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Queen Elizabeth would drink a martini before meeting guests on royal flights, would request a specific type of mint during take off and enjoyed following route maps, it has been revealed. The late monarch’s flying habits were uncovered through a memorabilia collection made by a =a flight attendant who worked …

Almost 3pc of BA flights were cancelled last year, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and analysts OAG. By contrast, Ryanair cancelled 0.34pc of flights and easyJet 1.5pc of flights. British Airways flights had an average delay of 22.3 minutes in 2023, compared to 21.5 minutes for …

A royal row has reportedly broken out between the Sussex and Palace camps over who was to blame for Prince Harry and King Charles’ failure to meet last week. Palace insiders and the Duke’s camp are apparently clashing over ‘who was avoiding whom’ in the latest behind-the-scene tussle to rock …

Meghan Markle has opted for a daring backless gown titled Windsor as she and Prince Harry kicked off their royal-style tour of Nigeria today with a trip to a school supported by the couple’s Archewell Foundation. The Duchess of Sussex, 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she bared her back in the sleeveless …

The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …

Unions representing millions of workers in the UK are seeing a greater willingness to strike, as the cost of living worsens and living standards drop at their sharpest rate since the 1950s. While wages stagnate and inflation soars, many workers have seen their wages cut in real terms, setting up …

Hull and the UK are seeing an upswing in strike action amid spiralling living costs, with workers from a range of sectors walking out as inflation squeezes pay. Barristers were the latest workers to walk out today (Monday, June 27) after 81.5 per cent of the 2,055 Criminal Bar Association …

MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …

Royal Mail has warned that any traffic caused by a new attraction in Filton could delay post across the “whole region”. YTL Developments is seeking planning permission to build the festival-style ‘village’ on the former airfield near Bristol, with outdoor entertainment, tipi restaurants, retail stalls and a bar with roof …

Monday, April 9, 2001, saw a day of extreme weather across New York City. Lowering skies, thunder, lightning and hailstones ‘the size of dimes’, one observer noted.  It would prove a suitably sulphurous and doom-laden backdrop to the arrival in town that lunchtime of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, …