‘Overly cautious’ travel rules risk 1.5m jobs, airport bosses say May 15, 2021 The bosses of the UK’s airports have today written to Boris Johnson to urge him to speed up the reopening of international travel. In an open letter, they said that the UK’s “overly cautious” approach to letting people travel again could put 1.5m jobs in aviation and travel at risk. “Naturally airports understand the Government’s [...]
Travel green list: The destinations with the most five star hotel availability May 14, 2021 Boris Johnson announced last week which nations had made the coveted holiday green list, meaning holidaymakers would not be required to quarantine on their return to the UK should they head there this summer. With many of us keen to get away after more than a year, hotel booking platform Hoo analysed which green list [...]
Boris Johnson addresses nation on Indian Covid variant as cases spike May 14, 2021 Boris Johnson has announced that people over the age of 50 waiting for a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will get it sooner than expected to combat a surge in cases involving the so-called Indian variant. People will now get the second dose eight weeks after the first, instead of 12 weeks later. The [...]
Indian Covid variant: All we know about the Coronavirus mutant as cases spike May 14, 2021 New coronavirus cases involving the Indian variant have more than doubled in a week as government ministers said they cannot rule out imposing local restrictions to suppress its spread. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a Covid-19 press conference from Downing Street at 5pm today as four people have now died from the Indian variant [...]
Covid state of play: Steep drop in infection rate while vaccine rollout picks up speed May 14, 2021 The number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to fall across the UK, according to new data published today. According to fresh Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, around one in 1,340 people in private households in England had Covid-19 in the week to 8 May, down from one in 1,180 the previous week. This [...]
Boris Johnson to address nation at 5pm as Indian variant Covid cases spike in UK May 14, 2021 PM to address nation at 5pm as Indian variant Covid cases spike in UK
Six in 10 travelling for work last week as homeworking uncertainty kicks in May 14, 2021 Six in 10 people left home to travel to work in the UK over the last seven days, new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) today showed. Though the same figure as last week, it is considerably higher than during the height of lockdown in February, when just 44 per cent of people [...]
Portugal will allow UK tourists in from Monday, despite ‘state of calamity’ restrictions extension May 14, 2021 Portugal will allow UK tourists in from Monday, despite 'state of calamity' restrictions
The UK’s lifting of restrictions could be delayed if variants and infections surge, minister says May 14, 2021 Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has warned today that there could be a delay in June’s lifting of restrictions if variants or infection rates become a problem. To avoid a postponement of the well-anticipated 21 June, Zahawi told LBC: “The way we don’t have to do that is by everybody doing their bit, by taking the [...]
Gulf Marine Services losses sink by $124.3m due to Covid and boat repairs May 14, 2021 Offshore industries boat provider Gulf Marine Services reported losses of $124.3m this morning, despite its revenue sinking by just six per cent last year. Despite boat utilisation surging 81 per cent, up 12 per cent from 2019 figures, its sales fell by $3.7m from 2019 to $70.9m, the group said in its full year unaudited [...]