Britons have been flocking to beauty spots from the Peak District to Hyde Park on a wet and windy fourth day of lockdown – but central London remains deserted as non-essential shops shut for November. England’s second lockdown began on Thursday, bringing with it a ban on different households mixing, while indoor exercise was also … Read more
We’ve come on holiday by mistake, said Richard E. Grant in the cult movie classic Withnail And I, where two unemployed actors in late 1960s London head to Penrith for some rest and recuperation in a semi-derelict cottage. Half a century on from the film’s grim depiction of this corner of Cumbria, the only mistake … Read more
Staycationers have been blasted for littering the UK’s beauty spots with rangers at the Queen’s Balmoral estate shaming wild campers for abandoning tents as the Lake District is buried under mounds of ‘heartbreaking’ rubbish. The estate’s rangers posted a picture of an array of abandoned tents left on Saturday. It echoes a catalogue of other … Read more
Exasperated residents of Manhattan’s Chelsea district say they are tired of complaining to the authorities about a sprawling homeless camp that has taken root in their midst. Around 20 people are believed to be living along West 24th Street, on the corner with Sixth Avenue, The New York Post reported. The camp is one block … Read more
Here’s a useful little secret for you: Britain’s youth hostels are open for business. They’re cheap, located in beautiful areas and have taken Covid precautions. And best of all, they have vacancies. I stumbled across this information two weeks back. After foreign holidays hit the wall and every B&B in Britain sold out a few … Read more
A ‘tidal wave’ of lost and injured staycation holidaymakers hiking among Britain’s tallest peaks are pushing rescue teams to breaking point, rescue chiefs have today warned. Adventurous Britons are flocking to the Lake District in search of some post-lockdown freedom and are heading to the national park – home to England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike. … Read more
This striking image shows a 10-year-old girl watching an extraordinary rainbow arc through the storm clouds over the Lake District during a brief break in the heavy downpours that have battered Britain. It was taken from the top of the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, Cumbria, by photographer and holidaymaker Chris Orange, 46. It … Read more
I have made it my life’s mission to search out the most perfect lakes to swim in – and Britain is blessed with remote and bracing bodies of water that cry out to be enjoyed. From Lake District classics to distant Welsh wonders and bracing lochs in Scotland’s wildest places, these are our greatest lakes … Read more
Another two men were stabbed in London last night as violence explodes in the capital with the total number of murders in the past two weeks now up to 10. The City of London Police said the stabbings took place at Broadgate Circle in London’s main financial district at about 11pm. Their injuries are not life-threatening … Read more
Germany extends coronavirus lockdown in district hit by outbreak at slaughterhouse where 1,500 of 7,000 employees have tested positive North Rhine-Westphalia state has extended lockdown in hard-hit district Guetersloh will remain on lockdown until July 7 ‘as a precaution’, premier said Neighbouring district of Warendorf able to exit lockdown as planned on June 30 By … Read more