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Eurostar has resumed its embattled services amid chaotic scenes as the first train leaving London left late and thousands of passengers with tickets for Tuesday were turned away.

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A trial of a scanner that produces "naked" images of passengers has begun at Manchester Airport.


Beach dreams ... a night in the sand hotel will cost just $21 a night, and plenty of sand between your toes. Picture: LateRooms.com.

THE world's first sand hotel has opened on an English beach, offering customers the chance to stay in their very own giant sand castle.

Amazon nuts help fuel first biofuel flight

Nigel Hunt Reuters 26.02.2008
Sir Richard and a coconut hail the "historic" flight

LONDON - Nuts picked from Amazon rainforests helped fuel the world's first commercial airline flight partly powered by renewable energy on Sunday. A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet flew from London to Amsterdam with one of its fuel tanks filled with a b...


Beatle Mania - New Themed Hotel Opens

Phil Noble Reuters 03.02.2008
Beatle Mania - New Themed Hotel Opens

LIVERPOOL - The four-star, 110 room Beatle themed Hard Days Night Hotel opened its doors to the public on Friday and is only a stone's throw away from the site of the famous Cavern Club.

Image is part of new ad campaign

An advert depicting a tattooed skinhead urinating into a china teacup is being used to promote tourism to London. The image is part of a new Eurostar campaign aimed solely at the Belgian market.