TOP STORIES IN TRAVEL

• Station described as 'squalor pit of Europe' to get £1bn facelift: Plans for Paris' Gare du Nord include overhead concourse and a Eurostar terminal that's twice as big
• 'The most violent 15 seconds of my life': The moment that got a British surfer nominated for 'global wipeout of the year' 
• Greatest shoal on earth! Spectacular pictures capture birds, dolphins, seals and whales feasting on 'sardine balls' containing MILLIONS of fish
• Chimpanzee rampage: Chaos at Canary Islands zoo after primates escape enclosure and attack three staff members 
• Holidaymakers falling ill from youngsters deliberately pooing in hotel pools: Inbetweeners 2 waterslide scene blamed for 'abhorrent craze' of 'logging'
• Plane bound for Kuwait from New York makes emergency landing at Heathrow Flight KU188 declared an emergency over Belgium.
• Forget actually going shopping: At the world's most eye-popping malls you can ride roller coasters, go skiing and watch sharks
• Why this is fast becoming THE place to stay in Barcelona: How the lavish Cotton House Hotel weaves its silky magic
• Glorious views and the ever-present whiff of the maquis shrubland: Corsica is the perfect island and France's best kept secret
• Beautiful scenery, fantastic food and the ability to camp almost anywhere! Enjoy Scandinavia without the whopping bills
• Mauritius gets a 10 but it's just a 7 for my curry! Strictly star Bruno Tonioli spices up his cookery skills on Indian Ocean break
• There's one Scilly party that always gets my vote! Tresco offers white sand beaches, birdwatching spots and native red squirrels
• Rustling palm trees, the lap of waves and the sound of birdsong! Only whales disturb the piece on the beautiful Bacardi Island
• The exodus begins: Holiday firms rush to airlift more than 2,500 British tourists from Tunisia today, as Thomson and First Choice cancel all bookings for next week
• Inside the £1,900-a-night rooftop suite at the lavish London hotel A-listers including Sandra Bullock and Michelle Pfeiffer have stayed in (and where Spielberg edited ET and Indiana Jones)
• The height of fashion: From Vivienne Westwood's Virgin Atlantic designs to the bold hues of the Aeroflot fleet, these are the most stylish cabin crews in the skies
• The rodeo of the Andes! Peruvian villagers celebrate traditional festival by capturing rare vicunas and shearing them of their wool (which is worth its weight in gold, literally)
• The stunning pictures that show how you can wake up to the best sights in the world without paying a penny... from inside a perfectly placed tent
• The Tokyo hotel where guests savour the city's skyline from 52 floors up (shame the service doesn't hit the heights)
• A stay at a luxury retreat in St Mawes confirms that the Cornish village is the new St Tropez (after all, it even has a helipad)
• America's comeback kid! Motor City revs up for the future with daily Virgin Atlantic flight from London set to put Detroit back on map
• No rides, mummy? The new London theme park where children as young as seven ditch their parents and get JOBS
• Living on the edge! Stunning images show daredevil couple cling on to Rio de Janeiro's 2,769-foot Pedra de Gavea to 'feel alive'
• Love is in the air! High flyer proposes to girlfriend at 30,000 feet on Aer Lingus flight (and bravely pops the question using the aircraft's PA system)
• Cat-ar Airways now boarding: Stunning Amur tiger face printed to nose of aircraft to highlight animal's endangered status
• Crowd-sourcing scheme brews up plan to open a pub that's dedicated to tea (and lots of cakes, too)
• The secret gay-themed tours of the Vatican: Visitors can now hear the 'homosexual backstories' behind the famous art collections there
• Passenger captures the terrifying moment a LIGHTNING BOLT strikes wing of airliner as it flies through a raging storm
• 'Perfect swarm' of midges wreaking havoc in Scotland with tourism industry expecting to lose £286MILLION because the biting insects put visitors off
• Revealed: Edinburgh hotels now MORE expensive than those in London with average room costing £175
• 'Staycations' reach seven-year high: Major boost for England's economy with 19.7million domestic holidays in 2015
• The sky's not the limit! Sip champagne on a luxurious private jet on 4th of July... for just FOUR DOLLARS
• Shamed pilots 'sacked after letting busty model into the cockpit for selfies and to fly the plane'
• Disney roller coaster left stranded at top of hill for nearly an hour after rider extending banned selfie stick prompts staff to shut it down for safety reasons
• Geneva named most expensive city in the world for hotel dining... with the average club sandwich costing TWENTY POUNDS
• Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York diverted to Copenhagen after bomb scare... that turned out to be a camera bag
• Torture museum displaying 650 items from some of the darkest periods in human history opens to public for one day only
• Scottish airport to bring in BOUNCERS to its bars following spree of booze-fuelled incidents on flights taking off there
• Hotel manager, 23, left fighting for her life with rare kidney infection following 'dream holiday' at five-star Egyptian resort, which she claims had issues with hygiene
• Inside Glastonbury's loo with a view! What it's REALLY like in the festival's see-through toilet... which offers a glimpse of performers on the Pyramid Stage
• Oh we do Reich to be beside the seaside: Hitler's holiday retreat for Nazis finally opening as a luxury destination
• Now THAT'S a holiday snap: Photographer captures stunning images of deadly saltwater crocodile while snorkelling in Cuba
• When ice attacks: Alarming footage shows huge hailstones pound car and SHATTER the front windscreen 
