The Queen’s cygnet census is cancelled for only the second time in 900 years The Swan Upping census usually lasts for five days from July 13 to 17 each year Annual event was due to take place between Sunbury-on-Thames and Abingdon It is popular with people in Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire By Emily Andrews … Read more
Anxious holidaymakers are being ‘bullied’ into handing over thousands of pounds for trips that are unlikely to go ahead. Countless holidays have been cancelled since the Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel in March. With no end date in sight, and the Government now looking to enforce a 14-day quarantine period for travellers … Read more
Notting Hill Carnival is cancelled but organisers still promise ‘celebration of Carnival culture and arts’ for August bank holiday weekend By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 13:52 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 14:00 BST, 7 May 2020 The Notting Hill Carnival has been scrapped for the first time in its history following the outbreak … Read more
Desperate travel firms are attempting to claw money back from holidaymakers by charging ‘monstrous’ cancellation fees. Others are claiming their small print means part of the holiday is ‘non-refundable’, even when the customer is entitled to a full refund by law. Last week Money Mail exposed how airlines and travel agents are using underhand tactics … Read more
Love Island 2020 has officially been cancelled. ITV bosses have pulled the plug on the summer series of the reality show, revealing it was a logistical impossibility to safeguard ‘the wellbeing of everyone involved’ amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Fans have been assured the dating programme, which was due to begin filming in June, … Read more
A couple have got married on Facebook Live from their living room – after their dream wedding was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Daphne Goujon, 25, and husband Chris, 35, both from Orlando, were devastated when they realised their dream outdoor wedding in Florida, wouldn’t be able to go ahead on April 11 due … Read more
My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. The villa company asked for a list of guests who were likely to be staying. … Read more
The Voice UK finalists join forces to record single for NHS charities… after live shows were cancelled amid COVID-19 crisis By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:18 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 09:22 BST, 3 May 2020 The Voice UK finalists have joined forces to record a charity single to raise money for NHS … Read more
Travel firms which have failed to refund customers after holidays were cancelled during the coronavirus crisis will face legal action, it was announced today. The Competition and Markets Authority said it will take companies to court after it was revealed thousands of British holidaymakers are owed up to £7billion from companies refusing to reimburse customers. … Read more
Millions of Britons could lose the right to a cash refund for cancelled flights with the EU set to change consumer rights and force fliers to accept vouchers instead Transport ministers from twelve EU member states are attempting to block consumers’ legal rights to a refund Ministers said an amendment to the rules would protect … Read more