UK travellers ‘frustrated’ over Spain quarantine requirement
TRAVELLERS returning from Spain have expressed their frustration and resignation at the short-notice quarantine requirements.
In a decision announced on Saturday - less than five...
Simply Pythonesque
And now for something completely different. A Manchester commuter boarded a bus using his pet snake as a face covering, the docile reptile wound...
Government playing Space Invaders again
COMPUTER games are still central to Boris Johnson’s government strategy during the coronavirus crisis with advisors gathered around a console now predicting 85,000 winter...
Airbridges to be announced by the end of June
AIR bridges enabling holidaymakers to travel overseas without entering self-isolation when they return will be announced by the end of June, UK transport secretary...
UK lockdown saved thousands – but could have saved more
The UK coronavirus lockdown prevented almost half a million deaths, according to researchers who warn that precautions are "necessary" to avoid a second wave.
A...
Howling at the ‘moonshots’
BE AFRAID, be very afraid’ was the message this week as new Covid-19 restrictions were sprinkled like fairy dust across the four nations of...
Boris, Baloo, and the Bare Necessities
MESS with tradition and the flag-waving pomp of the very British institution that is ‘Last Night of the Proms’ at your peril as the...
UK border control under fire for Covid-19 spread
CORONOVIRUS spread faster in the UK as the Government failed to bring in quarantine rules for travellers in the early days of the pandemic,...
Family, friends, and furlough are all hit for six
CRUCIAL last over in a tight fought T20 cricket match between an unsteady Boris Johnson select XI and a scratch Covid-19 side...the ball flies...
UK government was ‘slow to react’ on Russian threat
THE UK government was slow to recognise the potential threat posed by Russia to British democratic processes and did not properly consider whether Moscow...
More UK lockdown easing measures
By Aine Fox, PA
More parts of the UK's economy could be given the green light to reopen, a day after the chancellor announced an...
Airlines take-off
VIRGIN Atlantic has unveiled a £1.2 billion bailout package involving only private funds.
The plan to secure its future includes £200 million being provided by...
Colossal parking fine
I don't like private car parking companies any more than anyone else, but it serves Carly Mackie right for being slapped with a £24,500...
Post-Brexit trade deal must be done in October ‘at the latest’
A POST-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must be achieved "in October at the latest", the EU has reiterated.
A spokesman...
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Benidorm locks-up again
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Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
