Fully vaccinated travellers arriving from countries on the amber list are set to avoid quarantine from as early as July 19 as airlines prepare to check vaccine status on flights into Britain for the first time.
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Fully vaccinated to avoid isolation after contact with Covid cases from August 16
Fully vaccinated people and children who have been in contact with someone infected with coronavirus will not have to self-isolate from August 16, the health secretary announced today.
Fast-Growing new web browser, Gener8, closes £2.1m Funding from investors including Tinie Tempah & Harry Redknapp
Sam Jones, the founder of Gener8 – a free-to-use web browser that lets people take back control and earn from their online data
Last orders for social distancing gives pubs and restaurants a £400m boost
Boris Johnson was the toast of the Square Mile yesterday after his decision to ease social distancing rules sent pub and restaurant shares frothing.
Banks and insurers braced for deluge of litigation claims
Banks and insurers are warning that proposals to introduce stronger consumer protection rules may stop innovation and lead to a deluge of litigation from claims management companies.
Bank of England tells staff to come into office once a week
The Bank of England is moving towards a hybrid model of working with staff coming into the office for one day a week from September.
Covid restrictions set to be lifted on July 19 in England, Boris Johnson announces
Boris Johnson said “if not now then when?” as he declared yesterday that virtually all coronavirus restrictions in England would end this month despite rapidly rising cases.
Vauxhall to build electric vans at Ellesmere Port
The owner of car brand Vauxhall is expected to announce plans to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire.
Electric vehicles make up 10% of new car sales for first time
More than one in ten new cars, or 10.7 per cent of car registrations, last month were fully battery electric vehicles, new data has shown.
UK business urge Prime Minister to back a return to the office
A group of business leaders has urged ministers to “set the country clearly on the path to recovery” by encouraging people to return to the office.
Pandemic has driven a wave of job resignations after flexible working proposals are rejected
Around one in eight office workers has resigned or will resign from their job as a result of the pandemic with remote working one of the key reasons for quitting, new research shows.
UK-EU relations deteriorate again after ‘strange’ David Frost remarks
The EU fears that Boris Johnson wants to “dismantle” the Northern Ireland protocol, the Irish foreign minister has said, as relations between Brussels and London deteriorated again after remarks by the Brexit minister David Frost in the past 24 hours.
John Lewis plans to build 10,000 rental homes on its land
John Lewis is considering plans to build 10,000 homes over the next decade as the high street store group looks to revive its flagging fortunes by becoming a landlord.
Prime Minister to call for common sense after Covid rules
Boris Johnson will announce his intention today to lift remaining lockdown restrictions on July 19 while warning that the public must “exercise judgment when going about our lives”.
Gas and car bills to soar under green revolution
Ministers have drawn up radical plans to reduce carbon emissions that would increase gas bills and the cost of running a car by hundreds of pounds a year.