Meghan Markle made at least 13 trips abroad after her relationship with Prince Harry emerged – despite claiming her passport was seized when she ‘joined the family.’ The Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey she ‘turned over’ her passport alongside her driving licence and keys when she was welcomed into ‘The Firm’ in 2016. In … Read more
Vaccine passports have landed in the UK as the International Air Transport Association trials an app with an airline between Singapore and London. The phone software from IATA stores evidence of a negative Covid test as well as the facility to store evidence travellers have had coronavirus vaccinations. It is being trialled over the next few … Read more
British officials say they will discuss with Brussels proposals for a vaccine passport which the EU hopes will revive international travel ahead of the summer holidays. The EU’s plan for a digital ‘green pass’ was revealed today by commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. She said: ‘We’ll present this month a legislative proposal for a … Read more
Chaos struck Heathrow Airport last night as passengers queued for six hours to get through passport control with no social distancing, food or water as just two members of staff manned 10 desks. Ten flights are believed to have arrived close to each other at the airport as Terminal 2’s immigration hall filled with people … Read more
Are vaccine passports imperative if this country is ever going to return to normality? Or do they represent another unacceptable infringement of our liberties, as well as being deeply impractical? The Government until recently has leant towards the second view. Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister, dismissed vaccine passports earlier this month as ‘discriminatory’. Only 10 … Read more
Gavin Williamson backs ‘Covid passport’ system to ease lockdown saying he would ‘do anything’ to go to the cinema amid plans to use NHS app to prove people have had vaccine OR tested negative recently Ministers announce review into ‘Covid passports’ after months denying plans Boris Johnson wants to see if ‘Covid-status certificates’ can help … Read more
Passport chaos in Backlog Britain: Around 200,000 people are waiting for a new travel document as Covid restrictions cause delays… and driving licences are held up too Families have been waiting months for important documents and appointments Many new parents have yet to record their babies’ births at register offices And at least 300,000 learner … Read more
For most of us, working from home is a daily grind spent at the kitchen table or holed up in a box room. But imagine setting up office with a view of tropical plants and the ocean — Barbados, to be precise. Determined to attract visitors while tourism is on its knees, the island’s government … Read more
Tory MP Mark Harper says vaccine passport for pubs would ‘discriminate’ against young as social media users share hilarious vision of what bars would look like if only older customers with two Covid jabs could enter CRG chair said inoculated Britons should not be allowed greater freedom sooner He said economic damage of lockdown has … Read more
Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a ‘vaccine passport’ to go to the pub when the country eventually escapes lockdown. The Prime Minister shot down reports the controversial scheme is being looked at as a tactic to keep the economy open when restrictions are finally lifted. But he conceded that some form … Read more