• 'My six-year-old was limp and ended up on a drip': Agony of British families hit by salmonella on 'nightmare' holiday at Turkish resort
• Is this the best suitcase ever? Expanding design that turns into a rack of SHELVES means no more rummaging
• Death of CAT that saved a Japanese railway line and became a national treasure sparks mourning... and there will even be a funeral 
• Malaysia Airlines grounds flights to Brisbane to cut costs as carrier continues to struggle following MH370 an MH17 disasters
• Secrets of the PERFECT holiday snap revealed: Instagram star shares her tips for stunning, envy-inducing pics
• The real life Robinson Crusoe! 'Bored millionaire' leaves his luxury yacht business behind to spend 11 nights alone on remote South Pacific island (surviving on seagull eggs and squid)
• You'll love this... or hate it: Marmite launches hand-baggage friendly 70g jar that's safe to take on aircraft after revelation it's second-most confiscated item at London City Airport 
• Where's the check-un desk? North Korean leader opens Pyongyang's shiny new international airport terminal (an important building in the world's least visited country)
• What happens when a big cat is set free? Breathtaking footage captures moment a rare Amur tiger is released into the wild (...and he doesn't even look back)
• Smokin' footage of Europe's most active volcano: Drone captures incredibly rare images inside, over and around the craters of Mount Etna
• Seas the day! Historic lifeboat station that saved over 130 lives is on sale in Britain for £500,000 and could be transformed into a holiday home
• Caring or creepy? The growing trend of parents using GPS trackers to keep tabs on their children on holiday
• Shark! Brave surfer lowers GoPro into the water and captures footage of great white circling his board in menacing manner
• Stopped in its tracks: 120 passengers left stranded after Inverness to London sleeper train is cancelled because guard 'failed to turn up for shift'
• From visiting famous Godfather locations to meeting a deadly gangster's son for a chat: How Mafia tourism is booming in Sicily (but the locals aren't too happy about it)
• British holidaymaker quarantined in Thailand after sitting behind someone on a plane who had deadly MERS virus  
• Would YOU try and get it back? The moment a tiger shark steals £6.3k underwater camera from diver... who bravely holds on to it as the predator swims off
• Family's anger over £400 holiday insurance bill to take keen sportsman son Joe, 14, on holiday - just because he has cystic fibrosis
• Ahoy, there! Richard Branson dons his captain's hat to reveal how he'll 'make some waves' in the cruise industry with plans to build three luxury liners
• Home Office probe after passengers arrive at Cambridge Airport to discover NOBODY working on passport control
• The bullet train cleaners are lightning fast too! Timelapse video shows team sprucing up carriage in seven minutes flat (and pressing a secret button to rotate the seats)
• Qantas becomes first airline in the world to introduce exercise video to combat DVT (but don't worry, you don't need to change into your gym kit)
• Sailing away from the rat race: Couple quit their jobs, sell all their belongings and travel the world on a boat (with their cat, Georgie)
• The sea safari with a BIG difference: Photographer captures stunning new images of blue whales including 'world first' footage of a baby being fed by its mother
• How to REALLY make your air miles take off: Experts reveal why upgrading to first class is often the best use of your points
• The reward for dicing with death: Stormchaser's eye-popping images of tornadoes taken as he pursued them for thousands of miles across the US
• How the other half camp! Luxury mansion with a NIGHTCLUB in the basement is available to rent at Glastonbury for £14k... or you could glamp in a chic 'tenthouse suite'
• Scared? They should be: TripAdvisor's millions of reviewers can now vent their rage at the world's airports
• 'I am mother of seven children and Vladimir Putin will kill you:' Video captures moment drunk woman causes chaos on Paris to Moscow flight and is removed by security 
• Hilarious footage captures the moment llama spits in woman's face after she leans in to give it a kiss at petting zoo 
• Rock solid relationship: Amazing pictures show daredevil duo taking romance to new heights to brave vertical cliff faces, skydiving and bungee jumping together
• Would YOU be brave enough? Incredible video shows bikini-clad revellers flying off gigantic 'Royal Flush' water slide in Texas
• Beat the Glastonbury traffic in rock-star style: Taxi firm Addison Lee takes to the skies with PRIVATE JET service to festival for £612
• Thought you needed to be a billionaire to own a slice of paradise? Stake a claim to the world's first crowd-share island in Belize for as little as SIXTY PENCE
• The hotels you'll (probably) never stay in: The ultra-exclusive five-star resorts where you need an INVITE to check in
• The party's over: Police in Magaluf ordered to punish badly-behaved Britons as by-laws aimed at curbing drinking, nudity and urinating finally enforced
• 'I didn't read the small print, the tax was a disgrace': Woman sings sarcastic ballad about Ryanair's fees for punters in pub
• Are these the ugliest airport carpets of all time? Website documents the crushingly dull designs that have somehow achieved cult status
• Hard to stomach? Now you'll be able to put PURPLE sauce on your breakfast buttie
• Incredible pictures show extreme adventurers bungee jump off a 150-foot-high ledge at the spectacular 'Eyes of God' Bulgarian cave
• Italian taxi driver charges 24 stone passenger more than double the fare after blaming puncture on man's weight
• Revealed: How, when and where to get your summer holiday money (and why Europe and Australia offer the best value right now)