Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine plan

MPs’ quarantine rebellion: Team of Tory politicians including seven former ministers are urging the Government to scrap plan to order all arrivals into UK to self-isolate for 14 days New border regime will force travellers to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival   Group of 40 MPs revolted against the plans and called for PM to … Read more

Mother of woman stabbed to death by ex-boyfriend in Spain reveals her outrage ahead of release

Avril Flanagan, 20, was murdered by Alan Daulby in 2009 The mother of a young Irishwoman murdered by her British ex-boyfriend has spoken of her outrage after being told he will be freed just over halfway through his 19-year prison sentence. Alan Daulby, 35, was convicted of stabbing 20-year-old Avril Flanagan more than 50 times … Read more

Costa Del Sol hires an army of beach assistants to police social distancing

Spanish regions that rely on the tourist trade are ramping up their efforts to get foreign visitors back on the beaches as the country eases its lockdown further today.  In Costa del Sol, an army of 3,000 beach assistants will make sure tourists obey social distancing rules on Spain’s busiest beaches this summer and Mallorca is … Read more

Costa Del Sol hires an army of beach assistants to police social distancing

Spanish regions that rely on the tourist trade are ramping up their efforts to get foreign visitors back on the beaches as the country eases its lockdown further today.  In Costa del Sol, an army of 3,000 beach assistants will make sure tourists obey social distancing rules on Spain’s busiest beaches this summer and Mallorca is … Read more

Trapeze artist, 29, dies after falling and hitting her head during practice session in Spain

Trapeze artist, 29, dies after falling and hitting her head during practice session while trapped in Spain with travelling circus during coronavirus lockdown Guadalupe Videla, 29, smashed her skull on the ground in a freak accident in Beasain She plunged 5 feet and missed a safety mat by inches and was rushed to hospital She … Read more

Trapeze artist, 29, dies after falling and hitting her head during practice session in Spain

Trapeze artist, 29, dies after falling and hitting her head during practice session while trapped in Spain with travelling circus during coronavirus lockdown Guadalupe Videla, 29, smashed her skull on the ground in a freak accident in Beasain She plunged 5 feet and missed a safety mat by inches and was rushed to hospital She … Read more

Hotter than Ibiza! Beauty spots are packed with visitors as Britain prepares for 79F mini heatwave

‘Wall to wall’ sunny blue skies and scorching highs of 79F are expected to hit the UK today and tomorrow in a mini heatwave set to peak with 80F temperatures on Wednesday, after a wet and windy start to the weekend kept crowds off the beaches.   Two days of heavy rain and blustering winds saw … Read more

Spain joins backlash at strict UK quarantine rules and says it wants to give Brits ‘priority’

Spanish tourism chiefs say they want to give Brits ‘priority’ amid mounting fury from the travel industry and European leaders at the ‘unworkable’ plan to put holidaymakers in a 14-day isolation when they return from their trip.  Influential tourist group Exceltur has said that UK sunseekers are vital to Spain’s chances of a strong summer season … Read more

Britain set to bask in 79F mini heatwave from today sparking fears crowds will flock to beauty spots

‘Wall to wall’ sunny blue skies and scorching highs of 79F are expected to hit the UK today and tomorrow in a mini heatwave set to peak with 80F temperatures on Wednesday, after a wet and windy start to the weekend kept crowds off the beaches.   Two days of heavy rain and blustering winds saw … Read more

Back to Benidorm in JULY! Spanish PM tells tourists ‘we’re waiting for you’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has told foreign tourists that the country ‘will be waiting for them’ from July.  In his clearest message yet that the British holiday mecca will open up its borders to holidaymakers from Northern Europe in just over a month’s time, he told the nation: ‘Spain receives each year more than 80 … Read more