Putting 4.5million people in the North West under tough new lockdown measures because of a spike in coronavirus cases was a ‘rash’ decision, according to a leading expert. Ministers last week announced people from different homes in Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire would be banned from meeting each other inside their homes … Read more
Two new game-changing tests will be offered to millions of Britons in a major advance in the war on coronavirus. Hailed as ‘transformative’, the tests – which give results in 90 minutes – will start being rolled out from next week. One is so simple it could soon be deployed in airports, offices, schools, pubs … Read more
The Cypriot resort of Varosha, which was abandoned decades ago when it suddenly became a battleground of a war between Greece and Turkey, may become a tourist hotspot once again under new post-coronavirus plans. The once-glittering Mediterranean seaside town, a southern suburb of the eastern city of Famagusta, has been fenced off and abandoned since … Read more
Testing travellers for coronavirus one week after they arrive into the UK could catch virtually all imported cases and solve Britain’s quarantine row, a study suggested today. Modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found isolating people for seven days then testing them could catch 94 per cent of infections coming from high … Read more
Britain’s cottages, hotels and holiday sites are seeing a rush in bookings as people give up on travelling abroad amid quarantine fears and opt for a staycation instead. Families are booking up dates for UK holidays in 2021 despite the cost of some stays going up by 50 per cent as operators try to recoup … Read more
Around 1.4 million Britons face travel chaos after a mandatory two-week quarantine on landing in the UK was introduced following a sudden rise in Covid-19 cases in the popular holiday destination. More than 600,000 British holidaymakers in Spain are already grappling with the sudden change in regulation – with hundreds of thousands more set to travel … Read more
You might imagine that drinking cocktails in the Jacuzzi on your superyacht while watching the sun set over yet another beautiful tropical island is a lifestyle of which no one could become tired. But it seems that the views from their floating palaces are becoming a little samey for the fabulously wealthy. Forget the Caribbean … Read more
France has today told its citizens not to travel to Catalonia amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases in Spain that could start to affect British holidaymakers if it is cut off from the rest of Europe. Norway has also re-imposed quarantine rules for people arriving from Spain while Britons have been warned … Read more
Incredible vintage photos dating back to the 50s and 60s show holidaymakers at Butlin’s and lounging in the sun as they enjoy the best seaside hotspots. The nostalgia-inducing images were recently unearthed in TopFoto’s digital archives and capture a fleet of women cycling down Clacton-on-Sea’s promenade on novelty tandem bikes. The snaps also include a … Read more
British tourists are warned air bridges could collapse at short notice leaving them facing 14-day quarantine on return to UK Holidaymakers can travel to 74 locations without having to quarantine in the UK The government will start putting places on a ‘red list’ at possible short notice It means you could go abroad to a … Read more