‘We look like clowns’: Boris Johnson faces calls to step in as furious Tories accuse ministers of giving Sadiq Khan ‘free run’ to blame government for London congestion charge extension – even though he has been handed billions of pounds Boris Johnson being urged to take charge of wrangle with Sadiq Khan on funding Tories … Read more
Heathrow launches £80 twenty-minute airport COVID test amid hopes it will reopen air travel and quarantine will be cut to one week by Christmas Heathrow Airport is to offer passengers £80 pre-departure coronavirus tests Transport Secretary: Rapid daily tests could lead to end of quarantine altogether The UK’s post-travel quarantine time could be halved to … Read more
Grant Shapps has hit out at ‘unused’ cycle lanes clogging up traffic – blaming some town halls for misusing special funds for ‘green’ transport. The Transport Secretary declared he was ‘not prepared to tolerate’ badly designed road closures that led to traffic being ‘backed up’. He also vented his fury at new cycle lanes that … Read more
Desperate Britons are scrambling to cancel flights to Italy or face a race back home to beat the 4am deadline on Sunday after the country was added to the UK’s Covid-19 quarantine list. Easyjet, Jet2 and British Airways customers have rushed to social media to request the airlines for refunds on flights and changes to … Read more
Holidays to Italy are OFF as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps adds yet another country to England’s travel quarantine ‘red list’ despite it having a lower coronavirus rate than the UK – but trips to Crete are now allowed again Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced Italy is being added to ‘red list’ Anyone returning to England … Read more
Seven-day quarantine travel quarantine plan unveiled: Travellers will isolate at home and take one test a week after landing, Shapps reveals By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 16:43 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 16:45 BST, 14 October 2020 Travellers will self-isolate at home and take a coronavirus test a week after landing under new … Read more
Holidays to five Greek islands are back on after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps unveiled the latest changes to the Government’s travel quarantine ‘red list’. Mr Shapps said travel from Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Santorini and Zakynthos will no longer require self-isolation upon arrival back in England from this weekend. He also revealed that no countries are … Read more
Holidays to Italy and Greece are SAVED as Grant Shapps fails to add them to the Government’s travel quarantine ‘red list’ despite increase in cases – but travellers from Turkey and Poland must now self-isolate for 14-days Grant Shapps announced that Poland and Turkey are being added to ‘red list’ Travellers returning to England from … Read more
That’s a rail success! Hydrogen-powered train will run on mainline for the first time TODAY as part of plan to cut diesel use Grant Shapps hopes hydrogen trains will start taking paying passengers in 2023 The trains do not emit harmful gases and instead rely on hydrogen and oxygen Thousands of trains run on diesel … Read more
Britain’s ‘safe to travel’ list has been reduced to just nine countries – including Gibraltar, San Marino and Lichtenstein – after more destinations were red-flagged. Restrictions were imposed on arrivals from Iceland, Slovakia and the Caribbean island of Curacao this weekend. It means travellers returning from those destinations to England will face 14 days in … Read more