All news on the topic: Half Term

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Holidaymakers urged to check flights before going to airport after cancellations
British Airways had to cancel dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday from London Heathrow Airport, where United security workers are walking out for three days in a pay dispute
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Brits brace themselves for busiest day at UK airports since before the pandemic
Cirium is expecting 3,000 flights to take off from UK airports on Friday, while RAC say 19.2m will be hitting the roads for leisure trips to make the most of long-awaited sunshine, also making it the busiest late May bank holiday since the pandemic
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MPs break up for half-term - how much more holiday they get than you
Parliament is set to become a ghost town as MPs leave the the House of Commons to take a week-long break today. But how much annual leave do they get?
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Lorraine Kelly fumes Gwyneth Paltrow's 'gone too far' over sex toy for dads
Lorraine Kelly furiously hit out at Gwyneth Paltrow as she begged the actress to 'stop' suggesting a sex toy as a gift idea for dads
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This Morning fans call on 'natural' guest host to replace Phillip Schofield
ITV viewers have called on the show to permanently replace Phillip Schofield with an existing member of the This Morning family
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Susanna Reid says 'I'm off' as she announces GMB hosting shake-up
Susanna Reid revealed on Wednesday that there will be a change to the presenting line-up on Good Morning Britain next week
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Phillip Schofield clips cut from This Morning credits as Holly missing too
Phillip Schofield has been cut from This Morning's opening credits days after he was axed from the ITV show
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Holly Willoughby won't be on This Morning next week after Phillip quits show
Holly Willoughby will be absent from This Morning on Monday following the departure of her former friend, Phillip Schofield, but will return
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Alton Towers to reopen ride in time for half term 8 years after it was shut down
Alton Towers theme park is reopening rollercoaster Nemesis Sub-Terra in time for half term for the first time in eight years, when it was shut down along with six other rides
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Chessington opens brand new Jumanji land and rollercoaster ahead of half term
Chessington World of Adventures has opened a brand new World of Jumanji land complete with a new rollercoaster - and it's opened in time for families to visit this May half term
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Free UK attractions for May half term including forests, parks and playgrounds
The Museum of Liverpool, High Lodge Thetford Forest in Suffolk, Windsor Great Park in Windsor and National Railway Museum in York are among the attractions you can visit for free
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Bungling pilots blamed for Air France plane crashing into sea killing 228 people
Cedric Bonin, 32, referred to as an Air France "company baby" due to his junior positions, was the least experienced of the three pilots, but was forced to fly the enormous Airbus 330 through a tropical storm producing crashing thunderstorms
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Major change to half-term school holiday sparks fury from parents
Parents have reacted angrily to plans in some areas of the country to extend the half-term holiday for schools this autumn by a week with people worried about the amount of schooling already lost and extra costs
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Port of Dover launches urgent review after more than 48 hours of travel misery
Travel misery at the Port of Dover started on Friday when the port declared a critical incident because of 'lengthy French border processes and sheer volume'
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Mum's agony as son stuck at Dover port for 16 hours 'with no food or water'
Gillian Charlton, 43, said her son Ned, 13, and his friends were stuck in the holding area at the Port of Dover for more than 12 hours waiting to go on a ski holiday to Italy
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Parents' fury as coaches full of schoolkids stuck in Dover delays for 12 hours
Fed-up passengers and worried parents took to social media to criticise the delays at Dover this morning, as thousands travel through the port on Easter getaways and school ski trips
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Teacher sacked for missing meeting because her mum had cancer wins £16k payout
Dr Jacqueline Dumigan, who worked at The Mount School, in Huddersfield, was let go after she failed to attend a compulsory meeting because she had to talk to family members when her mum was diagnosed with cancer
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Emmerdale's Amy Nuttall supported by pals after split from Andrew Buchan
Amy Nuttall split from her husband Andrew Buchan at the end of last year, after the pair were married for 11 years
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'I'm pregnant and don't want to go on holiday with my snooty sister-in-law'
A reader asks agony aunt Coleen Nolan for advice as she feels forced into going on holiday with her sister-in-law, and will find it stressful after struggling to conceive
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Six children are among 16 British skiers injured in car crash in the French Alps
Several people were injured when a taxi carrying a family of Brits collided with a minibus near Albertville in the French Alps, closing the busy road on the last day of half term
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Mum feared to have fallen in sea at beauty spot as husband pays tribute
Eryl Reeves was reported missing on November 29 after her husband returned home from work and could not find her. Months later and there is still no sign of her and her husband, Dennis, has been left without his 'soulmate'
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Cleaning expert hails £1 trick for removing pesky felt tip stains from furniture
A cleaning guru has shared brilliant advice for any parents challenged with the task of removing felt tip pen stains from furniture or clothing - and the trick only costs £1
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Mystery over missing girl, 13, who vanished as schools closed for half term
Mariama Kallon was reported missing on Thursday, February 9 after she attended her senior school in Bermondsey, London, but didn't make it home to Southwark
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GMB's Susanna Reid not in studio in host shake-up as she presents from Ukraine
Susanna Reid was presenting the Good Morning Britain show from Ukraine, to mark one year since Russia invaded the country
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Parents should let children take the lead in play time, child expert says
Parents spend 36 minutes a day playing with their little ones - but a child psychologist said youngsters should take the lead in play sessions