Crazy councils, bumbling scientists and the biggest tree ever cut down: How Sycamore Gap vandals join a long list of villains blamed for taking the axe to some of the world’s best-loved trees

by David Hibbins | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest Travel News

The tragic felling of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland sparked fury across the country.A teenage boy who was arrested was released on bail as millions mourned the loss of the tree, which featured in 1991 film Robin Hood:...

Trail-blazing! Follow the Greek gods on this divine hike in the Peloponnese – recently judged one of the finest in Europe

by David Hibbins | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest Travel News

One ‘M’ after another, daubed in red paint on rocks and trees, guide us out of dark woodland and up between two rearing crags. Above, the wings of buzzards carve arcs into the sky. We might as well be buzzards ourselves as our eyes prey on blue-grey peaks and...

Travellers rank the top 15 worst faux pas on plane trips, from reclining your seat (at ANY point) to draping hair over it. What’s YOUR biggest flight bugbear?

by David Hibbins | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest Travel News

The biggest bugbears people have when travelling by plane have been revealed, with passengers drinking to excess at the top of the list.It was produced by a survey of 2,000 UK travellers, with drinking too much booze on flights voted as the No.1 faux pas by 48 per...

BA captain speaks of disgust at the airline among flight crews over shamed pilot Mike Beaton, who bragged about snorting cocaine off woman’s breasts

by David Hibbins | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A pilot at British Airways has spoken of the disgust felt among flight crews at the airline over the behaviour of Mike Beaton.Beaton, a first officer, was sacked after he bragged to colleagues about snorting cocaine off a woman’s bare breasts in South Africa...

Now that’s horsepower! Tarzan the logging horse commutes to work over a loch – aboard a barge named ‘Water Horse’ – as part of bid to revive ancient Highland pinewood forest

by David Hibbins | Sep 28, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Tarzan the logging horse’s new work commute will involve travelling across a loch aboard a barge named ‘Water Horse’ – all in a bid to revive an ancient Highland pinewood forest.   The campaign will see the newest form of timber...

Hunt for the Sycamore Gap vandals as 300-year-old world-famous tree is cut down overnight – and theories mount that ‘professionals who knew what they were doing’ are behind it

by David Hibbins | Sep 28, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A 300-year-old tree which famously featured in Robin Hood has been felled overnight in a ‘malicious act of vandalism’.The Sycamore Gap, along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, is one of the UK’s most photographed trees and featured in the...