UK abandons plans for full EU border checks after pressure from firms hit by coronavirus impact 

UK abandons plans for full border checks on EU goods after pressure from businesses already suffering from coronavirus impact Government has accepted firms can’t cope with leaving EU and coronavirus Light-touch regime at ports like Dover may be introduced after transition period This would happen under both a deal and no-deal scenario But the EU … Read more

Dee Nguyen checks into ‘mental health awareness spa resort’ after her firing from The Challenge

Dee Nguyen checks into ‘mental health awareness spa resort’ after she was fired from MTV’s The Challenge for offensive comments The reality star is seeking help with her mental health after her firing  Her rep says she is ‘focusing on getting better for her well being’  after sharing offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement … Read more

Twitter ‘fact checks’ two-month-old tweets by China as Trump threatens web giants with bias probes

Twitter has fact-checked China after it flagged Donald Trump‘s tweets for accuracy and sparked fury from the US president. Exclamation point warnings marked, ‘Get the facts about COVID-19,’ were added to tweets from spokesman Lijian Zhao, who claimed: ‘It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.’ The tweets that are more than … Read more

NASA and SpaceX begin final pre-flight checks on Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Wednesday mission

 NASA and SpaceX have been given the ‘go’ for their historic manned launch tomorrow and have begun final pre-flight checks, despite fears that bad weather could scupper the plans at the last moment. Falcon 9, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is standing upright on the pad and the access arm was swung open on … Read more

Almost 24 MILLION people entered the UK in the first three months of 2020 with no coronavirus checks

Almost 24million people arrived in the UK from abroad in the first three months of this year when there were no checks for coronavirus, damning new figures show today. Some 23.7million ‘passenger arrivals’, including foreign visitors and Britons returning home, were clocked at UK sea and airports between January and March, the Home Office revealed. … Read more

Heathrow Airport begins trialling thermal screening temperature checks on passengers

New thermal imaging cameras which can check the temperatures of airline passengers as they enter Britain are today set to be rolled out at the country’s busiest airport, as bosses look at ways to kick-start the travel industry in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Heathrow will introduce the tripod mounted cameras in one of … Read more

Apple to require masks and temperature checks as part of store reopening plans

Apple reopens nearly 100 of its stores worldwide but customers are required to wear facemasks and submit to temperature checks and health questionnaires at the door Apple will implement deep cleaning throughout the day and allow more space The company says it plans to reopen 25 stores in seven US states next week They are … Read more

Heathrow trials thermal imaging temperature checks for passengers arriving in Britain

Heathrow trials thermal imaging temperature checks this week meaning Britons could soon start flying abroad without quarantining when they return Passengers at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2 will be automatically screened The trial, set to start as soon as Thursday, will use thermal imaging cameras Passengers will see the cameras as they pass through the immigration … Read more

Flying into the height of madness: No checks on illegal BA holidaymakers

Most of us are in dire straits in lockdown, confined with cabin fever and wanderlust. We’ve followed the rules to the letter, only leaving home where necessary and avoiding beloved friends and family. Yet while many of us haven’t ventured past the garden gate since March, a curious phenomenon taunts us: the planes in the sky. … Read more

Sofia Richie takes a stroll with friends after her boyfriend Scott Disick checks out of rehab

Sofia Richie was spotted out in Los Angeles on Sunday as she met up with friends for a casual stroll together. The 21-year-old model wore a bandana around her face in compliance with a new, stricter order from the city of Los Angeles for all people to wear masks when leaving their homes. She was … Read more