{"id":18806,"date":"2026-05-07T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18806\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:40:18","slug":"holidaymakers-face-last-minute-cancellations-of-flights-to-spain-and-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18806\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidaymakers face last-minute cancellations of flights to Spain and Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British holidaymakers have been warned to expect hundreds of last-minute flight cancellations this summer due to the ongoing jet fuel crisis.<\/p>\n<p>At least 13,000 flights \u2013 representing two million fewer seats \u2013 have been <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/holidays-spain-portugal-risk-thousands-flights-cancelled-4398639?srsltid=AfmBOoqXOTZJ1-xtWBTF6cXrM4NjPKJNF17BJFWB2OL8064SLZYNBjHc&amp;ico=in-line_link\" id=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/holidays-spain-portugal-risk-thousands-flights-cancelled-4398639?srsltid=AfmBOoqXOTZJ1-xtWBTF6cXrM4NjPKJNF17BJFWB2OL8064SLZYNBjHc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cancelled worldwide<\/a> by airlines already this month.<\/p>\n<p>But only 120 flights from the UK to global destinations have been cancelled for the month of May and 36 in June so far, according to data shared with The i Paper by aviation analysts Cirium, with experts saying cuts are expected to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Cirium said more flights are set to be culled in June and July as the conflict in Iran drags on, fuelling higher prices for jet fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Flights to popular holiday destinations such as Spain and Italy, where airlines run several services a day, are thought to be particularly at risk as passengers can be moved onto alternative flights. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tShorts \u2013 Quick stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to previous short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to next short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"380\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296155534_04d332.jpg\" alt=\"Undated handout composite photo issued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of Chung Biu Yuen (left), 65, a former Hong Kong police officer currently working at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, and Chi Leung Wai, 40, a former UK Border Force officer and special constable with the City of London Police. Both individuals were convicted under the National Security Act 2023 following a trial at the Old Bailey. Issue date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: CPS\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" class=\"wp-image-4405292\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Undated handout composite photo issued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of Chung  Biu Yuen (left), 65, a former Hong Kong police officer currently working at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, and Chi Leung Wai, 40, a former UK Border Force officer and special constable with the City of London Police. Both individuals were convicted under the National Security Act 2023 following a trial at the Old Bailey. Issue date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: CPS\/PA Wire <\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.<br \/>Photographer: CPS<br \/>Provider: CPS\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">CRIME<\/p>\n<p>UK immigration officer among two guilty of working for Chinese intelligence<\/p>\n<p>A Border Force official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been found guilty of conducting \u201cshadow policing\u201d operations for China on British soil.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<p>Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act. Wai was also convicted of misconduct in a public office by searching the Home Office computer system for people of interest to Hong Kong authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296006937.jpg\" alt=\"Chung Biu Yuen arrives at the Old Bailey court, during a trial where he and co-defendant Chi Leung Wai are accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville\" class=\"wp-image-4405299\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Chung Biu Yuen arrives at the Old Bailey court, during a trial where he and co-defendant Chi Leung Wai are accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<br \/>Photographer: Toby Melville<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/secret-plan-critical-cables-china-spy-base-embassy-4387940?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_262114065.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Exclusive<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nA closer look at the detail\n<\/p>\n<p>The jury, which deliberated for 23 hours and 38 minutes, was discharged after failing to reach a verdict against the defendants in respect of a charge of foreign interference by forcing entry into the Pontefract home of alleged fraud suspect Monica Kwong on 1 May 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"503\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296007038.jpg\" alt=\"Chung Biu Yuen arrives at the Old Bailey court, during a trial where he and co-defendant Chi Leung Wai are accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville\" class=\"wp-image-4405300\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: Chung Biu Yuen arrives at the Old Bailey court, during a trial where he and co-defendant Chi Leung Wai are accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<br \/>Photographer: Toby Melville<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_287519269.