Airline and travel stocks plunged as UK ministers contemplated draconian border restrictions to contain new variants of Covid-19. The measures being considered to prevent the spread of strains from Brazil and South Africa include requiring some or all international arrivals to quarantine in hotels for up to two weeks. It would further reduce travel to … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson this morning insisted England’s national lockdown is ‘having an impact’ after a mass-testing survey found that infection numbers appeared to plateau and even rise at the start of January. The schools minister rebuked suggestions that restrictions are either too lax or not being followed strictly enough and said that they were … Read more
Airlines ‘urgently’ need government help to survive prolonged coronavirus curbs, industry bosses have warned, after Boris Johnson last night closed all travel corridors. The Prime Minister declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a … Read more
Lockdown measures could be tightened within days if people keep flouting the rules, the Mail can reveal today. Downing Street insisted today the focus was on better compliance with existing Covid regulations. But sources warned ministers were ready to tighten the lockdown further unless the situation improved by the weekend. ‘The compliance data is mixed,’ … Read more
A Full English lockdown: Met Police probe officers spotted ‘flouting’ Covid curbs by tucking into breakfast INSIDE London café – despite cracking down harder on public who break rules A passer-by caught squad cars outside Chef House Kitchen in south east London Brian Jennings, 44, regularly walks past the cafe, near the Greenwich Patrol Base … Read more
‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair as airlines are forced to trim their threadbare schedules once again By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 Ryanair has warned it expects to run ‘few, if any’ flights from the UK during the third … Read more
Domestic violence cases could spiral this Christmas as the country hunkers down, the Director of Public Prosecutions has warned. Max Hill QC said Tier Four restrictions and limits on visiting family and friends will bring ‘further jeopardy to those suffering abuse’ after a year in which offences have surged. It comes as research out today suggests … Read more
Travel plans have been left in tatters amid new Christmas Covid curbs as airlines, rail firms and hotels brace for deluge of refund requests. Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas for almost 18 million people in London, south-eastern and eastern England as the region was put into a new two-week lockdown from Sunday. Under the new … Read more
Tech firms face fines of up to 10 per cent of their turnover if they fail to protect online users from harm, ministers will confirm today. Under a new online harms bill, businesses will have a new ‘duty of care’ to protect children from cyberbullying, grooming and pornography. However there are also concerns the legislation … Read more
Half of us broke lockdown curbs: Almost 50% failed to follow rules during last month’s shutdown, study shows Half of Britons have admitted breaching the letter of last month’s lockdown rules A Covid-19 Social Study at UCL has followed 70,000 people for 36 weeks Respondents told scientists they believe their mental health is being affected … Read more