Hundreds have flocked to Kensington Palace in west London today to get a glimpse of the new statue to Princess Diana. But members of the public gave it a mixed reaction, with some saying she ‘looks beautiful’ while others think ‘it doesn’t look like her’. The eight-foot sculpture showing her with three ethnically diverse children … Read more
Sweet revenge: Customers queue down the block to support Texas bakery hit by social media backlash for posting a picture of rainbow cookies Confections in Lufkin said it lost followers and orders over the Pride cookies An outpouring of support followed, with the bakery selling out two days in a row Owners Dawn Cooley and … Read more
Hop on, jab in: People queue for drop-in Covid vaccination bus in Luton in new scheme to tackle low take-up of vaccinations Temporary facility was set up in the car park of Sainsbury’s in Bury Park, Luton Coronavirus cases increase in area with 4 per cent rise in people testing positive It comes after the … Read more
Some 321 tankers and cargo vessels are now stuck waiting to transit the Suez Canal which has been blocked for the past five days. Authorities have so far been unsuccessful in their attempts to dislodge the massive 1,900-ft long Ever Given, which is firmly lodged around 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance of the … Read more
Spain is considering its own ‘green corridor’ for vaccinated Britons to allow them to visit this summer if there is no EU agreement on vaccine passports, the country’s tourism minister has said. Fernando Valdés said his government is in talks with the UK about making travel easier between the two countries in time for the summer … Read more
Chaos struck Heathrow Airport last night as passengers queued for six hours to get through passport control with no social distancing, food or water as just two members of staff manned 10 desks. Ten flights are believed to have arrived close to each other at the airport as Terminal 2’s immigration hall filled with people … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
Outrage as hundreds of desperate homeless people are forced to queue in the snow for hot food in Glasgow as temperatures plunged to -14C Shocking photos reveals crowds waiting in line in cold to be fed by soup kitchen Some said it looked like ‘Eastern Europe decimated by years of communist rule’ But charities are … Read more
Elderly woman ‘collapses with hypothermia’ in vaccine queue after hundreds of pensioners were forced to wait for HOURS in snow and ice due to overbooking blunder – before many were sent home and told to RE-BOOK Scottish pensioners were left queuing in freezing temperatures for a Covid jab Labour MSP Alex Rowley slams NHS Fife’s … Read more
Hundreds of frail and elderly people are forced to queue in the freezing cold to receive Covid jabs at Plymouth Argyle football stadium as relatives blast ‘absolute shambles’ Queue compared to match day-style crowds, with some waiting up 90 minutes Storm Darcy has brought snow and freezing temperatures across the UK today Relatives of those … Read more