Manchester United have completed the installation of 'ground-breaking' Wi-Fi at Old Trafford to improve connectivity for match-going supporters.
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Exhausted families arriving back in Manchester from Rhodes have told of the horrific scenes that left their holidays in tatters, with some fleeing their hotels with just their passports and others forced to endure nights on a school floor with complete strangers.
Repatriation flights landed in the UK overnight and on Tuesday (July 25) as holidaymakers spoke of their traumatic experiences being evacuated from hotels and sleeping in schools, airports and conference rooms on the island.
As many as 10,000 Britons are estimated to be in Rhodes, the Foreign Office said, with holiday operators continuing to cancel flights and holidays, leaving thousands with their getaways scuppered due to the fires.
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JP Carroll and Carol Nolan, from Dublin, were forced to sleep in a school and a conference room with complete strangers after missing their flight home on Saturday, and spoke of how residents in Rhodes saw their homes burn down.
They had to rebook a different flight to Manchester after the hotel they had been staying at, in Pefkos, was evacuated, with families walking down the road with their bags in unbearable temperatures over 40C.
JP said: "We were meant to leave on Saturday night but our bus never showed up for us. We were just left on the side of the road not knowing what to do. It was scary. We decided to walk back to our own hotel and as we turned the corner, everyone was walking towards us with their bags.
"We ended up on the beach until 3am when buses came and took us to a school where we stayed overnight. Eventually we got transferred to a hotel and slept on the floor in a conference room for two nights and then eventually got back today.
Manchester United have completed the installation of 'ground-breaking' Wi-Fi at Old Trafford to improve connectivity for match-going supporters.
A mum of two was left “stressed and anxious” after she was told by staff on a TUI flight to stop breastfeeding her newborn baby. Chelsea Williams, 28, was feeding her five-week-old baby on a flight from Manchester Airport to Spain on Friday, July 30 when a flight attendant left her embarrassed and close to tears.
Plans to offload some of Manchester United’s fringe players are in full swing at Old Trafford. To comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, United will be hoping to recoup significant transfer fees over the next few transfer windows.
With the summer holidays now in full swing, more and more people will be taking advantage of the free time by travelling to warmer climates.
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wrote in a message to fans on the band’s YouTube channel.The English rocker underwent an intensive 10-week physical therapy program to regain his strength right before the band started rehearsals for the band’s “The Future Past Tour,” which started in June.McBrain said he bounced back to “somewhere near 70% recovered” as he praised his doctors, therapists, family and wife Rebecca.“I feel it’s important to let you know about this now instead of earlier as I was mainly concerned with doing my job and concentrating on getting back to 100% fitness,” he wrote. “I’m not there yet but by the grace of God I’m getting better and stronger as the weeks go by.”The drummer only shared the news before the band’s last show of the European leg of their tour.McBrain revealed he wanted to concentrate on regaining his ability to perform as he usually would for the band’s devoted fan base before sharing the news about his health.
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A fraudster who flew out of Manchester Airport to escape justice after stealing £150,000 from her employer remains on the run. 'Greedy' conwoman Donna Wells stole the huge sum from the charity where she worked.
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Brits are continuing to make their summer getaway as the school holidays get underway.
Wildfires continue to rage on Greek islands as thousands of Brits have been evacuated from areas affected by fires. The island of Rhodes has been particularly hard-hit and a blaze there has continued to move inland, spreading through mountainous forest areas and parts of a nature reserve.
A mum has told of her horror after desperately fleeing her Rhodes hotel with her husband and two children just hours after arriving on the Greek Island as the wildfire raged on.
TUI has issued a statement on the ongoing situation in Rhodes as thousands desperately flee for their lives due to wildfires on the Greek island.
Manchester United fans are pleased that the club are in line for a £6m payout for Alex Telles with the defender closing in on a move to Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr.
The aviation regulator has praised accessibility improvements made at Manchester Airport for passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility.
Flying can be a stressful experience as there are so many aspects which are outside of your control. One of these is whether your flight is delayed or cancelled.
It may be the middle of summer but the weather we’ve been experiencing lately feels unseasonably wet and windy. While it’s miserable in the UK you may be dreaming of holidays in more exotic locations.
A wanted businessman was left 'speechless' as he landed at Manchester Airport to find police waiting to arrest him. Anas Bahbaishi flew out to Saudi Arabia from Heathrow four days before he had been due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on May 10.
If you’re jetting off on holiday it’s important to keep updated on the status of your flight. Cancellations or delays can occur at the last minute, impacting scheduled departures.