Grouse shooting is among list of outdoor sports that are exempt from UK’s new ‘Rule of Six’ law – including football, netball, polo and paintball New ‘rule of six’ came into force yesterday banning gatherings of seven or more Guidelines provide an exemption for shooting – including hunting and paintball Rules state you mustn’t gather … Read more
Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more
Man, with Asperger syndrome, who is exempt from wearing a mask recalls the ‘unpleasant and horrific’ occasion he was ‘angrily’ confronted by a bus driver – who even encouraged members of the public to ‘gang up on him’ Michelle Green, from Blackpool, has asthma, lung disease and heart disease Is exempt from wearing a mask … Read more
Covid-19 survivors shouldn’t have to self-isolate if they develop symptoms of the disease because they aren’t likely to be infectious, government scientific advisers suggest Sage studied evidence which found it’s likely survivors can’t be infected again But admitted it is unclear how long this coronavirus ‘immunity’ would last for Experts dismissed idea of immunity passports, … Read more
Air passengers from commercial hotspots like New York, Singapore and Dubai could be made exempt from quarantine in bid to boost economy Government is being urged to approve new ‘test-on-arrival’ scheme at airports Would see all passengers tested and, if negative, avoid 14 days of quarantine Hoped new scheme wold encourage business travel and boost … Read more
Summer holidays are back on as the government has released a list of more than 60 quarantine-exempt countries. France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Croatia and Greece are among the popular destinations that Britons can travel to from July 10 without needing to self-isolate on their return. Here we look at the best travel routes and accommodation … Read more
The first British holidaymakers have touched down in Majorca as Spain opens the country’s borders. Planes touched down today carrying British passengers from both London and Manchester, as 144 flights made their way to the holiday island. The passengers, a mixture of tourists and expats, were set to enjoy temperatures of 34°C as they returned … Read more
Britain’s plan to exempt France from 14-day travel quarantine must be applied to EVERY EU member state, the European Commission warns On Sunday the UK agreed that French travellers to UK would not face quarantine Every other member of the EU must quarantine for two weeks upon arrival in UK European Commission says UK must … Read more