Brexit border chaos warning with 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent in letter from Michael Gove

Michael Gove has warned of Brexit border chaos, with queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent and two-day trade delays in a ‘worst case scanario’ letter to the freight industry. The Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for no-deal planning, has written to logistics groups with the Government’s ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ planning, which … Read more

Mad dash for toilet roll with panic-buyers joining Costco queues as new restrictions announced

Giant queues formed outside Costco stores today as panic-buyers raced to bulk-buy essentials like toilet roll and tinned goods on the day tighter coronavirus restrictions were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Supermarket shelves aross Britain have been emptied of pasta, rice and flour as desperate Britons prepare to hunker down at home for a … Read more

Mad dash for toilet roll with panic-buyers joining early-morning Costco queues as lockdown looms

Long queues formed at Costco today as shoppers raced to supermarkets to fill their trolleys with toilet roll as tighter coronavirus restrictions are expected to be announced.  Shelves are also being emptied of pasta, rice and tinned goods as people prepare to hunker down at home.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce tightened … Read more

Eat Out to Help Out: Three-hour queues on final day of scheme

Diners faced hours-long queues outside restaurants for the final day of Eat Out to Help Out – as Rishi Sunak ruled out extending the promotion but Wetherspoons vowed to launch its own scheme.  Bargain-hunters joked it was ‘food binge day’ and they would try to ‘eat as much as possible’ in a final rush to make … Read more

Over 200,000 learners backed-up in online queues to book driving tests

More than 200,000 learners have been desperately trying to book their driving test today after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency re-opened its online driving test booking service that crashed four days ago. The booking website had been down since Friday 21 August for maintenance after it crashed due to high levels of demand. Having … Read more

McDonald’s is testing delivering takeaways to customer’s CARS after long drive-thru queues

McDonald’s is testing delivering takeaways to customer’s CARS as they wait outside restaurants so they can avoid long drive-thru queues after huge tailbacks when lockdown was lifted Fast food chain is trialling new delivery service to cars in three UK restaurants  If successful it could roll out to McDonald’s branches nationwide this autumn Big Mac fans … Read more

Heathrow chaos gets WORSE as crowds are again forced into massive queues with no social-distancing

Queuing chaos struck again at Heathrow Airport last night as UK arrivals were forced to wait in long lines with no social distancing measures – while Border Force chiefs pointed the finger of blame at passengers for not filling in the right forms. Rows of face mask wearing passengers were last night seen queuing around … Read more

Chaos at Heathrow as hundreds of travellers are forced to pack into huge queues

‘Utter bedlam’: Chaos at Heathrow as hundreds of travellers are forced to pack into huge queues with no social distancing at border control before they start chanting for more staff Hundreds of passengers seen queueing in Heathrow Terminal 5’s Arrivals area  Travellers chanted for ‘more staff’ which eventually led to more border agents  By William … Read more

The REAL test of IKEA! Flat-pack fans form giant queues at furniture store as it reopens in Wembley

Ikea stores across Britain are seeing giant queues form outside today with customers forming three-hour queues as lockdown restrictions are eased. The car park at Ikea in Wembley, north London, which was until recently a coronavirus test centre, was full of customer cars this morning as the store opened for business for the first time … Read more

Britain reopens for business: Huge queues form at IKEA as customers return

The UK’s coronavirus lockdown eases today with millions able to see friends and family, more businesses can reopen and children will return to primary school for the first time in more than 10 weeks.      Huge queues formed outside Ikea stores in Nottingham, Reading and Essex today as the Government urged Britons to act ‘sensibly’ as they enjoy … Read more