The lounge at Southend Airport has been ranked the worst out of 21 pay-as-you-go airport lounges in the UK for the second consecutive year. Inspectors from consumer group Which? say they found barely-there facilities at the Skylife Lounge with no runway view, no hot food and no sparkling wine – earning it just one star … Read more
Britain’s stock market rebounded this morning after suffering its second worst day in history yesterday as panic gripped the world’s financial system. The FTSE 100 index of the UK’s leading companies rose by 380 points or 7 per cent to 5,634 points shortly after opening, despite fears of a recession continuing. Today’s rise comes after the index … Read more
Firms hit the panic button as Trump’s coronavirus travel ban triggers worst stock market rout since Black Monday By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest firms were pushed to the brink yesterday after President Trump’s shock travel ban … Read more
Britain’s economy flatlined before the coronavirus outbreak in its weakest performance since the wake of the 2008 financial crash, new figures revealed today. There was zero GDP growth in January after the economy grew by 0.3 per cent in December, confounding experts who had expected the economy to grow by 0.2 per cent at the start … Read more
The best and worst river cruise lines of 2019 have been revealed in a new report, with Avalon Waterways and Scenic Tours coming top and Shearings Holidays anchored at the bottom. The research, by consumer group Which?, looked at 17 river cruise companies and asked over 1,700 passengers to rate their experiences out of five … Read more
Train cancellations in the North of England hit record highs with 7am Harrogate to Leeds service unable to run 28 out of 55 times last month Britain’s most cancelled train is Northern 7.13am from Harrogate to Leeds Worst-performing for local and commuter services was TransPennine Express Study found 49 services across Britain ran on fewer … Read more
The average UK driver spent 115 hours stuck in traffic jams last year costing the economy £7bn… so how bad is congestion in YOUR city? Gridlocked roads cost the UK economy £6.9billion last year, figures show In 2019 average road user spent 115 hours stuck in traffic at cost of £894 Worst cities were London, … Read more
Sherry and port will get you drunk more quickly than most other alcoholic drinks… and they also cause the worst hangovers, doctor warns Sherry and port provide the ‘optimum way of getting very drunk very fast’ Dr Hal Sosabowski of Brighton University analysed the effects of the tipple They contain relatively high volume of alcohol … Read more
Holidaymakers are at risk of being left adrift without a lifeline should something go wrong on their holidays due to confusion over their rights, an investigation has found. Which? says some of the UK’s biggest travel agents and airlines are giving incorrect information about the cover and protections holidaymakers are entitled to under Package Travel … Read more
The ‘world’s worst cat’ who went viral after a shelter posted an ad of her looking angry is now living it up in her new home. Perdita the cat went from being the ‘worst cat’ to the most popular cat overnight when an adoption ad hit headlines and attracted almost 200 applications from humans who … Read more