Home Secretary Priti Patel has branded the UK Black Lives Matter protests ‘utterly disgraceful’ as the mayor of Bristol said a torn down statue of a slave trader will be fished out of the docks and should be put in a museum. Protesters ripped down the sculpture of 17th century politician Edward Colston and dumped it … Read more
The police officer injured after falling off her horse at yesterday’s Black Lives Matter protest suffered a broken collar bone, broken ribs and a collapsed lung, MailOnline can reveal. The mounted officer is still receiving treatment in hospital but is likely to be off duty for four months while she recovers, the Metropolitan Police Federation … Read more
Priti Patel urged Black Live Matters protesters not to attend mass demonstrations this weekend due to the coronavirus threat. The Home Secretary said people should not gather in groups larger than six because Covid-19 ‘remains a real threat’. Her warning comes ahead of mass anti-racism protests planned in various locations across the UK following the … Read more
Quarantine plan for holidaymakers could be scrapped by July if travel industry bosses can devise safe alternative within three weeks Priti Patel asked bosses to come up with ‘innovative solutions’ in a video meeting It opened up a slim prospect of foreign holidays re-starting as early as June 29 Travel firms have condemned the quarantine … Read more
A third of Britons want the government’s 14-day quarantine to be even tougher, a poll found today – despite scientists dismissing the plan as pointless. Research for MailOnline found overwhelming support for the restrictions on UK arrivals announced by Priti Patel yesterday. With only very limited exceptions for lorry drivers and NHS workers, from Monday … Read more
From Monday travellers arriving in England will have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival or risk being fined, prosecuted and even deported if they do not comply. I’m travelling to the UK, what will I have to do? At the moment laws have been published for England. These are called The Health Protection (Coronavirus, … Read more
Heathrow’s chief railed against the quarantine place today warning there is a danger of the ‘health pandemic becoming an unemployment pandemic’. Home Secretary Priti Patel today insisted that a 14-day quarantine for UK arrivals is ‘essential to save lives’ – but confessed it would hit businesses hard. She defied a significant Conservative revolt to tell … Read more
Dame Joan Collins has hit out at the government’s proposed plans to quarantine anyone arriving into the UK, branding the rules ‘unworkable, unfair and unenforceable’. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the actress, 87, hit out at the ‘ridiculous’ restrictions in a scathing rant, where she said the move was ‘punishing’ families who had been isolating … Read more
Plans for 14-day quarantine ‘will kill travel industry’: Firms warn against signalling that ‘Britain is closed’ as ministers face huge Commons revolt over ‘blanket’ curbs on UK arrivals 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals to the UK is due to come into force on June 8 Aviation chiefs and businesses have warned that the curbs will … Read more
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns most Britons will ignore ‘useless’ 14-day quarantine rules when arriving in the UK and will get away with writing ‘Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Street’ on their arrival card Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says arriving Brits will ignore quarantine rules O’Leary believes the ‘unimplementable’ plans would be quietly scrapped Chancellor Rishi … Read more