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FLIGHTS OF FANCY Paul Thomas, Mail cartoonist and birder Despite the winter chill, our feathered friends can be a great consolation. The robin, one of the few birds whose song can be heard in January, is the star of many a garden — but my favourite is the redwing, a winter-visiting thrush from Scandinavia. If … Read more
A group representing major US airlines on Monday urged the Trump administration to lift travel bans on passengers flying in from Brazil, Europe and the UK as the air travel industry continues to strain under the weight of the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The plea came in a letter authored by Airlines for America (A4A), a … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Next reveals better-than-expected Christmas; Morrisons sees early festive sales lift; Hipgnosis makes another music rights swoop By This Is Money Published: 08:12 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 5 January 2021 Next has said festive sales were better than expected, but warned the trading boost will be ‘almost entirely’ wiped out … Read more
Even for the most experienced monarch in history, this was a tall order: how do you sum up the worst year in living memory without leaving the nation in floods of tears or reaching for the Off switch? The only solution, therefore, was to accentuate the positives. And that is what the Queen did yesterday … Read more
There are few things The Queen has not experienced during her 68 years as head of state, but a global pandemic was one of them until 2020. The coronavirus has proven to be a global challenge the likes of which not been seen since the Spanish flu of 1918, eight years before Queen Elizabeth II … Read more
Rachel Zoe calls son Skyler ‘the bravest boy’ as her nine-year-old recovers after 40 feet fall from a ski lift By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 22:43 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 22 December 2020 Rachel Zoe is ‘shattered and numb’ after witnessing her nine-year-old son Skyler fall 40 feet from a … Read more
Up, up and away! Supermodel Elle Macpherson gets a lift in a private plane… with her handsome son Flynn at the controls By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:25 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 21 December 2020 She’s been on plenty of private jets during her globetrotting career as a supermodel. … Read more
President Donald Trump could lift the US travel ban on the UK and Europe as early as next week, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing industry and aviation sources. Trump is expected to authorize the lifting of the travel ban through an executive order on Tuesday, according to the report, which cited senior sources in … Read more
Near the top of any list of things most missed during 2020 has to be the sheer joy of travel, before the anxiety of wearing a face mask, slathering on hand sanitiser and following arrows in a socially-distanced queue. Many of us have had to cancel sun-filled breaks in exotic climes, a multi-generational family trip … Read more
Police investigating the disappearance of British blogger Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees are seeking a man who gave the solo hiker a lift, it was revealed last night. Spanish and French authorities believe the unknown individual could prove crucial in tracking down the 37-year-old from Durham, who was reported missing over a week ago. Search … Read more