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On your marks! Get jet! Go! The Prime Minister has unveiled his roadmap out of the pandemic and holidays abroad could well be back this summer. The amazing rollout of the Covid vaccines nationwide has given the prospects for overseas sunshine beach breaks a huge shot in the arm. And now UK tour operators and airlines are cranking up for the expected big travel restart with some fantastic deals for both short haul and long haul. Here’s our pick of the best bargains for some much needed vacation elation for lockdown-weary Brits. There’s some amazing value out there, so happy hunting! NB While the England roadmap offers hope of a return to holidays from May 17, there are various factors that come into play regarding whether travel will be possible including countries' own restrictions and entry requirements and the Covid situation at the time. Ultimately the choice to book now is up to you but you do so at your own risk. Greece Kefalonia from £495pp : two-star … [Read more...] about Best travel deals for summer 2021 you can book now including Canaries and Greece

Germany's Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced Friday that it would spend €12.7 billion ($15.3 billion) on modernizing its rail network as well as some train stations . "We're building a new rail network for Germany and we're laying the cornerstone for Deutschlandtakt [DB's new nationwide transportation plan]," said DB Executive Infrastructure Director Ronald Pofalla. Pofalla noted that the sum is the most ever invested at one time in Germany's rail infrastructure, coming in at half a billion euros more than what was spent over the previous fiscal year . DB says the investment will be put toward modernizing some 1,900 kilometers (1,181 miles) of tracks, 140 bridges and around 2,000 track switches as well as construction work on train stations across the country. The carrier says it will hire some 2,000 engineers and 1,700 maintenance workers for its modernization plan, as well as adding 20% more building management workers at train stations. Efforts to minimize travel delays … [Read more...] about Deutsche Bahn to spend €12.7 billion on infrastructure and digitalization

When Jim Carrey played goofy pet detective Ace Ventura he had film fans in stitches – but looking for missing ­animals in real life is no joke. Just ask former detective inspector Colin Butcher, who has been recovering pets for more than 17 years. As a police officer, Colin came face to face with some of Britain’s most hardened criminals and helped jail serial killers, drug gangs and armed robbers. But since leaving the force, he has faced new challenges. Since 2003, he has helped shut down more than 100 illicit breeders and fake rescue centres, as well as exposing puppy farms and animals taken by professional dog walkers. His successes also include recovering stolen cats, racehorses, alpacas, parrots, snakes, a hamster, sheep, and pet birds. What is your view? Have your say in the comments section But in the past year, since the first lockdown, the number of dog thefts have soared and most of Colin’s work is on the scent of heartless thieves. He receives about 30 … [Read more...] about Real life Ace Ventura pet detective hunting dog thieves after catching serial killers

After a disappointing end to his six-season tenure at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel is looking to get back on track, eyes firmly fixed on the future. "I'm not too bothered about Ferrari," the four-time world champion told DW. "Much more, I'm looking to extract the maximum of our potential and that we are able to grow as a team. I'm confident we can overtake more than one Ferrari this season. I don't really spend time looking back, I'm spending time looking forward to the new challenge, trying to find that little detail that can help us improve." Vettel's new chapter The team he has chosen to represent next is itself undergoing another fresh start, following its third rebrand in as many years. Aston Martin, famed for being the car of choice for the James Bond franchise, is marking its return to the grid after a 61-year hiatus. Read more: Aston Martin look to shake up Formula 1 "I'm not James Bond and I'm sure I will drive a lot faster than James Bond does. I think we … [Read more...] about Sebastian Vettel: ‘I will drive a lot faster than James Bond’

THE question on every Line of Duty fans lips is: who on earth is 'H'? And with the sixth season of much-loved BBC drama hitting our screens later this month, many have been speculating on who it could be... One Reddit user, who goes by the name of GMsalad , shared an interesting theory on the discussion website that will definitely get your brains ticking. Over the past nine years, the series - created by Jed Mercurio - has had some pretty feisty female characters star in it - including the likes of DI Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes), DCI Roz Huntley (Thandie Newton) and of course much-loved DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure). And the superfan has come to the conclusion that 'H' is either a singular woman or a group of females working together to fight the institutional sexism in the workforce. They have theorised that 'H' could actually stand for "her" and that it is "some kind of female version of the masons starting to take root". And they're not the only one as … [Read more...] about Every clue that Line of Duty’s ‘H’ MUST be a woman of AC-12 ahead of series 6 – and their motives explained