Ireland is set to become the 20th European destination to scrap quarantine rules for British holidaymakers.
Britons arriving in Ireland are currently required to self-isolate for 14 days despite it being part of the Common Travel Area - which also includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
However, amid a multi-million pound campaign to kick-start tourism in Ireland, the Irish Government is expected to remove quarantine and testing for eager British holidaymakers before July, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Restriction-free travel between the UK and Ireland will therefore resume following months of curbs, while those returning home will also not need to take a Covid test or quarantine under the Common Travel agreement.
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In recent weeks Londoners have been dreaming of the prospect of escaping to a sunny destination abroad and freeing themselves from the trappings of lockdown.
This has seen increased online searches for summer holiday packages and different countries preparing themselves for the incoming Brits set to take to their bars and beaches.
Covid-19: Lockdown easing north and south not aligned
By Jayne McCormack
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image captionLockdown is gradually easing in Northern Ireland
The easing of lockdown restrictions in NI and the Republic of Ireland will not be perfectly aligned, Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has said.
Mr Martin told NI business leaders he was in regular contact with Stormont s first and deputy ministers about the pace of reopening. We keep each other informed, he said. But I don t see perfect alignment or anything in the next number of weeks. There will be some gaps.
He said this was primarily down to the differences in the speed of vaccination programmes in the two jurisdictions.
MailOnline understands that complicated cases are taking 40 minutes rather than the expected four minutes
Only half of desks can be used in passport control at Heathrow because they only have front-facing screens
Heathrow chief solutions officer Chris Garton said the situation at the west London airport was untenable
Passengers are regularly waiting between two and six hours to get tested, he told MPs at a select committee
Mr Garton said the Home Office has not increased the number of border staff checking arrivals to Heathrow