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The first passengers were dropped off at hotels this morning at the start of the government’s new travel quarantine scheme – as a hospitality boss vowed to make their ten-day, £1,750 stay more ‘homely’ with ‘branded shampoo, puzzles and crockery’. Travellers were seen being dropped off at the four-star Radisson Blu Edwardian near Heathrow after arriving from … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
Arrivals at the border described a scene of ‘absolute bedlam’ today as they lingered in queues for more than four hours while stretched officials lost their cool and lamented: ‘We have not got any more staff!’ Days before a tough hotel quarantine regime is enforced, Heathrow Airport was swamped with passengers trying to enter the … Read more
The Government’s plan to quarantine arrivals in hotels has been thrown into chaos as its booking website crashed minutes into its launch, after not allowing travellers to reserve rooms on the first two days of the new rules. Travellers from a ‘red list’ of 33 countries will be expected pay up to £1,750 to quarantine … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was facing fury today after her Government demanded English authorities quarantine all travellers flying into England if they were planning to go to Scotland. The First Minister was accused of trying to extend Scottish laws south of the border with the demand that would force England to lock people up in hotels for … Read more
Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins dressed to impress as she attended the opening night of Drummer Queens in Sydney on Wednesday. The 31-year-old looked effortlessly elegant as she showed off her slim figure in a long white floral dress. Emma teamed the stylish frock with a pair of red shoes and wore thick framed black glasses. All … Read more
Border Force detain 49 migrants at Dover after they attempted to cross English Channel in three boats taking total number of arrivals this year to 285 Home Office confirms 49 migrants made it to UK shores on Saturday morning Friday saw 123 people prevented from making the crossing in three boats Latest arrivals takes the … Read more
ALL foreign arrivals to UK should be quarantined in hotels to curb the spread of South African strain of Covid-19, says Labour MP Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds calling quarantine of all arrivals Priti Patel believed to have pushed for the same but was overruled by the PM Comes after South African Covid variant detected … Read more
Passengers arriving at Britain’s airports have blasted plans to force all UK arrivals to quarantine at hotels for ten days after they land. The draconian scheme would ban travellers from using their own accommodation to isolate for 10 days – and could see GPS tags introduced to ensure compliance. The ‘quarantine hotel’ system, similar to that … Read more