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Last-minute summer holiday bookings rise as Brits flee rain UK holidaymakers are packing their bags and booking last-minute holidays, travel agencies say.  Bookings in Juy for travel in August has more than quadrupled, according to Advantage Travel Partnership, which represents about 20% of travel agents. The sharp rise in bookings come amid a wet July although August is set to improve. The cost of living crisis has hit families hard and package holidays, flights and hotels are more expensive this year than ever. Some holidaymakers are opting for all-inclusive deals in a bid to keep costs under control.  Whilst some…

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Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid in Utah Craig Robertson, a man who had posted violent threats against US President Joe Biden, has been shot dead during an FBI raid in Utah.  Robertson posted threats on Facebook against Biden and other officials including a prosecutor pursuing criminal charges against Donald Trump. Agents were attempting to serve Robertson, at his home, with an arrest warrant on Wednesday. The incident happened just hours ahead of a planned visit to Utah by the US president. The raid happened at about 06:15 local time in Provo, about 40 miles south of…

Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina to the ground Wildfires have devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s island of Maui. The wildfires have been fanned by hurricane winds, and hospitals are overwhelmed with burn patients and people suffering from smoke inhalation.  US senator Brian Schatz said on social media that the town is “almost totally burnt to the ground.”  At least 36 people have died as wildfires rage across Maui County in Hawaii, officials say. “Firefighters are still trying to get the fires under control, and our first responders are in search and rescue mode,” Mr Schatz…

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Candidate in Ecuador’s presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead Fernando Villavicencio, a candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential elections, has been shot dead at a campaign rally.  Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, campaigned against corruption and gangs. He was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates who have alleged there are links between organised crime and government officials in Ecuador. According to witnesses, Villavicencio was shot three times. A member of his campaign team told local media the candidate was getting into a car when a…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Thursday’s front pages report on various stories. Rwanda flight The Telegraph reports PM Rishi Sunak will face calls from a third of his cabinets to put leaving the European Convention on Human Rights at the heart of the Tory election campaign if the courts block migrant deportation flights to Rwanda. The Supreme Court is set to decide on the policy soon. Flights to Rwanda have been suspended since last June after a judge at the European Court of Human Rights issued an injunction halting the deportations. The Daily Express reports on the same story,…

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