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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lottie Moss reveals nightmare British Airways flight and exclaims she's had the 'worst experience' as she returns home from St. Tropez trip
Lottie Moss has detailed her nightmare flight after she landed in London Stansted on Saturday evening. The socialite and half-sister of Kate Moss took to her Instagram to update her followers about the mishap that happened on her way back from St. Tropez in the south of France. Supermodel Lottie, 27, tagged British Airways in her Story, where she appeared to be complaining about the airline. She explained how she was feeling worse for wear after going out five nights in a row and was still stressed as her luggage had yet to arrive on time. Wearing oversized sunglasses in her video, Lottie began: 'I cannot explain to you - please ignore my voice, I've been literally out every night for the past five nights in St Tropez - but, I've had the worst experience with British Airways today, I cannot even tell you. 'My journey starts at 8am and it's literally not even finished yet because the bags haven't arrived. The plane was four hours late.' Lottie went on to share how when the flight landed, passengers had to wait for a further 25 minutes before they were allowed off the flight. She continued: 'We landed, sat on the tarmac here for like, 25 minutes, and the bags still aren't here. It doesn't say awaiting baggage, it doesn't say baggage completed.' Visibly agitated, she added: 'I'm gonna lose my f**king mind.' Daily Mail has contacted British Airways for comment. Lottie was holidaying in the French Riviera alongside Love Island's Grace Jackson and model Roxy Horner. She was there on a brand trip for Bydee swimwear, and flashed her sensational physique in a jaw-dropping mirror selfie. The stylish bikini snaps come after it was reported earlier this month that former Only Fans creator Lottie is using her personal diaries to write a biography about her childhood and turbulent life in the spotlight. Lottie will not hold back as she reflects on her battles with alcohol and substance abuse issues, according to the Sun. It's understood that she has kept written and video diaries since she was a teenager and will be using them to reference her colourful past. An insider said: 'Lottie has always been known as Kate's little sister — but this is her chance to tell her side of the story. 'She has kept written and video diaries since she was a teenager, so will be compiling all her scribbles and memories into the book. 'Lottie is excited to tell the truth about her struggles with body image, addiction and relationships.'
The Guardian
6 days ago
- The Guardian
UK drivers warned of soaring charges to drop off passengers at airports
Car drivers have been warned of soaring charges at UK airports to drop off passengers this summer, while major European airports continue to allow motorists brief stops without charge. With most UK airports raising charges to up to £7 to briefly park near terminals, the cost of some drop-offs is now more expensive per minute than peak-season holiday flights. Analysis by the RAC found that 11 of the UK's 20 biggest airports have raised their fees since last year, with Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Leeds Bradford and Southampton all charging £7 for dropping off. Heathrow, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Liverpool have all pushed fees up by 20%, now charging £6 for a 10- to 20-minute stay. Belfast City's rise is the steepest, with charges going up by a third to £4 for 10 minutes. Luton and Manchester now have the highest rate per minute, charging £5 for a maximum five-minute stay – more per minute than the cost of a return flight from Manchester to Turkey in August, the RAC said. The motoring services company contrasted the practice with the biggest airports in the EU, where eight of out 10, including Paris Charles de Gaulle, Madrid and Frankfurt, still allow free drop-offs close to the terminals. The RAC's senior policy officer, Rod Dennis, said some UK airports still offered short-stay free parking, but often well away from the terminal and problematic for passengers with mobility issues or heavy luggage. He said: 'The main reason drivers drop off at airports, according to our research, is to help people with bulky and often heavy luggage. This is understandable when the alternative to the car is often either a conventional bus, which can be impractical with lots of cases, or a costly taxi – with fares for the latter subject to the same drop-off fees that drivers need to pay.' There was also a growing trend for drop-off zones without barriers where drivers are required to pay online, he added: 'This is another source of frustration for people who in many cases are just trying to help a family member or friend get to the airport. Anyone who doesn't notice the change or simply forgets to pay will inevitably be stung with a very unwelcome parking charge notice.' Karen Dee, the chief executive of the trade body AirportsUK, said: 'All airports offer a free drop-off facility. They also have a wide variety of options to suit all passengers' needs, including premium drop-off in front of the terminal building for those who wish to use that. 'Where fees are charged, this helps airports manage and reduce congestion, noise, carbon emissions and air pollution for local communities, something that they are mandated to do by the government and local authorities.'
