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Everything travellers need to know about the EU’s Entry/Exit System

The EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) for non-EU nationals began being phased in last October. The gradual scale-up of the biometric border technology has already experienced teething problems, causing significant delays for air, ferry and Eurotunnel passengers. A survey by Holiday Extras last year found that 82 per cent of…

Dear Abby: I found out my husband secretly hates me

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He is former military, suffers from PTSD, and has been verbally abusive and controlling since our wedding. I have always worked to support us, sometimes with two jobs. We have a 14-year-old son.  My husband has a sister…

Rome brings in fee to visit one of its most famous monuments

By&nbspRebecca Ann Hughes&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:17 GMT+1•Updated 02/02/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Visitors to Rome’s Trevi Fountain now have to pay a fee to get up close to the iconic monument. From 2 February 2026, the Italian capital has introduced €2 tickets for tourists to descend the steps to…

Resurfaced 3,300-year-old Egyptian document hints at biblical giants being real

Historians are scratching their heads at a resurfaced Egyptian scroll held by the British Museum that might support the claim that biblical giants were, in fact, real. Genesis chapter 6 of the Bible is about God’s response to the widespread human “wickedness” and corruptness, which was supposedly caused by Nephilim, powerful…