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Coronavirus: Arrivals in UK could soon need negative test
The government says it is considering the move to prevent the virus spreading
UK car sales fall to lowest level since 1992
Surge in electric car sales fails to offset slump with sales in 2020 down nearly 30% from year beforeThe coronavirus pandemic pushed UK car sales in 2020 down to the lowest level since 1992, the biggest annual slump since the second world war despite surging sales of electric cars, according to industry data.Sales fell by 29% during the year to about 1.63m, preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed.
Half of all rail services may be cut due to 'ghost trains'
Rail services could be slashed again under proposals being drawn up by officials after England was plunged into a third national lockdown.
Wednesday, 06 January 2021
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- Coronavirus: Arrivals in UK could soon need negative testThe government says it is considering the move to prevent the virus spreading
The Independent
- Government to introduce mandatory Covid tests for UK-bound travellersQuarantine will still be required for arriving passengers
Times Online
- Ryanair passenger numbers slump [Subscription] Even before the latest national lockdown, Ryanair was suffering its worst slump in passenger numbers since the first shutdown of the economy in the spring.
Mail Online
- Threat to fly a plane into Capitol building is made on air traffic control frequencies A chilling message was heard by multiple air traffic controllers in New York on Monday afternoon, according to reports, that claimed a plane would be flown into the Capitol on Wednesday.
The Mirror
- Arrivals into UK 'to need negative Covid tests' as fears grow over new variantsPriti Patel has been accused of leaving the UK's 'doors unlocked' to alarming new coronavirus variants - with the Government on the verge of banning arrivals unless they have had a negative Covid test
- Passengers from Covid-hit countries shocked at no UK virus test - 'it's a joke'EXCLUSIVE: The Mirror spoke to passengers arriving into Heathrow and Manchester airports and not one of those we chatted to had their temperature taken - with one branding it 'a joke'
Sky News
- Passengers coming to UK may have to test negative for virus under new plansForeign travellers may need to test negative for coronavirus before being allowed into the UK if ministers back plans to tackle surging cases.
Birmingham Mail
- Latest lockdown flight advice from Tui, Jet2, Ryanair and easyJetMany UK airlines have grounded flights following Boris Johnson's announcement that the country was being plunged into another lockdown.
Wales Online
- Ryanair blow with fall in December passenger numbers amid Covid travel gloomLess than 1.9 million passengers travelled with Ryanair in December, as the impact of Covid-19 on airlines continued over the Christmas period.
Reading Evening Post
- Will Heathrow Airport close during lockdown 3?New rules have been introduced in early January
C.N.N.
- Ryanair 'jab and go' ad investigated after sparking 1,600 complaintsEurope's largest airline Ryanair is being investigated by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency after a "jab and go" advertising campaign promoting air travel as coronavirus vaccinations are rolled out attracted more than a thousand complaints.
- This floating spaceport in Japan could bring space travel to the cityA proposal for a floating urban spaceport could make space travel more accessible.
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- Airlines halting UK flights amid new virus lockdown measuresMeasures to further restrict international travel from the UK are in the works
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