The Grand National meeting gets underway without crowds as Aintree lies deserted at the time thousands of punters would usually be piling through its doors ready for a beer and bacon sandwich! The Grand National’s first meeting will take place without fans on Thursday Aintree racecourse was empty ahead of the event with the UK … Read more
Her first racing triumph, aged 13 and riding a pony, gave no hint that Rachael Blackmore would one day make history. But yesterday she entered the record books by becoming the first woman to win the Champion Hurdle, highlight of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Miss Blackmore, 31, from Killenaule in County Tipperary, … Read more
Shipwrecked! Two men and a woman who were stranded on a deserted island in the Bahamas for 33 DAYS after their boat capsized are finally rescued by Coast Guard and say they survived on COCONUTS A US Coast Guard helicopter crew conducted the rescue on Tuesday in Anguilla Cay, an uninhabited Bahamian island between Cuba and … Read more
CheesyJet! Moment a MOUSE scurries through Costa in deserted Heathrow arrivals lounge on Christmas Day The mouse emerged from underneath chairs at Costa Coffee, Heathrow Airport Rodent scampers across the floor of the empty coffee shop on Christmas Day The man filmed the clip while waiting for his flight to Copenhagen, Denmark By Emily Webber For … Read more
A sequence of pictures shows the stark contrast between streets that were left eerily deserted at midnight and when they were packed with New Year’s Eve revellers one year ago. Normally-bustling Trafalgar Square in London was empty as the clock struck midnight with officials putting up barriers to keep rule breakers away. Pictures also capture … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are still lying empty despite the rising coronavirus cases and fears over a new highly-infectious mutant strain. East London’s ExCeL centre – the first site opened by NHS England amid the crisis, is seen practically deserted in pictures taken today. The site would be the largest intensive care unit in Europe if fully operational, capable of … Read more
New generation of banks ‘are best for customer service’: Big banks that deserted High Street to swell profits are slammed by consumer group Which? survey of 4,500 customers rated 24 banking brands Starling Bank finished top with an overall customer service score of 88 per cent RBS had 61 per cent, and TSB and Santander … Read more
What a difference a week makes! London’s usually bustling streets are seen deserted on Saturday night as revellers stay at home due to lockdown rules London was a ghost town last night as closed pubs and restaurants kept the usually busy city centre deserted The UK capital was packed with revellers in Soho and Borough … Read more
Ghost town London: City centre’s normally-bustling streets stand empty with once-thriving bars and restaurants deserted on day one of capital’s new Tier 2 lockdown Kate Nicholls of UKHospitality said the industry saw 50% increase of cancellations due to restrictions London has been placed under Tier 2 level restrictions following rapid rise of infections in many … Read more
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