‘Buy airline tickets like you bought toilet paper.’ That’s the plea from the most senior A350 training captain at Virgin Atlantic, Chris Pohl. And his request has gone viral. Captain Pohl, 56, who has been flying for 38 years, posted a picture of himself holding up a piece of cardboard carrying the message to his … Read more
The blanket two-week quarantine on travellers coming into the UK will blow a £650million hole in the economy every week, experts said last night. It will wipe out the summer holiday season, which brings in £9billion in a normal year, leading to tens of thousands of lost jobs, say business leaders. Tourism makes up around … Read more
The blanket two-week quarantine on travellers coming into the UK will blow a £650million hole in the economy every week, experts said last night. It will wipe out the summer holiday season, which brings in £9billion in a normal year, leading to tens of thousands of lost jobs, say business leaders. Tourism makes up around … Read more
A large group of travellers in motorhomes descended on a car park adjoining the exclusive Sandbanks beach, where they lit bonfires, emptied chemical toilets and drank in groups while flouting Covid lockdown rules. Around ten vehicles set up camp half a mile down the road from football manager Harry Redknapp’s £3.5million seafront mansion in Poole, … Read more
A large group of travellers in motorhomes descended on a car park adjoining the exclusive Sandbanks beach, where they lit bonfires, emptied chemical toilets and drank in groups while flouting Covid lockdown rules. Around ten vehicles set up camp just down the road from football manager Harry Redknapp’s multimillion pound seafront mansion in Poole, Dorset … Read more
Police will visit passengers’ HOMES to check they are complying with new 14-day coronavirus quarantine after arriving back in UK under plans unveiled today MPs will be asked to usher through laws to bolster police’s ability to enforce rule Powers will allow constables to impose £1,000 fines on those who breach order Officers will also … Read more
Police will visit passengers’ HOMES to check they are complying with new 14-day coronavirus quarantine after arriving back in UK under plans unveiled today MPs will be asked to usher through laws to bolster police’s ability to enforce rule Powers will allow constables to impose £1,000 fines on those who breach order Officers will also … Read more
Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more
Travellers have moved onto a picturesque nature reserve in West London, sparking heated opposition from residents. Eight caravans and motorised homes, plus an assortment of other vehicles have been illegally camped out on Ham Lands nature reserve in Ham, south west London for the past week. Locals living close to the beauty spot, at the … Read more
Countries that banned international travellers from entering amid the coronavirus pandemic have fared better in controlling their outbreaks, data suggests. Britain’s death toll (29,427) today surpassed Italy’s (29,315), making the UK the worst-hit nation in Europe. Only the US has recorded more COVID-19 fatalities. But, even now, Britain’s borders remain open and health bosses still … Read more