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Because of the virus. the police are also asking for our identity cards. in other countries, though, rigorous infection tracking has allowed life to go on. in singapore, the streets are busy and the shops open. its closed its borders but there is no lockdown. here, a heat sensitive camera takes your temperature before you are allowed to enter an apartment building or restaurant. i have been very fortunate, were living in a place like this. in this moment. because most of my friends and family me...

People home from peru have arrived back in the uk. but the foreign office says there may be as many as a million other britons abroad, and many want to get home. theyre struggling with grounded airlines, restrictions on movement, and businesses closed in shutdowns. caroline hawley reports. this is one of the rescue planes sent to peru to bring stranded british tourists home. by the end of tomorrow, with specially chartered flights, the government buckle hopes to have about 1000 people back on uk...

Of what we‘re dealing with as an industry here is so significant, i would be very, very surprised if any airline is able to get through this without request for support in some form or other. but cabin crew staff from easyjet and virgin atlantic, who have been temporarily laid off, can now volunteer to work in support roles at three temporary hospitals being set up here in london and in birmingham and manchester. the airlines will continue to pay staff who sign up and they will provide valuabl...

To bring people home as soon as possible. the vulnerable and the elderly will take priority. caroline hawley reports. this is one of the rescue planes sent to peru to bring stranded british tourists home. by the end of tomorrow, with specially chartered flights, the government hopes to have about 1,000 people back on uk soil. look at the smiles on these junior doctors who have been told they will be getting out. how much of a relief is that going to be? massive relief. thank you. i think theres ...

Prisoners early to try to relieve the pressure on giles like hmp maghaberry here. it wont apply to those convicted of the most serious offences, like murder, terrorism and sexual offences, it will be those coming to the end of their sentences, the final three months, butjustice minister naomi long admitted he does have the possibility to cause real distress to families victims and their families but said it was a decision that had to be taken. meanwhile, testing has also been stepped up in north...

Up its entire fleet of aircraft. it can‘t say when commercial flights will run again. aviation has largely ground to a halt and airlines are fighting to survive. then you have a situation where, if you‘re not flying properly during the summer, you are missing a very profitable part of the flying schedule and you would go into the winter where airlines typically are loss—making in a position where you also have potentially much more debt than you expect to have. easyjet will seek government...

By the end of tomorrow, with specially chartered flights, the government hopes to have about 1000 people back on uk soil. last week some of the most vulnerable of the british travellers in peru were brought home on the first of the evacuation flights. but peru is in a state of emergency and some tourists are still stuck in remote places. to make it worse, there are coronavirus cases in some of the hostels where british people are staying. we will have two more british airways flights flying back...

British tourists home. by the end of tomorrow, with specially chartered flights, the government hopes to have about 1,000 people back on uk soil. last week, some of the most vulnerable of the british travellers in peru were brought home on the first of the evacuation flights. but peru is in a state of emergency, and some tourists are still stuck in remote places. to make it worse, there are coronavirus cases in some of the hostels where british people are staying. well have two more british airw...

Virgin atlantic is expected to apply for one of those in the coming days. and the uk‘s largest regionalairline, loganair, which links scottish islands to regional airports, has confirmed it will, too. i think really the magnitude of what we‘re dealing with as an industry here is so significant, i would be very, very surprised if any airline is able to get through this without request for support in some form or other. but cabin crew staff from easyjet and virgin atlantic, who have been tempo...

The budget airline also reached an agreement with its union to furlough staff beginning april 1st. the company is among many airlines across the world making drastic moves to survive the economic impact of the pandemic due to a drop in passengers. u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin says americans can expect checks to be deposited into their accounts within three weeks. experts say it could be longer than that though. in 2001, it took six weeks for the irs to start sending checks and in 2008...