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THE countdown to the festive season is on and what better way to celebrate than booking a Christmas market trip. With markets popping up across Europe, we take a look at an alternative, affordable ...

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The new line provides a cheap alternative for rail users A BRAND new budget train is set to connect two of the UK’s top cities and tickets are under £20. The new rail service will start running from ...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Beijing on his private bulletproof train to attend a significant military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

Bigg Boss 19 contestant Tanya Mittal has once again found herself in the spotlight, not for her strategies inside the house, but for her extravagant claims about her lifestyle. In a recent episode, ...

Ever tried planning a trip across Europe and wondered: why are flights so cheap while trains cost a fortune? It's not unusual to find a €15 flight and a €300 train ticket for the same day, same ...

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BRITAIN is among Europe’s worst offenders for train fares outstripping flights on cross-border routes, according to new research. Greenpeace analysed 109 cross-border routes across 31 European ...

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