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Chi Leung Wai arrives at the Old Bailey on March 02, 2026 in London, England. Chi Leung (Peter) Wai and Chung Biu Yuen have been charged under the National Security Act with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference, for allegedly agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance, and acts of deception. A third man, a Home Office immigration officer and former Royal Marine, Matthew Trickett, had also been charged, but was found dead in Maidenhead in May 2024. (Photo by Jack Taylor\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4405302\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 MARCH 02: Chi Leung Wai arrives at the Old Bailey on March 02, 2026 in London, England. Chi Leung (Peter) Wai and Chung Biu Yuen have been charged under the National Security Act with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference, for allegedly agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance, and acts of deception. A third man, a Home Office immigration officer and former Royal Marine, Matthew Trickett, had also been charged, but was found dead in Maidenhead in May 2024. (Photo by Jack Taylor\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Jack Taylor<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images Europe<br \/>Copyright: 2026 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution announced the Crown would not seek a retrial and the defendants were remanded into custody to be sentenced on a date to be fixed on 15 May.<\/p>\n<p>Who were their targets?<\/p>\n<p>Wai worked for Border Force at Heathrow Airport\u00a0having formerly been in the Royal Navy.<\/p>\n<p>He had gathered intelligence on the orders of ex-Hong Kong superintendent Yuen, who was a senior manager at the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office (HKETO) in London.<\/p>\n<p>Targets included Hong Kong dissidents and protesters living in the UK \u2013 with \u201cspecial attention\u201d paid to politicians including Sir Iain Duncan Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/china-us-edge-closer-conflict-uk-at-risk-4359142?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_275043789.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">8 min read<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_103746356.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1636361\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Demand for second-hand motors remains exceptionally high <\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">MOTORING<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018sweet spot\u2019 to look out for when buying a used car<\/p>\n<p>A car stops feeling \u2018nearly new\u2019 but still drives like one.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say this is the tipping point where second-hand cars drop significantly in price, but are still in good condition, making them excellent value for money. <\/p>\n<p>After three or four years cars drop in price<\/p>\n<p>Analysis by AA cars shows that used cars are significantly cheaper after three years than two, with some dropping almost \u00a34,000 in price overnight. <\/p>\n<p>This is because a wave of brand new cars will have been released, pushing down the value of each generation of older cars. Warrantees often expire around this time too.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/business\/new-vat-road-fuel-changes-introduced-need-know-4395352?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295517714.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">BUSINESS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/opinion\/thing-no-one-tells-you-about-electric-cars-4387496?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_292315602.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">OPINION<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p>How much could you save?<\/p>\n<p>Peugeots and Fords offer biggest savings<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-heading\">Peugeot 3008 \u2013 19.4% drop<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-sub\">From \u00a318,603 to \u00a314,989 for a three-year-old car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-heading\">Toyota Prius \u2013 28.1% drop<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-sub\">From \u00a315,685 to \u00a311,280 for a four-year-old car.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/test-drive-electric-cars-most-affordable-buy-run-4315710?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_290866355.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">LIFESTYLE<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">6 min read<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good time to buy<\/p>\n<p>Three and four years is the sweet spot where a car stops feeling \u2018nearly new\u2019 in the market, even if it still drives like one\u2026Check service history, tyres and brakes, run an HPI check, and ask why it is being sold. If it is hybrid, ask for battery health and recall history.<\/p>\n<p>ROHIT PARMAR-MISTRY, FOUNDER OF DATA COMPNAY PATTRN<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"494\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PRI_206253328.jpg\" alt=\"A sign reads &quot;Cars Wanted 4 Cash&quot; outside an independent second-hand car dealership in Leigh-on-Sea, U.K., on Monday, April 29, 2013. European car sales are sliding to a 20-year low after German concerns over the debt crisis sent demand plunging last month in the region's biggest economy and removed the main buffer protecting automakers. Photographer: Simon Dawson\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-1264202\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A sign reads \u201cCars Wanted 4 Cash\u201d outside an independent second-hand car dealership in Leigh-on-Sea, U.K., on Monday, April 29, 2013. European car sales are sliding to a 20-year low after German concerns over the debt crisis sent demand plunging last month in the