10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (566+ words) YAMANASHI - Climbers who get into trouble on Mount Fuji during the official closed season could be charged for rescue by disaster-prevention helicopters under new safety measures being considered by Yamanashi Prefecture. The prefectural government plans to strengthen measures against climbing…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1044+ words) Recent NATS air traffic control failures have stranded thousands of passengers and highlighted confusing gaps between airline obligations and travel insurance protection. Fresh disruption linked to National Air Traffic Services has left thousands of airline passengers stranded and out of…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (38+ words) The sun was setting, and we were knee-deep in bear country As we walked down the road toward the trail, I turned to take one last glance at my Subaru Outback. She had …...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1341+ words) The EU has allowed nine Schengen countries to keep delaying full post-Brexit biometric border checks after weeks of queues, missed flights and mounting pressure from airports. European travel plans for millions of non-EU visitors, including UK holidaymakers, have received a…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago   (352+ words) The fire broke out Thursday evening in the western part of Brač, one of the largest islands in the Croatian Adriatic, off the coast of Split. Battling very strong, shifting winds, firefighters – assisted by several Canadair water-bombing planes – have not…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (994+ words) Flight operations at UK airports are gradually stabilising after a major air traffic control failure, while political and airline pressure mounts on NATS boss Martin Rolfe. Flight disruption across the United Kingdom is gradually easing after a major air traffic…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1403+ words) The European Union has extended flexibility on its new biometric border checks in nine countries after weeks of airport disruption and mounting travel industry pressure. The European Union has moved to ease pressure at some of its busiest external borders,…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1019+ words) Hundreds of thousands of UK air passengers hit by this week’s air traffic control outage are being told they are unlikely to receive compensation from airlines. Hundreds of thousands of passengers caught up in this week’s UK air traffic control…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (167+ words) The Independent New European border rules delayed amid fears of holiday travel chaos - At least nine countries, including France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, have reportedly delayed the implementation of the European Union's Entry-Exit System (EES) to prevent border disruption and…...

19+ hour, 59+ min ago   (709+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am The small bear bell tied to my backpack jingles as my eight-year-old son and I walk hand in hand through a bamboo grove up the slope to the site where Tsumago Castle once stood. Suddenly, Oliver stops and bends…...