The holiday guru solves traveller queries about Sri Lanka and travelling alone as a pensioner

Q. We’ve booked a holiday to Sri Lanka. What will happen if we cancel? Mary Wilson, via email. A. Abta, the trade body for UK travel agents, says: ‘Customers who are due to travel imminently to the island on package holidays will be offered options of deferring their date of travel, transferring to another destination … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says we’re ‘past virus peak’

Boris Johnson declared that Britain is ‘past the peak’ of coronavirus tonight – but urged the public to ‘keep going’ with lockdown to avoid a fresh outbreak. Heading his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill, the Prime Minister said the UK is now on the ‘downward slope’ and praised Britons for having avoided an ‘uncontrollable … Read more

Alton Towers Smiler crash survivor Vicky Balch postpones wedding because of coronavirus

Vicky Balch – who had her leg amputated after the horrific Alton Towers Smiler crash – has revealed she has now had to postpone her dream wedding.  Vicky, 24, from Preston, Lancashire, was due to marry fiance Dino Manciocchi, 25, in Italy in September.  However, she took to Instagram today to reveal that the nuptials had … Read more

Is Qatar Airways’ business class cabin REALLY the best in the world? MailOnline Travel finds out

Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its … Read more

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler ‘struggled’ in their seven-year marriage for ‘three years’

She claimed estranged husband Jay Cutler was ‘punishing her’ in their divorce by blocking her from buying her own house, which she’s been looking for since last fall. Kristin Cavallari and the former football player’s marriage of seven years hasn’t always been smooth sailing. The 33-year-old has been ‘so unhappy for so long. Her marriage … Read more

Alton Towers Smiler crash survivor Vicky Balch postpones wedding because of coronavirus

Vicky Balch – who had her leg amputated after the horrific Alton Towers Smiler crash – has revealed she has now had to postpone her dream wedding.  Vicky, 24, from Preston, Lancashire, was due to marry fiance Dino Manciocchi, 25, in Italy in September.  However, she took to Instagram today to reveal that the nuptials had … Read more

Coronavirus UK: The state-of-the-art protective face mask Premier League clubs are in talks to use

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Oprah Winfrey the billionaire has to change her own linens during lockdown

Oprah Winfrey the billionaire forced to change her own linens during lockdown and finds herself struggling ‘getting a duvet inside a cover’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:50 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 20:38 BST, 30 April 2020 She is estimated to be worth billions. But even Oprah Winfrey found herself changing her … Read more

Britain comes together for sixth week of clap for NHS and clap for carers

Boris Johnson led Britain’s sixth weekly ‘clap for carers’ to thank the thousands of NHS staff and healthcare workers putting their lives on the line to fight coronavirus after he overcame the deadly bug.  Clap for Carers is now in its sixth week, with millions of Britons up and down the country stepping onto their … Read more

Britain comes together for sixth week of clap for NHS and clap for carers

Boris Johnson led Britain’s sixth weekly ‘clap for carers’ to thank the thousands of NHS staff and healthcare workers putting their lives on the line to fight coronavirus after he overcame the deadly bug.  Clap for Carers is now in its sixth week, with millions of Britons up and down the country stepping onto their … Read more