Brazilians intent on reaching Britain have said the new travel restrictions banning all arrivals from South America and Portugal won’t stop them making it to the UK. It comes as Britons have been left stuck abroad after all flights were cancelled amid growing concerns about a mutant coronavirus strain which has emerged in Brazil. The … Read more
A tourist helicopter crash that killed five holidaying Britons in the Grand Canyon was caused by a ‘violent gust of wind’, an investigation has concluded. Ellie Milward, Jonathan Udall, Stuart Hill, Becky Dobson and Jason Hill died when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed near the Colorado River in Arizona in 2018. The National Transportation Safety Board released its … Read more
Britons were stuck in Portugal today after all flights were cancelled amid growing concerns about a mutant coronavirus strain which has emerged in Brazil. Travellers from the country were banned from entering the UK along with all those from South America, with Portugal included due to its strong travel links with Brazil. The ban, which … Read more
Britons gathered outside their homes to take part in the second Clap for Heroes of the third national lockdown last night as NHS staff protested Boris Johnson’s handling of the pandemic outside Downing Street. Residents in Saltburn, Yorkshire, and Surrey wore fairy lights, banged pans and decorated their balconies with flowers spelling ‘NHS’ during the second … Read more
Britons gathered outside their homes to take part in the second Clap for Heroes of the third national lockdown last night as NHS staff protested Boris Johnson’s handling of the pandemic outside Downing Street. Residents in Saltburn, Yorkshire, and Surrey wore fairy lights, banged pans and decorated their balconies with flowers spelling ‘NHS’ during the second … Read more
Parts of northern England and Scotland woke up to heavy snowfall this morning with more wintry weather now forecast for the weekend and into next week as temperatures plunge as low as -12C (10F). An amber weather warning covering parts of eastern Scotland, County Durham and Northumberland is in force until the mid-morning today, amid … Read more
Parts of northern England and Scotland woke up to heavy snowfall this morning with more wintry weather now forecast for the weekend and into next week as temperatures plunge as low as -12C (10F). An amber weather warning covering parts of eastern Scotland, County Durham and Northumberland is in force until the mid-morning today, amid … Read more
Ministers launch free new health insurance card for Britons replacing the EHIC after Brexit – but Which? warns travellers to check where it’s accepted Global Health Insurance Card is now available as part of UK’s post-Brexit deal It replaces European Health Insurance Cards, which are valid if they are in date Travellers to Europe only need … Read more
Britons are ‘highly likely’ to need a Covid vaccination every year for the ‘foreseeable’ future, Matt Hancock has today warned, as he also revealed 200,000 people a day are now receiving their first dose of the jab. The Health Secretary said the UK could require an ‘dual vaccination programme’, with yearly jabs to protect against … Read more
Britons are ‘highly likely’ to need a Covid vaccination every year for the ‘foreseeable’ future, Matt Hancock has today warned, as he also revealed 200,000 people a day are now receiving their first dose of the jab. The Health Secretary said the UK could require an ‘dual vaccination programme’, with yearly jabs to protect against … Read more