Step off an incoming plane at Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport and you enter a ghost town where masked travellers cast nervous glances at empty Duty Free shops and stroll past once bustling restaurants where staff now outnumber customers. What was once Britain’s vibrant ‘gateway to the world’ is now almost entirely moribund, with acres … Read more
Tragedy as two girls, aged 10 and 18 months, are orphaned after losing both their ‘utterly devoted’ parents in head-on crash with ‘drug’ driver Robert Bateman, 36, and his wife Paula, 35, died following a head-on collision Their daughters Lexi, 10, and Elizabeth, 18 months, were also in the car The Ford Focus was in … Read more
On November 22, 1977, I stood on the Tarmac at JFK Airport with a crowd of excited journalists and VIPs. A shout went up. We’d spotted, emerging from the light cloud, the drooping nose of the first supersonic passenger jet ever to cross the Atlantic on a commercial service. This was Concorde. It had taken … Read more
Fury erupted today over the government’s ‘utterly disgusting’ decision to stop free hospital parking for all NHS staff once the coronavirus pandemic is over. Matt Hancock promised ministers would cover the costs of car parking for NHS staff ‘going above and beyond every day’ at hospitals in England. But the Department of Health has now … Read more
Is it just me? Or has shopping become utterly joyless? asks SARAH VINE Sarah Vine argues shopping in the UK has become a lengthy, mindful process Claims it’s impossible to pop into a shop during your lunch or on your way home She fears the pandemic shopping guidelines may not be good for business By … Read more
Priti Patel lashed out at far right hooligans who attacked police in central London, accusing them today of ‘utterly indefensible hooliganism’ that left 38 officers injured. The Home Secretary told the Commons she gave police her ‘full backing’ to tackle yobs responsible for violence scenes in Westminster on Saturday. She accused ‘so-called protesters’ of acting … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel has branded the UK Black Lives Matter protests ‘utterly disgraceful’ as the mayor of Bristol said a torn down statue of a slave trader will be fished out of the docks and should be put in a museum. Protesters ripped down the sculpture of 17th century politician Edward Colston and dumped it … Read more
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Parents everywhere have quickly learned just how tough it is for schoolteachers, as they embark on homeschooling their children amid the coronavirus lockdown. One person having a particularly wild time with the experience is New Girl’s Max Greenfield, who has been delighting fans by documenting his efforts to educate his rather unruly daughter Lilly on … Read more