region\u2019s biggest economy and removed the main buffer protecting automakers. Photographer: Simon Dawson\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<br \/>Photographer: Bloomberg<br \/>Provider: Bloomberg via Getty Images<br \/>Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">news<\/p>\n<p>How German tourist won \u00a3850 payout for losing sun lounger race<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_234857614.jpg\" alt=\"Indonesia, Bali. Tropical Swimming Pool\" class=\"wp-image-3461992\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Amenities like pools at hotels can often come with an added \u2013 and unexpected \u2013 resort fee<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: Westend6\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>A father has won a court battle with his package holiday provider after failing to secure a sunbed at his hotel in Greece, despite spending 20 minutes a day looking. The loungers had all been reserved with towels in the early morning.<\/p>\n<p>Judge rules in favour of tourist<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed man told a court in Hanover he got up at 6am to try and get sunbeds for his family, but found other tourists had beaten him to it. His children were forced to lie on the floor as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel had banned towel-reserving, but didn\u2019t enforce the policy \u2013 the man said this meant he was due a refund.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_186056508.jpg\" alt=\"The practice of 'reserving' poolside sunloungers is highly contentious (Photo: clubfoto\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-2840451\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>The practice of \u2018reserving\u2019 poolside sunloungers is highly contentious (Photo: clubfoto\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/summer-holidays-risk-jet-fuel-spain-4393522?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778175612_961_SEI_291896567.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">6 min read<\/p>\n<p>How the case unfolded<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"570\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_165871471.jpg\" alt=\"LARDOS, GREECE - JULY 29: In this aerial view empty sun loungers line the beach at a resort on July 29, 2023 in Lardos, Rhodes, Greece. Since the wildfires that swept across the south of the island over the last few days many of the tourist hotels have emptied with holiday makers returning to their respective countries, or finding alternative accommodation on other non affected parts of the island. While firefighting planes and helicopters are still dealing with sporadic outbreaks of wildfires on the island most of those are in the mountains and not a threat to people or property. The fires on Rhodes prompted preventive evacuations of tens of thousands of tourists in the middle of the high summer season last week. (Photo by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-2522050\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Empty sun loungers line the beach in Lardos, Rhodes, on 29 July, after the wildfires (Photo: Dan Kitwood\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p>The man, who paid \u20ac7,186 for his holiday, said it was \u201cdefective\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The provider initially agreed to pay him \u20ac350 but he wasn\u2019t happy.<\/p>\n<p>The judge took his side and ordered the travel operator to pay \u20ac986.70.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/travel\/europe-alternative-islands-without-british-tourist-crowds-4372837?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293530966.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">TRAVEL<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">7 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nSun bed wars\n<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cdawn dash\u201d or \u201csun bed wars\u201d have long been a problem on package holidays, with some providers such as Thomas Cook even offering the option to reserve a lounger poolside for a fee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_254249949.jpg\" alt=\"Cruise ships docked near Great Bay beach in St Martin (Photo: onfilm\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-3729996\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Cruise ships docked near Great Bay beach in St Martin (Photo: onfilm\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_154708750.jpg\" alt=\"BENIDORM, SPAIN - MAY 05: A man sunbaths in Levante beach on May 05, 2023 in Benidorm, Spain. On May 6 King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey, as the world watches the transition of the British monarchy. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-2331070\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Spain is looking at changing its \u2018golden visa\u2019 scheme that offers three-year residency to investors in property or business (Photo: David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The practice is frowned upon, with 71 per cent of Germans believing their fellow countrymen to be the worst culprits. But tourists from the UK also think that other Brits are the biggest offenders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">politics<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Green Party fallout over Polanski antisemitism row<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"518\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296044709.jpg\" alt=\"CARDIFF, WALES - MAY 2: Anthony Slaughter (centre left) and Zack Polanski (centre right), with Green Party activists at a campaign meeting on May 2, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. Green Party leader??Zack Polanski joins Wales Greens leader Anthony Slaughter??and??European Green politicians??for the final weekend of??campaigning in Cardiff??ahead of next weeks Senedd Election. (Photo by Jon Rowley\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4402746\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, with party supporters during campaigning in Cardiff for the Senedd election. The Greens are expected to make substantial gains in elections across the UK on Thursday (Photo: Jon Rowley\/Getty)  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chloe-chaplain-wordpress-e1565098301711.