So much for the summer getaway! M4 misery for thousands of drivers stuck in TWO-HOUR queues in stifling 83F heat after lorry fire forces closure of major motorway in both directions Holidaymakers hoping for a prompt getaway ahead of weekend met with misery Both eastbound and westbound M4 carriageways between J14 and J15 closed Travellers … Read more
No room at the gym! Duncan Bannatyne predicts queues outside fitness centres before they reopen on Monday Gyms will be able to reopen tomorrow morning as Covid-19 rules are loosened Swimming pools and other indoor exercise facilities will also reopen tomorrow People will still have to adhere to social distancing rules during the activities By … Read more
Huge queues formed outside an NHS vaccination clinic after word got out about extra doses – with Londoners of all ages queuing up for the sought-after jab. More than 2,000 people rushed to Walthamstow Library in north-east London after the council opened a walk-in jab clinic between 11am and 6.30pm today. The council said first doses were being … Read more
Did someone say SPARE jabs? Giant queues form outside NHS vaccine clinic after word gets out there are EXTRA doses available for the over 50s More than 2,000 people rushed to Walthamstow Library in north-east London The council opened a walk-in jab clinic between 11am and 6.30pm today First doses were offered to 50+, 18+ … Read more
Peak-hour traffic delays in Sydney with queues up to nine kilometres long after fallen wires shut down one of the city’s busiest motorways Pacific Highway was closed in both directions near Kissing Point in Turramurra Queues of commuters stretched 5km by 6.30am and 9km half an hour later There is also a gap between two … Read more
Heathrow boss demands more Border Force officials to bust ‘staggering’ six-hour immigration queues due to Covid checks as she says it is ‘deeply frustrating when you only have two desks open’ Customers are facing waiting times of up to six hours at immigration halls Airport boss has called for more resources so all border desks … Read more
Vaccinated Britons could be allowed to jump Greek border check queues ahead of holidaymakers taking airport Covid tests this summer Britons who have been vaccinated could skip the queue at Greek border Vaccine passport would allow visitors to bypass other people waiting for tests Scheme could be up and running by May – the earliest … Read more
Travellers may have be forced to queue for up to five hours and will be free to mix with passengers from ‘red list’ countries as the Government’s quarantine hotels plan comes into force today. Heathrow Airport warned of long queues at Border Control and said there were no protocols in place to stop passengers from … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
Germany is considering slashing air travel to ‘almost zero’ as queues build up at border checkpoints. Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parties’ legislators she did not want a travel ban, but with the pandemic raging this winter there should be no tourism, sources said. Interior minister Horst Seehofer earlier told the Bild newspaper Merkel had … Read more