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Iceland’s Blue Lagoon closes again due to new wave of volcanic activity

The closure comes a month after Blue Lagoon reopened fully to the public following weeks of on-off closures due to heightened seismic activity

Flights grounded as Mauritius braces for arrival of Tropical Storm Eleanor

Foreign Office warns of deterioration in weather over the coming days and advises British visitors to take precautions

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon reopens as volcanic activity eases

The spa fully reopened on Friday (16 February), as well as its cafe, the Retreat and Silica hotels, and the Lava and Moss restaurants

Iceland's Blue Lagoon extends closure amid new volcanic activity

Famous geothermal spa has been closed for much of the past three months owing to an ongoing period of heightened volcanic activity along Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula

Jet2 warns of potential disruption to flights amid forecast of strong winds and snow

Two Met Office amber warnings for snow and ice are in place for Thursday, with further yellow warnings in place for Friday and Saturday too

Record rainfall prompts California flooding warning from FCDO

State of emergency declared in eight counties, with the risk of potentially deadly flash flooding set to continue into Tuesday (6 February)

Peaks so far: trade hopes for new records as UK consumers get into holiday mode

Despite the gloomy British weather, many agents and operators have recorded their best-ever January sales – and expect that trend to continue

Barrhead weathers Storm Isha to secure third consecutive record-breaking weekend

‘With payday on the horizon, we’re predicting a busy weekend with a real buzz across our network,’ said president Jacqueline Dobson after Storm Isha failed to dampen clients’ enthusiasm to book

Storm Jocelyn prompts fresh weather warnings from Jet2 and Ryanair

Airline and operator urges passengers to leave extra time to get to their departure airports with more high winds and heavy rain forecast

Jet2: winter weather ‘may affect UK operations this week’

Airline and operator says it is working closely with the Met Office, which has issued a slew of yellow weather warnings covering the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures poised to plummet further

Cyclone Belal: Mauritius flights rescheduled as airport reopens

Local authorities, though, have warned of knock-on effects from this week’s tropical storm over the coming days

Cyclone Belal: Air Mauritius suspends flights following airport closure

Air Mauritius cancelled five services scheduled for Tuesday (16 January) as the airport was forced to shut down a day earlier due to the impact of Cyclone Belal

Flood-hit agencies report mixed sales performance following ‘back-to-back’ storms

Just as agencies were putting the finishes touches to their peaks plans, the country was hit by two storms in the space of a few days

Eleven hurt as P&O Cruises charter flight hit by 'freak' turbulence

The Manchester-bound flight from Barbados diverted to Bermuda following the incident

Storm Gerrit prompts travel warnings with winds of up to 70mph forecast

Met Office yellow warnings for wind and rain issued for southern and western coastal areas of England and Wales, with much of Northern Ireland and Scotland placed on alert too

Iceland's Blue Lagoon closes until after Christmas following major eruption

The famous geothermal spa was forced to close its doors less than 24 hours after it reopened due to new volcanic activity in the area

Iceland hit by fresh volcanic eruption near airport and Blue Lagoon

Country’s famous geothermal spa closes its doors once again, less than 24 hours after it reopened, owing to a new, more intense period of volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula

Glasgow airport reopens after heavy snow as UK braces for more adverse weather

Airport authorities said on Sunday (3 December) the runway was ’fully operational’ after weekend snow

Brits more likely to consider eco-friendly holidays now compared with 10 years ago

The survey, carried out in July 2023, also showed 14% holidaymakers under 40 were open to a holiday that involves volunteering

Iceland volcano eruption 'unlikely to be a repeat of 2010'

Accuweather’s Jonathan Porter said the situation was very different to 13 years ago, when the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull brought European air transport to a temporary standstill

Iceland declares state of emergency amid 'intense swarm of earthquakes'

Around 1,000 earthquakes have been recorded since midnight on Sunday (12 November), prompting fears of a major volcanic eruption on the country’s southwesterly Reykjanes peninsula

Iceland's Blue Lagoon shut as FCDO warns of new volcanic activity

Iceland’s Met Office recorded more than 1,000 tremors over a 24-hour period earlier this week

Storm Ciaran: Forecast of 85mph winds sees several UK airports halt operations

Jersey airport and Guernsey airport will both shut on Thursday, while local regional carriers Blue Islands and Aurigny have confirmed disruption to their flight programmes

'Seismic swarm' in Iceland prompts new Foreign Office warning

The FCDO said the Icelandic authorities were monitoring the situation closely