The first British holidaymakers have touched down in Majorca as Spain opens the country’s borders. Planes touched down today carrying British passengers from both London and Manchester, as 144 flights made their way to the holiday island. The passengers, a mixture of tourists and expats, were set to enjoy temperatures of 34°C as they returned … Read more
Spain to allow British tourists to visit without having to go into 14-day quarantine on arrival from TOMORROW Travellers from UK will not have to quarantine on arrival in Spain from Sunday Spanish minister says call has been made to help Brits who have holiday homes Yet anyone returning from a trip there would still have … Read more
Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cast dramatic shadow over Africa, Arabia and southern Asia tomorrow Tomorrow an annular solar eclipse will be visible during the summer solstice The Republic of Congo will be the first country to see it at 5.56am local time The ‘maximum eclipse’ will be seen over Uttarakhan, India at … Read more
Greggs to reopen 800 stores from tomorrow and its remaining 1,000 sites by early July By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:19 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 16 June 2020 Greggs is to reopen around 800 stores from tomorrow – and will be welcoming sausage roll fans to the remaining … Read more
Ministers are ‘urgently’ looking at whether the two metre social distancing rules can be relaxed to boost shops and allow more pubs and restaurants to reopen, Rishi Sunak said today. In a clear sign he would like the rule eased the Chancellor admitted he could see the ‘positive impact’ of reducing it to 1.5metres or … Read more
Britons finally able to reunite with loved ones this weekend may well be firing up the barbecue for the occasion, with the UK set to enjoy 79F (26C) temperatures, making it hotter than Benidorm. Boris Johnson this week gave the green light for two households to merge into ‘support bubbles’ from Saturday, but only if one … Read more
London buses will resume front-door boarding on 124 routes from tomorrow with a limit of 20 passengers per double-decker and drivers sealed in for their safety after 26 of the capital’s transport workers died of coronavirus Front door boarding returns on 124 routes with customers required to touch in Process had been abandoned on April … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus contact tracing programme will launch tomorrow without its centrepiece NHS app as experts warned it will not be a ‘silver bullet’ which kills off the disease. The NHS Test and Trace system for England will see anyone who develops symptoms urged to self-isolate for seven days and told to order a test … Read more
The anniversary of a dark day for investors approaches. On June 3, 2019, the Woodford Equity Income fund was suspended. The revelation that a supposedly staid fund held so many near-valueless unquoted stocks shocked the thousands of people who had entrusted savings to the manager Neil Woodford. It also caused a wider tremor of unease. … Read more
Coronavirus crisis? It must be time for parliament to take a break! Fury as House of Commons goes on two-week recess from tomorrow despite worldwide pandemic as MPs condemn plans to ditch ‘virtual’ sittings and make them attend The House of Commons is set to go into recess for nearly a fortnight tomorrow The break … Read more