British families have been urged to ‘cancel their holidays’ after Eurostar trains were axed, flights were cancelled and 3.2million motorists hit the roads on ‘Frantic Friday’. Holidaymakers have faced tailbacks at the Port of Dover amid a ‘weekend of woe’, while delays have also been felt across the Gatwick Express as families head off for the...
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Eurostar passengers heading to Paris Olympics are urged NOT to travel today as snaking queues form at London St Pancras – and more than 3.2million cars to hit the roads on first weekend of summer holidays
Eurostar passengers have been urged not to travel from Britain to France today, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Huge snaking queues have formed at London‘s St Pancras station after a ‘massive arson attack’ brought mayhem to France‘s rail network ahead of the much-anticipated parade involving 10,500 athletes along the...
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King Charles in line for a cash boost after backing Labour’s new Great British Energy company
The King is in line for a cash boost after partnering with Labour’s new Great British Energy company. The unprecedented deal between the publicly owned firm – a key component of Labour’s election manifesto – and the Crown Estate could leverage £60billion of private investment into the UK’s energy infrastructure. Labour said the deal is...
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One in three of Team GB in Olympics attended private secondary school – analysis
A third of the Team GB squad for the Paris Olympics was educated at a private secondary school, an analysis has suggested. The proportion of privately educated athletes in the Great Britain team has risen since the 2016 Olympics, according to the Good Schools Guide. The analysis, which looked at the secondary schools attended by...
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Apprentice star, 41, who painted her baby and toddler shop gold is ordered to change the colour of it after battle with council in ‘Britain’s most picturesque town’
A star of BBC‘s The Apprentice has been ordered to change the colour of her baby and toddler shop after she painted it gold without planning permission. Mother-of-two Marianne Rawlins was told the colour of ‘cherished gold’ was ‘harming’ the character of a Grade II-listed building in Stamford, Lincolnshire — previously named Britain’s most picturesque town. The 41-year-old...
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More than 18m British fans travel across UK to see high-profile acts – report
An increasing number of British fans have to travel across the UK to see high-profile music acts, a new report has revealed. Research by UK Music says 18.2 million people travelled from UK towns and cities in 2023 to see shows such as Beyonce’s first tour in seven years, Harry Styles’ world tour and Britpop...
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How Mallorca fell out of love with tourists
Indeed, among the demands mooted by activists, affordable housing topped the list, with a desire to clamp down on illegal holiday lets and Airbnb-style rentals. However, the regional government has already placed a moratorium on new tourist beds until 2026. Campaigners also want to curtail foreign property speculation and to restrict purchases to those with...
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Brits brace for six days of travel chaos from tomorrow when schools start to break up – as map reveals traffic hotspots with 27m car journeys and ‘weekend of woe’ on roads
Britain’s drivers will make an estimated 27million leisure trips by car over the course of six days from tomorrow as the great summer getaway becomes drawn out. The RAC has warned motorists of staggered delays starting tomorrow, the day most schools break up for summer – culminating in a ‘weekend of woe’ on the roads....
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Microsoft meltdown sparks travel chaos across the UK: Huge queues form at airports with Ryanair flights grounded while trains are also axed as passengers suffer delays across the country
A global tech meltdown has triggered travel mayhem across Britain, with flights grounded, airport check-ins cancelled and trains axed. The mass Microsoft outage has sparked chaos around the globe, with TV channels knocked out and banks taken offline. The IT pandemonium has led to huge queues at airports across the UK, with holidaymakers at Gatwick reportedly...
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Microsoft outage causes chaos around the world: Flights grounded and TV channels failing as internet goes down
Airlines, TV channels, banks and businesses across the UK and the world have been hit by a large-scale IT outage. In Britain, Sky News was knocked off air, while the UK’s biggest rail company warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues” — just as rush hour hit. Millions who rely on Microsoft...
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Girlfriend of British travel agent ‘murdered’ in Sweden in ‘gang war’ shooting says he was ‘the definition of the most amazing father’ and is now on his way ‘to meet Allah’ after she converted him to Islam
The girlfriend of a missing British travel agent who is believed to have been murdered and left in a burnt-out rental car in Sweden has confirmed he is dead – amid speculation that he and his friend were murdered by gangsters. Father-of-two Juan Cifuentes, 33, and newly-wed Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, both from North London, went...
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Millionaire ‘Cosmetics King’ Mike Jatania moves in to save Body Shop: Rescue bid leader is one of Britain’s richest businessman with a historic mansion so grand it inspired Bond movies
He is the British millionaire dubbed the ‘Cosmetics King’ who is leading a rescue bid to save The Body Shop. Tycoon Mike Jatania is on the verge of sealing a deal that will drag the beloved chain out of the depths of administration. The self-confessed lover of a ‘good Bordeaux red wine’ and fine dining...