The Sun
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Taliban warns thousands of Afghans secretly airlifted to UK ‘we will HUNT you down' after MoD leaked ‘kill list'
THE Taliban has chillingly warned it will hunt down thousands of Afghan refugees on a 'kill list' after the UK's huge data breach. Details of almost 20,000 refugees fleeing the terrorist organisation were leaked after a Royal Marine mistakenly sent a top secret email to the wrong people. 6 6 6 Thousands of the refugees had to be secretly relocated to the UK after the blunder, which was covered up by the Ministry of Defence and is set to cost Britain up to £7 billion. The majority of those on the secret list were flown into Stansted airport via unmarked planes. But now Taliban officials have claimed the details of all the refugees have been known to them since 2022, after they allegedly sourced the information from the internet. Speaking to The Telegraph, they said: 'A special unit has been launched to find them and make sure they do not work with Britain. 'We've been calling and visiting their family members to track them down. 'They believe these individuals are still working with the British, and say the problem must be dealt with. 'These people are seen as traitors, and the plan has been to find as many of them as possible. 'Whoever leaked that file is actually helping us. There may be a general amnesty in place, but spies cannot escape justice.' It means that the clumsy click and the subsequent cover-up - which has now proven to be ineffective - has potential to be the most expensive data breach in history. The list also included names of their individual UK sponsors including SAS and MI6 spies and at least one Royal Marine Major General. Although Defence Secretary John Healey has said that the cost of relocating the Afghans and their families will total £400 million, the final cost could be even higher. Defence Secretary Healey's figure includes £100 million in compensation for the data breach and £300 million to relocate them to Britain. Taliban launches warped Afghan TOURISM campaign with vid of brutes posing beside 'hostage' in ISIS-style mock execution Mr Healey offered a "sincere apology" in the face of the huge error and added that "no government wishes to withhold information from the British public". He later said: "The full number of Afghan arrivals under all schemes have been reported in the regular Home Office statistics, meaning that they are already counted in the existing migration figures." However, government sources have estimated that the lifetime cost of supporting the 20,000 individuals and their families could hit £7 billion - if the rescued Afghans decide to sue the government for leaking their data. Only around 10 to 15 per cent of the individuals on the list would have qualified for relocation under the emergency Afghan Relocation and Assistance Programme, known as ARAP, opened as Kabul fell to the Taliban. Many of the Afghans who were flown into the country as part of Operation Rubific were initially housed at MoD homes or hotels until permanent accomodation was found. The leak put countless of people left in Afghanistan at risk, as the country's ruthless Taliban rulers tried to hunt and kill anyone who had helped UK forces. A number of named individuals have been killed since the leak. Others were tortured and beaten. But sources insisted it was impossible to prove conclusively whether it was a direct result of the data breach. The epic MoD blunder was kept Top Secret for almost three years by a legal super injunction but can finally be made public today. A source said: 'The MoD kept this secret and denied these people the chance to change their numbers, emails, locations or take any measures to protect themselves.' And the MoD only wrote to those affected to warn them today. An MoD source said it was 'human error and not a cyber hack or hostile state actor'. 6 6 6
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Afghans being sneaked in is nothing short of sinister
Secretary John Healey's emergency explanation to Parliament appeared at odds with facts heard at secret High Court hearings over the last two years. The covert airlift of thousands of Afghans – codenamed Operation Rubific – was launched after the UK military catastrophically lost a database of details of those who had applied for sanctuary in the UK to flee the murderous Taliban. It put 100,000 'at risk of death', in the Government's own words. It also exposed British officials whose details were on the list. After the Mail was the first newspaper in the world to discover the data breach, in August 2023, the Ministry of Defence mounted a cover-up and successfully hushed up our exclusive. They obtained a super-injunction and ever since then, cloaked by the unprecedented news blackout, ministers have been clandestinely running one of the biggest peacetime evacuation missions in modern British history to rescue people the UK had imperilled – smuggling thousands out of Afghanistan and flying them to Britain at vast cost, with taxpayers being neither asked nor informed. Every few weeks, unmarked government charter planes are landing at airports including Stansted and RAF Brize Norton packed with hundreds of Afghans, who are processed before being whisked off to a new life. So far 18,500 Afghans whose data was breached have been flown to Britain or are on their way in taxpayer-funded jets. A total of 23,900 are earmarked for arrival. They are living in MoD homes or hotels until permanent accommodation is found. More than 70,000 others will be left behind in Afghanistan and will have to fend for themselves after the Government yesterday shut the scheme. Incredibly, hundreds of the Afghans rescued by the Government are now poised to sue the UK for leaking their data in the first place – potentially adding a further £1billion in compensation to the colossal costs of the rescue and rehousing mission. Last October, ministers signed off the £7 billion project which 'will mean relocating 25,000 Afghans [and] extend the scheme for another five years at a cost of c.