At 10.30am on Wednesday, at the height of the mass walkout by hundreds of pupils at Pimlico Academy, a video was posted on Twitter of headmaster Daniel Smith inside the school. Filmed from behind, Mr Smith can be seen hurriedly walking along a corridor being relentlessly pursued by a male student, it is believed, who … Read more
Why the latest gloom about holidays abroad? The Government said on Monday that anyone trying to leave the UK ‘without a reasonable excuse’ will be fined £5,000. That sounds severe. But isn’t it already illegal to leave the country? Yes, but the current Stay at Home law ends on March 29 so new legislation is … Read more
Spain is considering its own ‘green corridor’ for vaccinated Britons to allow them to visit this summer if there is no EU agreement on vaccine passports, the country’s tourism minister has said. Fernando Valdés said his government is in talks with the UK about making travel easier between the two countries in time for the summer … Read more
Coronavirus particles from a cough linger in the air BEHIND an infected person in a corridor – posing an infection risk to children, study warns Researchers used computer models to see how space changes air flow Found close walls like in a corridor changes behaviour of particles from a cough In open space they latch … Read more
Delta CEO casts doubt on New York -London COVID ‘air corridor’ and says it would be easier to relaunch transatlantic flights to ‘just about any’ other European capital Delta CEO Ed Bastian raised doubt on the London to New York travel corridor in an interview with Britain’s Financial Times His comments come despite the fact … Read more
US plans to open ‘travel corridor’ between New York and London in time for the holidays thanks to improved testing, according to report US officials are said t be aiming to open travel between NYC and London by the holidays and reduce traveler quarantine periods at the destinations The goal would be to create ‘safe … Read more
Game of drones: Now airborne parcel delivery gets its own air corridor as new air traffic system set up for flying postal service The five mile long highway near Reading is the world’s first commercial route Drones will be monitored via a control system, keeping them away from others Small parcels, medical supplies, blood and … Read more
Pressure grows for London to New York ‘air corridor’: Britons could be allowed to fly to the Big Apple without having to quarantine on return The reopening of the route would rescue airlines that rely on trans-Atlantic travel If it gets the go-ahead, New York could be the UK’s first ‘regional travel corridor’ This would … Read more
Travel corridor list could be released within DAYS in new boost for summer holidays as Matt Hancock says quarantine-free countries will be published ‘in good time’ ahead of June 29 deadline Health Secretary said he’d publish details ahead of June 29 quarantine review Came as first UK holidaymakers arrived in Spain after it lifted quarantine … Read more
Portugal and Britain are in talks to try and secure an air corridor for tourists that would allow British visitors to avoid a COVID-19 quarantine upon returning home, two Portuguese sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Britain, the main source of tourism for Portugal, will introduce a quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad from … Read more