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Ireland weather: Met Eireann forecast 'Azores high' to bring change our way later this week

Met Eireann has said low pressure is expected to dominate the country, for a time anyway, bringing unstable air down from the north

Irish Mirror

Ireland weather: Met Eireann's desperate forecast as expert says when 'improved weather' will arrive

Weather models for early July show an "Azores High" moving towards Ireland

Irish Mirror

Spain, Greece, France and Portugal travel rules for UK holidaymakers

As many of us flock abroad to enjoy a long-awaited holiday, here are all the rules you need to know for some of the most popular destinations we'll no doubt be flying to

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Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy and France travel rules for holidaymakers

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Portugal holidays: Entry requirements, passport validity, Covid vaccine and booster rules explained

Portugal is open to holidaymakers - but you have to meet certain passport and Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Manchester Evening News

UK to see 20C highs as Azores plumes hit some areas while others blasted by Arctic winds

Warm air and sunshine is expected from Thursday with weather forecasters predicting temperatures of 20C ahead of the weekend, as other parts of the UK will see Arctic winds

Daily Mirror

Quake-hit Azores island could have eruption like La Palma, volcano experts warn

Volcano experts warned on Tuesday that the earthquake-hit island of Sao Jorge in Portugal's Azores archipelago could experience an initial eruption similar to Spain's La Palma last year, which destroyed thousands of properties and crops over 85 days.

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British holidaymakers told to avoid 'earthquake island' after 1,000 tremors in a week

Island in the Azores could be evacuated

Wales Online

Portugal holidays: Major earthquake warning in the Azores as islands prepare for evacuation

Velas, a municipality in the Sao Jorge Island, is the main town and has been the epicentre of more than 2,000 minor earthquakes alone since March 19.

Irish Mirror

Brits warned against travel to Portuguese island hit by 1,100 earthquakes this week

The Foreign Office has changed its Portugal travel advice to warn Brits against heading to an island in the Azores that's been hit by over 1,100 earthquakes this week

Daily Mirror

Azores volcanic island hit by thousands of quakes starts evacuation as fears grow

Authorities on a mid-Atlantic Portuguese island hit by thousands of small earthquakes in recent days started evacuating people living at the bottom of coastal cliffs on Thursday as fears of a stronger tremor or a volcanic eruption grow.

Reuters

Portuguese volcanic island hit by multiple quakes draws up evacuation plan

Authorities on a mid-Atlantic Portuguese volcanic island hit by thousands of small earthquakes in recent days are drawing up plans to evacuate people in case the situation worsens.

Reuters

Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago hit by 1,100 earthquakes in just 48 hours

Magnitude of the quakes ranged from 1.9 to 3.3, with 63 of them being felt by the local population

The Independent UK

Azores on watch for large quake, eruption as island keeps shaking

A series of multiple small earthquakes that have been rattling a mid-Atlantic Portuguese island for three days could trigger a stronger tremor or a volcanic eruption, experts said on Tuesday, as authorities urged people not to travel there.

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The Independent UK

Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago hit by 1,100 earthquakes in just 48 hours

Magnitude of the quakes ranged from 1.9 to 3.3, with 63 of them being felt by the local population

Reuters

More than 1,000 small earthquakes hit Portuguese volcanic island

Around 1,100 small earthquakes have rattled one of Portugal's mid-Atlantic volcanic islands in less than 48 hours, prompting authorities to activate an emergency plan as experts assess what they have described as a "seismic crisis".

Reuters

Burnt-out cargo ship with luxury cars sinks off Portugal's Azores

A burnt-out cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the Portuguese Azores archipelago nearly two weeks after it caught fire, a port official said.

Reuters

Salvage team boards burnt ship with luxury cars off Azores, towing begins

More than a week after a ship packed with luxury cars caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a salvage team managed to board the vessel on Friday and started to tow it to a safe location off the Portuguese Azores archipelago.

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The Guardian - UK

Abandoned burning ship ‘had $400m cargo of luxury cars’

Estimate by insurers comes as Felicity Ace is ‘still assumed to remain on fire south of the Azores’

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Fire dies down on ship carrying luxury cars

LISBON: A fire which swept through a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars and adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands has lost its intensity, probably because there is little left to burn, a port official said on Monday.

Reuters

Fire dies down on ship carrying luxury cars, with little left to burn

A fire which swept through a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars and adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands has lost its intensity, probably because there is little left to burn, a port official said.

Reuters

Firefighters struggle to douse fire on luxury cars vessel off Azores islands

Firefighters are struggling to put out a fire that broke out on Wednesday on a vessel carrying thousands of luxury cars, which is adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands, a port official said, adding it was unclear when they would succeed.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of cars including Audis, Porsches adrift on burning cargo ship

The Felicity Ace, a massive cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, caught fire near the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday afternoon.

Zenger

VIDEO: 22 Rescued From Burning Cargo Ship Transporting Porsches And Lambos To US

Ship sailing from Germany to Rhode Island caught on fire off the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic.

Glasgow Live

Covid rules for UK tourists flying to Greece, Portugal, the Azores, Madeira and Porto Santo

Covid travel rules are now relaxing for many popular tourist destinations meaning those who are fully vaccinated may be able to holiday with no additional cost - but what are the rules for the likes of Greece and Portugal?

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