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Pompeii is going to limit the number of people who can visit the world-famous Italian site to 20,000 a day amid concerns about overtourism.The archaeological park plans to introduce the cap next week along with personalised tickets containing visitors' full names, officials have said. The change comes after the site had a record of more than 36,000 people in one day on a free-admission Sunday last month, according to the park. Image: The world-famous remains of the ancient city of Pompeii. File pic: AP It follows the likes of Barcelona and Venice who both have taken steps to deal with overtourism.Last year, over four million people visited the remains of the ancient Roman city, up 33.6% year-on-year. The world heritage site...

Thousands of people have marched in Valencia and demanded the resignation of the region's president over the response to devastating flooding that left more than 220 dead.Protesters filled the centre of the eastern Spanish city and chanted "killers!" as they called for Carlos Mazon to go. Some dumped muddy boots outside a regional government building, while one banner read: "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood."There were also some clashes with riot police in front of the city hall where the march began, with police using batons to force some protesters back.Last month's flooding, which has left the country reeling and requiring a huge cleanup effort, is one of the worst natural disasters in Europe for decades. Image: A demonstra...

A British teenage girl is in intensive care with severe injuries after a paraglider landed on her during the last lunch of her holiday.Lyndsey Logan was on holiday in Turkey with her two daughters when the accident took place. On the last day of their trip, they decided to go out for lunch before flying back to Newcastle that evening.However, as they ate at their table, a man who was paragliding landed on Ms Logan's 15-year-old daughter Lily.The mother said her daughter was left with a broken jaw, broken ribs, bleeding on the brain and a possible broken back, as well as suffering a stroke. However, Ms Logan had not taken out travel insurance ahead of the holiday and said she now faces a medical bill worth thousands, if not tens of thousands of pounds, to cover Lily's care.Speaking to The S...

Qatar has told Hamas that it will no longer host its political office unless the militant group and Israel engage in constructive and meaningful talks.The Gulf country will stop trying to mediate a ceasefire deal until Hamas and Israel "demonstrate a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table with the objective of putting an end to the war and the suffering of civilians", a diplomatic source briefed on the matter said.The Hamas political office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose", the source added.Qatar has served as a mediator between the two sides since the conflict began last October after Hamas's attacks on Israel, which prompted Israel to respond in Gaza.It was involved in conversations that led to a temporary ceasefire last year and the release of some hostages taken b...