Heathrow nosedived to a £2 billion annual loss after the ‘toughest’ year in the airport’s 75-year history as the pandemic saw passenger numbers crash by 73%. The airport’s annual financial results, which were released this morning, lay bare the devastating impact the Covid crisis has had on the aviation industry. The number of people passing … Read more
Moment dog owner plunges into his freezing swimming pool to rescue pet who fell through the ice Dan Holmes of Southlake, Texas, was trying to cope with snowfalls at his house His dog Christi, an Australian shepherd was frolicking outside in the deep snow The dog made its way onto the frozen surface of the … Read more
ICE try, lads! Moment daredevil biker trying to cross frozen lake plunges into waters when surface gives way then another rider falls in while trying to save him… but friend hauls them out Max Adami and his friends were riding across the frozen Lake Marokánka Mr Adami falls through the ice with his bike and … Read more
Britain is facing a double-dip recession as grim figures showed business activity plunging into the red again this month. Closely-watched PMI data for the private sector showed a reading of 40.6 so far in January – with anything below 50 pointing to a contraction. It was significantly worse than the expectations of analysts, who had predicted … Read more
‘If you’ve printed out an itinerary, throw it away,’ says Adam, the trip leader of Oceanwide Expeditions’ Hondius ship, as we gather for a briefing en route to the world’s largest desert – Antarctica. The initial plan for the ten-day expedition has changed, he says, and now we’ll venture below the Antarctic Circle, something that … Read more
$200 BILLION wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours as bitcoin value plunges by 22% – but experts say it’s a much-needed reset to avoid ‘the mother of all bubbles’ Cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to drop to $31,000 on Monday, wiping $200billion off cryptocurrency market But experts … Read more
The new lockdown in England at a glance England will be put into a full national lockdown that will last until the February half term. According to the new rules: All primary and secondary schools will close with immediate effect Classes will remain only for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers. The plan … Read more
Boris Johnson plunged England into a national lockdown even more brutal than last March tonight in a desperate bid to keep the mutant coronavirus at bay while vaccines are rolled out. Just a day after he urged parents to send their children back, the PM declared that primary and secondary schools will be shut from … Read more
Ireland is to return to a full lockdown for at least a month and will extent school holidays in a bid to curb a surge in the new mutant strain of COVID-19 which originated in the UK. Prime minister Micheal Martin announced on Wednesday that the virus is now spreading faster than all previous forecasts. Ireland … Read more
Mother-of-two, 51, falls to her death from fourth-floor London flat on Christmas morning after struggling to find a job for eight months due to the pandemic Sharon Anne Daly-O’Dwyer was spending Christmas with family in apartment The 51-year-old, from Shepherd’s Bush, west London, fell from the fourth-floor Family members have set up a GoFundMe page to … Read more