Turkish President Recep Erdogan warns Greece to enter talks over disputed Mediterranean territory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences.  At a hospital’s opening ceremony in Istanbul, he said: ‘They’re either going to understand the language of politics and diplomacy, or in the field with painful experiences.’  Ankara is currently facing off against Greece … Read more

British passengers face 45 MINUTE delays at the UK border

British passengers face ‘chaotic scenes’ and lengthy delays at the UK border as they complain about lack of social distancing at Heathrow Airport EXCLUSIVE: British passengers faced 45-minute delays to cross the UK border   Long queues of passengers snaked through Heathrow Terminal Five   Passengers complained about a complete lack of social distancing at the border  … Read more

Wales hits back at Grant Shapps in quarantine list row

Wales has hit back at Grant Shapps in the quarantine list row as its furious health minister claimed there was ‘very clear advice’ to add Portugal after devolved nations were accused of ‘jumping the gun’. Vaughan Gething also said there had been a ‘rising tide of infections’ coming from the Greek islands and insisted the … Read more

Grant Shapps admits holidaymakers face ‘confusion’ on quarantine

Grant Shapps sparked a bitter row with Scotland and Wales today after accusing them of quarantining Portugal and Greece because they had not inspected the data closely enough. Amid rising anger from bewildered holidaymakers that the system amounts to ‘roulette’, the Transport Secretary conceded that starkly different approaches within the UK were ‘confusing’. But he insisted … Read more

Quarantine period ‘could be HALVED to a if airport testing for coronavirus introduced’

Grant Shapps today admitted that introducing coronavirus testing at airports could halve the 14-day quarantine period.  The Transport Secretary told Sky News the government was not ‘ignoring’ desperate warnings that the current draconian curbs could see the ‘demise’ of the aviation sector.  And while he made clear routine screening was not a ‘silver bullet’, Mr … Read more

Brits vent fury as Portugal and Greece stay ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation

A mother-of-three has paid nearly £1,000 home to fly home early from Portugal to make sure her children don’t miss their first days back at school – only for Grant Shapps to announce the country is staying on England’s no-quarantine list.  The Transport Minister said there were were ‘no English additions or removals,’ to its … Read more

No10. keeps Portugal and Greece ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation

Shambles as No10. keeps Portugal and Greece ON the quarantine-free list despite days of speculation over soaring cases sparking holidaymakers to make scramble back before TONIGHT By Luke May For Mailonline Published: 17:17 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 17:19 BST, 3 September 2020 The Government has decided to keep Portugal and Greece on the … Read more