Hopes raised for summer holidays as EU vows to lift travel restrictions

The EU has urged member states to ease travel restrictions as soon as possible to kick-start the continent’s ailing tourism industry in time for the summer holidays. All forms of transport should be restarted ‘as a matter of priority’, the European Commission said Wednesday as it laid out a guide for helping people to travel … Read more

1980s pleasure seekers enjoy the summer sun at Butlin’s holiday camp

Back to the future for holidays? Photographs from Butlin’s hey-day reveal Britons enjoying glamorous granny and knobbly knees competition just as millions are told there will be no breaks abroad this year Photographer Barry Lewis captures British holidaymakers at Skegness Butlin’s holiday camp in summer 1982  Images included ‘Knobbly Knees’ competitions and Redcoat entertainers in … Read more

Helen Flanagan sports a crop top and summer skirt as she cradles youngest daughter Delilah

Helen Flanagan sports a crop top and summer skirt as she cradles youngest daughter Delilah, 23 months, during family walk By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 09:50 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 09:51 BST, 7 May 2020 Helen Flanagan made the most of soaring spring temperatures on Wednesday afternoon as she stepped out for … Read more

Collapsed private school attended by Sarah Ferguson ‘demands parents pay £3,900 summer term fees’

A private school which collapsed into administration in the coronavirus crisis has demanded parents pay for summer term – or forfeit their children’s GCSE results. HawleyHurst school in Hampshire gave parents and staff two hours notice when it closed at the end of March. Owned by the millionaire founder of The Eden Project, Sir Tim … Read more

Love Island 2020 CANCELLED: ITV bosses scrap summer series

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

What the coronavirus crisis could mean for your summer holiday plans

Will my package break still give peace of mind? What the coronavirus crisis could mean for your summer holiday plans Tour operator Tui says beach holidays will be cancelled until at least June 11  While Jet2 has already cancelled holidays until at least June 17  Neil Simpson explores options in case your holiday doesn’t go … Read more

Rage Against the Machine reschedule entire tour until Summer 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic

Rage Against the Machine reschedule their entire tour until Summer 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 00:33 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 00:33 BST, 4 May 2020 Rage Against the Machine were set to have their first shows in nine years this summer.  But the band has now rescheduled … Read more

Save our summer holidays! The Government MUST step in and help end the uncertainty for customers 

Nothing quite compares with the expectation of a forth- coming holiday. Whether it’s a short UK getaway or a trip halfway across the world, the very thought of new surroundings and a changed routine — preferably under sunny skies — never fails to raise spirits. Encouraged by glossy adverts, millions of us usually plan our … Read more

Police prepare for a post-lockdown summer of crime Britain’s streets when restrictions are eased 

Police prepare for a post-lockdown summer of crime and expect an increase in violence and gang activity on Britain’s streets when restrictions are eased Young men out of work and public gatherings likely to result in a ‘toxic mix’ Met police are also bracing for a surge in gang activity as gangs reclaim turf Police … Read more

Love Island receives highest number of applications despite summer series in doubt amid COVID-19

There may be doubts over whether Love Island will return later this year, due to the current coronavirus pandemic.  But if the number of applications for the summer series is anything to go by, fans are hoping the ITV2 dating show does return as potential islanders are at a record high.  According to The Sun, … Read more