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--byline_name\">Chloe  Chaplain<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--byline_job-title\">Senior Political Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>Insiders say a sense of unease and panic has overcome the party, with canvassers facing backlash on the doorstep in the final days leading up to today\u2019s election. There is particular concern over their leaders\u2019 handling of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates arrested<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296054900.jpg\" alt=\"A sign supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville\" class=\"wp-image-4403287\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A sign supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<br \/>Photographer: Toby Melville<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Two Lambeth Green candidates were arrested for their social media.<\/p>\n<p>More antisemitic posts have been unearthed by Labour.<\/p>\n<p>The party has tightened up vetting procedures in response.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/inside-green-party-polansk-antisemitism-row-4401201?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778175613_777_SEI_296044709.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">POLITICS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>Campaigners fear scrutiny<\/p>\n<p>There is a sense of unease in the party because people aren\u2019t used to having the full weight of the Labour Party briefing against us. There\u2019s a bit of worry in terms of how we are responding to the accusations, but I think Zack was clear that our vetting process hasn\u2019t been good enough.<\/p>\n<p>a source within the green party<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296042895.jpg\" alt=\"A Green Party political sign put up by the householder to show support ahead of local council elections in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)\" class=\"wp-image-4403006\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A Green Party political sign put up by the householder to show support ahead of local council elections in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<br \/>Photographer: Alastair Grant<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat did Polanski do?\n<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the Golders Green stabbings last weekend, the Green leader reposted a video of the attacker\u2019s arrest, criticising the Metropolitan Police for using excessive force. His post sparked outrage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_294629731.jpg\" alt=\"Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks to candidates and campaigners during a campaigning visit to Brixton in south London on April 25, 2026, ahead of local elections on May 7. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4402188\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Green leader Zack Polanski campaigning in Lambeth , south London last month. He told the BBC the messages by candidates accused of antisemitism were \u2018unacceptable\u2019 (Photo: Justin Tallis\/AFP)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295254550.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Green Party posters are displayed in the window of a property in the London borough of Hackney on April 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396303\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Green Party posters on display in Hackney. (Photo by Carl Court\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>He has since apologised for the post,  telling the BBC that the Green Party is \u201canti-racist\u201d and that vetting procedures would be improved \u201cto make it clear that antisemitism is completely unwelcome in the Green Party, as it is in society\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\nPoll watch\n<\/p>\n<p>Number of Brits with an unfavourable view of Polanski<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--statistic\">47%<\/p>\n<p>This is up from 39 per cent before his post, according to YouGov.<\/p>\n<p>The Greens are still riding high in the polls ahead of today\u2019s elections though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--statistic\">555<\/p>\n<p>The number of seats the party is predicted to win in today\u2019s elections. <\/p>\n<p>Voting intention has not changed perceptibly since the antisemitism row. <\/p>\n<p>Towie star dies in Majorca in \u2018tragic accident\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jake Hall, 35, was found dead <br \/>at his rented villa this morning, having sustained serious head injuries from smashed glass, reports claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"436\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296129517.jpg\" alt=\"516274694\" class=\"wp-image-4403849\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: 516274694<br \/>Photographer: SamanthaJ<br \/>Copyright: GC Images<\/p>\n<p>What we know<\/p>\n<p>The Civil Guard in Palma are investigating Hall\u2019s death, who was on holiday at the time. Police are said to be investigating the theory that he died after \u201chitting his head against the glass door\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made but four men and women who were staying at the hotel have been interviewed.