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Strict DWP PIP rule for claimants going on holiday or risk being fined
Chronicle Live
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August 16, 2025
10:07, 16 Aug 2025Updated 10:08, 16 Aug 2025 Those receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) must adhere to specific guidelines set out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when planning their summer holidays, or they could face a...
DWP PIP claimants given strict four-week holiday warning - or risk getting fined
Nottingham Evening Post
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August 16, 2025
Those claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) must adhere to certain guidelines set out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when taking a holiday this summer, or they risk having their payments halted. PIP is a benefit designed to...
Sniff Glue, Dodge Jail, Try Not To Die
Reykjavik Grapevine
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August 18, 2025
The introduction of the automobile changed Iceland forever: from a near-untraversable wilderness into a land of asphalt terror. There are no trains, barely any buses, and almost no cycle lanes. So if you want to truly explore this country, you...
Eight Top Tips On What To Do If Your Holiday Or Flight Is Delayed
Cumbria Times
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travel Photo by LT Chan: Pexels A former British Airways flight attendant has provided her top tips on how to secure compensation if your holiday is hit by delays. Consumer expert Jane Hawkes also shared her secret advice on the best kind of...
Google Flight Deals is basically an AI travel agent for finding your next trip
TechRadar
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August 16, 2025
Google’s new Flight Deals uses AI to find trips based on conversational requests It uses Gemini 2.5 to interpret descriptions of feelings and vague time frames to compile deals Flight Deals is rolling out in beta across the U.S., Canada, and India...
Winnipeg travellers feeling stranded by cancelled flights as Air Canada strike looms
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 15, 2025
Some passengers flying out of Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport on Friday say they're feeling frustrated and stranded as Air Canada began cancelling flights ahead of a flight attendants' strike. More than 10,000 flight attendants could...
California Is Home To One Of The Few Purple Sand Beaches In The World — And It’s Five Hours From L.A.
Secret Los Angeles - California
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August 15, 2025
UVL via Shutterstock. Some beaches have black sand, shaped by volcanic activity or dark stones, like those in Hawaii or Iceland. Others stretch in rare pink strips all the way to the horizon, like in Indonesia, where white sand mixes with red...
U.S. Travelers Will Soon Need Fingerprinting to Visit Much of Europe — What to Know
AOL
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For generations, traveling to Europe has been a rite of passage for millions of Americans. Now, a new era of travel is here that includes a new step at the border. You will soon have to provide your fingerprints and a digital photograph to enter...
Don’t trust AI to plan your travels? You’re probably already using it
WAtoday
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August 15, 2025
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share This might sound scary, but there’s a...
Potential of birdwatching for tourism, local biodiversity conservation awareness
Daily FT
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Marc Katz with a rescued Sunda Scops Owl in Bali, Indonesia Today we feature a discussion with Marc Katz, an ardent bird watcher from the United States who spent two weeks in Sri Lanka, searching and observing rare bird species. This interview is...
Read This If You’re Traveling to Europe Soon: A Major EU Border Rule Change Is Coming
Wego Travel Blog
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August 15, 2025
*Images are for illustration purpose only EES starts 12 October 2025: stamps out, biometrics in What changes: The Schengen Area is replacing manual passport stamps with a digital entry/exit record (the so-called EES – Entry Exit System). On your...
Devastation On The Beach
Reykjavik Grapevine
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August 15, 2025
Yukio Mishima crystallised the empty pathos of life in a once-proud nation dealing with rapid hyper-modernisation with his story collection Death at Midsummer. The haunting title story presents a mother dealing with the death of her children, who...
Iceland’s tech ecosystem: Scaling innovation from a renewable core
Tech.eu
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August 13, 2025
Over the past two years, Iceland has continued to strengthen its position as a digitally advanced and innovation-driven economy. With a population of just under 400,000, the country combines world-class digital infrastructure, a highly educated...
Big changes for UK travellers going to Europe in 2025
The Independent
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August 14, 2025
There are several big changes ahead for UK travellers going to Europe in 2025. From October, UK citizens travelling to and from Europe will encounter changes at the borders, The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder explains. The...
Iceland Eclipse 2026: A Cosmic Gathering in the Land of Fire and Ice
Wellbeing Magazine
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August 12, 2025
Dates: 12-15 August 2026 Location: Snæfellsnes, Iceland Sign Up & Tickets: eclipse.is – Tickets on sale soon In August 2026, a rare celestial event will unfold in Iceland—the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. For over two minutes, the town of...
Science Courier Post A 'blood moon' is on its way, but you'll need to travel to see it
Yahoo News
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Another blood moon is coming in 2025, but you'll only see it if you're traveling internationally this fall. A total lunar eclipse will occur Sept. 7, though it won't be visible in New Jersey skies — or even in the U.S., according to Space.com....
Iceland’s Eclipse Festival to Blend Music, Art and Space Talks
Billboard
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August 12, 2025
Festival organizers on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula have unveiled plans for the 2026 Iceland Eclipse Festival, set for Aug. 12–15 — marking their first major outreach to the outside world. Organizers will only make 3,333 tickets available to...
Hafþór Björnsson Wins 12th Iceland’s Strongest Man After Historic 505kg World Record
Muscle & Fitness - New York
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August 14, 2025
Any soreness lingering after Hafþór Björnsson’s record-breaking deadlift just a few weeks ago must have been shaken off quickly, because the man they call Thor just won his twelfth Iceland’s Strongest Man event. 36-year-old Björnsson is having...
Tauck Introduces New Brand for Travelers in Their 40s and 50s
Travel Market Report - New York
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Never one to rest on its laurels, Tauck, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has unveiled details of a new brand, the first new brand for the company in more than a decade. Roam by Tauck has been designed specifically for...
Europe's next big change for travelers? The end of physical passport stamps
The Union Democrat - California
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Collecting passports stamps from countries around the world has long been part of the thrill for avid globetrotters. But that cherished part of travel is about to become a thing of the past across many European locations. Nearly 30 countries in...