Coastguard launches rescue mission for British yacht stranded 500 miles off Spanish coast

Coastguard launches rescue mission for stricken 32-foot British yacht stranded 500 miles off Spanish coast The yacht Helena was stranded north-west of Cape Finisterre at 12.20am today  Two vessels were on their way to assist but nearest one was 22 hours away  Coastguard has so far been unable to make contact with Helena  By Sebastian … Read more

Coastguard launches rescue mission for British yacht stranded 500 miles off Spanish coast

Coastguard launches rescue mission for stricken 32-foot British yacht stranded 500 miles off Spanish coast The yacht Helena was stranded north-west of Cape Finisterre at 12.20am today  Two vessels were on their way to assist but nearest one was 22 hours away  Coastguard has so far been unable to make contact with Helena  By Sebastian … Read more

British RSPB stranded on Gough Island due to coronavirus return home after two-week journey

British bird watchers stranded on South Atlantic Gough Island due to coronavirus finally return home after two-week journey A team of RSPB conservationists had been stranded on the remote Gough Island because of the coronavirus They have finally arrived back in the UK after more than two months overseas and a challenging journey home They … Read more

Stories reveal the plight of the vulnerable people who are stranded in their own homes 

These are testing times for 70-year-old Elaine Yates. She suffers from lung disease, asthma and arthritis – yet by comparison with her husband, Michael, she might be considered a beacon of health. Until 2004, when Michael fell and incurred brain damage following a stroke, he was a fit former Royal Pioneer Corps soldier. Today, aged … Read more

Stories reveal the plight of the vulnerable people who are stranded in their own homes 

These are testing times for 70-year-old Elaine Yates. She suffers from lung disease, asthma and arthritis – yet by comparison with her husband, Michael, she might be considered a beacon of health. Until 2004, when Michael fell and incurred brain damage following a stroke, he was a fit former Royal Pioneer Corps soldier. Today, aged … Read more

Disabled British couple, 72 and 63, stranded in Goa have lost nearly £5,000 trying to get home 

A disabled British couple who have been stranded in Goa for more than a month have only been able to eat one meal between them a day and are staying in an apartment they ‘wouldn’t let their dog stay in’ due to the coronavirus lockdown. Former carpet manufacturing company worker Barry Lodge, 72, and his … Read more

Woman, 88, stranded after Motor Ombudsman failed to rule for 11 months

An 88-year-old motorist was left without her beloved Mini Cooper for a year after the Motoring Ombudsman failed to act on a dispute with a dealer. Brandy Thomas was left stranded after her car was taken to her local Cooper Cobham BMW, on January 29, 2019, following an amber dashboard warning light coming on. A … Read more

Australian actress Nathalie Kelley reveals her family are stranded in Peru amid COVID-19

EXCLUSIVE ‘I need to stay strong for them’: Australian actress Nathalie Kelley reveals her family are stranded in Peru after border closures prevented them from traveling home By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:11 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 06:56 BST, 13 April 2020 Australian actress Nathalie Kelley has revealed some of … Read more

British teacher, 20, stranded in rural Honduras amid coronavirus lockdown 

The family of a ‘scared’ 20-year-old British woman stranded in Honduras because of the coronavirus pandemic is calling on the Government to bring her home. Freya Madeley, 20, is trying to return from a rural area of the Central American country, where she had been volunteering as an English teacher. It is understood the British … Read more

Brits will stay stranded abroad if they miss final wave of repatriation flights

Britons stranded abroad will be charged up to £1,000 a head to get seats on new wave of repatriation flights Foreign Office revealed details of repatriation flights for India and South Africa  Thousands of Britons are still struggling to get home after travel restrictions  British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce has warned Brits to … Read more