Coronavirus: Ryanair boss and staff to take 50% pay cut as flights grounded

Radio Times that he enjoys watching shows like Downton Abbey and The Mandalorian with his wife Shirlie Holliman, 59, but that Shirlie prefers not to watch anything that will keep her up at night.Describing themselves as “bingers” when it comes to watching TV, the actor, musician and director explained: “We definitely share the remote.”“Shirlie and I have to find a space that we can both sit in and that’s usually drama.”He added: “During lockdown, we rewatched all of Downton Abbey and loved every second of it.“We are definitely bingers; we watched up to four Downtons at once.”Martin explained: “Shirlie never wants to watch anything that will disturb her sleep; if she watches something late at night, it will appear in her dreams.“So sometimes I wait for her to go to sleep then put on the documentary that I really want to watch.”Martin also shared that their children Harley Moon, 32, and Roman, 29, still visit “from time to time”.In his new BBC series, Martin and MOBO award-winning grime artist Lady Leshurr will take on mentoring duties for amateur musicians aged 64 and over who will form a band with the aim of performing at the Isle of Wight festival.Speaking about Rock Till We Drop, Martin (who found fame in the 1980s with hit-making band, Spandau Ballet) said: “I loved the driving force behind the show, because it’s so heart-warming: to help people realise a dream that they’d all but given up on and put them on stage in front of 60,000 people on a sunny afternoon.”In a statement, Martin told the BBC: “The hardest thing has to be telling some of the guys that we couldn’t take them along to the next stage, as a performer I know how much that hurts.”Spandau Ballet had eight UK top 10 albums, including three greatest hits

Jasmine Harman shared with her 100,000 Instagram how the recent crisis in Ukraine had left her “lying awake” at night.The A Place in the Sun star is sending her “thoughts and prayers” to the Ukrainian population and the wake of Vladimir Putin’s ruthless invasion of the country.Jasmine, 46, took to Instagram today to share her heartache about the “pain and sadness” felt by so many in Ukraine right now. She wrote: “Life just carries on as normal for most of us, regardless of what else is going on in the world. “Regardless of the pain and sadness others may be going through. “It can be hard to connect with things that don’t directly impact our day to day lives,” the presenter continued.“But at night, I’ve been lying awake, thinking how terrible the situation is for so many Ukrainian people at the moment. “My prayers and thoughts are with you. I’m sorry that this is happening. “It could so easily be any one of us,” she concluded with a broken heart emoji and a Ukrainian flag.   Like-minded fans joined in reflecting on the awful events happening in Ukraine currently.Pamela Wardhaugh wrote: “You are so right, Jasmine. “Our hearts go out to all the people of Ukraine and many of the Russian people who are brave enough to protest against the war, at risk of being arrested for caring.

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Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has hit out at a government ruling ordering people who arrive in the UK to self-isolate for two weeks.

Ryanair staff at Manchester Airport face an uncertain future after the airline announced it was cutting 3,000 pilots and cabin crew.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has issued a warning to customers hoping to get a refund for flights which were cancelled as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Ryanair has announced it is slashing 3,000 jobs as a result of the collapse in demand for air travel following the coronavirus pandemic.

Ryanair has announced that it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across pilots and cabin crew.

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