European leaders have reacted with fury after Britain revealed its plans for a tough new quarantine regime requiring arrivals into the UK to self-isolate for 14 days. Home Secretary Priti Patel has received widespread backlash both at home and abroad after unveiling the measures, which have been dubbed ‘ineffective and unenforceable’ by the travel industry. Ms … Read more
Billionaire boss of Le Monde newspaper, 52, admits he was a teenage spy who once hacked the mobile phone of President Mitterrand for his security service bosses Xavier Niel, 52, was caught hacking Canal Plus aged 17 after quitting education The Directorate for Territorial Surveillance hired him to harvest data on Renault He also hacked … Read more
Albanian human trafficking gang boss is jailed for nine years after smuggling migrants into UK on dinghies Vladimir Bardoshi is the third member of the gang to be imprisoned in the UK Bardoshi and his gang smuggled migrants from France on a fleet of dinghies The Albanian people trafficker was extradited on a European Arrest … Read more
Albanian human trafficking gang boss is jailed for nine years after smuggling migrants into UK on dinghies Vladimir Bardoshi is the third member of the gang to be imprisoned in the UK Bardoshi and his gang smuggled migrants from France on a fleet of dinghies The Albanian people trafficker was extradited on a European Arrest … Read more
Social-distanced sunbathing: Beachgoers lie in roped-off zones after French town introduced three-hour sunbathing slots Sunbathers in La Grande Motte can book out spots cordoned off on the beach Visitors can swim in the sea and sunbathe in their roped-off zone for three hours Officials warn that beaches will be closed again if people do not … Read more
Britons back ‘air bridges’ and tourism in Europe ‘re-opening this summer’, with searches for July holidays to Italy and France rocketing in the past few days by over 100 per cent Air bridges would allow people to travel without the need to undergo quarantine In response, Skyscanner says searches for holidays to Italy in July … Read more
Sweden has highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world per capita over the last seven days after shunning lockdowns Sweden had 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants per day on a rolling seven day average from May 13 to May 20 This is higher than any other country in the world, worse than the UK … Read more
Greece will allow international flights to return to its tourist destinations from July 1, the country’s prime minister said today in a boost to British families hoping for a summer holiday despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Mediterranean nation is planning to reboot its tourist industry from June 15 when hotels will start to re-open, before … Read more
Princess Eugenie’s in-laws were told ‘more than once’ to ‘prepare for the worst’ when her husband’s father George Brooksbank, 71, spent five weeks on a ventilator battling coronavirus, his wife reveals George Brooksbank, 71, was on a ventilator for five weeks in intensive care Princess Eugenie, 30, and her husband Jack were told to ‘prepare … Read more
A planet is born! Astronomers find the first direct evidence of a new world being formed around a distant star A dense disc of dust and gas was spotted surrounding young star AB Aurigae The star is 520 light years away from Earth and has a spiral structure around it Twists in the centre of … Read more
Britain has the second highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the last seven days after lockdown-free Sweden, data has revealed. Between May 12 and May 19, in a rolling seven day average, Britain saw 5.75 deaths per million inhabitants. In Sweden the figure was 6.25 deaths per million. The United Kingdom’s … Read more
Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more
Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more