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Chaos at the border is partly being caused by lockdown rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient arrival who joined … 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
Multiple demonstrations are getting underway across the country this weekend as environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion gears up for a new ‘uprising’. Various stunts including a ‘funeral march’ in Lewes, East Sussex, and a fancy dress tea party at Gatwick Airport are scheduled. Extinction Rebellion says the activities over the August bank holiday weekend are … Read more
Police chiefs fear up to 35 illegal raves organised across London in place of the cancelled Notting Hill Carnival could cause chaos this bank holiday weekend. Officers are concerned they will have bottles pelted at them as they try to break up the parties – many of which have been branded the ‘real Notting Hill … Read more