My family and I went to Rio de Janeiro to celebrate New Year on the famous Copa Cabana beach in Brazil for a once in a lifetime trip. We flew with Emirates via Dubai on an evening flight from London Heathrow with the three return economy tickets costing almost £3,000. Our flight to Rio was … Read more
Thousands of drivers queued for hours outside a rubbish dump in Birmingham today after the city reopened the waste sites for the first time in seven weeks. Drivers remained seated in their vehicles in the sweltering heat in queues that stretched for miles after four of five waste sites in the city were opened by the … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s biography reached number one on Amazon’s Top 10 New York bestseller in 24 hours list on the day of its release for pre-order. Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family is set to be released worldwide online on August 11, with the hard copy … Read more
British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey. Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home … Read more
If a vintage wooden tram rattles past your pavement cafe as you’re served coffee and a warm, cinnamon-dusted custard tart, you can only be in Lisbon – one of the sunniest cities in Europe and 2019’s go-to place for a perfect long weekend. The Portuguese capital is a two-and-a-half-hour flight from the UK, it’s in … Read more
Motorists queued for hours to get a drink at Costa drive-throughs this morning, sparking fears people are ignoring lockdown measures as more high street chains reopen. Tailbacks stretched around the block at takeaway chains in Edinburgh, Wakefield and Glasgow today as drivers waited to get their coffee fix. At the weekend, eager customers queued for … Read more
A woman who woke up with a sore neck and was paralysed from the neck down just hours later has had treatment in Oman. Helen Fincham thought she had just slept awkwardly when she woke with an ache in August 2016, aged 21. By midday, she was struggling to breathe. Later that afternoon, Miss Fincham … Read more
The United States has recorded its deadliest 24 hours after more than 2,900 people died from coronavirus as America loosens its lockdown restrictions, according to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Within the last two weeks, several states have started reopening their stores, restaurants, malls, museums and libraries despite the US reporting more than … Read more
Boarding planes could take FOUR HOURS with added health checks and much higher ticket prices after lockdown ends, experts warn Experts claim pre-flight health checks will be mandatory and take much longer To maintain social distancing flights would only be allowed 20 per cent capacity This mean prices would rocket to make them profitable and … Read more
Relentlessly busy, noisy, smelly and stiflingly hot: it’s easy to see why for many, Bangkok is little more than a place for a brief stopover. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find a burgeoning arts scene, a raft of new restaurants and elegant galleries. Here’s how to spend 48 hours in the Thai capital… … Read more