is being led by a Spanish National Police Homicide unit, although there is no suggestion at this stage that the death is being treated as suspicious, and have ... Read more

Tourists have clashed with officials removing dogs from a Turkish beach in a video seen by the Express. Under a new law introduced in Turkey last month, stray animals have to be removed from the streets and mayors who don’t comply face years in prison. Although the government of Tayip Erdogan does not explicitly state dogs should be killed, the fact there are only an estimated 100,000 spaces in animal shelters for more than 4 million strays has already led to mass culls as councils round up animals. Footage, seen by the Express, from the resort of Alitinoluk in the ... Read more

Ukraine launched a massive aerial assault on the Russian city of Belgorod overnight, which killed five and injured at least 47. Video image captured the dramatic moment that Belgorod came under attack from Ukrainian missiles fired from Vampire multiple rocket launchers. A series of rapid-fire explosions are seen hitting the city, while vehicles on a highway were also targeted. In one clip, a car driving along a major highway appears to be hit by a missile and explodes into a ball of flames. The strike comes hours after a residential block of flats in Kharkiv was hit by a Russian ... Read more

Six people have suffered head injuries and stabbing wounds in Taba, an Egyptian town near the Israeli border, it has been claimed. Reuters reports that three Israelis and two Egyptians were injured. Sky News reports that three Egyptian workers were injured. Troops have reportedly been deployed to the location alongside Egyptian police. Magen David Adom, Israel‘s National Blood and Medical Emergency Service, is waiting at the border with ambulances. The violence started after tourists did not pay for their bill at a hotel, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News reports. The incident reportedly took place at the five-star Movenpick Resort. A high-ranking ... Read more

The details surrounding how the pyramids were built and the lives of those who built them have remained shrouded in mystery, but one archaeological breakthrough has revealed brand new information on this. The discovery of high quantities of copper at Egypt‘s Khugu harbour – the world’s oldest known port dated to 4,500 years old – could reveal key information on how those who built the giant pyramid structures lived and died. Geochemists from France’s Aix-Marseille Université made the initial discovery in 2019, and the presence of such high quantities of copper would have been vital for producing bronze tools, which ... Read more

Millions of dead fish have washed up in a Greek tourist resort leaving holidaymakers confined indoors to avoid the overwhelming stench. The city of Volos has seen its port covered in the carcasses as authorities and residents scrambled to try and clear the mess before the smell reached nearby restaurants and hotels. City council member Stelios Limnios said: “It spans kilometres, It’s not just along the coast, but also in the centre of the Pagasetic Gulf (a large tourist hotspot).” 57 tonnes of deaf fish were removed on Tuesday alone, with trawlers being used throughout Wednesday in an attempt to ... Read more