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Travel in the news – Friday, November 9

 


Financial Times


England’s east coast has been spared massive flooding as tides receded after reaching 20cm. Emergency services were on high alert and hundreds of people have been evacuated.


 


The Sun


Police cells were given a “terrible” tourism rating by VisitBritain. Officers asked the body to rate the cells as a stunt to encourage revellers to drink sensibly.


The Independent


A Heathrow Aiport worker who called herself the ‘lyrical terrorist’ has become the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.


The Guardian


Glasgow will find out today whether its bid to host the Commonwealth Games has been successful. The city is competing with the Nigerian capital Abuja.


The Times


Citizens in nine new EU States will be able to travel without a passport after ministers endorsed plans to drop border checks.

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