Plans to introduce post-lockdown social distancing at airports ‘won’t work’ and will lead to queues snaking for up to half a mile to board each large plane, Heathrow’s boss warned today. Heathrow’s Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye has warned that there simply isn’t enough space in airports to keep each passenger two metres apart. Mr Holland-Kaye … Read more
Gordon Ramsay has risked further umbrage from his neighbours after heading out on a 22 mile cycle ride on Sunday. The chef, 53, has already irked Cornish residents after moving into his second home, a £4.4 million mansion in the West Country, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Taking to Instagram on the weekend, Gordon shared a snap … Read more
A tiny parish in Cornwall could become the most valuable place on Earth thanks to the discovery of huge copper reserves, experts said today. The village of Gwennap covers just a square mile but drilling tests have revealed it is home to fresh reserves of copper-tin mineralisation. During the 18th and early 19th centuries the … Read more
Driving home for Christmas but dreading the meal options on offer from Britain’s network of often miserable, crowded service stations? Worry not, because a portion of help has arrived in the form of book The Extra Mile, by accommodation guide Sawday’s. It’s filled with delightful places to take a pit stop, from a railway carriage … Read more
Samsung has developed a 900wh solid state battery that provides electrical vehicles with a range of 500 miles on a single charge – and has a life cycle of over 1,000 charges. The South Korean firm noted that the technology is half the size of a conventional lithium-ion battery, which was achieved by reducing the … Read more