A Norwegian tourist says he was denied entry into the US after immigration agents took issue with a meme of Vice President JD Vance on his phone. US Homeland Security officials say he was turned away for admitting drug use. BBC Verify’s Jake Horton spoke to Mads Mikkelsen about his experience and looks at the...
A Brazilian tourist who fell while hiking near the crater of an active volcano in Indonesia has been found dead, her family and rescuers said. Juliana Marins survived the initial fall from a cliff during an early morning group hike along a steep trail on Mount Rinjani, with rescuers reporting hearing her screams for help...
Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for a Brazilian tourist who fell while hiking near the crater of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano. Brazilian media and the woman’s family have identified her as 26-year-old Juliana Marins, who was hiking with a group when she disappeared around 06:30 local time on Saturday. Brazilian authorities said she fell...
A British national has been arrested in Namibia for allegedly sexually molesting minors and taking nude photographs of them. Douglas Robert Brook is also accused of touching the children inappropriately while on a holiday in central Namibia. Police said the suspect targeted young boys and girls from the indigenous San community in the central Otjozondjupa...
At least nine people have died and 70 have been hospitalised after strong winds caused four tourist boats to capsize in southwestern China. Sudden strong winds caused the boats to capsize in a river in Qianxi city in Guizhou on Sunday, leading 84 people to fall into the water, according to state media reports. More...
Lynette Horsburgh BBC News PA Media Hoteliers voted to approve the £2 overnight charge for staying in Liverpool People staying overnight in Liverpool will have to pay a “tourist tax” after hoteliers voted in favour of plans to introduce one. A ballot by Accommodation BID, which represents 83 hotels in the city, found that the...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Andy Ward Evan Johnson, centre, became an accidental Southend United fan after boarding the wrong boat An American tourist who mistakenly boarded a boat full of die-hard Southend United fans has ended up a Shrimper. Evan Johnson, a student from Arizona, thought he was taking a hop-on hop-off cruise past...
Angus Murray and his family run Pennywell Farm near Buckfastleigh Read full article at source...
Social media influencers pose a “new and increasing threat” for uncontacted indigenous people, a charity has warned after the arrest of a US tourist who travelled to a restricted Indian Ocean island. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, allegedly landed on North Sentinel Island in an apparent attempt to make contact with the isolated Sentinelese tribe, filming...
A Scottish tourist has died from his injuries after his holiday home was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion. Grant Paterson, from East Kilbride, was on a break in Rome when the B&B in the city’s Monteverde area collapsed on 23 March. The 54-year-old, who worked for ferry operator CalMac as a senior catering rating,...
Cachella Smith and Lana Lam BBC News David McArthur MBE/Reuters Sindbad submarine vessels seen off the coast of Hurghada in August 2022. Six people have died after a tourist submarine sank in Egypt’s Red Sea. Local officials say 39 others were rescued after the vessel sank at around 10:00 local time. Unconfirmed reports suggested the...