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How your BA and Virgin Atlantic air miles can still soar - without you having to leave your home

Every week Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don't have to. This week, he reveals how to earn air miles without leaving home.




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Coronavirus UK: British Airways pilot is Tesco delivery driver

BA pilot Peter Login was saluted for his temporary change of career as he ditched Boeing 747s for a Mercedes Sprinter to drop off food to Britons in coronavirus lockdown.




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British Airways fly 50 dogs and cats from Cyprus to UK after being abandoned due to coronavirus

The animals were cared for by highly-trained staff and animal handlers while on board the British Airways 747 cargo flight from Larnaca to London Heathrow.




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British Airways cabin crew boss dies of coronavirus in a hospital bed alongside recovering PM

Ian Johnson (pictured), a cabin service director in his late 50s, was in St Thomas' intensive care unit in London on a ventilator for ten days before he passed away yesterday.




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Mother of quadruplets, 39, who died of coronavirus feared she was infected by Chinese passengers

Shabnum Sadiq, 39, was employed as a customer care relations manager for BA at Heathrow's Terminal 5. Before falling ill she had told her husband of her fears about catching the virus from passengers.




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British Airways sends its planes to France's 'airport graveyard'

British Airways is set to move its Airbus A380 aircraft to France's Chateauroux Centre Marcel Dassault Airport as the company tries to reduce its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Confused about what airlines are doing during the coronavirus crisis? We give you the plane talking

With the Government now advising British nationals to avoid all non-essential journeys 'for an indefinite period', here's the latest information for air travellers caught up in the chaos.




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British Airways Airbus crashes into an Emirates jet as it pulls out from the gate at Dubai airport

The six-month-old Airbus A350 was reversing from the gate, about to take off on a return flight to London, when it smashed into the Emirates Boeing 777 that was parked behind it.




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Balvinder Nijjar's milk firm Freshways to cut the rates on 40 per cent of its dairy farmers' produce

Freshways - the 'largest independent family-run' milk processor in the country - has written to diary farmers telling them they plan to cut rates on 40 per cent of their produce.




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Coronavirus UK: BA flies 2.5m pieces of PPE from China

Seven pilots and six crew made the trip from London Heathrow to Shanghai and back again to pick up the supplies and bring them back to be used by NHS frontline staff.




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Amy Hart is 'gutted' for former British Airways colleagues after the airline announced redundancies

The former Love Island star, 27, worked as an air hostess for the company prior to finding fame on the ITV2 reality series.




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British Airways wants ALL staff not laid off to sign new contracts

The beleaguered carrier has reportedly asked staff to sign contracts that would allow the airline to fire them without negotiation. It has also warned it could withdraw from major UK airports.




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Affairs between British Airways pilots and cabin crew go on all the time, airline manager admits

Bartek Wytryszczewski (left), a Polish BA cabin crew member, said he was discriminated against because of his sexuality, nationality and because he raised safety concerns at his Heathrow-based job.




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Sabotage or a technical fault? British Airways 777 and 787 are covered in five tons of foam

The Boeing 777 and 787 will be out of action for months after the incident at London's Heathrow on Sunday, which has led to claims of 'sabotage'. But British Airways have said it is due to a technical fault.




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Lorenzo Lotto Portraits review: One of the first convincing psychologists in paint

Although Lorenzo Lotto lived in Italy in the 16th century, and was surrounded by a culture of many great painters, his work stands out for its thought, originality and intelligent observation.




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Turner Prize 2019 review: It's time for artists to let visitors come to their own conclusions

The Turner Prize has been a little bit grim in recent years, often showcasing artists with a particular political agenda. I'm not very convinced by some of the art promoted in this way.




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Aubrey Beardsley review: It's best enjoyed in a comfortable chair with the catalogue

Amazingly, this is the first exhibition of Aubrey Beardsley's work at the Tate since 1923.




