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From the blog of Mohamed Chtatou at The Times of Israel

Britons could be given fortnights notice of potential green list changes Emma Featherstone, Hugh Morris Holidaymakers could be given two weeks’ notice if a country is at risk of being removed from the quarantine-free travel “green list”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today.  Mr Shapps said the Government “would flag perhaps a couple of weeks in advance” if a country could change category under the “traffic light” system for the resumption of overseas trav...

From Chomolungma to Thule – the world wonders forgotten alter egos A campaign is underway to call Snowdon by its original Welsh name, ‘Yr Wyddfa’ 29 April 2021 • 1:18pm View of Snowdon, or ‘Yr Wyddfa’, its original Welsh name Credit: iStock/Getty “Get your coats, kids, we’re heading to Yr Wyddfa.”  “Er, wheredfa?” To English speakers, ‘Yr Wyddfa’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as ‘Snowdon’, with all its icy, windswept evocations. But a campaign is under...