£7bn', the secret court hearings were told. The £7billion figure was used repeatedly throughout the case. Yesterday, however, as the injunction was lifted, Mr Healey told the Commons the costs were actually only £400 million to £850 million, not £7 billion, while claiming the numbers rescued because of the data breach would hit 6,900. An MoD official last night said there was a distinction between Afghans coming because their data was leaked and those on the list coming here anyway via other relocation schemes. As Mr Healey formally apologised for the data breach in the Commons, and Afghans began receiving messages from the Government saying 'we understand that this news may be concerning', it can be revealed: Mr Justice Chamberlain, the judge who heard the case, queried the billions being spent saying: 'I'm starting to doubt myself... am I going bonkers?' And he questioned the MoD's demand for secrecy by saying: 'This is a resettlement programme for immigrants to the UK'. Amid a housing crisis, one in ten of the new arrivals is expected to 'enter the homelessness system'. An incredible 20 per cent of all MoD property has been given over to housing Afghans. Ministers were privately warned areas with Afghan arrivals were 'hotspots' for last summer's riots. The MoD warned of 'the risk of public disorder' after the super-injunction was lifted. Adnan Malik from Barings Law, a Manchester firm that already has 1,000 clients ready to sue the Government, said: 'Since the super-injunction was lifted, we have heard conflicting information from the UK Government which goes against facts which were previously heard in court. A family prepares to get on to a coach to start a new life in the UK 'We urge the Ministry of Defence to be clear and transparent with the public about the extent of this fiasco.' Last night there was also a political storm brewing as the chairman of the Commons defence committee, Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, said he was 'minded to recommend' an investigation, telling the Commons the 'whole data breach situation is a mess and is wholly unacceptable'. Yesterday Mr Justice Chamberlain ruled: 'There is no tenable basis for the continuation of the super-injunction.' But the Mail and other media were hit with a second injunction brought by the MoD – this time to ban sensitive details from the database itself from being published.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Yahoo
Family pay tribute to 'bright, strong-willed man'
The family of a 21-year-old who died in a lorry crash on the M11 has paid tribute to his "quiet strength and deep conviction". Luke Cusack, from Loughton in Essex, was driving close to Great Hallingbury near Stansted Airport when he died in a three-vehicle crash involving a HGV on 16 June. Another man was also seriously injured and the lorry driver, a 57-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. In a statement, his family said: "Luke was a bright, strong-willed young man, known for his determination and unique energy." They shared how Mr Cusack had a "rare gift for unexpected conversations - blending humour, insight, curiosity and knowledge. "He lived with quiet strength and deep conviction, leaving a lasting impression on everyone he met. "His smile was big and unforgettable, and his laugh - contagious and full of life." "Luke had dreams and plans. He was building a future on his own terms, chasing his goals with quiet focus and unwavering drive. "He approached life with intention, spoke with honesty, and made even small moments feel meaningful." His relatives added they wanted to give their "deepest gratitude" to the emergency services that attended the scene and witnesses. In the tribute, released through Essex Police, they asked for privacy as they dealt with their "unimaginable loss". "As a family, we are shattered. There are no words. Our lives will never be the same," they said. Police have urged anyone with information or dashcam footage relating to the crash to contact them. The opening of the inquest into Mr Cusack's death heard he was killed when a lorry "breached the central reservation" and struck his vehicle while he was travelling southbound. Area coroner Michelle Brown adjourned the inquest while police continued their inquiries. Police had shut the motorway in both directions for 12 hours between the airport and Harlow. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Driver died when lorry 'breached' motorway barrier Overturned lorry closes motorway Essex Police
