A top coronavirus testing firm will halve the price of their PCR swabs for airline passengers to get people flying again this summer after ministers gave holidaymakers the green light to book foreign trips. Randox today announced it will charge holidaymakers jetting back to Britain £60 for the gold standard tests, rather than the usual £120 they would cost under Boris Johnson's 'traffic light' system to restart global travel. The cut-price tests will be available for customers of partnering airlines, which have not yet been revealed but are likely to include big-name carriers. It will come as a lift to passengers and aviation bosses who railed against last week's Government announcement requiring all returning travellers to take a PCR test under the 'traffic light' system being introduced on May 17. Britons will be allowed to fly to 'green' countries with low Covid rates and strong vaccine rollouts, as long as they take tests before flying out and returning home. One … [Read more...] about Hope for summer holidays as major Covid testing firm offers cut-price PCR tests for passengers jetting back to UK
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Top 20 UK destinations proving popular for the May bank holiday weekends
Kinloch Rannoch and Coverack have been named the UK's two most popular spots for the May bank holiday weekends, according to Tripadvisor . The two destinations have seen the biggest month-on-month increase in searches on the website as holiday-starved Brits plan their next staycations. (You can see the full lists below). Kinloch Rannoch in Perth and Kinross topped the list of 10 destinations seeing spikes of interest for the weekend of the first May bank holiday, May 3. Boasting a handy location right on the edge of the spectacular Loch Rannoch, and nestled amidst Perthshire's epic countryside, it's no wonder that this charming village is proving a hit. There are heaps of beautiful walking trails, cosy restaurants and pubs, and interesting attractions from mysterious stone circles to one of the most remote train stations on the British Isles. (You can find out more on kinlochrannoch.com ). It wasn't the only Scottish destination to prove a hit for the first bank … [Read more...] about Top 20 UK destinations proving popular for the May bank holiday weekends
Manchester Arena bombing inquiry: ‘Am I going to die?’, injured teenager asked friend after blast
A teenager injured in the Manchester Arena bombing has described how she lay on the ground bleeding from leg injuries and told her best friend she thought she was going to die. Lucy Jarvis, then 17, was struggling to stay conscious as she was helped by two members of staff from the arena, who stayed with her despite police demands that they leave. She was carried down to paramedics by the two men but had to wait another two hours to be taken to hospital by which time she needed immediate life-saving intervention. The inquiry into the attack heard from Ms Jarvis and her friend Millie Tomlinson about how they went to the Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017. Ms Jarvis said the two girls left just as the last song finished because they did not want to get "stuck in the traffic of people getting out". Advertisement "As she [Ms Tomlinson] was about to ring her mum the blast happened. I don't remember hearing it, just feeling really hot, feeling loads of … [Read more...] about Manchester Arena bombing inquiry: ‘Am I going to die?’, injured teenager asked friend after blast
Where Nikki Grahame’s Big Brother 7 cast co-stars are now as they pay tribute to tragic TV star
TRAGIC Big Brother star Nikki Grahame's death at the age of just 38 left her friends, family and fans devastated, including her BB7 co-stars with whom she rose to fame back in 2006. Sadly, in the fifteen years that passed since they starred in the seventh series of Big Brother, Nikki had continued to struggle with the eating disorder that plagued her life from the age of seven , and she had recently checked into hospital . Her death on Friday was a tragic end for a popular and endearing TV personality, whose mum Sue explained had been suffering from terminal loneliness, saying: "She felt very cut off and spending too much time on her own with not enough to think about other than food." As we take a look at the touching tributes they've paid to their popular co-star, here's where the cast of Big Brother 2006 are now, 15 years since their reality TV stint... Pete Bennett Nikki's ex-boyfriend Pete Bennett, who went on to win the series and scoop the £100k prize in … [Read more...] about Where Nikki Grahame’s Big Brother 7 cast co-stars are now as they pay tribute to tragic TV star