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French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam3 days agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they claimed...

Met Office issues thunderstorms warning with 100 UK areas hit - full list

Parts of Britain are likely to be blasted by heavy thunderstorms today as the Met Office has warned of “danger to life” in some areas in the country. According to the Met Office, 100 places in...

UK households urged to stock up on batteries on Saturday

UK households are being urged to stock up on batteries, with Met Office issuing several thunderstorm warnings - including a rare amber alert - for Saturday (June 14). The weather warnings are in...

Fire at leisure centre as Northern Ireland violence erupts for third night

Fire at leisure centre as Northern Ireland violence erupts for third night6 hours agoCatherine Doyle & Richard MorganBBC News NILyndsey TelfordBBC News NIReporting fromBallymenaReutersPolice have...

Ryanair warns passengers it will issue new £500 fines

Ryanair is cracking down on unruly passengers by imposing a hefty £500 fine for those booted off flights due to bad behaviour. The airline has declared this to be just the "minimum" punishment and...

Ryanair warns passengers of 'unacceptable' airport chaos after hundreds left stranded

Ryanair has sounded the alarm for holidaymakers after a spate of 'unacceptable' problems at several Portuguese airports left hundreds stranded after missing their flights.The budget airline has...

Masked thugs set community centre on fire as Ballymena unrest spreads to other towns

A leisure centre has gone up in flames after vandals targeted the building on the third day of unrest in Northern Ireland, following an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena.Rioters have set homes...

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam27 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwo French antiques experts have been convicted of forging historic chairs that they...

Barcelona prepares to launch war on popular short-term rental platform

Some 800 Airbnb listings of illegal tourist apartments in Barcelona have failed to be removed in the first quarter of this year. Deputy Mayor Laia Bonet is considering measures to get to the bottom...

UK travel chaos fears as union threatens to 'ground planes and passengers' at key airport

A UK airport, which handles over seven million passengers annually and connects travelers to more than 100 destinations worldwide, from the United States to the Caribbean and the Gulf, is facing...

New four hour rule for Ryanair, easyJet and other airline passengers

The European Union is about to implement a big change to holidaymakers' compensation rules, likely meaning less people are eligible for payouts. The time allowance for flight delays before passengers...

Majorca hotel horror as British boy, 4, is sucked into swimming pool vent

A four-year-old British lad was left frantically trying to escape after his arm was sucked into the cleaning system of a hotel swimming pool in Majorca.Onlookers were horrified as the youngster...

Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano

Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano2 hours agoEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentAlex BoydBBC NewsItaly's Mount Etna has erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen...

PSG fans riot in Paris streets as police confront car-burning supporters

A shocking outbreak of violence near Paris Saint-Germain's home stadium resulted in at least 81 arrests as French fans gathered to watch their team in the Champions League final.Earlier, PSG fans had...

Brits rage at 'inhuman' Spanish airport queues as officials call emergency meeting

In a shocking display of travel turmoil, British holidaymakers were left fuming after being ensnared in two-hour queues at Spanish airports amid "inhuman" conditions, prompting urgent discussions...