Coronavirus: Two British Airways baggage handlers test positive
Two British Airways staff have tested positive for coronavirus, Public Health England confirmed today.
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People reveal the things that Americans ‘don’t understand’ about the British
People reveal the things that Americans ‘don’t understand’ about the British, from paying for a TV licence to drinking ‘squash’ One Briton said Americans don’t seem to understand what salad cream is Another added that the British greeting ‘alright?’ appears to perplex Americans Americans are confused by Britons calling their evening meal ‘tea’, says another … Read more
Two British Airways baggage handlers test positive for coronavirus
Two British Airways baggage handlers test positive for coronavirus amid fears a hospital patient in his 80s has become UK’s second virus death 116 cases diagnosed in Britain – 105 in England, six in Scotland, three in Northern Ireland and two in Wales A woman in her 70s last night became the first patient to … Read more
‘It’s going to end in death’: British doctor warns about ICU bed shortage amid coronavirus
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 98,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The 2019 AA British B&B of the Year award winners revealed
The AA has announced the winners of its 2019 British B&B awards – and there can be no dispute over the loveliness of the gong-baiting lodges. Awards have been handed out in a number of categories, including friendliest, story of the year, unique, restaurant with rooms, breakfast of the year and guest accommodation of the … Read more
Passengers hit out at British Airways for serving a £5 afternoon tea… that does not come with tea
Passengers hit out at British Airways for serving a £5 afternoon tea… that does not come with tea British Airways added the afternoon tea item to its short-haul menu this month The afternoon tea costs £5 and it includes a scone, clotted cream and jam Passengers were stunned to find they must pay an extra … Read more
Travel experts review ALL FOUR classes on board a British Airways flight – at the same time
The differences in price between British Airways’ classes are big – leaping up in hundreds then thousands of pounds – but what exactly does each fare jump get you? Four travel experts decided to find out and reviewed all four classes on a single BA Boeing 777 flight between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi in … Read more
Our dream kitchen with no mod-cons! How one British couple restored French chateau to original glory
You won’t find any of the latest juicers, blenders or fashionable steam ovens in Robert Deeley’s kitchen. But if dangle spits, bottle jacks and faggot ovens from centuries long past are more your taste in culinary gadgets, then the cavernous room with its flagstone floor and two roaring open fires in his French chateau will … Read more
First British victim, 25, describes coronavirus
Connor Reed, a 25-year-old expat from Llandudno in North Wales, has worked in a school in Wuhan, China, for almost a year. In November he became the first British man to catch the coronavirus. From coughs and aches to burning up and spending the night in hospital, here’s how he beat the illness that is … Read more
All 25 bingo players at British Legion club self-isolate as one catches coronavirus from relative
All bingo-playing members of a British Legion club have been ordered to self-isolate after one caught coronavirus from a family member at the centre of the Surrey outbreak. Public Health England ordered the 25 people from the Hindhead branch who attended last Tuesday night’s draw to remain at home and watch out for any symptoms. … Read more