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Jared Kushner accuses Palestinians of 'failing to help their own people' as peace conference fizzles

Jared Kushner presented his Peace to Prosperity plan in Bahrain on Wednesday, but the event was skipped by both Israel and Palestine while many Arab states sent only junior ministers to attend.




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Evidence of Egyptian pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut's alleged affair is uncovered in hidden wall carvings

Evidence of Egyptian pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut's alleged affair with a local is hinted at in hidden wall carvings in C5 documentary: The Nile: Egypt's Great River With Bettany Hughes.




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Consultant surgeon, 62, accused of molesting three schoolgirls in front of their mothers

Magdy Eskander, 62, is accused of placing his hands on the girls' private areas while blocking their mothers' view at Darlington Memorial Hospital. In 2017 he was cleared of all charges.




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British girl, four, drowns in a hotel pool in Egypt after she 'hit her head'

Skia Watson (pictured with mother Elisha) from Bristol was only out of sight of her family for a split second while on holiday at Seagull Beach Resort in Hurghada, on the Red Sea, south of Cairo.




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Jennifer Lopez slips figure into revealing leotard for her FIRST ever concert in Egypt

Jennifer Lopez has played her stadium-packing shows all over the globe, but she's never played in Egypt before. She changed that on Friday with a performance in the Middle Eastern nation.




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Photo of Steve Jobs look-a-like sparks conspiracy theory that he is still ALIVE

The snap, which was taken in the North African country and shared to Reddit on Sunday, shows a man who looks strikingly similar to the late Apple founder sitting on a plastic chair.




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Property Virgins host Egypt Sherrod reveals she had an abortion at 15 after she was raped

Property Virgins host Egypt Sherrod, 42, revealed she was raped as a teen during an emotional segment on Sister Circle. The mother of three said the decision allowed her a second chance at life.




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Egyptian goalkeeper goes viral with incredible acrobatic recovery save

In a clip posted on Twitter, Enppi Club's Mahmoud Gad makes a recovery save that seems almost impossible during his side's game against Pyramids in the Egyptian Premier League.




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Tutankhamun's coffin is taken out of sterilisation tent after first leaving tomb 97 years ago

The golden outer coffin of Tutankhamun has been removed from its sterilisation tent before it undergoes a painstaking eight-month restoration process. It is in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.




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NYT publisher reveals how Trump planned NOT to warn paper Egypt was about to arrest their reporter

NYT's publisher revealed a never-before told story on Monday where he said Donald Trump intentionally withheld knowledge that one of their reporters was going to be arrested in Egypt.




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JAN MOIR had a sneak preview at the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb

JAN MOIR: To speak a dead man's name, the pharaohs believed, was to make him live again. Next month, some of the priceless treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb will arrive in London.




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Katy Perry celebrates her 35th birthday with Orlando Bloom and 60 pals in Egypt

The singer marked her 35th birthday by taking 64 friends on a 10-day cruise down the River Nile, and they group also enjoyed camel rides and watching sunsets over the pyramids.




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Katy Perry continues her lavish 35th birthday celebrations in Cairo with fiancé Orlando Bloom

The happy couple, currently in the Egyptian capital for Katy's 35th birthday, enjoyed an obligatory camel ride through the Western Desert, a stones-throw from the Giza Necropolis.




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Family on £3,465 dream Egyptian holiday are shocked to find their hotel doesn't exist

Mark Mould, 33, booked the £3,465 two-week break to the Crystal Beach Aqua Park and Hotel with family and friends through the travel company loveholidays.




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Passenger jet catches fire moments after landing

The SkyUp Boeing 737-800 had flew into Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine when emergency services raced to the aircraft which burst into flames.




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Sadio Mane insists tiredness is not a factor for Liverpool as Reds bid for glory on all fronts

Sadio Mane believes he and his Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are not feeling the effects despite racking up a significant number of games since 2017.




