Droves queue for Diana: Hundreds line up for first glimpse of new statue

Hundreds have flocked to Kensington Palace in west London today to get a glimpse of the new statue to Princess Diana. But members of the public gave it a mixed reaction, with some saying she ‘looks beautiful’ while others think ‘it doesn’t look like her’.  The eight-foot sculpture showing her with three ethnically diverse children … Read more

Passengers are ‘terrified of catching Covid’ while crammed into Heathrow UK border queue

Passengers flying into the UK today faced ‘bedlam’ at the borders with some facing a three hour wait – with some left standing next to Red List arrivals. Heathrow travellers have told MailOnline how they were ‘terrified of catching Covid’ while being crammed into the airport’s border hall this morning. Some even claim they were … Read more

Passengers are ‘terrified of catching Covid’ while crammed into Heathrow UK border queue

Bedlam at UK Borders: Passengers are left ‘terrified of catching Covid’ while crammed into Heathrow immigration queue for more than three hours next to hundreds just landed from India Heathrow arrivals say they were queuing for three hours in the border hall today Some claim to have been left standing next to passengers from red … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Hundreds queue before 6AM at Heathrow and Gatwick

Hundreds of passengers queued before 6am at Heathrow and Gatwick this morning as airports expect their busiest day of the year, with the easing of global travel restrictions predicted to trigger a stampede as the Government’s traffic light system comes into force today. Britain’s five busiest airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Luton – … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Hundreds queue before 6AM at Heathrow and Gatwick

Hundreds of passengers queued before 6am at Heathrow and Gatwick this morning as airports expect their busiest day of the year, with the easing of global travel restrictions predicted to trigger a stampede as the Government’s traffic light system comes into force today. Britain’s five busiest airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Luton – … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: Under Labour, unions would have jumped the vaccine queue – voters preferred fairness

There’s no gratitude in politics, they say. But this aphorism appears to have been refuted in last week’s multiple elections. The Conservatives in England, the SNP in Scotland and Labour in Wales: all were rewarded. The point is that in each of our nations, the leaders of these (governing) parties were fronting up the Covid … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: Under Labour, unions would have jumped the vaccine queue – voters preferred fairness

There’s no gratitude in politics, they say. But this aphorism appears to have been refuted in last week’s multiple elections. The Conservatives in England, the SNP in Scotland and Labour in Wales: all were rewarded. The point is that in each of our nations, the leaders of these (governing) parties were fronting up the Covid … Read more

Major City investors join queue to fund UK’s Disneyland

Major City firms pledge to bankroll £2.6bn theme park in Kent being dubbed ‘UK’s answer to Disneyland’ By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 Major City firms have pledged to bankroll a £2.6billion theme park in Kent which is being dubbed ‘the … Read more

If you want to invest in the High Street, check out Primark’s queue

Two weeks on from the latest step taken in lockdown easing and it seems the country has acquired an insatiable appetite for consuming pints of beer outside and queuing patiently to get into Primark.  While our enthusiasm for alfresco drinking may be dependent upon the weather, investment analysts are busy assessing whether people’s adoration of … Read more

Passenger collapses at Heathrow airport ‘after waiting in seven-hour queue’

A passenger collapsed at Heathrow Airport following a ‘seven-hour wait’ as travellers are forced to queue up due to coronavirus checks at the border, it has been claimed. Around 800 border staff are working at Heathrow and that all are currently in work subject to the normal reasons for absence, according to the Immigration Services … Read more