British Army’s ageing tanks date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s’: MPs warn that ‘obsolescent’ vehicles could cost lives in damning report MPs have demanded action be taken over the army’s ageing armoured tanks They say some of them date back to when ‘Elvis was the Christmas number one’ … Read more
Spain may need plenty of cava in stock for June, July and August, because it’s the holiday destination Britons most want to visit for a post-lockdown summer getaway, according to data from a flight search site. Following the Prime Minister revealing his roadmap out of lockdown for England, Skyscanner delved into its databanks and kept … Read more
TOP BEACHES IN THE WORLD 1. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia 2. Santa Maria Beach, Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba 3. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 4. Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 5. Saint Pete Beach, Florida 6. Turquoise Bay, Exmouth, Western Australia 7. Eagle Beach, Aruba 8. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, … Read more
Britons’ top takeaway choices during lockdown 3.0 revealed – and it’s fish and chips that’s No1, followed by egg-fried rice and pizza Chippies are the most popular takeaway outlet, supplying 33% of all orders Orders for fish and chips have increased by 330% this year compared to 2020 Britons’ favourite main dish from an Indian … Read more
If you want to give your Instagram feed a serious kudos boost, head to Tokyo, once travel is back on the agenda, and get snapping. That’s because it’s number one in a ranking of the world’s most Instagrammable places for 2021. The list has been drawn up by Big 7 Travel after it analysed Instagram hashtags … Read more
Japan has the world’s most powerful passport for the fourth year in a row, a new global ranking for 2021 has revealed. Citizens of the country can visit 191 countries around the world visa-free. The Singaporean passport remains in second place on 190 countries. Despite Brexit, the UK passport has moved up the ranking from … Read more
Taylor Swift and Harry Styles battle for number one on the album charts SEVEN years after the break-up of their whirlwind romance By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 21:58 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 4 January 2021 They had a whirlwind three-month romance between 2012 and 2013. And Harry Styles and Taylor … Read more
A leading aviation group has revealed the world’s 20 safest airlines for 2021 – and it’s Qantas that’s No1 again. The ranking has been drawn up by Australia-based AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers and takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies, government audits, airlines’ crash and serious incident records, fleet age and pilot training … Read more
Britain’s fastest-moving property markets revealed, with Falkirk, Bridgend and Waltham Forest coming top and family homes going quickest Bridgend in Wales and Waltham Forest in London were placed joint second on the list compiled by Zoopla The report said three-bed, semi-detached properties fly off the shelves the quickest At the other end of the scale, properties … Read more
Taylor Swift has just surpassed Whitney Houston’s longstanding record for most cumulative weeks spent at number one on the Billboard 200 chart for a female artist. Swift’s grand total, across across all of her chart-topping albums, comes to 47 weeks, which is one more week than Houston’s 46 week record, as reported by Billboard on Sunday. Houston, … Read more