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Sharm El-Sheikh offers superb diving - and with direct flights from next week it is back in business

After four years of negotiations and a huge investment in security, Sharm El-Sheikh airport is preparing for direct flights from the UK. Mark Jones went and found some amazing bargains.




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British tourists in Egypt could be soft targets for terrorists loyal to Iran, says Foreign Office

Echoing warnings for Turkey and Dubai, the Foreign Office advised travellers to Egypt to be on guard. There are fears that holidaymakers could become an easy 'soft' target for terror groups.




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Kingvitaly jailed in Egypt after climbing a pyramid asking for donations for Australia's bushfires

Russian-American Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, who goes by username Kingvitaly, spent five days in jail after being arrested for climbing one of the pyramids in Giza.




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Coronavirus spreads to Egypt as country confirms a 'foreigner' is now infected

The killer coronavirus has now spread to Egypt, with authorities saying a 'foreigner' is infected, making it the 28th country to record a case and the first in Africa.




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British tourist 'slung in filthy cell for patting male airport security guard on back' is RELEASED

Tony Camoccio, 51, was slung into the notorious Police Station One Hurghada jail after the official accused him of sexual assault, as he headed home from a family holiday.




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Amy Hart and Jade Thirlwall turn out for the gala night performance of The Prince of Egypt

Celebrities including Amy Hart and Jade Thirlwall turned out in force on Tuesday to attend the gala night performance at the West End's Dominion Theatre in London.




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Africa reports first coronavirus fatality

The patient, 60, showed symptoms of a fever after he travelled from Luxor in southern Egypt to the Hurghada resort town on the Red Sea coast on Friday.




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Coronavirus spreads to Greek island of Lesbos

Greek authorities have expressed concern over the possibility of the virus spreading on islands such as Lesbos, where thousands of migrants are crammed in overcrowded camps or living rough.




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Detectives call on billionaire tycoon's fugitive son wanted for murder to return to UK

Martine Vik Magnussen was killed in 2008. She was last seen with Farouk Abdulhak. By time Miss Vik Magnussen's remains were found Abdulhak had fled to Yemen.




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Drug dealer at the centre of a coronavirus scare is jailed for more than 10 years

On his arrival in the UK, Mark Rumble, from Didcot, collapsed in his cell, he went on to test negative for coronavirus. He pleaded guilty to drugs conspiracy charges.




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Gaza Strip confirms its first cases of Covid-19

The Gaza Strip, an enclave bordering Israel which has 5,154 people per km, reported two cases of Covid-19 today. The two patients, both Gazans, had travelled to Pakistan before returning.




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The ten immigrant NHS doctors who have died fighting coronavirus

Fayaz Ayache, who was taken by ambulance to Ipswich Hospital on April 2 and died six days later. He had worked for the NHS for more than 40 years.




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Former CBS News reporter Lara Logan recounts Cairo gang rape and slams coverage of the assault

Lara Logan has spoken about her brutal sex assault in Egypt in 2011. She was reporting from Cairo when a mob of hundreds stripped and violated her.




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Billionaire parents sue world's most expensive school over claims their daughter was bullied

Indian businessman Pankaj Oswal claims the Institut Le Rosey, an exclusive Swiss school that charges annual fees of £100,000, failed to adequately protect his daughter.




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Couple branded 'deluded' for asking people to fund 'dream wedding' amid the coronavirus pandemic

A couple, believed to be from the UK, have been slammed for asking strangers to help fund their 'modern' wedding and honeymoon in September. The initial post was shared to Reddit.




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'Taj on Swan' billionaire Indian couple claim daughter bullied at Institut Le Rosey

Pankaj and Radhika Oswal claim the Institut Le Rosey, an exclusive Swiss school with annual fees of $200,000, failed to adequately protect their daughter, 15.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Punishing private school pupils won't make life fair

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN:One set of my grandparents fled the Ukrainian pogroms early last century to build a life in Toronto, starting with nothing.