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Packing hacks

I dreaded Ryanair's bag sizer until I found this £25 Primark suitcase

Travel April 12, 2025 Chelsea Dickenson

This space-saving cabin bag is now 20% off in the Amazon Spring Deal Days sale

Shopping March 28, 2025 By Sarah Bradbury

Man putting luggage into overhead locker on airplane. Traveller placing carry on bag in overhead compartment

Major airline joins growing list of carriers banning common travel device

Travel March 15, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton

Packing a suitcase standing up — the bizarre way to fit more in your luggage

Travel February 24, 2025 By Alice Giddings

A woman putting her carry on suitcase into an overhead locker on a plane.

Which airline has the best baggage policy? Latest 2025 rules

Travel July 4, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

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Volcano eruption in Iceland.

UK updates travel advice for Iceland after volcano erupts again

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A composite image of Pride flags hanging over a street in Madrid, and Chris Buswell with a friend on a float at the event

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Floods in the Barcelona town of Suria during the rainfall caused by the storm in the province of Barcelona, on 12 July, 2025 in Suria, Barcelona, Spain.

Is it safe to travel to Spain? Latest advice after hotspots left underwater by floods

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Nicola Lewis: I make my lunch from the breakfast buffet and I won't stop despite the haters

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Charming narrow streets of Florence town

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Tails of Virgin Atlantic jets at dawn

Virgin to offer free perk for all passengers — but will it ruin the best part of flying?

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A helicopter drops water on a wildfire that rapidly expands due to strong winds near the city of Marseille, France

Is Marseille Airport open? Latest travel advice after wildfires hit southern France

Travel July 9, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A fire currently burning in the hills north of Marseille, in the area of Les Pennes-Mirabeau

Marseille Airport is closed with all flights cancelled — get latest travel advice here

Travel July 9, 2025 By Alice Murphy

Eurostar train at Amsterdam Central station.

Eurostar delays and 'café car raids': what to do if your train is disrupted

Travel July 7, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

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Avoid making this 'costly mistake' while on holiday abroad this summer

Money July 6, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

A Ryanair plane flying in a blue, cloudy sky.

Ryanair calls for ‘urgent’ reform as French air strikes stretch to four days

Travel July 6, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

Rashmi sitting on the steps of a decorated doorway in India

I'll never go on another slum tour after speaking to a local

Travel July 6, 2025 By Rashmi Narayan

A woman putting her carry on suitcase into an overhead locker on a plane.

Which airline has the best baggage policy? Latest 2025 rules

Travel July 4, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near Ierapetra, on Crete

Latest travel advice for Crete as 'biblical' wildfires blaze across island

Travel July 3, 2025 By Alice Murphy

A Ryanair plane flying in a blue, cloudy sky.

Ryanair and easyJet cancel hundreds more flights due to air traffic strikes

Travel July 6, 2025 By Kristina Beanland

A passenger getting a security scan at the airport.

'Swamp crotch' is setting off airport security scanners and people are confused

Travel July 2, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

Wildfire flames rising from forest area in the Seferihisar district of Izmir, Turkiye.

Latest travel advice for Turkey as wildfires rage near popular tourist resort

Travel June 30, 2025 By Alice Murphy

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