Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Clamour over Portugal’s ‘state of calamity’ amid UK fears at holidays

British tourists voiced their fury today at holidays to Portugal this month being thrown into doubt as the country’s government held crunch talks on Covid rules. Portugal had been expected to lift its ban on European tourists entering – including Britons – from Sunday, but there are now reports this might not be until May … Read more

Clamour over Portugal’s ‘state of calamity’ amid UK fears at holidays

British tourists voiced their fury today at holidays to Portugal this month being thrown into doubt as the country’s government held crunch talks on Covid rules. Portugal had been expected to lift its ban on European tourists entering – including Britons – from Sunday, but there are now reports this might not be until May … Read more

The future of air travel: BA reveals how airports will look ahead of return of holidays

BA chiefs have today revealed the future of post-Covid air travel ahead of the lifting of the UK’s international travel ban.  Online check-in systems, virtual queuing schemes and even a virus-busting UV robot are among a raft of new measures lined up at Heathrow Airport ahead of the lifting of travel restrictions next week. Britons … Read more

The future of air travel: BA reveals how airports will look ahead of return of holidays

BA chiefs have today revealed the future of post-Covid air travel ahead of the lifting of the UK’s international travel ban.  Online check-in systems, virtual queuing schemes and even a virus-busting UV robot are among a raft of new measures lined up at Heathrow Airport ahead of the lifting of travel restrictions next week. Britons … Read more

Holidays to Spain with NO test needed: Brits will not have to show negative Covid result

Spain will not demand any British holidaymaker presents a covid passport or proof of a negative test on arrival from May 20, it was revealed today. But with no sign of the UK adding the country to its ‘green list’ of destinations, travellers will still have to self-isolate for ten days when they get home … Read more

Teletext Holidays threatened with legal action unless it pays £7m in customer refunds

Teletext Holidays could face legal action after failing to return more than £7million in refunds to customers, according to the competition watchdog. The holiday firm has failed to address complaints from hundreds of customers who claim they have not received refunds on cancelled trips within 14 days as required by law, the Competition and Markets … Read more

Ministers are accused of treating British families like ‘fools and children’ over holidays

Matt Hancock was last night accused of sabotaging the nation’s half-term holiday plans as the backlash over the Government’s overseas travel blueprint intensified. Fingers were pointed at the Health Secretary and his department amid anger about how Downing Street chose the first ‘green list’ of 12 countries cleared for quarantine-free holidays after May 17. Many … Read more

Ministers are accused of treating British families like ‘fools and children’ over holidays

Matt Hancock was last night accused of sabotaging the nation’s half-term holiday plans as the backlash over the Government’s overseas travel blueprint intensified. Fingers were pointed at the Health Secretary and his department amid anger about how Downing Street chose the first ‘green list’ of 12 countries cleared for quarantine-free holidays after May 17. Many … Read more