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THAILAND wants to welcome tourists back to the country as soon as July. Tourist groups in Thailand have launched the #OpenThailandSafely campaign, which wants to allow travellers with proof of a COVID-19 vaccine into the country without quarantine requirements by July 1. The petition, being sent to the Thai government, said: "As Thailand is starting to vaccinate its most vulnerable and its healthcare workers, we believe that now is the time to announce a firm and irreversible date to reopen its borders. "This will give confidence to international travellers and encourage them to book a trip to Thailand." "Thai tourism operators, especially those reliant on international travel, would then be able to start business planning, accept forward bookings, start to rehire staff, and conduct training programs. "Without a firm commitment to reopening made now, Thailand may lose all of 2021 as travellers will make plans for alternative destinations." Thailand has been off … [Read more...] about Thailand holidays to open to Brits as early as July – as country aims to reopen borders ahead of summer

DEAR DEIDRE: I’VE always known that I’m bisexual, but I never strayed since I met my wife –­ that is until I shared a passionate kiss with her brother last summer. I am worried as she is trying to organise another family holiday this summer, once restrictions allow it. I’m panicking and don’t know what to do. I’m 40 and my wife is 36, we’ve been married for eight years and have a five-year-old daughter. Last summer, when things opened up a little, we all went to stay at a big family holiday home in Cornwall. My wife’s brother, wo is the same age as me, and his family went too. Before the trip, I didn’t know her brother well at all, but during the two-week holiday I spent a lot of time with him. We discovered we share a love of fishing and would spend hours together talking on the river bank, while we waited for the fish to bite. Read more online ALCOHOL ISSUES? Other half hitting the bottle? For the support pack Dealing With A Drinker, email … [Read more...] about I feel so guilty after passionately kissing my wife’s brother

A ZOOKEEPER has been killed by an elephant in Spain after the animal hit him with its trunk. Joaquin Gutierrez Arnaiz, 44, smashed his head on the iron bars of the enclosure after the elephant tried to protect her calf. He was rushed to hospital after two colleagues desperately tried to save him, but died around three hours after being struck, just after 11am yesterday. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred at Cabarceno Natural Park, a zoo near Santander and traditionally one of the main tourist attractions of the region of Cantabria which the northern Spanish port city is the capital of. It has been described as the “first fatal accident” of its kind in the park’s 30-year history. Friends and colleagues are due to pay tribute to Joaquin in a midday ceremony at the park, an international centre of reference in the reproduction and care of African elephants. His bosses confirmed in a statement: “A worker at the Cabarceno Natural Park … [Read more...] about Spanish zookeeper killed by elephant ‘accidentally’ smashing him with her trunk while protecting calf

The Co-op Group, Britain's biggest mutual, is to hold a crunch board meeting next week amid pressure to follow rival supermarkets' example and repay £80m of state funding handed to it during the pandemic. Sky News has learnt that directors of the groceries-to-funeralcare provider - headed by chairman Allan Leighton - will meet next Tuesday to debate whether to repay the funding it received in the form of business rates relief and furlough payments. People close to the situation said the Co-op's boardroom had seen "robust dialogue" over the issue, with some directors keen to repay the funding in full. Although the board is not yet technically split on the question of handing the money back because a vote has yet to take place, sources said "deep divisions" were expected to be exposed next week. The decision is expected to be made public in the group's annual results announcement early next month. Advertisement The issue has become an acute one for the … [Read more...] about Co-op Group faces crunch board meeting over £80m state funding repayment

ANYONE who’s ever planned a wedding will know that budgets are very important - and for this bride it’s the lower the better. Cabin crew Stephanie, from Texas, is engaged to fiance Jimmy, and she will stop at nothing to make sure she gets the best price for her wedding. Stephanie, who appears on TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates, is not just tight when it comes to her wedding, with the bride-to-be living a very frugal lifestyle. She says: “My mother used to say, make sure you turn off the light before you leave the room and of course nobody pays attention to that until you start paying the bill.” But Stephanie takes it one step further, turning off her circuit breaker every time she leaves the house. Working as cabin crew, Stephanie lives off what she considers are the perks of the job. “When the passengers leave the plane I check to look for meals left behind by a pilot or a passenger,” she says. “The food is perishable items, they’re going to throw it away if I don’t … [Read more...] about I want my wedding to be as cheap as possible, my ring came from lost property and I’m getting wed in a baggage unit