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/culture\/celebs-walk-the-resistance-red-carpet-in-protest-at-bezos-involvement-in-met-gala-4398420?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274531710.webp\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">CULTURE<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/culture\/television\/david-haye-ruined-im-a-celeb-4354057?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293121228.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">TELEVISION<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>Who was Jake Hall?<\/p>\n<p>The model and footballer shot to fame after appearing on the reality show The Only Way is Essex in 2015, quitting in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He had a child with fellow reality star Miss\u00e9 Beqiri of The Real Housewives of Cheshire in 2017, and the pair were in an on-and-off relationship. He had a second home in Majorca and often spent time there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"616\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296129513.jpg\" alt=\"513608052\" class=\"wp-image-4403852\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: 513608052<br \/>Photographer: SamanthaJ<br \/>Copyright: GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/spanish-resort-tough-new-rules-fight-overtourism-3980247?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_259412927.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">WORLD<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p>Everything you can <br \/>and can\u2019t do in a <br \/>polling station<\/p>\n<p>Heading to the polls for the <br \/>local elections today? Here\u2019s everything you need to make <br \/>sure you\u2019re able to vote, and <br \/>some dos and don\u2019ts for when <br \/>you get there<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296119318.jpg\" alt=\"Flaeda the poodle, named after the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, poses for a picture outside a polling station in London, Thursday, May 7, 2026 as she waits for her owner during the UK 2026 local elections.(AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)\" class=\"wp-image-4403568\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Flaeda the poodle, named after the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, poses for a picture outside a polling station in London, Thursday, May 7, 2026 as she waits for her owner during the UK 2026 local elections.(AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<br \/>Photographer: Kirsty Wigglesworth<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved<\/p>\n<p>What do I need to bring?<\/p>\n<p>You must bring photo ID to vote in England<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-sub\">In Scotland and Wales, you won\u2019t need to show ID to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-heading\">Polling card<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-sub\">You don\u2019t need to bring this with you, but it might speed up the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-heading\">Pen or pencil<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--bulletted-sub\">These will be provided though you can bring your own if you wish.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/green-labour-tactical-voting-reform-4396681?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295749025.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nWho can I bring with me?\n<\/p>\n<p>Children are allowed into the polling station with you, though they shouldn\u2019t write on your ballot paper. Pets usually have to be left outside, except assistance dogs, <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"570\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296119950.jpg\" alt=\"A dog named Obi-Wan Kenobi outside the St James Church polling station in Edinburgh as voters arrive to cast their votes in the 2026 Holyrood elections. Picture date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Forbes\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-4403476\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: A dog named Obi-Wan Kenobi outside the St James Church polling station in Edinburgh as voters arrive to cast their votes in the 2026 Holyrood elections. Picture date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Forbes\/PA Wire<br \/>Photographer: Nick Forbes<br \/>Provider: Nick Forbes\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296111361.jpg\" alt=\"Men and their dogs look at signs outside the polling station at St James Church hall in Inverleith, Edinburgh, as voters start to cast their votes in the 2026 Holyrood elections. Picture date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-4403203\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: Men and their dogs look at signs outside the polling station at St James Church hall in Inverleith, Edinburgh, as voters start to cast their votes in the 2026 Holyrood elections. Picture date: Thursday May 7, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire<br \/>Photographer: Jane Barlow<br \/>Provider: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p>If you are disabled, you can bring someone with you to help you vote as long as they are over 18 \u2013 they do not need to be registered to vote. Polling station staff can also help you, and you are allowed to bring your phone into the polling booth as an accessibility aid.<\/p>\n<p>\nA closer look at the dos and don\u2019ts\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"570\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1780.