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How an empire built on package holidays grew from the dream of one teetotal Baptist missionary from the East Midlands.
In their largest burning of confiscated drugs to date, Panama's security forces burned 24 tonnes of cocaine and two tonnes of marijuana, in a remote area. The destroyed drugs were confiscated only in the last four months.
One of Britain’s oldest companies ceased to trade overnight after negotiations to save it failed. The collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook is leaving 600,000 holidaymakers around the globe stranded, of which 150,000 are British. An operation by the Civil Aviation Authority to repatriate British holidaymakers is expected to take two weeks. The company, which was founded in 1841, was £1.7 billion in debt.
Boris Johnson's government has faced fierce criticism for its decision not to step in and save the historic travel company.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched Britain’s 'largest ever peacetime repatriation' to bring travellers home.
Passengers jump off river cruiser as it was engulfed in flames.