Tag: uk

Woman who ‘slapped passengers’ on Antalya-Machester flight banned for life and fined £5,000

A disorderly passenger who tried to open a plane door mid-flight and allegedly slapped fellow flyers has been banned for life by Jet2. The airline has also fined Catherine Bush £5,000 for her tirade, during which she was filmed shouting in the faces of staff trying to calm her down....

24.03.2022

‘Free-range’ eggs no longer available in UK due to bird flu

People can no longer buy free-range eggs in the UK due to the length of time hens have been kept indoors following outbreaks of bird flu. The eggs in shops will be labelled as “barn eggs” due to birds being kept inside for more than 16 weeks. The country is...

21.03.2022

5.1 magnitude earthquake felt in part of the UK

Part of Scotland were rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early this morning. Alarmed locals woke up to ‘shaking and rumbling sounds’ while lying in bed at 5.30am. They said their windows and beds were ‘rattled for minutes’ by the tremors off the coast of the north east of Shetland. It...

21.03.2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: ‘I should’ve been back six years ago’

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has questioned why she was left in Iranian detention for six years, during a press conference on Monday. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to the UK, and to her husband Richard and daughter Gabriella, on Friday morning after the UK paid an almost £400million debt to Iran. In an impassioned statement during the...

21.03.2022

Spring booster jab launches for over-75s in England

People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster jab against Covid in England. It comes as official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups – including the over-70s. The rollout follows recommendations from the UK’s vaccine advisers who say additional...

21.03.2022

Interest rates rise again to counter higher prices

Interest rates have increased for the third time in four months as the Bank of England tries to calm the rise in the cost of living. The rise from 0.5% to 0.75% means rates are now at their highest level since March 2020, when Covid lockdowns began. Energy bills and...

17.03.2022

UK bans luxury goods exports to Russia

THE UK government has placed an export ban on luxury goods to Russia and hiked up import tariffs from the country on iconic products such as vodka. British vehicles, high-end fashion and art are some of the luxury goods that will no longer be exported to Russia as the West...

16.03.2022

Sanctioning of Chelsea owner by UK government halts club’s sale

Roman Abramovich’s attempt to sell Chelsea has been halted after the oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian put the European champions up for sale after the threat of sanctions was raised in Parliament. The freezing of Abramovich’s assets, which include Chelsea,...

10.03.2022

Why is Turkey still on the red list for UK travel?

We asked the Department of Transport (DFT) why Turkey is still on the red list, as anger grows over the decision. India, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were all moved from the red list to the amber list, opening them up to vaccinated visitors in the last travel...

06.08.2021

Warnings over ‘dangerous’ high strength ecstasy pills after second death

Authorities are urging people not to take illegal drugs on nights out following the death of a man in London over the weekend and a number of recent warnings about a “dangerous” batch of blue “Tesla” ecstasy pills in circulation across England. A 21-year-old man died and two others were taken to hospital after...

02.08.2021

Fully vaccinated travellers from US and EU no longer need to isolate

Fully vaccinated travellers from the US and EU can now arrive in the UK without having to isolate. The new rules came into effect at 4am on Monday but they have not yet been met by a reciprocal easing of restrictions for travellers from the UK. The new rule applies...

02.08.2021

Shapps warns travellers will need to be vaccinated to fly

Young adults were on Friday warned that they will be grounded in Britain if they do not get the Covid-19 jab. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps stressed that people who do not get inoculated will be unable to fly to most, if not all, countries. He highlighted Britain’s world-leading vaccine roll-out, which has so far...

30.07.2021

Woman jailed after trying to smuggle £5.5m from UK to Dubai

A money launderer who was caught trying to smuggle almost £2 million out of the UK in her suitcases has been jailed for almost three years. The National Crime Agency’s investigation into Tara Hanlon, age 30 and from Leeds, began in October 2020 after she was stopped from boarding a...

27.07.2021

Selfridges goes on sale for £4billion

Selfridges’ billionaire owners, the Weston family, have launched a formal auction to sell the historic department store business. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse will start looking for a buyer, with the company valued at as much as £4 billion. They will send out information memoranda – documents used to pitch the...

26.07.2021

Parts of London hit with 50cm of rain, as hospitals close and stations flood

Parts of London inundated for second time in less than a month Torrential showers and thunderstorms have caused flooding across parts of London, with two hospitals declaring major incidents as a result of the downpours. Both Newham and Whipps Cross Hospitals in the east of the city urged patients to seek...

26.07.2021

Food workers are given exemption from isolation rules

Supermarket depot workers and food manufacturers in England will be exempt from quarantine rules as the government tries to prevent food supply problems. Up to 10,000 staff are expected to qualify for the scheme, but supermarket workers are not included. The move comes after the high number of retail staff self-isolating affected...

23.07.2021

Community members unsure of ‘Freedom Day’

ON Monday July 19, Boris Johnson lifted the vast majority of the remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England, as the country moved to step four of its coronavirus lockdown roadmap. However, the prime minister warned cases are set to rise even if restrictions including social distancing and the legal requirement to wear face masks...

22.07.2021

Hotel quarantine bills could rise by £500

Travellers returning from red list destinations could be facing paying an extra £500 to pay for their quarantine hotel stay. Under plans reportedly being considered, the price could increase to more than £2,250 in a bid to stop people from making ‘unnecessary trips’ to high-risk countries. Ministers are said to...

22.07.2021