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Park wardens in Snowdonia are reportedly being abused by visitors who are travelling to the Welsh beauty spot from Tier 4 areas despite pleas to stay away. Non-essential travel in Wales is banned and any exercise has to start as soon as a person leaves their house. And breaking Covid lockdown rules can end with … Read more
Inside an inflatable ‘room of hugs’ where Italian care home residents can touch their loved ones through plastic screens Care home residents sat with their visitors in the ‘rooms of hugs’ in Campania in southern Italy on Saturday Wearing gloves and masks, guests pressed their hands and faces against the screen to get close to … Read more
Sledge-wielding visitors flock to Welsh beauty spots including the Brecon Beacons despite police pleas to stay away and threats of fines during coronavirus lockdown Hikers defied pleas from officials and headed to the Storey Arms beauty spot Brecon authorities have expressly told people to follow ‘stay at home’ orders But they acknowledged ‘it is clear’ … Read more
Police are carrying out ‘high visibility patrols’ in the Brecon Beacons after hundreds of visitors descended onto the Welsh beauty spot in defiance of the strict Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions. Dyfed-Powys Police have been turning visitors away from the busy Pen y Fan, the highest peak in south Wales, after hundreds of vehicles arrived at the … Read more
Pub in Cornwall is forced to close after staff are abused by visitors from Tier 3 and Tier 4 areas when they were refused entry for ignoring Covid rules Tourists from Tier 3 and Tier 4 are ‘making life unpleasant’ for Cornwall pub staff Government guidance tells people in high-risk areas not to travel to … Read more
It may have been a miserable year for most of us – but wild birds have thrived amid the peace and freedom from crowds of visitors in repeated lockdowns. The National Trust’s annual review of wildlife reveals terns, falcons and cuckoos all appear to have benefited from the effects of lockdown. Many birds are braver, … 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
British visitors to Gibraltar will have to show their passports but Spaniards will not when The Rock is poised to enter Europe’s Schengen free movement zone The zone allows citizens of 26 European countries to travel freely without checks Chief minister says ‘a Schengen-style agreement would be the most positive’ Talks with Spain are running … Read more
Tough new measures adopted by Greece and Cyprus Travellers from Britain will have to meet the following requirements to enter both countries. Greece: Evidence of a negative PCR test before arrival; Rapid lateral flow test on arrival followed by 10 days of self-isolation; A second PCR test afterwards. Cyprus: Evidence of a negative PCR test … Read more
Distraught families told they could hug loved ones in care homes at Christmas fear a ‘betrayal’ by officials. A string of councils and major care home groups are refusing to follow new national rules stating that everyone should get meaningful visits from their families. Some people have already been told they can’t see relatives in care … Read more