1919 The world’s first flight from London to Australia touches down in Darwin. It took 28 days. Hudson Fysh, one of the men who would go on to found Qantas was first to meet it – he’d just built the airfield, and with Paul McGinness had plotted an air route across Queensland and the Northern … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Four thousand miles is a long way to go for a Shag – the dance that is – but Charleston is definitely worth the journey. The alluring South Carolina city, named after Charles II, is home to the six count, eight step moves and it’s easy to fall into line with the pace and sway … Read more
Bill Galvin is group chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme The judiciary’s decision to grant the appeal against the building of a third runway at Heathrow, announced earlier this week, was disappointing to say the least. But we, as the largest private pension scheme in the UK and a major investor in the airport, … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Boris Johnson’s refusal to back Heathrow’s third runway threatens to leave the taxpayer on the hook in a £500million court case, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In a move that dismayed businesses last week, the Prime Minister decided not to appeal when the Government’s official policy of expanding Heathrow was rejected on environmental grounds … Read more
Climate-change activists will not be the only ones celebrating the Court of Appeal’s decision to block a new third runway at Heathrow. It saves the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who once threatened to lie down in front of the bulldozers, from having to make an embarrassing U-turn. It is a great victory for British Airways … Read more
British ambitions of becoming a global economic power after Brexit suffered a major blow yesterday after a court ruling suggested future airports, motorway and energy projects could all be blocked to prevent global warming. The Court of Appeal ruled that the £14 billion expansion of Heathrow airport was illegal – because the Government failed to … Read more
Will Government keep supporting third runway at Heathrow? Downing Street refuses to say whether it will still back expansion plans if protesters win court challenge Prime Minister Boris Johnson is personally against the Heathrow airport scheme While London mayor he promised to ‘lie down… in front of those bulldozers’ Court of Appeal will give its ruling … Read more
The best and worst airports across the UK have been named in a new study, with Glasgow Airport taking the top podium position and London Stansted languishing in last place. The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an ‘extensive review’ of the largest … Read more