Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane took off for the first time today after receiving a £900,000 red, white and blue paintjob. The jet’s tail fin had previously been spotted inside a hangar at an airfield in Cambridgeshire, where underwent a new Brexit paint job to help the PM fly the flag for the UK when … Read more
Boris Johnson will give the green light to foreign holidays next Monday when the Government unveils its long-awaited travel corridor plan. Ministers will say Britons can visit any one of around ten countries without having to quarantine – reviving summer holidays after almost four months of travel restrictions. ‘Air bridges’ to France, Spain, Italy, Greece … Read more
Dame Judi Dench has warned that Britain’s theatres face permanent closure after months of lockdown and doubts they will reopen in her lifetime. The 85-year-old actress said she ‘can’t imagine Britain without its arts heritage’ as theatres across the UK face an ‘existential risk’ of closure. Her intervention comes as theatre bosses have warned of … Read more
Britons are scrambling to book holidays at home – with record sales reported after lockdown restrictions on overnight stays were finally lifted. Hotels, B&Bs and campsites have seen an incredible surge in demand after Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday gave the green light for Britons to return to self-contained accommodation from July 4. Holidaymakers rushed … Read more
The first pictures emerged today of the new red, white and blue £900,000 colour scheme for Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane – which looks like a throwback to British Airways in its 1970s heyday. The jet’s tail fin could be seen inside a hangar at an airfield in Cambridgeshire, where it is getting a new … Read more
Boris Johnson has not looked as cheerful for a long time as he did in the Commons yesterday. His is a sunny nature and he does not like to be cast in the part of Charles Dickens’s Thomas Gradgrind — a sober man obsessed with numbers. That is a role he cedes happily to Sir … Read more
NHS staff are being denied holiday in autumn because health bosses fear a second wave of Covid-19 will overwhelm Britain’s hospitals once again, it emerged today. MailOnline can reveal at least one trust in England is blocking workers from taking annual leave in October, in case the coronavirus crisis spirals back out of control. Health … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon bowed to pressure to ease Scotland’s lockdown today, allowing beer gardens and non-essential shops to re-open from next month – and three family groups to meet indoors. The First Minister announced to the Scottish Parliament that she was following Boris Johnson’s example in England and relaxing restrictions introduced in March. But the changes will … Read more
At last, some midsummer light at the end of Britain’s long and immensely damaging lockdown tunnel. Boris Johnson’s Government has finally listened to this country’s businesses and given the seemingly doomed hospitality industry a chance of survival by easing the stifling two-metre rule. And finally, those of us with wild, out-of-control hair can book a … Read more
Britons face an alien and much quieter experience when they go to the pub, restaurants, hotels and shops, the government’s full post-lockdown rules reveal today. The changes being brought in for England on July 4 warn against music and noise – including showing live sport – as people talking loudly or shouting poses a serious risk … Read more