Sharp moves! Pilot flies in the shape of a SYRINGE over Germany to celebrate launch of Covid vaccines across Europe Samy Kramer said he hoped the stunt would be a fun way to raise awareness The flight took off over the German town of Friedrichscafen on Wednesday Germany began vaccinating vulnerable residents on Saturday, with … Read more
Europe finally starts vaccinating… three weeks after Britain became the first country to start using Pfizer jabs The first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been despatched Most health authorities to begin delivering jabs to the most vulnerable today At least 600,000 Britons have already been inoculated against Covid-19 By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: … Read more
As the year draws to a close, so will Brexit negotiations – leaving Britons to get used to a host of new rules from 1 January 2021. One of the most drastic changes for holidaymakers is the removal of the European Health Insurance Card, which currently gives travellers the right to access state-provided healthcare during … Read more
Operation Warp Speed advisor says the US WON’T follow Europe with ban on UK flights – but Trump’s plan to lift restrictions on non-Americans traveling from Britain hangs in balance as ‘super COVID’ spreads in the country Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor to the government’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine program, on Sunday said a ban on … Read more
President Donald Trump could lift the US travel ban on the UK and Europe as early as next week, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing industry and aviation sources. Trump is expected to authorize the lifting of the travel ban through an executive order on Tuesday, according to the report, which cited senior sources in … Read more
Sweden will make face masks mandatory on public transport, the country’s Prime Minister has announced, in a major policy U-turn that defies advice from virus expert Anders Tegnell who has argued that they don’t work. Stefan Lofven announced the move in a press conference on Friday as he tightened Sweden’s virus restrictions over the Chirstmas … Read more
What a treat! Taking pets to Europe after Brexit becomes easier after EU drops rule which could have left owners having to plan trips three months in advance Pet owners were facing months-long delay to being able to take pets to Europe But UK will be now part of EU Pet Travel Scheme meaning fewer … Read more
Let us imagine that, come the eleventh hour, a Brexit trade deal is announced tomorrow night. Leaving aside the feelings of diehard Remainers who will never accept our departure from the European Union, and of diehard Brexiteers who will bemoan a ‘sellout’, it’s fair to say a mood of relief would sweep Britain. Wearied by … Read more
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram have all stopped working for some users this morning. The Facebook-owned social media apps went down at around 09.30 GMT, according to the website Downdetector, which monitors online outages. Users are unable to send messages and are being flashed an error message which says the app is ‘waiting for network’. More … Read more
British holidaymakers could be banned from entering the EU after Brexit under strict coronavirus travel rules that affect non-EU countries. The rules allow non-essential travel into the EU from just a handful of third-party countries where infection rates are very low, such as Australia and New Zealand. Despite the UK having lower infection rates than … Read more