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone X review, iPhone X camera, iPhone X camera vs iPhone 8 Plus camera, apple, new iphone, new iphone review\" class=\"wp-image-100755\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>The polished glass back is highly reflective, but doesn\u2019t appear to attract as many grubby fingerprints as its rivals (Photo: i)<\/p>\n<p>Taking selfies<\/p>\n<p>Taking a photo or video in the ballot booth is illegal, as your vote is meant to be secret. <\/p>\n<p>Political discussions<\/p>\n<p>Campaigning isn\u2019t allowed so don\u2019t speak about candidates or wear political slogans. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296026052.jpg\" alt=\"Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey (centre), MP for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, and MP for Dorking and Horley, Chris Coghlan, surrounded by supporters during a party rally at Redhill Memorial Park in Surrey, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the local elections on Thursday. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-4403030\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey (centre), MP for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, and MP for Dorking and Horley, Chris Coghlan, surrounded by supporters during a party rally at Redhill Memorial Park in Surrey, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the local elections on Thursday. Picture date: Wednesday May 6, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews\/PA Wire<br \/>Photographer: Andrew Matthews<br \/>Provider: Andrew Matthews\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"533\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_248642290.jpg\" alt=\"Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage and Reform candidate Trevor Shonk pose for a photograph with a pint of beer each, in a Wetherspoons pub whilst canvassing for voters ahead of local elections, in Ramsgate on the south east coast of England, on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Ben STANSALL \/ AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-3658076\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Nigel Farage with Reform UK candidate Trevor Shonk whilst canvassing for voters ahead of local elections, in Ramsgate, Kent on Thursday (Photo: Ben Stansall\/AFP) <\/p>\n<p>Drinking<\/p>\n<p>People who have been drinking or are drunk can vote, unless they are disruptive.<\/p>\n<p>Know your rights<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to vote, so there\u2019s no reason for you to turn up at the polling station if you don\u2019t intend to do so. If you do go, it\u2019s worth knowing that:<\/p>\n<p>You are entitled to spoil your ballot paper, for example by writing a message in protest .  This will be recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t put your name on your ballot paper \u2013 If you do it won\u2019t be counted as it\u2019s meant to be anonymous<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTellers\u201d \u2013 volunteers on behalf of candidates \u2013 will sometimes stand outside polling stations and ask for your polling card number so they can remind people who haven\u2019t voted to do so. You don\u2019t have to give them your information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296122336.jpg\" alt=\"A group of commuter trains sit in a railway siding in London, U.K. Photographer: Luke MacGregor\/Bloomberg\" class=\"wp-image-4403497\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: A group of commuter trains sit in a railway siding in London, U.K. Photographer: Luke MacGregor\/Bloomberg<br \/>Photographer: Bloomberg Creative<br \/>Provider: Getty Images\/Bloomberg Creative<br \/>Source: Bloomberg Creative Photos<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">TRAVEL<\/p>\n<p>Train passengers warned of \u2018major disruption\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Train services across southern England are being disrupted by a fault with a radio system. National Rail Enquiries said the issue relates to how train drivers and signallers communicate. <\/p>\n<p>It warned passengers that services may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or cancelled, and \u201cmajor disruption is expected until the end of the day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The services affected<\/p>\n<p>The affected operators are CrossCountry, Gatwick Express, Great Western Railway, London Overground, Southern, South Western Railway (SWR) and Thameslink.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/new-hs2-farce-trains-made-slower-more-expensive-4314216?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_279444596_f0e89f.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Exclusive<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/why-could-soon-pay-more-delayed-trains-4237255?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_285058678.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>A closer look at the detail<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported shortly before 9am on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>SWR warned that services across its entire network \u201cmay be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The operator advised passengers to consider using buses \u201cwhile the fault is being investigated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/inews-lifestyle\/travel\/one-interrail-pass-book-two-family-holidays-france-halved-cost-4363157?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293507568.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">TRAVEL<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">5 min read<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">news<\/p>\n<p>Amazon delivers its first package by drone<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296110330.