Thousands of jobs hit by Cineworld closures
CINEWORLD said up to 45,000 employees will be affected worldwide as it confirmed plans to temporarily close its theatres in the UK and the...
Missing UK victims
WHILE the number of cases in the UK rapidly approached 250,000, latest figures show more than 35,000 lives have been lost due to the...
UK to ease lockdown next week
UK CORONAVIRUS lockdown measures could start being eased from Monday, Boris Johnson said, despite concerns over the epidemic in care homes and ongoing frustration...
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...
Leaders play on tiers for fears
PUNCH drunk Little Britain has become a sparring ground for petty political battles over the Covid-19 crisis as national unity hits the canvas.
Boris Johnson...
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...
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...
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...
Carry on films to carry on
The brilliant thing about double entendres is there’s always somebody willing to give you one. The other day I was gently stroking Mrs. Slocombe’s...
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...
UK in historic recession
By Holly Williams, PA
BRITAIN has collapsed into its largest recession on record after the coronavirus lockdown sparked a 20.4% contraction between April and June...
Denying Surgery to Obese People is Dumb and Cruel
Thankfully, the Vale of York NHS group has put on hold its dreadful and dangerous plan to deny surgery to obese people. News of...
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...
Hunting for speeders in Torrevieja
Torrevieja’s new mobile radar to catch speeding motorists was put into service on Monday.
During the first week it is scheduled to be carrying out...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
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...
