Sweden has registered more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths after shunning lockdown in favour of more relaxed social distancing. The country reported a total of 33,843 cases on Monday and 4,029 deaths, far in excess of the totals reported by its Nordic neighbours who went into full lockdown. Critics have accused Swedish authorities of gambling with … Read more
Controversial businessman Mike Ashley is topping up his furloughed staff’s salary to 100% this month and says business has been better than expected as he prepares to open his shops on June 1. After criticism for asking employees to come back to work while on furlough, trying to pay discounted prices for stock and initially … Read more
Britain today declared 626 more coronavirus deaths, including a six-week-old baby who is thought to be Britain’s youngest known victim, taking the UK’s official fatality toll past 31,000 on the 75th anniversary of VE day. Environment Secretary George Eustice revealed the figures, which include fatalities in all settings, at tonight’s Downing Street press briefing, where he … Read more
The 20 safest airlines in the world revealed: Qantas is No1 with Virgin Atlantic, Alaska and Hawaiian also in the ranking AirlineRatings.com revealed the top 20 safest carriers after studying 400 The top five also includes Air New Zealand, Eva Air, Etihad and Qatar Airways Separate ranking for low-cost carriers includes Flybe, JetBlue and Frontier … Read more
Allegiant Airlines came first in a long-running annual study that ranks U.S airlines by how often flights arrive on time and other statistical measures. Hawaiian Airlines ranked second, followed by Southwest Airlines and last year’s winner, Delta Air Lines. Out of the 10 carriers that were ranked, American Airlines was bottom of the pile. Allegiant … Read more
Hull has achieved the best broadband speed improvement over 12 months as well as the highest speed overall, new Ofcom data suggests. The city gained an average of 54.9 megabits per second (Mbps) from 2018 to 2019, bringing its average speed up to around 131.4Mbps. Corby in Northamptonshire, Test Valley in Hampshire and Dartford, Kent … Read more
Tess Daly shares rare snap with husband Vernon Kay as they cosy up in NHS tops to Clap For Our Carers By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 12:01 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 12:04 BST, 17 April 2020 They have chosen to keep their relationship out of the limelight in recent years. Yet Tess … Read more
Revealed: The Scottish Highlands tops a ‘lust list’ of UK destinations that Britons want to visit post-coronavirus crisis Research has revealed the top search results for UK holidays in the past month Snowdonia is the second most popular destination followed by Yorkshire Dales Other sought-after locations include Cornwall, the Lake District and Kent By Jennifer … Read more