The Editorial Team

Lauren McMahMorning homepage editor

Lauren has been a journalist for more than a decade, since graduating with a degree in communications from the University of Technology, Sydney. After completing her cadetship with NewsCorp, she worked at several of Sydney’s NewsLocal newspapers and as a senior reporter at mX, covering everything from national news and politics to travel, lifestyle and entertainment. She joined news.com.au as a news reporter in 2016, and is now the site’s Afternoon Homepage Editor.

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Travel Updates

Concept of the cost of craft beers at a Oregon microbrew pub

Rowdy passengers ruining it for others

A SHOCKING series of mid-air incidents has prompted one of the world’s biggest budget airlines to call for an end to one of our favourite travel pastime.

Travel Updates

TOPSHOT - A man watches as lava is seen sewing from a fissure in the Leilani Estates subdivision near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island on May 4, 2018 as up to 10,000 people were asked to leave their homes following the eruption of the Kilauea volcano that came after a series of recent earthquakes. / AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

Holiday photo that could land you in jail

IT’S the awesome holiday snap that seems irresistible, but it’s getting tourists into big trouble.

Europe

The mysterious inscription. Picture: English Heritage

Strange markings at ‘King Arthur’ castle

EXPERTS are intrigued by a mysterious centuries-old text scrawled on to a stone at a castle associated with the legend of King Arthur.

Travel Updates

The Qantas plane had to return to Sydney after takeoff. Picture: Flight Aware

Lightning strike diverts Qantas flight

A QANTASLINK flight has been forced back to Sydney to check for damage after it was struck by lightning.

Travel Updates

A turkey sandwich with turkey, lettuce, onion, tomato and cheese on whole grain bread on a white background

Ridiculous spat over airline meal

A PASSENGER has been caught on camera calling a flight attendant a “stupid f***ing b**ch” after he was served a turkey sandwich on a flight.

Travel Incidents

Recreation of plane freefalling. Picture: National Geographic

QF72: ‘I was not in control of the plane’

A QANTAS plane suddenly plunged towards the ocean, not once, but twice, due to a mysterious glitch onboard the popular aircraft.

Europe

Colorful northern lights. Picture: iStock.

Why you shouldn’t go to Iceland

IT’S the spot everyone seems to be flocking to but we should take Iceland off our bucket lists. Along with Hawaii and Berlin, while we’re at it.

Travel Stories

Virgin Australia flight attendant Lauren Debney currently flies Sydney-Los Angeles. Picture: Virgin Australia

$25 product flight attendant swears by

DOING the long-haul flight between Sydney and LA is Lauren Gaynor’s job. This is what she always packs in her carry-on bag.

Travel Updates

FILES-- This file photo taken on August 25, 2017 shows a Qantas Airbus A380 takes off from the airport in Sydney. Qantas Airways posted a bumper 17.9 percent jump in interim net profit to 473 million USD on February 22, 2018 and announced a share buyback with a strong result in its domestic arm boosting the bottom line. / AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS

What really happened on Qantas flight 94

PASSENGERS recalled the terrifying moment they thought a plane had gone into “free-fall nosedive”. Now a pilot has explained what was going on.

Travel Updates

The incident is reportedly unfolding near an American Airlines plane at Sydney airport. Picture: 7 News

Suspicious substance found on plane at Sydney airport

EMERGENCY services have responded to a hazmat situation involving a plane from Los Angeles.

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