Drivers in Madrid had to be rescued from their cars today after unprecedented heavy snowfall caused by Storm Filomena wreaked havoc across Spain, leaving thousands of drivers stranded. The M-30 and M-40 motorways near to the Spanish capital were among 400 roads on which traffic was affected by the heavy snowfall. Madrid city council called … Read more
Thousands of Britons fear being trapped around the globe by the looming threat of a 72-hour test-to-fly rule coming in – as those jetting in today spoke of their disbelief at no regulations yet being in place. Boris Johnson and his government were accused of ‘dithering in a crisis’ after announcing the regulations, but then … Read more
Six-foot-long common dolphin dies after it washed up and became stranded on beach near Weston-super-Mare Dolphin died after it was stranded at Sandy Bay near Weston-super-Mare today The six-foot-long dolphin showed signs of life blowing air through its blowhole It died shortly after it was found despite help from marine mammal medics By Clare Mccarthy For … Read more
British Army troops came to the rescue of thousands of weary truckers this Christmas as stranded drivers finally started to head home after days of being stuck in their cabs on a Kent airfield. The soldiers sacrificed their own time with their families and loved ones to help more than 8,000 drivers get their vehicles … Read more
Ten sperm whales wash up on beach in East Yorkshire in mass stranding as rescue teams fear at least five may already be dead with the rest also expected to perish in shallow waters Humberside Police said the ten animals have been beached near Tunstall Coastguard and British Marine Life Rescue are helping with the … Read more
Lorry drivers stranded in Kent for the past three days have told MailOnline of their heartache today at missing out on Christmas Day with their families amid the ongoing border chaos. Thousands of drivers from countries including Hungary, Slovenia and Romania are likely to spend Christmas stuck in the UK after the Government indicated queues … Read more
French firefighters have joined the battle to get thousands of stranded lorry drivers across the Channel today, with up to 6,000 lorries now stacked up in Kent. A group of 24 firefighters from the continent have joined the testing effort, personally administering the swabs to lorry drivers after President Emmanuel Macron demanded truckers be swabbed … Read more
Rita Ora is reportedly facing a Christmas stranded in Bulgaria after flying abroad for a video shoot in the wake of her lockdown-flouting scandal. The singer, 30, is allegedly concerned she won’t be able to return to the UK after the Bulgarian government suspended all flights there until January 31 2021 following news that a … Read more
A stranded lorry driver waiting to get back into France following the country’s UK travel ban has said he has no idea if he will be able to get back to his family for Christmas. The lorry driver, one of the hundreds stuck at Dover after Emmanuel Macron shut the border on Sunday, says officials … Read more
Lorry drivers stranded in Kent are being slapped with parking tickets as pictures show a fed-up trucker colliding with a car while another blasts his horn once he’s stranded at the Port of Dover. Operation Stack is in place along the M20 in Kent, a holding measure that closes off one carriageway so that lorries … Read more