Quarantine for arrivals to the UK is set to be slashed from 14 days after lockdown ends on December 2, Grant Shapps says By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:11 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 12:11 GMT, 9 November 2020 Quarantine for arrivals to the UK is set to be slashed from … Read more
Germany and Sweden are added to the Government’s travel quarantine ‘red list’ as Grant Shapps warns it is ‘critical’ the UK does not import coronavirus cases from abroad during lockdown International travel is restricted during the Government’s four-week lockdown But ministers sticking with the travel corridors system to avoid importing cases Both Germany and Sweden … Read more
‘We look like clowns’: Boris Johnson faces calls to step in as furious Tories accuse ministers of giving Sadiq Khan ‘free run’ to blame government for London congestion charge extension – even though he has been handed billions of pounds By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:16 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Heathrow launches £80 twenty-minute airport COVID test amid hopes it will reopen air travel and quarantine will be cut to one week by Christmas Heathrow Airport is to offer passengers £80 pre-departure coronavirus tests Transport Secretary: Rapid daily tests could lead to end of quarantine altogether The UK’s post-travel quarantine time could be halved to … Read more
Seven-day quarantine travel quarantine plan unveiled: Travellers will isolate at home and take one test a week after landing, Shapps reveals By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 16:43 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 16:45 BST, 14 October 2020 Travellers will self-isolate at home and take a coronavirus test a week after landing under new … Read more
‘Kick in the guts’: Fury at plan to replace Sydney’s iconic Manly ferries with catamarans which would be unable to operate in heavy swells Plans to replace the Manly ferries with catamarans has been met with backlash NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance flagged the government’s plan The Maritime Union said it would slash passenger capacity … Read more
Holidays to FIVE Greek islands including Santorini and Zakynthos are BACK ON as Grant Shapps gives them the green light and confirms no countries are going onto the quarantine ‘red list’ this week Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this evening announced changes to ‘red list’ He announced travel to five Greek islands will no longer require … Read more
Are Italy and Greece about to be added to the travel quarantine ‘red list’? Grant Shapps is set to unveil the latest changes tonight as both countries are on the cusp of breaching the UK’s banned threshold Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will unveil latest changes to ‘red list’ tonight Both Greece and Italy are on … Read more
Travel quarantine on Portugal and Hungary came into force this morning after the last Brits arrived back in the UK following a mad scramble before the 4am deadline. Fuming Britons returning from Portugal last night blasted the Government’s travel quarantine as a ‘shambles,’ as they revealed they had forked out hundreds on earlier flights. The … Read more
Michael Gove played a key role in forcing through the rule of six at Covid cabinet meeting – and has ‘been consistently on the side of the toughest approach’, says source Gove faced opposition from Rishi Sunak, Alok Sharma and Grant Shapps Senior Tories believe the rule of six is too draconian and is opposed … Read more
Tens of thousands of British holidaymakers are facing a race to escape Portugal after the country was returned to the quarantine list. The move will trigger another day of chaos as they rush to get home before the restrictions kick in at 4am tomorrow. The cost of flights home soared to £600 within minutes of … Read more
Portugal and Hungary are taken off quarantine exemption list – meaning holidaymakers must get home by 4am on Saturday or self-isolate for two weeks By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 17:17 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 17:49 BST, 10 September 2020 Portugal and Hungary have today been removed from the quarantine exemption list, meaning … Read more
Will Portugal and Denmark be next on the quarantine list? Decision on border restrictions TODAY after cases spike as Theresa May demands ministers stop ‘dragging their feet’ over airport tests Grant Shapps due to announce latest review of government quarantine lists Portugal and Denmark are on the verge of being added to the restrictions Travellers … Read more