Britons line up to buy takeaway alcohol as bars reopen over bank holiday weekend 

Sunseekers across the country have been treated to their first pint in weeks today as bars at beauty spots and beaches throughout the UK opened up their bars to serve takeaway drinks for the Bank Holiday weekend. Booze-starved Brits were seen queuing up patiently to get their hands on cold beverages at the Hot Rocks … Read more

Pubs gear up for a takeaway booze bonanza this weekend

Thirsty Britons will head to pubs tomorrow to enjoy takeaway drinks on what promises to be a boozy Bank Holiday weekend.  Hundreds of landlords across the country are gearing up to open their bars, most of which have been mothballed during the coronavirus lockdown. The millions of sunseekers taking advantage of relaxed restrictions in the … Read more

Cordoba’s turbulent history and celestial architecture make for a perfect Spanish weekend break 

Once, Cordoba was the capital of the Iberian peninsula and the largest city in the world. That was in the 10th century. It’s difficult to believe it now, for Cordoba has shrunk from its former status as a metropolis to a beautiful Andalusian jewel, with roofs of coloured tiles and storks nesting untidily on towers. … Read more

A weekend of whisky tasting in Edinburgh and the Highlands

They’re passionate about their whisky at The Glasshouse in Edinburgh but they’re certainly not po-faced about it. Like a dash of water in your single malt? Absolutely fine. It ‘relaxes the oils’ and releases the aromas. Prefer your scotch on the rocks? Perfectly acceptable. A splash of Coke? It’s akin to buying an Old Master … Read more

Stay away this weekend! Angry rural dwellers warn visitors not to flood the countryside

Britons took full advantage of the loosened lockdown today by heading to parks and beaches to soak up the sunshine.     Boris Johnson’s road map back to normality has given the green light for unlimited exercise and sunbathing, which has been seized upon by the public.  Fitness enthusiasts were pictured working up a sweat in London’s … Read more

UK Temperatures to return to 71F for the weekend with barely any rain

Britons are set for a return to scorching 71F (22C) temperatures for the first weekend under new lockdown rules, after an Arctic blast saw the mercury dip to -5C in a week of rollercoaster May weather. It comes as the nation looks to get back outdoors with fines no longer being dished out for sunbathing … Read more

Coronavirus UK: No10 says social distancing remains in place this weekend

Bank holiday barbecues and beach trips will remain forbidden over what is expected to be a weekend of glorious weather as Downing Street insisted social distancing measures remain in place even as Boris Johnson prepares to start easing lockdown.  Temperatures are due to hit almost 80F in the next few days, with the Prime Minister … Read more

The motorways to avoid this bank holiday weekend

Get ready to queue: A massive 16.5m vehicles will be hitting the road over the bank holiday weekend, transport analysts have predicted Transport data experts have calculated that 16.5 million motors will hit the road over the next few days as Britons pack up their vehicles to enjoy the bank holiday sun away from home. … Read more

David Gomoh, 24, and Karl Gallagher, 31, named as victims of two separate stabbings over the weekend

An NHS worker was brutally stabbed to death by masked men in an ‘unprovoked attack’ just days after losing his father to suspected coronavirus. David Gomoh, 24, was fatally wounded in a knife attack on Sunday, just seconds after leaving his home in Newham, London. The keyworker was on the phone to a female friend … Read more

Boris’s next move: PM’s lockdown-easing plans ‘will see council tips reopen this weekend’

Boris Johnson has mapped out a blueprint to loosen the lockdown which will reopen rubbish tips this weekend followed by garden centres within a fortnight, sources claimed last night. Council recycling centres could be allowed to open in a matter of days if the police give the green light they can cope with the expected … Read more