A mother who landed at Heathrow with her two children today before being escorted by officials to a Radisson Blu said it ‘looks lovely’ and she’s ‘quite looking forward’ to 10 days in isolation Fatima, who arrived from Dubai with her two children, told MailOnline: ‘We knew that we would have to quarantine and don’t have … Read more
33 ‘high-risk’ nations from which arriving travellers will have to quarantine in hotels Angola Argentina Bolivia Botswana Brazil Burundi Cape Verde Chile Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador Eswatini French Guiana Guyana Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Panama Paraguay Peru Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores) Rwanda Seychelles South Africa Suriname Tanzania United Arab … Read more
Heathrow chiefs warn of quarantine chaos as ‘significant gaps’ remain just hours before travellers are set to be locked in hotels The majority of those required to quarantine will arrive at Heathrow Airport But border staff say they are unaware of exactly what rules they will be enforcing Heathrow bosses say that gaps remain about how … Read more
At the four star Crowne Plaza Hotel overlooking lawns on the outskirts of London, 20-year-old Abdul from the Sudan says he is pleased with his new life here in Britain. He proclaims proudly: ‘I was given the vaccination yesterday at the hotel to stop me catching Covid. There are 400 migrants living here and we … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by Covid rules which see Border Force officers in Heathrow Airport working in groups of four to reduce the risk of spreading mutant variants as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Arrivals today tweeted that they had joined … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by Covid rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading variants of the virus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
Arrivals at the border described a scene of ‘absolute bedlam’ today as they lingered in queues for more than four hours while stretched officials lost their cool and lamented: ‘We have not got any more staff!’ Days before a tough hotel quarantine regime is enforced, Heathrow Airport was swamped with passengers trying to enter the … Read more
The Government’s plan to quarantine arrivals in hotels has been thrown into chaos as its booking website crashed minutes into its launch, after not allowing travellers to reserve rooms on the first two days of the new rules. Travellers from a ‘red list’ of 33 countries will be expected pay up to £1,750 to quarantine … Read more