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
Hundreds of frail and elderly people are forced to queue in the freezing cold to receive Covid jabs at Plymouth Argyle football stadium as relatives blast ‘absolute shambles’ The queue at Home Park was compared to match day-style crowds, with some waiting for an hour-and-a-half Storm Darcy has brought snow and freezing temperatures and forced … Read more
Police officers allegedly jumped the queue to get coronavirus vaccinations after an appointment link meant for NHS staff was shared on Whatsapp. Up to 100 officers reportedly arrived at a vaccination centre last month after using the online link to register. Officers on duty then had to go to Millennium Point vaccination centre, in Birmingham, … Read more
Non-priority groups including Public Health England workers and friends of NHS staff have been jumping the queue for the coronavirus vaccine jab. Over a hundred members of PHE staff at Porton Down, Wiltshire, have had the treatment, even though they are not in an of the qualifying categories. The director at the facility insisted they were … Read more
Fat cat council bosses including chief executive on £180,000-a-year are accused of jumping the queue after getting Covid jab – as authority admits it doesn’t know how many staff have already had jab Chief executive Paul Robinson and an assistant director known to have got jabs Jonathan Fitzgerald-Guy proudly posted about it on his social … Read more
Health chiefs said today they are ‘horrified’ at reports of people trying to jump the queue for coronavirus vaccines on the NHS. Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS London‘ medical director, tonight slammed Britons attempting to bypass the priority list, describing them as ‘morally reprehensible’. It emerged yesterday that an IT loophole in the booking system allowed … Read more
Desperate relatives of Covid patients in Brazil have been queuing for hours to fill their loved-ones’ oxygen tanks while a new mutant strain of the virus ravages the country. Amozonas state has been inundated with cases of the new variant and doctors at hospitals in Manaus, the rainforest’s largest city, are being forced to decide … Read more
Half a million police officers and teachers could jump the queue for Covid-19 vaccine if they are given priority in phase two of inoculation rollout, says Nadhim Zahawi Police and teachers could be given priority in phase two of the vaccine rollout Shop workers are also being considered for priority says vaccine minister If the … Read more
Truckers are queuing for up to eight hours for their border paperwork to be signed off at a beleaguered Brexit lorry park in Kent. Photos show drivers left waiting in the rain in a giant queue at the Waterbrook Park estate off the M20 in Ashford, which is being used for customs checks until the end of February. The … Read more
The elderly and vulnerable have queued for more than two hours in the cold for a coronavirus jab at a Birmingham GP hub, according to the mother of an extremely vulnerable teenager. Nicola Leadbetter was greeted by a substantial queue outside a surgery in Yardley when she arrived for her teenage daughter Victoria’s 10.10am vaccination … Read more