Thousands of Britons have seen flights from seven Greek islands added to the government’s red list treble in price today, as they face a desperate rush back home to beat the quarantine deadline. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed on Monday that Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos are being stripped of quarantine exempt … Read more
Serena Williams leads charge of the Super Mums at the US Open as former world No 1 chases Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slams – with Victoria Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova also in contention Serena Williams is one of three mothers to reach last 16 of this year’s US Open She admits she has … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences. At a hospital’s opening ceremony in Istanbul, he said: ‘They’re either going to understand the language of politics and diplomacy, or in the field with painful experiences.’ Ankara is currently facing off against Greece … Read more
A coroner investigating the death of a British mother killed by a speedboat in Corfu has found ‘possibly suspicious’ findings on the propeller of one of two seized vessels. The propellers of both rigid inflatable boats are now due to be removed and sent to Athens for microscopic examination in a forensic laboratory. Corfu coroner … Read more
Boris Johnson today defied a huge Tory backlash to insist coronavirus testing at airports would only give a ‘false sense of security’. MPs voiced frustration as Mr Johnson again poured cold water on the idea, despite desperate pleas to prevent the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector. The premier said Public Health England believed only 7 … Read more
Boris Johnson today defied a huge Tory backlash to insist coronavirus testing at airports would only give a ‘false sense of security’. MPs voiced frustration as Mr Johnson again poured cold water on the idea, despite desperate pleas to prevent the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector. The premier said Public Health England believed only 7 … Read more
Grant Shapps admitted the government’s coronavirus quarantine rules cause ‘confusion’ today after England kept Portugal on the safe list – despite Scotland and Wales imposing curbs. Amid rising anger from bewildered holidaymakers that the system amounts to ‘roulette’, the Transport Secretary conceded that starkly different approaches within the UK were a problem. But he insisted … Read more
Grant Shapps admitted the government’s coronavirus quarantine rules cause ‘confusion’ today after England kept Portugal on the safe list – despite Scotland and Wales imposing curbs. Amid rising anger from bewildered holidaymakers that the system amounts to ‘roulette’, the Transport Secretary conceded that starkly different approaches within the UK were a problem. But he insisted … Read more
A British tourist who was detained in Qatar after airport officials found a £10 cannabis grinder on him during a stop-over 11 months ago has been arrested in Corfu and could be extradited back to the UAE. Conor Howard, 27, was stopped last October on his way back to the UK from Australia when he … Read more
Shambles as No10. keeps Portugal and Greece ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation over soaring cases sparking holidaymakers to make scramble back before TONIGHT Greece and Portugal stay on England’s quarantine-free list, despite Covid rise Senior source tells MailOnline Portugal’s rate of infection has actually lowered Rate of Covid cases in Portugal has … Read more