Six questions that remain after the removal of the 11 red list countries
All 11 countries on the UK’s travel red list will be removed at 4am on Wednesday, ending the requirement for arrivals from the likes of South Africa,…
How to untangle your travel plans if you get Covid between now and Christmas
It’s 10 days to Christmas Eve. If you – or any of your immediate family – get a positive PCR test from this point on, your festive plans and any travel…
Fancy a city break? Five trips that take advantage of the testing loophole
When the Government brought in the latest travel restrictions, they appeared to make European city breaks far less appealing. Surely the new requirement, to take a negative…
‘Seeing friends in hotel quarantine felt like visiting a prison’
I have never visited a friend nor a relative in prison, because (to date) they have all managed to follow the laws of the land with sufficient…
Schools being told to hold remote lessons on public health advice, says union leader
Schools are being told to revert to remote lessons on the advice of public health advice, a union leader has said. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the…
Man Utd confirm match with Brentford postponed after Covid outbreak at Carrington training ground
Manchester United’s Premier League game against Brentford has been called off after a Covid outbreak forced the club to close their training ground and cancel first-team training….
If vaccines can’t save us, will the Covid pill?
The pills are already in the post. Across the UK this week, a few dozen men and women will open their front door to be handed a…
In an age of travel bans, what are explorers supposed to do when they can’t explore?
Imagine, dear reader, the scene. A lone figure presses onwards through the blizzard. Manfully – because when it comes to 21st-century gender politics, our hero, by the…
Scramble for Covid lateral flow tests after online orders suspended
The ordering of lateral flow tests (LFTs) on the Government website has been temporarily suspended amid “exceptionally high demand”, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said….
Manchester United match against Brentford in doubt after club reports positive Covid tests
Manchester United’s match against Brentford on Tuesday night has been thrown into doubt after a scheduled training session on Sunday was impacted by a number of positive…
This hypocritical Government has lost the moral authority to impose lockdown
It seems almost inconceivable and yet it’s not. We could be headed for another lockdown, probably just after Christmas. No one really believes that the measures announced…
Navigating the confusing world of pre-departure Covid tests for travel from the UK
Gill Charlton has been fighting for Telegraph readers and solving their travel problems for more than 30 years, winning refunds, righting wrongs and suggesting solutions. She takes…
How testing confusion is seeing airlines wrongly turn away travellers
No-one in this climate expects air travel to be particularly straightforward. But as one British traveller discovered when attempting to fly to the UK from Brazil this…
‘Plan B’ Covid restrictions do not consider mental health or livelihoods, 1922 vice chair warns
“Plan B” Covid restrictions do not take into account people’s mental health or livelihoods, the vice chair of the 1922 Committee has warned. A Tory rebellion over…
Chorus of confusion as people singing will not have to wear face masks under new Covid rules
The church masks situation is stark given how different it is to the approach adopted by the Government earlier in the year. For the first half of…
What happens if you test positive for Covid abroad
Five days ago the Health Secretary announced the introduction of pre-departure Covid tests for returning travellers. Even fully vaccinated travellers now have to take a test before…
It is stark-raving mad that red list travellers can’t self-isolate at home
There is only one thing more infuriating than being ordered, by anyone in authority, to do something pointless, and that is to be charged money for the…
Plan B can be just as good as Plan A when it comes to travel
This week, I thought I’d be writing you a cheery postcode from Zurich, but if the pandemic has taught travellers anything, it is that what we think…
The ‘military-style’ evacuation service that rescues Covid-positive travellers from anywhere
“Whether you’re staying at a downtown luxury hotel in Cairo, out in the bush on safari in Kenya, or on an island in the Maldives – if…
How to avoid quarantine hotel hell using the transit loophole
Among the destinations currently on offer to Richard are Kenya, Mexico, Costa Rica, St Lucia and India. After 10 days he can legally enter the UK without…
Fans must produce Covid passes to attend major sporting events
Those attending football matches and other major sporting events will be forced to prove they have been vaccinated against coronavirus or test negative for the disease after…
Wednesday evening UK news briefing: Covid Plan B looms
The Prime Minister has his finger on the Plan B panic button. Vaccine passports and new work-from-home guidance are set to be announced today as the Government…
Wednesday morning UK news briefing: No 10 aides joke about party
It comes as plans for working from home around Christmas are being drawn up by the Government as Boris Johnson considers tougher measures to slow the spread…
Tuesday morning UK news briefing: Booster rollout at a standstill
Meanwhile, Downing Street plans to hold a Christmas staff party this year – despite the furore over a gathering last December and whether it broke Covid rules….
My Heathrow quarantine hotel hell: tiny rooms, rude staff and cold curries
Later that night we met a German family who had also had the misfortune to visit South Africa just as the country’s scientists were identifying the omicron…