The former head of the UK Border Force has called the queuing carnage at Heathrow a ‘disaster’ and mounted pressure on ministers to get a grip on the crisis. Tony Smith, who also served as Gold Commander for the London Olympics, said the Government should use technology to lighten the load on stretched officers. Passengers … Read more
The former head of the UK Border Force has called the queuing carnage at Heathrow a ‘disaster’ and mounted pressure on ministers to get a grip on the crisis. Tony Smith, who also served as Gold Commander for the London Olympics, said the Government should use technology to lighten the load on stretched officers. Passengers … Read more
This was the chaotic scene in Pakistan last night as thousands of travellers raced home to the UK to beat today’s hotel quarantine deadline as cases spiked in the country. Airline staff were forced to stand on check-in desks and urge people to form in orderly lines with one person in the scrum as ‘the worst experience … Read more
Angela Merkel has blamed German ‘perfectionism’ for the country’s current coronavirus chaos with vaccine doses going unused and patchy lockdown rules failing to rein in the third wave. The long-serving chancellor called for more ‘flexibility’ as she acknowledged flaws in a bureaucratic vaccine roll-out which has seen only 10 per cent of the population get … Read more
A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more
A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more
The Queen’s extraordinary statement about the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as senior royals – issued more than a month ahead of when it was supposed to be – ends a week of turmoil for the monarchy. Just five days ago the Sussexes posed for a Valentine’s Day photo with Meghan holding her … Read more
The Queen’s extraordinary statement about the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan as senior royals – issued more than a month ahead of when it was supposed to be – brings to an end a week of turmoil for the monarchy. Just five days ago the Sussexes posed for a Valentine’s Day photo with Meghan … Read more
Travellers may have be forced to wait in ‘totally unacceptable’ queues for up to five hours and will be free to mix with passengers from ‘red list’ countries as the Government’s quarantine hotels plan comes into force today. Heathrow Airport warned of long queues at Border Control and said there were no protocols in place to … Read more
Travellers may have be forced to queue for up to five hours and will be free to mix with passengers from ‘red list’ countries as the Government’s quarantine hotels plan comes into force today. Heathrow Airport warned of long queues at Border Control and said there were no protocols in place to stop passengers from … Read more