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Cruise ship turns back to England after about 100 passengers injured in storm
Five people taken to hospital after the Saga ship, Spirit of Discovery, returned to England. One passenger told the BBC they "feared for their lives" as bad weather hit the ship in the Bay of Biscay.
Passenger on Spirit of Discovery watched Strictly to get her through the storm Carol Lake was aboard the Spirit of Discovery, a Saga cruiseliner. It was forced to turn back to the UK mid-journey due to a horror storm. 100 of the 1,000 guests were hurt, mainly minor injuries.
Top three safest cars for older drivers unveiled with Skoda, Mercedes and Nissan on list The list was compiled by insurance expert Saga who stressed that staying safe on the road is a “priority’ for every motorist, particularly those later in life. Models from Skoda, Mercedes and Nissan are among those which make the cut.
UAE investor among top shareholders in British holiday... Dubai-based investor has taken a 3.2% stake in Saga. Eldose Babu picked up the stake last week. He is now the biggest shareholder after Roger De Haan and Hosking Partners LLP.
Let a river cruise lead you to new adventures Saga's stylish, luxurious and educational river cruises have broadened travellers' horizons. Caroline Saine from Cardiff found her first river cruise so enjoyable she’s already booked her second. Jill Sansom, a 70-year-old from Newcastle on Tyne, agrees that Saga provides entertainment and events to satisfy a wide range of interests.
Be quick or you’ll miss this Enmore pop-up serving up beautifully tuned food and cheery bonhomie Babs, a female-led collaborative chef pop-up, has arrived at its first semi-permanent venue, at the former Saga site. A relaxed gem of a place, Babs focuses on food and drink from female producers.
The Baltic cruise that helped me and my dad to heal our grief With St Petersburg off the table, cruise lines have had to work to find alternatives. Saga's Scandinavian Highlights cruise included Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Denmark.
Saga launches a savings platform as it looks to tap over 50s who want to keep their pots in one... The minimum deposit for using Saga's platform is currently a meaty £40,000. Flagstone gets a cut of the partner banks' interest rates and deducts this before any rates appear on the platform.
Saga seals extra £35m from chairman after sale U-turn Saga, the debt-laden insurance-to-cruises group, is tapping its chairman Sir Roger De Haan for an extra £35 million of lending. The self-styled ‘superbrand for the over-50s’ declared good progress in cruises and holidays but warned that it was being badly hurt by difficult conditions in motor insurance.
Saga: long tale of travel agent and insurer Saga is currently an ocean and river cruise operator with insurance broking and underwriting, and broader financial services tacked on. Yesterday it announced a 15 per cent revenue rise to £355.3 million.
UK holiday group Saga sees annual profit ahead of... UK holiday group Saga said on Wednesday that it expected its annual underlying profit to beat market estimates and revenue to rise in double digits. Saga said it had paused the process for a potential sale of the unit.
Saga expects to beat market expectations despite choppy waters Saga said that it now expects to grow profit by double digits this year. On an underlying pre-tax basis it had fallen 4% in the half year to the end of July to £13.4 million.
Could YOU put up with this noise? Furious neighbour row breaks out as homes new £1.8m luxury... High-pitched noise is caused by balconies reverberating in the wind. The luxury block contains 84 properties ranging in price from £430,000 to £1.8million each. It is part of a major development led by the heir to the Saga fortune.
Could YOU put up with this noise? Furious neighbour row breaks out as homes near new £1.8m luxury... Luxury block of flats in Folkestone emitting a 'tinnitus-inducing' noise. Residents claim the high-pitched noise is keeping them awake at night. The block is part of a major development being built by Sir Roger De Haan. The multi-millionaire heir to the Saga fortune is building 1,000 new homes.
Yabba daba don't! 'Horrified' locals rebel over 'Flintstones' flat plan for Kent seafront Sir Roger De Haan is heir to the Saga holiday empire and has an estimated net worth of £851million with his brother Peter. The 73-year-old businessman changed the face of Folkestone after purchasing the harbour for £11million in 2004. The multi-million-pound development is set to be built on top of the town's current seaside car park.
Folkestone’s seafront flats ‘are like Flintstones home’ Sir Roger De Haan is heir to the Saga holiday empire. He has an estimated fortune of £851 million. Only 8 per cent of the new homes will be classed as affordable.
Saga missed a trick: it could cut costs and keep over-50s happy, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE The original Saga offer enabled customers to pay a one-off fee in return for the magazine to be posted out to them. But Saga has now changed the deal, blaming mounting print and postage costs. Instead of a hard copy, customers have been told they will receive a digital version.
I’ve been waiting seven years to live in my house – the insurance company DEMOLISHED it and started again b... Eddie Collins claims his home should have been completed in 2017. He said bosses at Saga promised an initial completion deadline of March 2017. It was later discovered that the house was affected by subsidence.
I’ve been waiting seven years to live in my house – the insurance company DEMOLISHED it and started again b... Eddie Collins claims his home should have been completed in 2017. He said bosses at Saga promised an initial completion deadline of March 2017. It was later discovered that the house was affected by subsidence.
Swansea: Seven-year sinking house rebuild saga for owner Edward Collins moved out in April 2016 after his home in Cockett, Swansea, started to subside. He has lived in temporary accommodation in the city for the past three years. Insurance firm Saga decided to demolish and completely rebuild the house. Mr Collins says the work has been struck with multiple delays.
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