Center Parcs closes ALL its British sites until January 7 ‘with heavy heart’ 

Center Parcs closes ALL its British sites until January 7 ‘with heavy heart’ due to Covid super-strain Center Parcs has announced it will close all five of its UK woodland resorts Company said staying open would go against government’s advice to ‘stay local’ Elveden, Longleat, Whinfell, Woburn and Sherwood Forests will now remain shut until at … Read more

Last two animals at run-down Pakistani zoo move out as it closes for good

The Pakistani zoo which once housed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ Kaavan has now closed for good after the last of its animals were taken to shelters overseas. Marghazar Zoo, in the capital Islamabad, shut its doors on Wednesday following the departure of Bubloo and Suzie, two Himalayan brown bears who had been kept in captivity … Read more

Huge iceberg weighing hundreds of billions of tons closes in on South Georgia

A huge iceberg weighing hundreds of billions of tons is now just 30 miles away from South Georgia – threatening the habitat of millions of penguins. Iceberg A68a – which broke from the Antarctic’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017 – slid towards the open ocean for over two years until it hit the powerful Circumpolar … Read more

Eton College CLOSES due to outbreak of coronavirus at the prestigious private school 

Eton College CLOSES due to outbreak of coronavirus with boys sent home from the prestigious private school as soon as possible and lessons moving online until after Christmas £42,500-a-year school’s headmaster Simon Henderson wrote a letter to parents  Said ‘a large number of symptomatic boys and staff tested positive’ for the virus  Mr Henderson said there … Read more

Pink diamond prices to SOAR after Australian mine that produces 95 per cent of world supply closes

The price of pink diamonds is expected to soar after the Argyle Diamond Mine which produced nearly the entire world supply closes this week. The world’s largest pink diamond mine began when a group of geologists stumbled across a stone in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in the 1970s. Since owner Rio Tinto began … Read more

Jade Thirlwall’s bar Arbeia CLOSES as it’s hit by ‘tough times’ amid COVID-19

Jade Thirlwall’s bar Arbeia CLOSES just a year after launching as it’s hit by ‘tough times’ during COVID-19 pandemic By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 11:59 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 16 October 2020 Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall’s bar Arbeia has announced it will be closing temporarily after being hit by ‘tough … Read more

Winter closes in! Temperatures are set to take a tumble with 13C lows in the south

Winter closes in! Temperatures are set to take a tumble with 13C lows in the south and dismal damp outlook for the week Highs of 19C have been enjoyed today but balmy temperatures are set to drop throughout the rest of the week People were spotted making the most of the fleeting good weather by … Read more

Hungary closes its borders to foreigners in bid to halt spread of Covid-19

The EU demanded that Hungary ‘immediately retract’ its new border rules today after foreigners were shut out to tackle a resurgence in coronavirus cases.   Hungary closed its borders last night except for Hungarians returning from abroad, who will have to quarantine unless they can produce two negative tests, and visitors from Poland, the Czech Republic … Read more

Indian restaurant in Bradford closes after seven staff test positive for Covid-19

Indian restaurant in Bradford closes after seven staff test positive for Covid-19 just as lockdown restrictions are lifted in the town Cases all came in a 3-week window, with the last known reported on August 20 Owners of Akbar’s have made the decision to shut down entirely for five days From Wednesday, local Covid-19 restrictions … Read more