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LONDON: The UK’s former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has had his invitation to a travel industry conference in Qatar revoked after his WhatsApp messages about COVID-19 restrictions were leaked. The Institute of Travel and Tourism announced on Wednesday that Hancock would be a guest speaker at its annual conference, which will be held in Doha in June. A few days later, leaked

With energy costs and inflation surging, and taxes and the cost of loans increasing, British workers are demanding higher pay and going on strike with a militancy not seen in years.

“I’m very confident that the double jabs will be a liberator and they will enable people to travel,” he said on Thursday. “There’s no doubt at all that once you’ve got two jabs you are in a much better position.” There are many caveats, of course. Whether Britons can resume traveling widely depends on the willingness of other countries to let them in. Until now, they had been treated almost as pariahs. Germany and Italy require arrivals from Britain to quarantine, while the United...

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced Portugal, whose economy relies greatly on British tourism, is being moved to the UKs amber list from 4am Tuesday following a rise in positive tests.

Turkey has announced today that British tourists will be welcome in the country  Downing Street is considering allowing foreign holidays to resume on May 17 People taken a foreign holiday before the end of June currently face a £5k fine Up to 30 countries could be placed on a green list, including Iceland and Israel Some Caribbean islands are also likely to be included on the proposed green list

Britons are booking villas with Wi-Fi and a desk so they can continue to work  Downing Street is considering allowing foreign holidays to resume on May 17 People taken a foreign holiday before the end of June currently face a £5k fine Up to 30 countries could be placed on a green list, including Iceland and Israel Some Caribbean islands are also likely to be included on the proposed green list

Millions of lockdown-weary Britons are waiting with baited breath for ministers to reveal their green list of countries ahead of holidays resuming from May 17.  The Government is expected to unveil its traffic light system on May 7, when destinations will be categorised by varying degrees of quarantine restrictions.  Those awarded green list status, where returning travellers will not have to self-isolate, will automatically become prime getaway locations.   But despite craving tourists to ...

Britain Passes a Grim Milestone of 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths Mandatory hotel quarantines for travelers entering the country are being weighed as fatality rates soar despite a national lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke about the toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday in London.Credit...Pool photo by Justin Tallis Published Jan. 26, 2021Updated Feb. 22, 2021 LONDON — Britain on Tuesday surpassed 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a tragic milestone that laid bare the missteps in...