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Ministers have put troops on standby to help clear the backlog of goods at British ports amid warnings border disruption could get even worse – but Brussels says it won’t help ease the backlog unless Boris Johnson abandons his plans for a ‘Singapore on the Thames.’ Shoppers have complained of shortages at UK supermarkets of … Read more
What are the rules of the new South Africa travel ban? From 9am today, visitors arriving into England who have been in or travelled through South Africa in the previous 10 days will not be permitted entry and direct flights will be banned. British and Irish Nationals, visa holders and permanent residents arriving from South … Read more
Nightingale hospital lies empty and is still only ‘on standby’ despite London being thrown into Tier 4 measures and Christmas cancelled over rising cases Nightingale hospitals in London, Birmingham and Sunderland are ‘on standby’ Site in Manchester is open for ‘non-Covid care’ with Bristol open for local care Seven Nightingale hospitals were built in the … Read more
Downing Street tonight put MPs on notice to return to Westminster from their Christmas break as early as next week if a Brexit deal is agreed with the EU. No10 said that the Commons will rise for the festive season tomorrow as planned but said politicians should be prepared to hurry back if there is … Read more
Lili Reinhart cuddles her pooch as she remains on standby amid Riverdale shutdown with costars Camila Mendes and KJ Apa By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 21:34 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 21:35 BST, 5 October 2020 They are on standby after production on Riverdale was put on hold once again due to the … Read more
The White House had Vice President Mike Pence on stand by in November last year when President Donald Trump made an unplanned visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a new book claims. In November 2019, the president made an unannounced trip to the hospital for ‘quick exam and labs’ as part of his … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering placing a curfew on New York City after a chaotic night in which looters ransacked luxury stores in Soho, set fire to dumpsters and ran riot through the streets of Manhattan as other, peaceful protests continued across the country over the killing of George Floyd. More than 250 people … Read more
Five million antibody kits are on standby for the NHS after a SECOND test that shows if you’ve had coronavirus was approved by officials The new test produced by Abbott has been approved by Public Health England It is the second test to be ratified in two days after one by Roche Diagnostics The Department … Read more
Twenty thousand British soldiers have been placed in readiness today to help civilian authorities deal with the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation. Members of the Army Reserve are among those being put on high readiness to help the police and other emergency services as the full brunt of the pandemic hits. But Downing Street moved … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Two giant cruise ships on standby to act as floating hospitals at Tilbury Docks as UK cruise company offers them to the government to help cope with coronavirus crisis British owners of Spirit of Discovery and Saga Sapphire are understood to have handed ships to government No decision has yet been taken to use … Read more