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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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Starving and emaciated street dogs are rescued from Cyprus and flown to a new life in Britain

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.




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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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Andreas Gursky review: An artist of the sublime

The Hayward Gallery has reopened after two years’ renovation with an exhibition of the great German photographer Andreas Gursky




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An 'electrifying' exhibition about 'ways of reacting to life'

Is ‘painting life’ really a subject? Or does this exhibition just amount to an agreeable collection of pretty well-known figurative painting?




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The new Royal Academy review: A great addition

In its 250th year, the Royal Academy has undergone a very substantial redevelopment at the hand of David Chipperfield, who designed the lauded Neues Museum in Berlin.




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Last Paintings at the Gagosian reveals Howard Hodgkin's reputation is soaring says Philip Hensher

After the death of a great artist, their professional life continues for some time. So, a year after the great English painter Sir Howard Hodgkin died in March 2017, new work continues to emerge.




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Tate Modern's Art in Weimar Germany review: A mildly interesting show

A show that explored the style’s roots in caricature, including greats such as Lyonel Feininger, would have been more illuminating.




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Oceania at the Royal Academy Of Arts review: Treasures of fantasy and opulence

From the first moment Western explorers encountered the people of the Pacific islands in the late 18th century, they recognised they were dealing with something special.




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Christian Marclay - The Clock review: Film-spotting and giddy simultaneity

Ten years ago the Swiss-American artist Christian Marclay assembled a vast anthology of extracts from film and TV, mostly a few seconds long. The resulting film runs for 24 hours.




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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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'It is blazingly hideous. I rather recommend it.' The Ashmolean's Jeff Koons show is worth a visit

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.




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Leonardo: A Life In Drawing is a stunning exhibition

It’s 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death.




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Only the smallest handful, like Olafur Eliasson, can make the heart soar with the genuinely sublime 

Danish artist Olafur Eliasson's work is grand, often spectacular, and richly humane.




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The Antony Gormley exhibition is a lovely show, full of the poetry of simplicity

Antony Gormley has the honour of having created a work of art much more famous than he is.




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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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Rembrandt's Light review: It succeeds in drawing you into the artist's world 

It's 350 years since Rembrandt died, and museums around the world have been marking it with general or specific exhibitions of his work.




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Pre-Raphaelite Sisters review: A compelling and powerful exhibition

Though the group of 19th-century British painters known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were all men, women occupied unusually prominent positions in their world.




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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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Mohamed Salah: Amr Warda 'should not be sent to guillotine' after 'sending inappropriate messages'

Mohamed Salah has slammed his Egypt team-mate Amr Warda after he was accused of sexual harassment, insisting 'no means no', but added he 'shouldn't be sent straight to the guillotine'.




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UK weather heat wave Glastonbury south west hottest Thursday Friday London south east Saturday

Sunbathers were pictured basking in the heat on the south coast, with temperatures in Bournemouth already pushing 80F (27C).




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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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Benefits-cheating grandmother who scammed £41,000 could go to jail

Geraldine Thomas, 54, of Bargoed, Caerphilly, spent thousands of pounds on all-inclusive breaks to Egypt after lying that she lived alone. Thomas was secretly living with her partner Raymond Adams.




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Wilfried Zaha refuses to rule out Arsenal transfer

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.




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Policewoman faces losing her job after trying to claim compensation over 'holiday food poisoning'

Policewoman Katie Miles, 38, could lose her job after being caught out trying to claim over a fake bout of food poisoning on a holiday in Sharm-el-Sheik, Eygpt. Ms Miles is pictured above riding on a camel.




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Mother, 51, stripped naked and nearly paralysed in TUI Sharm El Sheikh waterpark wave machine

Tracy Turner says her 'life has changed forever' after she sustained crushed bones, back and neck fractures on the machine at the waterpark attached to the Coral Sea Aqua Club Hotel in Egypt.




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Liverpool News: Club train in USA as Jurgen Klopp reveals when key players will return

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.




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Health officials warn of food poisoning threat to travellers to Egypt

Public Health England has said people are returning from the Hurghada region on the east coast of Egypt with a Shia toxin-producing strain of the food poisoning bug E.coli, which can turn deadly.




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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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Archaeologists discover a sunken ancient settlement underwater

Lost city of Heracleion was lost around 800AD due to flooding and earthquakes and its relics are now submerged under the sea off the Egyptian coast.




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Toddler fighting for life after being struck down by E.Coli on TUI holiday

Richard Holt and Lara Wilcocks, from Merseyside, have been at their son Cillian's bedside for 21 days following a family holiday at the Jaz Bluemarine Resort in Hurghada, Egypt.




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Swashbuckling soldier accused of plotting to kill the King is at the centre of the new Poldark

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.




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Bettany Hughes reveals she was 'terrified' crawling through tunnels UNDER the Great Pyramid

Bettany Hughes told FEMAIL that she was 'terrified' crawling through tunnels 30 metres beneath the Great Pyramid in Giza for her new Channel 5 show, Egypt's Greatest Treasures.




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Alex Rodriguez chats about missing fiancée Jennifer Lopez who has '3 more shows to go' on tour

The pop diva spent three nights at the Regnum Carya Hotel's luxurious five-bedroom, bulletproof Crown Villa in Antalya




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England's new rugby star Lewis Ludlam has gone from water boy to World Cup in two months

WILL KELLEHER: Four Flags adorn the top of Lewis Ludlam's Twitter profile. Those of Guyana, Palestine, Egypt and England represent the heritage of this surprise World Cup package.




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Family of four 'fell seriously ill with food poisoning' on Egypt break

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.




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The top 10 worst resorts for food poisoning, from Hurghada in Egypt to Riviera Maya in Mexico

A new study has highlighted the world's food poisoning hotspots and top of the list is Hurghada in Egypt - 380 cases have been reported since the start of 2017.




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Arsenal transfer news: Bordeaux looking at Mohamed Elneny

Ligue 1 side Bordeaux are reportedly monitoring the situation with Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny. The Egyptian has fallen out of favour under Unai Emery and will be allowed to depart.