Stranded Britons offered emergency loans by the government to get home

British tourists stranded abroad as the coronavirus pandemic paralyses international travel will be offered emergency loans to get them home, the Government said today amid fears from some that they will be left to ‘live on the streets’. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told MPs that the UK was putting pressure on airlines to help lower … Read more

British comedian Russell Brand is ‘stranded’ in regional NSW due to COVID-19

‘Thanks for the laughs!’ Russell Brand is ‘stranded’ in regional NSW due to coronavirus pandemic – as fans spot him at café in Mullumbimby By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 07:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 British comedian Russell Brand was forced to cancel his remaining Australia … Read more

Thousands of tourists and expats are stranded after country entered two-week lockdown 

Hundreds of thousands of British tourists and expats are stranded in Spain today after the country entered an unprecedented two-week lockdown. Panicked holidaymakers were last night scrambling to escape after the Spanish government declared a state of emergency over coronavirus. The drastic action came as the country’s death toll from the outbreak more than doubled … Read more

More than 600 British passengers are stranded on virus-hit Caribbean cruise ship

More than 600 British passengers – many of them elderly – were tonight stranded on a cruise ship in the Caribbean after it was blocked from a string of ports after a coronavirus outbreak onboard. Five people on the Braemar, operated by British cruise firm Fred Olsen, have already tested positive for Covid-19 and passengers … Read more

4,000 passengers stranded on board ANOTHER cruise ship as one person is tested for coronavirus

Up to 4,000 passengers are stranded on board another cruise ship off the coast of California while they wait for the outcome of a coronavirus test on one sick passenger. The Carnival Panorama cruise ship has been docked in Long Beach and passengers are being ordered to stay on the boat while the woman, whose … Read more

Relatives of Brits stranded on coronavirus-hit cruise ship off California plea for evacuation

The families of British passengers stuck on board a coronavirus-hit cruise ship off the coast of California have pleaded for them to be evacuated before they become seriously ill.  So far, 21 people on the Grand Princess have tested positive for Covid-19 – just under half of all those who have been tested – although nineteen … Read more

Woman, 88, stranded after Motor Ombudsman failed to rule for 11 months

An 88-year-old motorist was left without her beloved Mini Cooper for a year after the Motoring Ombudsman failed to act on a dispute with a dealer. Brandy Thomas was left stranded after her car was taken to her local Cooper Cobham BMW, on January 29, 2019, following an amber dashboard warning light coming on. A … Read more