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“By the time we realised they were sick, it was already too late,” Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, director of the national livestock department, told local media – noting that it was harder to detect sickness in tigers compared to animals like cats or dogs. BBC News

A major snowstorm has slammed parts of the East Coast. On Monday, about 40 million people were under a blizzard warning in states like New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Long Island, and more than 600,00 homes and businesses were without power. Massachusetts is the hardest hit state with nearly …

Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday. BBC News

Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny’s half-time performance during this weekend’s Super Bowl has divided opinion since it was announced. The 31-year-old singer has frequently used his lyrics and platform to draw attention to his homeland and comment on the political landscape in the US. Since he was announced as …

“Overtourism” during Japan’s iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say. BBC News

The family of a British woman who died after a holiday in Cape Verde have urged travellers to take hygiene warnings seriously as UK health authorities examine a spike in serious illnesses. Four British tourists died between October and December last year after falling ill, having visited the popular winter …

England successfully defended a target of 129 to win by 12 runs against Sri Lanka in an enthralling contest, completing a 3-0 T20 series sweep and entering the World Cup with momentum. Sam Curran hit a career-best 58 after a top-order collapse as England finished on 128-9, before the tourists’ …

Rome has introduced a €2 fee to access the viewing area of its iconic Trevi Fountain, which had previously been free to visit. The charge is intended to help manage the numbers of tourists and raise funds for the monument’s upkeep. Some tourists have welcomed the initiative, hoping it will …

The grand opening to the Venice Carnival 2026 took place on Sunday, with a variety of boats and floats making their way through the city’s canals. As is tradition, a giant paper-mâché rat aboard a gondola lead the way; known as “Pantegana”, it is a long-standing symbol of the carnival. …

Four Britons have died within four months of being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families say. Elena Walsh, from Birmingham, Mark Ashley, from Bedfordshire, Karen Pooley, from Gloucestershire, and a 56-year-old man all died last year after contracting severe gastric illnesses …

Pakistan hammered Australia by 111 runs in Lahore to seal a 3-0 series sweep and inflict the tourists’ biggest defeat in T20 internationals. The hosts posted 207-6, with Saim Ayub and Babar Azam both scoring half-centuries and Shadab Khan crashing 46 from 19 balls. Spinner Mohammad Nawaz then took career-best …

In Seattle, the only thing we love more than coffee is our coffee shops. On a six-block walk I pass at least a half dozen, each with their own vibe: one focused on chai, another inside a yoga studio, a Starbucks that’s surprisingly busy for late afternoon downtown. I passed …

Sam Curran took England’s second ever hat-trick in T20 internationals as they beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs (DLS) in Pallekele. The left-arm seamer dismissed home captain Dasun Shanaka and lower-order batters Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 133. The hosts had already lost five …

The Clyde Puffer SL VIC 32 was first built in 1943 and has operated as a tourist vessel around the west coast of Scotland since 1979. BBC News

The FBI is investigating an attack on Democrat politician Ilhan Omar by a man who sprayed her with an unknown substance. The Minnesota representative was targeted at an event in Minneapolis on Tuesday, where she called for ICE – the controversial immigration enforcement unit – to be scrapped. The man …

A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according to a survey. It suggests proposals to screen visitors’ social media accounts and family histories – as announced last month – could cut tourism spending …

The two centuries could hardly have been more different. Root all touch and timing, getting the tempo of his innings just right, on a low, slow turner. He set the platform from which England could launch, and launch – time and again – Brook did. For a team who have …

A boat carrying 25 French tourists has capsized off the coast of Oman, killing three, local police have said. The three tourists drowned when the boat tipped over two-and-a-half nautical miles from Oman’s capital city of Muscat. Royal Oman Police said a tour guide and a boat captain were also …

Vienna Tourist Board/Martin Morscher Almost half of the village’s residents travelled from Dull to Vienna Residents of the Scottish village of Dull have enjoyed an all-expenses paid weekend in Vienna as part of a stunt to prove the Austrian capital is anything but dull. All 84 residents of the Perthshire …

Richard Daniel,in Thorpenessand Neve Gordon-Farleigh Jamie Niblock/BBC Shelley Cowlin said after losing her home her holiday let does not feel like home A woman who lost her home at the start of the year due to coastal erosion has warned visitors to “stay away and don’t gloat”. Shelley Cowlin, whose …