Tinie Tempah slated British Airways for the condition of his 'disgusting' plane seat. The musician filmed two videos which he posted on his social media accounts.

Thousands of Britons are now believed to be stuck in Italy, including Leah Washington, pictured in Rome, the woman who lost her leg in the 2015 Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster disaster.

Francesco Stabile told MailOnline at Stansted today that he had 'no idea' about the Government diktat to self-quarantine immediately for a fortnight. after visiting his girlfriend in Italy.

Sir Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West, Hamphire,has advised people to take advantage of travel companies slashing prices amid global panic about the illness.

Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs in the tourism, fast food, retail, and leisure sectors could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus (pictured, BA logo on aircraft at London Heathrow Airport).

Main nightclub streets in Leeds and Birmingham were deserted last night as most revellers chose to stay home in a bid to avoid catching the Covid-19 coronavirus.

BA has warned it will make job cuts in the 'short term, perhaps long term' as airline companies ground flights following a drop in demand, Virgin Atlantic, said it would ground 75% of its fleet by March.

EXCLUSIVE The captain, who has not been named, had piloted a British Airways 777 jet flight from Gatwick last Tuesday.

British tourists are being stranded abroad, from Morocco (left) to Benidorm (top right), and face a battle to return home as  airlines lock down and limit flights due to global coronavirus quarantines.

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website, Head for Points, alleges that customers trying to cancel bookings made with Avios have not been given an online option to claim a refund.

The UK Government is drawing up plans to buy shares in British Airways and other airlines hit by the Pandemic Crisis to keep them afloat, insiders confirmed (pictured, Grant Shapps).

Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown. Planes from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed.

Flatlining footfall could see UK airports shut within weeks, with plummeting passenger numbers forcing airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair to ground their whole fleet.

An investigation by Which? found that carriers including British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet are refusing to let passengers cancel and claim a refund on flights which are still scheduled to run.

The airline, which jets to Europe, America and the Caribbean from Gatwick, has already mothballed many planes across its UK bases - but is still running from London Heathrow with a reduced schedule.

Billie Faiers was playfully told off by her husband Greg Shepherd during the latest episode of Mummy Diaries, which showed their reaction to the incident.

British Airways, Nissan and Arcadia have joined McDonald's and Primark in furloughing UK staff, with experts fearing that 6.1million private sector workers could be furloughed.

Madrid-based International Airlines Group proposed a dividend of around 17p per share in February, when the ravages of the killer virus on society and the global economy were already apparent.

Furious Twitter users called on the British retail mogul to sell one of his three yachts, which includes the £122million Lionheart, or use some of his estimated £1.8billion fortune.

British man Daniel Lawrence, 40, from the UK is trapped in Texas after flights home to the UK have been grounded because of the coronavirus. He has four children waiting for him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hugo, an 18-month-old German short-haired pointer, was so skinny his bones were visible under his skin. He is one of two dogs rescued by Andrea Siddons in Cyprus and flown back to the UK.

In a way, the work of the American artist Jeff Koons is the most terrific dare. Of course, if you saw a porcelain model of a ballerina in your great-aunt’s cabinet, you might call it kitsch, or bad taste.

Our ideas about what the naked human body means probably amount to two – sex and suffering. Either the concentration-camp victim or the centrefold.

It’s quite hard to say just what manga is. The attempt to define it has defeated many observers.

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.

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.

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has broken his silence on a potential £40million move to Arsenal and refused to rule out the prospect of joining the team he supported as a boy.

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.

Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Alisson will miss Liverpool's tour of the USA but are set to return when the club visit Evian in France late in July.

Colonel Edward Marcus was at the centre of murderous plans to assassinate King George III and he has found fresh fame on televison today - in Poldark.

Sarah McCormick, 37, a bookkeeper from Wimborne, Dorset, feared her ex-Army corporal husband Thomas, 42, would die after being so badly affected by salmonella and shigella.

Dominic Evans, 21, of Devon has admitted to causing the death of his fiance Rayleigh Gill, 22, due to careless driving as they drove back from Gatwick airport after a family holiday to Egypt.

They're currently sightseeing in Venice, Italy.  And sisters Victoria Justice, 26, and Madison Reed, 23, took part in an annual Venetian tradition on Friday as they dressed up in intricate costumes.

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Liverpool have received assurances that Mo Salah's presence in Qatar during December's Club World Cup will not be used for propaganda purposes.

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Vicki Hawkins, of Margate, let her children have the black henna tattoos while staying at the Hawaii Resort Hotel in Hurghada, Egypt.

Monty Murrell, 83, from Basildon, who joined the army in 1954 before serving for seven years, was one of the many veterans who joined the Remembrance ceremony attended by the royals.

Virgil van Dijk is available for Liverpool's trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday but Jurgen Klopp faces a nervous wait over Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.

Dominic Evans was driving his partner Kayleigh Gill, 22, and their two children back from Gatwick Airport in the early hours of the morning when his car veered across a motorway and hit an 18-tonne truck.

The 38-year-old Grammy winner has two sons with husband

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.

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.

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.

The former president's failing health had been detailed on social media by his son Alaa in recent days. Only friends and family will be permitted at his funeral, state media has said.