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Boris Johnson will ‘force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels for ten days’ in decision to be taken on Monday PM favours targeted approach rather than making all air passengers quarantine Brazil and South Africa travellers will be met on arrival and escorted to hotels Mr Johnson expected to chair a Covid … 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
Arrivals to Britain could be forced to quarantine in airport hotels under plans to be discussed by ministers today as travel chaos continues at the border. Travellers to Britain could be forced to quarantine in hotels under plans to be discussed by ministers today as chaos continues at the border. Any new restrictions would be a … Read more
Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports on arrival in UK could get the go-ahead TOMORROW Travellers may have to stay in quarantine in airport hotels to travel to the UK It emerged EU leaders are discussing plans to close borders to British travellers Priti Patel says it’s ‘far too early to speculate’ about … Read more
Donald Trump promises to lift flight restrictions for travellers from the UK next week – but it takes Joe Biden just minutes to say: ‘It ain’t happening’ Joe Biden dashed Donald Trump’s plan to lift UK travel ban from January 26 US imposed restrictions on UK travellers in mid-March to contain pandemic President-elect Biden said: … Read more
Hotel quarantines for all UK arrivals and facial-recognition technology to check travellers are properly isolating are among new measures proposed to crackdown on new Covid strains at UK borders Officials have been told to prepare GPS technology in order to ensure isolation New arrivals could be forced to pay for stays in airport hotels while … Read more
New laws will make it easier to prosecute travellers who set up illegal camps across Britain Police to be able to arrest anyone suspected of ‘intentional trespass’ in new laws The measures will apply to trespassers on both private land and public spaces Home Office source says law will speed up process of removing illegal camps … Read more
The UK is set to ban all travellers from South America amid fears over the coronavirus super-strain that emerged in Brazil. Ministers are signing off on barring direct flights from the huge area, as well as parts of central America, in an effort to prevent the mutant version getting into Britain. It is understood any … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he explains how far from home we can go on day trips, lockdown flight refund rules and more. Q. I like cycling but enjoy different scenery. How far can I go on a day trip from home? Ken Warnock, via email. One … Read more
No negative Covid-19 test? No entry! Travellers will finally be banned from entering UK without proof they are clear of coronavirus from next week Ministers agreed stricter measures last night amid growing pressure Travellers will be banned from entering the UK without a negative test Airlines and other carriers should bar people from travelling without … Read more