Britons line up to buy takeaway alcohol as bars reopen over bank holiday weekend 

Sunseekers across the country have been treated to their first pint in weeks today as bars at beauty spots and beaches throughout the UK opened up their bars to serve takeaway drinks for the Bank Holiday weekend. Booze-starved Brits were seen queuing up patiently to get their hands on cold beverages at the Hot Rocks … Read more

Two-thirds of Britons have piled on the pounds during lockdown

Two in three Britons admit they have piled on the pounds during the two-month coronavirus lockdown – putting them more at risk of the viral disease. A third of the population has gained half a stone or more in the eight weeks since all but essential travel was banned and exercise was limited. According to … Read more

Britons are urged to stay away from beaches today with dry, sunny weather and 66F highs

People are being urged to stay away from beaches and beauty spots over the bank holiday weekend due to coronavirus, when England is expected to bask in warm, sunny weather. Pictures of crowds flocking to beaches in Brighton and Southend and various beauty spots around the UK in recent days have raised fears over social … Read more

Coronaphobia grips the nation: Britons fear lockdown is being eased too rapidly

Britons do not want to go back into work because they fear the lockdown is being eased too quickly – and they enjoy being at home, a poll revealed last night. The survey was a setback for Boris Johnson, illustrating the uphill task he faces to bring the nation’s moribund economy back to life quickly. … Read more

Britons back ‘air bridges’ and ‘travel bubbles’, with holiday searches to Italy and France rocketing

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

Britons flout lockdown rules by camping out at UK’s seaside resorts

Day-trippers in camper vans ignored lockdown rules as they slept by Britain’s seaside last night after scores of people rushed to beaches yesterday.  Angry locals took to social media to complain of ‘selfish’ tourists sleeping in camper vans in Newquay and Brighton and waste strewn on the ground.  Britons staying in camper vans in Cornwall … Read more

Britons vote BACON as the nation’s favourite filling with cheese knocked from its top spot

The BACON butty is crowned Britain’s favourite sandwich: Cheese is knocked from its top spot while egg mayo claims second place Bacon butty named the nation’s best loved sandwich in a survey of 2,000 Britons Second in poll was egg mayonnaise followed by sausage and cheese and pickle Results show shift in tastes, with a … Read more

Locked-down Britons hit the beach to bask in 82F sunshine today on hottest day of the year so far

Locked-down Britons are hitting the beach to bask in 82F (28C) sunshine on the hottest day of the year so far today, before rain and thunderstorms are set to hit the nation tomorrow.  Sunbathers made the most of their new-found freedom following the easing of lockdown restrictions as London‘s St James’s Park saw a high … Read more

Britons hit the beach early with temperatures set to reach sweltering 81F today

Britons hit the beach yesterday as temperatures soared to a sweltering 79F (26C) ahead of the hottest day of the year today. Sunbathers, kayakers and paddleboarders flocked to Bournemouth and Margate as runners beat the heat with morning jogs through central London. Meanwhile tourists returned to Cambridge to punt along the River Cam  The scenes come … Read more