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Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK after new variant of Covid raises alarm bells. Things have gone for bad to worse, and worse to catastrophic for the UK over the last few days. A new variant of Covid-19...
Don’t stand so, don’t stand so close to me! With Christmas still going ahead with some relaxed rules, all we want is to feel close to our loved ones after a long year. But how close is too close? We’re not sure we can s...
Enjoy the winter solstice from the comfort of your own home this year. In true 2020 style, the winter solstice will be live-streamed from Stonehenge next week. The epic event usually brings thousands of people to the an...
The change will come into force from Monday. The UK’s chief medical officers have announced that the self-isolation period for contacts of a positive coronavirus case will be reduced from 14 days to 10 days. Those requi...
UK travellers may be banned from entering the EU from January 2021. UK citizens may be barred from entering the European Union from January 1 under current Covid-19 restrictions. When the Brexit transition period ends o...
Santa Claus is going to sleigh his way online, and you’re invited. There is no doubt that this year is not going to be a typical Christmas and we are going to really miss those fun activities over the festive seas...
Looks like our dreams of a white Christmas won’t be coming true after all. According to the Met Office, snow will ‘virtually disappear’ from most of the UK by the end of the century. Thanks to climate change and increas...
The countdown is on! This year hasn’t quite gone to plan in terms of holidays but hopefully, your 2021 calendar shouldn’t be as bare when it comes to travel plans. Your dreams of a sunny stay in Spain may come true as a...
Music festivals across the UK should be able to resume by summer 2021. The UK has officially become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer vaccine and it’s giving us all hope for a brighter 2021. Fingers c...
High street stores will be able to extend their opening hours in the run-up to Christmas. Primark recently announced that some of their stores will open for 24 hours post-lockdown, and it looks like other shops will soo...