UK arrivals to be tested for Covid ‘as soon as practical’, says Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock today insisted coronavirus testing for arrivals in the UK will be introduced ‘as soon as it is practical’. The Health Secretary said the government recognised how much strain the requirement for 14-day quarantine was putting on the travel industry. He warned that doing just one test at the airport ‘doesn’t work’ as too … Read more

77th Venice Film Festival: Cate Blanchett leads red carpet arrivals

Cate Blanchett stuns in a glitzy monochrome gown as she leads the arrivals at the socially distanced 77th Venice Film Festival opening ceremony By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 18:05 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 18:29 BST, 2 September 2020 Advertisement Cate Blanchett was among the glamorous arrivals on the Lacci red carpet for … Read more

Track-and-trace shambles as Border Force admits it spot checks fewer than a THIRD of arrivals

Border Force officials are only aiming to spot check fewer than a third of arrivals at Britain’s airports, it has been revealed.  The government has introduced measures which require passengers arriving in the UK to fill out an online form before they arrive in the UK from any country. This includes countries or territories which … Read more

Kendall and Kylie Jenner lead the arrivals as Justin and Hailey Bieber throw a house party

Kendall and Kylie Jenner lead the star-studded arrivals as Justin and Hailey Bieber throw an extravagant house party at their Beverly Hills home By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 08:46 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 08:55 BST, 24 August 2020 Kendall and Kylie Jenner led the star-studded arrivals as close friends Justin and Hailey … Read more

Ex-Border Force chief: Migrant arrivals will hit crisis levels without joint patrol treaty

Migrant arrivals will hit crisis levels if UK and France fail to agree joint Channel patrols, warns former head of Border Force More than 200 migrants managed to cross to Britain on Thursday alone in surge Ex-Border Force chief Tony Smith urged Britain to agree new joint patrol treaty  He claimed that the current approach  … Read more

Coronavirus Scotland: 14-day quarantine on Luxembourg arrivals

The government has followed Scotland’s decision to remove Luxembourg from list of travel exemptions for the whole of the UK following a ‘significant change’ in the number of confirmed cases. The Department of Transport say anyone arriving from European country from midnight tonight will need to self-isolate for two weeks. Data from the Joint Biosecurity … Read more

Scotland imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Luxembourg over surge in coronavirus cases 

The start of European holiday crackdown? Scotland imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Luxembourg over surge in coronavirus cases The measures will come into effect from midnight, the Scottish Government said Almost certain to be followed by similar moves in England and other UK nations SNP’s Humza Yousaf: there is a ‘clear indication’ virus is … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Testing arrivals could catch 94% infections

Testing travellers for coronavirus one week after they arrive into the UK could catch virtually all imported cases and solve Britain’s quarantine row, a study suggested today. Modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found isolating people for seven days then testing them could catch 94 per cent of infections coming from high … Read more

Just ONE person fined by police for breaching UK arrivals quarantine rules

Just ONE person fined by police for breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules at border and SIX across the country for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport in the past two weeks The data was released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) today  Came as British tourists in Spain told they would … Read more

Quarantine-free stays begin today for UK arrivals from more than 70 nations and territories

Coronavirus ‘air bridges’ finally come into force today with dozens of destinations opened up – but a poll shows they might fall flat as under a fifth of Britons intend to go on holiday abroad this year. Research for MailOnline found limited appetite among the public for heading for sun-drenched beaches, despite the lifting of … Read more