The MSC Virtuosa made her debut this week with a four-night British ‘seacation’ carrying 1,000 passengers. Lesley Bellew was one of them and says there’s no denying life on board is different.
All aboard! First ship takes to sea for four-night trip around British coast as cruises begin again after 14 months of Covid lockdown The MSC Virtuosa is leaving Southampton today on a four-night cruise of the UK From June 12, the 19-deck luxury cruise ship will offer longer seven-night sailings The cruise industry is worth … Read more
The largest cruise ship built for the UK market has arrived in Southampton ahead of its naming ceremony. P&O Cruises’s Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account. The ship will be used by the operator for its summer season of domestic sailings. Under a grey … Read more
Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today [Sunday] come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as Founding … Read more
The world of football is reeling after the confirmation that 12 of the biggest clubs, spearheaded by the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, have signed up for a new European Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined a host of European giants and in doing so have sparked a civil war … Read more
Sports fans are BACK! 320 mask-wearing spectators are allowed inside the Crucible in Sheffield for start of the World Snooker Championship as test events begin (and they hope it’ll be FULL for the final) Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield was one-third full for … Read more
Fans are BACK! 320 mask-wearing spectators are inside the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for start of World Snooker Championship as test events begin with each required to provide a negative Covid-19 test (and they hope it’ll be FULL for the final) Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship Crucible … Read more
Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking Viafara, … Read more
Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking Viafara, … Read more
It is Dean Radford’s description of what happened in court which makes you wonder where he found the resolve to keep up the fight against the Southampton football coach who abused so many young players like him. Radford’s February 1989 evidence against Bob Higgins, offered at a time when very few felt able to speak … Read more