Travel latest: Fury and confusion over air bridge fiasco
The Government has been accused of misleading the public and the beleaguered travel industry over its faltering air bridge negotiations. Plans for bilateral agreements with...
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Coronavirus latest news: One in eight care home residents still awaiting Covid-19 tests despite Government pledge
Around one in eight care home residents are yet to be tested for coronavirus, a survey of more than 300 care homes has found, despite a...
Coronavirus latest news: US buys up virtually entire global supply of key drug remdesivir
The United States has bought up virtually the whole supply of a drug that could shorten the recovery time of coronavirus patients, leaving hardly any...
Travel news: EU puts 14 countries on ‘safe list’, but excludes the US
The EU has announced 14 countries whose citizens can be let into the bloc from July 1, but the US, China and Brazil have been...
Coronavirus latest news: Nearly 1,000 cases in Leicester in past fortnight
Leicester City Council last night said there have been 944 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city in the past two weeks as it became...
Travel updates: Britons await news of air bridges as quarantine policy comes up for review
British holidaymakers await the publication of the Government’s long-anticipated list of ‘air bridge’ countries, eight weeks after Boris Johnson announced a quarantine on all arrivals...
Speeding rose by more than 70 per cent as motorists took advantage of empty roads during lockdown
There was a 71 per cent spike in the number of speeding drivers pulled over by the UK’s largest police force when the coronavirus lockdown started, new figures...
Coronavirus latest news: Headteachers may refuse to fine parents who keep children at home
Headteachers have threatened to undermine the Government’s plan to reopen schools in September by refusing to punish parents who keep their children at home. Teaching...
When will the UK ‘track and trace’ app be ready – and how will it work?
With Britain in lockdown, the Government has been racing to find ways to ease restrictions without putting public safety at risk. One solution is...
Coronavirus latest news: First local lockdown could be enforced in Leicester ‘within days’ after surge in cases
The Government is considering imposing the first local lockdown “within days” following a surge in Covid-19 cases in Leicester, the Home Secretary has confirmed. The...