Firm that owns coach holiday provider Shearings collapses with loss of 2,500 jobs, in latest blow to travel industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 The firm that owns coach holiday provider Shearings has collapsed with the loss of 2,500 jobs, … Read more
Heart-stopping moment paraglider cheats death when his chute collapses and tangles around him thousands of feet above a Swiss valley A paraglider escaped a fatal fall above Les Pleiades mountain in Switzerland A video from March 6 shows the chute become tangled around the French glider The 32-year-old had to pull his emergency chute thousands … Read more
Huge 850ft road bridge collapses in Italy – but just two drivers are injured with the river crossing virtually empty amid Covid-19 lockdown The 850ft bridge collapsed this morning near the town of Aulla, which is midway between Genoa & Florence Italy’s lockdown has cut traffic across the country, including on the SS330 road where … Read more
Mill building collapses as massive early morning blaze rips through businesses and firefighters warn neighbours to stay in with windows closed Firefighters called to Morton Mill in Failsworth, Manchester at 5.22am today Blaze was seen engulfing the mill building and a boarded up home nearby Elecricity to homes in the area is affected and Oldham Road closed … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Hotel in China holding coronavirus victims in quarantine collapses as emergency service scramble to reach 70 trapped in the rubble Around 70 people were trapped after hotel in China’s Fujian province collapsed Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou city collapsed around 7:30pm (11:30 GMT) on Saturday Around 23 people had been arrested by 9pm, according to local … Read more
In the end, Flybe’s fall was no surprise, though the announcement undoubtedly shocked some. The carrier only just managed to avoid its life support machine being switched off in January. But the coronavirus outbreak was just too much for the airline, and at 3:30 am on Thursday, it announced it had gone into administration. The … Read more
Why Flybe collapse means you should check your travel insurance smallprint: A third of holidaymakers wouldn’t be covered if an airline goes bust Flybe announced it has gone into administration A third of travellers wouldn’t be covered by insurer for airline failure We reveal what passengers can do to claim their money back By Grace … Read more