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Going out of UK! Brace for long queues at airports and ports

April 2, 2022755 Views

Airline passengers were warned on Saturday to expect long waits at British airports over the Easter holiday period due to a chronic shortage of check-in staff and security personnel. “We do think that there will be queues at peak times over the Easter period," Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, told the BBC. She said the industry needed to recruit "tens of thousands" of staff as it scales-up after Britain's COVID-19 restrictions on travel were removed. FILE PHOTO: People queue to enter terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls London's Heathrow airport alone needed another 12,000 staff, she said. "We’ve started this process some time a go, but actually with those scale of numbers, particularly in a tight labour m...

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Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972

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February 24, 2022877 Views

London’s Heathrow airport, Britain’s busiest, saw its lowest number of passengers since 1972 last year and suffered wider losses as the coronavirus pandemic slashed demand for business travel and holidays. Passenger numbers fell to 19.4 million in 2021. Heathrow also recorded a pretax loss of 1.79 billion pounds ($2.43 billion) for 2021, taking total loses during the pandemic to 3.8 billion pounds due to the drop in passengers and high fixed costs. Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye said Heathrow expected to meet its target of more than doubling passengers to 45.5 million this year, although demand would be “quite peaky” and focused on British school holidays. Passenger numbers were currently 23% behind forecast, but he said there were signs of recovery, with the airport seein...

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Storm Eunice batters Britain, shredding London’s O2 arena roof

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February 18, 2022839 Views

Record gust of 122 mph recorded in England, planes abort landings in high winds An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people, forcing planes to abort landings, and shredding the roof of London's O2 arena. Storm Eunice, which brewed in the central Atlantic and was spun up from the Azores towards Europe by the jet stream, posed a danger to life, Britain's Meteorological Office said. Large waves and strong winds hit during Storm Eunice, in Porthleven, Cornwall, Britain, February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson The storm hit western England, making landfall in Cornwall, where waves lashed the coast, sending plumes of spray over the roofs of cottages, Reuters pictures showe...

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Earlier flowering raises risks for ecosystem

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February 4, 2022742 Views

Study on UK but can be applied for all other areas if larger datasets are available Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners. Using a citizen science database with records going back to the mid-18th century, a research team led by the University of Cambridge has found that the effects of climate change are causing plants in the UK to flower one month earlier under recent global warming. The researchers based their analysis on more than 400,000 observations of 406 plant species from Nature’s Calendar, maintained by the Woodland Trust, and collated the first flowering dates with instrumental temperature measurements. FILE PHOTO: A wild flower meadow is pictured ...

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Exploring animal instincts of Francis Bacon

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January 27, 20221022 Views

A new exhibition opening in London explores how Francis Bacon drew on photographs of animals, such as the scream of a chimpanzee, for his sometimes unsettling depictions of people. Irish-born Bacon was one of the most acclaimed artists of the 20th century, known for his idiosyncratic approach to the human figure. Staff members from the Royal Academy of Arts pose with “Triptych August”, 1972, and “Three Figures in a Room”, 1964 by Francis Bacon in London, Britain, January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra The exhibition, at the Royal Academy of Arts, aims to show how he believed the line between humans and animals and their forms and instincts could be blurred. "He really fundamentally believed that beneath the very thin veneer of civilisation, we are ultimately all animals, we ...

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UK tourist travel ban a “disaster” for French ski resorts

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December 17, 2021943 Views

In the French ski resort of Val d'Isere, staff had been hired, shelves fully stocked and everyone was looking forward to a good season until, that is, France banned British tourists due to fears over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The ban was announced on Thursday, just two days before the start of the holiday season. "It's an economic disaster," said resort director Christophe Lavaut, pointing out that in Val d'Isere, the bulk of the clients come from Britain. "No business in any sector can make it, losing 42% of its clients in two days." A closed chairlift is seen during a heavy snow-fall in the closed winter ski resort of Val d'Isere, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, France, December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann While he does not co...

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France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises

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December 16, 2021311 Views

Plans for Christmas celebrations in Europe and many countries across the globe thrown into disarray France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursday due to surging COVID-19 cases there, and several European countries also strengthened border controls on visitors from other EU states. Plans for Christmas celebrations in Europe and many countries across the globe have been thrown into disarray by the rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, which emerged in Hong Kong and Southern Africa last month. FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, walk on Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Britain on Wednesday recorded its hig...

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England eases COVID testing rules for most incoming passengers from Oct. 24

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October 15, 2021458 Views

Fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from low-risk countries from Oct. 24 will no longer have to take expensive COVID-19 tests, the British government said on Thursday. Last month the government simplified the rules for international travel to England in a boost to the tourism industry, which has blamed the testing and complicated rules for the slowness of a recovery in air travel over the summer. FILE PHOTO: A worker sanitises a barrier at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London's Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls The government said that from Oct. 24, the start of school half-term holidays across much of England, fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving from countries not on the red list could take a late...

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Simple testing, affordability and sustainability keys to restoring aviation

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October 13, 2021555 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has outlined an agenda for the UK to restore its air transport sector to health by embracing a simpler COVID-19 testing regime, ensuring affordable, competitive airport costs, and working for net-zero air transport. Speaking at the UK Aviation Club, IATA Director General Willie Walsh emphasized the value of face-to-face meetings and the desire of travelers to get flying again. But he warned that by restricting travel and persisting with expensive PCR testing, the UK had failed to capitalize on its early start in COVID-19 vaccinations, and slipped behind its principal EU partners. FILE PHOTO: A worker sanitises a sign at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London's Heathrow Airport, Britain, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Peter...

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Colourful catwalk shows return at hybrid London Fashion Week

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September 18, 2021740 Views

A hybrid London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with a mix of digital presentations and the event's first in-person shows in a year. International press and buyers were back watching the catwalk presentations, including displays from menswear designer and choreographer Saul Nash and Turkish-born Bora Aksu. "It feels really great to be back," Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council (BFC), told Reuters. "We're excited to see those key media and retailers that help drive British business." Models present creations during the Bora Aksu Spring/Summer 2022 catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London, Britain, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls The line-up features 79 physical events - including shows, appointments and presentations - and 82 digital...