The quality of snow is one of the reasons Colorado is so popular with skiers. The state’s Rocky Mountains - home to mining towns that once played host to outlaws such as Butch Cassidy - are so far from the sea that there is hardly any moisture in the snow, which means it’s easy to [...]

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UK and European holiday travellers returning from outside the EU will be allowed double the duty free gifts and souvenirs as well as standard alcohol and cigarette allowances from later this year.
This will increase the limit on duty and tax-free items from £145 to £290, and the changes are planned to take place before the [...]

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When is a runway grooved or not grooved? Apparently pilots have been complaining that their planes are skidding when landing at Bristol Airport. Have any passengers felt this? The runway is being closed to allow extra grooving so aircraft tyres have extra grip in the wet.
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