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon drone delivery Image: Amazon https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos\" class=\"wp-image-4403050\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Amazon drone delivery<\/p>\n<p>Image: Amazon<br \/>https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos<\/p>\n<p>The retailer has become the first in the UK to make a delivery by sky, with a pilot scheme running in Darlington, Country Durham. It hopes to slowly expand the option across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\nAir drop\n<\/p>\n<p>From tape measures to chocolate bars<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296110102.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon drone delivery Image: Amazon https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos\" class=\"wp-image-4403048\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Amazon drone delivery<\/p>\n<p>Image: Amazon<br \/>https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos<\/p>\n<p>A local farmer let Amazon use his land for test drives, ordering everything he could think of under the designated weight of 5lb (2.2kg) to be delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/your-drone-is-on-its-way-amazon-set-for-green-light-to-deliver-parcels-by-air-3487379?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_236316566_a5c98e.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Exclusive<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>Demand is rising<\/p>\n<p>The certainty is people have never told us they want their stuff slower. This is effectively an autonomous drone that can do what a pilot does in a flight  deck. It can do what ground crews do, and it can deliver a package.<\/p>\n<p>David carbon, vice president of amazon prime air<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296110102.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon drone delivery Image: Amazon https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos\" class=\"wp-image-4403048\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Amazon drone delivery<\/p>\n<p>Image: Amazon<br \/>https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/transportation\/amazon-drone-delivery-photos<\/p>\n<p>\nHow does it work?\n<\/p>\n<p>Parcels are dropped from a height of\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--statistic\">12ft<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is using its most advanced drone, the MK30, to deliver in Darlington.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, it only works for those with gardens or backyards for the parcels to be dropped off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--statistic\">170,000<\/p>\n<p>The number of successful flights completed so far \u2013 but more testing is needed before they are approved for UK-wide use.<\/p>\n<p>Drone delivery is already available in five US states. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The figures come amid warnings that airlines in the UK may be forced into rationing fuel due to shortages caused by the stand-off between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off about 30 per cent of Europe\u2019s aviation fuel shipments and a rush to source scarce alternative supplies from locations including America and West Africa has led to a doubling in prices.<\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt and Munich are the main routes where flights have been cancelled in the last week due to airline Lufthansa\u2019s cull of seats.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said airlines \u201cwill have to cancel more flights for the summer\u201d if conflict in the strait continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAirlines have been given permission by the UK Government to make changes if they need to without losing valuable slots, so you will see more cancellations if jet fuel is squeezed,\u201d he said, referring to changes that have allowed airlines to return or consolidate take-off and landing slots without losing them for future seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cCancellations are more likely on those routes with multiple frequencies as well as traditionally unprofitable routes. Airlines always use a crisis to cut routes that don\u2019t work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aviation analyst Sally Gethin warned that more customers could be hit with last-minute flight cancellations in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody can assume once they book their flight that it definitely is safe. The trouble is, they\u2019re left having to sit on their hands with this because they\u2019re not in the driving seat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gethin said customers who have had flights cancelled at short notice are entitled to refunds or alternative routes, but claims for compensation could be denied if airlines successfully argue that it was an \u201cextraordinary circumstance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be corrosive. There\u2019s no end in sight to oil supplies restarting in the Middle East and, however you slice and dice it, the UK and Europe are heavily reliant on that region for jet fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saj Ahmad, chief analyst at StrategicAero Research, said: \u201cIf the current conflict continues, the pressure for jet fuel will mean that airlines that struggle to source alternate supplies will result in additional flights being nixed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said seasonal and low-demand regional flights could be cut sooner, as well as long-haul flights that require more jet fuel to operate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British holidaymakers have been warned to expect hundreds of last-minute flight cancellations this summer due to the ongoing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18807,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[950,4479,17,3966],"class_list":{"0":"post-18806","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-flights","9":"tag-iran-crisis","10":"tag-spain","11":"tag-summer-holidays"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}