Lizzie Edmonds and family check into Calcot Manor & Spa and find that this hotel goes above and beyond for kids of all ages (and the adults, too)

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Maximise time spent away from the office with these booking tips

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Flights are starting to resume while ‘efforts for full restoration of the technical issues are continued’, according to Athens airport

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A professor is challenging old assumptions about the iconic Bayeux Tapestry, proposing it was created for a refectory for monastic mealtime viewing rather than a cathedral.

Planes from Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester airports were expected to pick up passengers from the Caribbean

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Climbing, skiing and paddleboarding also feature in our round-up of this year’s charity challenges

SwimQuest’s annual Isles of Scilly challenge is a 15km island-hopping swim, broken into five sessions with walks in between. The longest swim is the 6km leg from St Agnes to Bryher; the shortest is 600 metres from Bryher to Tresco; and the island walks in between are no longer than 45 minutes. Swimmers can opt to complete the challenge in one tough day, or space it out over two – there is a party after both events.
Entry is £299 for the one-day challenge on 20 September or £379 for two days (17 and 18 September), no minimum fundraising, scillyswimchallenge.co.uk

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These outstanding trails will get the blood pumping and showcase some of America’s most photogenic landscapes

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Flights to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Aruba and other destinations near Venezuela were canceled

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