Beauticians and hairdressers have seen a deluge of last minute bookings as people scramble to squeeze in appointment before the nation locks down again on Thursday. Industry insiders say they have seen a spike as people are ‘panicking’ ahead of salons having to close their doors. It comes as one beauty salon in Merseyside announced … Read more
Desperate Britons are scrambling to cancel flights to Italy or face a race back home to beat the 4am deadline on Sunday after the country was added to the UK’s Covid-19 quarantine list. Easyjet, Jet2 and British Airways customers have rushed to social media to request the airlines for refunds on flights and changes to … Read more
Royal Navy vessels scrambled to stop Spanish customs officials boarding a speedboat in an ‘unlawful incursion in British waters’ off of Gibraltar on Monday. A Royal Navy speed boat was sent to escort the Spanish vessel out of British waters near Europa Point at around 4pm. Footage shows a Spanish Customs (Auduanas) Fenix III stop … Read more
Craig David ‘triggers huge bidding war as record labels scramble to sign him… following his hugely successful music comeback’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 02:00 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 11 September 2020 He’s one of the UK’s most successful male recording artists, having bagged 20 Top 40 singles and seven Top … Read more
RAF Typhoon jets scramble to intercept passenger jet that lands in Stansted after ‘suspicious object is found in plane toilet’ Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to Stansted Airport in Essex this evening The jets circled over the Essex airports just after 7pm and then returned to base Laudamotion passenger aircraft was escorted as it … Read more
RAF Typhoon jets scramble to escort passenger jet to Stansted airport after mid-air incident Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to Stansted Airport in Essex this evening The jets circled over the Essex airports just after 7pm and then returned to base There are claims they were sent out to escort a passenger jet near … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of British tourists are facing a desperate scramble to get home today after France was added to the UK’s quarantine list. The quarantine is set to come in at 4am tomorrow – and with an estimated British 500,000 holidaymakers in France, a weekend of chaos looms. The sudden change in rules has … Read more
Holidaymakers are facing chaos and uncertainty amid fears France, Holland, Switzerland, Poland and Malta could be added to the quarantine list within days. Amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases on the continent, Boris Johnson warned yesterday that ministers will ‘not hesitate’ to reintroduce quarantine ‘very rapidly’ if infections continue to rise. There are already … Read more
More than 10,000 British Airways staff to lose their jobs as airline scrambles to cut costs By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 More than 10,000 British Airways staff are being made redundant as the airline scrambles to cut costs to survive … Read more
Britons have faced a frantic scramble to hire a car for their staycation – with Europcar customers reporting two-hour queues at branches and no answer from the firm’s phone help lines. Nearly 20 million Britons are expected to holiday in the UK this year with campsites, B&Bs and holiday cottages booking up fast after tens … Read more