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Matt Hancock today insisted UK border rules will get tougher to protect against mutant coronavirus strains – but refused to give a date when ‘quarantine hotels’ will be up and running. The Health Secretary defended the current ‘stringent’ measures – but made clear that even harsher arrangements are in the pipeline. ‘We are also … Read more
A ‘rebel’ sheep who thinks she’s a dog chased a family’s border collie around the garden in hilarious footage. Ronnie Ingledew was looking out of his back door in Hexham, Durham, when his pet pooch Mist darted across the garden followed by a sheep. The sheep, named Hope, is a rescue animal that Ronnie, 61, … Read more
All Brexit checks on animal and food products arriving at ports in Northern Ireland have been suspended over safety fears for staff. Import inspections at Belfast and Larne were stopped ‘with immediate effect’ last night as Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) assessed risk to workers at the sites. The decision came after a … Read more
Boris orders Tory MPs to ABSTAIN in Labour vote demanding even tougher border crackdown to stop mutant Covid strains Labour wants the Government to introduce hotel quarantine for all UK arrivals Currently the policy only applies to people arriving in UK from ‘red list’ countries Labour will try to force vote on the issue but … Read more
French blockade of British border over mutant Covid strain that left thousands of HGV drivers stranded and sparked chaos at ports cost Kent Police £1.2m, figures reveal Emmanuel Macron ordered closure of the border with the UK on December 20 Thousands of HGV drivers spent Christmas parked in laybys near Port of Dover Freedom of … Read more
European newspapers lashed out EU leaders on Saturday after the bloc tried to impose Covid vaccine controls on the Northern Ireland border. EU chiefs had been accused of an ‘incredible act of hostility’ after announcing controls on the export of jabs to the UK, including Northern Ireland. In a move which would have effectively created a … Read more
The EU has sensationally backed down over its plans to impose Covid vaccine controls on Northern Ireland after the proposals were met with a strong and united backlash from UK politicians. EU chiefs had been accused of an ‘incredible act of hostility’ after announcing controls on the export of jabs to the UK, including Northern Ireland. … Read more
Germany is considering slashing air travel to ‘almost zero’ as queues build up at border checkpoints. Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parties’ legislators she did not want a travel ban, but with the pandemic raging this winter there should be no tourism, sources said. Interior minister Horst Seehofer earlier told the Bild newspaper Merkel had … Read more
Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, 70 million-year-old jaw bone unearthed in Canada reveals Researchers created 3D scans of two tiny 17 inch dinosaur bones from Canada One was a jaw bone and the other a claw bone – both from embryo tyrannosaurs The … Read more
Indian and Chinese soldiers brawl on Himalayan border with casualties on both sides, six months after hand-to-hand combat left more than 20 dead Indian and Chinese troops fought last week in Naku La, in the remote Himalayas Indian sources said fight happened when Chinese patrol came to their territory Casualties occurred on both sides during … Read more