Travel writers’ discoveries — and disappointments — of 2025

From a riverboat adventure in Amazonia to an ancient Welsh castle (via pickpockets in Barcelona and a chewy beef tartare . . ...
The Mirror

'I put double vision down to flight before they gave me terrifying diagnosis'

Abi Smith initially dismissed her double vision as a result of cabin pressure during a flight to the US in June 2019. However, when she began losing mobility in her legs and the ability to hold ...
Wales Online

Woman, 30, put double vision down to flight before 'terrifying' diagnosis

A woman who put her double vision down to air pressure on a flight was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Abi Smith, 30, first realised something was wrong during a flight to the US when she began to lose ...
Daily Mail

Woman, 30, put double vision down to airplane cabin pressure - but it was warning sign of deadly brain tumour

When Abi Smith's eyesight started to falter during a flight to the US, she shrugged it off as a side-effect of the changing air pressure—blissfully unaware it was a warning sign of a brain tumour. But ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Al Jazeera English

Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes

‘Double-tap strikes’ allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were also used extensively under the US’s Obama administration. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has denied ...
Townhall

The Double Standard—Put Republicans in Jail but Don’t Dare Prosecute Democrats

In contrast, Paul Manafort was placed in solitary confinement for months without being convicted of a crime—because he was deemed guilty of being a Trump supporter. Manafort and his wife were asleep ...
CNBC

Here's how much of your monthly income should go toward debt repayment

Many Americans have debt, whether they're paying for a house, a college degree or a new laptop. And you're not alone if you wonder just how much income should be allocated toward paying off credit ...
BBC

When is too early to put up Christmas decorations?

The lights are up, trees are everywhere and it seems the festive spirit is already getting into full swing - a full five weeks before the big day itself. But some say there is a sense that the ...