EU threatens legal action and possible fines in row over Government’s decision to extend grace period for Irish border checks Brussels threatens Britain with legal action and could slap tariffs on UK goods Simon Coveney says EU felt it was dealing with a partner it ‘simply cannot trust’ MEPs also indicated they could delay formal ratification … Read more
Spain is considering its own ‘green corridor’ for vaccinated Britons to allow them to visit this summer if there is no EU agreement on vaccine passports, the country’s tourism minister has said. Fernando Valdés said his government is in talks with the UK about making travel easier between the two countries in time for the summer … Read more
Vaccinated Britons could be allowed to jump Greek border check queues ahead of holidaymakers taking airport Covid tests this summer Britons who have been vaccinated could skip the queue at Greek border Vaccine passport would allow visitors to bypass other people waiting for tests Scheme could be up and running by May – the earliest … Read more
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to open another tent facility in Texas near the US-Mexico border to house migrant families and children who have crossed into the United States in recent weeks to request asylum. The number of unaccompanied minors who have illegally entered the country has grown to 300 per day. The new … Read more
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to open another tent facility in Texas near the US-Mexico border to house migrant families and children who have crossed into the United States in recent weeks to request asylum. The number of unaccompanied minors who have illegally entered the country has grown to 300 per day. The new … Read more
Russian diplomats are forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a rail trolley after Kim Jong Un closed border to fight Covid Pictures showed Russia’s third secretary Vladislav Sorokin pushing his family The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, then two hours on a bus The youngest … Read more
China has released a video which reportedly shows its border clash with Indian troops last June after Beijing admitted that four of its soldiers were killed in the fatal high-mountain fight. The footage, aired by Beijing’s state broadcaster CCTV, is said to capture the bloody hand-to-hand combat between Chinese and Indian forces at the Galwan River … Read more
The Border Force chief who was last night accused of causing huge delays at Heathrow Airport by splitting the workforce into ‘rigid and inflexible’ bubbles has landed a senior role with NHS Test and Trace. It is understood that Chief Operating Officer Emma Moore instructed Border Force agents to work in 12-person bubbles at the West … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE the England-Scotland border if Boris Johnson fails to adopt her tougher quarantine rules for travellers from EVERYWHERE to go into hotel isolation All international arrivals in Scotland must self-isolate in government hotels But in England hotel quarantine only applies to arrivals from ‘red list’ countries Scottish government concerned people may … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE the England-Scotland border if Boris Johnson fails to adopt her tougher quarantine rules for travellers from EVERYWHERE to go into hotel isolation All international arrivals in Scotland must self-isolate in government hotels But in England hotel quarantine only applies to arrivals from ‘red list’ countries Scottish government concerned people may … Read more