Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle warns British Grand Prix ‘is not a given’ even if it takes place behind closed doors as he urges F1 to make decision on race Formula One are lining up two races behind close doors in Austria in early July It is hoped that two further races could then follow at … Read more
Whether it’s the setting of an Agatha Christie murder mystery, a puffin paradise or the former home of a crazed king, Britain is littered with tiny isles on which you can stay in seclusion. Scroll down to discover our pick of the very best… PIRATES AND PRETENDERS Lundy, pictured, is an outcrop in the Bristol … Read more
British Airways owner IAG secures £900m loan from Spanish government – but it can’t be used to help stricken UK airline which is cutting 12,000 jobs amid coronavirus crisis International Airlines Group has received a £900m loan from the Spanish govt IAG is the parent company of British Airways which is loosing 12,000 jobs The … Read more
Great British Boltholes: Padstow Townhouse is the place to visit for pure indulgence and bags of Cornish charm Padstow Townhouse is a Georgian guesthouse near the harbour in Padstow It is part of chef Paul Ainsworth’s family of local restaurants There are six suites that have ‘all the expected amenities, with knobs on’ By Vicki … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
British Airways plans to cut the jobs of a quarter of its pilots and could abandon Gatwick Airport altogether in a bid for post-coronavirus survival, it was revealed today. The news was revealed in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick operation and seen by BBC News. This comes as it was revealed … Read more
British Museum makes over half of its collection viewable online during the coronavirus lockdown — including a ‘lost’ watercolour by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Lewis Chessmen and the Easter Island Hoa Hakananai’a statue Nearly 4.5 million objects can now be viewed by the museum’s free online portal Advanced zooming technology will allow users to see items … Read more
Letter to colleagues from Alex Cruz, Chairman and CEO at British Airways Yesterday, British Airways flew just a handful of aircraft out of Heathrow. On a normal day we would fly more than 300. What we are facing as an airline, like so many other businesses up and down the country, is that there is … Read more
British make-up brand Charlotte Tilbury at centre of £1bn bidding war between Unilever, L’Oreal and Estee Lauder By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 29 April 2020 A bidding war has broken out over British make-up brand Charlotte Tilbury, with beauty giants Unilever, L’Oreal and … Read more
British Airways planning 12,000 redundancies after owner IAG racks up losses of £466m in the first quarter By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:40 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:40 BST, 28 April 2020 Up to 12,000 British Airways staff will be made redundant after its owner IAG racked up losses of … Read more