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Millions of Britons could be barred from entry to the EU from January unless they renew passports Travel rules to the EU are set to change from January regardless of trade talks UK passports with less than six months to run will no longer be valid in the EU Passports will also not be accepted … Read more
Amid the wintery gloom, a series of new vaccines have been justifiably hailed as the breakthrough against coronavirus. With Britain having ordered 357 million doses of seven different vaccines, at last there is real hope that the depressing cycle of lockdown and contagion could be broken next year. Yet, as the Mail reported yesterday, into … Read more
Britons who have been vaccinated against Covid could get an ‘immunity passport’ on the NHS app, the boss of Test and Trace has said. Baroness Dido Harding told NHS bosses that her team was looking at updating the contact tracing app to also display vaccination status. Immunity passports have been touted as a way to … Read more
Normality was – frustratingly – within reach. For months, infection rates fell and the pandemic seemed to be behind us. But just weeks after millions of children returned to classrooms, and offices around the country began to fill up again, we’re now slipping backwards. Corona cases are said to be doubling every week, hospital admissions … Read more
China has threatened to withdraw its recognition of British National Overseas passports held by residents of Hong Kong. Beijing is looking to retaliate for the former colonial ruler’s policy of easing their path to citizenship. Starting from January 2021, those in Hong Kong with such status would be able to apply for special visas to live … Read more
More than 400,000 people are waiting for new passports as reduced number of staff work through Covid backlog with some applicants waiting up to four months for new travel document Social distancing measures mean less staff members are at the Passport Office This has led to serious delays with a backlog of more than 400,000 … Read more
Bureaucratic backlogs caused by the lockdown are paralysing the country, campaigners said last night. Despite coronavirus restrictions being eased, lives are still on hold because of massive delays at official agencies. Thousands of elderly motorists are housebound and isolated because of chaos at the DVLA – and: More than 150,000 babies are thought to lack … Read more
Immunity to coronavirus could only last six months, study finds – casting fresh doubt on ministers’ plans to give survivors ‘immunity passports’ Researchers tested 10 men for four coronaviruses regularly for 35 years Found that they were regularly reinfected after 12 months and antibodies were substantially reduced after six Matt Hancock said ministers are looking … Read more
Virus passports and travel corridors could allow families to travel abroad this summer. A quarantine regime will be introduced on June 8 requiring arrivals to the UK to self-isolate for 14 days. But ministers hope to strike quarantine-free pacts with summer destinations – such as France, Spain and Greece – by August and possibly July. … Read more
Online dating giants are set to offer digital health passports to millions of UK singletons to prove they are free of coronavirus. Manchester-based cyber firm VST Enterprises (VSTE), is pioneering technology to safeguard daters when coronavirus restrictions are eased. The company says it has been approached for the digital health passports by several leading dating … Read more