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The old-world charm and Victorian red-brick townhouse appeal have been deliberately retained in this 49 room hotel. You feel like you have walked back in time, to a place where the staff knew your name and premium service meant something. Location 5/5  This five-star boutique hotel boasts a top location on a quiet road among high-end designer stores in Knightsbridge. Harrods is about a 30 second walk away. However, even though it is very close to the bustling main shopping...

Rachel Hoult, 25, was one of six lucky people to see the plane take off at Saunton Sands, Devon

If Mauritius conjures up images of bathwater blue seas, clear skies and balmy, palm tree-filled days…well, you’d be right. The better news is that it’s no longer viewed as a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon destination. Early on in my visit, not realising this, I made the mistake of asking a chatty couple if they were on honeymoon, only to get a wall of awkwardness in return. So to repeat, Mauritius’s beautiful weather, luscious green interiors and beautiful beaches are open to all....

He started with the first service and got a lift back on the last train at the end

A Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) has been on the cards for the capital, in line with other cities such as Berlin, Antwerp and Paris, which have imposed a similar fee

Police have confirmed that "military assistance" has been implemented at the airport after flights were prevented from taking off when a drone was spotted near one of the runways

Flights had been grounded at Heathrow Airport after reports of a drone sighting. They have now resumed "Stuck on the runway at Heathrow - people being selfish flying drones," one traveller tweeted. Another wrote: "We’ve been sitting on the runway at Heathrow for like an hour and a half. A Heathrow spokeswoman had said it was a "precautionary measure" to "prevent any threat to operational safety". It comes after last month's disruption at Gatwick Airport which saw thousands of people...

New research has revealed a third (36%) of Brits will opt for staycations over foreign travel in 2019 as a result of the uncertainty caused by Brexit.   The findings have discovered that almost half (47%) of Brits believe Brexit will make trips abroad more difficult for UK travellers and the majority (56%) think holidays will become more expensive. Indeed, the average couple expects to spend almost £1,000 to holiday abroad this year, compared to just £574.10 if they were...

A protest held by the TSSA union greeted commuters on Monday morning demanding ScotRail is brought back into public ownership