Easyjet has announced it is cutting up to 670 jobs as it plans to close bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle – just hours after Jet2 axed 102 pilots in another ‘kick in the teeth,’ for the aviation industry. Hopes the summer holiday could kickstart the aviation industry after months of lockdown have been dealt … Read more
Face masks must now be worn while walking along beaches on Tenerife and Lanzarote – but not while sunbathing – as the islands toughen coronavirus measures The Canaries had been one of few places in Spain not to enforce the regulation Tourists are also being warned to wear them when around swimming pools The archipelago … Read more
Half a million Britons faced a desperate scramble to get home from France at the weekend, while Croatia is expected to be added to the quarantine ‘red list’ within days. It comes amid mounting anger over the shambolic way the Government has handled travel rules during the pandemic. Ministers are being urged to replace the … Read more
Spain announced it was banning smoking in the street without social distancing as it stepped up restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus today. Health Minister Salvador Illa unveiled a raft of new measures to be enforced nationwide, including closing restaurants and bars. Nightclubs and late-night bars will be closed, restaurants will have to close … Read more
Spain‘s scandal-hit former king has fled to Abu Dhabi with his long-time lover, a royal expert has claimed. The controversial Juan Carlos, 82, is believed to be with his ‘most faithful friend for the past 40 years’ in a £10,000-a-night presidential suite in Abu Dhabi. Royal expert and author Pilar Eyre says the ex-king and … Read more
An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19. Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more
Why does coronavirus attack some organs and not others? Study suggests COVID-19 infection in the lungs makes the heart and brain more vulnerable – but the stomach is not affected Researchers looked at proteins in the lungs and how they interact with proteins the virus uses to infect cells They found 59 lung proteins, which … Read more
Celtic have condemned the behaviour of Boli Bolingoli after the defender travelled to Spain on an unsanctioned trip in breach of Covid-19 quarantine rules. The Belgian defender’s action could bring the Scottish football season to a halt after he came on as a late substitute in Celtic’s 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock on Sunday. Now the … Read more
Until about 8.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, last year, Annabel Wright appeared to be a typical teenage girl, popular at school, revising in her room for a Spanish exam and chatting excitedly with a friend who had just confirmed she would be joining Annabel and her family on holiday to Spain that … Read more
France ‘is just days from being added to Britain’s quarantine list’ as Boris Johnson warns he ‘will not hesitate’ to impose coronavirus restrictions on travellers from more countries Countries like Switzerland, Poland and the Netherlands may also be affected PM warned ministers will ‘not hesitate’ to expand the quarantine system France has experienced a surge … Read more